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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261104T190000
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SUMMARY:Cineolio's Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \n32 Abo El Mahasein El-Shazly dir May Ziady (2023\, Egypt: 12 min) \nForce them to leave their old house and move to a new one\, director May Ziady and her aunt reflect on their memories of family members … \nAspis dir Antonio Romagnoli (2025\, Italy: 15 min) \nEvery year\, a viper awakens from hibernation and resumes its life cycle. But this year something changes … \nCinema Al Dunia  dir Amro Ali (2024\, Syria: 15 min) \nA short documentary that turns its lens on a storied Damascus movie house\, exploring its present condition and uncertain future. \nTempest dir Bridget Sutherland (2024\, New Zealand: 10 min) \nA portrait of the New Zealand artist Peter Roche\, highlighting works that speak to the dangers of the Nuclear Age and its psychological impact. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-6/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261023T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261023T210000
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SUMMARY:Rhythms of Africa: Djembe & Kora
DESCRIPTION:“An evening of music\, rhythm and discovery” – a live performance featuring the harp-like djembe and the kora drum\, traditional instruments of West Africa. We haven’t been told who will be playing\, but the price does include a preliminary aperitif at 7.30 …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/rhythms-of-africa-djembe-kora/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20261009T210000
DTSTAMP:20261003T134107Z
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SUMMARY:Cineolio's Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nLucia\, Before & After dir Anu Valia (2016\, USA: 14 min) \nA young woman waits out Texas’s state-mandated 24-hour period before her abortion can proceed. Winner of a Sundance Film Festival Short Film Jury Award. \nMunchkin dir Anne Thorens (2022\, Switzerland: 20 min) \nA coming-of-age story with a difference. Two young neighbours spend their summer holiday playing together in the forest; but one day\, without any apparent reason\, the boy loses interest in the girl. Rejected\, she looks for her place in other ways. \nSarah dir Alaa Abu Farraj (2022\, Syria: 17 min) \nSarah is a young woman who came to Damascus from a small village to live a monotonous life alone in a rented apartment. But she seems to have a hidden secret … \nThe Sea Runs High\, One dir Evgeniya Korchagina (2021\, Russia: 13 min) \nA young woman who has suffered a miscarriage is asked to hold a friend’s one-year-old. The sea provides context … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-5/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260924T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260924T223000
DTSTAMP:20260913T161153Z
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SUMMARY:Cineolio’s Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nAvalons dir Carlos Eduardo Nogueria (2011\, Brazil: 17 min) \nMedieval fantasy: the duel for the Princess’ hand leads to vengeance from beyond the grave … \nThe Beetle at the End of the Street dir Joan Vives I Lozano (2018\, Spain: 18 min – still above) \nA psychic fishmonger foresees Amadeo’s death\, so his fellow villagers decide to give him the best final seven days for which one could ask … \nBefore The Rain Fades Away dir Hassan Ammar (2023\, Egypt: 11 min) \nA father struggles between the harsh reality of his grief for his daughter and the violent visions that plague his sleep\, until he can no longer tell which world is real … \nBlind Spot dir Lotfi Achour (2021\, Tunisia/France: 13 min) \nAnimated documentary that gives a voice to Kamel Matmati\, who was tortured to death behind closed doors in 1991 under the Ben Ali dictatorship in Tunisia\, to unveil what happened …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-4/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260919T210000
DTSTAMP:20260913T144704Z
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SUMMARY:Meylas Aflam – A Celebration of Emirati Short Films
DESCRIPTION:An evening of cinema\, conversation and discovery\, celebrating the richness and diversity of contemporary Emirati filmmaking. The films: \nNoor dir Carlos Thabit Al Mawaly (2024\, 15 min) \nA young Emirati forms a special bond with a damaged pigeon and discovers the true meaning of love and loss … \nThe Battle dir Eman Al Sayed (2023\, 5 min) \nA young boy uses his gaming skills to navigate the complex relationship between his parents – with unexpected consequences … \nUnsaid dir Mansour Ahmed (2026\, 15 min) \nTwo old friends reunite over coffee\, food and a game of chess. As memories resurface\, a buried truth from their past emerges – one that is communicated not through confession\, but through the silence between them … \nYathoom dir Hana Kazim (2021\, 15 min) \nAfter a devastating car accident claims the lives of her father and brother\, 18-year-old Layla is consumed by survivor’s guilt and struggles to reconnect with her grieving mother. Her memories begin to distort as the boundary between nightmare and reality dissolves\, leading her towards a cosmic reckoning that could either shatter her world or set her free … \nA Small Dream dir Sarra’a Al Shehhi (2022\, 15 min) \nMaitha is obsessed with a simple dream: to swim. Torn between social expectations and her own desires\, the voice of her inner child only becomes louder as the obstacles increase … \nOug dir Abdulrahman Al Madani (2025\, 10 min) \nA childless Emirati couple set out to buy a gift for their newborn nephew\, only to find themselves caught between family expectations and social pressure to have children. When the husband’s overbearing mother arrives unannounced\, long-buried tensions rise to the surface … \nThe screenings will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers\, moderated by artist\, film curator and writer Hind Mezaina.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/meylas-aflam-a-celebration-of-emirati-short-films/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260621T110000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260621T170000
DTSTAMP:20260616T161328Z
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SUMMARY:Fête de la Musique
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance Française organisation runs an annual Fête de la Musique in most of its locations around the world\, with the local management getting to choose the music – almost always Francophone performers\, of course\, but none the worse for that. Dubai promises a “vibrant evening [surely ‘day’] of sound\, rhythm\, and global vibes … bringing together a line up of brilliant talents from different countries\, all living in Dubai\, for a spectacular journey through gypsy jazz (11am to midday)\, Arabic-Indian fusion (2-3pm)\, and Chansons Françaises (6-7pm). And It’s free\, because “music is for everyone!”
