The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $109,000 project grant to Clovek V Ohrozeni, N.o. under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to highlight human rights issues through films and discussions with authors during the 2022 One World Film Festival in Slovakia. The grant-funded activities include the presentation of several American documentaries and opportunities for festival attendees to engage directly with the documentary filmmakers on the human...
This $100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's AEECA/ESF PD Programs (CFDA 19.900) is intended to contribute to the development of journalism in Slovenia, including supporting student and junior reporters, and assisting with the internationalization of higher professional standards in Slovenian media. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, a for-profit organization registered to do business with the U.S. government. Through this...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs provides $266,750 to support the presentation of American films at the 17th anniversary of the Vienna-based International Human Rights Film Festival "This Human World". The grant, awarded under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) on September 25, 2024, will enable the non-profit organization This Human World KG to curate and showcase American cinematic works that explore...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $336,300 Project Grant to support the 17-Day Open Air Film Festival in Vienna, Austria. The grant funding, awarded on June 25, 2022 under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program, will support the presentation of 17 long films with accompanying pre-program events including talks, performances, readings, discussions, and concerts at Karlsplatz Wien from June 25 through August 15, 2022. The Public...
This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) to City Lore Inc., a nonprofit cultural organization based in New York City. The grant will support the production of a feature documentary film titled "Jimmie & Sanora" that tells the story of a visionary artist couple - two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer James Wong Howe and writer Sanora Babb. The 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...
This $3,041,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) will support the showcasing of U.S. content at the Viennale, Austria's leading international film festival, from October 19 to 31, 2023. The grant funding will enable the non-profit Viennale Internationales Filmfestival Wien to secure venues, organize screenings, and facilitate cultural exchanges with American artists and...
The Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $238,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) federal grant program to support a 15-day open air film festival in Vienna, Austria. The grant funding will support presenting 15 feature-length films, 1-3 short films, talks, performances, readings, and concerts from July 2 through July 16, 2021. The Public Diplomacy Programs aim to inform and influence foreign publics to advance U.S. foreign...
The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Public Diplomacy Programs (CFDA 19.040) to This Human World KG, a non-profit organization based in Vienna, Austria. The grant funding will support the presentation of American films focused on human rights issues at the 16th Vienna-based International Human Rights Film Festival, scheduled to coincide with International Human Rights Day from November 30 to December 10, 2023. This...