Events

The FIAF Gallery is proud to present from March 24-April 23 the US debut of a new exhibit of photos of France's legendary bad boy, Serge Gainsbourg.

Initials L.G. features portraits as well as rare and unusual images of the icon from noted photographers who documented his celebrity.

The French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, celebrates the spring with a new CinémaTuesdays series exploring Paris, the City of Light.

How does one capture the essence of a city, recreate its soul, the beatings of its heart, and describe its mutations while celebrating what makes it timeless and unique among all of the other cities of the world? These questions continue to guide us through the evolving history of thousands of films that feature Paris as either subject or backdrop. By summoning the first films of young filmmakers alongside works by recognized directors and blending the genres of fiction, documentary and animation, FIAF shares with you the eternal city of light.

The Paris au présent series is co-curated by Marie Losier, Laurence Herzberg of The Forum Des Images and the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Isaach De Bankolé, An Unexpected Gentleman

Frequent star of films by Claire Denis, Jim Jarmusch, and Lars Von Trier, the French actor Isaach De Bankolé has become the preeminent leading man in a contemporary wave of cinema tackling the effects of Western colonialism on Africa.

Originally born on the Ivory Coast before moving to Paris, where he was discovered on the street., Isaach De Bankolé has changed the face of French cinema as a pioneering leading man of color in French Cinema.

A César award winner, De Bankolé is well know to European audiences for his powerful, subtly intense, and compelling performances. Whether an assassin, Cameroonian houseboy to French colonialists, or asylum seeker, De Bankolé’s presents his characters will dignity, power, and refinement. No matter how complicated the moral code or choices a role tackles, De Bankolé’s imbues each performance with the grace and strength of a gentleman.

Surveying this extraordinary actor’s career, MAD is proud to team with the Fre

Le grand blond est a New York le 1er Mai au Town Hall. 

Reservez votre place pour le one man show de Pierre Richard sur www.BunchOP.com:

 - 40% sur www.BunchOP.com ($60 au lieu de $100)

Inspired by the new Jacadi spring collection, FIAF offers an arts-and-crafts workshop devoted to flowers. Children (ages 4–9 years) will produce a work of art in the classic style of the legendary Liberty fabrics. 

FIAF is delighted to announce a new partnership with Jacadi, the iconic French children’s apparel brand. As a proud sponsor of FIAF’s signature à petits pas French immersion program for toddlers, Jacadi, in conjunction with FIAF, will present a series of customized workshops designed to bring French language and culture to parents and their children at select Jacadi stores in the metropolitan area.

The workshops, developed under the supervision of FIAF Youth Program Director, Guitty Roustaï, offer a wonderful opportunity for children to engage in creative activities while learning simple phrases en français. Led by professional FIAF instructors, all of whom are native French speakers, each workshop is open to different age groups and focuses on a different theme. No French i

An evening with the celebrated French sound poet Jean-Pierre Bobillot, who defines himself as a “Poëte bruyant, non-métricien tendance pro-Dada, chercheur de poux” (“a noisy Poet, non-metrical and with pro-Dadaist leanings, who (re)searches (for) lice.” The author of more than twenty books and CDs of poetry, as well as of a number of books about authors such as Rimbaud, Bobillot both performs and talks about poetry in this unique event. All are welcome to participate in Bobillot’s live “action reading.” Please note: this lecture and performance will take place in English and French. This event is sponsored by the Barnard Center for Translation Studies thanks to a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

Floanne’s charming show is a breezy, intimate 55-minute medley of classic songs from her native France and adopted America.  Reviving some of the most beautiful French songs and a few American standards, “No Strings Attached” recounts her personal and professional journey from French farm girl to New York City entertainer. In a love declaration between France and America, her sensual voice, empowered by her smile and strong on-stage personality, shares a tale of patience, passion and ambition, with a cheerful touch.

Close your eyes as those tunes take you back to the times and places which have been in people’s life for generations. They are still relevant today, carrying out strong memories and emotions. With Amsterdam by Jacques Brel, you’ll see the hardship and the melancholy engraved on the faces of the sailors working in grey Northern Europe. Get yourself drunk and let it go on Edith Piaf’s Milord, a song that celebrates the pleasure of life, delivered by a playful and seductive F

La Noire de…

Ousmane Sembene, 1966, 55 min.

With guest moderator Professor Gregory Mann.

Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman takes a job as a governess in a French family, but is confronted with the hardships of racism and mistreatment.

FIAF is proud to present a special screening of Gainsbourg, Vie Heroique, on Thursday, April 21st.

An inventive biography directed by best-selling comic book artist Joann Sfar, the movie follows the famed French singer from his childhood to his transition from painter to jazz musician to pop superstar, and through his relationships with the many women in his life.