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Every year, the Fédération of Alliances Françaises of New Zealand organises a National French Speaking Competition for high
school students called the "Concours Oral".
It is open to all year 10 to 13 school pupils studying French. Participants go through a selection process regionally (organised by the
local Alliance) in order to participate in the national oral contest and win many prizes.
Get in touch with our team for more information!
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French Film Night - Marche ou crève
FRENCH FILM NIGHT EXCEPTIONALLY ON WEDNESDAY.
Join us on Wednesday 22 September at The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street) from 7.30 pm for the screening of "Marche ou crève" with
English subtitles.
Elisa, a passionate teenager, wants to enjoy the summer on the slopes of the Vercors where she grew up. Her mother leaves her alone with her
father and disabled sister, and the increasing responsibility sees her love turned into hatred.
Recommended for a mature audience.
Licensed bar /café open from 6 pm. Screening starts at 8 pm.
Free event, donations welcome.
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New Caledonia Film Festival - 2021
The New Caledonian La Foa Film Festival is coming to Palmerston North!
Book your tickets early as there might only be a limited number of seats available due to social distancing Level 2 rules!
Please book as a group if anyone in your bubble is coming along.
Join us for a one-off screening of New Caledonian award winning short movies at The Globe Theatre on Friday 24 September.
From 7 to 8 pm, get social and discover New Caledonia's food specialities: enjoy a gourmet food tasting with a complimentary glass of wine.
Screening starts at 8 pm, short movies screened with English subtitles.
$25 for AF members, or $35 for non members includes the food tasting and screening.
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Digital Workshops for Children 2021
November is coming! And this year, as part of the 2020 international festival of digital cultures, Novembre Numérique, Alliance Française
Palmerston North will be hosting digital workshops for children!
Learn french with fun mobile applications: try digital drawing with Oh Mon Chapeau ! or create your own world on Fabricabrac.
On Friday 5, 12, 19 and 26 November, at 3.30 or 4.30 pm at Alliance Française Palmerston North, First Floor, 47 The Square.
1 hour workshops, $10 each. Tablets provided. Enrol your kids for a fun learning experience!
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Practice your French with native speakers! Meet our members and teachers for lunch on Fridays, from 12.30 to 1.30 pm, or for breakfast on Saturdays, from 10 to 11 am, and immerse yourself in French!
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French Film Night - Poissonsexe
Join us on Friday 27 August at The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street) from 7.30 pm for the screening of "Poissonsexe".
Daniel, a biologist studying the disappearance of fish, is haunted by paternity. It is by looking for a woman who could be the mother of his
children that he will come across a strange fish and discover what he really lacks: love.
Recommended for a mature audience.
Licensed bar/café open from 6 pm.
Free event, donations welcome.
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Join us on Friday 30 July at The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street) at 8pm for the screening of "Felicita" with English subtitles.
The story follows Tommy, an 11yo who is on the road again with her eccentric parents. This time, her freshly out-of-jail father
promised her that she won't miss the first school day of the term.But that was before her dad stole a sports car, a mother disappeared
and an astronaut popped by.
Recommended for a mature audience.
Licensed bar open from 6pm.
Donations welcome!!
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The Fédération des Alliances Françaises de Nouvelle-Zélande Incorporated is delighted to announce the decision to award the John
Dunmore Medal 2021 to Dr Christiane Leurquin, Teaching Fellow, French, Programme of Languages and Cultures, University of Otago.
Dr Leurquin is warmly congratulated on this honour. Presentation of the Medal will be made at a later date.
Click on this link for full details about Dr Christiane Leurquin and the John Dunmore Medal Award!
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Dinner & Concert- Bastille Day 2021
Join us for a three-course French dinner and live concert to celebrate the Bastille Day in a festive atmosphere!
Enjoy a French music concert by Sans Souci while you enjoy very typical French dishes to celebrate the national day!
On Saturday 10 July from 7 pm at Evelyn Rawlins Room, Square Edge, 47 The Square.
Tickets include a three-course French dinner and live concert. Drinks available from the bar.
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Come to Square Edge on Sunday 4 July, from 10 am to 4 pm, to celebrate the French national day with a French-themed Artisan Market!
