Who is Léon?
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Léon. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, great music, and of course, the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click on the...
View ArticleSurreal Canadian comedy shifts between Farsi and French to defy borders
Set "somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg", Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s second feature Universal Language is a homage to family and community. Filmed in Farsi and French, its quaint, absurdist...
View Article'A time bomb for kids': a French photographer's exploration of screen culture
Recent research shows that children - and their parents - are spending more and more time in front of screens: 36 hours a week on average in France. Photographer Jérôme Gence's latest project "The...
View ArticleCatherine Deneuve to host 50th edition of César cinema awards in 2025
French actress Catherine Deneuve has been chosen to chair the 50th César awards - the equivalent of the Oscars in France. The ceremony will take place on 28 February 2025 at the Olympia theatre in...
View ArticleMoroccan artist’s fusion of heritage and herbalism provides soft return to earth
The exhibition "Tomorrow is Cancelled - Art and Views on Moderation" brings together 23 contemporary artists who confront humanity’s relationship to the environment using different mediums. Rita...
View ArticleCounting the heroes
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the number of Paralympians in the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner”, great music,...
View ArticleCameroon's Blick Bassy seeks to unite new generation of African music makers
Composer, singer and songwriter Blick Bassy makes music that celebrates his multiple identities: as a Cameroonian living in France, a polyglot, a travelling artist, and a Pan-Africanist. RFI met him...
View ArticleFour for three
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the number of medals won by French Paralympians in the triathlon events at the 2024 Paris Paralympics Games. There’s “On...
View ArticleBeauty and the blight: a photographer's quest to expose an ecological disaster
For decades, swathes of France's coastline have been regularly swamped by toxic green algae, especially in Brittany. Scientists say it forms due to a glut of chemical waste from intensive farming that...
View ArticleA decade of photos captures the enduring resilience of ordinary Afghans
French photographer Sandra Calligaro has spent much of her career documenting the lives of ordinary people in Afghanistan, especially women and children. Her exhibition at the annual Bayeux...
View ArticleAlgerian military’s 'more important role'
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the new role for Algeria’s military. There’s a poem written by RFI Listeners Club member Helmut Matt, “The Listener’s...
View ArticleA tale of two cities in Venice Beach, where affluence and adversity collide
A resident of Venice, Los Angeles, for the past 15 years, US photographer Karen Ballard has documented the transformation of the Californian coastal town from holiday resort to artistic hub and,...
View ArticleThe double life of Abou Sangaré, undocumented migrant and Cannes award winner
French film L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story) brings the life of an undocumented Guinean migrant into sharp focus. Picking up two awards at the Cannes Film Festival, it has drawn attention...
View ArticleRecognition for journalists who bear burden of showing world the Gaza war
Palestinian photographer Mahmud Hams, winner of the Best Photo category at the 2024 Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Awards for war correspondents, dedicated his prize to all journalists "bravely and...
View ArticleMadam Ambassador
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the new plan for gender equity at France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There’s a recap of this year’s Nobel Prizes, “The...
View ArticleMalam, an artist taking the idea of a 'collection' to a new level
Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam’s giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited to the Also Known as...
View ArticleRare Tintin comics signed by Hergé to be auctioned in Paris
A collection of rare Tintin comic albums is set to go under the hammer in Paris Wednesday, featuring several signed by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé himself. One notable inscription reads, "Tintin is...
View ArticleWill French politicians learn to compromise?
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the number of political groups in France’s National Assembly. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s...
View ArticleBurgundy's Terra exhibition blends winemaking with global art
As Paris hosts major events around the new Art Basel fair in October, RFI travelled to Burgundy to meet the team behind Terra, a monumental series of three exhibitions inviting artists from across the...
View ArticleCaught in the act, or political harassment?
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement trial. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of...
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