Speech & Language

Filmmaking

London

Kensington and Chelsea

Maya and her dad (Michel Gondry) live in two different countries. To keep in touch with his daughter and continue to tell her stories, her dad asks her every evening ‘Maya, give me a title’. Based on this title, he makes a cartoon for her to star in. Through these adventures narrated by Pierre Niney, Michel Gondry brings to life through paper cuttings a poetic and amusing journey that will have the little ones dreaming… and the grown-ups smiling.

Bonus
Followed by a free stop motion animation workshop with paper cuttings. The workshop is free to attend for ticket-holders for the film but booking is required.

 Director(s): Michel Gondry
 Cast: Maya Gondry, Pierre Niney
 Original title: Maya, donne-moi un titre
 Country, year: FRA | 2024
 Duration: 66 mins
 Language: In French with EN subs
 Age: 6+
 Cert.: TBC
 More information: London Premiere

Screening "Maya Give me a Title" + Animation Workshop

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 Director(s): Benoît Daffis & Jean-Christian Tassy
 Original title: Falcon Express
 Country, year: FRA | 2025
 Duration: 86 mins
 Language: English
 Cert.: PG

Screening Pets on A Train

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With Arco, produced by Natalie Portman and winner of the Crystal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Bienvenu manages to paint a fun, positive and moving film that will leave adults and children full of hope for humankind.

Special Offer
Calling all parents and guardians! Adults pay £10 when bought with one or more kids tickets to see this film.

Simply add the kids and your ticket (Standard/Member/Concession) to the basket and the discount will automatically be applied at the checkout.
As part of the French Film Festival London

 Director(s): Ugo Bienvenu
 Country, year: FRA| 2025
 Duration: 82 mins
 Language: In French with EN subtitles
 Cert.: TBC

Preview screening- ARCO

Antoine Lanciaux’s first long feature is a joyful story depicted through the meticulous art of cutout animation. 9 years-old Lucie joins her archaeologist mother Caroline, who is working in the countryside for the holidays. Lucie doesn’t know much about her family history but grabs the occasion to be where her mum grew up to discover more with the help of her new friend Yann. Together they’ll meet mysterious people discover secret passages under a castle, approach an old caravan in the woods. Many leads bringing her closer to her mum’s secrets.

Special Offer
Calling all parents and guardians! Adults pay £10 when bought with one or more kids tickets to see this film.

Simply add the kids and your ticket (Standard/Member/Concession) to the basket and the discount will automatically be applied at the checkout.

 Director(s): Antoine Lanciaux
 Cast: Lucie Léontiadis, Anton Souverbie-Giorgis, Marina Le Guennec
 Original title: Le Secret des mésanges
 Country, year: FRA | 2025
 Duration: 70 mins
 Language: In French with EN subtitles
 Cert.: TBC

As part of the French Film Festival London

Preview Screening - The Songbird's Secret

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.

Screening "Maya Give me a Title" + Animation Workshop

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

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