Shop or get inspired by arts and crafts from local artists, order a delicious sweet or savoury crêpe at Café Royale, enjoy live music
concerts and discover French culture and language with a selection of short clips at FX Theatre and an interactive exhibition on French
monuments!
Free entry, everyone welcome.
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Photo Exhibition - France eMotion
Always wanted to visit France? Feeling nostalgic about your last trip and unsure when you'll get to travel again? Don't miss this
interactive photo exhibition by Atout France and Institut Francais!
Visit French monuments from Square Edge, Palmerston North, from Friday 2 to Tuesday 6 July. Access to the gallery and exhibition is
free for all.
Download the France eMotion app, point your lens at the photographs and enjoy the animated experience.
And for a truly French experience, make sure to time your exhibition visit with the French Themed Artisan Market, on Sunday 4 July from 10
am to 4 pm!
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Get ready for this new edition full of French surprises and cinematographic discoveries!
We are delighted to announce that the New Zealand French Film Festival will return to the country in June this year and will be in
Palmerston North from the 24th of June to the 7th of July!
Click on this link for the full Palmerston North programme.
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Alliance Francaise Palmerston North is proud to present Jason Bae, who will perform a French repertoire piano recital at the Globe Theatre
on Wednesday 23 June.
Jason Bae is an extremely talented and widely acclaimed recitalist and has won many prizes. In Palmerston North, his recital will include
music from famous French piano composers.
Drinks from 7 pm, piano recital starts at 7.30 pm.
Tickets available from the Globe Theatre Box Office.
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Come and celebrate the Fête de la Musique with Alliance Française Palmerston North, on Saturday 19 June, from 2 pm
to 10 pm,
at Palmerston North City Library!
Every year since 1982, French people gather in the streets of the country to enjoy free concerts and celebrate the arrival
of summer.
This year again we want to share this event, an important part of the French culture, with you.
During the afternoon, you will enjoy a wide range of musical genres: from classical music to pop, rock, folk or jazz... There will be
something for everyone!
And in the evening, don't miss the free concert by Sam Manzanza who will be entertaining us with his Afro Beat Band!
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Join us on Friday 18 June at 7.30 pm at The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street) for the screening of "Amanda" with English subtitles.
Living in Paris, 24-year-old David is close to his sister Sandrine – a single mother – and her seven-year-old daughter, Amanda. Sandrine is
an English teacher, while David looks after holiday lets and is a part-time gardener. He meets Lena, a piano teacher. Sandrine goes to the
park with friends where, in a terrorist attack, she is killed and Lena injured. David looks after Amanda and they begin to bond. Lena moves back home to Bordeaux but David asks her to move in with him. He then takes Amanda to London to meet his estranged mother Alison, and to
visit Wimbledon. As their relationship deepens, David decides to become Amanda’s guardian and to adopt her.
Recommended for a mature audience.
Licensed bar/cafe open from 6 pm.
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Take part in our 10 Words Contest "Dis Moi Dix Mots"!
Use the 10 words given to create a story, poem, drawing, song, photo exhibition, short movie... or anything you can think of!
Just use your imagination and send us your creation before the Saturday 12 June!
The words: aile, allure, buller, chambre à air, décoller, éolien, foehn, fragrance, insuffler, vaporeux.
Free contest open to all participants. Winners will be announced on Saturday 19 June.
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Join us on Wednesday 2 June at The Globe Theatre at 7 pm for a public science talk by Marie-Laure Delabre.
Marie-Laure, Phd at the School of Food and Advanced Technology at Massey University, will be discussing a new way to preserve food.
Free event, donations welcome.
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Join us on Wednesday 2 June at The Globe Theatre at 7 pm for a public science talk by Marie-Laure Delabre.
Marie-Laure, Phd at the School of Food and Advanced Technology at Massey University, will be discussing a new way to preserve food.
Free event, donations welcome.
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French Film Night - Tout simplement noir
Join us on Friday 28 May at 7.30 pm at The Globe Theatre (312 Mian Street) for the screening of "Tout simplement noir" with English subtitles.
