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Audience Award at the Annecy Animation Festival 2023, Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds follows two sisters, 4-year-old Juliette and 8-year-old Carmen. Together they discover a passage between their world and the Kingdom of the Winds, their favourite book. To return to the real world, they need to find Sirocco, a terrifying magician who can control the wind.

 Director(s): Benoit Chieux
 Cast: Loïse Charpentier, Maryne Bertieaux
 Original title: Sirocco & le Royaume des Courants d’air
 Country, year: FRA/BEL | 2023
 Duration: 74 mins
 Language: in French with EN subs
 Cert.: TBC

Screening "Sirocco & the Kingdom of the Winds"

As he is celebrating his 100th birthday on 8 May 2026, one man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is one of his witness statements. At 94 years, David Attenborough had visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. For the first time, in 2019, he reflected upon both the defining moments of his lifetime as a naturalist and the devastating changes he has seen.

 

Honest, revealing and urgent, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet is a powerful first-hand account of humanity’s impact on nature and a message of hope for future generations.

Special Screening

After the film, audiences will have the unique chance to watch an exclusive pre-recorded conversation between Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin.

 Director(s): Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes, Keith Scholey
 Cast: David Attenborough
 Country, year: UK | 2019
 Duration: 83 mins
 Cert.: PG

Screening: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet

As children, we all thought rainbows were magical. In Ugo Bienvenu’s colourful time travelling adventure, Arco, a 10-year-old boy, comes from the future and lands by mistake in 2075 where he meets Iris. Now stuck in a world where technology has gone too far and the environment is at stake; Arco will count on the strong friendships he makes to help him return home.

 

With Arco, produced by Natalie Portman and winner of the Cristal 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.

 Director(s): Ugo Bienvenu
 Cast: Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Natalie Portman
 Country, year: FRA| 2025
 Duration: 82 mins
 Language: In French with EN subtitles
 Recommended Age: 7+
 Cert.: TBC

Screening: ARCO

Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicholas. From schoolyard games and fights, to summer camp pranks and camaraderie, Nicholas lives a merry and enriching childhood.

Bonus
On 23 May, come along before the screening to relax during our colouring session.

 Director(s): Amandine Fredon & Benjamin Massoubre
 Cast: Alain Chabat & Laurent Lafitte
 Original title: Le petit Nicolas: Qu’est-ce qu’on attend pour être heureux ?
 Country, year: FRA | 2022
 Duration: 82 mins
 Language: in French with English subtitles
 Age: 6+
 Cert.: TBC

Screening: Little Nicholas, As Happy As Can Be

With over 30 awards and numerous nominations, including the BAFTA and Academy awards for Best animation, Wolfwalkers is a captivating, animated film by Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner) and Ross Stewart (Spies in Disguise). In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to transform her into a Wolfwalker, the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

 Director(s): Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart
 Cast: Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean, Nora Twomey
 Country, year: IRE/FR/LUX/CH/US | 2020
 Duration: 105 mins
 Language: in English
 Age: 7+
 Cert.: PG

Screening "Wolfwalkers"

With over 30 awards and numerous nominations, including the BAFTA and Academy awards for Best animation, Wolfwalkers is a captivating, animated film by Tomm Moore (Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner) and Ross Stewart (Spies in Disguise). In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to transform her into a Wolfwalker, the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.

Free Art Workshop
The screening on 27 May will be followed by an art workshop (recommended for 7+). Free but booking is compulsory.

 Director(s): Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart
 Cast: Honor Kneafsey, Eva Whittaker, Sean Bean, Nora Twomey
 Country, year: IRE/FR/LUX/CH/US | 2020
 Duration: 105 mins
 Language: in English
 Age: 7+
 Cert.: PG

Screening "Wolfwalkers" + free Art Workshop

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 "Sirocco & the Kingdom of the Winds"

Institut Français du Royaume-Uni

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