2025 edition of Rendez-Vous film festival to be held in Rome and other cities around Italy.

Rendez-Vous, the Festival of new French cinema, returns to the Cinema Nuovo Sacher in Rome with special guests and screenings from 2-6 April 2025.

The most prestigious film event in Italy dedicated to French cinema, Rendez-Vous is supported by the embassy of France and organised by the Institut Français Italia in collaboration with Unifrance.

Actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi will open this year's Rendez-Vous programme on 2 April at the Cinema Nuovo Sacher in Rome where she will present, alongside the director Carine Tardiue, the film L’Attachement. 

Under the artistic direction of Vanessa Tonnini, the 15th edition of the festival moves elsewhere in Italy after Rome, stopping at Bologna, Florence, Naples and Palermo.

Designed to showcase the best of contemporary French cinema, the festival's programme ranges from blockbuster movies to independent and short films, with special guests including actors and directors.

All films are shown in their original French version with Italian subtitles.

For full 2025 programme see Institut Français website.