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SUMMER IN FRANCE

For all of you who wish to continue enjoying this beautiful summer while escaping Contents the urban heat, rest assured: there are plenty of French cultural events in throughout July and August to keep you cool. PAGE 4 ‐ Festivals For a little atmosphere, what better than the legendary Antillean group Kassav’, PAGE 5 ‐ Visual arts playing in concert in Toronto, to remind you how zouk is a powerful incentive to PAGE 6 ‐ Cinema dance? PAGE 7 ‐ Television Other concerts this summer are occasions to discover Justice and M83, PAGE 8 ‐ Music contemporary French music stars that get youth from all over the world dancing. PAGE 8 ‐ Celebration You can also spend your “Summer in France” thanks to exceptional programming of PAGE 9 ‐ Professionals more than forty French films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, that will conclude with an appearance from one of today’s most promising young French directors, Mia Hansen‐Love.

And because there are only a few weeks left before it closes, don’t forget, if you haven’t already, to go see the Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso in Paris exhibition at the !

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KASSAV'

Kassav’ was formed in 1979 by Pierre‐Edouard Décimus and Jacob F. Desvarieux. Together they decided to make Guadeloupean carnival music and record it in a more fully orchestrated yet modern and polished style. Their international success paved the way for zouk music. In the framework of the third edition of the festival Kompa‐Zouk Ontario, they will perform in Toronto on July 28.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: FKZO.CA

FRANKETIENNE

Kompa‐Zouk Festival Ontario presents for the first time in Toronto "Haiti at the heart of the “Chaos‐World”", a theatrical and musical medley by the playwright‐actor Frankétienne. The Toronto audiences will finally have the privilege, on July 26th, to meet one of the most prolific and most respected writers of the Francophone world and especially enjoy the theatrical performance of the one who is well‐known and highly regarded internationally for its many theatrical performances throughout the world.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: FKZO.CA

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PICASSO UNTIL AUGUST 26

A unique exhibition is taking place at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO): more than 150 masterpieces by the art genius, from the collection of the Musée National Picasso's collection in Paris, are exhibited until August 26th. Discover the video interview of Anne Baldassari, the Director of the Musée Picasso, on the Consulate's website.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: AGO.NET

ROGER VIVIER UNTIL APRIL 2013

The in Toronto is the ideal place to observe Roger Vivier's creative process through the exhibition "Roger Vivier: Process to Perfection".

The exhibition gathers pieces from different museums' collections (Toronto, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Deutch Ledermuseum and Roger Vivier brand in Paris). It's a unique opportunity to discover and rediscover the virtuosity of the historic creator of shoes of Christian Dior.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: BATASHOEMUSEUM.CA

TOOLS FOR CONVIVIALITY UNTIL AUGUST 26

Works by three French or France‐based artists will be presented at the Power Plant as part of their summer exhibition.

Tools for conviviality is a group show bringing together artists and practices that create and engage tools to effect change and reconsider social behaviour.

This exhibition is a great opportunity to discover works by Claire Fontaine, Ulla von Brandenburg and Oscar Tuazon, three of the most promising contemporary artists of the new French generation.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: THEPOWERPLANT.ORG 5 Cinema A WORLD OF SHORTS JULY 18

Come celebrate with us the success of French shorts at CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival of last month!

The French film My Sweetheart (Mon Amoureux) received the incredible honour of winning the Deluxe Award for Best Performance in a live‐ action short, while the French Canadian co‐production Edmond was a donkey (Edmond était un âne) won the Bravo! Fact Best Canadian Short.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: WORLDWIDESHORTFILMFEST.COM

MIA HANSEN‐LOVE AUGUST 23‐25

Mia Hansen‐Love will come to present her movies, as well as a carte blanche of her choice of one movie at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, from August 23 to 25 as a side bar of the Summer in France programme. Part of the younger generation of French filmmakers, Mia Hansen‐ Love's cinema comes from the tradition of "film d'auteur" with strong influences such as Rohmer, Bresson, Doillon or Truffaut.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: TIFF.NET

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This summer, the TIFF Bell Lightbox will give you the occasion to travel in France through more than fourty classic movies of French cinema. Discover or rediscover the best movies of French masters like Jean Renoir, Marcel Carné, Claude Chabrol, Maurice Pialat, Jean‐Luc Godard, François Truffaut and more.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: TIFF.NET

Television

This summer, TFO offers you a beautiful and complete selection of French films. You will be able to get into filmmakers' works such as Eric Rohmer, Patrice Chéreau, Agnès Varda, Jean‐Pierre Melville, Roger Vadim or Jacques Rivette thanks to mini‐retrospectives. Bons films!

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: TFO.ORG

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THE DO

The Dø is a French/Finnish indie pop band founded in Paris in 2005. The band is Olivia Merilahti (singer and musician) and Dan Levy (multi‐ instrumentalist). Their first studio album A Mouthful topped the French charts in 2008, making them the first French act singing in English to reach that position. They will perform in Toronto on August 3 at Lee's Palace.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: LEESPALACE.COM

M83 & JUSTICE AUGUST 4

M83 & JUSTICE

M83 is a French electronic music band from Antibes and famous in North‐America since the release of their first album in Spring 2001. Justice is a duet of French electronic music with a strong rock component. The international success came very quickly as soon as their first album came out in 2007. M83 and Justice will perform in the park of on August 4th.

FOR FURTHER DETAILS: TICKETWEB.CA Celebration DINER EN BLANC AUGUST 9

After la fête de la musique and Nuit blanche, cultural events that have become models of French art de vivre (and French art!), Toronto will host this summer another example of France’s lifestyle creativity, with Diner en blanc. Discover how to participate to the Toronto edition on August 9 by checking the dedicated website: TORONTO.DINERENBLANC.INFO

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CAMPUS FRANCE IS ON FACEBOOK!

Stay informed about French higher education, get fresh news about CampusFrance activities in Canada, discover France and French universities on videos...

A registered charitable organization, the Alliance Française is dedicated to promoting the use of French and the appreciation of cultures that share the French language in their common heritage. Established in 1902 with approximately 6,000 students and members, it operates as a cultural centre and language school with three centres in the Greater Toronto Area.

Accredited by the Federal Government, it is the largest private French language school in Canada, with centres in Spadina, Mississauga, Markham and North York.

WWW.ALLIANCE‐FRANCAISE.CA

EVENTS TO COME IN SEPTEMBER

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), second film festival and fair after Cannes, will take place this year from September 6 to September 16. Several French films will this year again be part of the programme.

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