enAll the cultural news on RFI. The latest information, news and artistic events all around the world.https://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/Thu, 28 May 2026 08:03:57 GMTCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260525-forgiveness-has-to-be-lived-out-says-rwanda-s-cannes-laureat-dusabejambot Rwandan director Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo has become the country's first filmmaker to win the Camera d’Or for best first feature at the Cannes film festival, with Ben’Imana. The Kigali-based director talks to RFI about exploring how survivors and perpetrators continued living side by side in the year’s following the 1994 genocide and the difficult but necessary path towards reconciliation and healing. ddc0ac42-581d-11f1-ad1b-05bf8ed4411dMon, 25 May 2026 14:32:40 GMT© Siegfried Forster / RFIRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260524-romanian-director-wins-palme-d-or-at-emotional-cannes-ceremony The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival came to a close on Saturday evening, with the coveted Palme d’Or for best film going to family drama Fjord by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu. He called on filmmakers to set the example by promoting tolerance. 427dbf22-56fb-11f1-b59e-a5309fde48e7Sun, 24 May 2026 00:09:56 GMT© AP Photo/Scott A Garfitt Ollia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260523-from-critic-favourites-to-commercial-hits-japanese-cinema-wins-fans-at-cannes With no fewer than 12 films in the official selection, Japan is at the heart of this year's Cannes Festival. Its cinema industry continues to do well with moviegoers as well as critics, making it a notable success story amid the rise of streaming. a79824e0-560d-11f1-a221-8de3818ef238Sat, 23 May 2026 17:05:12 GMT© UzbekkinoOllia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260520-cannes-film-festival-2026-it-s-on-the-us-independent-side-that-i-see-hope While the absence of major Hollywood studios has caused a stir in Cannes this year, Eugene Hernandez, director of the Sundance Film Festival, founded by the late Robert Redford, told RFI why this needn't be cause for concern. baeaeba4-5455-11f1-8f24-ef8882901dbcWed, 20 May 2026 15:51:14 GMT© Siegfried Forster / RFIRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260519-from-refugee-to-red-carpet-the-remarkable-journey-of-amine-benrachid Amine Benrachid arrived in France with nothing but the clothes on his back, having crossed the Mediterranean on a rubber dinghy and walked across the border on foot. Today, the Chadian-South Sudanese actor is sitting on the jury of the Citizenship Prize at Cannes, and is preparing to tell his own story on screen. 1a426a64-5370-11f1-b7ab-e761326535acTue, 19 May 2026 14:44:55 GMT© Houda Ibrahim/RFIRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260517-bulgaria-wins-eurovision-song-contest-israel-comes-second-again Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time on Saturday in a final overshadowed by five countries' boycott over Gaza, claiming a dramatic victory despite another big public vote for Israel that again secured it second place. France finished in 11th place. d72c3a10-51bd-11f1-b3e0-256157db24bcSun, 17 May 2026 07:33:36 GMT© Lisa Leutner / ReutersRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260516-why-is-african-cinema-out-of-the-picture-at-the-cannes-film-festival Does the absence of African films in the main competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival point to a glass ceiling? Or is African cinema still slowly but surely finding its way to the top table? 1eec8e60-4ed8-11f1-a9ed-15a474dc4e28Sat, 16 May 2026 16:05:43 GMT© Festival de CannesAlison Hird with RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260515-france-has-responsibility-to-break-glass-ceiling-for-women-in-film Only five directors out of 22 at this year's Cannes Film Festival are women – two fewer than in 2025. Campaigners who want to see the film industry become more inclusive say the numbers reflect a broader gender gap in French cinema. 5342cb8c-4edf-11f1-a4aa-b9216e3017efFri, 15 May 2026 09:41:01 GMT© Scott A Garfitt/Invision/APOllia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260514-cannes-film-festival-off-to-fast-and-furious-start-despite-hollywood-s-absence The Cannes Film Festival revved up its engines Wednesday evening with a screening of the 2001 blockbuster that launched the Fast and Furious franchise – a tribute to Hollywood despite a notable absence of large studios this year. Meanwhile, the main competition got started with films from Japan and France. 22db5cbc-4f74-11f1-92bf-d33775016048Thu, 14 May 2026 14:12:33 GMT© AFP - THIBAUD MORITZ RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260512-cannes-promises-electric-opening-night-as-ai-fears-feature-behind-the-scenes The Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday unrolled its red carpet, with 22 films vying for the big prize – the Palme d'Or. Meanwhile behind the scenes, artificial intelligence and the absence of major American studios are what's got everyone talking. 