The next round of the DELF & DALF exams will be administered between 18 and 23 February 2019 at the Alliance Française de Karachi.
As part of the Classical Music Without Borders concert series, we are pleased to bring you another performance, this time featuring the French brass quintet Vitrail.
Étienne comes to Paris to study filmmaking at the Sorbonne. He meets Mathias and Jean-Noël who share his passion for films. But as they spend the year studying, they have to face friendship and love challenges as well as choosing their artistic battles. English subtitles. Free entry.
Libreville, Gabon, 2016. Christ, a young boxer, trains relentlessly by day and earns his living as a doorman at nightclubs. At the same time, another combat is being played out, or played out again —that of the presidential election. As in other African countries recently, there is hope for a democratic transition this time. English subtitles. Free entry.
The next round of the TEF Canada & TEFAQ exams will be administered on 9 March 2019 at the Alliance Française de Karachi.
Bettie, in her sixties, embarks on a road trip with her grandson after her relationship and her restaurant fail. English subtitles. Free entry.
Adapted from the graphic novel Color of skin: Honey, the film returns on some key moments of the life of Jung, a Seoul-born child adopted into a Belgian family after the Korean War. English subtitles. Free entry.
Night is falling. The Paris "postcard" disappears to give way to those who live there: Jeni, Pascal and the others. Through thirteen figures, the film draws the portrait, or rather photographs its protagonists in Paris. English subtitles. Free entry.
French director Julie Bertuccelli's non-fiction film looks at a class of immigrant kids in Paris's 10th arrondissement. The footage, shot over the course of a year at the Granges-aux-Belles secondary school in Paris’s mixed 10th arrondissement, focuses on a special “reception class,” where students who speak little to no French are welcomed. English subtitles. Free entry.
Castro, a cynical TV host with declining ratings, attends a housewarming party for his producer, Nathalie, and clashes with his ex-wife, who is Nathalie's sister. English subtitles. Free entry.
One day, Marlene suddenly chooses to abandon her daughter for a man she has just met during yet another night of excess. Elli must confront her mother's demons to get her back. English subtitles. Free entry.
NauTarang is a platform initiated by All Pakistan Music Conference (APMC) in collaboration with Alliance française de Karachi. Our aim is to host student performances of traditional music and work for the sustenance of traditional performing arts.
Is a film made by a woman different from a film made by a man? Why are there so few films made by women? In this documentary, more than 20 female filmmakers discuss their profession and the place of women in cinema. English subtitles. Free entry.
The Alliance Française de Karachi is about to get some new French-themed murals thanks to IamKarachi's Colors of Hope project!
The Night of ideas will take place on 31 January 2019, and will focus on the theme : “Facing the Present". Guests from diverse backgrounds—intellectuals, researchers, artists, performers—will gather to discuss the theme all in cities around the world, from Paris to Karachi and beyond. Free entry. Save the date!
Miriam and Antoine Besson have divorced, and Miriam is seeking sole custody of their son Julien to protect him from a father she claims is violent. English subtitles. Free entry.
The film, set in Kirghizstan, is a search for Djamilia, the title character in the novella by Chingiz Aitmatov about a young woman who rebels against the rules of Kirghiz society. We will meet women who, in talking about Djamilia, reveal their own private lives and desires, the rules they chafe under and their ideas of freedom. English subtitles. Free entry.
Louise, an old lady, finds herself stranded in a seaside resort after the last train of the holiday season has left the station. But far from panicking, the fearless Louise decides to stay, no matter what awaits her. And the worst does await her: foul weather, heavy rains, high tides. Under such circumstances, will this new Robinson achieve her goal and manage to survive amidst the raging elements? English subtitles. Free entry.
The first KBT 2019 Discursive Roundtable topic is “Displacement”. Artist and writer Shahana Rajani will be presenting her work alongside panelists including social activist, writer and translator Aquila Ismail, Historian Gul Hassan Kalamatti and Investigative journalist Naziha Syed Ali. The Artist and panelists will discuss the impact of urbanization in the city.
