A list with media originating in France. Media from other French-speaking nations is located elsewhere.
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Art
Embroideries & Tapestries
- The Birth of Venus (Bouguereau)
- The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)
- Charity (Bouguereau)
- Dante and Virgil in Hell
- Dawn (Bouguereau)
- Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe
- The Fallen Angel
- Grande Odalisque
- Liberty Leading the People
- Marie de' Medici Cycle
- Nymphs and Satyr
- Odalisque (1874)
- Olympia
- L'Origine du monde
- Portrait of Madame X
- Psyche and Cupid (Bouguereau)
- The Raft of the Medusa
- The Return of Spring
- The Starry Night
- A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
- The Swing
- Statue of Liberty (designed by French sculptors Bartholdi and Eiffel)
Artists
- Achdé
- David B
- Fred Beltran
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau
- Georges Braque
- Alexandre Cabanel
- Paul Cézanne
- Jean Cocteau
- Camille Corot
- Gustave Courbet
- Honoré Daumier
- Jacques-Louis David
- Edgar Degas
- Eugène Delacroix
- Gustave Doré
- Philippe Druillet
- Marcel Duchamp
- Erté
- Paul Gauguin
- Théodore Géricault
- Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres
- Pénélope Jolicœur
- Édouard Manet
- Henri Matisse
- Jean-François Millet
- Mœbius
- Claude Monet
- Camille Pissarro
- Pierre-August Renoir
- Auguste Rodin
- Théodore Rousseau
- Georges Seurat
- Paul Signac
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
- Lewis Trondheim
- Albert Uderzo
- Tomi Ungerer
- Antoine Watteau
Cinema
Directors and Screenwriters:
- Jean-Jacques Annaud
- Olivier Assayas
- Alexandre Astier
- Jacques Audiard
- Michel Audiard
- Daniel Auteuil
- Josiane Balasko
- René Barjavel
- Luc Besson
- Catherine Breillat
- Robert Bresson
- Guillaume Canet
- Alain Chabat
- Claude Chabrol
- Costa-Gavras
- Jacques Cousteau
- Yann Demange note
- Jacques Demy
- Claire Denis
- Julia Ducournau
- Quentin Dupieux
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Michel Gondry
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Gérard Jugnot
- Abdellatif Kechiche note
- Emir Kusturica
- Valérie Lemercier
- Louis Leterrier
- Auguste and Louis Lumière
- Maïwenn
- Louis Malle
- Georges Méliès
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Michel Ocelot
- Gérard Oury
- François Ozon
- Marcel Pagnol
- Jean Renoir
- Alain Resnais
- Jacques Rivette
- Éric Rohmer
- Céline Sciamma
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Jacques Tati
- François Truffaut
- Agnès Varda
- Francis Veber
- Jean Vigo
- Claude Zidi
Production Companies:
- EuropaCorp
- Gaumont
- Gaumont Buena Vista International (joint venture between Gaumont and Disney)
- Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films (joint venture between Gaumont and Sony Pictures)
- Pathé
- StudioCanal
Others:
- BUF (VFX and animation studio)
- Rémy Julienne (stunt coordinator, stuntman and second unit director)
- Patrick Tatopoulos (production designer, special effects creator)
Film Festivals & Awards:
- Cannes Film Festival
- César Awards
- Deauville American Film Festival
- Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival (formerly Avoriaz)
Fashion
Music
- Air
- Alcest
- The Algorithm
- Amesoeurs
- Amir
- Aosoth
- Arkhon Infaustus
- Charles Aznavour
- Maya Barsony
- Bébé Lilly
- Benighted
- Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon
- 1978 - Starmania
- Hector Berlioz
- 1830 - "Symphonie Fantastique"
- Betraying the Martyrs (though Aaron Matts lives in the UK)
- Birds in Row
- Blut aus Nord
- Georges Brassens
- Cali
- Camille
- Caravan Palace
- Carpenter Brut
- Manu Chao
- Philippe Chatel
- 1979 - Émilie Jolie
- Louis Chedid
- Maurice Chevalier
- Christine and the Queens
- Vladimir Cosma
- Daddy DJ
- Daft Punk
- 1997 - Homework
- 2001 - Discovery
- 2005 - Human After All
- 2013 - Random Access Memories
- Deathspell Omega
- 2019 - The Furnaces of Palingenesia
