Forever Truffaut : three iconic films from HKFFF retrospective

Thu 12 December, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Join us for a screening of a documentary about the street art scene of Kinshasa.

Wed 4 December, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Join us for a screening of the documentary about the extraordinary life of Charlotte Perriand by Stéphane Guez

Pour la 53 e édition du festival du film français à Hong Kong, l’Alliance Française de Hong Kong présente un nouveau panorama du septième art français. La sélection propose une trentaine de films inédits, sortis cet été ou prévus pour l’automne ou l’hiver 2024/25.
在第53屆香港法國電影節舉行期間，香港法國文化協會將為大家揭示法國電影藝術的全新面貌。三十多部全新精選電影部分已在本年夏天上映，或將在2024/25年秋冬季上映。

Within this year's selection, discover movies that are real shots of adrenaline!

Within this year's retrospective, here are three emblematic films, overshadowed by Truffaut's most famous works but certainly worth a look.

Sat 26 October, 2.30 pm
Shatin Centre

To celebrate the Festival of animated films, from October 11th to 31st, Alliance Française de Hong- Kong is presenting "Everyday a little adventure",  a several feature-length films and short films.

Tang Contemporary Art proudly presents In Stranger Lands: Cocoa’s Journeys To Asia – an exhibition curated by Caroline Ha Thuc, featuring 20 newly commissioned artworks by established artists working across Asia.

Sat 19 October, Jordan Centre, 2.30 pm

To celebrate the Festival of animated films, from October 11th to 31st, Alliance Française de Hong Kong is presenting "Everyday a little adventure",  a several feature-length films and short films.

Thursday 3rd of October, Jordan Library at 7pm

For the October film club, the Jordan media library presents the film Les Algues vertes, linked to the environment and science, themes currently highlighted by the Consulate.
This film deals with green algae on Breton beaches, an environmental catastrophe in France.

French DJ Fakear will perform a DJ set in Hong Kong on the evening of 18th October at Popinjays (Central). The event is organized by Banger Event Asia, a collective of 5 French friends living in Vietnam who aim to bring together various art forms. Fakear is considered one of the greatest talents in the electro scene, representing the innovation and diversity of French electro music. He will showcase this new heritage in what promises to be an unforgettable evening.

Wednesday 25 of September, 2 pm - 4 pm

Get ready for the Animation Festival and the Hong Kong French Film Festival with L'Alliance Francaise!

To celebrate the Animation Festival and ahead of the Hong Kong French Film Festival, L'Alliance Française, in partnership with the French Consulate and the AFLE, is organizing a workshop for all French teachers in Hong Kong.

Wednesday 25 of September, 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm.

Get ready for the Animation Festival and the Hong Kong French Film Festival with L'Alliance Francaise!

To celebrate the Animation Festival and ahead of the Hong Kong French Film Festival, L'Alliance Française, in partnership with the French Consulate and the AFLE, is organizing a workshop for all French teachers in Hong Kong

為什麼法語是奧運會的官方語言？

Présentation de (nouveaux) sports au JO de Paris 2024 

10% Discount for signing up on or before Apr 30th
5% Discount for signing up on between May 1st – 24th
33 King Lam St, Cheung Sha Wan

Seize the opportunity to participate in Hong Kong’s highly anticipated Summer Sports & Educational Camps!

Les Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 approchent : parlons culture et sport. Pour ce premier article, l'escrime ! 

Gaby Deslys, star de la Belle Epoque

5 Must-Watch Movies From French May Cinema Programme 2024

6 May 2024 

This is the annoucement of the winning projects for the international call for proposals to DesignOnStage At Maison&Objet in Sept. 2024 in Paris!

Mardi, 19 mars, 7:00 pm
Fringe Club (Jockey Club Studio Theatre)

Cinema

Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Edmund, the proud father of our little learner, Marvin. He shared with us some positive feedback about our course and why he chose to enroll young Marvin in French classes at such a tender age. Curious to know what he had to say? Check out our interview! 