The Karachi Accueil Society is coming back with another unmissable French Bazaar in the AFK gardens on 6 January 2019!
A few days before Christmas, Charlie, who is an orphan, accompanies his friend the postman to deliver letters to Santa Claus. English subtitles. Free entry.
Waqt is journalist Peerzada Salman’s first collection of Urdu poems and includes his nazms, ghazals and some three-line poems that he calls seh satri. Join us for the book launch at the Alliance Française de Karachi on 14 December 2018 at 6:30 PM.
A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle, whose principals range from an artist to a hotel manager to a dam worker. English subtitles. Free entry.
Come watch 2 riveting documentaries about the life and work of legend Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Nusrat, La Denier Prophete & Nusrat has left the building…but when? Free entry, all welcome.
Reims, 1969. Sports reporter Paul Coutard decides to organize a women's soccer match and unintentionally launches the creation of the first women's soccer team in France. English subtitles. Free entry.
Henri-Georges Clouzot became the master of black realism and suspense with films like The Raven, The Salary of Fear, The Diabolicals and more. Though he is considered one of the greats of French filmmaking, he has not always enjoyed the good graces of criticism. In this documentary, Pierre-Henri Gibert explores the story of an agitator to the romantic life and his reputation of a tyrant. English subtitles. Free entry.
The next round of the TEF Canada & TEFAQ exams will be administered on 24 November 2018 at the Alliance Française de Karachi.
Through a portrait of restaurateurs Gerard and Catherine Bosse, this documentary explores culinary traditions and celebrates wine, the Loire and epicureanism. In meeting with winemakers, the film discusses the links between gastronomy and wines and questions the practices and philosophy of their ambitious craftsmen. English subtitles. Free entry, all welcome.
The next round of the DELF & DALF exams will be administered between 19 and 23 November 2018 at the Alliance Française de Karachi.
Come find great pieces in home décor, clothes, shoes, jewelry and more at the Grand Serai Bazaar in the Alliance Française de Karachi gardens.
“No Filter” showcases the work of top photographers and artists drawing attention to original images that translate through the eyes of the lenses showing off what the artist would perceive as a “celebration of life.”
Join us for an awareness session on November 14, World Diabetes Day, and learn about the various issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world in a talk by Dr. Yusuf Kamal Mirza.
In Memoir of War, a writer and resistance fighter is desperate for news of her husband, who has been arrested by the Germans, leading her to enter into a high-risk game of psychological cat and mouse with a Nazi collaborator. English subtitles. Free entry, all welcome.
The Alliance Française de Karachi welcomes students to an information session about studies in France on Saturday 10 November 2018. This public session of information about studies in France will inform you about programs taught in English, scholarship opportunities, student life in France, etc. To register, fill in this form.
Shared sacred places in South Asia and beyond: the case study of Udero Lal in Pakistan
The Alliance Française de Karachi, the Centre for South Asian Studies (CNRS-EHESS, Paris) and the Centre for Social Sciences in Karachi present a seminar on Exploring shared religious legacy from archaeology to anthropology: The multiple identities of Jhulelal and other case studies. Free entry, all welcome to attend.
In Le Chat du Rabbin (The Rabbi’s Cat), a rabbi's mischievous cat learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot and expresses his desire to convert to Judaism. The film won the César Award for Best Animated Film.
We invite you to attend a talk on the colorful history of the French language with historian Didier Rolland. Free entry, all welcome.
Come watch a ballet performance by young ballerinas from Karachi Ballet at the Alliance Française de Karachi art gallery on 30 October 2018 from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. Free entry, all welcome. New ballet classes start at the Alliance Française de Karachi in November 2018 for adults and kids. Get the details here.
French ensemble Stradivaria was created in 1987 in Nantes to revive the music of the greatest Baroque composers. They will be performing in Karachi in partnership with the Alliance Française de Karachi and the Goethe Insitut Pakistan.
