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Movies under the Stars : Sink or Swim
27 August 2019, 09:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba, 934 Corydon Ave.
Sink or Swim, one of the greats movies of the year, comes back on screen! Tuesday, August 27th at sunset, come and enjoy this
movie under the stars in the parking at the back of the Alliance Française. This comedy is the story of a group of 40-somethings on the
verge of a mid-life crisis who decide to form their local pool’s first ever synchronized swimming team – for men. But what was essentially
fun times turns into a genuine challenge when the team decides to take part into the world cup in Norway. Laughs guaranteed! The movie
will be presented with English subtitles. Free entrance.
Fall Session begins. Registrations now open!
9 September 2019, 12:00 am
Registrations for the Fall session are now open! Don't forget to check out our workshops, including the return of the popular French
Happy Hour!
Early-bird deadline is August 26th!
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Spotlight on My Tiny School
1 August 2019, 07:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba, 934 Corydon Ave.
The My Tiny School family, has been travelling in a school bus turned into a mobile home to discover the different school systems around the
world, for two years now. After crossing Europe, they are now in Canada. Don’t miss the chance to meet this Belgian family and see their bus
at the Alliance, and hear more about their incredible and inspiring experience!
Movies under the stars : Kirikou and the Sorceress
26 July 2019, 09:00 pm | Saint-Boniface Cathedral
Movies under the stars continues with the screening of the cartoon Kirikou and the Sorceress. It will take place in the
splendorous Saint-Boniface Cathedral ruins.
The movie is about the story of the young Kirikou, who was born in an
African village bewitched by the crual Karaba. Kirikou will try to free the village from the spell of this evil witch.
Don't forget to bring your camping chair ! The cartoon is appropriate for kids. Free entrance.
Ciné/Feel returns in June
26 June 2019, 07:00 pm | 934 Corydon Avenue
Ciné/Feel returns in June with the screening of the movie Maestro. A refreshing and poetic comedy full of humour! Pio Marmai plays Henri, a
young and ambitious actor finds himself involved in a auteur film. Charmed by an actress on the set, the filming does not quite go as he had
planned.
Movies Under The Stars 2019
22 June 2019, 08:00 pm | Maison des artistes visuels francophones (219 Provencher Boulevard)
CDEM and Alliance française du Manitoba are launching a Movies Under the Stars program this summer for the first time, with a view to
providing the province’s bilingual municipalities with an opportunity to hold outdoor movie nights in French.
A102 Fast-Track Begins!
30 July 2019, 12:00 am
Going on vacation this summer, but still want to squeeze in some French? Or maybe you've got spare time to make
some real progress? Try our Fast-track courses! With courses twice a week (Tues & Thurs, 5:30 - 8:30), you can complete
a level in just four weeks! Start with A101
from July 2 to July 25,
then move on to A102
from July 30 to August 22.
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A101 Fast Track Begins!
2 July 2019, 12:00 am
Going on vacation this summer, but still want to squeeze in some French? Or maybe you've got spare time to make
some real progress? Try our Fast-track courses! With courses twice a week (Tues & Thurs, 5:30 - 8:30), you can complete
a level in just four weeks! Start with A101
from July 2 to July 25,
then move on to A102
from July 30 to August 22.
Course Calendar
Register for any course
Register for A101 Fast-Track (July)
Register for A102 Fast-Track (August)
Summer Session Begins!
2 July 2019, 12:00 am
Registration for Summer session is NOW OPEN!
Featuring once-per-week Standard courses (A101-A202), twice-per-week Fast-Track courses (A101 & A102), and four-times-per-week
Intensive courses (A101-A201). Plus, our special summer workshops for A2 and up!
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FRANCE - NIGERIA / Women's Soccer World Cup
17 June 2019, 02:00 pm | Alliance française du Manitoba
After the excitement to see France lift the trophy last year in Russia for the Men's World Cup, the Alliance française wishes to promote the
Women's World Cup, taking place this year in France!
This third game will see France face Nigeria in Rennes.
Come enjoy a beautiful moment of sportsmanship and cheer with us to bring the France's feminine team to the victory!
This event is free.
SPOKEN WORD #4 - saison 2018-2019: Finale
1 May 2019, 07:30 pm | Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain
Join us for the last multilingual spoken word night of the year! The Spoken Word project offers an open mic to everyone willing to express
themselves, whatever the language. Each contribution broadens the community of poets. So bring your instruments, your voice, and your
friends! We'll provide the stage and the attentive ears. For this last Spoken Word session, the Alliance française du Manitoba and the
Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain are proud to host two special guests, Véronique Kanor and Tyler Pennock.
