Now in its 19th year, the Sonoma International Film Festival (March 30 - April 3, 2016) takes place in the heart of Northern California's Wine Country and will feature more than 90 hand-selected films including independent features, documentaries, world cinema, and short films. All films are shown at intimate venues within walking distance of Sonoma's historic plaza.
Find the FrenchFebruary 11th, 2016
Join us for our 2016 edition of Find the French, a fun evening of wine blind tasting at the Private Residence of the Consul General of France. This event features blind wine tasting during which you will have to determine which one of the wines you taste is the French wine.
Barthes Vision: Online
Roland Barthes would have turned one hundred years old in 2015 ! To celebrate this, the Institut Français is inviting Internet users to take part in a unique digital experience: viewing reality through Roland Barthes’ eyes, by contributing to a major image collection.
Albertine Books February 2015
A new reading room and bookshop, Albertine Books in French and English, opened in September 2014 at the French Embassy in New York with 14,000 titles from 30 French-speaking countries. An accompanying online shop (albertine.com) has just launched and offers the most comprehensive selection of French-language books and English translations in the United States.
Eiffel Tower: Action Art Installation December 2015
The French American Cultural Society supports this wonderful initiative, which intends to light up the Eiffel Tower to signal the start of the “Climate Revolution.” Participate now in the crowd funding campaign, open until December 5th, 2015!
A Day of Silents - Dec. 5, 2015
Famous singer Claire Lescot (played by operatic soprano Georgette Leblanc) is the “Inhuman Woman” of the title of Marcel L’Herbier’s elaborate fantasy. Lescot lives on the outskirts of Paris, where she draws men to her like moths to a flame.
Gender in Translation - Dec. 10, 2015
This event will consider how gender studies and queer theory have been translated, received, appropriated, and refused in France, sparking debates about religion, nature, science, cultural imports, immigration, race, and national belonging.
Sophie Calle - Oct. 29 to Dec. 24 2015
Fraenkel Gallery will present an exhibition of work by Sophie Calle, from October 29 – December 24, 2015. Calle uses photography, text, and video to pursue her sociological and autobiographical investigations. Her exhibition at Fraenkel Gallery focuses on four bodies of work in which the artist delves into the nature of love, violence, secrets, and death.
Latifa MenjdoubDec. 10, 2015 – Jan. 4, 2016
Latifa Medjdoub presents Echoes of Nature, a sculpture exhibition. The Red Vine, a silent social art performance will be presented during the opening reception starting at 4pm and will feature Florentina Mocanu, Amy Munz, Tonyanna Borkovi and Nathalie Brilliant.
Eric Fassin - December 9, 2015
Eric Fassin, In Europe today, political xenophobia is not limited to countries run by openly xenophobic parties; it is EU policy. This xenophobia, directed against non-Europeans, feeds racism against Europeans – in particular Blacks, Muslims, Roma people… This is why antiracism must fight, not only explicit racism, not just systemic racial discriminations, but also State xenophobia and policies that racialize European nations.
A Night in Versailles September 25, 2015
French American Cultural Society for a Gala Dinner and Celebration supporting French American Cultural and Educational events. A Night in Versailles will feature Art, Music, Silent and Live Auction and will be presenting a dialog between Ruth Berson, Deputy Curator at SFMOMA and artist Jean-Michel Othoniel as well as a choreography by Alonzo King Lines Ballet.