When it comes to finding French films or TV shows for kids to watch, the number of programs available on streaming platforms in the US can be overwhelming. That's why, each month, CinéSchool program manager and all-around film expert Nathalie Charles puts together a list of the top French content for kids and teens that is available online. While some films or series are pure entertainment, others are designed to share useful educational concepts, and more still are great for the whole family to enjoy! So, what's on this month?

This Fall, Albertine Cinémathèque partner with the Columbia Maison Française to present free online movies as part of the festival Being in the World: People and the Planet in the French and Francophone Cinema.

Stillwater
TV series, 2020, France-USA, recommended for ages 6+

Mia and the White Lion (Mia et le lion blanc)
Directed by Gilles De Maistre, 2018, France-Germany-South Africa, 1h38, PG, recommended for ages 9+

A young girl and her beautiful white lion, Charlie, set off on an epic adventure across the wild African savanna in search for somewhere Charlie can live out his life, safe and free.

Paprika
Animated Preschool Series, France, 2018, recommended for ages 3+

Stan and Olivia – the amazingly different Paprika twins – use their boundless enthusiasm to turn everyday life into an extraordinary adventure.

En se promenant dans la capitale française, notamment l’été, il n’est pas rare de croiser une équipe detournage ou de découvrir une rue totalement transformée façon Paris sous l’Occupation ou Paris des Lumières. Récemment, les films Notre-Dame brûle de Jean-Jacques Annaud, Les Trois Mousquetaires avec Vincent Cassel ou la série Lupin avec Omar Sy y ont été tournés.
En 2021, la ville a même battu un record de journées de tournages. La Mairie de Paris a comptabilisé 110 longs-métrages et 64 séries, grâce à sa Mission Cinéma, qui octroie les autorisations et récolte les rede-vances. Il peut y avoir un même jour jusqu’à dix ou vingt tournages dans la capitale. Le service veille à déran-ger le moins possible les riverains, les commerces ou la circulation. Les retombées économiques sont réelles. Outre la redevance perçue par la ville, il y a l’emploi de techni-ciens, de figurants, ou la restaura-tion et l’hébergement des équipes. Par exemple, le tournage de Mission : Impossible 6, avec Tom Cruise, en 2017, a généré 35 millions d’euros de dépenses, dont 7 millions en hôtels et restaurants.

Séries en séries
Michel Gomez, délégué général de cette Mission Cinéma, analyse : « Le nombre de jours de tournages a doublé entre 2015 et 2021, passant de 3 500 à 7 000 jours. Cela est en grande partie dû aux séries produites par les plateformes de vidéos en ligne comme Amazon Prime, Apple TV+, Netflix ou Disney+. Avec l’appari-tion de ces plateformes, quasi une nouvelle chaque année, la demande en contenus a explosé. »
D’autant qu’une série de plusieurs épisodes implique des tournages beaucoup plus longs que ceux d’un film de cinéma de deux heures. Durant un an, la plateforme amé-ricaine Netflix a, par exemple, tourné la troisième saison de Lupin, inspirée du célèbre gentleman cam-brioleur. Actuellement, Apple TV+ tourne deux séries à Paris, l’une consacrée aux débuts du couturier Christian Dior, l’autre à Benjamin Franklin, de passage dans la ca-pitale en 1776. Deux tournages avec des centaines de figurants en  costumes, de nombreux techniciens et des rues totalement dépouillées de leurs réverbères, panneaux publicitaires ou devantures de magasins du XXIe siècle pour les faire remonter dans le temps.
Sur les quelque 2 300 tournages dénombrés au cours du premier semestre 2022, plus de 2 000 sont des productions françaises, suivies de productions américaines (près de 200). Mais d’autres nationalités sont attirées par le décor parisien : 11 films espagnols, 15 japonais, 8 indiens… qu’il s’agisse de vidéo-clips de musique, de publicités, de courts-métrages ou de séries. Pourquoi la Ville Lumières attire-t-elle autant les projecteurs ? « Il y a plusieurs raisons, détaille Michel Gomez. L’attractivité fiscale, grâce à un mécanisme de crédit d’impôt pour les entreprises françaises comme étrangères, la qualité et la quantité de techniciens de l’audiovisuel pré-sents en région parisienne, et bien sûr l’iconographie parisienne, celle d’une ville romantique avec une im-portante dimension patrimoniale et historique. » Et cela tombe bien car les séries historiques sont de plus en plus nombreuses, comme Paris Police 1900, tourné pour Canal +. Toutes ces images de Paris diffusées sur petits ou grands écrans favo-risent-elles la venue de touristes ? Difficile à dire. Au moins, la ville reste ainsi dans l’imaginaire du plus grand nombre. Mais certaines séries, comme Emily in Paris, ont donné naissance à des visites gui-dées. Elles commencent au Jardin du Luxembourg, dans lequel Assane Diop, joué par Omar Sy, fuit la police en se mêlant à un groupe de livreurs à vélo, et se terminent au musée du Louvre, où il vole le collier de la reine Marie-Antoi-nette. Un passage aussi place de la Contrescarpe, où Emily habite, ou devant la boulangerie qui la fournit en croissants. De nouveaux tou-ristes veulent se promener dans le gigantesque décor qu’est Paris. 