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/fete-de-la-musique-2/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music festival
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260617T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260617T213000
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SUMMARY:Une Part Manquante (A Missing Part): dir Guillaume Senez (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Every day\, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi\, looking for his daughter Lily. In the nine years since he has separated from his wife\, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter; Japan’s ‘clean break’ approach essentially affords legal custody to the first parent who claims the child. It’s a legal situation made all the more thorny for parents who may not have full residence status in the country. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again\, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab … This is a melodrama both tender and potent\, told with an endearing humanity … \nIn French with English subtitles. The film screens in Alliance Française’s Cine Apero programme\, meaning the ticket price incudes a drink and a snack. (The AED 45 price is for non-members; AF members pay AED 35.)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/une-part-manquante-a-missing-part-dir-guillaume-senez-2024-2/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260519T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260519T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T100833Z
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SUMMARY:Un monde merveilleux: dir Giulio  Callegari (2024)
DESCRIPTION:A satirical comedy of the near future: unemployed Max (Blanche Gardin) struggles to earn a living by selling stolen robot parts on the black market. But her latest ‘acquisition’\, T-0\, is too old for the fence; her 10-year-old daughter Paula wants to keep him and Max agrees until another buyer can be found … Then Paula is taken away from her by the authorities after yet another scheme goes wrong\, and Max has no choice but to rely on T-0 – who is ready to do anything to help … In French\, with English subtitles; shows in the Alliance Français Ciné-Apéro series\, which includes a drink and a snack in the ticket price (AED 35 to AF members\, AED 45 to others).
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/un-monde-merveilleux-dir-giulio-callegari-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTSTAMP:20260428T104213Z
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SUMMARY:Un monde merveilleux: dir Giulio  Callegari (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Three more performances of this sharp\, witty\, very urban contemporary comedy of relationships. Worn down by 25 years together\, Xavier and Sophie seem to be running on empty: neighbours Adèle and Alban come round for dinner\, and these uninhibited people offer a somewhat risqué proposal that means the hosts are forced to confront themselves … Laure Aellen-Cangini\, Justin Dierckx de Casterlé\, Nicolas Gondard and Anne-Laure Morandeau make up the cast\, Justin Dierckx de Casterlé and Séverine Dentant direct for 33 Productions. (It’s in French\, obviously.) \nThere are performances at 8pm on 13\, 14 and 15 May. Tickets are AED 145 to AF members\, AED 150 to others.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/un-monde-merveilleux-dir-giulio-callegari-2024-3/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260508
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260511
DTSTAMP:20260428T102147Z
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SUMMARY:Un monde merveilleux: dir Giulio  Callegari (2024)
DESCRIPTION:A sharp\, witty\, very urban contemporary comedy of relationships. Worn down by 25 years together\, Xavier and Sophie seem to be running on empty: neighbours Adèle and Alban come round for dinner\, and these uninhibited people offer a somewhat risqué proposal that means the hosts are forced to confront themselves … Laure Aellen-Cangini\, Justin Dierckx de Casterlé\, Nicolas Gondard and Anne-Laure Morandeau make up the cast\, Justin Dierckx de Casterlé and Séverine Dentant direct for 33 Productions. (It’s in French\, obviously.) \nThere are performances at 8pm on 8 and 9 May\, and at 7.30pm on 10 May; there’s a second weekend of shows 13-15 May. Tickets are AED 145 to AF members\, AED 150 to others.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/un-monde-merveilleux-dir-giulio-callegari-2024-2/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260227T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260227T223000
DTSTAMP:20260203T105105Z
CREATED:20260203T105105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260203T105105Z
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SUMMARY:Cineolio's Cinenights
DESCRIPTION:Founded by Emirati filmmaker and curator Nawaf Al Janahi in 2020\, Cineolio‘s mission is focused on promoting short films and expanding their audience reach internationally. Its Cinenights screening series presents a diverse selection of short films on the big screen\, celebrating cinematic togetherness and promoting intellectual and cultural exchange. \nThe screenings tonight will be followed by a discussion led by Nawaf Al Janahi. The films: \nInto the Night dir Faycal Hammoum (2021\, Algeria: 17 min) \nLouisa moves through the streets of Algiers putting up missing-person posters in search of her daughter\, Souad. Her quest ounderlines the profound divide between the generation of independence and Algerian youth today … \nLong Trip dir Ali Kadhum (2021\, Belgium/Iraq: 13 min – still above) \nAfter the death of his father\, Dries must make a fundamental decision to either cremate the body or return it to be buried in his birth country as tradition dictates … \nOff-Season dir Francescu Artily (2023\, France: 14 min) \nA cameraman who shoots picturesque videos for a TV production company wanders alone through landscapes in search of the best view. The image becomes the main character of an existential quest … \nTrinidad dir Jose Manuel Azuela (2024\, Mexico: 20 min) \nA Mexican western set in the 1950s: three children\, wishing to keep the memory of their grandfather close\, steal his ashes from a cemetery … \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/cineolios-cinenights-3/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260221T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260221T220000
