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Our latest issue is now online ! Featuring: Alliance Française French Film Festival, our next Term sessions, the Melbourne salon, a conference on biodiversity, the Francophonie Week, and so on...
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term 2 > starts 16 april
ConferenCe on biodiversity
Melbourne 7 - 25 March
le magazine de l’allianCe française de melbourne Mar-apr-jun 12 12
WhyAlliAncechooseFrAnçAiseexpertise
les plus
Flexibility
more thAn just A clAss
● Be part of a worldwide network with common standards;● First language school for French in Victoria;● Teaching team comprising of native French speakers;
● Friendly and intimate environment;● Class size limited to 16 students;● Courses orientated towards conversation skills and conducted in French; ● Latest technologies available (interactive whiteboard, video projector);
● All levels covered;● Various formulas to match your timetable: standard and express courses, intensive sessions, private tuition and more!
● French library with cds, dvds, books and magazines available;● Wide range of cultural activities immersing you in French culture;● Social networking
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so far as lawfully possible the alliance française de melbourne and its management and staff accepts no responsibility for or in relation to the contents whether express or implied of any advertisement appearing in this magazine nor for the safety, quality, or accuracy of any premises, goods, services or information referred to therein.
Printed on 100% recycled paper.
march-april-June 2012 issueeditorial Contributions: alliance française team.design & layout: mathieu vendeville.printed by barney's group pty ltd.
Alliance Française de Melbourne51 Grey Street, ST KILDA, VIC 3182, AUSTRALIATel: (61-3) 9525 3463 / Fax: (61-3) 9525 5064. E-mail: [email protected]
Opening HoursMon - Thu 9.00am to 8.30pmFri - Sat 9.00am to 6.00pmSun 1.00pm to 6.00pmClosed on 12 March, 6, 9 and 25 April
p.4 resource centrep.5 Holiday intensive Courses
express Coursesp.6>12 alliance française
french film festivalp.13 High school studentsp.14/15 term 2 décollage 16 aprilp.16 francophonie Weekp.17 melbourne salon
p.18 biodiversity Conferencep.19 venue Hire / violette fundp.20 atelier Cinéma /
Conversation groupsp.21 french testsp.22 musicp.23 membershipsp.24 french diplomasp.25 Children / berthe mouchette
Information and registration:Elyne AstrucNadie ButcherClémence RibaucourtFrancine SchaepperNicole Vu-Minter
French courses, tests and examinations, school visits:Aurelie PierreElise Froumson
Cultural centre:Françoise Libotte
Communication and designMathieu Vendeville
Library Fabienne Roussel
Administration:Penny Matthews
Berthe Mouchette CompetitionKellee Lewis
Deputy Director (French courses and training)Alice Gauny
DirectorSaliha Lefevre
InternsElsa MadurgaThomas BaudeThomas Dietrich
An active Board of Directors:Gilbert Ducasse, PresidentPhilip Anderson, Vice-presidentInez Dussuyer, SecretaryPeter Rohan, TreasurerRobin BrettMark ClearyWarren FaganAngela JurjevicKevin LaneRandy MarshallMichelle WildKathy Wynn
a whole teaM to welcoMe you
suMMary
www.afmelbourne.com.aucontact us
A teaching team of native French speakers:Alejandro GaitanAleksandra KosteckiAnne-Laure PaillardAnne-Sophie PinkBruno SpandonideCaroline BollardCélia FurtCéline DandoyChantal BoisgontierDanielle SchillingGéraldine Louison
Janina Starnawski De SaxceJohan BrochetLydie PagetMarie CapcarrereMarion NouvelMyriam BourdonOlimpia RosenblumVanessa RocherVincent HanonYoann Vidor
New arrivals!
bibliothèque adulte
bibliothèque de l’apprenant
Le vestibule des causes perdues, Manon Moreau
Une jeune fille au cheveux blancs, Fanny Chesnel
Indignez vous ! Stéphane Hessel
Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert
Imagine Alice, Jeannette Ward
L’enfant de Noé, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
l’espace enfants
Brigade Sud: La disparition, J.L. Luciani
The flight of the Red Ballon (DVD), un film de Hou Hsiao-Hsien
dVds
Eden à l’ouest, un film de Costa-Gavras
Skirt Day un film de Jean-Paul Lilienfeld
Book clubthèMe: les secrets de faMille9 mai, 30 mai & 20 JuinVous aimez lire et parler des livres ? Rejoignez-nous… [email protected]
4Resource Centre
du doMaine des MurMures Carole martinezEsclarmonde, jeune recluse volontaire, nous chuchote un chant étincelant.Sous la plume fraîche et chaloupée de l’auteure, ce conte médiéval (où grâce et barbarie conversent intime-
ment) apparait très moderne. Ce livre a reçu le Prix Goncourt des Lycéens. Prestigieuse récompense non galvaudée.
