Dear Friends, 
Building on the success of the Lafayette Fellowship’s launch last year and following a successful Summer Leadership Program with our inaugural cohort, I am delighted to announce that applications for the 2027–2028 Lafayette Fellowship are now open. They will remain open through December 1, 2026. 
This program offers a unique opportunity to join the next generation of young leaders committed to strengthening the transatlantic relationship. The Lafayette Fellowship funds one year of master's-level study in France for up to 30 outstanding American students.  
Open to both Francophone and non-Francophone candidates, the program partners with leading French universities and grandes écoles across STEM, the humanities, the social sciences, and the arts, with degree programs offered in French or entirely in English. 
In addition to their academic studies, Fellows participate in the French-American Leadership Program, which provides an immersive introduction to French and European innovation, culture, and public policy, alongside mentorship opportunities. 
Last summer, our inaugural Fellows traveled to Paris, Avignon, Arles, and Marseille for the opening chapter of the program. Through masterclasses with leading figures, visits to major institutions, and unique cultural experiences, they discovered France from multiple perspectives while building a strong community of their own. Their journey will continue throughout the year, with additional sessions in Strasbourg and the Paris region. You can learn more about the inaugural cohort's Summer Leadership Program here. [ https://villa-albertine.org/va/lafayette/inside-the-2026-lafayette-fellows-leadership-program/ ]
As our inaugural Fellows now begin their academic year in France, we look forward to identifying our next cohort of Lafayette Fellows.  
Learn more about our upcoming informational webinars and additional program updates on the Lafayette Fellowship website.  [ https://lafayette.villa-albertine.org/ ]
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Florence Botello at lafayettefellowship@villa-albertine.org. 
Warm regards, 
Mohamed Bouabdallah
Cultural Counselor and Director of Villa Albertine
Founder of the Lafayette Fellowship 
French Embassy in the United States 

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Filmmakers, don't let this one pass you by!
You've got 10 days left to submit your short film project for a shot at $60,000 cash, plus gear, mentorship, and distribution.
If you've been sitting on a great idea, now's the time to get it down on paper (digitally, of course) and hit submit.
Submit your film
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5 winners will receive…
•$60,000 cash — toward an original short film
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•In-person screening — a Vimeo-hosted community screening
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Submissions close Friday, October 16th at 11:59 PM ET sharp. Don't be late.
The grant is made possible thanks to generous support from Panavision, OWC, AJA Video Systems, and ShotDeck.
We can't wait to see what you submit,
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My storyboard films, which do you think is the best?
https://richardmurrayhumblr.tumblr.com/animatics

vote for the one you like the most
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@leothefox thank you for the features beautiful artwork shared as always

@4mberhead22375 what is that mechanical device? is it a bot or a ride?
@Astanael great adventure scene
@Onirio beautiful, i see the black hole, but is it colliding into a star
@GaelleNHarper beautiful, it s worth a shirt what inspired the design?
@Joinerra lovely craft, hope you have positive checkups in the future
@RighiCarlo did you have a reference for the image? is so, what dance was being performed? is the work acrylic ?
@EintoeRn chains from a coke plant, never saw before, carbon industry is so vital in the last five hundred years
@MozaGrin that is someone in a suit. yes? hope they fin their home or are rescued



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@leothefox congrats on getting the wordwide distribution.

to Ripples on the pool,
https://www.deviantart.com/comments/1/1386813510/5314262458
from here
https://www.deviantart.com/leothefox/gallery/101128356/the-hosue-of-forever

@300ChickenNuggets he burned the world, did you get that phrase from somewhere. In cheap retrospect, if more whites in the north had sherman's attitude toward whites of the south, the terrorism by whites to non whites post war between the state s may have been averted. I argue sherman didn't burn enough

@Maxdamageplus is your demonblood outlander a character in your dungeons and dragons games?

@thigmotaxis magical flying pig, nice, will you partake in artober in deviantart?

@LucienWittwer « Captif du temps » : un beau choix. Impossible de dire si la personne tombe vers l'avant ou si elle est déjà tombée en dépassant le point critique./// captive of time , nice choice, you can't tell, if the person is falling toward or fell past

@merearthling does the gras ssmell lovely there after a rain or with a large wind? Wiki didn't provide a phonetic for Ceanabhiene , can you make it?

@SethFitts at first i thought a doghouse but it is really a taxi did you design the dog off of a canine you know?

@AngelISKRA interesting, you put aims fire in the background from the hand that can not be seen?
I didn't check your galleries, how many entities from the ars geotia have you drawn?

@offermoord interesting, the sower, the seeds of death? which can be explained as without death, no life can exist.


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Ripples on the Pool
[DEVIATION] I. Ripples on the Pool The cauldron glowed, full to the brim with swirling liquids which would reveal many things. The room that held it was dark, the changing colours of the ripples on the boiling mass were the only light. The surface was white, but rings or blue and red undulated fitfully out from the center. Two figures stood over the changing concoction and watched, waiting to see what fate would reveal. Bodies were swallowed in shadow and the faces changed hue with the constant shifting of the glowing liquid. “When,” asked the voice of the first man, a voice defined by a controlled strength, “when will it reveal all?” “Shortly,” replied the voice of the second man, a voice revealing the traits of airy wisdom and light conjecture, “but you must prepare yourself to receive it. I do not know just what will be revealed.” “I know what I suspect.” “Be not ruled by suspicion, that is what you always told me. Perhaps one may only know when he forgets to suspect.” “I will try

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