ONFR - Culture

ONFR+ is the franchise dedicated to Ontario's Francophonie. With news, society and culture content, ONFR+ tells the stories of French Ontario. Whether it is to better understand political decisions, to dissect a social phenomenon or to highlight the talents of a local artist, ONFR+ is the ideal place to learn more about and live…

Incursion into the world of Éric Lapalme and Raphaël Robitaille, two artists from Sudbury’ new generation as they prepare their first professional show of clown art. Coming from two years of exploration and creation, the undead show tells the funny, sensitive and interactive story of Zipi and Savon who cannot mourn after the death of…

Michel Bénac, iconic Franco-Ontarian songwriter, half-mordant LGS group and pioneer of technotrad, takes a break in his farewell tour to talk with ONfr+. He remembers, for us, 20 years of his career, from his beginnings with Bobby Lalonde until his meeting with Jean-Philippe Goulet, through his first festivals in Franco-Ontarian soil,…

Jean Leloup, Pierre Lapointe, Lisa Leblanc and Lord Byrun! He is now on the list of the big winners of the Granby International Song Festival. This young singer songwriter, from Riceton, near Regina, won over the jury of the most recent edition of the festival with his unique style and original lyrics. We met him during an intimate…

Karim Hussain, an Ottawa-born cinematographer, contributed to Toronto filmmaker Brandon Cronenberg's short film Please Speak Continuously And Describe Your Experiences As They Come To You, which was screened at TIFF.

Like any young boy from Kirkland Lake, Dany Laj (Lajeunesse by his real name) dreamed of becoming a hockey player. But one day his father gave him a Beatles tape, and his life turned upside down. He formed his group Dany Laj and the Looks, and since then, he has been traveling across North America to discover his Power Pop music, a…