The Alliance Francaise of Johannesburg and the Southern African Foundation For Contemporary Art (SAFFCA) is delighted to present the first art exhibition to open the Gerard Sekoto Gallery for 2021. The exhibition with art works from Mfundo Mthiyane and Lindo Zwane will be from 17 February to 20 March 2021. You can visit the exhibition at 17 Lower Park Drive, Corner Kerry Road,Parkview on Monday to Friday 9:30am – 5pm and on Saturdays 9:30am – 12:00am.
Opening nights will be on 17 & 19 February 2021 from 5:30PM to 8:00PM. Wine will be served. RSVP upon arrival. COVID-19 HEALTH REGULATIONS APPLY. To RSVP please follow the link : https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdDSWppQEp3EV…/viewform For more information please contact us, Telephone : +27 (0) 11 646 1169 Email: info@jhb.alliance.org.za
From January 15 to February 15, 2021, film lovers around the world will have access to the films of this 11th edition of the first online francophone film festival.
Across the globe, and from the comfort of their own home, they’ll have the opportunity to discover the best that francophone cinema’s new generation has to offer.
In South Africa and in every country on the Continent, the festival is 100% free!
Throughout the month, worldwide users will be able to watch online a selection of 10 feature films and 10 short films in competition, as well as several films presented out of competition. All films are subtitled in 10 languages: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Polish, Russian, Japanese, and Korean.
With comedies, documentaries, rom-coms, dramas, VR, animation or shorts movies, young audience, the selection will spotlight the great diversity of francophone cinema. Just have to pick a film, sit back, relax and enjoy the best of French cinema for free!
Viewers around the world are also invited to vote on the festival platform to select their favourite feature film and short film.
THE 2021 FILM SELECTION
The 2021 selection is divided in themes representing the diversity and vitality of francophone cinema, as per the following categories:
– Youth initiation trip and the transition from adolescence to adulthood in Forever Young – Crazy Loving Families with its humour, tenderness and complicated family situations – Through incredible, explosive and singular portraits, True Heroines section celebrates women and girls who carve out their own destinies. – Discover an array of French Ghost Stories – On the Road highlights migrations of women and men fleeing international conflicts – Films that question love from every angle in Love is love – To share the love of French cinema with the youngest viewers, thanks to no-dialogue animated short films for kids in Kids Corner: Maestro, Dalia’s World, 028, The Kindergarten Show and A Lynx In Town. – Discover new forms of images, writing and experimentations in French films with New Horizons
My French Film Festival is an initiative of uniFrance Films, the French government agency in charge of promoting French cinema overseas. http://en.unifrance.org/
The Alliance Française of Johannesburg and IBi Art are delighted to invite you to the re-opening of the Gerard Sekoto Gallery.
Join us to discover the works of eight amazing artists from South Africa, Algeria and France : Jonathan Stone, Lynette Van Tonder, Mbongeni Fakudzie, Marina Walsh, Nick Walsh, Isabelle Valode, Saïd El Jama, Stompie Selibe and Diana Hyslop.
As usual, wine and cheese will be offered on Wednesday 4, Thursday 5, Friday 6 November from 5:30PM to 7PM, and Saturday 7 November from 9AM to 12PM.
Please email your RSVP to: isa@ibiart.co.za or on WhatsApp on +27 83 600 4030. Due to the current health restrictions, the attendance to each event will be limited to 50 people.
The exhibition will remain open for viewings until 4th December, daily from 9AM to 5PM and Saturdays from 9AM to 12PM.
Be ready for the last term of the year starting 7 September and join our trial lessons on 29 August! Click on the following Zoom link as of 9AM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87843594981
Here is the classes schedule:
9:10 => A1 Beginner and A2 Intermediate 9:20 => B1 Intermediate 9:30 => A1 Beginner and Kids/Teens 9:35 => B2 and C1 Advanced 9:50 => A2 and B1 Intermediate and Kids/Teens 10:10 => A1 Beginner and Kids/Teens 10:15 => B2 and C1 Advanced 10:30 => A2 and B1 Intermediate and Kids/Teens 10:50 => A1 Beginner and Kids/Teens 10:55 => B2 and C1 Advanced 11:10 => A2 and B1 Intermediate and Kids/Teens 11:30 => A1 Beginner and Kids/Teens 11:35 => B2 and C1 Advanced
*Time may vary depending on the number of students*
