Edouard Louis, author of The End of Eddy, History of Violence and Qui a tué mon père, will be in the Bay Area from October 17 to October 19 . He will participate to Litquake Festival, where he will be in conversation with SF Chronicle books editor John McMurtrie, and give a talk at UC Berkeley French Department.

This year's lineup of the festival includes many French and Francophone movies. Directors Anne Alixe (Something Is Happening) and Meryem Benm'Barek (Sofia) will be in attendance.
On Saturday, October 6, join us at Mind the Gap Summit - achieving gender parity in film & tech - for a full-day intensive session of presentations, discussions, master classes and networking led by an extraordinary line-up of thought leaders and creatives in the film and tech industries.

Mark your calendars! Christine and the Queens will perform in Oakland on October 26, 2018, just a few weeks after the release of her new album Chris.

Alexandre Grynspan and Paul Armand-Delille, aka Polo & Pan, will perform at Treasure Island Music Festival on Saturday, October 13, along many other groups!

XXY [ɛks/ɛks/wʌɪ], by French singer, writer and composer Clotilde Rullaud, will be presented at Catharine Clark Gallery on October 7 as part of "Art/Experimental Films", a program that explores the rich intersection between dance, art, and film.

Filmmaker T.M. Rives follows the trials and tribulations of Alexander Ekman’s process creating his ambitious new work, Play, for the Paris Opera Ballet. The film will screen on October 4 at the Atrium Theater.

On October 29th, 2018 at 6 p.m. at Stanford University, Laurence Engel, President of the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France aka BnF), will present her vision of the BnF and the role played by innovation within the framework of this strategy.

Showcasing more than 17 films from five countries and four continents, the 7th edition of French Cinema Now features legendary directors like Agnès Jaoui, Laurent Tirard, and Xavier Giannoli working alongside the new wave of filmmakers such as Meryem Benm'Barek, Victor Saint Macary, Ian Lagarde, and Carine Tardieu.

On October 14, The Sacramento French Film Festival presents the 5th Annual Minifest, a one-day version of the main festival including the following features: Through the Eyes of an Astronaut, Return of the Hero, See You Up There, C'est la vie!, and Black Tide.