DTSTAMP:20260218T125929Z
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SUMMARY:Joseph & Le Petit Orchestre
DESCRIPTION:Joseph is Joseph Terterian\, purveyor of ‘popera’ – classics delivered with his operatically powerful voice; Le Petit Orchestre is just what is says\, a variable-sized but always compact band of strings\, drums\, double bass and backing vocals. They really are very good; for this AF gig we’re promised songs from Édith Piaf\, Charles Aznavour\, Fairouz\, Dalida\, Michel Legrand\, Hussein Al Jasmi\, Indila\, Michel Sardou\, and more\, “live\, intimate\, and enchanting”. \nAF members get a discounted ticket price of AED 120.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/joseph-le-petit-orchestre/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260127T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260114T105656Z
CREATED:20260114T103459Z
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SUMMARY:Le Fil: dir Daniel Auteuil (2024)
DESCRIPTION:The regular Alliance Française ciné-apéro evening (a glass of wine and canapés before the screening) this month features this well-reviewed legal drama film starring Daniel Auteul\, who also co-wrote and directed it.  Jean Monier is a disillusioned lawyer\, appointed to defend Nicolas Milik\, a man accused of murdering his wife; while trying to prove his client’s innocence\, Monier finds himself more and more involved in the case … In French with English subtitles. (AF members pay AED 25\, the rest of us AED 35.)
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-fil-dir-daniel-auteuil-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251127
DTSTAMP:20251118T163325Z
CREATED:20251118T163325Z
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SUMMARY:Salma Al Marri: Résonances
DESCRIPTION:The paintings of the Emirati artist “unfold as fragments of a personal and collective mythology\,” says the gallery. “Navigating the space between memory and presence\, her visual language evokes the resonance of the self as both a persistent echo and a profound reappearance …” Everyday scenes are transformed into chapters of a living historiography\, where the painting functions both as a wall of remembrance and a tableau of the world’s stage – “a realm of birth\, rebirth\, disappearance\, and abiding presence”. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/salma-al-marri-resonances/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Art,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251112T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251112T213000
DTSTAMP:20251104T133821Z
CREATED:20251104T133407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T133821Z
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SUMMARY:Gypsy Jazz Quartet
DESCRIPTION:Gypsy jazz always makes for a good night out. This band\, led by Alexandre Colleuil\, really does rhythm and swing than Reinhardt and Grappelli\, but they’re still great fun and good musicians) … The door price includes one drink; AF members get in for AED 50 too.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/gypsy-jazz-quartet/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251028T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251028T213000
DTSTAMP:20251012T145053Z
CREATED:20251012T144937Z
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SUMMARY:Le royaume | The Kingdom: dir Julien Colonna (2024)
DESCRIPTION:Colonna’s debut features brings an interesting angle to the mafia movie: Le royaume shows the Corsican underworld through the eyes of the 15-year-old daughter of a clan head. Caught up in a war between rival factions and on the run\, the father and daughter have to learn to understand each other and love each other. \nIn French with English subtitles. AF members pay AED 25.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/le-royaume-the-kingdom-dir-julien-colonna-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251026T120000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20251026T133000
DTSTAMP:20251012T143846Z
CREATED:20251012T143846Z
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SUMMARY:La Plus Précieuse des Marchandises | The Most Precious of Cargoes: dir Michel Hazanavicius (2024)
DESCRIPTION:This moving animated feature was deservedly selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. The story centres on a woodcutter and his family; they find a small girl in the forest who has been thrown from a moving train. The train is heading to Auschwitz\, and she was thrown to some kind of safety by her father … The film is adapted from a 2019 novel by French author and playwright Jean-Claude Grumberg\, about which one reviewer said: “It is difficult … to write a work of fiction about the Holocaust that is original; even simply in this sense\, Grumberg’s work succeeds where many have failed”. Much the same applies to the film. Recommended. \nIn French with English subtitles. AF members pay AED 25.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/la-plus-precieuse-des-marchandises-the-most-precious-of-cargoes-dir-michel-hazanavicius-2024/
LOCATION:Alliance Française Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Film
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