Note : l’espace enfant est fermé au public durant l’heure du conte
et les cours p’tits loups !
Term 1l’espace enfants
5 French Courses: Holiday Intensive / Term 1 Express
HolidayIntensive
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choose the express paceLearn faster over the week-end, in a free mind set
Week-end classes allow you to spend more time in our library, enjoy the regular exhibitions, in a real language immersion
session b - $345/c$311 4 hrs / week over 5 weeks. Sat mornings or Sun afternoons.
In addition, you can join the other students for a morning tea session Saturday or an afternoon tea Sun-day with coffee and French pastries.
adults learn tHe frenCH WayNew solutions to make your learn-ing process easier and cosier.
Beginner 1, 2, 3 New formula - $297/c$2754 hours over 4 days inclusive of a French snack: a glass of wine and cheese. workshops $215/c$1943 hours over 4 days● Des clips pour apprendrePractice your French in music!
● Review workshopsReview the first grades of the beginner level, gain confidence by practicing grammar, conjuga-tion and conversation.
froM year 7 to year 12Find what you are looking for in the different workshops dedicated to high school students, VCE & IB students.
Conversation courses 2.5 hrs / day over 4 days - Year 11 & 12$185/c$167Year 7 to Year 11 3 hrs / day over 4 days - Year 7 to 10$221/c$205 froM 6 years oldfrench is fun $ 227/ c$200Whether your child can speak French a little or not at all, “French is fun” is a wonderful opportunity to start or continue French in a playful atmosphere. This project based course will take your child on a journey he will never forget: cooking, talking, playing theater...
choose our intensiVe session! to start,
Continue, revieW, pol-isH, praCtiCe and most of all enJoy frenCH in a Condensed version! new
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From modest beginnings in 1989, the ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL has emerged as one of the pre-eminent events on Australia’s cultural calendar.With the aim to promote French culture and enable audiences to discover the variety within french cinema, this beloved celebration, which will take place nationally from 7th to 25th March, welcomed a record-breaking 130,000 attendees
during its 2011 season and for its 23rd outing will feature over 1,300 sessions at 17 locations across the country. The 2012 programme incorporates 9 eclectic sections for a total of 45 fantastic films dedicated to a host of universal themes, certain to entice the ‘bon vivant’ in us all!
A number of Special Events will be on offer again during the festival. This year, we invite you to attend themed
evenings about: chocolate, Paris, Provence and even Marilyn Monroe. Francophiles, cinema lovers, inquiring minds, let’s celebrate the French cinema!
wed 07 Mar
sun 25 Mar
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let's celebrate the French cinema!
6French Film Festival 2012 - Special Events
Opening night f ilm and partywednesday 7 March, 7pM palace cineMa coMo
Melbourne première ofdeclaration of war la guerre est déClaréeFollowed by opening night gala
CTC - 2011 - 100 minsDirector: Valérie DonzelliWith: V. Donzelli, J. Elkaïm, C. Desseix, G. Elkaïm, M. Moretti, B. de Staël
Based on real-life events ex-perienced by filmmaker Valérie
Donzelli and co-star/writer Jérémie Elkaïm, Declaration of War tells the powerful story of a young Parisian couple suddenly dragged from their carefree existence by an unex-pected twist of fate. Their infant son Adam is critically ill...
