Le Ciné Club Manila

10/04/2026

𝐀𝐅𝐌 𝐋𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐧é-𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 : 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄!

Our April Ciné-Club theme, “𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓,” dives deep into how cinema captures memory, identity, and cultural encounters.

Featuring works by two filmmakers from distinct cultural backgrounds, Guinean director Thierno Souleymane Diallo and French filmmaker Chris Marker

This programme invites you to see how cinema preserves and reinterprets the past.

Join us on Wednesday, April 8 and Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 PM

🎟 Free Registration - https://www.alliance.ph/upcoming-events/ #/



Alliance française de Manille

13/03/2026

The French Embassy, together with the Alliance française de Manille and the Francophone community, invites you to our events this March en route to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Cambodia!

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗟𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻é 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The Embassy of France in the Philippines and Alliance Française de Manille invite you to a screening of 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗴 (1963) by Jacques Demy.
📍 Venue: Alliance Française de Manille
📅 Date: March 28, 2026 (Saturday)
🗣️ Language: French with English Subtitles | 1H31
🕕5 PM film screening
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION | Register here: https://bit.ly/FSLPCherbourg

🎞️ Film Synopsis:
Geneviève Emery, whose mother runs an umbrella shop, is in love with Guy Foucher. Madame Emery disapproves of this romance with a young mechanic. Guy is drafted into the army for the Algerian War, and before his departure Geneviève gives herself to him. She soon discovers she is pregnant. News from Guy becomes scarce. Urged by her mother, Geneviève agrees to marry Roland Cassard, a wealthy diamond merchant. A few years later, on a snowy Christmas Eve.

13/03/2026

The French Embassy, together with the Alliance française de Manille and the Francophone community, invites you to our events this March en route to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Cambodia!

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗟𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻é 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The Embassy of France in the Philippines and Alliance Française de Manille invite you to a screening of 𝗟𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 - 𝗤𝘂'𝗲𝘀𝘁-𝗰𝗲 𝗾𝘂'𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 ê𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘅 ?(2022) by Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre.

📍 Venue: Alliance Française de Manille
📅 Date: March 28, 2026 (Saturday)
🗣️ Language: French with English Subtitles | 1H26
🕕3 PM film screening
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION | Register here: https://bit.ly/FSLPNicolas

🎞️ Film Synopsis:
Bent over a wide blank sheet somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny bring to life a mischievous, quick-witted little boy: Little Nicolas. Amid friendship, quarrels, scuffles, games, pranks, and endless punishments, Nicolas experiences a childhood shaped by joy and discovery. As the story unfolds, the boy slips into his creators’ studio and playfully calls out to them. Sempé and Goscinny recount their first meeting, their friendship, as well as their journeys, their secrets, and their own childhood memories.

13/03/2026

The French Embassy, together with the Alliance française de Manille and the Francophone community, invites you to our events this March en route to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Cambodia!

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗟𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻é 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines and Alliance Française de Manille invite you to a screening of Shepherds (2024) by Sophie Deraspe.

📍 Venue: Alliance Française de Manille
📅 Date: March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
🗣️ Language: French with English Subtitles | 1H53
🕕6:00 PM film screening followed by cocktails
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION | Register here: bit.ly/CanadaMarch25

🎞️ Film Synopsis:
Mathyas trades in his Montreal life as a young advertising executive to become a shepherd in the South of France. But the harsh realities of the pastoral world force him to question his romantic vision of the profession. A visit from Elise, a civil servant who has abruptly quit her job, gives Mathyas’ quest a new direction. Together, with a herd in their care, they embark on a journey towards a new way of life in the mountains.

The French Embassy, together with the Alliance française de Manille and the Francophone community, invites you to our events this March en route to the 20th Francophonie Summit in Cambodia!

📣 𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗟𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝗻é 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗘𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻✨

The Embassy of Canada in the Philippines and Alliance Française de Manille invite you to a screening of Shepherds (2024) by Sophie Deraspe.

📍 Venue: Alliance Française de Manille
📅 Date: March 25, 2026 (Wednesday)
🗣️ Language: French with English Subtitles | 1H53
🕕6:00 PM film screening followed by cocktails
🎟️ FREE ADMISSION | Register here: bit.ly/CanadaMarch25

🎞️ Film Synopsis:
Mathyas trades in his Montreal life as a young advertising executive to become a shepherd in the South of France. But the harsh realities of the pastoral world force him to question his romantic vision of the profession. A visit from Elise, a civil servant who has abruptly quit her job, gives Mathyas’ quest a new direction. Together, with a herd in their care, they embark on a journey towards a new way of life in the mountains.

