Film/Television/Radio and New Media: FY 2006 Grants
Some details of the projects listed below are subject to change, contingent upon prior Endowment approval.
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Access to Artistic Excellence
(March 14, 2005 deadline)
African Film Festival, Inc.
New York, NY
$19,000
To support the 13th New York African Film Festival and the 10th edition of the African Film Festival Traveling Series, which will tour 13 American cities. The program will present films directed by African women, with a separate focus on Lusophone, or Portuguese-speaking, Africa.
Ann Arbor Film Festival, Inc.
Ann Arbor, MI
$18,000
To support the 44th Ann Arbor Film Festival. After the screening of more than 125 films in Ann Arbor, the festival will tour to venues nationwide including Portland, Oregon; Bar Harbor, Maine; and Montgomery, Alabama.
Anthology Film Archives
New York, NY
$13,500
To support the preservation of 27 films by the animator Robert Breer, originally deposited at Anthology Film Archives more than twenty years ago. A multi-day conference and screening of Breer's work will take place once restoration work is complete.
Art Institute of Chicago (on behalf of Gene Siskel Film Center)
Chicago, IL
$21,000
To support Celebrating American Diversity in Cinema. This curated film series will present premieres of contemporary American independent and foreign films to an estimated audience of 32,000 people.
Art Institute of Chicago (on behalf of Video Data Bank)
Chicago, IL
$40,000
To support the transfer of works in its videotape collection from analog to digital Betacam format. The transfer will facilitate distribution on DVD and allow the titles to be viewed through video streaming on the Web.
Arts Engine, Inc. (on behalf of MediaRights)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the sixth annual Media That Matters Film Festival. The touring program features short film and video artworks produced by independent and young filmmakers from across the United States.
Asian CineVision, Inc.
New York, NY
$13,000
To support the 29th Asian American International Film Festival. The festival of approximately 125 U.S. and international films and videos will travel to 10 sites nationwide, including campuses and cultural institutions in Hawaii, Michigan, and Nevada.
Asian Media Access, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$10,000
To support the 11th Annual Chinese Film Showcase. Generation Gap in Chinese Cinema: The New vs. Old; the Emerging vs. Established will feature screenings of 20-25 films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan as well as panel discussions and an educational program booklet.
Aurora Picture Show
Houston, TX
$10,000
To support a curated film and video series. Media Archeology: Software Cinema will feature live film and video performance with artists who employ digital technologies and an accompanying symposium and program book.
Austin Film Society
Austin, TX
$23,000
To support the presentation of a curated film and video series. More than 55 films will be shown to an estimated audience of 20,000 people.
Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$75,000
To support ongoing, low-cost audio and video preservation services to artists and arts organizations nationwide. Approximately 600 hours of work will be preserved, benefitting 10 artists and 15-20 organizations.
California Film Institute
Mill Valley, CA
$10,000
To support the 29th Mill Valley Film Festival. More than 150 films, from the United States and abroad, will be presented to an estimated audience of 40,000 people. Youth programs include screenings at local high schools, a Young Critics jury, and a Children's Filmfest section.
Chicago Filmmakers
Chicago, IL
$14,000
To support the Independent Film and Video Exhibition Series and the presentation of the 18th Onion City Film Festival. The Independent Film and Video Exhibition Series emphasizes documentary and experimental films and videos; the Onion City Film Festival is dedicated to exhibiting experimental work.
Chicago International Film Festival -- Cinema Chicago
Chicago, IL
$19,000
To support the 42nd Chicago International Film Festival. More than 60,000 people will see 140 films from around the world. Outreach activities include workshops, panel discussions, screenings and workshops for the deaf and the hard-of-hearing, screenings for high school students and teachers, and daytime presentations for seniors.
Cinema St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
$10,000
To support the presentation of American independent, documentary, and foreign films at the 15th St. Louis International Film Festival. Approximately 200 short and feature-length films will be presented to an audience of 21,000 people, with accompanying workshops and panel discussions.
Cleveland International Film Festival, Inc./ Cleveland Film Society
Cleveland, OH
$15,000
To support the 30th Cleveland International Film Festival. The festival presents current work from around the world along with educational programs to increase audience understanding of, and appreciation for, the art form.
Denver Film Society
Denver, CO
$15,000
To support the 29th Denver International Film Festival. Festival programming includes the screening of contemporary, classic, and experimental films, tributes to significant film artists, a salute to a national cinema, a junior film critics program, educational screenings for local students, the screening of classic and experimental films, seminars, and workshops.
Doc Arts, Inc. (aka Full Frame Documentary Film Festival)
Durham, NC
$19,000
To support the 9th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. The event will showcase 100 films by emerging, established, and international documentarians, with accompanying panel discussions and symposia.
Electronic Arts Intermix, Inc.
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the Artists' Videotape Distribution Service. Through an online catalogue, the work of more than 185 artists will be made available to libraries, educational institutions, community centers, museums, and other organizations.
Enzian Theater, Inc. (Enzian Theater)
Maitland, FL
$10,000
To support the Florida Film Festival. Held in the spring, the event includes more than 120 films presented to an audience of 23,000.
Facets Multi-Media, Inc.