Official Submission France - 2012 Academy Awards - Best Foreign Language Film
Closing night eventsunday 25 March, 8.15pM for 8.45pM palace cineMa coMoJoin us for complimentary drinks & canapés before the only festival screening of:the last Metrole dernier metroPG - 1980 - 131 minsDirector: François TruffautWith: C. Deneuve, G. Depardieu, J. Poiret, A. Ferréol, J.L. Richard
1942, Paris is under Nazi occupation. Marion Steiner is left to manage a small theatre company when her Jewish husband Lucas is forced
into exile under the German occupation of Paris. Marion stars in the company’s new play, The Disappearance, alongside Bernard Granger, a womanising but talented actor who is also a member of the Resistance. As Bernard’s passion for Marion grows, emotional complications arise between the two and loyalties are compromised due to their respective connections.This is a must-see classic.Césars Ceremony 1981: Winner - Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film
sun 25 Mar
wed 07 Mar
7 Special Events - French Film Festival 2012
Tickets are selling fast!
An evening in Provencethursday 8 March, 6pM drinks for 6.30pM screening palace brighton bayJoin us for a glass of Les Valen-tines rosé compliments of Halle aux Vins with appetizers and dessert compliments of La Tropézienne before the Melbourne premiere of: the well digger’s daughterla fille du puisatierCTC - 2011 - 107 minsDirector: Daniel AuteuilWith: D. Auteuil, K. Merad, S. Azéma, J.P. Darroussin, A. Berges-Fresbey,
Patricia, a young and beautiful woman encounters Jacques Mazel, a seductive and handsome pilot from a bourgeois family at the beginning of the Second World War. Unfortunately is Jacques immediately sent off to fight in the war, leaving behind his fleeting romance with Patricia- who is pregnant...This is drama at its most beautiful.
thu 08 Mar
Marilyn Monroe's mysterythursday 8 March, 6.30pM for 7pM screeningpalace westgarthJoin us for cheese and wine before the Balwyn premiere of:nobody else but youpoupoupidouMA15+ - 2011 - 102 minsDirector: Gérald Hustache-MathieuWith: J.P. Rouve, S. Quinton, G. Gouix, A. Khanjian, O. Rabourdin
Rousseau, a bestselling crime novelist from Paris, doesn’t buy the suicide by pills of Candice Lecoeur, a young, vibrant and attractive woman who thought she was the reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe and managed to become a model.
thu 08 Mar
8French Film Festival 2012 - Special Events
Special events
All about chocolatetuesday 13 March, 6pM for 6.30pM screening palace balwyn
Join us for chocolates compli-ments of Cacao and a glass of bubbles before the Melbourne première of:roMantics anonyMousles émotifs anonymesM - 2011 - 80 minsDirector: J.P. Améris With: B. Poelvoorde, I. Carré, A. Pol, L. Cravotta, P. Niney
Two emotionally-challenged chocolate makers - too shy to talk to others, make encoun-ters, or anything beyond that - find the perfect recipe for love
in this moving comedy that has wowed French audiences.
tue 13 Mar
Paris through musicwednesday 14 March, 6pM for 6.30pM screening kino cineMasJoin us for a French cocktail with Vedrenne Liquors compliments of Spirits of France and live music by Metro Mademoiselle followed by the Melbourne Première of: paris - Manhattan paris – manHattanCTC - 2012 - 90 minsDirector: Sophie LelloucheWith: A. Taglioni, P. Bruel, M.C. Adam, L. Do de Lencquesain, W. Allen
Dreamy pharmacist Alice is totally obsessed with the works of Mr. Allen. Alice’s increasing-ly concerned family hopes to cure her fixation by setting her up with a handsome French gentleman (Patrick Bruel), but even he quickly realises that he’s no match for the man of her dreams...
wed 14 Mar
9 Special Events - French Film Festival 2012
Special Events Sponsors
and if we all liVed together (Et si on vivait tous ensemble) 94mins - 2012 - CTCDir: Stéphane Robelin (With: Guy Bedos, Daniel Brühl, Geraldine Chaplin & Jane Fonda) Annie, Jean, Claude, and Jeanne have been friends for more than 40 years. So when the possibility of being consigned to an old-age home rears its ugly head, they rebel and decide to cohabit.
beloVed (Les bien-aimés) 135mins - 2011 - MA15+Dir: Christophe Honoré (With: Catherine Deneuve, Chiara Mastroianni & Ludivine Sagnier) Starring Catherine Deneuve and her real-life daughter Chiara Mastroianni, this sly and exqui-sitely romantic musical-drama spans four decades as it follows a mother and daughter’s twin misadventures in love.