EFNY RECRUTE DES ASSISTANTS POUR SES CLASSES DE FRANCAIS APRES L'ECOLE, A BROOKLYN ET A MANHATTAN

Vous êtes de langue maternelle française, vous aimez travailler auprès d’enfants et vous êtes légalement autorisés à travailler aux Etats-Unis ? 

Dans le cadre de son « Enrichment program » en français, EFNY recherche pour la rentrée 2022 :

 

DES ASSISTANT(E)S 

Qualités requises :

- être de langue maternelle française

- avoir un bon contact avec les jeunes enfants

- savoir travailler en équipe

Missions :

- participer à la prise en charge individuelle et collective des enfants

- être capable de conduire le travail en ateliers de façon autonome

- adhérer au projet pédagogique de l’enseignant de la classe.

 

Volume horaire : entre 2 et 8 heures par semaine, les après-midis 

Durée : de septembre 2022 à fin juin 2023

Rémunération : $28/heure

 

Envoyer CV et lettre de motivation à efnycurriculum@gmail.com

www.efny.net

Position Title: French Dual Language Teacher

Overview: 

PS 84, The Lillian Weber School of the Arts, is looking for a nurturing and caring French-speaking teacher for a dual language program. Students spend 50% of the time learning in an English classroom, and 50% learning in a French classroom. We are seeking somebody for the French component. Candidate must be fluent in French, and a certification in TESOL or Bilingual Education is an asset. We are looking for someone who aims to instill a love and passion for learning in all students. The position requires a positive attitude and an ambitious personality, with a desire to improve the lives' of students by helping young learners become bilingual and develop an appreciation for multi-culturalism. Applicants should also possess a warm and collaborative personality and be able to create an environment that encourages critical thinking and self-reflection. We are looking for a teacher who will provide meaningful lessons and educate young students in all academic subjects, while fostering a strong social emotional foundation. The ideal candidate is a team-player that is resourceful, flexible, and eager to work towards instructional excellence with colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• The teacher will be responsible for teaching all elementary school subjects in French.
• The teacher will be responsible for planning lessons according to the curricula used in the school, translating and adapting resources to the needs of the students.
• The teacher will be responsible for collaborating with his/her colleagues to ensure coordinated instruction.

Minimum Requirements:

• NYS Teacher Certification
• Bilingual Certification or working toward one
• Master’s Degree or enrolled in a Master’s Program
• Fully fluent and literate in French
• Detail-oriented individual
• Position begins September 2022
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly organized individual with ability to multi-task

Salary and Certification Requirements:

• Please refer to the NYC DOE Salary Schedule

If interested, please email your resume and cover letter to Principal Dr. Evelyn J. Lolis elolis@schools.nyc.gov

Dear people, 

Brooklyn Beanstalk is presently looking for Native French and Spanish teachers for the school year 2022 starting this Fall  for after school, in-school classes and tutoring based in Brooklyn

The ideal candidate is confident teaching children to inspire them to learn and grow, passionate about educational excellence and able to integrate a curriculum as a framework to create unique and engaging classroom experiences.  