- Claude Debussy
- Olivier Deriviere
- Alexandre Desplat
- Dysmorphic
- En Attendant Ana
- Era
- ETHS
- Exocrine
- Mylène Farmer
- Claude François
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Gojira
- Gong
- Gorod
- David Guetta
- Johnny Hallyday
- Françoise Hardy
- 1964 - Tous les Garçons et les Filles
- 1971 - La Question
- Jacques Higelin
- Ibeyi
- Igorrr
- Indila
- Jad Wio
- Jakarta
- Jean-Michel Jarre
- Maurice Jarre
- Justice
- Kavinsky
- Kronos
- Kumisolo
- Michel Legrand
- Loudblast
- Clara Luciani
- Ludwig Von 88
- M83
- 2011 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
- Madame Monsieur
- Madeon
- Magma
- Mano Negra
- Massacra
- Olivier Messiaen
- Yves Montand
- Jacques Offenbach
- Pakito
- Vanessa Paradis
- Peste Noire
- Perturbator
- Phoenix
- Édith Piaf
- Pi Ja Ma
- Plebeian Grandstand
- Maurice Ravel
- Les Rita Mitsouko
- Erik Satie
- 1893/94 - "Vexations"
- Emmanuelle Seigner
- Éric Serra
- Soko
- Stereolab
- St Germain
- 2000 - Tourist
- Stuck in the Sound
- Stupeflip
- 2003 - Stupeflip (Self-Titled Album)
- 2005 - Stup Religion
- 2011 - The Hypnoflip Invasion
- 2011 - The Terror Maxi
- 2012 - Terrora
- 2017 - Stup Virus
- Suprême NTM
- Svart Crown
- Tal
- Yann Tiersen
- Uffie (based in Paris, born in America)
- Edgard Varèse
- Sylvie Vartan
- Louis Vierne
- Yelle
Mythology
Performers
- Marcel Marceau (mime)
Philosophers
- Roland Barthes
- Simone de Beauvoir
- Jacques Derrida
- René Descartes
- Blaise Pascal
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau note
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- Voltaire
Podcast
Sports
Tabletop Games
Television Channels & Personalities
Theatre
Playwrights:
- Sacha Guitry (filmmaker as well)
- Victor Hugo
- Eugène Ionesco
- Molière
- Germain Muller
- Marcel Pagnol
- Jean Racine
- Yasmina Reza
- Émile Zola
Stage Plays:
- The Affected Young Ladies
- Art
- The Bald Soprano
- Boeing Boeing
- The Bourgeois Gentleman
- The Doctor in Spite of Himself
- Don Juan
- God of Carnage
- The Imaginary Invalid
- The King Amuses Himself
- The Learned Ladies
- The Misanthrope
- The Miser
- Oscar
- Rhinoceros
- Ruy Blas
- The Schemes of Scapin
- Tartuffe
- The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
- Ubu Roi
Operas:
Stage Shows & Musicals:
Theme Parks
- Disneyland Paris
- Futuroscope
- Mirapolis (defunct)
- Parc Asterix
- Puy du Fou
- Walygator
Video Games
Individual Video Game Creators:
Games:
- 2Dark
- Absolver
- Act of Aggression
- Act of War
- Adiboo
- Aëdemphia
- Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Aliens: Dark Descent
- Alone in the Dark
- Alpha Waves
- Amy (2012)
- Anarcute
- Another World
- Arx Fatalis
- Asphalt
- Asterix and the Magic Carpet
- Astral Ascent
- Atlantis: The Lost Tales
- Away: Journey to the Unexpected
- Battlefleet Gothic: Armada
- Bet on Soldier
- Beyond Good & Evil (co-developed with Italy)
- Beyond: Two Souls
- The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble
- Blocks That Matter
- Blue Estate
- Bound by Flame
- BROK the InvestiGator
- Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game
- Chants of Sennaar
- Cities XL
- Cold Fear
- Cookie Clicker
- The Council
- Crazy Frog Racer
- Crazy Market
- The Crew (2014)
- Crimson Echoes (co-developed with the United States)
- Crowntakers
- Crying Suns
- Curse of the Dead Gods
- Dark Devotion
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (co-developed with the United Kingdom)
- Darkstone
- Dead Cells
- Dead In Bermuda
- Deathloop
- Decarnation
- Detroit: Become Human
- Die2Nite
- Dinosaur (PC and Dreamcast versions)
- Dishonored
- Dishonored (co-developed with the United States)
- Dishonored 2
- Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
- Dordogne - a game that runs on watercolor graphics, which is pure Sweet Dreams Fuel
- Drakkhen
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Eden Blues
- Edge (2008)
- Edge of Eternity
- Eldarya
- Amplitude Studios's Endless universe:
- En Garde!