Jeudi 14 mars, 7:00pm
Fringe Club (Jockey Club Studio Theatre)

Cinéma québécois 

Mardi 12 mars, 7:00 pm
Fringe Club (Jockey Club Studio Theatre)

Cinéma belge

Meet Angela, our French language prodigy! She's been a part of our community for a while now and we've been lucky enough to witness her incredible progression in mastering the language. From watching her grow up with us to now publishing her own poetry book in French, she's truly a shining example of dedication and passion. 

Revenons sur ce personnage très célèbre de la BD francophone !

Meet Cherrie, our new language learner in our center!

L'Alliance Française diversifie son offre jeune public en développant un programme de Français Langue Maternelle (FLAM) : Les Francokids

Friday, 8 December, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

We propose a free Suprise Screening as part of the festival at our Library to celebrate our 70th anniversary.

Tuesday, 5 December , 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

A screening of the documentary, followed by a online sharing by the director.

Cinéma et mode : les égéries françaises 

Retour sur les conditions de tournage d'un film tourné en 1964 à Hong Kong

Tuesday, 7 November, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

A special screening to support the Gay Games Hong Kong 2023, the first edition to be held in Asia.

Exposition de photographies sur le cinéma français par Luc Roux, le photographe officiel de Studio Magazine

C'est la rentrée littéraire ! 

Les oppositions mythiques entre la France et la NZ en Rugby World Cup  

Monday 4 September 10am-12:30pm 
M+ Moving Image Centre

Thanks to CHANEL’s generous support, the M+ Cinema, Mediatheque, and Grand Stair will be open and free to academic staff and students from 10:00am to 12:30pm on Monday, 4 September. The M+ Moving Image team has curated a series of screenings paired with talks, giving students a chance to immerse themselves in the world of moving images.

Thursday, 31 August, 2 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

A pair of young friends are dragged into a shady scheme across the Île-de-France. Along their journey, the Parisian suburbs become the scene of strange phenomena.

28 August - 1 September
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Let's explore the new world of French cinema through the screening of four featured films !

Saturday 26 August, 2.30-3.30 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre 

Screening of two French animated short films, both awarded with Annecy Jury Prize.

HK BOOK FAIR : Thursday 20 July, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre 

Celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Little Prince with the most recent and critically acclaimed animation.

La BD de Hongkong à Angoulême

For the coming summer, we present you a special selection of the iconic novel of French and youth literature - The Little Prince, who celebrates his 80^th anniversary this year, as well as some new additions to the AF Library collection.

This time, we invited Peter Kok to share with us his French learning journey. Peter started learning French long time ago because of work, and he believed that you have to set an objective in order to realize your long-term goals. 

French MAY : 24 May - 7 June
cinemas of the Broadway Cinema Circuit

A selection of 21 films will be screened including the four films from the Virtually Versailles Screening Series, nine films dedicated to the topics of Women Empowerment and eight feature films co-presented with Hong Kong International Film Festival as part of the Cine Fan FOR EVER GODARD programme.

"How long does it take to learn French?" Many students inquire with their teachers about how much time does it take to learn French. This time, we asked a student, Jeffrey Choy, to tell us about his experience in learning French.

The hip-hop movement in France has been growing and thriving since the 1980s, with artists and fans alike playing a significant role in shaping the culture into what it is today.

Pioneers of French street art - Blek le Rat
The street art movement in France can be traced back to the 1970s, when a new form of expression emerged in response to the political and social turmoil of the time. .

Wednesday 8 March, 7:30 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Ciné-club & Talk
Screening of a documentary on online misogyny and hatred towards women, followed by an online sharing with the director.

La dernière création du studio Tamanoir : danse et et arts numériques 

Entretien avec Thomas Mars, le chanteur du groupe qui vient jouer à Hong Kong vendredi 3 mars

Saturday 25 February, 4:00 pm - Screening / 5:45 pm - Talk
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Screening of the film adaptation of the work from the Nobel Prize Winner in Literature, followed by a talk with Uncle Salt and Sabrina Yeung.

