 In 1984, the Cinémathèque Française paid tribute to Garfein's work by screening his two films, presented by Costa-Gavras upon the occasion.Following those first screenings, that were followed by a second session at the filmoteca española in Madrid, Garfein decided to open a Studio (Le Studio Jack Garfein) in Paris in 1985.Garfein lived and worked between New York and Paris where he continued to teach at the Studio Jack Garfein.