point blank (A bout portant) 85mins - 2010- CTCDir: Fred Cayavé (With: Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gérard Lanvin & Elena Anaya)In this classic wrong-man sce-nario, an innocent nurse-in-training whose career is on the rise, finds himself entangled in a web of violent chaos when his wife is kid-napped, before his very eyes, from their apartment one evening.
a happy eVent (Un heureux événement) 107mins - 2011 - MA15+. Dir: Rémi Bezançon (With: Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï & Josiane Balasko)This stylish, contemporary drama with a comedic tone, takes an intimate look at a woman’s most joyful, painful, terrifying and life-changing experience: first-time motherhood.
all our desires (Toutes nos envies) 120mins - 2011 - CTCDir: Philippe Lioret (With: Vincent Lindon & Marie Gillain)Claire, a 30-year-old judge at Lyon magistrates’ court, becomes locked in a fight for justice, on behalf of citizens impacted by the unscrupulous practices of the financial services industry.
10French Film Festival 2012 Highlights
Win Fantastic Prizesfirst priZea trip to paris
second priZea WeeKend getaWay
third priZea CHristofle silver set
fourth priZea frenCH CourseVisit affrenchfilmfestival.org for more details and register
the art of loVe (L’art d’aimer) 85mins - 2011 - CTCDir: Emmanuel Mouret (With: Emmanuel Mouret, Pascale Arbillot, Ariane Ascaride, Fran-çois Cluzet, Julie Depardieu & Gaspard Ulliel) In this charming comedy, we follow the romantic and sexual misadventures of four Parisian couples.
the conquest (La con-quête) 105mins - 2011 – MA15+Dir: Xavier Durringer (With: Denis Podalydès, Florence Pernel & Bernard Le Coq). This part fictional, part factual bi-opic gives an account of the rise of President Nicolas Sarkozy to power. The film opens on the night of Mr Sarkozy’s election victory, 6 May 2007.
the well-digger’s daughter (La fille du puisatier) 107mins - 2011 - CTCDir: Daniel Auteuil (With: Daniel Auteuil, Kad Merad, & Jean-Pierre Darroussin). At the onset of WWII, a young and beautiful country girl has a chance encounter with a seductive and handsome pilot from a bourgeois family.
presuMed guilty (Présumé coupable) 102mins - 2011- CTC. Dir: Vincent Garenq (With: Philippe Torreton, Noémie Lvosky & Wladimir Yordanoff)This chillingly raw account of one of France’s most famous miscarriages of justice, tells the true story of Alain Marécaux, a family man from north of France who was wrongly accused and jailed for paedophilia in 2001.
oMar killed Me (Omar m’a tuer) 85mins - 2011 - MA15+Dir: Roschdy Zem (With: Sami Bouajila, Denis Podalydès & Maurice Bénichou)Based on a true story, this com-pelling drama revists a famous murder case in which a poorly educated Moroccan immigrant was imprisoned for a crime that he may not have committed.
roMantics anonyMous (Les émotifs anonymes) 80mins - 2010 - M. Dir: Jean-Pierre Améris (With: Benoît Poelvoorde & Isabelle Carré) Two shy chocolate makers find the perfect recipe for love in this moving comedy.
11 French Film Festival 2012 Highlights
Each year in March, the Alli-ance Française de Melbourne presents school screenings at Palace Balwyn, Palace Cinema Como, Kino Cinemas, Palace Brighton Bay and Palace Westgarth.Free educational kits with French language activities help students and teachers get the most from their cinematic experience.
Further information at: ► afmelbourne.com.au► affrenchfilmfestival.org
For bookings, please contact:Aurélie Pierre at: [email protected]
12French Film Festival 2012 - School Screenings
Special School Screenings $10.50 / 1 teacher free for every 20 students
Decollage le 16 Avril
13 French Courses: High School Students
This weekend is dedicated to various activities focusing on reading, writing, listening and speaking. Join our dynamic team of French teachers and enjoy speaking 100% French
over a weekend, in a pleas-ant location, with in addition, live entertainment and movie screening in the evening.
Fill in the online enrolment form and send it to us.
For more information, check our website: www.afmelbourne.com.au or contact Alice Gauny at [email protected] or Aurélie Pierre at [email protected]
Vce year 11 & 12 iMMersion caMp portsea Camp - $370
fri 16 Mar
sun 18 Mar
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An immersion in French
discoVer french from 12 to 16 years oldMade for complete beginner teenagers.
new
Term 2 high school courses - $275/c $2481.5 Hours a WeeK over 10 WeeKs
ADO from year 7 to year 10Comes as a complement of your high school French studies!