3 - 5 March 2023
Clockenflap 

Le retour du plus grand festival de musique de la ville : Phoenix et FKJ sont à l'affiche. 

Here are some new arrivals in the AF Library. Highlights include a stunning novel of the winner of the Nobel Prize of Literature, Annie Ernaux, a controversial Palme d'Or winning film,  an intriguing comic series about time travel, and chefs d'oeuvres of Chinese-Hong Kong literature.

18 January, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

Martin Scorsese' personal love letter to cinema and the pioneer in the medium - Georges Méliès.

When we talk about travelling to France, what tourist attractions you have in mind? The Eiffel Tower, Palace of Versailles, Arc de Triomphe or the Louvre Museum?

A la médiathèque du centre de Jordan et au festival HKFFF, 2022 : les livres et les films adaptés de l'oeuvre d'Annie Ernaux, prix Nobel de Littérature

France is a remarkable country for cinema. In addition to its talented directors, actors and actresses, it is also a famous territory for shooting. Its famous monuments and beautiful landscapes make the happiness of filmmakers from all over the world happy. Today we have prepared a list of 5 places in France that you might have seen on the big screen, and now it's your turn to visit the stunning places in France. Light, camera… Action !!!

Le magazine Paroles 265 revient sur les choix des curateurs de la rétrospective Claire Denis pour le festival HKFFF. 

9 November, 7 pm
AF Library, Jordan Centre

(Due to adverse weather conditions on 2 November, the event has now been postponed to 9 November.)

The director will join us in the post-screening talk and discuss her experience and share her research on the representation of the fighter and martial arts in film.

Olivier Cong, one of the performers at the 5th edition of Make Music, Hong Kong! in 2022, is a Hong Kong musician and composer. Apart from his love for music, he also shares with us how French culture has impacted his work and the influence of his French-speaking father.

Semaine du 10 au 15 octobre 2022 
Special program for HKU Business School in collaboration with Business France

What Netflix movies have you been watching recently? What are the best Netflix series you have watched? Do you know that watching Netflix is not only a great way to relax, but also an effortless language learning process? Language learning with Netflix is considerably one of the most enjoyable ways to acquire a new language! 

AFHK shares you the stories of the French pioneers of early cinema: Georges Méliès (1861-1938), one of the early pioneers of cinema and father of special effects, and Alice Guy (1873-1968), who was the very first female director. Click to know more!

Alliance Française de Hong Kong has recently added several interactive digital tools to help you with your French learning journey. Let’s take a look!

Let Alliance Française de Hong Kong brings you a virtual tour to the home of the famous French painter and cultural icon Claude Monet, offered by the Claude Monet Foundation.   

Starting from the 2025 HKDSE, the Category C subjects will change the practice to stipulated official language examinations. The stipulated official language examination of French is DELF and DALF, provided by Alliance Française de Hong Kong, issued by the French Ministry of Education.

Le patrimoine en question

Taiwanese singer Hebe Tien has published her latest song « It is the Hour » in February 2022, but what is the relationship between her song and French culture?

Les différentes actions de formation pour les enseignants de l'AFHK et d'ailleurs ! 

Marc Collin is a French musician, composer and producer. He co-created the acclaimed band Nouvelle Vague that came several times to Hong Kong in the last 20 years. 

31 May 2022, 7:30pm
French May Cinéma Program

Le cycle Serge Gainsbourg est l’occasion de découvrir pour certains et de redécouvrir pour d’autres un pilier de la culture française. 

Easter is coming! Easter as a religious festival is important in France. In Hong Kong, we might see Easter bunnies and egg hunts during the Easter holidays. But how is Easter celebrated in France? Let’s learn more about French Easter traditions with Alliance Francaise, and enjoy a happy Easter! 

