Watch Timbuktu via Alliance française de Manille’s Ciné-Club

Posted on April 29, 2017 Posted in Adults, Discounts, Deals & Promos, Education, Events, Concerts & Conferences, TravelTagged 2017, Alliance Francaise, filipino, film, foreign, France, Free, French, Language, Manila, manille, metro manila, Metro Savvy, movie, philippines, public, showing, timbuktuLeave a comment

Alliance française de Manille’s (AFM) Ciné-Club presents Timbuktu, a French-Mauritanian film by African director Abderrahmane Sissako about the life of a cattle herder and his family amidst the ideological dogma imposed by radical jihadists in Mali.

Timbuktu, a 2014 Palme d’Or nominee, will be shown at the AFM Auditorium on May 3, 2017 (Wednesday) at 8:30 pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public. No registration is required.

The Alliance Française de Manille (AFM), founded in 1920, is one of the most prominent foreign cultural institutions in the Philippines. A non-profit organization committed to promoting the French language and culture, AFM encourages friendly relations between the Filipinos and the French through art and educational programs.

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For more information, visit @alliancefrancaisedemanille. For inquiries, call +63 2 895 7585 or email info@alliance.ph.

Alliance française de Manille is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia Street, Bel-Air II, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Triumph of the Spirit: A Sanso Exhibit

Posted on April 10, 2017April 10, 2017 Posted in Creativity & Arts, Events, Concerts & ConferencesTagged Activity, alliance, Art, artist, artwork, brittany, Event, exhibit, exhibition, filipino, française, France, French, Happening, juvenal, Makati, Manila, manille, metro manila, Metro Savvy, paintings, philippines, sanso, triumph of the spirit, What to doLeave a comment

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The works of renowned visual artist Juvenal Sanso will be on exhibit at the Alliance Française de Manille Total Gallery from April 20 to May 26, 2017. The exhibit, named The Triumph of the Spirit: a healing inspired by the coast of Brittany, is presented by Alliance Française de Manille and Fundacion Sanso, in cooperation with the Embassy of France to the Philippines.

The exhibition will be opened by Ms. Gilda Socorro Salita, Director of Fundacion Sanso, in the presence of H.E. Thierry Mathou, French Ambassador to the Philippines. This year’s commemoration of the 70th year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Philippines and France serves as a fitting backdrop to The Triumph of the Spirit.

Alliance Française is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia St., Bel-Air II, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

For inquiries, email nfuentes@alliance.ph or call +63 2 8957585.

For more information, visit alliance.ph or alliancefrancaisedemanille.

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Source: Promotional email from AFM

Alliance Française Session 2

Posted on April 7, 2017April 7, 2017 Posted in Adults, Children, EducationTagged 2017, Activity, Adults, Alliance Francaise, Children, Classes, French, Kids, Language, Learning, Makati, Manila, manille, metro manila, Metro Savvy, speaking, Summer, Teens, Workshops, WritingLeave a comment

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Give your French a boost this summer! Enrollment for French classes at Alliance Française de Manille is now open for session dates April 24 to May 19, 2017.

New class offerings for kids, teens and adults are available:

Beginner classes for kids and teens
Intensive classes for adults of ALL levels
Grammar, Conversation & DELF workshops.

Alliance Française is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia St., Bel-Air II, Makati City.

Visit alliance.ph for more information. For inquiries, email info@alliance.ph or call +63 2 8957585.

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Source: Promotional email