Britain's Posy Simmonds wins top prize at Angoulême Comics Festival
British graphic novelist Posy Simmonds has been awarded the Grand Prix – the world's most prestigious award in the field – at the Angoulême International Comics Festival. This year's event, which...
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This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about COP 28. We’ll travel to a 250-year-old festival in Japan, hear your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s...
View ArticleFrench association wants US museums to return Rouen Cathedral windows
A French heritage association has appealed to authorities for the return of six stained-glass windows that were allegedly stolen from Rouen Cathedral over a century ago and are now housed in three...
View ArticleBelgium’s full plate
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Belgium and the EU presidency. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner”, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and Erwan...
View ArticleWhat is tomorrow made of? Artists probe consumerist society and planetary crisis
Nobody can predict what tomorrow will look like, but one thing is certain: if humanity doesn’t rethink its relationship with the environment, there will be no future. Two dozen artists were invited to...
View ArticleWhy France is so fascinated by exhibitions on Ancient Egypt?
An immersive exhibition about Egyptian pharaohs opened on Friday at the Ateliers des Lumières in Paris. It's the fourth expo on Ancient Egypt to be shown in the French capital since 2019, when...
View ArticleFrance and the Academy Awards
Happy World Radio Day! Today we’ll celebrate WRD with your greetings and thoughts. There’s the answer to the question about France’s film submission to the Academy Awards, “The Listener’s Corner”, and...
View ArticleArtist's quest to honour hidden heroes of fight against French slavery
Slavery has been a prominent theme in contemporary US and British art for many years, but French institutions have been slower to foreground the issue. Now the Panthéon monument in Paris has given...
View ArticleBayeux Tapestry to come to life in ambitious museum revamp
Ahead of William the Conqueror's 1,000th birthday, the home of the Bayeux Tapestry is prepping for major renovations. Thanks to a two-storey extension and restorations to its existing building, the...
View ArticleSenegal’s 'slick goal'
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Africa Cup of Nations. There’s “The Listener’s Corner”, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new quiz...
View ArticleOscar-nominated Perfect Days is 'not about toilets', director Wim Wenders says
When German director Wim Wenders revealed his latest inspiration about Tokyo's public toilets, newspapers in his country "treated it like a joke", but now the film "Perfect Days" has been nominated...
View ArticleA pioneering female French journalist
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Françoise Giraud. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”, and of course, the new...
View ArticleHow Black History month has slowly made its way to France
Black History month took root in the US in the 1920s before becoming a national event by the mid-1970s. Some members of the African diaspora in France have been trying to import it and, in the last...
View ArticleFrench actress dominates Césars with calls for reckoning on sexual violence
Actress Judith Godrèche received a standing ovation at the 2024 César Awards on Friday as she spoke out against sexual violence in the French film industry. Meanwhile, Cannes Palme d'Or winner Anatomy...
View ArticleFranco-Senegalese documentary 'Dahomey' wins Berlin's Golden Bear
Dahomey, a documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop probing the thorny issues surrounding Europe's return of looted antiquities to Africa, won the Berlin Film Festival's top prize Saturday.
View ArticlePhotographs lift the lid on Japan's underground 1950s tattoo scene
Takagi Akimitsu, one of the most prolific and well-known crime novelists of 20th century Japan, was also a brilliant photographer. A French book depicting his photos from 1950s Tokyo was recently on...
View ArticleTurning motion into art using soft pastels and Olympic vigour
The first thing that stands out about Lorenzo Mattotti’s works is the explosion of vibrant colours and shapes. Each drawing is full of eye-catching detail, and it’s hard to know where to look.
View ArticleXavier Dolan to preside over Un Certain Regard jury at Cannes Film Festival
Canadian arthouse filmmaker and actor Xavier Dolan has been chosen to head up the jury of the Une Certain Regard category at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in May.
View ArticleThere’s Music in the Kitchen, No 33
This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listeners' musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!
View ArticleInshallah a Boy: a film that tackles women’s rights in Jordan
Director Amjad Al Rasheed’s first feature film, Inshallah a Boy, tells the story of a mother standing up to Jordan’s archaic, patriarchal inheritance laws. Carried charismatically by award-winning...
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