- Event[0]
- Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
- Evoland
- E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
- Faery: Legends of Avalon
- Fahrenheit
- Flashback
- Foretales
- Freaking Meatbags
- Fuel
- Furi
- Future Wars
- A Game of Thrones: Genesis
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360 and PS2 versions, Xbox 360 version is co-developed with the United States)
- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (co-developed with the United States)
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (co-developed with the United States and Romania)
- Ghost Recon Wildlands (co-developed with Italy)
- Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Ghost Rider (2007) (Game Boy Advance version)
- Gift (2001)
- Gobliiins
- Gray Matter
- GreedFall
- Halloween Racer (co-produced with Belgium)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Game Boy Advance and DS versions)
- Have a Nice Death (2022)
- Haven (2020)
- Headbangers: Rhythm Royale
- Heart of Darkness
- Heavy Rain
- Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
- How to Survive
- Humankind
- Hurlements
- Inca
- Incredibox
- Iron Commando
- Iron Storm
- Ixion
- Jusant
- Just Dance (co-developed with Italy)
- Keineged an nor
- Kya: Dark Lineage
- Lady Sia
- Lakeburg Legacies
- The Last Spell
- Laxius Force
- Legend (1994)
- The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
- Lethis Path Of Progress
- Life Is Strange
- Little Big Adventure
- Looney Tunes: Carrot Crazy
- Lost Eden
- Maestro! Jump in Music
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (co-production with Italy)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (co-production with Italy)
- Marsupilami: Hoobadventure
- Mars: War Logs
- Masque
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
- Monster Racer
- Moonlight Lovers
- Mother Russia Bleeds
- My Candy Love
- My Little Pony (Gameloft)
- The Next Penelope
- Nightmare Busters
- Nightmare Creatures
- A Normal Lost Phone
- Northgard
- Obusite
- Of Orcs and Men
- Old School Musical
- Omikron: The Nomad Soul
- Operation Wolf Returns: First Mission
- Othercide
- Out There
- Pankapu
- Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows
- Paranoia: Happiness Is Mandatory (French-Irish co-production)
- Peter Jackson's King Kong
- Pikuniku (co-developed with the United Kingdom)
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Prehistorik
- Prisoner of Ice
- Propagation
- Pumpkin Jack
- Ratatouille (Sixth-gen, Wii and PC versions)
- Rayman:
- Rayman
- Rayman 2: The Great Escape
- Rayman M (race mode)
- Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
- Raving Rabbids (co-developed with Bulgaria)
- Rabbids Go Home
- Rayman Origins (co-developed with Morocco)
- Rayman Legends
- Red Steel
- Remember Me
- Rise of the White Sun
- Road 96
- Robinson's Requiem
- RUSE
- Sandwalkers
- ScourgeBringer
- Shadow of the Comet
- Shady Part of Me
- Shaq Fu
- Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
- Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
- Shrek the Third (co-production with the United States)
- Sifu
- Sigma Theory
- Silverfall
- The Smurfs (1994) (16-bit)
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister
- Sonic Runners Adventure
- Space Hulk: Deathwing
- Space Run
- Spell Swap
- Spider-Man Unlimited
- Spirits & Spells
- Splinter Cell (GBA and NGE versions)
- Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (multiplayer and DS and NGE versions)
- Star Wars Eclipse
- Starshot: Space Circus Fever
- Steel Division: Normandy 44
- Steelrising
- Steredenn
- Stray (2022)
- Streets of Fury
- Superman 64
- Syberia
- The Technomancer
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)
- Tell Me Why
- Test Drive Unlimited
- There Is No Game
- Tigger's Honey Hunt
- Time Commando
- Time Rift
- Tinykin
- Titus the Fox
- Tork: Prehistoric Punk
- Toy Commander
- Toy Story 3 (PS2 and PSP versions)
- TrackMania
- Transformice
- Twin Mirror
- Uncle Albert's Adventures
- Unruly Heroes
- Valiant Hearts
- Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong
- Vampyr (2018)
- Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
- Wargame: European Escalation
- Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
- Warstride Challenges
- Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Earthblood
- White Night
- Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure
- Wolcen
- Wolfenstein: Youngblood (co-developed with Sweden)
- Wolfenstein: Cyberpilot (co-developed with Sweden)
- XIII
- Young Souls
- Zombi
- Zombie Night Terror
- ZombiU
Webcomics
Other Companies
