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After being invited there last year, France is playing host to South Africa until the end of the year. Keeping with its tradition of welcoming cultures from around the world, the City of Paris, in association with its institutions, is fully involved in the programming of the French part of the Saisons Afrique du Sud-France 2012-2013 (France-South Africa Seasons 2012-2013), implemented by the Institut Français, the Department of Arts and Culture, and the South African National Arts Council.
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In Krakow, from May 14th to May 17th, was held the international conference of shelter cities, called “Writing Freedom”, in which Paris participated. More than 200 guests from 50 countries debated during this event, under the aegis of ICORN (International Cities of Refuge Network), a global network of shelter cities for writers persecuted in their countries of origin, that Paris joined in 2011.
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In 2013, the renewal of the convention between the City of Paris and the Alliance Francaise Foundation, which is the world’s premier cultural network with 835 Alliances Françaises bringing together more than 450,000 students in over 135 countries, will extend the influence of Paris and its culture throughout the world.
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For the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, and following the Paris-Berlin Tandem in 2012, the City of Paris and the Berlin-Brandeburg Medienboard, with the support of the Institut Français, launched an artists’ exchange residency program aiming to develop exchanges between young filmmakers, their free expression, and the dissemination of their work in the neighbouring country.
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After an initial highpoint with Lisbon as the centrepiece of the "Faites l’Europe" event on May 9th and 10th, the celebration of the pact of friendship and cooperation, which has been uniting Lisbon and Paris for the last 15 years, continues with the rich program of the "Chantiers d’Europe" dedicated to the creations of young Portuguese artists along with many other events.
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The eighth edition of the co-development call for projects started on march 15th of 2013 is open until June 14th of 2013. The Parisian migrant and international solidarity associations are invited to hand in their projects for a total budget of 80,000 euros.
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From June 28th to June 30th of 2013, the City of Paris is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Solidays festival with Solidarité Sida, at the Longchamp hippodrome. On the programme: 3 days of music and solidarity.
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