Events

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Registration is now open for January French classes with Act French (Actfrench.com)  in Manhattan.

-French language classes

-Acting in French

-Act American: for internationals

Semester Spotlight : Joël Pommerat et la France Métropolitaine

We offer:
*French language classes for performing arts professionals and theatre lovers with a focus on contemporary French theatre from around the world (no acting or French experience necessary)

*Acting in French for native speakers and fluent theatre lovers

*Act American: an acting in English class for international students and Americans who want to connect to the international community or learn to translate for the American theatre.

*Theatrical excursions

Where::

Pearl Studios: 500 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Actors, opera singers, filmmakers, editors, lawyers, journalists and all theatre enthusiasts equally welcome.

4 classes

Français I (for beginners) - Monday at 6:15pm
Français II (for intermediates) - Mondays at 8:15pm
Ateli

http://www.tv5.org/cms/chaine-francophone/Musique/Concours/p-14402-Concours-de-slam.htm

CONCOURS de SLAM AVEC GRAND CORPS MALADE

Envoyez votre texte ou votre vidéo en respectant une seule consigne: votre slam doit contenir les dix mots choisis pour la Semaine de la langue française! Soyez créatifs, les gagnants seront annoncés par Grand Corps Malade lors de son chat vidéo le 14 mars prochain!

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, is proud to present a new CinémaTuesdays series celebrating the rich history of women’s filmmaking in France. This February and March, Cinéma des femmes: Perspectives on Women Filmmakers will explore a carefully curated selection of women filmmakers that represents a more eclectic list than the expected canon, and includes a U.S. premiere as well as an in-person appearance by one of France’s most acclaimed young directors, Mia Hansen-Løve, to present her debut feature All Is Forgiven (Tout est pardonné).

But What do Women Want? A question as relevant now as it was three decades ago. Two-time César winner Serreau’s documentary focuses on eight different women of varying ages, all talking about the lives they have led and the dreams that propel them forward. Droll, cathartic, and relentlessly insightful, their stories are profound in their universality.

Le nouveau groupe Franco-Américain LOST TEMPO iN PARiS fait ses débuts au BUBBLE Lounge Tribeca le mardi 15 février 2011.

Un évenement sponsorisé par L'Afterworks NY et Piper Heidsieck

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, is proud to present a new CinémaTuesdays series celebrating the rich history of women’s filmmaking in France. This February and March, Cinéma des femmes: Perspectives on Women Filmmakers will explore a carefully curated selection of women filmmakers that represents a more eclectic list than the expected canon, and includes a U.S. premiere as well as an in-person appearance by one of France’s most acclaimed young directors, Mia Hansen-Løve, to present her debut feature All Is Forgiven (Tout est pardonné).

An entrancing, atmospheric film about daily life in Nouakchott, a coastal capital in Saharan Africa. Shopping, football, and factory work take on a hypnotizing quality in this survey of a city. Shot on DV and Super 8, Nouakchott Rocks is at once both voyeuristic and intimate, capturing details that often go unnoticed.

The debut feature of Lola Doillon (daughter of Jacques), Just About Love?, is a

The French Institute Alliance francaise (FIAF), New York's premiere cultural center, is proud to present a new cinematuesdays series celebrating the rich history of women's filmmaking in France.

This February 15, Cinema des femmes: Perspectives on Women Filmmaking will show a double-screening of Nouakchott Rocks by Moira Tierney (20mins.) and Just About Love? (Et toi t'es sur qui?) by Lola Doillon (82 mins.).