Tuesday 1 May – 6pm
Admission free  

Illustrator Margaret Anne Suggs will chat with legendary author Tomi Ungerer about his life adventures. With all that's going on in the world at the moment, you'll be inspired to hear Tomi’s views on spreading ideas of identity, justice and coexistence in his children's books.
The talk will be followed by the Irish premiere screening of Far Out Isn't Far Enough : The Tomi Ungerer Story. The documentary depicts Ungerer's wild, lifelong adventure of testing societal boundaries through his use of subversive art. The film combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation from over 70 years worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator.

Books by Ungerer will be on sale from 5.30pm.

Wednesday 2 May – 6.30pm
Admission free  

Illustrators Ireland and The Comics Lab bring together the most promising indie comics makers from throughout the island of Ireland to perform live readings of their short comics. The experience is a fully immersive story telling event that combines music, sound design, projected illustration and live performance in what feels like a cross between theatre and animation.

Featuring: Sarah Bowie, Alan Dunne, Philip Elliott, Debbie Jenkinson, Paddy Lynch, Elida Maiques, Alé Mercado, Orchimy, and Roger O’Reilly.

Atomic Diner and Tales for Tadpoles will bring their finest selection of comics and illustrated books on sale from 6pm.

Thursday 3 May – 6.30pm
Admission free 

Join us for an in-depth talk about craft and process with illustrator, author and stand-up artist Aoife Dooley, comics artist and writer PJ Holden and children's book writer Cécile Palusinski. Leading this animated discussion on 'world building' and 'character developing' is comic artist and illustrator, Debbie Jenkinson. See all the participating artist's inspirations, processes, rough works, and more.
This talk might include random acts of audience participation!

Saturday 5 May – 11am
Admission free 

Children from 7 years old are invited to discover how an artist creates a comic strip! French cartoonist Melody Ung, AKA Orchimy, will explain the basics of comics-making by drawing a strip (short story in 4 to 6 cases) live on screen .
Everyone will get a chance to create their very own strip with the assistance of the artist and the Library team!

All levels of French welcome!

Until 14 May 2018
Admission free

As part of the Comic Book Festival / Fête de l'illustration et de la Bande Dessinée we are delighted to showcase the talent of 4 illustrator students from the French School La HEAR (Haute École des Arts du Rhin): the immensely talented Anna Griot, Émilie Clarke, Mireille Ebene and Maurane Mazars.
La HEAR brings together dedicated visual artists and theoreticians for a curriculum based on experimentation with different media (including painting, sculpture, graphic art, photography, sound art, performances instal-lations) to promote the emergence of unique practices.

Tuesday 8 May – 6.30pm
Admission free 

As part of the Prix des Incorruptibles 2018 International Award supported by the French Ministry of Education, the 3rd cycle teachers of Lycée Français d'Irlande and their pupils (4th, 5th and 6th class) welcome you to an exceptional evening of readings to be held in the French Library on May 8th at 6.30pm.

LFI pupils will present and read  some excerpts from children's books shortlisted in the award either alone or with their parents.. They will be joined by a professional actor at the end of the readings.

Thursday 10 May – 6.30pm
Admission free 

In partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Ireland, Swiss singer Marc Aymon, accompanied by guitarist Ephraim Salzman playing the “Walliser Hackbrett” (a hand-made wooden stringed instrument), will present songs from his new project Ô bel été! Chansons éternelles. This ambitious project highlights treasures of Swiss heritage and encourages the public to rediscover the pleasure of singing together and reconnecting with their roots.

There will be a reception hosted Embassy of Switzerland in the Café La Cocotte following the concert.

Friday 11 May – 6.30pm
€9.50 / €7.50 AF & IFI Members

Le Redoutable is a 2017 French biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius (Academy Awards winner director of The Artist). Set during the 1968 turmoil at a turning point in the artistic and political life of the iconic New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard (portrayed by Louis Garrel), the film focuses on his declining love life with actress and future writer Anne Wiazemsky (Stacy Martin).
As always, Alliance Française Members get a 20% discount and free tickets can be won on our Twitter!

Irish Film Institute, 6 Eustace Street, Dublin 2

Monday 14 May – 6.30pm
Admission free 

The Association des Membres de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques en Irlande (AMOPA Irlande), in partnership with the Alliance Française and the French Embassy in Ireland, will host writer, film maker, famous TV presenter, environmentalist and animal welfare advocate Allain Bougrain-Dubourg for an exclusive interview on Monday 14 May.

Allain Bougrain-Dubourg will give a talk in French entitled Biodiversité : Etat des lieux in which he will notably discuss the relationship between human beings and animals. He will also be available to sign copies of his latest book Lettres des animaux à ceux qui les prennent pour des bêtes (2018).

Wednesday 16 May – 6.30pm
Exhibition Opening & Reception

Thursday 17 May – 6.30pm
Screening & Talk

We are honoured to welcome multi-talented French artist Alain Nahum for two special evenings. Nahum's fascination for the notion of trace in the ephemeral nature of life in the city will be shown in his photographic exhibition Des traces et des liens on the first night and in the film Des gens passent (his screen adaptation of Patrick Modiano's Un cirque passe) on the second one.
Dervila Cooke from Dublin City University will launch the exhibition on Wednesday 16 May and conduct the interview on Thursday 17 May.

Starting from June 5th, 1, 2, 8 week programmes all Summer! 
Free placement test every Mon, Tue, Wed between 5 & 7pm from May 21st

Get the kids out of bed this summer with the Alliance Française's French Summer Camps for children and teenagers! We are open all summer long from the beginning of June until the end of August with programmes available every week or every two weeks! Learn and have fun with the experts.
General French courses, conversation courses, refresher's classes, specialised workshops, intensive programmes will be available for adults of any level morning and evening times for 2 terms of 8  weeks in June-July and then August-September.

Information, Timetable & Booking

31 May – 14 June 2018
€20 per event / Full Pass €55 

One hundred years after the death of the revolutionary French composer Claude Debussy, pianist Thérèse Fahy, with the support of an Arts Council Music Project Award, brings an exciting Debussy Festival to the National Concert Hall.
Programme will include works by Debussy along with pieces from the 1920 collective tribute  Tombeau de Claude Debussy featuring Ravel, Stravinsky, Roussel, Dukas, De Falla or Bartók.

Keep your eyes peeled, AF members and followers will get a special discount and free tickets to be won on Twitter!

National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, D2