News Archives - Alliance Française of Johannesburg

22/01/202022/01/2020

“Les Misérables” from Ladj Ly

ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION FOR AWARD-WINNING “LES MISÉRABLES”

LES MISÉRABLES, the official French submission for the 92^nd Academy Awards received the coveted Academy Award nomination for Best International Feature Film it was announced in Los Angeles earlier today. The film which was acquired for distribution in South Africa by Videovision Entertainment, is the debut feature film by director Ladj Ly who co-wrote the screenplay with Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti. It is produced by Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barall and stars Damien Bonnard, Djibril Zonga, Alexis Manenti and Almamy Kanouté.

30/09/201930/09/2019

Reading in Digital / Machine à lire

The Reading in Digital exhibition displays new forms of literary creations through apps on tablets, computers, and illustrated books.

Digital literary creations have been booming, in recent years, showing an unprecedented creative dynamism. Authors, editors, producers and designers are today seizing the latest technology and using it to produce works of a new genre. After traveling around the world to countries including Germany, China, Korea and Guinea, this exhibition of French apps illustrating new reading experiences, is stopping in Johannesburg, at the Francophone Multimedia Library Dibuka.

12/08/201916/08/2019

OPEN DAY – 17th of August from 09:00 to 13:00

As the second session for 2019 draws to a close, join us for our open day on the morning of August 17.

Re-register for classes and bring your friends and family to try a placement test! Plus, stand a chance to win a free course for the session when you enter our lucky draw (at 13:00)

30/07/201930/07/2019

Call for application 2019 – Artist residency Cité Internationale des Arts

The Institut Français in collaboration with the French Institute in South Africa (IFAS) is launching its 2020 call for applications for the residency programme to be held at the Cité Internationale des arts in Paris. This programme is intended for artists wishing to develop a research and creation project in Paris, for a period of three or six months.