COVID-19 - Our offices are closed to the public until further notice. Our classes are being held online. More info: info@afmanitoba.ca or call us at
204-477-1515. See you soon!
This Saturday, at noon, we invite you to meet the author Kim
Thúy.
Kim Thúy is a Montreal-based award-winning novelist and short story writer. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, she and her family were among
thousands who fled the country on boat after the fall of Saigon. They later settled in Quebec, without speaking French. Now, Kim Thúy
writes in French and is a very successful author!
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We are looking for performers to participate in Make Music 2020! Presented by the 9 Alliances Françaises of Canada, Make Music will
feature amateur and professional artists from different linguistic and ethnic backgrounds, to represent Canada’s diversity. This celebration
will take place online on June 21st.
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We are pleased to present our Comic Contest in collaboration with the Alliance Française network in Canada! You are invited to prepare a
short comic, in French, on the following theme: “While human beings are confined, animals take back their power on earth…” Draw the
rest of the story! Participants will be divided into three age categories: children (7-12 years old), teens (13-17 years old) and adults.
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A global event to celebrate the flow of ideas between countries, cultures, topics, and generations
The Alliance Française du Manitoba, in partnership with the Institut Français, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, ICI Manitoba, and CBC Manitoba, will hold the second edition of The Night of Ideas on January 31st 2020, starting 5PM, at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg). On this occasion, the Alliance Française du Manitoba will join the program of Friday Night Rights offered by the Museum.
The Night of Ideas is a free global event initiated by the Institut Français and celebrated around the world in order to celebrate the flow of ideas between countries, cultures, topics and generations. Each year, the Night of ideas gives the opportunity to discover the latest discoveries in knowledge and arts, to listen to the ones who contribute to bring more ideas to their field, and to take part in the discussion about the main issues of our times.
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This is an exclusive event for our students and their friends. We are celebrating the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau, the famous vin
primeur from
Southern France. The Beaujolais Nouveau is fermented for only a few weeks and made available around the world on the same day!
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Documentary Film Month: Boxing Libreville
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The Alliance Française du Manitoba is pleased to present three movie screenings, on the occasion of the Documentary Film Month.
On November 20th, we will screen Boxing Libreville. This documentary is about the struggles of a young Gabonese man, Christ, in his journey
to be a boxer and how it is mirrored in the struggle for democracy in the country.
The movie will be presented in French and subtitled in English.
The Alliance Française du Manitoba is pleased to present three movie screenings, on the occasion of the Documentary Film Month.
On November 14th, focus on the ecological transition with Qu'est-ce qu'on attend? (What are we waiting for?). The documentary tells the
amazing story of the village of Ungersheim in France, a unique showcase of what’s possible with Transition, when it is supported by local
authorities.
The movie will be presented in French and subtitled in English.
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The Alliance Française du Manitoba is pleased to present three movie screenings, on the occasion of the Documentary Film Month. On November
7th, come and see À la recherche des femmes chefs (The Goddesses of Food). From 3-star chefs to female cooks, sommelières or entrepreneuses
all around the world, meet innovative women who want to change the world through gastronomy. The movie will be presented in French and
subtitled in English.
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Is your child avidly awaiting October 31st? Sign him up for the Halloween club! The Alliance Française of Manitoba is planning a series of
60-min Halloween-themed arts and crafts workshops, en français, from October 22nd to 25th, 4:30-5:30PM! Among the activities : mask
making, cooking... Participants will become familiar with French terminology relating to Halloween, in a fun
and dynamic setting. Then on Saturday October 26th, at 2PM, our location on Corydon will be transformed into a
spooky haunted school with hidden treasures for children to find!
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Thin air : in conversation
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The 2019 edition of Thin Air, the Winnipeg international writers festival, is just around the corner. From
September 24th to September 29th the city will celebrate literature with a dozen of events planned throughout the
week. The Alliance Française, always supporting francophone literature, is delighted to host a conversation night
with 3 talented authors: Jean Chicoine, Monique Larouche, Christian Guay-Poliquin. If you want to have an idea about
the books that will be discusted during the event, you can check out Le fermier de la noosfère, L’art
du Tic-Tac
and Le poids de la neige. It will be a unique opportunity for you readers to share your thoughts and
questions with the authors. Whetheryou are an Alliance Française student, francophone or Francophile, you are more
than welcomed to join us !
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