LE LIEN PROGRAMME. Alliance Française de Singapour

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1 LE LIEN PROGRAMME Alliance Française de Singapour THE FRENCH HUB SEPTEMBER 2018

FRENCH CLASSES IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH! ANYWHERE, ANYTIME!

2018. Stay tuned on the AF website for more details.

Step on the gas & speed your way to French fluency! 4 days / week: 9.00AM-12.

2 FRENCH CLASSES IMPROVE YOUR FRENCH! ANYWHERE, ANYTIME! Whether you need to supplement your French class or want to learn French from the comfort of your home or office, Alliance Francaise is offering new online courses starting from September Stay tuned on the AF website for more details. CRASH COURSE: BE FAST AND FURIOUS IN LEARNING FRENCH Next start date: 27 August & 24 September Achieve your desired level of French in no time! Step on the gas & speed your way to French fluency! 4 days / week: 9.00AM-12.00pm Duration: 4 weeks S$670 per month DELF/DALF BOOST YOUR CV WITH AN OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION Registration opens: From 20 August to 15 September Register for DELF/DALF examinations, and get an internationally recognized French diploma! Preparation classes are available for you to sit the exam with confidence. More information on AF website. UPCOMING TERMS TERM E: From 27 August to 20 October Term F: From 22 October to 15 December Term F registration opens: Monday 24 September Thinking of joining us for the first time? Get a 15% discount on Beginner 1 classes with the code FR18. See you in French class!

SOCIAL EVENTS WINE TASTING 21/09 Have you always wanted to learn how to differentiate Chardonnay wines from Sauvignon Blanc?

Our wine tasting workshop is a golden opportunity to answer all the questions about wine you ve been too afraid to ask! La galerie 6.30pm Workshop conducted in English with a little French touch. $39.

29/09 Diabolo Café is very excited to launch the newly named Le Café Diabolo at Alliance Française. Le Café Diabolo is a convivial French café owned by the French duo Caro & Vero.

We look forward to welcoming you for the opening celebrations on 29 September at the lobby. Surprises await you, so stay tuned on AF website!

3 SOCIAL EVENTS WINE TASTING 21/09 Have you always wanted to learn how to differentiate Chardonnay wines from Sauvignon Blanc? The words bouquet and tannin are foreign to you but you are DYING to know what wine to order at a French restaurant? Our wine tasting workshop is a golden opportunity to answer all the questions about wine you ve been too afraid to ask! La galerie 6.30pm Workshop conducted in English with a little French touch. $39.00 (AF members) / $45.00 (Non-members) In partnership with: CONVERSATION CLUB 07/09 & 14/09 NEW CAFé OPENING CELEBRATIONS! 29/09 Diabolo Café is very excited to launch the newly named Le Café Diabolo at Alliance Française. Le Café Diabolo is a convivial French café owned by the French duo Caro & Vero. It will offer homemade, comfort and fresh food at affordable prices. Come and try the crepes, galettes, waffles, salads... or just come to enjoy a French experience drink. We look forward to welcoming you for the opening celebrations on 29 September at the lobby. Surprises await you, so stay tuned on AF website! LOBBY ALL DAY TALK ROUNDTABLE DIGITAL CITIES 20/09 FRENCH CLASSES & SOCIAL EVENTS TALK An ideal complement to your AF French class! Join us at la médiathèque and meet other AF students to blabla in French! Intermediate level (from A2) - Friday 7 September - 7pm to 8:30pm Advanced level (from B2) - Friday 14 September - 7pm to 8:30pm Send us an at mediatheque2@ alliancefrancaise.org.sg or register at the library. This roundtable will present various approaches on the use of digital data for the development of smart cities in the context of France and Singapore, and will try to open a multi-cultural dialogue on these issues. With the participation of Prof. Gilles Gesquiere (University of Lyon, France), Sandrine Mathon (Data Officer, Toulouse Metropole, France) and other Singaporean experts. LE THÉÂTRE 6PM to 7.30pm Talk conducted in English FREE EVENT Organised by:

EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER DISORDER By Corinne Mariaud 20 September 20 October 2018 ROCHOR #4, DISORDER SERIES 2017 DISORDER SERIES 2009 In her work, Paris-based artist and photographer Corinne Mariaud

The resistance of the individual, the diktat of appearance and clichés about femininity and masculinity are at the center of her photographic reflection.