REQUIREMENTS:

- Must be NATIVE French or Spanish speaker, living in NY and able to work legally in the USA

Preferred:            

3+ years Early Childhood Education Experience 

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education 

-Teaching artists are welcome!

PROFILE REQUIRED:

-Possess great patience and understanding of children psychology

-Familiar with a linguistic immersion approach 

-Fully engaged and enthusiastic about integrating new ideas to enrich their teaching style 

-Demonstrate effective communication skills 

-Eager to work in a team and share knowledge with co-workers

-Strong class management skills

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Plan and organize age appropriate activities integrating a curriculum as a framework to create unique and engaging classroom experiences. 

-Assist in meetings as required.
-Modeling courteous behaviors and conflict resolution 

-Model instructional best practices including how to use appropriate methods and how to adapt instruction to individual learners.

-Create learning spaces that support and enhance curriculum activities.

- Communicate regularly with the structure to report meaningful connections  and assessing the learning process of the children.

- Attend to children's health and safety.

Please send us your resume, 3 professional references, and 1 letter of motivation at brooklynbeanstalk@gmail.com and let us know if you are currently teaching in NY.

During the interview, we'll ask you to present a class demonstrating your teaching approach in immersion so please be ready! We will contact and interview you based on our needs and your experience.

Montclair State University, located 13 miles west of Manhattan, is offering the following translation courses in the fall, several available via synchronous or asynchronous delivery. The fall 2022 semester runs from September 2 to December 20.

FREN350 -- Translation I, Dr. Gorica Lalic

Conducted in French and English. Asynchronous online.

This course covers methods, techniques, and problems involved in translating from French into English, and English into French. It integrates theory and skill building with content that covers (but is not limited to) the following five disciplines: journalism, politics, literature, economics/business, and movie subtitling. Students will receive individual attention, immediate feedback, and intensive mentoring from their professor, greatly accelerating their development. While the course offers authentic practice opportunities, it also examines vocabulary, comparative sentence structure, grammar, and syntax, and how best to communicate ideas and imagery in both languages. Students will also begin their study of translation theory, exploring concepts such as: translation units; borrowing; calque; literal translation; degrees of freedom; translation loss; cultural issues; compensation; and more. 

FREN 521 – Translating, Reading & Culture, Dr. Kathleen Loysen

Conducted in French. Offered in-person with synchronous online option, Tuesdays 5:30-8.

Students will engage in close textual analysis in order to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various translation approaches. They will also develop their cultural sensibilities so as to be attuned to target audiences’ needs, which vary not only according to geography, but also according to education, gender, age, social background, etc. Bringing this cultural awareness into close contact with textual analysis and awareness of genre, students will then develop their proficiency in translating across genres and areas of specialization, paying attention to textual purpose, generic conventions, specialized jargons, etc. Students will be sensitized to how cultural issues influence the task of translation. Students will combine theoretical readings on the issue of the interaction of culture, linguistics, and translation with textual/translation analyses organized around thematic units.

FREN 523: Translation Workshop II: Medical Interpreting in the Community, Prof. Rocio Txabarriaga

Conducted in French and English. Synchronous online, Thursdays 5:30-8:00 

This online course offers students the tools to build essential spoken language conversion skills, relevant knowledge of medical subjects, and professional protocol and ethics. It enables students to prepare for work as on-site or remote interpreters in community-based settings that include medical offices, hospitals, and clinics. Students will learn techniques to sharpen their listening skills and enhance their short-term memory, as well as basic interpreting abilities such as shadowing and note-taking. Practice will include the most common delivery modes, such as consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, as well as terminology-building exercises.