Free - Cash bar.
Véronique Kanor & Tyler Pennock in a writing residency
25 April 2019, 07:30 pm
The Martinican poet Véronique Kanor and the Indigenous poet from Canada Tyler Pennock have been selected
to
participate in a writing residency and a French-Canadian tour organised by the Centre for Creative Writing & Oral Culture at the
University of Manitoba, the Alliance Française du Manitoba, the Maison Gabrielle Roy, the Maison de la Poésie de Nantes and the cultural
services of the French Embassy in Canada.
From April 25th until May 1st 2019, the two poets will gather for one week of writing residency at the Alliance Française du
Manitoba and at the Maison Gabrielle Roy (Winnipeg).
Plug In ICA: Artist Talk by Daniel Buren
9 April 2019, 07:00 pm | Winnipeg Art Gallery
Presented by Plug In ICA, and hosted at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in their auditorium on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, the legendary Buren will
give a public talk detailing his bold and categorical work.
Plug In ICA presents this talk as part of our STAGES Speaker Series in anticipation of the STAGES biennial in 2019. For STAGES 2019, Buren
will remount a work for the first time since 1981 titled, Limited Time Only!. This site-specific intervention was initially produced in
Toronto in a St. James Town apartment block for which Buren offered to wallpaper apartments within the building with his signature stripes.
Residents of the apartment block could have an artwork by Buren for the minimal cost of the wallpaper itself: $50 for one wall, $125 for an
entire room. Plug In ICA will work with Buren to restage this work in Winnipeg in August 2019, selecting an apartment block similar in
history and economic status to the original, offering its residents an opportunity to have a work by Buren installed in their homes for a
Limited Time Only!. The title emulates language used in advertising, but references the tenuous and precarious nature of the renter.
Tu Peux Toujours Rêver
17 April 2019, 04:00 pm | Alliance française du Manitoba
"TU PEUX TOUJOURS RÊVER"
A MUSICAL SHOW FOR CHILDREN
From the age of 4 onwards
Alex Toucourt & Julien M’a Dit, two French artists, are coming to Winnipeg to present their children's show « Tu
peux toujours rêver » ("You
can always dream").
A funny tale on friendship with furiously catchy songs - it will be impossible not to dance!
MEETUP: French Conversation Group
3 April 2019, 07:00 pm | Forth - 171 McDermot Ave
The Alliance Française du Manitoba invites you to a relaxed French conversation meetup. This fall we will be meeting at Forth the first
Wednesday of each month. Come have a drink and practice your French among francophones and francophiles in the heart of the Exchange
District. All levels of French are welcome!! Spots are limited, a Meetup registration is
required.
Meetup Event
Earlybird deadline for Regular Courses!
9 April 2019, 11:58 pm | afmanitoba.ca/register
Earlybird Deadline for Workshops!
27 March 2019, 11:58 pm | afmanitoba.ca/register
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CinéFeel : "Sans Maman"
20 March 2019, 07:00 pm | Alliance française du Manitoba
![CinéFeel : "Sans Maman"](/media/website_posts/476/sansmamannewsl.jpg "CinéFeel : "Sans Maman"")
For the International Day of Francophonie, Alliance française du Manitoba is happy to screen "Sans Maman", by Marie-France
Guerrette, a franco-albertan filmmaker (who will be present for this occasion!)
On August 31, 1995, Guerrette's family life takes a dramatic turn. Mona, the mother, passes at 42 of the remnants of a breast cancer,
leaving behind a husband and two daughters, Mylène and Marie-France, to which she bequeaths a tape containing the testimony of her life.
How to recover, as a child, from the death of a parent? By recording her life, as well as her family's, Marie-France Guerrette welcomes us
into her mourning. The archives, sometimes flawed or imprecise and filled with emotions, build the history of her family. Marked with
authenticity, these interviews represent a freeing speech. Along her path, she discovers a heavy legacy: genetical cancer. This documentary
has had many positive points on Marie-France's life - ease the mourning process, incitate a call for action, as well as anchoring her in
the side of the livings.
MEETUP: French Conversation Group
6 March 2019, 07:00 pm | Forth - 171 McDermot Ave
The Alliance Française du Manitoba invites you to a relaxed French conversation meetup. This fall we will be meeting at Forth the first
Wednesday of each month. Come have a drink and practice your French among francophones and francophiles in the heart of the Exchange
District. All levels of French are welcome!! Spots are limited, a Meetup registration is
required.
