Project Grant 19309183424

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...

This $100,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024) supports artistic and professional development resources and incubator labs for independent nonfiction filmmakers. The award recipient, Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization, will use the funding to operate its Feature Film Program and Documentary Film Program, which provide artistic and professional...

Firelight Media Inc. was awarded a $199,595 Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) federal grant program. The grant will support the development and delivery of a new series of virtual humanities workshops for documentary filmmakers. Specifically, Firelight Media will retain five staff positions to create and conduct workshops focusing on integrating rigorous humanities scholarship into historical...

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $291,480 under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs grant program (CFDA 45.164) to The Center For Independent Documentary, Inc. for post-production and outreach activities supporting the documentary film "The Blues Society." The film explores the history and impact of the Memphis Country Blues Festivals of the late 1960s. The award period is from May 1, 2022 to April 30, 2025. As part of the Public Programs grant program, the...

This $1,300,059 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program, under CFDA 47.076 STEM Education, will support the creation of a bilingual American Sign Language (ASL) and English documentary film titled "Deaf in Motion: A Documentary About Pioneers in Early Space Studies." The film will highlight the contributions of deaf individuals who participated in groundbreaking research that enabled achievements of the U.S. space...

This $1.7 million Project Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities' Promotion of the Humanities Fellowships and Stipends program (CFDA 45.160) will provide emergency relief and support the advancement of independent documentary filmmakers working in the humanities who have been unemployed or underemployed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, Independent Television Service Inc. will administer a grantmaking program awarding 20 stipends of $68,000 each over 12 months to...

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...

Folkstreams Inc. will receive $399,453 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Save America's Treasures federal grant program to support the preservation and expansion of its online collection of documentary films about American folk and roots cultures. Specifically, the Project Grant will enable Folkstreams to add 25 new films to its archive, upgrade 20 older films to 4K resolution by scanning 16mm prints, and enhance contextual information for 20 other films through added...

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 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...