Learning a language is never an easy task, but it is an essential part of understanding another culture. The Alliance Française acts as a gateway for all those who wish not only to master the language of Molière, but also to discover the cultural codes of France and its people. Let's meet more AF students and learn about their learning journey! In this blog, let's take a look at Alson's journey.

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Molière, the Consulat Général de France à Hong Kong et à Macao and Alliance Française de Hong Kong organised a webinar with Mr Tang Shu-wing and Dr Tong Yui Christophe. Know more!

AFHK has adapted pedagogy strategies with new techniques, in order to maintain a high-quality online learning experience. We summarise 8 online teaching and learning tools. Let’s learn French better together!

In 2022, we celebrate playwright Molière's 400th anniversary! Here is a piece written by poet, literature teacher, and frequent Paroles contributor Matthieu Motte.

International Women’s Day is coming! What to celebrate? Why don’t Alliance Française de Hong Kong share your the stories of the female icons of New Wave cinema?

International Women’s Day is coming! What to celebrate? Why don’t Alliance Française de Hong Kong share your the stories of the female icons of New Wave cinema?

Emily in Paris is back for season 2! Did you notice that some of their posters are paying tribute to La Nouvelle Vague (The French New Wave)?

Many of Gaspard Ulliel's films have appeared in the editions of HKFFF: Les égarés, Un long dimanche de fiançailles, Paris je t’aime, Juste la fin du monde, and Saint-Laurent.

Thursday, 9 December,  7:30 - 9:50 pm
AF Library - Jordan Centre

Thursday, 2 December,  7:30 - 9:20 pm
AF Library - Jordan Centre

Sunday, 28 November,  3 - 5 pm
AF Library - Jordan Centre

Have you ever wondered why Grégory Koenig, the coach of Hong Kong's fencing team, chose fencing as his career? Do you know the difference between fleuret (foil), épée and sabre? Grégory Koenig's interview is out now!

Cinema for the Climate

Tuesday 9 November - 7 pm 
AF Library - Jordan Centre

Documentary screening.

Want to pass a language exam? Here are 10 tips to give yourself the best chance, applicable on a daily basis. AFHK is the official French exams center in Hong-Kong with qualified French native teachers.

Thursday 9 September - 7 pm 
AF Library - Jordan Centre

A documentary about wine from the region of Burgundy and those who produce it.

The face of the French New Wave Jean-Paul Belmondo passed away on 6 September at the age of 88. 
In remembrance of this legend, here are top 10 movies to watch starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.

For the second consecutive summer, AFHK had the opportunity to lead two intensive French programmes for seven university students of Hong Kong.

Enjoy the last stretch of the holidays traveling to France through your screen and improve your French with a Summer twist! Here are 12 classic French films, from comedy to drama, dating back from the French New Wave to more recent productions. 

Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall
Thursday, June 17 - 8:00PM

Available on the MMHK website and YouTube

June 4-13, 2021
AF Library and Online

Wednesday, June 2nd, 7:30pm
JC Cube, Tai Kwun

Une nouveauté pour la formation des enseignants de FLE : Enseigner le FLE en comodal avec un partenariat France Education international et Académie de l'AF de Paris - Ile de France. 

Our French Summer courses for 2021 

The Grounds, AIA Vitality Park
Monday April 19 - 5:00PM

MC Yan interviewé dans Paroles à propos de son expérience française

Plus Loin 鄧樹榮 Tang Shu Win

The Library has added more than 100 new items since October last year. Here are some highlights.

“The Night of Ideas (Nuit des Idées)” is coming back to Hong Kong! This year, the event is co-organized with the Hong Kong Museum of Art!

Découvrez la sélection de l'équipe Médiathèque du centre de Jordan - AFHK 

French 'En Cuisine' courses for HK foodies!

Formation pour les professeurs 

French teachers training 

October 14th-31st Let's immerse ourselves in the universe of animation: 2 Ciné-clubs and limited free streaming.

Learner's Story: Violaine