• AI and the arts: A new cultural frontier
    Feb 7 2025

    In this show we're reflecting on the rise of the machines, as AI-generated arts are becoming a mainstay of the cultural landscape. As Paris hosts the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit, we ask: what does its prevalence mean for creativity, for the cultural industries and for the artists who might be replaced by machines?

    Contemporary artist and researcher Justine Emard tells us how she harnesses AI tools to better embody the ideas she is exploring in her artwork. Her project "Hyperphantasia" draws inspiration from the Paleolithic cave drawings of southern France and connects them to contemporary advances in art with the help of machine-learning technology.

    And Pierre Fautrel, of the Obvious collective, joins us to talk about the philosophical and material question of authorship with regards to the portrait of the fictional, AI-generated "Edmond de Bellamy" that he co-created, and which was sold at auction by Christie's for $432,500 in 2018.

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    13 mins
  • Red carpet glam, Cannes jury reveal and zombie animals in new French animation
    Feb 6 2025

    In this edition of arts24, we're bringing you all the excitement from the world premiere of "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy" in Paris. Join us as Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Chiwetel Ejiofor light up the red carpet, with FRANCE 24's Dheepthika Laurent reporting from the event.

    Plus, the Cannes Film Festival has just announced Juliette Binoche as its jury president for 2025 – marking another milestone for female leadership in cinema.

    And we take you to the Paris animation studio behind "Despicable Me" to discover their family-friendly zombie comedy that's sure to get everyone talking: "Night of the Zoopocalypse".

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    12 mins
  • Film show: 'September 5' revisits Munich Olympics hostage crisis
    Feb 5 2025

    From Angelina Jolie as opera star Maria Callas to the third Paddington Bear instalment and a movie about the Olympic tragedy of September 5, 1972, Eve Jackson and film critic Emma Jones take us through the releases of the week.

    Watch moreMassacre at the Munich Olympics, five decades on

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    13 mins
  • Angelina Jolie becomes Maria Callas in Chilean director Pablo Larraín's film
    Feb 4 2025

    In this edition of arts24, Angelina Jolie learns to sing opera for her part as Maria Callas in Paris. The biopic looks at the final days in the life of one of the most iconic and controversial figures in opera. With her soaring voice and dramatic stage presence, the Greek star redefined what it meant to be a diva, captivating audiences worldwide. "Maria" is directed by Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín – the final part of his great women trilogy following Jackie and Spencer. Eve Jackson met him in Paris.

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    12 mins
  • Grammy Awards: 'Cowboy Carter' finally earns Beyoncé Album of the Year
    Feb 3 2025

    On this week's arts24 music show, Marjorie Hache takes a look at the highlights of the 67th Grammy Awards, with author and journalist Morgane Giuliani. They discuss everything from Queen B making history, to Kendrick Lamar's risqué diss track "Not Like Us", as well as victorious French artists Gojira and Justice, plus the arrival of artificial intelligence.

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    13 mins
  • Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week: The highlights
    Jan 30 2025

    Paris is bursting with fashion energy and star power this January as celebrities and fashionistas descend upon the city of lights for Haute Couture Week. This is the twice-yearly celebration of an ultra-French institution – a dazzling mix of timeless tradition and cutting-edge innovation. Fashion journalist Samantha Tse speaks to Eve Jackson about the highlights, including shows from Schiaparelli, Dior and Valentino. We also visit the Paris Louvre for the museum's first ever fashion exhibition and go through the best-dressed celebrities at the runway shows.

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    12 mins
  • Meet Oscar-nominated actress Monica Barbaro, the breakout star of the Bob Dylan film
    Jan 28 2025

    In this edition of arts24, we meet the breakout star of one of the most anticipated films of the year. American actress Monica Barbaro plays folk music icon Joan Baez in the Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown", opposite Franco-American star Timothée Chalamet in the main role. They have both been nominated for an Oscar. Monica has gone from flying fighter jets in "Top Gun: Maverick" with Tom Cruise to fighting baddies for the CIA next to Arnold Schwarzenegger in the series "Fubar". Our culture editor Eve Jackson met her as "A Complete Unknown" premiered in Paris.

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    13 mins
  • Aja Monet: From bard to bandleader
    Jan 27 2025

    In this edition of our Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with poet and activist Aja Monet. She started putting pen to paper at just eight years old, thanks to a fascination with storytelling and typewriters. Her poetry has garnered critical acclaim, such as the collection "My Mother was a Freedom Fighter". Her activism has taken her from New York to Palestine. Aja's debut album "When the Poems Do What They Do" is a fluid blend of poetry and jazz. It is also an ode to some of the greats from the Black Arts Movement like Nikki Giovanni and Amiri Baraka. Aja described how she felt like a "spiritual archivist" when putting together the album. She is on tour in Europe with the record and is set to drop a new collection of poetry entitled "Florida Waters" this June.

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    13 mins