Consulat Général de France à Boston

The NETVA Entrepreneurship Week: September 13-18!

Save the date NOW! From September 13 to 18, five promising French start-ups, laureates of the 2010 national competition NETVA (New-England Technology Venture Accelerator), will be in Boston to participate in a unique and customized coaching and business development program prepared by our office in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Center (ITEC) at Boston Univerity.

Part-time internship at the Press and Communication Department - French Consulate

The Press and Communication Department of the Consulate General of France is now opening a part-time internship starting in September 2010.
Assignments will include:
News monitoring and syntheses
Responding to questions from the public
Attending conferences
Participating in preparations for various events
Qualifications required:
Excellent skills in French and English
Good understanding of New England politics, and French-American political/economical relations
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FACCNE : "New Member Networking Night" - September 21

The FACCNE is happy to welcome its newest members at this informal networking night. This will be an opportunity for new members to present their professional activities and meet other FACCNE members and partners. After an update on FACCNE's activities, eight new members will give brief presentations, followed by a networking cocktail reception.

Art Exhibition - Picasso Looks at Degas - Until September 12

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South Street in Williamstown
Until September 12
Tel: 413-458-2303
Focusing on two of the greatest artists of the modern period, this exhibition explores Pablo Picasso's lifelong fascination with the life and work of Edgar Degas.
This ground-breaking exhibition examines Degas through Picasso's eyes and the ways his response varied over time from emulation to confrontation and parody to homage. More (…)

Cinema - Two in the Wave - Beginning Friday, September 3

Two in the Wave
Beginning Friday, September 3 at Kendall Square Cinema
Check local listings for theaters and showtimes
This documentary portrays the momentous friendship between François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, two filmmakers who were pioneers in the movement of New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) films.
This film contains archival footage, interviews, and film excerpts on these two considerably influential filmmakers. In French with English subtitles.
Official website (…)

Cinema - Mesrine: Killer Instinct and Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 - begins Friday, August 27 and Friday, September 3

Mesrine: Killer Instinct begins Friday, August 27, and Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 begins Friday, September 3
Kendall Square Cinema in Cambridge and Embassy Cinema in Waltham
Check here for showtimes
This is a two-part crime thriller about an ex-soldier who becomes France's most infamous gangster. Gerard Depardieu plays Mesrine's mentor in crime as he becomes an internationally feared outlaw. Eventually, he's on the run from the law while still committing heists, escaping, (…)