In sports, in ambitions or even in sexuality... To be a woman is to encounter obstacles and in this programme we meet personalities who show us how to overcome sometimes complex situations and assert their freedom. Go and meet these "Affranchies", who show boldness and independence! Join us for an outdoor film festival screening of the following 6 short films:
2023 started with the same old talks of corruption, gender-based violence and controversies.
Good cinema is what happens while you’re busy waiting... for permission Film Festival Film is a movie shot over a weekend at the Durban International Film Festival, South Africa, in July 2018 by the underground South African collective Medu African Film Ensemble (aka Medu AF). Film Festival Film is purposefully improper, a film about film festivals, made at a film festival, meant to turn the mirror on film festivals, which have a habit of glorifying those who point their cameras wherever they wish, but never like to share their toys.
The Franco Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will be hosting a night of love songs with Voices of Windhoek on Tuesday, 14th February for Valentines’ Day.
Human Rights are complex issues. But rights come with responsibilities. Join us for a continuation of the Human Rights Day celebrations with the OYO dance troupe presenting "Transformation".
The FNCC is proud to host yet another Katutura Fashion Week show for two days for a third time around. You can join us on the 25th - 26th November 2022 for a red carpet moment from 5pm - 6pm before the event kicks off at 7pm.
Benoit, the new kid at school, is bullied by a gang of arrogant boys.Determined not to be pushed around, Benoit organizes a big party, but only three students turn up. What if this bunch of losers was to be the best gang ever?
For those who missed the Italian film screening of 'Easy Living' at the Village Opera House two weeks ago, you can now watch the movie at the FNCC on the 10th of November, at 6pm.
Visionary Namibian sculptor and printmaker, Alpheus Mvula, Alpheus reflects on many societal issues facing us today, from prejudice to climate change.
Namib Yaantu means “Vast place of the people” Her real name is Toshi Haufiku, she was born in Onanjokwe a village close to Ondangwa, Namibia on 16th of July, 1989. She began writing songs as a teenager but never signed to any labels.
The French Films on Campus initiative is inspired by Tournées and has been developed in partnership with the French Institute in Paris and “Premiers Plans” Festival in Angers.
6. “We believe in public art as a vehicle for communicating urban concerns, health, and well-being and to anchor arts and culture more deeply in Windhoek's urban identity.” Dennis Schroeder, Goethe-Intsitut Namibia Director. The festival co-produced by Goethe-Institut Namibia and National Theatre of Namibia, and proudly sponsored by the Franco-German Cultural Fund.
Song Night Sessions is elated to present Cherlien for the fifth and final instalment for 2022 at FNCC!
Weaving is of great importance in many African cultures and traditional weavers occupy an important role in African Societies. The Dogon of Mali for example, believe that spinning and weaving thread can be likened to human reproduction and the notion of rebirth.
France, 1789, just before the Revolution. With the help of a surprising young woman, a chef who has been sacked by his noble master finds the strength to free himself from his position as a servant and opens the first ever restaurant.
Youth in Diversity - The European Film Festival 2022 is a partnership project of the Delegation of the European Union to Namibia and 8 European embassies and cultural agencies in Namibia: the Embassies of Germany, France, Portugal, Span, Goethe-Institut and the Italian Club.
Born in exile in Zambia and raised as a child in Angola, Tulonga Wahengo’s musical influences began in refugee camps through revolutionary songs, traditional Congolese rumba and kizomba.