Cooperative Agreement SIN65023CA0023

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program supports Film Independent, Inc. for the FY 2024 Global Filmmakers Program. The $1,550,000 award authorizes funding to Film Independent, Inc. to implement this program, which aims to provide artistic and professional development opportunities for independent filmmakers. The award has a...

The American Film Institute (AFI) received a three-year, $750,000 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program. Through this funding, AFI will undertake an effort to document and provide intellectual access to short films from the silent and early sound film eras (1910-1933) as part of its authoritative AFI Catalog online resource. By including these short films, the AFI Catalog will illuminate...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) provided $139,650.04 to train 250-300 journalists and media professionals across 6 workshops in 6 cities in India on climate reporting. The goal was to influence policy and inform people about climate change and its effects. The award was issued on September 10, 2024 and was scheduled for completion by March 4, 2025. The...

The Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs awarded a $1,415,570 cooperative agreement to Film Independent, Inc. under the Professional and Cultural Exchange Programs - Citizen Exchanges (CFDA 19.415) program. The two-year award, beginning September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024, will support the GLOBAL MEDIA MAKERS project. Under this cooperative agreement, Film Independent, Inc. will deliver services focused on cultural exchange and professional development in global...

This $600,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of the documentary film "Jimmie & Sanora". The film, directed by Li-Shin Yu and produced by James Q. Chan in association with the Center for Asian American Media and City Lore Inc., tells the story of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe and radical writer Sanora Babb. The film will explore...

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) provides $600,000 to support the production of a feature documentary film titled "DIEGO & FRIDA IN DETROIT". The film will explore the life and art of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo during their time in 1930s Detroit, and the lasting impact they had on the city's cultural identity and political history. The project will be carried out by Women Make...

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040), will fund a five-day workshop in the Philippines to convene emerging content creators, journalists, and advocates from ASEAN member nations and Timor-Leste. The $250,000 award, effective September 30, 2024 through April 30, 2026, aims to advance knowledge and skills in critical media literacy among the participants. The project...

The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded $515,000 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant to support the 12th annual Slash Filmfestival in Vienna, Austria. The Slash Filmfestival, organized by the nonprofit Verein ZUR Foerderung DES Fantastischen Films, will showcase international productions of fantastic film from September 23 through October 3, 2021 across three venues. The grant funding will support the festival's operations through the...

The Department of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs awarded a $251,613 Project Grant to the Hong Kong Arts Centre to sponsor the 28th IFVA Awards and Festival. This award falls under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) which supports the achievement of U.S. foreign policy goals through informing and influencing foreign publics. Specifically, the Hong Kong Arts Centre will use this August 1, 2022-funded award to produce the 28th International Federation of Film Critics (IFVA)...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Mammoth Lakes Recreation $150,000 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) from December 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023. The funding will support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in California to aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, $150,000 will help fund the 8th annual Mammoth Lakes Film Festival organized by the Eastern Sierra Arts Alliance. The Festival screens 80-100...