4 EXHIBITION SEPTEMBER DISORDER By Corinne Mariaud 20 September 20 October 2018 ROCHOR #4, DISORDER SERIES 2017 DISORDER SERIES 2009 In her work, Paris-based artist and photographer Corinne Mariaud questions the image of women and their place in our contemporary society. The resistance of the individual, the diktat of appearance and clichés about femininity and masculinity are at the center of her photographic reflection. The Disorder series questions the relationship between the individual and the urban environment. Human bodies lie on the ground, sliding on urban matter. Within these images, people are stuck. Immobilized. Caught in the rigidity of the environment. As trees or fragments of green spaces are contained by architecture, man is framed by urban material. Characters seem anonymous, fragile bodies of a big commonness. However, by the strangeness of their postures, they uproot the usual order of things. Organic and corrosive, the supple bodies interrupt the geometric patterns of the image. The work of the artist thus expresses a kind of solitude, where the norm is not reassuring but constrains the individual to a form of violence towards him/herself. Paris 2009, Singapore 2017 An associate programme of:

KIDS ACTIVITIES STORYTELLING 08/09 & 22/09 Il était une fois It s story time at Alliance Française de Singapour! Come by for some fun stories in French with the librari an!

CINÉ-KIDS 23/09 MINUSCULE : LA VALLÉE DES FOURMIES PERDUES (Minuscule Valley of the Lost Ants) France, 2014, 90 mins No dialogue Rating: G Directors: Hélène Giraud, Thomas Szabo Genres: Animation,

Free Activity Saturday 8 & 22 September - 10:30am FRENCH CLASSES - FRANCOKIDS For children over 3 years old Synopsis: In a peaceful little clearing, a couple leaves their picnic in a hurry.

5 KIDS ACTIVITIES STORYTELLING 08/09 & 22/09 Il était une fois It s story time at Alliance Française de Singapour! Come by for some fun stories in French with the librari an! Enjoy this half hour filled with great books to jump-start early literacy skills. For children from 3 to 7 years old and their adult companions. CINÉ-KIDS 23/09 MINUSCULE : LA VALLÉE DES FOURMIES PERDUES (Minuscule Valley of the Lost Ants) France, 2014, 90 mins No dialogue Rating: G Directors: Hélène Giraud, Thomas Szabo Genres: Animation, Family EXHIBITION & KIDS ACTIVITIES No knowledge of French is required. Free Activity Saturday 8 & 22 September - 10:30am FRENCH CLASSES - FRANCOKIDS For children over 3 years old Synopsis: In a peaceful little clearing, a couple leaves their picnic in a hurry. The remains of a picnic hastily abandoned spark warfare between two tribes of ants. A bold young ladybug finds himself caught in the middle of the battle. He befriends one of the black ants, Mandible, and helps him save the anthill from the assault of the terrible red ant warriors, led by the fearful Butor. A fantastic journey begins at ground level... Snacks: 4pm Screening: 4.30pm Tickets: $10 (AF members and kids) and $12 (Non-members) C est la rentrée for FrancoKids classes! Does your child have a good knowledge of French from growin g up in a French-speaking environment? These classes are based on the official French curr iculum and prepare kids to join the French education system. From 5 to 15 years old. Register online now! In partnership with:

Meet-the-authors session comics and the World Wars In conversation with Cheah Sinnan and Régis Hautière Date: September 29, 2018 Time: 5.

2018 marks the centennial of the end of WWI. Many books and events have been written and organized to commemorate the Great War that failed to end all wars. But history books can only tell us so much.

