Books & Ideas
DIGITAL NOVEMBER – MACHINES À BULLES
The cultural and scientific service of the Embassy of France in Canada celebrates digital cultures, during the month of November ! This year, for Digital November - Novembre Numérique, the international festival of digital cultures, the Institut français and the French cultural network abroad, on all five continents, are offering their partners to showcase all forms of digital creation across
Cultural cooperation program with schools in Canada
The Cultural Service of the French Embassy is launching its 2020-2021 cultural cooperation program with schools in Canada! In collaboration with various educational institutions across Canada, we are launching our annual program of cooperation around art and culture in education. This program aims at the acquisition of a shared culture between France and Canada which is rich and has diverse
Visual Arts, Architecture & Design
MONCTON – Festival Inspire
Once again this year, local and international artists are remodeling the urban landscape of New Brunswick's largest city. This international mural festival enables artists to create frescoes, interactive installations and other wall projections for 7 days to transform the city's urban environment Inspire Festival celebrates art in its most various forms, mixing street art, music and street shows. Local citizens
Bicentenary of the birth of Courbet, a visionary and revolutionary painter
200 years ago, was born in Ornans Gustave Courbet, a painter and leader of the realistic movement. The bicentenary of his birth is an opportunity for us to look back at the work and life of one of the most controversial painters of the nineteenth century. What to remember about this famous artist? First of all, the pictorial revolution he instilled.
Performing Arts & Music
Meeting with the Scène nationale du son
On Monday September 21st, Brigitte Proucelle, Cultural Counsellor, and Nicolas Piccato, Cultural & Média Attaché, went to the studios of the all-new Scène nationale du son (SNS) in Gatineau. They had the occasion to meet the two artistic codirectors of the project, Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard and Julien Morissette, and Louis-Philippe Roy. Launched last August, the Scène nationale du son
French Music Festivals In Times of Covid-19
Despite the end of the lockdown in France on May 11, large gatherings will not be permitted for some time in certain regions. Music festivals, which every year bring together enthusiastic crowds of people of all ages who want to move and “commune” to the sound of rock and jazz, decided to cancel their events in 2020. Let’s take a
Film, TV & New Media
ONLINE – 35TH EUROPEAN FILM FESTIVAL
The European Film Festival will be held from November 13th to November 29th! This 35th edition, uniquely online, promises you 27 European (1 film per country) high quality movies! Each movie will accessible online for a 48 hours period of time, and will be in its original version with English and occasionally French subtitles. The chosen French movie for this
ONLINE – INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE FILM FESTIVAL IN ACADIE
Renamed "Édition Linge mou" in honour of the dress code for moviegoers at home, let yourself be tempted by some sixty French-language films to be viewed live from wherever you want, from November 12th to 20th on ficfa.com. The festival is exceptionally accessible across Canada! 6 feature filmss and 15 short films from France (coproductions included) will be presented