french links for the curious mind

culture

Festival Fantasia

FanTasia is the largest genre film festival in North America. Founded in 1996, FanTasia presents around 100 feature films from around

media

Eurosport

Eurosport is a television channel broadcast throughout Europe. Coverage of all types of sporting events from rugby to snooker. Annual coverage

art

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The MMFA is situated in the heart of downtown Montréal. The museum’s exhibits include the fine arts, music, film, fashion and

culture

Académie Française

40 Immortals who reign over the grammar and spelling rules of the French language.

maps

ViaMichelin

The Michelin Green Guides have been a trusted travel companion since Michelin published its first guide in 1900 to promote travel

culture

herodote.net

Herodote.net has named itself after the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. This name fits like a glove for a website focused on

media

Africa Radio

Formerly known as Africa nº 1, Franco-African radio was created in Gabon in 1981. Since 2019, it has been known as

grammar

Lang-8

Writing in a second language can be difficult. Writing in french is an important method for better understanding french grammar. Lang-8

media

France Info

France Info is a collaborative public service news service initiated by France Télévisions, Radio France and France Médias Monde created in

dictionaries

Linguee

Linguee is an online dictionary with translated sentence pairs derived from quality bilingual or  multi-language web sites.   Users search for a

grammar

Bescherelle

Le Bescherelle is the french grammar bible for many French immersion students. These small hardcover books are valued as a reference

learning

News in Slow French

Slow down and take the time to listen and read in French with News In Slow French. Learning materials for all

grammar

Tex’s French Grammar

Tex’s French Grammer was created for students of the french language at the University of Texas.  This website offers a wide

learning

Bonjour de France

Learn french online with Bonjour de France.  This website offers content and tests for students preparing for CECRL levels A1 to

grammar

duolingo french podcast

Duolingo french podcasts are perfect for beginner and intermediate learners. Podcasts are between 20-25 minutes in length in easy to understand

culture

Cannes Film Festival

The French are among the most avid cinephiles in the world. France has a flourishing movie industry that produces almost 300

grammar

Tout En Français

Tout en Français offers an educational blog and grammar resources for french learners and teachers. There is a substantial amount of

culture

Napoleon.org

If you are interested in General and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, this website governs them all. Art, history, book reviews and the

destinations

Destination Canada

Destination Canada is a crown corporation created by the Government of Canada to promote tourism. Canada is the second largest country

media

Le Monde

Le Monde was one of the first of the world’s great newspapers to embrace the internet. It’s readers have historically been

grammar

Le Point de FLE

Le Point de FLE’s basic landing page is very basic. But don’t be fooled. This site is a treasure trove of

destinations

Visit Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country nestled between Germany, France and Belgium. Luxembourg was once part of the