1b6ff51a-4e01-11f1-94fb-8b48a83daee4Tue, 12 May 2026 16:06:28 GMTAFP - THIBAUD MORITZOllia Horton with RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260510-tuareg-history-documentary-highlights-a-vanishing-culture-malian-el-ansari In Undertows: A Tuareg Tale, Malian film director Intagrist el Ansari captures the way of life of his people – the Tuaregs. Filmed over 10 years in nomadic settlements and refugee camps, the documentary bears witness to a world "that no longer quite exists". 07726c4e-49f3-11f1-81f7-07f5ccc9ca86Sun, 10 May 2026 10:31:30 GMT© Intagrist el Ansari / Prosodie FilmsRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260509-venice-biennale-opens-under-shadow-of-protests-over-russia-and-israel Global politics are casting a long shadow at the Venice Biennale, which opens for six months on Saturday. The world's oldest contemporary art event is off to a rocky start amid resignations, boycotts and protests over the inclusion of Russia and Israel.  4a994358-495d-11f1-948d-b53f3a2f9709Sat, 09 May 2026 17:21:24 GMT© Jacopo La Forgia - Institut françaisOllia Horton with RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260505-gimme-moore-demi-skarsgard-and-zhao-to-join-eclectic-cannes-festival-jury One week before the opening of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, organisers have unveiled the jury that will deliberate on the 22 films in competition. American actress Demi Moore, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard and Chinese filmmaker Chloé Zhao will be among those selecting this year's Palme d'Or, alongside jury president South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook. c79207e2-485d-11f1-887a-db8df3912498Tue, 05 May 2026 11:09:59 GMT© Daniel Cole / ReutersRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260426-black-british-music-takes-centre-stage-as-london-s-v-a-east-opens-doorsce7ddd62-3d70-11f1-b7e6-130c29c2f19eSun, 26 Apr 2026 14:07:41 GMTMelissa ChemamCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260425-delon-a-dead-body-and-a-corsican-gangster-new-book-unravels-the-markovic-affair-murder-in-paris-68 In 1968, Alain Delon’s former bodyguard Stevan Markovic was found dead, a bullet in his head, wrapped in plastic, wearing the actor’s clothes. The scandal took France by storm, with Delon questioned by police and his friend, gangster François Marcantoni, spending a year in prison charged with the killing before he was released and the case dropped. "Murder In Paris '68: A True Story of Death and Glamour” attempts to uncover what really happened. RFI spoke to its author, Edward Chisholm. 7eb287bc-3f4e-11f1-95b1-830e76911faaSat, 25 Apr 2026 13:53:28 GMTAFP - -Lindsey JohnstoneCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260418-nathalie-baye-icon-of-french-cinema-dead-at-77 Nathalie Baye, who starred in some 80 films over a career spanning five decades, has died at the age of 77, her family announced on Saturday. She had been suffering from a form of dementia.  6fc615ae-3b05-11f1-b8c8-b32b11a9bb69Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:54:50 GMT© AFP - JOEL SAGET RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260415-kanye-west-postpones-marseille-concert-after-french-minister-s-block-call US rapper Kanye West postponed his concert in the southern French city of Marseille, following reports that the country's interior minister was seeking to block the performance due to take place on 11 June. 894a376a-38a5-11f1-883e-0fba2217b844Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:31:11 GMT© Evan Agostini / Invision / APRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260412-a-journey-to-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-beneath-paris-s-skyscrapers An interactive exhibition underneath the streets of Paris's La Défense business district reveals another hidden world – that of the darkest depths of the ocean. Bringing together art and science, it shows the beauty and vulnerability of Earth's final frontier. 990d413e-3368-11f1-a395-530690bc2a5eSun, 12 Apr 2026 12:43:40 GMT© Augustin DetienneOllia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260410-think-twice-scam-warning-for-fans-as-c%C3%A9line-dion-tickets-go-on-sale Six additional concert dates have been added to the 10 already announced for singer Céline Dion's return to the stage in Paris in September and October, prompting a rush from fans for pre-sales. But as general ticket sales open on Friday, organisers are urging spectators to be careful of scams. ed71ddc0-3327-11f1-8b46-e50b52efcd37Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:02:56 GMTAFP - ANNA KURTHRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260409-from-football-to-streisand-here-s-what-s-to-come-at-cannes-2026 The