Comic book aficionados will enjoy this session featuring Singapore based artist Cheah Sinnan and French scriptwriter Régis Hautière.

6 Meet-the-authors session comics and the World Wars In conversation with Cheah Sinnan and Régis Hautière Date: September 29, 2018 Time: 5.45pm Place : la médiathèque In English RSVP on AF website to secure your spot Enjoy a cocktail reception after the talk and catch the screening of Au revoir la haut marks the centennial of the end of WWI. Many books and events have been written and organized to commemorate the Great War that failed to end all wars. But history books can only tell us so much. Comic books offer new ways of looking at WWI and WWII and the ravages of war. Comic book aficionados will enjoy this session featuring Singapore based artist Cheah Sinnan and French scriptwriter Régis Hautière. The discussion will be focusing on how comic book artists conceptualize the story and come up with characters, themes, etc. The talk will be moderated by Lim Cheng Tju, comic expert and country editor for the International Journal of Comic Art. Régis Hautière is a French comic book writer with an impressively eclectic bibliography; he has published many award-winning books. In early 2013, he teamed up with illustrator Hardoc to create the comic series, La guerre des Lulus. Cheah Sinann, currently based in Singapore is freelancing as a cartoonist, illustrator and writer. He is a former editorial cartoonist with The Straits Times, where he also produced the popular comic strip The House of Lim from the late 80s to the 90s. In 2014, Cheah wrote and drew a WWII story in the form of a graphic novel titled The Bicycle. Lim Cheng Tju is an educator & curator who writes about history and popular culture. His articles have appeared in the Southeast Asian Journal of Social Science, the Journal of Popular Culture and the Print Quarterly. Recently he wrote the Guidebook to Nanyang Diplomacy, a comic book about the Sepoy Mutiny that happened in Singapore in 1915, during WWI. In partnership with: Sponsored by:

CINEMA In association with: Discover our movie programme for September. C est la rentrée for our Cinéclub so pack your bags and enjoy our French movie screenings every Tuesday, 8pm.

CINÉ - CLUB Tuesdays 8pm 04/09 CHANTE TON BAC D ABORD (We did it on a song) France, 2014, 102mins Rating: NC16 Director: David André Synopsis: In France, students in their senior year are faced with

We follow five teenagers as they plan their futures and get ready for finals.

day. When she encounters the disruptive student Sacha and finds he has been abandoned by his mother, Florence devotes herself to helping him, but it results in jealousy from her own son.

Géquil is a teacher at a technical high school. She has been despised by her colleagues and students for over 30 years. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning.

7 CINEMA In association with: Discover our movie programme for September. C est la rentrée for our Cinéclub so pack your bags and enjoy our French movie screenings every Tuesday, 8pm. Don t forget to catch the latest hit during our Ciné-Plus! See you in le théâtre! CINÉ - CLUB Tuesdays 8pm 04/09 CHANTE TON BAC D ABORD (We did it on a song) France, 2014, 102mins Rating: NC16 Director: David André Synopsis: In France, students in their senior year are faced with two major challenges: applying to college and passing the baccalaureate exam, a cumulative test on different subjects that requires many months of preparation. We follow five teenagers as they plan their futures and get ready for finals. 11/09 18/09 PRIMAIRE (Elementary) France, 2017, 105mins Rating: TBC* Synopsis: Devoted primary school-teacher Florence is a single mother who pours her heart and soul into her students each and every day. When she encounters the disruptive student Sacha and finds he has been abandoned by his mother, Florence devotes herself to helping him, but it results in jealousy from her own son. 25/09 CINÉ - PLUS 8pm 29/09 Director: Hélène Angel MUST SEE! MADAME HYDE (Mrs Hyde) France, 2018, 95mins Rating: TBC* Director: Serge Bozon Synopsis: Mrs. Géquil is a teacher at a technical high school. She has been despised by her colleagues and students for over 30 years. On a stormy night, she is struck by lightning. When she wakes up, she feels different. Will she be able to keep the powerful and dangerous Mrs. Hyde contained? MUST SEE! MEET THE AUTHORS SESSION & CINEMA HIPPOCRATE (Diary of a French Doctor) France, 2014, 112 mins Rating: R21 Director: Thomas Lilti AU REVOIR LA HAUT (See You Up There) France, 2017, 117mins Rating: TBC* Director: Albert Dupontel Synopsis: Benjamin is going to become a great doctor, he is sure of it. But his first experience as junior doctor does not turn out the way he hoped it would. Benjamin will be brutally confronted with his own limits, his fears, those of his patients, families, doctors and the staff. Synopsis: At the end of World War I, Maillard and his friend Pericourt are badly hurt from their last mission on the battlefield. Pericourt is, however, a talented artist and decides to play dead, switching identities with elaborate masks he designs. Together, they decide to start a war memorial fraud First Ciné-Club of the month is free for members. General movie ticket price starts from $8. Tickets are available on alliancefrancaise.org.sg. All films are in French with English subtitles unless otherwise indicated. *Please wait for the rating to be out before buying tickets for 21 years old and below.

