Press Archive
Volodine and Translator J. T. Mahany to Be Honored by at June 6 Albertine Prize Award Ceremony in Nyc
May 12, 2017
Bardo or Not Bardo, Antoine Volodine's darkly comic collection of vignettes following several newly dead characters through the Tibetan afterlife, was named today winner of the inaugural Albertine Prize, co-presented by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Van Cleef & Arpels. ...
Albertine’s Free Events in May 2017
May 3, 2017
Albertine Books, New York’s only full-scale French bookstore, hosts free events with French and American thinkers and authors on a weekly basis. Upcoming highlights include a discussion with world-renowned poet Adonis (May 3), an evening on Antoine de Saint Exupéry’s 'The Little Prince' (May 10), and a conversation with Marc Levy (May 24)....
Filmmaker Mark Osborne To Be Honored With The Order Of Arts And Letters
May 3, 2017
Director, producer, and animator Mark Osborne will be awarded the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, on Wednesday, May 10th, in New York....
Films on the Green 2017 Announces Special 10th Anniversary Line-Up
May 2, 2017
This year marks the 10th anniversary of 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. In its landmark 10th year, Films on the Green will present French cinema through the eyes of 10 guest curators: Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, James Ivory, Saul Williams, Isabella Rossellini, Wanda Sykes, Laurie Anderson, Matthew Weiner, Matías Piñeiro, and Amy Hargreaves....
Chairman Patrick Pagni Receives Insignia of Officer of the Legion of Honor
April 11, 2017
Patrick Pagni, influential businessman, leading patron of the arts, and dedicated advocate for French culture in the United States, was awarded the insignia of Officer of the Legion of Honor by French Ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud on Tuesday, April 11th, in a ceremony held at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York....
April 2017 Events At Albertine Books In French And English
April 3, 2017
Albertine Books, New York’s only full scale French bookstore hosts free events with French and American thinkers and authors on a weekly basis....
How 1917 Changed The World : A Centennial Commemoration Of The United States Entrance Into Wwi
March 16, 2017
On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war against Germany and joined the Allied efforts in the first World War (WWI), making that year one of the most significant of the century in redefining the world order,while further strengthening the long-time French-American partnership that remains as important to this day....
Inaugural Albertine Prize To Award Favorite French-language Novel Published In The Us
March 16, 2017
Aiming to introduce the very best of contemporary French-language literature to American audiences, Albertine, the acclaimed bookshop of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, reveals today the shortlist for its inaugural Albertine Prize. Co-presented with Van Cleef & Arpels, the $10,000 prize will honor the author and translator of one Francophone novel published in the U.S. in the previous year....
The Oui Design Program For 2017 Is Announced
March 7, 2017
Oui Design is a multifaceted program developed by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy that aims to foster creative exchange in the sphere of design between France and the U.S. It is the first program initiated by the French Embassy to support fruitful and durable partnerships between design professionals on both sides of the Atlantic....
March 2017 Events At Albertine Books In French And English
March 2, 2017
Albertine Books, New York’s only full scale French bookstore hosts free events with French and American thinkers and authors on a weekly basis. Upcoming highlights include a talk with French designer Agnès b. (Mar.11), a launch party for the first-ever Prize Albertine (Mar. 14), and ta discussion on artistic and literary revolution of 1917 during World War I (Mar. 27), among other events....
2016 French Voices Grand Prize Awarded To Daewoo By François Bon Translated Into English By Youna Kwak
February 24, 2017
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and FACE Foundation have announcedthe recipient for the 2016 French Voices Grand Prize:Daewoo by François Bon. Originally published in French by Fayard in 2004, the English translation by Youna Kwakwill be released by Diálogos Books in 2019.Ten other fiction and non-fiction titles received a French Voices award during the ceremony which was held on February 23rd at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy....
Albertine’s Free Events In February
February 11, 2017
Albertine Books, the reading room and bookshop within the French Embassy in New York, hosts free events with French and American thinkers and authors on a weekly basis. Among events are a discussion with Noëlle Herrenschmidt on the making of a French law (Feb. 5), an evening with French slam artist Capitaine Alexandre (Feb. 16), and a look back on the1986 Reykjavik summit with Guillaume Serina (Feb. 27), among other events....
