PASSAGE(s)

To mark Sandrine Collette’s visit to the Netherlands in May 2026, the Institut français NL, the French bookshop Le Temps Retrouvé and the Lycée français Vincent van Gogh organised a series of literary events aimed at French-speaking and Francophile audiences across the country. This 13th episode of PASSAGE(s), explores Sandrine's career as an author and her interlocutor, Eric Ballet, explores his...

A conversation between Arnold van de Water and William Board, recorded during the visit to the Netherlands of a delegation of nine French XR professionals who took part in the French XR in Benelux trade mission at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The two speakers explore the nuances of a multifaceted up-and-coming XR landscape in the Benelux. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-...

Philippe Claudel and Maaike Koffeman discuss the place of French language and literature in today's ever-changing world. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

To mark Kinderboekenweek 2025, the Institut français NL and the Alliances Françaises in Amsterdam and Utrecht invited Marc Boutavant, one of France's leading children's illustrators, to visit the Netherlands in October.
 The illustrator of the famous Chien Pourri – known and loved in the Netherlands as Stinkhond (Dumpster Dog in English) – met up with his translator Sylvia Vanden Heede for a brand...

A conversation between Marie-Aude Baronian and Isabelle Alfandary about Jacques Derrida. Why is Jacques Derrida still relevant today? How can we ‘unpack’ Derrida's library? In the current context of global change and transition, which of Derrida's books should we keep on the shelf? Why should we reread these books, and how should we interpret them? Marie-Aude Baronian haș a PhD in Cinema Studies a...

A conversation between French writer Anthony Passeron and Mark Vermeulen, director of Aidsfonds Nederlands, about the early years of the AIDS epidemic through the story of the narrator's family in an isolated village and about the evolution of AIDS in the 21st century. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A conversation between Géraldine Moinard, Editorial Director at Editions Le Robert, and Myrthe Galle, former Editor at Van Dale, recorded on the occasion of the journée d’études sur le dictionnaire (‘Dictionary Study Day’) at Utrecht University on 22 September 22 2023 in partnership with Platform Frans. This discussion focuses on the creation, and role, of dictionaries, the selection of new words,...

A conversation between the Congolese artists Ced’art Tamasala and Lisette Mbuku Kimpala from the CATPC (Collectif du Centre d’Art des Travailleurs de Plantation Congolaise) and Carrie Pilto, curator of the exhibition "Someone is getting rich" at The Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam, presenting some of the CATPC artist's works. About the links between the consequences of colonialism and the current financ...

A discussion between Camille Étienne and Lena Hartog on the "making of" climate activism nowadays in Europe. Camille Étienne is a French climate activist, founder of the Youtube channel « Avant l’Orage » and member of the collective « On est prêt », she has a total of 255 000 followers on Instagram. Lena Hartog is a Dutch climate activist currently writing a book on « finding our role in the clima...

PASSAGE(s) #4 : A conversation between the French-Nigerian photographer Samuel Fosso and the French multidisciplinary artist Wendy Owusu about African heritage, rituals, gender, and fashion.  Wendy Owusu is currently participating in the exhibition When Things Are Beings at the Stedelijk Museum until 10 April 2023 and a retrospective of Samuel Fosso's work is presented with the support of IFNL at...

PASSAGE(s) #3 : A discussion between Marie-Cécile Zinsou, French-Beninese art historian, entrepreneur, and founder of the Zinsou Foundation in Cotonou and Bukola Oyebode, Nigerian art critic based in Amsterdam, founder and editor in chief of the TSA Art Magazine, about crossroads, education, and the access to African cultural heritage. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more informat...

PASSAGE(s) #2 :  A discussion between Alain Mabanckou and Simone Atangana Bekono, both writer and poet, about the transition from poetry to novel and the representation of writers of African origin in Europe. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

PASSAGE(s) #1 : A conversation between writer and journalist Olivier Guez and André Wilkens, director of the European Cultural Foundation, on the sense of European belonging, from the Eurovision Song Contest to the Champions League! Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.