Meetup event
OPEN HOUSE 2019
16 March 2019, 10:00 am | Alliance Française du Manitoba
Ever wondered what the Alliance Française du Manitoba is all about? Now is your chance to find out! We're hosting an Open House on Saturday,
March 16th from 10am-2pm. It's the perfect opportunity to drop in one of our classes, learn about our cultural events and activities, or
just simply to see the facility. The event is free and there are participation prizes and discount vouchers to win!
CINEMA: 5th Alliance Française French Film Festival
7 March 2019, 07:00 pm | Winnipeg Cinematheque
"Wrong Cops, Jazztronauts & Synchronized Swimming"! The Alliance Française French Film Festival is back for its fifth edition! Organized by Alliance Française du Manitoba and Winnipeg Cinematheque as a part of the 24th edition of the French Language and Francophonie
week, the Alliance Française French Film Festival is an invitation to discover films from different times and places and experience the
sophisticated, vibrant and daring films from France. All films are shown at Winnipeg Cinematheque and come with English subtitles.
SPOKEN WORD #3 - season 2018-2019
28 February 2019, 07:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
Come share your words in any language you wish to use, and help us build a strong community of poets.
Bring your voice and your instruments, we'll be there to listen.
In 2018-2019, the host is Amber O’Reilly, a multilingual spoken word artist and poet. Born under Yellowknife’s midnight sun, she has lived
in Winnipeg since 2013. Amber has performed at Northwords NWT, Speaking Crow, Winnipeg Poetry Slam, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Thin Air and
the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and published in the Winnipeg Free Press, L'Aquilon and Oratorealis. She writes theatre reviews for La
Liberté and is a board member of the Association des auteur-e-s du Manitoba français and Thin Air, Winnipeg International Writers Festival.
Entrance is free and open to all
MUSIQUE & CINEMA: Afro Praire Film Festiavl Opening Reception w/ Alpha Toshineza & Spaz Like The DJ | APFF
22 February 2019, 09:00 pm | Winnipeg Cinematheque ($6 for students & members)
Black Space Winnipeg in partnership with the Winnipeg
Film Group
and Winnipeg Cinematheque is proud to present the 2019
Afro Prairie Film Festival
with our Opening Reception on the festival's French Themed Night with Alpha Toshineza
and SPAZZ Like the DJ, Friday, February 22 at 9:00 PM.
Come out and help us celebrate the festival’s second year on our French-themed night. Featuring musical performances by Alpha Toshineza and
tunes spun by Spazz Like the DJ, light refreshments provided.
FREE ADMISSION - For festival tickets and passes visit: https://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/product/afro-prairie-film-festival-single-tickets/
MUSIQUE : Alpha Toshineza: Triple A - Listening Party - Session d'écoute
13 February 2019, 08:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
Alpha Toshineza presents his latest solo project Triple in an intimate circle.
Exclusive listening session and artwork display for the new album. Free Pizzas + surprises....
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Alpha Toshineza présente son nouveau projet Triple A dans un cadre intimiste. Session
d'écoute en avant première et découverte du artwork accompagnant le nouveau projet. Pizzas Gratuites et petites surprises à la fin.
Night of Ideas
31 January 2019, 08:00 pm | Maison des artistes visuels francophones
Land. Water. Climate Change. Colonialism.
Each year the Institut français, which links the Alliance française network, holds a global "Nuit des idées," or "Night of Ideas." This is a
celebration of thought and an opportunity to renew intellectual debate "à la française." It is an evening of dynamic and engaging exchanges that highlight contemporary debates in a creative and multidisciplinary way. This year's theme is "Face au present," or "Facing the
present."
Pop-Up Theatre: Screening of "Outside"'s capture
22 January 2019, 07:00 pm | Alliance française du Manitoba, 934 Corydon
![Pop-Up Theatre: Screening of "Outside"'s capture](/media/website_posts/460/CaptureTCM_150x120a.JPG "Pop-Up Theatre: Screening of "Outside"'s capture")
DEMISTIFY THEATRE PROFESSIONS
As part of the Théâtre Cercle Molière's pop-ups, come watch the capture of the play Dehors, from Gilles Poulin-Denis, played at
the Cercle Molière during the 2017-2018 season, and discover the processes of the theatrical creation.
The projection will be followed by a session of questions and answers from Les Productions Rivard and the directeur Gabriel Tougas.
This workshop is part of Cercle Molière's pop-ups serie, and is perfect for all the curiouses willing to know more about what's behind the
scenes.
Entrance is free and open to all.
No inscription is needed.