06/03/2026

📽️ LE CINÉ CLUB 📽️

Le Ciné Club at Alliance Française de Manille invites you to Eugénie Grandet screening on March 11, 2026 !

Eugénie Grandet, de Marc Dugain (2021)| March 11, 2026 | 7:30 PM | Duration: 1h43 | Themes : Drama

🎭 Synopsis
Félix Grandet reigns supreme in his modest home in Saumur, where his wife and daughter Eugénie live a joyless, uneventful existence. Driven by an extraordinary avarice, he views with suspicion the fine suitors eager to seek his daughter’s hand. Nothing must threaten the colossal fortune he keeps hidden from all. The arrival of Grandet’s nephew, a Parisian dandy, now orphaned and penniless, upends the young woman’s life. Eugénie’s love and generosity toward her cousin plunge Father Grandet into a fury without limits. Faced with his daughter, he proves more than ever willing to sacrifice everything on the altar of profit, even his own family. Adapted from the eponymous work by Balzac.

09/12/2024

📽️ [LE CINÉ CLUB]

Join us for LCC's first offering this month, "Le règne animal"!
Wednesday, December 11, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that explores a father-son dynamic within a post-apocalyptic world, register here 👉https://bit.ly/EventsAFM

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬Le règne animal
By Thomas Cailley
2023 / 2h08 / France, Belgium

Synopsis 🎭
In a world hit by a wave of mutations transforming humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he and their son embark on a quest that will change their lives.

04/12/2024

📽️ [LE CINÉ CLUB]

This December, Alliance Française de Manille’s Le Ciné-Club will feature two films on the theme of family. Come watch them at the AFM Cinema!

For more details and registration 👉https://bit.ly/EventsAFM

🎬Le règne animal (2023)
by Thomas Cailley
Survival, adventure, nature

🎬Toni, en famille (2023)
by Nathan Ambrosioni
Growing up, adolescence, school

21/11/2024

🌟[27TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL]

Join us for our fifth and last documentary for FFF, "Little Girl Blue"!
Friday, November 29, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that explores life and death through a mother-daughter relationship, register here 👉https://bit.ly/FFFNove29

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬Little Girl Blue
By Mona Achache
2023 / 95 mins / France and Belgium

Synopsis 🎭
After her mother's death, Mona Achache discovers thousands of photos, letters and recordings, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation, she brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.

21/11/2024

🌟[27TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL]

Join us for our fourth documentary for FFF, "Nous"!
Thursday, November 28, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that tackles the diverse stories of individuals through their shared circumstances, register here 👉https://bit.ly/FFFNov28

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬Nous
By Alice Diop
2021 / 115 mins / France

Synopsis 🎭
A kaleidoscopic portrait of people from the Parisian suburbs, their lives and work connected by the RER B commuter train that cuts through the city from north to south. A migrant mechanic, a care worker for the elderly, a writer, and the director herself, all make up the “we” of the title.

21/11/2024

🌟[27TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL]

Join us for our third documentary for FFF, "Atlantic Bar"!
Wednesday, November 27, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that chronicles the ups and downs of a bar and its community, register here 👉https://bit.ly/FFFNov27

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬Atlantic Bar
By F***y Molins
2022 / 77 mins / France

Synopsis 🎭
At l’Atlantic Bar, Nathalie, the owner, is at the center of attention. Here, people sing, dance and hold each other close. After the bar is put up for sale, Nathalie and the regulars are faced with the end of their world and the loss of a place, at times harmful, but desperately needed.

21/11/2024

🌟[27TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL]

Join us for our second documentary for FFF, "De Chaque Instant"!
Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that explores vulnerability and compassion in the medicial field, register here 👉https://bit.ly/FFFNov26

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬De Chaque Instant
By Nicolas Philibert
2018 / 105 mins / France

Synopsis 🎭
Each year, thousands of young women embark on a nursing course. Between theory and practice, each will have to acquire a vast amount of knowledge and master innumerable medical techniques.

21/11/2024

🌟[27TH FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL]

Join us for our first documentary for FFF, "Adolescentes"!
Monday, November 25, 7:30 PM
If you're interested in a film that focuses on the complex coming-of-age and growth of two French women, register here 👉https://bit.ly/FFFNov25

Slots are limited, and registrations close at 5 PM on the day of screening. Walk-ins are welcome, subject to the availability of seats

🎬Adolescentes
By Sébastien Lifsh*tz
2019 / 135 mins / France

Synopsis 🎭
In Brive-la-Gaillarde, Emma and Anaïs, best friends from different social classes, struggle to stay connected as they become teenagers and it seems like the world is pulling them apart.