Project Grant 19113873423

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded $700,000 to City Lore Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) on January 1, 2026, for the production of a feature documentary film titled "The Women Who Reported Vietnam." Developed in collaboration with filmmakers Sally Rosenthal and Julia Marchesi, the project will document the experiences and journalistic contributions of female war correspondents who covered the Vietnam War. The documentary...

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 federal Project Grant award for $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a documentary film with the working title "ADELANTE!" The film will serve as a biographical portrait of the influential Chicano playwright, activist, and director Luis Valdez, exploring the history and significance of Chicano identity through the lens of Valdez's pioneering theatrical company El...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Firelight Media Inc. a $1.8 million Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Under the award, Firelight Media will administer a grantmaking program providing 36 stipends of $50,000 each to mid-career Black, Indigenous, and filmmakers of color. The stipends will support the development of historical or humanities-focused documentary film...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a one-hour documentary film titled "One More Mission." The film explores the history, impact, and legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), the first American veterans' organization to demand an end to the war its members had fought in. The Catticus Corporation, a woman-owned non-profit...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to City Lore Inc., a New York-based non-profit cultural organization. The grant will support the production of the documentary film "JIMMIE & SANORA," directed by Li-Shin Yu and produced by James Q. Chan. The film tells the story of two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe and writer Sanora Babb, exploring their...

The Sundance Institute received a $105,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the Documentary Sustainability Project. This program aims to strengthen the documentary filmmaking field through knowledge exchange, cross-sector collaboration, and research between July 1, 2021 and December 31, 2022. The Project Grant funding will allow the Sundance Institute to deliver services under the National Endowment for the Arts' Promotion of the Arts Grants to...

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 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $362,862 Project Grant to Film Independent, Inc. under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) on June 1, 2024. The grant supports the production of a feature-length documentary film titled "NIHUNAVEA: MY HEART, MY CENTER" that bears witness to the complex struggles of the Tejon Indian Tribe in reclaiming their cultural heritage, spirituality, and tribal sovereignty in California. The documentary,...

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to The Center For Independent Documentary, Inc. to produce a documentary film about Shirley Clarke, the pioneering American independent filmmaker. The documentary will explore Clarke's groundbreaking contributions to independent cinema in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s, focusing on her efforts to tell stories about underrepresented...