Festinema Junior 2025 - youth french film festival

Festinema Junior returns in 2025! This school program will give young learners the chance to practice their French comprehension while developing a taste for foreign-language cinema. This year, three films will be shown over three days. There is something for everyone to enjoy!

what is festinema?

Festinema is a French film festival for children and teens that will feature three animated films at the The  Main Cinema, located at 115 SE Main Street, Minneapolis 55414.

The goal of this festival is for students of the Twin Cities to discover the Francophone world and enjoy pertinent insight into French-language cinema and culture. This festival allows students from all backgrounds to enjoy a movie in a foreign language at the theater.

Each film will be shown in French with English subtitles.

OUR PROGRAM

Each day will offer a different film catered to a different age level.

Tuesday, April 29 — High Schools, 10 am - 12 pm Les Choristes — Christophe Barratier (2004, 1h35, Fiction)

Wednesday, April 30 — Elementary Schools, 10:30 am - 12 pm Kina & Yuk : Renards de la banquise — Guillaume Maidatchevsky (2022, 1h20, Fiction)

Thursday, May 1 — Middle Schools, 10 am - 12 pm Astérix et Obélix : mission Cléopâtre — Alain Chabat (2002, 1h47, Comédie)

If you are interested in registering your students, contact Juni Holtgrewe at youth@afmsp.org