FRANCOPHONE TEENSTo maintain your level and keep on practicing at your best!
Vce/ib preparation classAll year long review of the several steps of the exams, practice both your oral and written French.
priVate tuition froM $76/hour For “a 100% designed to your needs “course!!
High School Students
Mon 16 apr
sun 24 jun
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Get ready for the trip!
Term 2
5% off When re enroling before
Term 2 & Express A: 1 AprExpress B: 13 May
Early bird discount
14Adults French Courses
Choose your own pace
standard - $345/c$31120h: 2 hours / week over 10 weeks daytime, evening or Saturday afternoon.
sat 21 apr
sat 26 May
sun 20 May
sun 24 jun
express a
express b
express - $345/c$311 20h: 4 hours / week over 5 weeks. Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons.
weekday express$685/c$617 40h: 2 hours / day, 2 days a week, 2 levels covered. Tuesday & Thursday over 10 weeks, even-ing time.
your level
european leVelsA1 BreakthroughA2 WaystageB1 Threshold
B2 Vantage
C1 MasteryC2 Perfectionnement
our corresponding coursesBeginner grades 1 to 4
Beginner grade 5 to Intermediate grade 4Intermediate grade 5 to Advanced grade 6,
7 days on EarthConversation & Grammar, Art History and Culture,
Delf-Dalf preparation, Reading and writingCurrent Affairs, Delf-Dalf preparation
Private tuition
► If you are a complete beginner, go straight to beginner 1.
► If you have some background, take our online placement test.
Decollage le 16 Avril
15 Adults French Courses
A1 level > Complete BeginnersFrench for travellers The perfect survival kit for your trip to France.
B1 level > Threshold7 days on Earth NEW A transition from your general course B1 to our course B2 offer.
B2 level > Vantage.Read and write in FrenchPerfect to strengthen your reading and written skills.
C1 level > MasteryCurrent Affairs Take part in a vibrant discus-sion and debate on the latest news from the French-speak-ing world.
Special Courses$355/c$320CHoose a speCial Course of 20H if you Want to inCrease your profiCienCy
onl
ine enrolment discount
$5oFF
catch-up & others You’ve missed a class or you’re going to miss classes before the end of the term? Don’t despair!You are required to enroll for the entire term (no pro rata rate) but : If you miss a class, you can take a catch up lessonPlease note that the catch up has got to be organised before the next class.
If you know beforehand, you will be away for 3, 4, 5 weeks, we offer you for: 3 classes missed: ►1 hour private tuition4 classes missed: ►1,5 hour private tuition5 classes missed: ►2 hours private tuition
help and support available every evening from 5.30pm to 6.00pm in the cafeteria
Private TuitionfroM $76/hour Go for a one on one class and get:
► flexibility You choose when, where and how often you want your class to be
► reactiVity You get a teacher within 3 working days
► a tailor Made approach Your teacher designs a course suited to your needs
For more information, please contact Alice Gauny at [email protected]
or Aurélie Pierre at [email protected]
16Francophonie
writing coMpetitiondis-moi 10 mots qui parlent du rêveTo celebrate the Francophonie Week, Alliance Française invites you to participate in a writing competition. Write a text on the dream (le rêve), including at least six words from the following list: Âme, autrement, caractère, chez, confier, histoire, naturel, penchant, songe, transports.Free choice of form (poem or other); length min 100 / max 400 words.Entries due by 26 March to:[email protected]
french worldwidesat 31 marCH, 2pm - 6pm, freeJoin us for a festive afternoon of “French on 5 continents”, where activities will be presented by Alliance Française students and team. Food, beverage and music will also be available.For further information, see our website; www.afmelbourne.com.au
aperitif en français tHu 29 marCH from 6.30pm til 8pmGet together at Lina’s bar for our “Aperitif en Français” rendez-vous
Lina’s bistro à vins, $40/personWhat about having a drink while chatting in French in a French inspired wine bar? Don’t miss the “Apéritif en français” held at Lina’s bistro à vins, 114 Bridport St, Albert ParkThe conversation will be led by an Alliance française’s teacher.Inclusive of 2 glasses of wine (except sparkling) and finger food.
cineMa - alliance française french filM festiVal 2012from marCH 7 til marCH 25Don’t miss out the section “French around the world” during the AF FFF 2012 : Nothing to declare, Café de Flore, the Giants, Elles.
