On Friday, July 21, 2017, Director Matías Piñeiro presented Lumière d'été for Films on the Green in Riverside Park South. Films on the Green is an annual free French film festival in New York City Parks, organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the FACE Foundation, and NYC Parks.
Embrace the summer vibe with this playlist by WNYU DJ Lilli Elias for Films on the Green 2017!
Brooklyn Book Festival to include several Francophone authors, American Library Association held its annual conference in Chicago with French authors featured by the French Comics Association, Étienne Davodeau's 'The Cross-Eyed Mutt' adds another title to the Louvre Collection, Donald Breckenridge draws influence from French authors in his new book!
The France Florida Foundation for the Arts (FFFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2004 by American French culture lovers, in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Miami and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.
Director Olivier Babinet will be presenting his latest film SWAGGER in the Midwest from July 20-24.
On Friday, June 9, 2017, Saul Williams presented Tey (Today) for Films on the Green in Washington Square Park. Films on the Green is n annual free French film festival in New York City Parks, organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the FACE Foundation, and NYC Parks.
Eight French startup teams have been selected to participate in the third session of the French-American Creative Lab, taking place from November 6 to 15, 2017 in New York and Los Angeles.
It's with great sadness that we honor the death of Xavier Douroux, director and co-founder of Le Consortium in Dijon and Les Presses du Réel and influential figure in contemporary art.
On June 27, Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, awarded Liesl Schillinger with the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Liesl Schillinger is an accomplished literary critic, journalist, and translator who has greatly contributed to the growth of French culture in the United States.
Maylis de Kerangal’s 'The Heart' praised as poetry in disguise by business magnate and philanthropist Bill Gates, winners announced for the French American Foundation Translation Prize, the provocative book, Elle, reviewed by Book Forum and Publishers Weekly, summer reading selected by the juries of le Prix Goncourt et le Prix Renaudot, Laurent Binet’s new thriller, The Seventh Function of Language is featured!
On June 15, Bénédicte de Montlaur, Cultural Counselor of the French Embassy, awarded Dave Kehr with the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Dave Kehr is a brilliant film critic and journalist with a passion for French cinema. Throughout his career, he has significantly contributed to the growth of French culture in the United States.
On Friday, June 2, 2017, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, the FACE Foundation, and NYC Parks celebrated the opening night of Films on the Green, their annual French film festival in New York City Parks.