Additional fall course offerings

https://www.montclair.edu/modern-languages-and-literatures/2022/03/12/summer-and-fall-2022-french-course-descriptions/

To enroll as a visiting student: https://www.montclair.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/non-degree-and-visiting-students/

To apply to our graduate programs in French: https://www.montclair.edu/graduate/how-to-apply/

For more information contact Dr. Elizabeth Emery or Dr. Daniel Mengara

Watch two documentaries focusing on Haiti at George Washington Univeristy (2121 I St NW, Washington, DC 20052, United States) on

Friday, August 5 @ 4:30pm

Kafe Negro: Cuba & the Haitian Revolution

Kafe Negro tells the story of migrations around a small grain that became the second most important raw material on the global market. This film tells the story of the waves of migration of Haitian workers who, over time, profoundly transformed the culture and demography of Cuba and developed coffee growing on the island.

Directed by Mario Delatour, 2022, 52 minutes, Cuba/Haiti, Documentary in French and Spanish (with English subtitles)

Screening followed by

Kenbe Fem: A Haitian Story of Survival, Unity and Strength

Kenbe Fem, roughly translated as “to hold firm”, is a common phrase in Haitian culture. This documentary was entitled Kenbe Fem to represent the resilience of the Haitian community. Despite all that Haiti has been through over the past two centuries, to “hold firm” was most relevant as many people watched their homes and over 250,000 people perished during the earthquake on January 12, 2010.

Follow David Pierre-Louis, a Haitian-American and Seattle art-venue owner, on a son’s journey to find his mother after the devastating earthquake. Immersed in the ruins, he is challenged to fill the gaps left by the Haitian government & various NGOs.

Directed by Mark Goodnow and David Pierre-Louis, 2019, 51 minutes, Haiti/USA/Dominican Republic, Documentary in English

August 5 – 7, 2022 

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) will host its annual film festival in Washington DC from Friday, August 5 – Sunday, August 7. This year’s festival will take place entirely in person at George Washington University with a selection of 19 films. Ticket prices will range from $10 for one student/senior ticket – $120 for an all-access festival pass.

Mask required

Now in person for the first time in two years, ADIFF DC 2022 will include Q&A discussions after the Opening Night Film Fighting For Respect: African American Soldiers in WWI - a documetary that captures the plight of African American soldiers who fought in WWI, receiving the Croix de Guerre military decoration from France, while still fighting discrimination and hatred at home in America; and the Closing Night Film The Mali-Cuba Connection where ten promising musicians from Mali are sent to Cuba to study music and strengthen cultural links between the two socialist countries. Years later, Richard Minier, a French music producer meets a former member in Bamako and decides to bring the band back together.

Some of the Highlights in the festival include: The Haitian Program which includes two documentaries from Haiti – Kafe Negro: Cuba & The Haitian Revolution which tells the story of the waves of migration of Haitian workers who, over time, profoundly transformed the culture and demography of Cuba and developed coffee growing on the island; and Kenbe Fem: A Haitian Story of Survival, Unity and Strength which follows David Pierre-Louis, a Haitian-American and Seattle art-venue owner, on a son’s journey to find his mother after the country’s devastating earthquake.

FESTIVAL A GLANCE:

A Son (Un Fils) by Medhi Barsoui (Tunisia)

Kafe Negro: Cuba & the Haitian Revolution by Mario Delatour (Haiti, Cuba)

Kenbe Fem: A Haitian Story of Survival, Unity and Strength by Mark Goodnow and David Pierre-Louis (Haiti, USA, Dominican Republic)

The Sleeping Negro by Skinner Myers (USA)

OPENING NIGHT FILM: Fighting For Respect: African American Soldiers in WWI by Joanne Burke

Marighella by Wagner Moura (Brazil)

Bedroom Chains by Hassan Mageye (Uganda)

The Women in Block J by Mohamed Nadif (Morocco)

Loimata, the Sweetest Tears by Anna Marbrook

Me Little Me by Elizabeth Ayiku (USA)

Get Out Alive by Roger Ellis (USA)

Haingosoa by Edouard Joubeaud (Madagascar)

Angels on Diamond Street by Petr Lom (USA)

Dancing the Twist in Bamako (Senegal, Canada)

As Far As I Can Walk by Stefan Arsenijević (Serbia, France, Luxembourg, Lithuania, Bulgaria)

CLOSING NIGHT FILM: The Mali-Cuba Connection by Edouard Salier and Richard Minier