Festival Résistances
International festival of committed cinema and debates in Foix
About Résistances
A festival of committed cinema in the heart of Ariège
Since 1997, the Festival Résistances has established itself as one of the major events for committed cinema in France. Born from the desire to promote cinema that questions, disturbs, and enlightens, it carries within it the spirit of resistance that animates the lands of Ariège. Every summer, for 9 days, the town of Foix transforms into a space for meetings, screenings, and debates around more than 100 films from all over the world.
A rich and committed program
The festival's program is structured around four societal themes and a geographical focus that highlights the cinema of a region of the world. Poignant documentaries, sharp fictions, impactful animated shorts, historical works or previews: the festival knows no genre constraints. The selected films question power relations, collective memory, ecology, social struggles, and identity issues.
Debates, encounters, and conviviality
Beyond the screenings, the festival is a place for debates and exchanges between spectators, directors, and invited activists. The discussions that follow each session are the living heart of Résistances, transforming cinema into a tool for collective reflection. The festival also offers a young audience program, aperitif concerts, exhibitions, and free outdoor screenings that liven up the evenings in Foix.
A citizen collective serving cinema
The festival is organized by the association Regard Nomade, composed of a collective and thematic committees who voluntarily participate in film selection. This horizontal and activist organization gives Résistances its unique identity: a festival made by citizens for citizens, where cinema is a vector of emancipation and social transformation. Since its creation, the festival has welcomed tens of thousands of spectators and has established itself as a must-see cultural event in the Occitanie region.
Résistances — edition 2026
The 30th edition of the Festival Résistances takes place from July 3 to 11, 2026, in Foix, Ariège. For this anniversary, the international committed cinema festival offers more than 100 films — documentaries, fictions, animations, short and feature films — structured around four themes (Kapital Santé; Collective project against the far right; Extractivism: from plunder to struggle; Ideas full of celebration) and a geographical focus on India, all accompanied by debates, meetings, aperitif concerts, exhibitions, and open-air screenings.
30th Edition – Festival Résistances 2026
The Festival Résistances celebrates its 30th edition from July 3 to 11, 2026 in Foix, true to the spirit of committed cinema that has driven it since 1997. For 9 days, the Regard Nomade association collective presents more than 100 rare films, documentaries, fictions, animations, heritage films, and previews, accompanied by debates in the presence of directors and invited speakers.
The four themes for 2026
- Kapital Santé — health facing commodification and financial logic
- Collective project against the far right
- Extractivism: from plunder to struggle — resource exploitation and resistance
- Ideas full of celebration
Geographical focus: India
As every year, a geographical focus highlights the cinema of a region of the world. For 2026, the festival turns its attention to India.
Beyond the screens
The edition also offers a young audience program, aperitif concerts, exhibitions, open-air screenings, and an associations village bringing together about fifteen activist, cultural, and artisanal stands. The film selection, call for films, and programming committees are published on the official website festival-resistances.fr; the detailed day-by-day schedule will be put online closer to the festival.
Programme Résistances 2026
Official program of the 30th edition (from July 3 to 11, 2026), published by the Regard Nomade association. Screenings take place at L'Estive – Scène Nationale de Foix (Main Hall and Small Hall), with free open-air screenings at 10:30 PM, India Focus at 6 PM, aperitif-concerts at 7:30 PM under the big top, and activist catering on site.
Focus Sepideh Farsi
The Franco-Iranian director Sepideh Farsi is the guest of honor for this anniversary edition and presents four of her feature films in her presence.
Friday, July 4 — Collective Action Against the Far Right
- 11 AM — From the Cold War to the Green War (Anna Recalde Miranda, 102', VOSTFR), preceded by Uma casa portuguesa (Hortense Prouhèze, 4', VF)
- 2 PM — Focus Sepideh Farsi: Tehran Without Permission (Sepideh Farsi, 83', VOSTFR)
- 4 PM — The Crowd (Sahand Kabiri, 70', VOSTFR)
- 6 PM — India Focus: Pather Panchali (Satyajit Ray, 125', VOSTFR)
- 9 PM — The Old Oak (Ken Loach, 113', VOSTFR)
- 10:30 PM — Open Air: Boy and the World (Alê Abreu, 82', VF)
- Small Hall: 10 AM High School Student Films (free admission) · 2 PM The Mechanics of Fluids (Gala Hernandez, 39') + shorts · 4 PM Coconut Head Generation (Alain Kassanda, 89') · 6 PM Maël and the Revolution (Céline Thiou, 80', VF) · 9 PM Focus Sepideh Farsi: Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk (110', VOSTFR)
Saturday, July 5 — Opening Night
- 9 PM — Opening: Red Rose (Sepideh Farsi, fiction, 87', VOSTFR), in the presence of the director
- 10 AM — Carte Blanche Cinémathèque de Toulouse: Making Angels Happy (Jean-Pierre Thorn, 128', VF)
- 2 PM — And Tomorrow the Entire World (Julia von Heinz, 111', VOSTFR)
- 4:30 PM — In Campaign (Simon Amand, 52', VF), preceded by We Are Speaking to You from Chile (Chris Marker, 16', VF)
- 6 PM — India Focus: A Night of Knowing Nothing (Payal Kapadia, 99', VOSTFR)
- 9 PM — The Voice of Hind Rajab (Kaouther Ben Hania, 99', VOSTFR)
- Small Hall: 10:30 AM Carte Blanche Coordo 09: Brucia ancora dentro (72') · 2 PM Grief and Justice (71') · 5:30 PM debate
Highlights Résistances 2026
- 30th edition, from July 3 to 11, 2026 in Foix (Ariège)
- Over 100 committed films around 4 themes
- Geographical focus on India
- Debates, aperitif concerts, exhibitions, and open-air screenings
- Young audience program and associations village
Prices Résistances 2026
Practical information — Résistances
Practical Information
Access
The Résistances Festival takes place in several locations in the city of Foix (09000), notably at the national stage L'Estive and in dedicated screening rooms, with open-air screenings throughout the city.
Transport
- By train: Foix SNCF station (Toulouse-Latour-de-Carol line, approximately 1h from Toulouse).
- By car: From Toulouse (80 km), take the N20 towards Andorre/Foix.
Prices
- Screening: 4.50 €
- Book of 10 tickets: 40 € (catalogue included)
- Adult Pass (unlimited entries): 55 €
- Reduced rate Pass (RSA, AAH, ASS, students, civic service): 25 €
- Under 18 Pass: 11 €
- Open-air screenings: free
Contact
- Organisation: Association Regard Nomade, 24 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 09000 Foix
- Phone: 05 61 65 44 23
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: festival-resistances.fr
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Where does it take place — Résistances
Centre Culturel Olivier Carol – L'Estive, Scène Nationale de Foix
24 avenue du Général de Gaulle, 09000 Foix