competition selection for this year's Cannes Film Festival was announced on Thursday, with Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, Spain's Pedro Almodovar and Russia's Andrey Zvyagintsev among the 21 directors vying for the coveted Palme d'Or. 9d4b7b04-3402-11f1-9c19-cd263a0c26f0Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:25:59 GMT© AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA Ollia Horton with RFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260405-politics-and-glamour-take-the-catwalk-at-african-fashion-exhibition For decades, African designers have channelled changing notions of identity and  aspiration into fashion. The exhibition "Africa Fashion", now showing at the Quai Branly museum in Paris, explores the diversity and dynamism of the continent's styles from the independence era to today.  aafe5e3a-2e7e-11f1-a78d-a112631f3cf7Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:04:12 GMT© RFIIsabelle MartinettiThe Sound Kitchenhttps://www.rfi.fr/en/podcasts/the-sound-kitchen/20260404-there-s-music-in-the-kitchen-no-43 This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! 07b1996e-2f36-11f1-a238-db7d1442b446Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:56:34 GMTSusan OwensbyCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260331-paris-i-m-ready-c%C3%A9line-dion-announces-comeback-concerts-in-eiffel-tower-message Quebec-born star Céline Dion took over the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Monday evening with the broadcast of a special message to announce her comeback to the stage following a six-year break. The mega star said she would perfom ten concerts exclusively in France to celebrate her 58th birthday in September. 6423db32-2ce6-11f1-87a2-79ca491f4bd4Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:35:20 GMTREUTERS - Benoit TessierRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260329-nigerian-brothers-bring-parallels-of-fatherhood-nationhood-to-the-screen Lagos, Nigeria, June 1993. Political upheaval grips the country as it votes in its first general election since the 1983 military coup. It’s against this backdrop that Akinola Davies Jr set his award-winning debut film My Father’s Shadow. Alongside hopes for a new nation are the trials and tribulations of an ordinary father and his sons – a story of love, loss and absence. c2169b8e-2869-11f1-9d0f-e1e27890785eSun, 29 Mar 2026 06:50:02 GMT© The British Film InstituteOllia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260316-french-short-ties-for-oscar-at-ceremony-dominated-by-one-battle-after-another The film One battle after another won the top prize Sunday at the Academy Awards, where the French language film Two people exchanging saliva shared the award for best live-action short. 750ffc80-213f-11f1-a406-09cdeab59fddMon, 16 Mar 2026 15:32:51 GMT© Jordan Strauss/Invision/APRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260315-we-are-all-foreigners-japanese-director-casts-dandelion-seeds-in-migration-tale In her animated film Dandelion's Odyssey, Japanese director Momoko Seto explores the theme of migration – something seen across the natural world, as well as among human beings. Using detailed scientific imagery and a multi-layered soundtrack in place of dialogue, the film’s message is one of resilience.  4ea9a080-1d59-11f1-8d8d-9d2dcdebc1b4Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:20:44 GMT© ECCE Films / Miyu ProductionsOllia HortonCulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260314-lost-page-of-legendary-archimedes-palimpsest-found-in-france Researchers have discovered a long-lost page from a treatise by Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes in the archives of a French museum. 80e534b4-1eef-11f1-84e4-5558a4d09a05Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:38:19 GMT© Blois, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Inv. 73.7.52. Photograph by IRHT-CNRSRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260314-benin-singer-opa-wins-2026-rfi-african-music-prize In the running alongside nine other candidates from the African continent, OPA's fusion of afrobeats, soul, jazz and traditional Beninese sounds won over both the public vote and the jury for the annual 'Prix Découvertes', headed up by Franco-Senegalese rap star MC Solaar. ace8f1c4-1f97-11f1-ae95-4dda966de737Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:45:38 GMT© Studio graphique FMMRFICulturehttps://www.rfi.fr/en/culture/20260312-screen-and-music-icon-barbra-streisand-to-get-cannes-festival-s-top-prize Legendary American actress and singer Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary Palme d'Or award at this year's Cannes Film Festival in May, joining New Zealand director Peter Jackson in taking the French festival's top accolade. 90b35bbe-1dfa-11f1-af7b-5bf3dfbc1461Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:25:05 GMT© Getty Images via AFP - MATT WINKELMEYER RFI