8 MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES What is Alliance Française? Alliance Française is a great place where people meet to experience a special bond of French conviviality. The AF team works hard to create a supportive environment both for the students who attend our classes and all Francophiles who are keen to be in contact with the French speaking world and Singapore s cultural development. Alliance Française runs regular art and cultural events: movies in French with English subtitles in our theatre, social events, art exhibitions and French festivals all year long. We also host live performances including concerts, conferences and debates. Free French cultural and social events all year long Discounted price for all other cultural and artistic events Borrowing books, magazines, DVDs, self-learning methods Exclusive Invitations to exhibition openings Get fabulous discounts from our partners: Ask a French Flowers 15% off Café Gavroche A glass of wine L Entrecôte (Duxton Hill) 10% off + A glass of wine Cedric Vrolant Photography 10% off Food Exchange 15% off The French Bookshop 10% off Hediard French Café A free jar of jam 375gr Ginett Restaurant 10% off The Winestones 15% off Deezer 2-months registration Yann Beyrie Paris 20% off Bochinche Restaurant A free welcome drink Please check offer s condition on AF website. For membership or renewal enquiries, please call: t: or membership@alliancefrançaise.org.sg You can also purchase or renew your membership online.

9 CALENDAR SUNDAY AUG 26 MONDAY 27 TUESDAY 28 WE TH REGISTRATION DELF- DALF STARTS 8pm - Ciné-Club THE OTHER WOMAN TH 09 8pm - Ciné-Club WE DID IT ON A SONG pm - Ciné-Club DIARY OF A FRENCH DOCTOR pm - Ciné-Club ELEMENTARY pm - Ciné-Kids MINUSCULE VALLEY OF THE LOST ANTS term f registration starts 8pm - Ciné-Club MRS HIDE 30 Alliance Française de Singapour 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore Telephone: +(65)

10 DNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SEPT 01 E MOUNTAIN SURVEY EXHIBITION 3 August till 8 September E MOUNTAIN SURVEY EXHIBITION 3 August till 8 September 7pm - Conversation Club INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 10.30am STORYTELLING pm - Conversation Club ADVANCED LEVEL REGISTRATION DELF- DALF ENDS DISORDER EXHIBITION 20 September till 20 October 6pm ROUNDATBLE DIGITAL CITIES 6.30pm WINE TASTING 10.30am STORYTELLING DISORDER EXHIBITION 20 September till 20 October 5.45pm MEET-THE-AUTHORS COMICS AND THE WORLDS WAR 8pm - Ciné-Plus SEE YOU UP THERE

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presents A Family feature film created and directed by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud

presents A Family feature film created and directed by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud Minuscule (the Movie) 7 years ago Thomas Szabo produced an original short length film, without any dialogue, mixing