La semaine de la
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17 Melbourne Salon
you are inVited to the next Melbourne salon at the alliance françaisetuesday 17 april, 7-9 pm, $15
Join us for a stimulating conversation between David Pledger and Michael Shirrefs on the current state of arts and culture in Australia and France, and more widely in Europe.
David Pledger is the Artistic Director of interdisciplinary arts company, not yet it’s difficult (NYID). His documentaries, video-art, live performances and interactive artworks have been presented in theatres, galleries, museums, car-parks, stables, film studios and streets around the world. From 2009-2011 he was based in Brussels as the Inaugural Director of the Inter-national Network for Contem-porary Performing Arts (IETM) and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Michael Shirrefs is the pro-ducer/presenter of Creative Instinct - the new weekly arts feature program on ABC Radio National. Michael is known for his research on a large collec-tion of books given to the State Library of Victoria in 1880 and the exhibition Paris to Melbourne with an Atlas - which he curated in late 2010 to coincide with the 120th anniversary of Alli-ance Française de Melbourne. Michael recently spent time in Europe, attempting to gauge the health of European culture since the Global Economic Downturn.
TheMelbourne Salon
tue 17 apr
● General French or specialised French classes;● For small or big groups; ● On a regular or more intensive ba-sis. Morning / midday or after work;● Flexibility in times and locations;● Qualified native French-speaking teachers;● High quality educational stand-ards and up-to-date teaching methodology;● Advice on the French culture and cross-cultural communication;
● Internationally-recognised di-ploma or certification for DELF/DALF, TCF and TEF;● Individual progress reports for your employees.
and More● Free assessment for non-beginners;● Free access to our resource center;● Invitation to cultural events.More info please contact Alice Gauny at [email protected] or Aurélie Pierre at [email protected]
Courses
Entry includes cheese and wine Bookings essential: [email protected]
alliance française can proVide you withCorporate
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a conference by french professor, alain paVé based on a docuMentary by bruno cédat, biology engineer. tuesday 15 may, 6.30 pm / allianCe française de melbourne /ballroom
The Alliance Française de Melbourne will organise a conference presented by Alain Pavé and Bruno Cédat about the notion of biodiversity, and its scientific and social meaning.Alain Pavé is a French emeritus university professor, member of the Academy of Technology and former director of the CRNS Amazonian Program in French Guyana. He is specialised in the dynamic of biodiversity, biology, in both theoretical and progressive ecology, and in the science of the environment. This conference will be based on Bruno Cedat’s documentary, The Goolarabooloo between Nature and Tradition. Biodiversity and ecosystem.
Bruno Cedat is an INSA engineer, specialised in biology. In August 2010, Bruno Cedat spent some time in an Aboriginal community to film a documentary about biodiversity. This project led him to meet scientists, biodiversity and ecosystems restoration specialists. Assisted by French scientist, Alain Pavé and Kingsley Dixon, Director of the botanic garden in Perth, Bruno Cedat’s documentary reveals the biological wealth of Western Australia and the privileged relations of the Aboriginal with environment. From this documentary, Alain Pavé will raise the notion of biodiversity, its interpretation by
both scientists and the public opinion, but also its scientific, social and cultural meanings. This debate will increase the awareness of the public towards environmental thematic through an educational documentary.
Entry Free – bookings essential online at: www.afmelbourne.com.au or by telephone on 9525 3463
Scientif ic and social issuesBiodiversity
tue 15 May
Venue Hire
alliance française’s Heritage listed
mansion
functions & Meetings Venue hire is available for:● Corporate functions;● Wedding ceremonies;● Private functions(*)
Eildon Mansion’s spaces: ● The Ballroom (up to 200);● The Cafeteria (up to 60);● The Basement Kitchen (up to 45);● Meeting rooms with interac-tive whiteboards (up to 20).
artist's spaces for hire
Are you an artist looking for a space to exhibit or to perform? Whether you are a professional or newly graduated artist looking for a space to exhibit, we have a number of exhibition spaces available for hire for two or one week duration. A performance space is also available for hire for concerts, CD launches, theatre plays or screenings.
