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Launch of French-Brunei Arts Festival

Written by Rano Iskandar on . Posted in lifestyle, Social News

 


Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Norlila binti Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, taking a tour of the exhibition featuring vintage film posters and several locally-produced works of art at the launching of the French-Brunei Arts Festival last night, at the Rotunda of The Empire Hotel & Country Club. Image by Fizah HAB of Borneo Bulletin.
 

Art enthusiasts and members of the French community in Brunei attended the launching of the French-Brunei Arts Festival last night, at the Rotunda of The Empire Hotel & Country Club.

The guest of honour was Datin Paduka Dr Hajah Norlila binti Dato Paduka Haji Abdul Jalil, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports.

Also in attendance were Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Idris ibni Al-Marhum Pengiran Temenggong Pengiran Haji Mohammad, the President of the Committee of Alliance Francaise de Brunei; Yann Carpentier, the Director of Alliance Francaise de Brunei; Dato Shofry Abdul Ghafor, the Manager of Rainforest Gallery; and members of the foreign diplomatic corps in Brunei.

The event began with a VIP mocktail event, which was followed by an exhibition featuring vintage film posters and several locally-produced works of art.

A film screening of ‘Chocolat’ was also held at the Times Cineplex of The Empire Hotel & Country Club.

The ongoing festival will also include screenings of an animated feature titled ‘Phantom Boy’ on November 16, and a Swiss film titled ‘Deux Jours Avec Mon Père’ on November 18, at the Alliance Française de Brunei headquarters in Batu Bersurat.

 

 


Image courtesy of Dato Shofry Abdul Ghafor
 


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The closing ceremony on November 19 will involve a VIP mocktail and a dinner in white, with some live recitations at the Indera Kayangan Ballroom of The Empire Hotel & Country Club, where guests in all-white attire will be entertained by local students and two teachers from the Yippy Tune School, through a range of traditional Malay, French and English songs.

The festival is open to the public, with tickets available for purchase at the counter of the Alliance Francaise de Brunei headquarters, and at the Alliance Française de Brunei booth in the Rainforest Gallery on car-free Sundays. Tickets are limited to 200 for the VIP mocktail and dinner in white events, while the film screenings at the Alliance Francaise de Brunei headquarters will be able to accommodate a maximum of 30 people. Text courtesy of Fizah HAB of Borneo Bulletin.

 

 

 

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