Chicago-La Courneuve, An eye for an eye

A programme that brings together young people from La Courneuve, a town to the northeast of Paris, and Chicago was recently launched. The goal is to help young people aged 10 to 18 living on public housing projects in La Courneuve and Chicago become stakeholders in their respective neighbourhoods by taking part in a photography and video project and through an exchange of experiences.

The French literature in New York

Made in shanghai 2008

For the second eArts festival in Shanghai, from 18 to 23 October 2008, the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation is once again accompanying young French digital designers brought together as part of the Visual System association initiative...

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Transorientale : from Saint-Petersburg to Beijing

From June 12th to 28th, Jean-Louis Schlesser and the journalist-writer Marc Victor will use a "Travel Diary" to bring to life the amazing adventure that is the Transorientale, between Saint-Petersburg and Beijing, via Kazakhstan...
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The "Créateurs sans frontières" trophy

On Tuesday 19th February2 008, Bernard Kouchner, the French minister for Foreign and European Affairs, presented the “Culturesfrance / Créateurs sans frontiers” trophy to the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation...
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Sarah Caron, eyes in her eyes in New York

Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère Talent Grant Winner, and also Getty Foundation Bursary winner, at New York, photographer Sarah Caron travels the world. Film-maker Patrick Chauvel followed her for over a year. He has made an exceptional documantary about her with the Fondation's support.
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