February 12-16
International festival of music films
The FAME festival features movies with titles like Fuck Fame and Baloji Meets Marvin Gaye in Ostende, and includes concerts and DJ sets.
Gaîté Lyrique and other locations, Paris
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
February 14
Valentine’s Ball
Paramour Le Bal is a charity ball in Paris’s beautiful Hôtel de Ville to raisefunds for AIDS research.
Hôtel de Ville, Paris
Through March 1
Godard retrospective
Iconic New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard is celebrated through film screenings, discussion groups and lectures.
Cinémathèque Française, Paris
Through February 28
Giant installation art
Le Forêt Escargot is a huge snail structure built by renowned street artists from discarded objects and waste. Open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays 1-6pm, free entry.
Hôpital de la Rochefoucauld, Paris
Through February 24
Encounters of art old and new
For Construire comme Perriand, three young architects created “modules for living” in response to the work of designer Charlotte Perriand. An evening event will take place on February 7.
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris
Through February 16
Free subtitled French films
My French Film Festival offers frees streaming of French movies.
Online
Through March 8
Light installation
Festival Lumières Sauvages: over 700 animal installations are lit up for a fairytale atmosphere in the grounds of a chateau. Above: © Zoo Safari Thoiry.
Zoo Safari, Thoiry
February 14-July 12
Contemporary art exhibit
Forty works of art showcasing the heart as a visual symbol of romance are exhibited for Coeurs du Romantisme dans l’Art Contemporain.
Musée de la Vie Romantique, Paris
February 12-16
Massive art salon
Some 2,000 artists show their work at Art Capital.
Grand Palais, Paris
February 22-23
Huge vintage fair
The Salon du Vintage returns to Paris, bringing vintage designer clothes and accessories, rare vinyl records and classic cars.
Carreau du Temple, Paris
Through March 1
Installation art
Irish artist Sam Keogh shares Knotworld, a unique exhibition about the underbelly of the city.
Centre Culturel Irlandais
Through March 8
World’s Fair architecture
An exhibition at the Musée Roybet Fould, Architectures Éphémères, looks at temporary buildings created for 19th-century World’s Fairs in France.
Courbevoie, Île-de-France
February 15
French film with English subtitles
Lost In Frenchlation presents a Valentines screening of « Play », directed by Anthony Marciano.