Australian photographer celebrates indigenous heritage at French festival
The picturesque village of La Gacilly in Brittany, western France, is home to an annual photo festival focusing on the environment and social issues – and this year, Australia is the guest of honour....
View ArticleSenegal sets dynamic pace to prepare for Youth Olympics in Dakar 2026
Senegal is just one of many countries represented at the Africa Station, a hub for athletes and fans during the Paris Olympics, situated on L'île Saint-Denis, north of Paris. With ambassadors like...
View ArticleThere’s Music in the Kitchen No. 35
This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy!
View ArticleHow French jewellery house Chaumet designed the Olympic medals
Benoit Verhulle is the 13th head of workshop at Chaumet, the prestigious French luxury jewellery house, where he manages a team of 26 people. Chaumet designed the unique medals that were given to...
View ArticleThis I Believe
Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear what Rodrigo Hunrichse, your fellow RFI English listener, has found to be true in his...
View ArticleAudacious musical Emilia Perez brings accolades for French composers
Somewhere between a musical and a telenovela, French director Jacques Audiard’s latest film Emilia Perez pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Collecting two awards at the Cannes Film Festival in...
View ArticlePromises, promises
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the National Rally’s campaign promises. We’ll re-visit the Olympic Games, there’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers,...
View ArticleAustralian photographer's lament for lost landscapes comes to Brittany festival
Anne Zahalka’s multimedia works depicting Australian wildlife and landscapes are eye-catching, intriguing and sometimes unsettling. As one of the guests of honour at La Gacilly Photo Festival in...
View ArticleInside the French art museum that used to be a swimming pool
Once a swimming pool and public baths, La Piscine in the northern town of Roubaix is today one of France's most unusual art museums. Converted in 2001, the Art Deco complex still attracts some...
View ArticleHollywood heads to Venice's 'mega Mostra' film frenzy
French actress Isabelle Huppert is set to preside over the jury of the annual Venice International Film Festival, which begins on Wednesday, attracting a slew of Hollywood stars.
View ArticleFrance at the urns
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about voter turnout in France’s recent snap legislative elections. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers,...
View ArticleFrance's world photojournalism festival brings life on the margins into frame
Opening on Saturday in the south of France, this year's Visa pour l'Image festival of photojournalism features 26 exhibitions from the Palestinian territories, Mexico, Ukraine and Haiti among others,...
View ArticlePhotographs capture heart-rending journey of migrants trying to reach the US
In his photo series "The Two Walls", Venezuelan photographer Alejandro Cegarra documents the plight of migrants trying to reach the US from Mexico’s border and the impact of the increasingly tough...
View ArticleMusical chairs at France’s National Assembly
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the standing committees in France’s National Assembly. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s...
View ArticleFrance's top photojournalism awards go to Palestinians covering Gaza war
Judges at the Visa pour l'Image festival of photojournalism, held annually in southern France, have awarded this year's top prizes to three Palestinian photographers covering the conflict in Gaza.
View ArticleInside Ecuador's drug war with US photojournalist John Moore
Getty Images special correspondent John Moore travelled to Ecuador in February 2024 to document the country’s response to the gang crisis. The resulting exhibition is on show at the Visa pour l'image...
View ArticleRwandans at the urns
This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Rwanda’s July presidential and legislative polls. There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and Erwan Rome’s “Music...
View Article'Dahomey' film invites colonial past to speak through Benin's stolen treasures
In her award-winning documentary Dahomey, director Mati Diop imagines the voice of royal treasures looted from West Africa by European colonisers and only recently sent back to their homeland in...
View ArticleArchaeological dig at Notre Dame may finally unravel centuries-old mystery of...
A centuries-old mystery surrounding a poet buried in Notre Dame in Paris could be close to being solved thanks to archaeological digs at the famous cathedral.
View ArticleFrance’s fashionable history strikes a pose for European Heritage Days
The annual European Heritage Days are an opportunity for the public to visit monuments and sites that are usually off limits. Among the participants this year are several luxury fashion houses, which...
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