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Kensington and Chelsea

France/Latvia/Belgium | 2024 | 84 mins | Dir: Gints Zilbalodis | Silent | Cert: U | Preview

Enjoy a preview of this year’s winner of the Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Festival, Flow. This film is a must-see on the big screen, due to its visual beauty, that will surely amaze the whole family. The world seems to be coming to an end, teeming with the vestiges of a human presence. Cat is a solitary animal, but as his home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. In the lonesome boat sailing through mystical overflowed landscapes, they navigate the challenges and dangers of adapting to this new world.

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Enchanting stories unfold in this programme of short animated gems where festive wonders come to life. Delve into these heartwarming and modern tales as animals embark on spellbinding journeys from France to Japan to the Far North and its northern lights, spreading joy and generosity. Each story is a whimsical adventure filled with charm, laughter, and the beauty of the winter season. Let the poetry captivate your heart and transport you to a world where Christmas magic knows no bounds. 

 Director(s): Camille Alméras, Caroline Attia, Ceylan Beyoglu, Haruna Kishi, Olesya Shchukina, Natalia Chernysheva
 Original title: Le Grand Noël des Animaux
 Country, year: FRA/GER | 2024
 Duration: 70 mins
 Language: French with English subtitles
 Cert.: TBC
 Genre: Animation

Screening "Animal Tales of Christmas Magic"

Put some sparkles in your toddler’s ears and take part in our interactive session with its instruments!
Expect songs, dance and great fun for little ones.

Nursery rhymes are more than just fun little songs for children.
In fact, they play a vital role in a child’s development, and are a great way to stimulate their cognitive, linguistic, and social skills.

Baby Comptines - French Rhyme Time

Let’s join the French Club!

Through storytelling, singing, little games, young kid(s) will discover the beautiful French language and start to learn how to understand and speak it.

French Club

The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things.

 Director(s): Chris Sanders
 Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy
 Country, year: USA | 2024
 Duration: 102 mins
 Language: in English
 Cert.: U

Screening "The Wild Robot"

Christmas is on the horizon, and it looks like it’s going to be the best one yet for Niko the Reindeer as he sets off to fulfil his biggest dream – taking his place next to his father on Santa’s Flying Forces. However, he faces unexpected competition from Stella, a mysterious new challenger. Then one night, things go from bad to worse when Santa’s sleigh is stolen! Now it’s down to Niko, joined by friends old and new, to venture to the frozen North on a daring mission to save the holidays. 

 Director(s): Kari Juusonen, Jørgen Lerdam
 Country, year: FIN/GER/IRL/DNK | 2024
 Duration: 85 min
 Language: English
 Cert.: U

Screening "The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa Sleigh"

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

The Institut français du Royaume-Uni promotes French language and culture and encourages cross-cultural exchanges from both sides of the Channel. Explore, experience and enjoy!

Founded in 1910, and based in South Kensington in London, it comprises a Language Centre, a Cultural Centre, Ciné Lumière, a cinema with two screens, and a multi-media library, La Médiathèque.

The Institut welcomes over 100,000 people each year, thanks to its wide range of public events, from film screenings, debates and festivals to concerts and workshops. It has also developed a broad offer for young audiences through public and school activities and its dedicated spaces, the Bibliothèque Quentin Blake and L’Atelier. It also hosts Gazette, London’s most authentic French brasserie.

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Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

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