\n What you need to know before you move to France from USA, family tax matters, useful websites for cinephiles, and a few of the country\u2019s weirder festivals.\n <\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re thinking of moving for work, for political reasons \u2014 and the French are very sympathetic to Americans\u2019 situation<\/a> \u2014 or for love (of a person or of croissants), here\u2019s our checklist of how to move to France as an American.<\/p>\n Checklist: How to move to France as an American<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Is there a legal way of avoiding inheritance tax in France by passing your property onto your children while you\u2019re still alive?<\/p>\n Can you sign over your French property to your children without paying tax?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The rules for those in receipt of unemployment benefits \u2014 ch\u00f4mage \u2014 have recently been tightened up, including around leaving the country. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n Reader question: Can you leave France if you are on ch\u00f4mage?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n This is good: keen cinephiles \u2014 and, if you are, check out these listings of French films with English subtitles you can catch in Paris<\/a> in February \u2014 might find this French website useful. It has all the VOST \/ VF information you need\u2026<\/p>\n La Bobine: The website to find all the movie showtimes in France<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n France is home to hundreds of festivals every year, from small local celebrations to internationally renowned events such as the Strasbourg Christmas market, Nice Carnival and the Lyon F\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res. But there are other festivals that are, frankly, a bit strange.<\/p>\n