EVENTS
Festival Sinema Prancis 2026
The Embassy of France in Indonesia – Institut français d’Indonésie (IFI) presents the 28th Festival Sinema Prancis (FSP), running from 19 November to 1 December 2026. Under the theme Icons, the festival brings 20 films to 19 cities and 63 venues, celebrating French cinema and encouraging cultural exchange between French and Indonesian audiences and filmmakers.
The festival opens on 19 November with the Indonesian premiere of Le Fantôme de l’Opéra (The Phantom of the Opera) by Castagnetti, screening in eight cities with the director attending in Jakarta. It closes on 1 December with De Gaulle: Liberté. Both films, along with De Gaulle: Résistance, will later be released commercially in Cinema XXI theatres.
Indonesian-French actor Maxime Bouttier joins as Festival Ambassador, alongside Indonesian filmmaker Edwin and French directors Alexandre Castagnetti and Julien Chheng as special guests.
In keeping with the theme, the programme celebrates influential figures in French culture, including Monsieur Aznavour, Sarah Bernhardt, la Divine and Fanon. A special tribute to actor Jean Gabin, marking 50 years since his death, will take place at IFI Jakarta on 21 November. The line-up also features three recent films from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival: Histoires de la nuit by Léa Mysius, L’Inconnue by Arthur Harari and Karma by Guillaume Canet.
Beyond the screenings, audiences can meet the filmmakers through special presentations and discussions. Julien Chheng will present Muyi, la légende du village des femmes at IFI Jakarta on 22 November, followed by meetings with students in Bandung and at BINUS University Alam Sutera. On 25 November, Edwin will join a discussion on adapting literature for the screen after the screening of Histoires de la nuit.
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