APRIL 2018
Cultural Agenda

AUSTIN, TX | APRIL 25-29

Presented by Austin Film Society in partnership with UniFrance and the Premiers Plans Festival d’Angers, the New French Cinema Week film series features dialogues with Francophone filmmakers and guests in attendance, an opening night party for AFS members, music events, and diverse programming including animation, shorts, and family-themed screenings. The event is supported by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy in Houston.

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VISUAL ART

HOUSTON, TX | UNTIL APRIL 28

Group exhibition featuring mid-century modern furniture pieces by French designer Marcel Gascoin. On view at McClain Gallery.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX | UNTIL MAY 13

Exhibition of works by Paris-based artist Kapwani Kiwanga, on view until May 13, in the framework of the Artpace International artist-in-residence program.

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SAN ANTONIO, TX | UNTIL JANUARY 26, 2019

Don't miss Linda Pace Foundation's 2018 exhibition Reclaimed featuring works by French visual artist Annette Messager. The exhibition consists of a presentation of 25 monochromatic works by some of the most influential contemporary female artists working today, spanning from 1975 to 2009.

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MARFA, TX & AUSTIN, TX | APRIL 24 & 29

Screening of the documentary Who's that guy? Tell me more about Guy de Cointet, in the presence of French director and art historian Marie de Brugerolle. At the Crowley Theater in Marfa, TX on March 24 and Austin Film Society in Austin, TX on March 29. The project is supported by the Cultural Service of the French Embassy.

MUSIC

HOUSTON & DALLAS, TX | APRIL 9-10

Composer, performer and music producer Jean-Michel Jarre will be performing at the Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie (Dallas, TX) on April 9 and at the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land (Houston, TX) on April 10 in the framework of his Electronica World Tour. A long-awaited comeback since his 1986 performance downtown Houston, which gathered 1.3 million attendees.

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HOUSTON, TX | APRIL 29

French pop singer Christophe Maé will be performing at House of Blues in Houston, in the framework of his North American tour promoting his 5th studio album L’Attrape-Rêves.

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CINEMA

AUSTIN, TX | APRIL 6-7

Screening by Austin Film Society of 2016 supernatural psychological thriller film Personal Shopper, which will be closing the Artist Spotlight film series dedicated to French film director Olivier Assayas.

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HOUSTON, TX | APRIL 15 | 5PM

Screening of 1969 film Army of Shadows (L’armée des ombres) directed by Jean-Pierre Melville at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The film will be introduced by Sarah Rothenberg, artistic and general director of Da Camera, in the framework of the Movies Houstonians Love film series.

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BOOKS

HOUSTON, TX | APRIL 5 | 7PM

Meet William Middleton, author of Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil at Brazos Bookstore this evening, in the framework of the release of the biography of Jean and Dominique de Menil, French founders of The Menil Collection.

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DEADLINE: MAY 1

The Albertine Prize recognizes American readers’ favorite work of contemporary Francophone fiction while encouraging the discovery of new literary voices, translated and published in the US in the past year. Discover the 5 shortlisted books and vote for your favorite one before May 1st.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 23

Le fonds de Soutien au Tissu Associatif des Français à l’Etranger (STAFE) aims to support the projects of local associations in education, charity, culture or economy that contribute to the influence of France. Associations wishing to benefit from this new fund have until May 11 to download the application form on the French Consulate website and until May 23 to submit their projects.

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 24

The applications for the 2018-2019 season of Tournées Film Festival are now open! Apply for a grant to fund a French film festival on your campus. The Tournées Film Festival, a program of FACE Foundation and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, supports French film festivals on college campuses in the U.S. It offers the best of contemporary and classic French films (recently released in the U.S.) with a wide variety of genres. Professors, departments, student organizations, film clubs, or other university-affiliated institutions are eligible to apply.

 

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