Press Archive
A Series of Nightly Intellectual Marathons For the First Time Ever in Five U.S. Cities
January 26, 2019
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy announces the U.S. A Night of Philosophy & Ideas/Night of Ideas programming (from Jan. 26 to Feb. 2) for the global La Nuit des idées 2019, a series of intellectual marathon events coordinated worldwide (65 cities in 2019) by the Institut français, generating a stream of ideas between cities, countries, cultures, topics, and generations. The Cultural Services brought the global interdisciplinary event to New York City in 2015. In 2017, they joine...
The Young French Cinema Program Announces its 2018 Selection
December 13, 2018
The fourth edition of the Young French Cinemaprogram,which will be available for booking from January 2018 through the year,will offer American theaters, universities, film societies, art house cinemas, the Alliance Française network and other organizations the opportunity to screen contemporary French films....
First Edition Of Tout-Monde Festival In Miami
July 7, 2018
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, in close partnership with the France Florida Foundation for the Arts, are launching the first edition of the Tout-Monde Festival, first Caribbean Contemporary Arts Festival, which will take place in Miami from March 1st to March 4th, 2018, at the beginning of Francophonie Month....
Community College Study Abroad 2018 : a Bootcamp to discover French urban sustainability initiatives
June 15, 2018
After a successful pilot year in 2017, the Cultural and Scientific Services of the French Embassy in partnership with the Network “n+i” are renewing the “Community College Abroad in France” program for a second year. The program, built with “Community Colleges for International Development” includes two components: a 10-day summer bootcamp, June 11-20 and a four-year degree-granting program starting at summer 2018....
Négar Djavadi’s Disoriental Wins 2019 Albertine Prize
June 6, 2018
Disoriental, Négar Djavadi’s novel that explores the epic journey of a family over three generations between Teheran and Paris; was named winner of the Albertine Prize 2019, co-presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Van Cleef & Arpels....
Charlotte Vignon to Receive Insignia Chevalier of The Order of Arts and Letters
May 23, 2018
On Wednesday, May 23, Charlotte Vignon, Curator of Decorative Arts of The Frick Collection, will receive the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters from Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy Bénédicte de Montlaur, in a private ceremony held at the Frick....
OUI Design 2018
May 10, 2018
Launched in 2016, Oui Design is a program developed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and its partner foundation FACE, that aims to foster creative exchange in the sphere of design between France and the U.S....
Venetian Room Re-Opens
May 8, 2018
On May 31, after months of restoration, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy located in the Payne Whitney Mansion on 972 Fifth Avenue, will re-open to the public its jewel-like reception room known at the Venetian Room, one of the few remaining masterpieces of New York’s Gilded Age....
Films on the Green 2018 Focused on Gastronomy and a New Location in New Jersey
May 2, 2018
Films on the Green, the free outdoor French film festival produced annually in New York City parks by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, FACE Foundation and NYC Parks, announces this year’s line-up for the 11th edition, focused on gastronomy and with an additional screening this year in Fort Lee, New Jersey....
Peter Marino Received Insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters
April 17, 2018
Architect Peter Marino has been awarded the insignia of Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, on April 17th, 2018 in New York....
John Waters and Dennis Lim to Receive Insignia Of The Order Of Arts and Letters
April 16, 2018
Filmmaker and artist John Waters, and film curator and critic Dennis Lim will be awarded the insignias of Officier and Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters, respectively, by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy on Monday, May 7 in New York at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. Waters and Lim will receive this distinction in recognition of their tremendous contributions to the fields of film and literature, and the impact of these contributions on both...
Le Créative Lab North America Heads to New York and Montreal
April 10, 2018
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Business France launch the fourth edition of their program dedicated to startups from the cultural, creative and touristic industries with significant additions from previous years. This year, Le Créative Lab North America will add 2 days in Montreal to its New York program, growing reference in the field of AI. In September, participants will be invited to a one-day boot camp session in Paris to introduce them to basic U.S. pitching strategies. S...
