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Festival du Film Europeen Kinshasa in Institut Francais and partner venues Kinshasa
Kinshasa's European Film Festival, run by the Institut francais en RDC with partner European cultural institutes and embassies, has operated since the mid-2000s and typically runs roughly eight days in late May. Screenings of recent European cinema, mostly French-subtitled, take place across the Institut francais and partner venues around the city. Entry is typically free or low-cost, and the program often includes director talks alongside screenings.
Kinshasa's European Film Festival has run since the mid-2000s as a joint project of the Institut francais en RDC and a rotating group of European cultural institutes and embassies, following a format used across dozens of African capitals each year.