This mockumentary follows a wannabe actor, Jean-Pascal Zadi aka JP, tired of all the bigotry and racism in France, who decides to organize a “Black Man’s March” to raise overall awareness. However, he struggles to put together his march. Things are complicated from the get-go,
beginning with JP’s own wife who seems annoyed by her husband’s inability to organize a protest and take care of household chores at the
same time. Trying to bring on celebrities as sponsors doesn’t seem to be a success for him but gives us lot of hilarious scenes.
Recommended for a mature audience.
Licensed bar open from 6 pm.
Free event, donations welcome.
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Opération Tarte Tatin - Baking Contest & Live Music Event
Put your baking skills to the test and win an amazing prize:
Join us on Friday 30 April @ The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street) for the screening of "Perdrix" in French with English subtitles.
The movie will start at 8pm. It is recommended for a mature audience.
Pierre Perdrix, a police captain in a sleepy village in the wooded northeastern Vosges region. His life is extremely organized and
predictable, with everything ostensibly set in stone. It quickly emerges that he’s the seemingly only sane person that can keep his oddball
family together. After the death of his father, Pierre’s mother has started a radio show called Love Is Real. Pierre and his
older brother, Juju are practically its only listeners and take turns each evening calling in with questions.
Donations more than welcome!!!.
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Join us on Wednesday 7 April @ The Globe Theatre at 7 pm for a free science talk by Emmanuelle Haslin.
Producing fast growing lambs is one the main goals of NZ sheep farmers. But can we identify which ewe will produce these lambs?
Emmanuelle will be presenting a technique that combines udder scoring, measurements and ultrasound scanning to try to answer that question.
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French Film Night - Gloria Mundi
Join us on Friday 26 March @ The Globe Theatre at 8pm for the screening of "Gloria Mundi" with English subtitles.
Recommended for a Mature audience.
Licensed bar open from 6pm.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Arab Blues
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
Arab Blues, a comedy/drama about a psychotherapist opening a practice in Algeria after years living in Paris, will be screened on Sunday 21
March at 8 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.Please show your AF membership
card for each movie screenings you're going to.
Please note, this film is rated M due to offensive language.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Le Brio
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
Le Brio, a comedy/drama about a university teacher forced to mentor an Albanian student after targeting her in a bigoted rant, will be screened on Sunday 21 March at 6 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated M due to offensive language.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Papicha
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie
Week in New Zealand.
Papicha, a beautiful and touching drama set in Algeria, will be screened on Sunday 21 March at 4 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St,
Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated R13 due to violence, offensive language & content that may disturb.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Minga And The Broken Spoon
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie
Week in New Zealand.
Minga and the Broken Spoon, a charming animation for the entire family, will be screened on Sunday 21 March at 2 pm at The Globe Theatre,
312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated PG due to violence & scary scenes.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Papicha
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
Papicha, a beautiful and touching drama set in Algeria, will be screened on Saturday 20 March at 8 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St,
Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated R13 due to violence, offensive language & content that may disturb.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Notre Dame
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
Notre Dame, a refreshing comedy narrating the story of a young country architect renovating the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, will be screened on Saturday 20 March at 6 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated M due to offensive language & nudity.
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Family Screening - Francophonie Film Festival
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie
Week in New Zealand.
Minga and the Broken Spoon, a charming animation for the entire family, will be screened on Saturday 20 March at 3.45 pm at The Globe
Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Afternoon tea included from 3.45 pm. The movie starts at 4.15 pm. Screening in French with English subtitles.
Please note, this film is rated PG due to violence & scary scenes.
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Francophonie Film Festival - Systeme K
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
Systeme K, a documentary following artists in the city of Kinchasa, Congo, will be screened on Saturday 20 March at 2 pm at The Globe
Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the this screening can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $15, AF members $10.
Please note, this film is rated M due to animal cruelty & content that may disturb.
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Opening Night - Francophonie Film Festival
Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and
Francophonie Week in New Zealand.
This feel-good comedy, Sink or Swim, will be screened on Friday 19 March at 7 pm at The Globe Theatre, 312 Main St, Palmerston North.
Tickets for the opening night can be purchased from the Globe Theatre. General admission $35, AF members $25. Tickets include a
complimentary glass of wine, canapés and petit-fours.
Welcome cocktail from 7 pm. The movie starts at 8 pm. Screening in French with English subtitles.
