Press Archive
Carnegie Corporation President Vartan Gregorian Receives Legion Of Honor, France’s Highest Award
February 10, 2017
12th President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Vartan Gregorian was awarded the insignia of Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor by French Ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud on Thursday, February 9th, in New York. Gregorian received this distinction in recognition of his life-long effort to promote Franco-American cultural exchange and cooperation....
Brooklyn Public Library, Cultural Services Of The French Embassy To Host ‘a Night Of Philosophy & Ideas’
January 28, 2017
The Brooklyn Public Library, in collaboration with the Cultural services of the French Embassy, will open its doors for a 12-hour marathon of philosophical debate, performances, screenings, readings and music. A Night of Philosophy & Ideas will feature discussions led by some of the world’s foremost philosophers and thinkers on the most challenging and fascinating issues confronting individuals, states and societies today...
Albertine’s Free Events In January
January 19, 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. Highlights include a talk with Bernard-Henri Lévy’s about his latest book (Jan. 12), an evening with French writer-filmmaker Frédéric Beigbeder and American novelist Jay McInerney (Jan. 19), and a special event around best-selling author Timothée de Fombelle (Jan. 28), among others events....
Tilt Kids Festival Features A Wide Range Of New Works For Families By Celebrated French And International Artists
January 19, 2017
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy and the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) are pleased to announce programming for the second annual Tilt Kids Festival. With five world premieres and four U.S. debuts, the multidisciplinary festival presents adventurous and playful new work for families from artists spanning the globe. The Festival takes place March 4 through April 16 at venues throughout New York City. Tickets are on sale at www.tiltkidsfestival.org....
France Honors Klaus Ottmann And Mark Polizzotti With The Order Of Arts And Letters
December 19, 2016
Klaus Ottmann, scholar and Deputy Director for Curatorial and Academic Affairs at The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and Mark Polizzotti, writer, translator, and Publisher and Editor in Chief at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will be conferred the insignia of chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy. The ceremony will take place at the Payne Whitney Mansion in New York, home to the Cultural Services of the French E...
Première Édition Du French-american Digital Lab Paris : Quatre Startups Américaines à La Découverte De L’Écosystème Français
December 8, 2016
Le French-American Digital Lab // Connecting Cultures lance sa première session parisienne du 12 au 17 décembre prochains à laquelle quatre startups américaines ont été invitées à participer. Développé par les Services culturels de l’Ambassade de France et co-produit par Business France, le French-American Digital Lab est un programme de développement économique dédié aux startups des industries culturelles et créatives....
City/cite Program Brings American Artists And Intellectuals To Paris To Tackle Questions Of Urban Democracy In The U.s. And France
December 6, 2016
City/Cité, a program created by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States, the French Consulate in Chicago, and the Institut Français, in collaboration with Andrew Diamond, author and American history professor at Paris-Sorbonne University, will bring together researchers, policymakers, activists, artists, architects, and journalists—both French and American—in Paris to discuss urban democracy on December 9th and 10th, 2016....
Four U.s.-based Startups Selected To Participate In The First Paris Edition Of The French-american Digital Lab This December
December 5, 2016
The French-American Digital Lab//Connecting Cultures, is kicking off its first Paris session, December 12th through 17th, 2016. The program enables new cultural startups from France and the U.S. to adapt their products across the Atlantic. Through workshops, conferences, and networking events, the Digital Lab provides participants access with new ecosystems and leaders of the local creative industries...
Lancement D’un Nouveau Programme De Résidences D’artistes Français Aux Etats-unis : Les Résidences Étant Donnés
November 29, 2016
L’Institut français, les Services Culturels de l’Ambassade de France aux Etats-Unis et la French American Cultural Exchange Foundation (FACE) lancent le programme « Résidences Etant donnés ». Il va permettre aux artistes français de séjourner aux Etats-Unis, de mieux connaître la scène artistique américaine, et d’y développer leur travail et leurs réseaux. Son objectif est de favoriser l’insertion professionnelle des artistes français sur la scène américaine et de génére...
Young French Cinema Announces Its 2017 Film Line-up Featuring 20 Recent French Films Available For Screenings Throughout The U.s.
November 22, 2016
The third edition of the Young French Cinema program, which opens in January 2017 and runs 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 and hold discussions with French filmmakers. The program is co-produced annually by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and UniFrance, in partnership with Telefilm, ACID and CineConductor. ...
Ta-nehisi Coates, Curator Of 2016 Festival Albertine, Reveals Programming Lineup
November 15, 2016
Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me and curator of the third annual Festival Albertine, has revealed the festival’s programming lineup, which brings together a range of American and French artists, thinkers and scholars to discuss a topic of growing relevance in both countries: what our national, social and cultural labels mean today. In the free, five-day literary festival hosted by Albertine Books, the groundbreaking bookshop operated by the Frenc...
France Honors Daniel Glass And Nile Rodgers With The Order Of Arts And Letters
November 15, 2016
Music industry executive, Daniel Glass, and Grammy Award winning record producer, songwriter, musician, composer, and guitarist, Nile Rodgers, and have been conferred the insignia of the Order of Arts and Letters by Thomas Michelon, Deputy Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at a ceremony taking place at the Payne Whitney Mansion in New York, home to the Cultural Services of the French Embassy....
