Project Grant 19311853424

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 $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...

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 Film Makers Program. The $1,550,000 award authorizes funding to deliver a range of programs that promote mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries through international cultural exchanges and professional development...

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 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will support Film Independent, Inc. in producing a robust in-person program for emerging Jordanian women filmmakers. The $150,000 award, effective October 1, 2024 through March 6, 2025, will enable Film Independent's International Team to deliver a tailored program at the 6th edition of the Amman International Film Festival...

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 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...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) awarded Chicago Filmmakers a $100,000 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program (CFDA 45.024). The two-year grant will support personnel, facilities, and marketing expenses from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023 to aid the organization's response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the NEA's Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals program aims to support opportunities...

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...

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...