To view our various spaces available, please visit our website at afmelbourne.com.au For further information, please contact Françoise Libotte at [email protected]
19 Venue Hire
*Subject to approval
naMed in honour ofjean-Marie Violette(23/3/1944-27/6/2008)administrator andbenefactor of AFM why the fund?Eildon Mansion is a heritage listed St Kilda landmark thatrequires significant ongoing maintenance.
you can helpby donating to the fund - every little bit assists us to keep our home - your Alliance - in top condition. tax deductible!Donations over $2.00 are 100% tax deductible! Give now! Call, go online or ask at reception.
allianCe française de melbourne sCHool building fund Violette Fund
The Violette FundAllianceFrançaisede Melbourne
School Building Fund
20Atelier Cinéma / Casual Conversation groups
p’tit dej’ du jeudi - $18/c$15tHu 10.30am > 12.00pm > Waystage levelIdeal for gourmands, our p’tit déj’ du jeudi will delight those looking for French conversation around a table laden with coffee and croissants. Miam!
French Casual
conversation
welcoMe - $20Wed 02 may 6pm>8.30pm → Open to everybody
Watch a French indie movie and talk about it afterwards, while enjoying a glass of wine and French cheese.
Bilal, a 17 years old Kurdish boy from Iraq, sets off on an adventure-filled journey across Europe. He wants to get to England to see his love who lives there.
Bilal finally reaches Calais but the community of struggling illegal aliens in Calais is captured with authenticity, from the point of view of people who arrived there knowing nothing about France.This immigrant drama, with wonderful performances by the actors, is a strong story which uses documentary austerity and minimalist style to create a great emotional impact.
Atelier cinéma
soirée du Mardi - $18/c$15tue 6.30pm > 8.00pm > all levelsNice and cosy, with a glass of wine and some French cheese... Perfect for those who want to speak French in a relaxed atmosphere. All levels welcome!
French practice and fun without a long term commitment!
wed 02 May
21 French Tests
French Tests
session dates
do you need to haVe your coMpetency in french assessed and certified in order to enrol in a french uniVersity?
do you plan to Migrate to france or to another french-speaking country such as canada?
tcf & tefBoth tests allow non-native speakers of French wishing to study in France or to move to Canada to obtain a simple, yet effective evaluation of their skills in comprehension and expression in general French.
tcfq & tefaqThese tests have been specially designed to be consistent with the standards of the Ministry of Immigration and Cultural Communities (MICC) of Quebec and are only intended for non-native speakers of French wishing to
Alliance Française de Melbourne is accredited by the
French government and the French Chamber of
Commerce and Industry to run all the French
language tests allowing you to reach your goals!
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Please log onto our website for more information at
www.afmelbourne.com.au or email Aurelie PIERRE at
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22Atelier Cinéma / Casual Conversation groups 22Music
a celebration of debussy and french Music for harptue, 24 april at 8.00pmallianCe française tix: $45/$40*French harpist, Isabelle Perrin and Musicians of the Australian National Academy of Music with Jess Fotinos, harp celebrate Debussy’s 150th anniversary with a concert of French music. The concert will include a variety of rich and evocative solo and ensemble works by Debussy, Ravel, Tournier and other French composers for harp, string quartet, flute and clarinet. The highly renowned harpist, Isabelle Perrin, has performed with major orchestras and chamber groups throughout the world. Born in Nice, Isabelle studied for three years at the Juilliard School of New York before joining the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Since 1990, she has been co-principal harpist with the Orchestre National de France and a visiting professor at The Juilliard School and The Royal Academy of Music, London.
organised in partnership with the Harp Society of VictoriaBookings and further information: www.harpsocietyofvictoria.com
Atelier cinémaIsabelle Perrin wed 15 feb
tue 24 apr
wed 16 May
Wed 16 may / 7pm / allianCe françaiseVivien Hamilton, SopranoMardi McSullea, Flute Len Vorster, Piano
In this recital Vivien Hamiton, Mardi McSullea and Len Vorster present - in six ‘degustation’ size courses - a program of French musical delicacies which were composed, in part, as reaction to the harshness encountered by a Europe battered by the attrocities of World War 1. ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ is a program which is influenced by a combination of Surréalism, Sensualitié and Sentimentalité and consists of songs which are suitable for the French concert hall, but influenced by ragtime, baroque music, jazz and the smokey cabaret of 1920’s Paris.
