2026 Fullerton College French Film Festival Returns

Posted on March 10, 2026

Fullerton College’s much-loved French Film Festival is back for its fourteenth year. Fullerton again becomes the “Paris of Orange County,” featuring two nights of recent French film releases to delight enthusiasts of all ages. This year’s screenings will be held at the Campus Theatre on two evenings, April 7th and 8th. A cultural hour featuring complimentary food, music, dance and art starts at 6:30 p.m. in the patio area outside the box office, and all films begin at 7:30 p.m.

The French Film Festival began in 2010 as a unique educational opportunity sponsored by the Tournées Film Festival through the French American Cultural Exchangeand the Fullerton College Humanities Division’s hard-working staff and faculty. It has since grown into a popular cultural celebration of French life.

Visitors will be greeted by the friendly faces of Fullerton College students and members of the French Club who have created a dynamic cultural scene that will entertain visitors the hour before each evening’s screening. French inspired food-tasting stations will be available from Crêpes Bonaparte, Crêpes de Paris, Fraise Café, Les Amis, Let it Brie, Zombees, Moulin and Roscoe’s. Additional sponsors include Vista Higher Learning, cultural collaborator Alliance Française and Clotilde French Bookstore. Attendees will enjoy an eclectic Paris street scene come to life, featuring caricatures, magic, a photo booth and Pétanque and other games. There will be drawings at the games to win berets on Tuesday and a French national soccer jersey Wednesday.

The French Film Festival invites Fullerton College families and local communities to immerse themselves in French culture. From food to art and film, the festival brings France to Fullerton College. Every year is an exciting opportunity to enjoy impactful films and make memories.

Fullerton College French Club students are excited to introduce both films at the festival:

Tuesday April 7th: L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE / SOULEYMANE’S STORY (2024)

Souleymane, a Guinean immigrant in Paris, races daily to meet his food delivery quota and secure a shelter bed. As an asylum seeker, he has just two days to prepare for a critical interview that will determine his legal residency. First-time actor Abou Sangaré won the Un Certain Regard prize for Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Male Revelation prize at the French César Awards.

The trailer for L’Histoire de Souleymane is available on YouTube.

Wednesday April 8th: LA VENUE DE L’AVENIR / COLOURS OF TIME (2025)

Four cousins, brought together by the unexpected inheritance of a house in Normandy, uncover a shared ancestral mystery: two centuries earlier, their ancestor, Adèle Munier, left for Paris to uncover her mother’s identity. As they retrace her steps, the cousins’ modern lives intertwine with the captivating world of 19th-century Paris.

The trailer for La Venue de l’avenir is available on YouTube.

Parking will be free on the 3rd and 4th floors of the parking structure on Fullerton College Drive.

Tickets can be purchased now through Eventbrite or at the Campus Theater box office. The box office is open 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and opens at 6:15 p.m. on the night of each show. Prices are $10 for the general public and $7 for students. All films are subtitled in English.

For more information, visit the French Film Festival website.

Be sure to follow the French Film Festival team on Facebook and Instagram at @fcfrenchfilms.