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Medicine and literature: two Nobel prizes for France

Article - Economy/Politics

07-10-2008

France can be proud of its intellectuals and scientists this year. They brought two Nobel prizes back from Stockholm. And to win two Swedish awards the same year does not happen that often. In fact, the last time was in back 1952, when Albert Schweitzer won it for peace and François Mauria(...)

Marion Cotillard wins the Oscar for Best Actress

Article - Culture

27-02-2008

After receiving the BAFTA award earlier this year, French actress Marion Cotillard was  named this Sunday 24th February best actress for her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, this fabulous movie that 6 millions people went to see throughout the world (5 millions in France alone). She(...)

Results for London's Favourite French film 2012

Article - Culture

26-09-2012

The Gala Evening, hosted at the Institut Français, under the patronage of the French Ambassador, saw ‘The Artist’ carry off the award as London’s Favourite French Film 2012. The Artist, distributed in the UK by Entertainment film distributors, had also received this year (...)

London's Favourite French Film 2007 - The Results

Article - Culture

21-09-2007

     were proud to present: To celebrate the enduring and indeed growing popularity of French cinema, the French Institute and FranceInLondon.com joined forces to find out which French film, released in the last five years, was London’s favourite. (...)

Rust and Bone Receives Best Film Award at the London Film Festival

Article - Culture

21-10-2012

Rust and Bone directed by Jacques Audiard (A prophet) and starring the Oscar-winning-actress Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose), received the Best Film prize award at the London Film Festival last night. Sir David Hare, the President of the Jury, announced the winners and said of Audiard: “H(...)

2011 Les Victoires de la Musique (Part one) : The Results

Article - Culture

10-02-2011

The first part of 2011 French Music Awards Ceremony 'Les Victoires de la Musique 2011' was held yesterday at the Zénith in Lille...a great opportunity for you to discover the brilliant new French artists. This year, in order to give the admittedly long and boring ceremony a breath fresh, the org(...)

London's Favourite French Film 2008 - The Results

Article - Culture

24-06-2008

On the 19th June, after weeks of anticipation, the results were finally revealed at the Gala Award Night held at the French Institute in South Kensington. Paul Ryan, who presented the award last year together with Patricia Connell, France In London’s Managing Director, was unwell and was(...)

Boring French Classics...Think again

Article - Culture

04-03-2010

New Year has come and brought its stream of good resolutions. Reading classics is definitely a standard one. I have to confess that, every year, in January, I read the thirty first pages of Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” and every year, I’m deeply convinced I will have done wit(...)

Amour gets the Best Foreign Movie Award at the Oscars

Article - Culture

28-02-2013

Amour has now confirmed its status as one of the great films having won the Best Foreign Film Award at the Oscars.  This American award will indeed add to Michael Haneke's prestige and will help him distribute the film around the world. Emmanuelle Riva, who had been nominated in(...)

London's Favourite French Film 2010 Award Ceremony - The results

Article - Culture

23-09-2010

  On September 22nd, a glamorous Franco-London crowd, cinephiles, francophiles, and your standard French culture hangers-on i.e. yours truly, attended the seventh annual London’s Favourite French Film Awards Night. Hosted by France in London, the gala night was held at t(...)

Claude Chabrol : Death of one of the New Wave's Founding Fathers

Article - Culture

13-09-2010

Claude Chabrol died Sunday, Spetember 12, 2010 aged 80. Praised for his thrilling plots and recognized for his films’ caustic wit, this French director leaves behind a vast cinematographic heritage made up of, among others, Beau Serge, Violette Nozière, and La Cérémonie(...)

London's Favourite French Film 2007

Article - Culture

15-06-2007

    VOTE ONLINE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE FRENCH FILMS AND WIN SOME REALLY EXCITING PRIZES. FranceInLondon.com and the French Institute have joined forces to discover the French film which has most captivated you in the(...)

Film Review: In The House by François Ozon

Article - Culture

07-02-2013

A brilliantly structured thriller, an original concept and an actor, Ernst Umhauer, that has already received the prize for Best Newcomer at the Lumières of French Cinema: In The House keeps you on the edge of your seat from begining to end. But when Ozon’s camera sneaks into th(...)

French Marriage contracts – Pre-nuptial agreements

Article - Law

10-09-2009

  Find out what the Supreme Court has clarified in October 2010   Update post Radmacher v Granatino Bride and Groom     As a result of this case in which in July 2009, the Court of Appeal upheld the German pre nuptial agreement, it is neces(...)

Haneke's Amour triumphs at the BAFTA Awards

Article - Culture

07-02-2013

Last year, The Artist  won seven awards including Best Films: a first in the history of the BAFTAs, which until then had tended to favour Anglo-Saxon films. Although French cinema did not do as well as in 2012,  "Amour" of Michael Haneke triumphed this year with two awards inc(...)

Results for Favourite French Film voted by Londoners

Article - Culture

30-09-2004

Results for Favourite French Film voted by Londoners To celebrate the enduring and indeed growing popularity of French cinema, Curzon Mayfair and FranceInLondon.com joined forces to find out which French film was London's favourite. (...)

French Music ends on a high in 2009

Article - Culture

14-01-2010

French music finished on a high in 2009 with news that live French concerts in the UK had gone up 18% on 2008 to finish at 891 in 2009 including 441 gigs in London more than one French gig every day ! With the substantial backing from the bureauexport more and more groups are playing UK dates (...)

London's Favourite French Film 2009 - The Results

Article - Culture

26-06-2009

On Thursday 25th June, London celebrated once more French Cinema at Cine Lumiere in South Kensington. Every year, FranceinLondon organises The London's Favourite French Film Award night ,an evening when Cinephiles and Film distributors get together to witness the results of the public online (...)

What to do in France this summer?

Article - Holidays

12-05-2008

Whether you want to have some rest this summer, stay active or feel like discovering more of the incredibly diverse French culture, you’re sure to find some ideas below to make the most of your French stay. Immerse in French Culture: There is no shortage of opportunities to sample French lif(...)

Victoires de la Musique 2009: The Best of the French Musical Scene?

Article - Culture

23-01-2009

February is definitely a time for music. In fact, major musical awards are about to take place on both sides of the Channel: the perfect opportunity to weigh up the situation and to be perfectly up to date, musically speaking! What’s going on exactly? In France, on 28th February, the Vict(...)

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