About this Event
Join us for a fun evening at the VEN hotel where we will raise a glass to the winners of the AFDC Photo Contest "Paris on the Potomac" and celebrate by watching a French film on the rooftop!
The Alliance Française of Washington, DC in partnership with The VEN Embassy Row and Washington Hispanic is delighted to invite you for an award ceremony which will conclude our photo contest "Paris on the Potomac." We will announce the winners and open the exhibition of the photos submitted during the competition (each participant will have at least one photo displayed). Stay until the sunset to watch Jean-Luc Godard's classic () in French with English subtitles.
The award ceremony and the exhibit will be held at the Gallery Room on the ground floor of The Ven at Embassy Row and the film screening will take place on the rooftop of the hotel with stunning views on the downtown DC.
There will be a light reception including a flute of bubbly at the event.
COVID POLICY: Valid Photo ID with proof of Covid vaccination is required for the attendees of this event and must be provided at the entrance. Face masks are strongly recommended inside when not actively drinking or eating. Thank you for your consideration.
About the Photo Contest #ParisonthePotomac
Washington DC has had links with France and Paris from the very start. Designed by French urbanist Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the Nation’s Capital carries so many French or Parisian related locations, objects and names, that the Alliance Française of Washington DC could not have chosen a better theme for its first-ever photo contest. Entry is completely free and participants can compete in one the following three prizes:
$1000 - The Alliance Française of Washington DC Photography Award for 18+
$500 - The Frances Benjamin Johnston - Photo Pioneer Award for 15-17 years old
$250 - The Audience Award for All Participants (Sponsored by Washington Hispanic)
You can find more information about our Photo Contest on our website.
About the film
(1960) | 1h 30min | Crime, Drama | Not Rated | In French with English Subtitles
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger
was the first feature directed by Jean-Luc Godard and one of the films introducing the French New Wave in the late 1950s. Godard had made several short films before , but this feature established the international reputation of the director who is regarded as one of the most important filmmakers of the 1960s. Read more here.
Synopsis: A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.
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(lit. "Out of breath") 1960 | 1h 30min | Policier, Drame, Romance
De Jean-Luc Godard
Avec Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Daniel Boulanger
Marseille, un mardi matin. Michel Poiccard vole une voiture de l’U.S. Army et prend la route nationale en direction de Paris. Énervé par une 2CV qui n’ose pas dépasser un camion, Michel double en plein virage et se fait prendre en chasse par un motard. Paniqué, il abat le policier d’un coup de revolver et s’enfuit. Le lendemain, en arrivant à Paris, Michel retrouve une jeune étudiante américaine, Patricia, avec laquelle il a une liaison amoureuse libre. Elle veut devenir journaliste et, pour pouvoir financer ses études à la Sorbonne, vend le New York Herald Tribune sur les Champs-Élysées...
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Ven at Embassy Row, Washington, D.C., a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, United States
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