Performing Arts

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Grant Programs: FUSED (French-US Exchange in Dance)  & FACE Contemporary Theater

Call for Application 2023 | FACE THEATER & FUSED Programs

Visual Arts

Art & Design

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An initiative of Villa Albertine and the French Professional Committee of Art Galleries

 Etant Donnés Prize - Call for proposal

Literature

Books & Ideas

Film & TV

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The Shoot the Book ! LA team is delighted to bring back both in-person and online markets where US film and TV professionals can meet with the French publishers representing the selected titles (as well as the thousands of other works in their catalogs).

Shoot the Book ! LA 2022: Book-to-Screen Adaptation Event with Marketplace

Wilfrid Lupano, scriptwriter of the series The Wolf in Underpants, will go on his American Tour in November 2022.

French Author on Tour: Wilfrid Lupano

Museums & Heritage

Music

New Media

New York

Craft & Design

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In partnership with WantedDesign and with the support of the Bettencourt Schueller Foundation, Villa Albertine is seeking two professional creators from the French creative scene, one will be from the craft sector, and the other from the design sector, to come to New York for a two-month exploration residency in 2024. The residency will allow them to discover the New York creative scene and make meaningful new contacts.

Call for Applications Design & Crafts

Washington, DC

Boston

Chicago

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Miami

Atlanta

New Orleans

Houston

Museums

Social Sciences and Humanities

Audiovisual

Architecture

Comics

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The call for applications for Villa Albertine’s 2024 residency season is open until February 1, 2023. From January to December 2024, Villa Albertine will support 50 one-to-three-month long exploratory residencies across the United States. Some projects can be carried out by duos or trios. These residences will be, for the most part, anchored in a city.

Call for Applications 2024 Season

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Save The Date - Villa Albertine 2023 Dance Season

Save The Date: Villa Albertine 2023 Dance Season

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Villa Albertine, with the support of the FACE Foundation is launching a new acceleration program in 2023 for young museum professionals in France, for a two-week immersion in Los Angeles (March 2023) and New York (May 2023) to meet with the American museum ecosystem and its professionals. The call for applications is open until December 9, 2022.

Call for applications : French Museums Next Generation 2023

The Book Department of Villa Albertine works with FACE Foundation, the Institut français and the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to promote French and Francophone literature and to encourage English translations of French books in all categories (fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, comics and poetry). To that effect, it oversees programs concerning translations from French into English of works that have not yet been published in the United States.

Albertine Translation Fund and Prizes

Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation are pleased to announce the grantees for the 2022 application cycle of the Jazz & New Music program. This program encourages the creative and professional development of French-based jazz and contemporary music composers, musicians, and ensembles through Creative Grants for new creations and commissions and Touring Grants for US tours. 

2022 Grantees: Jazz & New Music

We at Villa Albertine, in partnership with FACE Foundation, are pleased to announce the eight grantees selected this year by the Etant Donnés jury, with a total allocation grant of $119,500.

For 28 years, this program has fostered active collaboration and encouraged long-lasting partnerships between France-based visual artists and collectives and American curators and cultural institutions. Grants support the development and/or presentation of new work.  

2022 Grantees: Etant donnés Contemporary Art

Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation are pleased to announce the grantees for the 2022 application cycle of the FACE Contemporary Theater program. FACE Contemporary Theater fosters innovative artistic collaborations in theater, contemporary circus, puppetry, and street theater, allocating grants to French or American nonprofit institutions and creators from France, the African continent, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. 

2022 Grantees: FACE Contemporary Theater

Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation are pleased to announce the grantees for the 2022 application cycle of the FUSED (French US Exchange in Dance) program. This program fosters dialogue, strengthens professional relationships, and sparks creative artistry by connecting and supporting leading institutions and contemporary choreographers and performers from France, the African continent, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. Grants support the development and/or the presentation of new work.

2022 Grantees: FUSED

In 2023, Sounds of New York will welcome 7 French podcasters to take part in a one-week learning expedition to New York to meet key industry players. This program––supported by Spotify, Radio France, RFI (France Médias Monde), SACD, Institut Français, INA, and Paradiso Media––aims to support the development of French podcasts with high international potential. The participants will be able to immerse themselves in the heart of the American podcast factory, meeting with a vibrant community of media, studios, and independent creators. 

Sounds of New York

Villa Albertine collaborates with universities, publishing houses, libraries, bookstores, and other venues across the United States to organize events with guests authors at the time of publication of their book into English translation.

French Authors on Tour

Dance, theater, new circus, puppets, and street arts have their own identity and heritage in the United States and, in this context, Villa Albertine has designed a map identifying the main organisations related to the performing arts in the U.S.  with International programmings,  to guide French professionals with their projects abroad. The map is non-exhaustive and subject to change. 



Map of the US Performing Arts Industry

Cinema

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ALBERTINE CINÉMATHÈQUE is an educational and grant program of Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation, with the support of the CNC and Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain. Designed to expand access to French cinema and support film programming at American colleges and universities, Albertine Cinémathèque’s annual film selection engages with the greatest issues of our time, while nurturing an enduring love for this diverse and evolving art form.

Albertine Cinémathèque

In 2021, Villa Albertine, with the support of the National Center for Cinema and Animated Image (CNC), launched Digital Playgrounds, a new program supporting the creation of French video games and immersive experiences.   

Digital Playgrounds 

Calling all literature fans! Wondering what to keep an eye out for in translation this year? Look no further! More than 387 titles translated from French to English are slated for publication in the United States in 2022. The list is updated throughout the year as we receive new information about future releases from publishers. It is, therefore, non-exhaustive and gives an overview of the year’s trends.

2022 in Translation: Sneak Peek 

The United States' rich artistic history stretches from the earliest indigenous cultures to the more recent globalization of contemporary art. In this context, Villa Albertine has designed a map identifying the main organisations related to visual arts in the U.S. to guide French professionals with their projects abroad. The map is non-exhaustive and subject to change.

Map of the US Visual Art Sector 

France is always ready to welcome your teams to produce film & TV content, animation, and VFX. 

#Choose France: Film & TV Production in France

Villa Albertine has designed a map identifying the main organisations related to the music industry in the U.S. to help French professionals with their projects abroad. 

For Professionals

Call for Applications Design & Crafts

Call for Applications 2024 Season

News

Call for Applications Design & Crafts

Call for Applications 2024 Season

Save The Date: Villa Albertine 2023 Dance Season

Grants & Programs

Call for Application 2023 | FACE THEATER & FUSED Programs

Etant Donnés Prize - Call for proposal

Shoot the Book ! LA 2022: Book-to-Screen Adaptation Event with Marketplace

French Author on Tour: Wilfrid Lupano

Resources

2022 in Translation: Sneak Peek

Map of the US Visual Art Sector

#Choose France: Film & TV Production in France

Map of the US Music Industry