$25/$20 AF MembersBooking essentials: [email protected] or tel 9525 3463
6 Degrees of Separation
Become a member! of the alliance française de Melbourne
23 Alliance Française Memberships
annual general Meeting mon 28 may / 8pmallianCe française
“You are a current member of the Alliance Française de Melbourne? Then get involved in the Alliance Française de Melbourne’s life and come to meet your association’s board members at the 37th Annual General Meeting on Monday 28 May 2012 at 8 pm, 51 Grey Street St Kilda”
the meeting will be followed by cheese and wine.
Gilbert DucassePresident, AFM
Mon 28 May
The Alliance Française de Melbourne (AFM) offers many ad-vantages to all lovers of French culture, be they francophone or francophile and as a member you will enjoy:
● Discounts on all AFM’s events (concerts, Beaujolais Nouveau wine degustation, Bastille Day, the French Film Festival, etc.):● 10% off our course fees;● Free borrowing access to our multi-media library;● Participation in our book clubs;● Complimentary tickets to NGV events if you are an NGV member too;● Our quarterly newsletter
‘Alliance Magazine’ mailed to you;● Invitations to our exhibition’ openings;● Possibility to enter our regular give-away competitions and our partners’ discounts listed in ‘le coin des membres’;● A chance to be an active member of the AFM by voting at the AGM and even to be elected as a Board member if you wish.
teMpted to join?
To do so, either ● Go to our website: www.afmelbourne.com.au● Pop in to see us at 51 Grey Street ST KILDA or ● Call us on 9525 3463.
2012 MeMbership fees
● single $73● ConCession $45● family $92● sCHool $100A bientôt !
24French Diplomas
delf & dalf
WHat are tHey?Issued by the French Ministry of Education, the DELF and DALF exams are designed to assess the communicative skills of a candidate in a real-life situation and to evaluate know-how rather than the linguistic and formal grammatical knowledge.
WHy sHould i taKe tHese exams?Contrary to other language tests, DELF and DALF diplomas are valid for life. They are recognised everywhere in the world and valued by French and European employers. Furthermore, for admission to a French university the DELF B2 diploma is the minimum level required.
delf priM
WHat is tHe delf prim? The DELF Prim is an official diploma awarded by the French Ministry of Education to certify the proficiency in French as a Foreign Language of children aged 8 to 12.
WHy taKe tHe delf prim? To reward your child’s work at school and treat him/her with his/her first diploma of French. To officially attest the level of French of your child to enter a bilingual or French School. To give your child the oppor-tunity to be well prepared to pass the next levels of DELF through his/her progress at school.
session dates
delf & dalf: Mon 19 Mar
fri 23 Mar
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delf priM: tue 01 May
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Please log onto our website for more information: www.afmelbourne.com.au or email Aurelie Pierre at [email protected]
French Diplomas
les p’tits loups 1 3-5 year oldThis course is based on the French kindergarten/pre-primary school’s curriculum. It will rely on projects focusing on events or themes such as animals, family, beach…
L'heure du conte $10
story telling session Every Thursdays from 4.30pm to 5.30pm (during school terms only)A workshop to delight youngsters! For children aged 4 to 6 and their parents. Come along and join us for a special time packed with beautiful stories and lots of fun hands-on activities.
Booking Essential, please call us on 9525 3463 or email Alice Gauny at : [email protected] or Aurélie Pierre at : [email protected]
Les P'tits Loups 2 Hours/WeeK over 10 WeeKs $375/c $338
Children
Children 6 to 11 $283/c $2551.5 Hours/WeeK over 10 WeeKs
children 6 to 11 years oldWe offer your child the possibility of progressing through 4 different levels, from beginners to more advance. Our programs provide hands on activities to create an enjoyable yet effective learning experience.
francophone children 6 to 11 years old Special courses are available for bilingual children who have lived in a French-speaking country or have a French-speaking parent and want to keep on maintaining their high proficiency in French!
25 Children French Courses
Get ready for the trip!
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The poetry selection will be online for viewing in March. Please note that you must complete registration by the following deadlines: 24th April (Y3-10) and 8th June (Y11-12).2012 Competition
Private Tuition froM $76/hourOne on one courses are also available for children from 6 years old!
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