MEETUP: French Conversation Group
6 February 2019, 07:00 pm | Forth - 171 McDermot
The Alliance Française du Manitoba invites you to a relaxed French conversation meetup. This fall we will be meeting at Forth the first
Wednesday of each month. Come have a drink and practice your French among francophones and francophiles in the heart of the Exchange
District. All levels of French are welcome!! Spots are limited, a Meetup registration is
required.
Meetup event
EVENT Dictée Gabrielle Roy 2019
21 March 2019, 05:00 pm | Université de Saint-Boniface
As part of the celebrations of La Francophonie in March 2019, take part to a"dictée" (dictation) taken from Gabrielle Roy's work,
organized by La Maison Gabrielle-Roy and the Alliance Française du Manitoba in partnership with the Gabrielle Roy Library in Quebec City. No
matter the number of mistakes on your copy, the result will remain anonymous! Registered participants may win participation prizes. No
losers, no winners. Minimum French level requirement: B1.
Winter 2 Early-bird Deadline January 23rd
4 February 2019, 11:59 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
Ciné/Feel: In the mood for Melville
17 January 2019, 07:00 pm | Alliance française du Manitoba
In the mood for Melville is a documentary about the famous French filmmaker.
Jean-Pierre Melville, his 14 movies and his 25 years-long career is an international legend.
His artwork, filled with dark atmospheres, is pretty unique and has made him one of the leader of the neo-noir movement.
His influence has reached Asia, and some of the most renowned filmmakers there testify to depict the impact he has had on their art.
The movie will take place at the Alliance, on 934 Corydon. Entrance is free and open to all.
SPOKEN WORD #2 - season 2018-2019
8 January 2019, 07:00 pm | Maison Gabrielle-Roy
Come share your words in any language you wish to use, and help us build a strong community of poets.
Bring your voice and your instruments, we'll be there to listen.
In 2018-2019, the host is Amber O’Reilly, a multilingual spoken word artist and poet. Born under Yellowknife’s midnight sun, she has lived
in Winnipeg since 2013. Amber has performed at Northwords NWT, Speaking Crow, Winnipeg Poetry Slam, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Thin Air and the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and published in the Winnipeg Free Press, L'Aquilon and Oratorealis. She writes theatre reviews for La Liberté and is a board member of the Association des auteur-e-s du Manitoba français and Thin Air, Winnipeg International Writers Festival.
This second edition of the 18/19 Spoken Word will take place at the Maison Gabrielle-Roy, on 375 Rue Deschambault.
Entrance is free and open to all.
RADIO: Alliance Française on ICI Manitoba
4 December 2018, 04:30 pm | Manitoba
Every two weeks, Alan Nobili and Nicole Jowett from the Alliance Française of Manitoba are on air with Martine Bordeleau on the daily radio program l'Actuel on ICI Manitoba (88.1 FM). After our segment "Funny French Language" that dissects expressions and words of the French language, we reveal the cultural agenda of the Alliance Française of Manitoba and share a new French track.
SPOKEN WORD #1 - season 2018-2019
1 November 2018, 07:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
Come share your words in any language you wish to use, and help us build a strong community of poets.
Bring your voice and your instruments, we'll be there to listen.
In 2018-2019, the host is Amber O’Reilly, a multilingual spoken word artist and poet. Born under Yellowknife’s midnight sun, she has lived
in Winnipeg since 2013. Amber has performed at Northwords NWT, Speaking Crow, Winnipeg Poetry Slam, Winnipeg Fringe Festival, Thin Air and
the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and published in the Winnipeg Free Press, L'Aquilon and Oratorealis. She writes theatre reviews for La
Liberté and is a board member of the Association des auteur-e-s du Manitoba français and Thin Air, Winnipeg International Writers Festival.
This first edition of the 18/19 Spoken Word will take place at the Alliance française du Manitoba, on 934 Corydon.
Entrance is free and open to all.
MEETUP: French Conversation Group
7 November 2018, 05:30 pm | Forth - 171 McDermot
The Alliance Française du Manitoba invites you to a relaxed French conversation meetup. This fall we will be meeting at Forth the first Wednesday of each month. Come have a drink and practice your French among francophones and francophiles in the heart of the Exchange District. All levels of French are welcome!! Spots are limited, a Meetup registration is required.
Meetup event
BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU 2018
15 November 2018, 06:30 pm | French Way Café
Come and celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau with us with a delicious dinner!
