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Lothian Chambers, the new home of the French Consulate-General and the French Institute for Scotland on Edinburgh's Royal Mile. Logo of the Institut Français.. The French Institute (French: Institut français) in Edinburgh is a cultural centre promoting French language and French culture in Edinburgh and in Scotland and part of the wider Institut Français network around the world.
Founded in 1910, as The Université des Lettres française [1] [2] [3] the Institut Français has branches in London and Edinburgh (See: French Institute for Scotland). [4] "Marie d'Orliac, who had become Marie Bohn on her marriage, directed the Institute and the school from 1910 to 1920." [5] [6]
Initially launched as Curzon on Demand in 2010, [4] and rebranded in 2013, it was the first service in the UK to show selected new cinema releases at home (Premium Video On Demand), the same date they were available to watch in cinemas ("day-and-date"). [5]
Edinburgh is also getting the first U.K. screening of Fede Alvarez’ new sci-fi franchise entry “Alien: Romulus,” while there are numerous world premieres across both features and short films.
The Edinburgh Film Guild is a community organization dedicated to promoting and showcasing independent and international films. The guild has a long history of organizing film festivals, screenings, and educational events, and has played a vital role in bringing cinema of all genres to the people of Edinburgh and the surrounding area.
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Following a review in 2017, Edinburgh City Council decided that the building was surplus to requirements and, in 2018, the local Registrar's Office relocated to new premises at 253 High Street. [10] The French Consulate-General and the French Institute for Scotland then relocated from their former premises in Randolph Crescent into Lothian ...
French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé (second from the right) in Buenos Aires in 2019, at an event supported by Institut français d'Argentine. The Institut Français (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity fʁɑ̃sɛ]; French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC).