From November 7 to 16, 2025
CARLTON CINEMA – 20 CARLTON STREET – TORONTO

Grand Public Festival 2025

Your enthusiasm, your warm presence, and your love for the French language and francophone cinema fuel our tireless efforts to bring you the very best films. The 2025 Grand Public Festival is a unifying event celebrating our diversity and the brilliant talents of our artists, wherever they may be, by creating a welcoming space for meaningful encounters, exchanges, and enriching discoveries. On behalf of Cinéfranco dedicated team, I wish to express our deepest gratitude to our generous sponsors for allowing us to share our passion for francophone cinema with you—starting with Force 5, Cinéfranco presenting partner, as well as Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, the Ontario Arts Council, Canadian Heritage, and OLG. To our partners and co-presenters, a heartfelt thank you for spreading the word about our outstanding 2025 programming to your members, friends, and networks. Let’s experience this fabulous 28th cinematic adventure together—filled with emotion and love, in the spirit of openness and conviviality that is the strength of our film-loving, francophone, and francophile communities. 

Enjoy! 
Marcelle Lean and Cinéfranco team 

28ᵗʰ edition of Cinéfranco – Better than ever!

The Grand Public Festival will be held from November 7 to 16, 2025, at the Carlton Cinema.
This year, the theme “Faces of Humanity” is coming to life through the film links sent by distributors from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Quebec, Ontario, and other countries and regions.

When ?

Join us from November 7 to 16, 2025, for an unforgettable experience.

Location ?

CARLTON CINEMA
20 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2H5

Our Major Sponsors

Cinéfranco supported by

Cinéfranco in copresentation

Cinéfranco Festival information booklet

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Toronto Premiere | Opening Film
AND NOW ?

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7.00 p.m.

Filmmaker Jocelyn Forgues in attendance

English Canada premiere | Closing Film
WE’LL FIND HAPPINESS

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 6.15 p.m.

Filmmaker Léa Pool in attendance

LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF FILMLAKING MASTERS

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COLOURS OF TIME

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 6.30 p.m.
CEDRIC KLAPISCH Popular successes, generational films. Multi-award-winning 
STEALING ANGEL

Monday, November 10, 2025 at 6.30 p.m.
ROBERT GUÉDIGUIAN Filmmaker of the real and the social
THE LASTE BREATH

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 6.30 p.m.
COSTA-GAVRAS – An international fugure in socially conscious cinema
THE FUTURE AWAITS

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 1 p.m.
NILS TAVERNIER Respected for his human gaze 
YOUNG MOTHERS

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 7.00 p.m.
THE DARDENNE BROTHERS A major influence on contemporary French-language cinema

SPOTLIGHT ON THE THRILLER GENRE

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ALGIERS

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 2.00 p.m.
  • Not recommended for children – suspenseful oppression - violence
  • Intense police investigation - Fear and suspicion - Justice and trust in the State - Relationships between colleagues
VULTURES

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 11.00 a.m.

Feminicide- Investigative Journalism - True story - Suspens 

NOT ALL MEN, BUT…

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 5.30 p.m.
Police and gender relations Feminism &# Me Too Male domination - Humour
CASE 137

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 3.00 p.m.
Police Violence – justice – Moral dilemmas

HISTORY ON SCREEN

Or the Quest for freedom

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NO CHAINS NO MASTERS

Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6.30 p.m.

Slavery – Violence – Resistance – The « Maroons » From Mauritius

FANON

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 4 p.m.
Colonialism – Alienation – Violence – Résistance - Algeria
SILENT REBELLION

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Social and moral hypocrisy – Emancipation - Feminism Switzerland 1943

FAMILY IN EVERY WHICH WAY

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ON IRA

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 7.30 p.m.

Right to Die with Dignity – family tensions – humour - Tenderness

LEAVE ONE DAY

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 9.00 p.m.

Singing – Family dynamics between daughter and parents-nostalgia -  Ambition

THE QUIET SON

Friday, November 14, 2025 6.30 p.m.

Unconditional Love of a Father - unstable ties – youth radicalization (Rise of the far-right)

SPEAK OUT

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 1 p.m.

Self-acceptance & acceptance of others - knowledge transmission – Teacher’s role - Family support

HUMOUR AND SATIRE

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THE ROOKIE GUIDE

Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 9.15 p.m.

Satire of the industry of tourism - Quest for adventure and change of scenery

LOVE IS OVERATED

Saturday, November 8, 2025 9.15 p.m.

Idealized Love – Humor to defuse serious topics (racism, toxic male dominance, place of women in society…) - Friendship and redemption

LUCKY PUNCH

Saturday, November 15, 2025 at 12h00 p.m.

Social satire of sport as a successful business - Friendship and loyalty – Perseverance and Resilience

LIGHTS UP : QUEBEC CINEMA

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GABRIELLE

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3.30 p.m.

Family past and present - Reconciliation - Emotion – Humour- Oscar-worthy acting

Filmmaker/Actor Martin Villeneuve in attendance

COMPULSIVE LIAR 2

Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 8.00 p.m.

Lies and truth – Impact on human relations humour and situation comedy

PEAK EVERYTHING

Friday, November 14, 2025, at 9:00 p.m.

Eco-Anxiety – Satire of consumer society Falling in love - humour

HEARTBEATS OF FRANCO-CANADIAN CINEMA

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SIMPLY JOHANNE

Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 1.30 p.m.

Identity quest – pioneer – Black woman icon - Resilience – artistic expression

Filmmaker Nadine Valcin in attendance
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Genre films – Short films and series – Beautiful surprises and emotion await

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