13 - 18 October 2026:
In order to celebrate the Cork-France Pairing as part of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, we are delighted to organise a Special Edition of our Cork French Film Festival this October.
Mini edition organised with the support of the Cork City Council, the Embassy of France in Ireland, Institut Français, and the AIPLF.
All films will be screened at the Arc Cinema in Cork, in French with English subtitles.
| Date, Time & Venue | Film | Synopsis | Awards & Nominations | Booking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday 16 Oct, 7 pm, Arc Cinema Cork | L’Attachement/The Ties that Bind Us (Carine Tardieu) | Drama set in Rennes. Exploring the challenges of modern family structures, the film follows a single father, a feminist librarian and a child seeking a place to belong. | César Awards 2026: Best Film, Best Adaptation, & Best Supporting Actress. Cork Premiere. | Click here to book | |
| Saturday 17 Oct, 7 pm, Arc Cinema Cork | L’Ame idéale/You Found Me (Alice Vial) | Comedy-drama set in Normandy. Elsa, 40 and single, has abandoned hope for love. Her unusual gift of seeing the dead isolates her from others. Then she meets Oscar... | Warsaw International Film Festival 2025: Best Film nomination. Irish Premiere. | Click here to book | |
| Sunday 18 Oct, 7 pm, Arc Cinema Cork | La Venus électrique/The Electric Kiss (Pierre Salvadori) | Comedy-drama set in Paris, in 1928. A grieving painter seeks his dead wife through a séance run by a carnival worker pretending to be a psychic; as he recovers, her comforting lie threatens to unravel.. | Opened the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. Cabourg Film Festival 2026: Best Film, & Best Actor. Irish Premiere. | Click here to book |
School screenings: Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 Oct (10 am), in Cork, Mallow and Midleton : Tempête / Ride Above (Christian Duguay). For school screenings, please contact the cinema in Cork, Mallow or Midleton directly. A teaching resource for this film is available on the AIPLF website.
