Project Grant 19273763424

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...

Under the $147,795.20 Project Grant award from the Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Film Independent, Inc. will provide skills training to 24-30 Emirati filmmakers through online and in-person workshops on short film and episodic storytelling by March 2023. The award is part of the Investing in People in The Middle East and North Africa program, with the objective of promoting cultural understanding through media efforts. Film Independent will teach filmmakers to craft...

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...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Cine Las Americas a $100,000 project grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic from Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all people to participate in the arts and arts education, integrate the arts with strategies...

The Cleveland Film Society, doing business as the Cleveland International Film Festival, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant funding will support the organization's personnel and facilities expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to...

The Black Lily, Inc., doing business as the Blackstar Film Festival, received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The funding will support personnel expenses from January 2022 through December 2023 in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for all...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the International Documentary Association to support personnel expenses in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant was awarded on January 1, 2022 under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) and will support activities through December 31, 2023. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Sundance Institute under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel, facilities, safety supplies, and marketing expenses to enable Sundance Institute's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for public participation in the arts and...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to the Hawaii International Film Festival through the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support the Festival's personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses to respond to and aid recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities for public participation in...

The National Endowment for the Arts awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Camden International Film Festival through its Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The grant will support personnel expenses from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program, the funding will help the Camden...