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Alliance Baza{a}r April May

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Complete your diary with the AFK events ! April Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Saturday

Friday 3

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Naya Barsha Party 6

Nepali New Year *

Loktantra Diwas * 27

Candid Society screening - To Be and To Have

New session starts

May Sunday

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1 Labour Day *

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17 FOCUS ON “Magnum Agency”

Candid Society screening

26 Admissions DELF/DALF starts

Buddha Jayanti *

Brunch + Book fare

* AFK will be closed during these days

Alliance Française in Kathmandu Tripureshwor (beside Avenues TV) P.O. Box 452, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone : + 977 (1) 4241163 / 4242832 Fax : + 977 (1) 4242621 E-mail : general.afk@gmail.com Website : www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

OPENING HOURS Institution Monday to Friday : 7 am - 7 pm Library Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri : 8 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm Campus France Desk Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri : 11.30 am - 6.30 pm Sunday : 12 noon - 4 pm or by appointment Translation Desk Mon/Tue/Fri : 9.30 am - 12.30 pm Bistrot Monday to Friday 7 am - 6.30 pm

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Whenever we celebrate it, the beginning of a New Year is the right moment for projects… we thus wish you all a very good year 2065, full of exciting plans! As a counterpoint to these wishes, the future of Nepal is still uncertain, and waiting for happier days right now… then give yourself a treat: come to the library and let travel your mind through our new acquisitions. Comics, movies, books, magazines, nothing has been left aside in order to please your imagination. April and May will be lively months to be enjoyed at the Alliance Française. Cinema first, since Candid Society will be back in our premises after the Short Film Festival. The students’ party will be the occasion to share the dance floor with your friends and teachers, while brunch and luncheon on the grass will please your weakness for good food, along with the Bistrot’s daily services. April will also be the beginning of a new session of French classes at the Alliance: all the staff is at your disposal in order to give you any information needed… spread the word and be ready to have new experiences in French! A bientôt !

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Namaste !

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Direction : Philippe Martin, Prabin Rana, Mireille Hamon-Loirat, Krishna Shrestha Library & Campus France Desk : Mira Thapa, Niranjan Neupane Translation Desk : Ingrid Chiron Staff : Laxman Khadka, Suresh K.C., Navraj K.C., Tsering Sherpa, Ramesh Maharjan, Pradip Biswokar, Mukti Lama, Madhav Pandey, Mira Dahal, Mélissa Yana Bistrot : Budhi Ratna, Uma Maya Lama, Uttam Aryal, Mangal Tamang Teachers : Anne Lelong, Ashok Shakya, Benoît Gillet, David Baillat, Deepker Shakya, Eva Przyszczikowski, Sébastien Barré, Florent Labbe, Gautam Basu, Ingrid Chiron, Maya G. Kaur, Olivier Polychroniadis

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TEAM OF THE ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE IN KATHMANDU : Board of directors : Keshav Raj Jha (President), Sugandha Wagley (Vice President), Mahen Shresta (Treasurer), Aymeric Hamon (Vice Treasurer), Christophe Abbou (Secretary), Pramod Khakurel (Vice Secretary), Rabin K.C. (Member & legal advisor), Pratima Pandé (Member), NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati (Member)

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Naya Barsha Party The end of the session getting closer, and before celebrating Nepalese New Year, the student’s party will be the right time to relax and to share the dancefloor with your friends and teachers ! On the menu, music, food, drinks and an open stage for your free expression, be it by singing, acting or being your own DJ for a little while… Spread the word…everybody is welcome till the garden is full. Alliance Française in Kathmandu Friday, 4 April, 7 pm FREE ENTRANCE FOR AFK STUDENTS

FOCUS ON “Magnum Agency” Works of 14 photographers in the subcontinent, between 1947 and 2007 photographer-members. This event is taking place within the framework of the INDIA PHOTO NOW’08 (IPN’08): A PLATFORM FOR PHOTOGRAPHY IN INDIA IPN’08 is a federative initiative promoting photography in India. The Embassy of France in India wishes to initiate a platform to encourage new initiatives in this domain. Log on to www.indiaphotonow.org for more information Alliance Française in Kathmandu is part of the Alliance Française network in India, so it’s with a great pleasure that we present you this exhibition and highlight it for the Nepali audience.

