The Alliance Française de La Nouvelle-Orléans is hosting Festinema Junior 2026 through this Friday, May 22 at the historic Prytania Theatre, celebrating French and Francophone cinema for young audiences.
The annual French-language film festival welcomes more than 1,300 students from seven local schools: Benjamin Franklin High School, Isidore Newman School, Audubon Charter School, International School of Louisiana, École Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orléans, Lycée Français International de la Louisiane and St. Augustine High School
Designed for children and teens ages 3-18, the festival features animated shorts, family films and international features aimed at inspiring curiosity and cultural understanding.
Learn more here.
– Staff report, The New Orleans 100