CINEMENTAL 2018: "At War" by Stéphane Brizé
27 October 2018, 05:00 pm | Cineplex Silvercity Saint-Vital
![CINEMENTAL 2018: "At War" by Stéphane Brizé](/media/website_posts/429/en-guerre.jpg "CINEMENTAL 2018: "At War" by Stéphane Brizé")
The Alliance Française du Manitoba is a proud partner of Cinémental,the Francophone film festival in Manitoba. This year, we are presenting "At War" with Vincent Lindon. Despite heavy financial sacrifices on the part of their employees and record profits that year, the management of Perrin Industries decides to shut down a factory. The 1100 employees, led by their spokesman Laurent Amédéo, decide to fight this brutal decision, ready to do everything to save their jobs. In French with English subtitles.
CINEMENTAL 2018: "Custody" by Xavier Legrand
21 October 2018, 04:00 pm | Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain
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This year again, we are a proud partner of Cinémental, the francophone films festival in Manitoba. We present Custody , a 2017 French film directed by Xavier Legrand. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion. Supremely crafted and performed, this contemporary French thriller about a broken marriage and ensuing custody battle is a gripping, edge-of-seat drama that never lets up. In French with English subtitles.
POP UP THEATER: Ubu on the Table
26 November 2018, 08:30 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
This award-wining adaptation of King Ubu has garnered much praise – the objects' raw form and the performance's frenetic pace are perfectly suited for Jarry's cruel farce. Since its creation, Ubu has been performed over 850 times in Québec, Mexico, Brazil and Europe! Two armies of French baguettes face each other in a stand-off as tomato bombs explode, an egg beater hovers over fleeing troops and molasses-blood splatters on fork-soldiers as they charge Père Ubu. Anything goes as Poland's fate is sealed on a tabletop! Multiple film references spice things up as two performers hammer-out a small-scale fresco of grandiose buffoonery.
DEBATE Discussion with Slimane Zeghidour
10 November 2018, 05:00 pm | Maison des Artistes Visuels Francophones
Slimane Zeghidour is a writer and journalist. Born in Kabylie in 1953, he grew up in Erraguene, a regroupment camp, and learned to read and write with young French people. He moved to Paris in 1974 and began as an illustrator for Libération and Pilote before embarking on a career as a writer and reporter (Le Monde, Le Nouvel Observateur, Géo, Télérama, El País, La Vie). He is the chief editor at TV5 Monde. He is the author of La Vie quotidienne à La Mecque (Hachette, 1989) which received the Clio Prize for History, Le Voile et la bannière (Hachette, 1990), L’Algérie en couleurs with Tramor Quemeneur (Les Arènes, 2011). The discussionw will be followed by a panel organized in collaboration with Accueil Francophone and Réseau Immigration Francophone. This will take place at the Maison des Artistes Visuels Francophones, on 219 Provencher. Free.
NUIT BLANCHE 2018
29 September 2018, 11:00 pm | Cordova Tapas & Wine 93 Albert Street
What now? Join the Alliance Française du Manitoba at Cordova bar for an après Nuit Blanche afterparty. Francophone and francophile DJs will spin French-inspired experimental and rare electronic tracks, from Femminielli to Flavien Berger, going all night for a real nuit blanche. Step into an interactive poetry machine to add your own French touch to the dance floor.
COMEDY: #FRANGLAIS - Paul Taylor in Winnipeg (SOLD OUT)
19 October 2018, 07:30 pm | Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain
Stand up comedy 50% in French et 50% en anglais. How many kisses do you have to do when saying hello? Pourquoi y a-t-il 15 jours dans 2 semaines? Why are French anglicisms not real English words?
Ce sont des questions que Paul Taylor se pose tous les jours. Paul is a bilingual Brit confused about his identity. Il parle français comme un Froggy mais il pense comme un Rosbif. This is why, in 2015, he quit his job at Apple to take to the stage and find some answers.
LITTERATURE: International Writers Festival at Alliance Française
26 September 2018, 07:00 pm | Alliance Française du Manitoba
What lessons can be gathered from a discussion between two writers who share stories that make us question the very ideas of morality and forgiveness? Join Rhéal Cenerini and François Gilbert at Alliance Française for Sowing Compassion, one of the first sessions of the Thin Air International Writers Festival. Expect an evening of lively exchanges with these two talented artists. Appetizers and drinks will be served.
MUSIC: Discothèque under the Stars
7 September 2018, 08:00 pm | Manyfest (Lakeside Lounge Stage)
Did you love our event Discotheque on Ice in February? The Alliance Française DJs are back for a scorching free summer event!
Alliance Française du Manitoba, in collaboration with ManyFest Winnipeg, invites you to celebrate the summer heat by busting out your coolest moves. Local francophone and guest francophile artists from all over Canada will spin French inspired disco and electronic tracks, from Ceronne to Daft Punk, at the Lakeside Lounge Stage. Keep the summer going and join us for dancing under the stars!