photo.circle.special.edition Come and (Re)Discover these amazing pictures, with the comments of professional Nepali photographers “Magnum is a community of thought, a shared human quality, a curiosity about what is going on in the world, a respect for what is going on and a desire to transcribe it visually.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson Magnum Photos, founded in 1947 by French photographer Henri Cartier Bresson, is a photographic co-operative of great diversity and distinction owned by its

Alliance Française in Kathmandu Saturday, 17 May, 10.30 am

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photo.circle photo.circle is a unique platform that highlights the power of visual storytelling. It is a physical space for professional as well as amateur photographers to share work and interact with other storytellers and a larger community of media professionals. photo.circle creates an opportunity for photographers to engage in critique. It also provides time and space to share technical expertise on the craft of making pictures and the skills of navigating the larger industry that makes use of these pictures for various communication purposes. Visit www.photocircle.com.np for more details. In partnership with The Bakery Cafe in Pulchowk, photo.circle curates exhibitions and talks around the year. At present a ‘design show’ showcasing the works of 6 Nepali graphic artists is on display. The 8 week long show has included a talk by one of the participating artists on the ‘scope of graphic novels’ and the screening of ‘helvetica’ a documentary on typography and fonts. Next sessions : photo.circle.xvi - Saturday, 5 April, 9.45 AM at The Bakery Cafe, Sundhara photo.circle.xvii - Saturday, 3 May, 9.45 AM at The Bakery Cafe, Sundhara

Franco Musique Mania - METRO FM 94.6 MHz Almost 3 years ago now was launched a weekly program ‘Franco Musique Mania’, broadcast by ‘Metro FM’, one of the major FM radio station of Kathmandu valley. The musical numbers of the program are provided by Radio France International. Presenting by Kishor Sedai and Surja Laxmi Shrestha, this program presents you every Tuesday, between 9 pm and 10 pm, the best of the French and Francophone songs.

Free screening at AFK with Candid Society Candid Society is an association of artists, cultural workers and activists undertaking an effort to contribute to and enrich civil society, public discourse and culture. It plans to periodically screen films that are socially pertinent and challenging. Join us and mingle at Alliance Francaise Kathmandu’s delightful open-air café before the indoor or outdoor screening (weather permitting). All are welcome till hall is full. For any inquiries about this and other events, please email thecandidsociety@gmail.com or visit www. alliancefrancaise.org.np to have all the information about the movies Next screening : Sunday, April 27th, 6pm - “To Be and To Have” Sunday May 25th, 6pm - TBA (to be announced)

{library} This spring new books are blossoming on the shelves! Just to whet your appetite, have a glance at… Ella Maillard au Népal, Actes Sud, 1999 She was one of the outstanding travellers of the 20 th century. Writer and journalist through necessity, photographer by predilection, she explored distant regions of the planet in a search for the ultimate truth. A successful sportswoman famous for her travels and books, she crisscrossed the most outlying parts of the earth under what were truly adventurous conditions. In 1951, she leaves for Nepal which has just opened its borders. For the next thirty years (1957-87), she organizes cultural tours to various Asian countries, taking small groups of tourists to wherever, in her company, there was still something to be discovered. To her travel companions, she liked to say: “Ask yourself unceasingly ‘Who am I ?’ And through this constant query you will come to know that you are the Light of Consciousness.”

Jacques Demy, a boxed set of 6 movies Lola / La Baie des Anges / Les Parapluies de Cherbourg / Les Demoiselles de Rochefort / Peau d’Ane / Jacquot de Nantes Demy’s consistency of vision itself justifies his inclusion among the “auteurs”, defined by André Bazin and François Truffaut and expanded by Andrew Sarris as distinguishing themselves with their salient visual language from mere metteursen-scène. Demy certainly created a signature style of poetry and innocence and clung to it. Yet this quality also has a sophisticated aspect, suggesting the dream worlds of the surrealists and of Demy’s inspiration, Jean Cocteau. It is fitting that the American critic Gary Carey has described Demy as “the Joseph Cornell of French cinema”.

Carnets d’Orient, de Jacques Ferrandez, Casterman A set of 9 comics With his “Carnets d’Orient” (Notebooks from East), Jacques Fernandez explores from the inside the complicated, rich, and sometimes tragic history of Algeria and France, through colonization and war. From the beginning of the 19th century until the 60’s, Fernandez’s sensitive drawing invites us in the small stories that make History, in the footsteps of touching characters caught in between their feelings, their dreams, and reality: cultural misunderstandings, politics, and the long struggle of Algerians to rule their own country. Open these Carnets, you will begin a journey in space and time that you will not regret!