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Alliance Française Palmerston North is proud to introduce the Francophonie Film Festival as part of the French Language and Francophonie
Week in New Zealand.
Francophone films will be screened in French with English subtitles at the Globe Theatre from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March.
Comedies, dramas, documentaries and animations, there will be something for everyone! General admission $15, AF members $10, tickets
available from the Globe Theatre.
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Crêpes making evening Training 2021
Join us on Friday 19 February from 6.30 pm at the Alliance Francaise Community Library (1st Floor, Square Edge, 47 The Square) for a fun
evening of crepe making!
The crepe making evening is free for members and $15 for non members.
And if you enjoyed learning how to make crepes, why not keep on practising with us?
We are looking for volunteer to help us with our crepe stalll at the Festival of Cultures on Saturday 27 February. Every little bit helps,
so if you'd like to come for an hour or two, we'd love to hear from you!
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Join us on Friday 26 February @ The Globe Theatre at 8pm for the screening of the film "Enorme" with Eng subs.
Licensed bar open from 6pm. The movie will start at 8pm.
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Escape Game and Potluck - Discover Versailles
Join us after our yearly AGM for a fun Escape Game and Potluck evening! A great chance to catch up with other members and get back into
French after the long holiday break.
Try our French-themed Escape Game "Discover Versailles"at 6 pm, followed by a convivial welcome back potluck dinner.
Please consider booking in advance in order to help us organise the Escape Game and bring a plate to share.
Free for Alliance Francaise members, $15 for non members.
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Screening for Children - Yellowbird
Bring your kids along to this free screening and afternoon tea at Alliance Française Palmerston North!
The French animation movie "Gus Petit Oiseau Grand Voyage" ("Yellowbird") will be screened with English subtitles.
On Friday 11 December, at Alliance Française Community Library, Square Edge, First Floor, 47 The Square. Afternoon tea from 4.30 pm, the movie starts at 5 pm.
Free event, donations welcome.
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Beaujolais Nouveau - Wine & Food Tasting
Come and celebrate the French Beaujolais Nouveau!
Join us at 7 pm on Saturday 28 November for a gourmet wine and food tasting by Beach House Wine and enjoy live music entertainment by
Monsieur Robert Cleaver et 2 Amis.
Wine and food tasting and live concert included in the price. Cash bar available for extra drinks and nibbles.
There will be vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free menus.
At Evelyn Rawlins Room, Square Edge, 1st Floor, 47 The Square, Palmerston North.
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Join us for our last French Film Night of 2020!!
On Friday 27 November @ The Globe Theatre (312 Main Street, Palmy) at 8pm.
The movie "Play" will be screened with English subtitles.
In 1993, thirteen-year-old Max receives his first video camera. From the 90s to the present day, Max has recorded everything: his friends,
his successes, his heartbreaks, his first times... The essential and the futile. On the eve of the biggest decision of his existence, he
edits the movie of his life. The movie of everyone's life.
Free entry, donations welcome
Licensed bar open from 6pm.
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Digital Workshops for Children
November is coming! And this year, as part of the 2020 international festival of digital cultures, Novembre Numérique, Alliance Française
Palmerston North will be hosting digital workshops for children!
On Friday 6, 13, 20 and 27 November, from 3.30 to 4.30 and 4.30 to 5.30 pm at Alliance Française Palmerston North, First Floor, 47 The
Square.
1 hour sessions, $15 per workshop. Enrol your kids for a fun learning experience!
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Join us @ The Globe Theatre to watch the French movie "Fahim" with Eng subs at 8pm on Friday 30 October.
Forced to flee his native Bangladesh, eight year-old chess prodigy Fahim arrives in Paris with his father. Refused asylum, as illegal
immigrants they spiral downwards into homelessness and desperation. By a stroke of luck, Fahim is introduced to one of France’s top chess
coaches, Sylvain who tutors him and gives him a sense of purpose. Fahim will be crowned France’s Under-12 Chess Champion in 2012. The film
tells the story of a child who learns to live without his parents, far from home, from his roots and his language.
This movie is recommended for teenagers 12yo and more and adults.
The movie will be preceded by the prizegiving for students of Palmerston North Boys High School who participated in the "Concours
Oral" in August.
Free entry, donations welcome!
Licensed bar open from 6pm.
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