While the Languedoc Roussillon region is not renown for having any special links with the film industry you may be surprised to learn that it is home to one of the most recognised film institutes in the world, the Institut Jean Vigo in Perpignan France. Founded by the French filmmaker Jean Vigo, who was born in Perpignan, the institute has one of the largest libraries of old movies to be found anywhere.

The centre operates as a research base for many a young film enthusiast or student who can come and study the old films as well as there huge collection of original movie posters. There is a screening cinema there as well and each year they have a season of foreign films grouped together under a particular theme. The showings are mainly attended by the large number of students who study at the nearby university.