These are few examples of the 30 books and 50 comics recently acquired… the others are just waiting for your curiosity! For those who missed our Short Film Festival, “Voyages en Courts”, held in February, you can come in our library to watch them !

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AFK Teachers’ quotations “When my students tell me that French is difficult, I answer ‘it is not difficult, it is different, and interesting’ “ “Undertaking to learn French doesn’t only mean coming to classes (and having a drink or playing table football afterwards!), it is above all being attentive, curious, and regular in one’s work, both in class and at home.” “To see shy students becoming more confident, or the ones who used to panic in front of difficulties learning how to overcome them is one of the greatest pleasures of a teacher.” “Each class is different and brings me something new, and it is a great pleasure to find again, some levels later, a student I had in level one.”

DELF and DALF examinations DELF and DALF are the official French proficiency diplomas delivered by the French Ministry of Education to non native French speakers. It has no duration limitation: once you pass one of the six levels, you keep it forever! Each level is independent and matches one degree of proficiency. Examination dates: June 23rd until 27th Admissions: May 26th until June 13th Fees: Rs 800, 1400 or 2000, according to the level Candidates interested in taking these exams can benefit from a specific training program at the Alliance Française, during two weeks before the exams. Contact us for more details, or check our website – www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

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The Official French Agency for higher Education in France - now in Kathmandu, visit us for free counseling CampusFrance helps students who plan to carry out a period of study in France. Ensuring quality in every phase of the foreign-student experience is CampusFrance’s top priority. That experience begins well before admission and enrollment. Is accurate information on programs in France readily available? Is it possible to apply online? Are students getting all the information they need to prepare for departure, to settle in to life in France, and to plan their return home? Campusfrance.org and CampusFrance’s 90 worldwide offices are the tools we use to achieve our mission of helping international students’ successes in France. We’re opening CampusFrance offices on growing numbers of French campuses to provide one-stop shops for increasingly mobile students.

CampusFrance site provides everything students need to plan a period of study in France. Free counseling and information’s are available at our local office in Kathamandu at Alliance française. For details, please visit us, we will be happy to welcome you in our office. Contact Mr. Prabin Bikram RANA direction2.afk@gmail.com or Mr. Niranjan NEUPANE espace.katmandou@edufrance.fr CampusFrance Desk Alliance Française of Katmandou Ganesh Man Sigh Path (Teku Road), Tripureshwor Tel: 4241163, 4242832 Web: www.campusfrance.org www.alliancefrancaise.org.np

On-line information on www.campusfrance.org One website takes students through the steps involved in realizing their dream of studying in France: information, guidance, application, financialaid, obtaining a visa, planning for departure, and arrival in France. With 100,000 visits each month, the

“Campusfrance will be present at the 2nd ECAN Education Fair, in the month of May.” Join us to know about higher studies in France”

Translation desk Looking for a translation? The translation’s desk of the Alliance française stands there for you. From Nepali or English to French or, French to Nepali or English; for any kind of document; official or non official translations. The desk is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9.30 to 12.30. Visit our website www.alliancefrancaise.org.np For more information or details, please contact us at 4241163, 4242832

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Come and enjoy our French environment in this oasis of calm in Tripureshwor. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, you are welcome 5 days a week from 7 am to 6.30 pm. Because life is too short to get bored, we offer a new set menu everyday (starter, main course, desert and choice of tea or coffee), cooked in our own kitchen and made out of fresh and safe products. Whether you just want to have a drink or a quiet atmosphere for your private or business lunches, we will be happy to serve you.

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Brunch & Book Fare

On the 31st of May we’ll have a second-hand books sale along with a brunch. You will enjoy our subtle mix of sweet and salty food in our garden while getting some comic books sold on this occasion. Please make your reservation. b a

Le Bistrot is not only a place to eat but also a place to celebrate. Rent it for your parties, cocktails or special events. We can provide sound system, braziers and food if needed. To make your celebration unforgettable we’ll be glad to be your partner. Cocktail food like “mousse de foie de volaille”, “caviar d’aubergine”, “meringues” etc. are part of our specialties. So do not hesitate to contact us. French food in a French environment where you can relax and meet people : that’s Le Bistrot.

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