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2027 Program — Overview
Opening Ceremony
MARCH 4–5 · SAN DIEGO
Opening Ceremony. Cabaret Joie de Vivre evening — Chloé Perrier & French Heart Jazz Band (UCSD / SDFAS) — Opening act by Caroline Amiguet
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Screening with Alliance Française de San Diego : Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes), based on the novel by Amélie Nothomb — 2025 Cannes Official Selection; Oscar® Nominee
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School workshops for children ages 5–18: SDFAS; Lycée Français de San Diego; Language Academy; The Bishop’s School; UCSD — Antidote Poetry Contest
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Educational workshops : environment, history, fanzines
Athenaeum Music & Art Library
MARCH 6 · SIGNATURE DAY
LA JOLLY
Alliances Françaises : Los Angeles, Pasadena
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School Workshops : LILA network (Los Angeles, International Languages Academy)
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Lycée Français de Los Angeles
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Pasadena schools — students ages 5–18
Alliances Françaises & School Workshops
MARCH 8 · LA & PASADENA
Meet-and-greets and readings with about 20 celebrated Francophone authors from around the world
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Exclusive on-stage interview with Luc Julia (Limited places)
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Discussion Panels : Author Q&As on various topics: creative process, children’s books, and more
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French Language Teaching : A Talk by Lucie Angers (Limited places)
French Language and Francophonie Quiz
Bilingual Harry Potter discovery game
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Zine Workshop : Become Your Own Publisher (From 6 to 99 years old!)
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Art exhibition : Corinne Cotereau & Sophie Ancel (Voyages Feutrés)
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Piano concert — Anne-Lise Longuemarre, DMA (UCLA), 1st Prize Montreal Conservatory
Workshops at UCLA
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Author talk with Luc Julia at UCLA
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Grand finale — Raymond Kabbaz Theatre or UCLA: screening and closing celebration
Closing Night
MARCH 9 · UCLA / USC
Dr. Luc Julia
Guest of Honor
Dr. Luc Julia is a pioneer in Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. He was Chief Scientific Officer for Renault, where he deployed the world's first LLM-based avatar in consumer cars; CTO and Senior Vice President of Innovation for Samsung Electronics; director of Siri at Apple; Chief Technologist at Hewlett-Packard; and cofounder of several Silicon Valley start-ups. While conducting research at SRI International, he was involved in the creation of Nuance Communications, now the world leader in speech recognition.
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A recipient of the Legion of Honor, France's highest order, an Officer of the National Order of Merit and a member of the French Academy of Technologies, he holds degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris and earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Paris.
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He is the bestselling author of There Is No Such Thing as Artificial Intelligence and The AI Illusion, holds dozens of patents and is recognized as one of the 100 most influential French developers in the digital world.
Photo: Darkcube Studio, 2025
6:00 PM | Cocktail de Réception
Official welcome reception with visiting authors, international artists, and festival organizers. Open to AF members and the public.
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Guest of Honor Spotlight
Speaker : Dr. Luc Julia — AI Pioneer, co-creator of Siri, author of "There is no such thing as Artificial Intelligence"
Alliance Française de
San Francisco
MARCH 10 · san francisco
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Academic Symposia
UC Berkeley (Dept. of French & Francophone Studies)
AI and Creativity: The AI Illusion: Why Machines Aren't Creative
All Day | Youth & School Outreach
École Bilingue de Berkeley, Oakland Charter Schools & local immersion programs
Workshops, poetry/slam contests, fanzine creation, and author workshops
5:30 PM | AF Community Gatherings
Alliance Française de Berkeley & Alliance Française Silicon Valley
Simultaneous author meet-and-greets
Alliances Françaises & Academic Outreaches
MARCH 11 · BERKELEY & SILICON VALLEY
7:00 PM | Theatre & Live Show
Live theatrical French performance, followed by an interactive Q&A with artists and director.
Alliance Française
de San Francisco
— Soirée Théâtre
& Spectacle
MARCH 12 ·
san francisco
MARCH 13 · GRAND FINALE (BAY AREA CENTRAL)
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Book Fair & Dédicaces
Meet 20+ celebrated Francophone authors from Québec, France, Belgium, Haiti, and local Bay Area writers. Book signings, readings, and discussions.
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12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Panels & Zine Workshops
Discussion panels and hands-on zine creation workshops.
Evening | Closing Gala Reception
Festival closing celebration and cocktail reception.