MyFrenchFilmFestival, the world’s largest online French-language film festival, kicks off today, offering cinephiles, filmmakers and global audiences alike access to 20 French-language shorts and features.
Created by Unifrance 15 years ago, the festival offers a unique platform for French cinema to be enjoyed by viewers from all corners of the globe. The 2025 edition promises to promote creativity, diversity, and thought-provoking storytelling that explores universal and contemporary themes through an eclectic selection of films.
Running Jan. 17 to Feb. 17, MyFrenchFilmFestival’s 15th edition will showcase 20 films, including nine feature films in competition — four of which are debuts — along with nine short films and a special silent animation short designed for younger audiences.
MFFF’s 2025 competition jury is comprised of French-Iranian actor-producer-director Zar Amir; Danish-American actor-director Viggo Mortensen; French actress-director Noémie Merlant; Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh; and Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev. Their expertise will be counted on to select the winner of this year’s Grand Prix, awarded to one of the competing feature films.
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In addition to its jury award, MFFF also has prizes chosen by international press members, festival audiences and content creators.
The films in this year’s lineup have earned recognition at prestigious international festivals and tackle a broad spectrum of issues, such as shifting family dynamics, the fight against sexist and sexual violence, social inequality, and the quest for personal identity.
MFFF’s 2025 selection also includes films that seek to transform how viewers perceive the world around them. Whether addressing complex social issues or simply offering a cinematic escape into a world of magic and wonder, the festival serves as a reminder of cinema’s power to shape perspective.
One striking aspect of the 2025 edition is its significant representation of women filmmakers. Nearly half of the films in this year’s lineup were directed or co-directed by women.
Short films in this year’s lineup are free to watch worldwide on MyFrenchFilmFestival.com, while features with the exception of the film Making of — are free in Spanish-speaking Latin America, Africa, Middle
East, Russia/CIS, South-East Asia, Baltic States (excluding Latvia) and Ukraine. Features not available free of charge can be purchased individually for €1.99 each or €7.99 for the entire pack in territories where they aren’t geoblocked.
As a means of creating a more accessible viewing experience, films available on the MFFF platform or one of its 50 global partner platforms around the world will be available subtitled in eight languages: Arabic, English, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish.
MyFrenchFilmFestival 2025 Lineup
A Family Affair
A social drama, a comedy, and a genre film that question contemporary family dynamics touching on themes of love, adversity, and resilience.
“No Love Lost,” Erwan Le Duc
“Blood Ties,” Hakim Atoui
“All to Play For,” Delphine Deloget
Business as Usual
Whether set in a classroom, behind the scenes on a film shoot, a construction site, or a job search, these four films examine our relationship to work.
“Alarms,” Nicolas Panay
“The Apprentices,” Pierre Salvadori
“Making of,” Cédric Kahn
“A Real Job,” Thomas Lilti
Kaleidoscopic Identities
Four striking stories to explore the themes of transformation and the search for self-knowledge.
“Alexx196 & The Pink Sand Beach,” Loïc Hobi
“GiGi,” Cynthia Calvi
“Nube,” Christian Arredondo Narváez & Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada
“Along Came Love,” Katell Quillévéré
Look Around, What Do You See?
Three unique poetic visions from filmmakers turning their camera towards the interactions between creation and art, nature and culture.
“The Dreamer,” Anaïs Tellenne
“Montsouris Park,” Guil Sela
“The Mysterious Adventures of Claude Conseil,” Paul Jousselin & Marie-Lola Terver
Silent No More
A documentary, a thriller, and a short film that break the silence and invite us to reflect upon sexist and sexual violence and harassment.
“Changing Rooms,” Violette Gitton
“The Man with a Thousand Faces,” Sonia Kronlund
“Through the Night,” Delphine Girard
Working Class Heroes
An investigation on Mars, a stay in the mountains, and a board game that turns sour: discover three hard-hitting stories that fan the flames of class war.
“Sweet Tooth,” Joséphine Darcy Hopkins
“Winter,” Jean-Benoît Ugeux
“Mars Express,” Jérémie Périn