Chicago, IL
$65,000
To support the 23rd Chicago International Childrens' Film Festival and related media arts programs for children. Activities will include animation workshops, a media arts camp, media literacy courses, curriculum development, and special exhibitions of films for children and their families throughout the year.
Film Arts Foundation (on behalf of Madcat Women's International Film Festival)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the 10th MadCat Women's International Film Festival and national tour. Approximately 80 films will be presented in cities including Baltimore, Maryland; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and DeLand, Florida.
Film Society of Lincoln Center
New York, NY
$41,000
To support a curated film series. Reflections of Time and Memory in the Cinema will include a retrospective of Krzysztof Kieslowski, a survey of Ukrainian Cinema, and films dealing with the Holocaust.
George Eastman House
Rochester, NY
$42,500
To support the preservation of endangered films. Titles include William Wellman's Beggars of Life (1928), Cecil B. DeMille's For Better or Worse (1919), John Collins's The Girl Without a Soul (1917), Harry Houdini's Haldane of the Secret Service (1923), and Albert Parker's The Rejected Woman (1924).
Independent Feature Project/West (IFP/Los Angeles)
Beverly Hills, CA
$15,000
To support the 12th Los Angeles Film Festival. More than 175 films including dramatic features, documentaries, and short films will be presented to an anticipated audience of 45,000 people.
Independent Films (aka Aspen Filmfest)
Aspen, CO
$15,000
To support the Aspen Shortsfest film festival. Short, live action, animation, and documentary films from the United States and abroad will be showcased.
Independent Media Artists of Georgia, Etc., Inc. (aka IMAGE)
Atlanta, GA
$12,000
To support the 30th Atlanta Film Festival. The festival presents the best of current independent film and video to an audience of 28,000 people. Educational activities include audience discussions, panels, and seminars.
Independent Media Arts Preservation (aka IMAP)
New York, NY
$5,000
To support a pilot research study to locate and document obsolete video playback equipment, originally used for the creation and presentation of early video and media art work. Independent Media Arts Preservation is a clearinghouse for preservation practices, assisting organizations and individuals in the stewardship of media collections.
Media Arts Center San Diego
San Diego, CA
$10,000
To support the 12th San Diego Latino Film Festival. The festival presents more than 100 films from Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia, with accompanying question-and-answer sessions, panel discussions, and workshops for high school students.
MediaRites
Portland, OR
$10,000
To support the distribution of a public radio documentary titled Crossing East. The eight-hour project on Asian American history will focus on the many waves of Asian immigration into the United States. Additional project activities will include community events in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Honolulu and a program Web site.
Millennium Film Workshop, Inc.
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the exhibition of experimental film and video art. Exhibitions will feature avant-garde cinema and video from the United States and abroad, as well as program notes and discussions with participating artists.
Moon and Stars Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$5,000
To support the eighth annual Turkish Film Festival. The touring festival will present a selection of feature-length, documentary, and short films from leading and emerging Turkish directors.
Moving Image, Inc. (aka Film Forum)
New York, NY
$70,000
To support the theatrical premieres of American independent and foreign films. Film Forum is devoted to bringing a broad array of the highest quality new work by young and emerging artists, as well as by more established figures, to a large and diverse general public.
Museum of Modern Art (aka MoMA)
New York, NY
$40,000
To support the preservation of endangered films from the museum's nationally recognized collection. Five films by William S. Hart, Tom Mix, and Frank Borzage will undergo preservation work. Once preserved, the films will be made available to the public via MoMA's circulating film library.
Nashville Independent Film Festival
Nashville, TN
$10,000
To support the 37th Nashville Film Festival. The event features student films and videos, documentaries, narrative films, and experimental work. Additional activities include workshops and seminars on screenwriting, film scores, and distribution.
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (aka NAATA)
San Francisco, CA
$19,000
To support the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival and other exhibition activities. The film festival will showcase more than 120 works by new Asian Pacific American film and video makers. Educational and outreach activities include weekday school programs co-presented with the San Francisco Unified School District, seminars, roundtable discussions, panels, community screenings, and the publication of a catalogue.
National Black Programming Consortium (aka NBPC)
New York, NY
$10,000
To support the 27th Prized Pieces Film/Video Festival. Held at the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the event showcases films by independent African-American producers, with accompanying panels, workshops, and artist discussions.
National Center for Jewish Film
Waltham, MA
$20,000
To support the preservation of Sidney Golden's His Wife's Lover (1931). The Center recently acquired the sole extant 35mm nitrate print of the film, billed as "the first Jewish musical comedy talking picture."
National Film Preserve, Ltd.
Portsmouth, NH
$20,000
To support the 33rd Telluride Film Festival. Approximately 40 programs of feature-length and short films will be screened to an estimated audience of more than 6,000 people. Educational activities include the Student Symposium for high school students, the City Lights Project for college students, and daily discussions with directors, actors, and critics offered free-of-charge to the public.
New Community Cinema Club, Inc. (aka Cinema Arts Centre)
Huntington, NY
$10,000
To support three curated film and video series. The Long Island African American Film Festival, Cinema Tropical, and Asian CineVision will feature films from the United States and abroad, with accompanying guest artist ectures and panel discussions.
New Radio and Performing Arts, Inc. (Consortium)
Staten Island, NY
$10,000
A consortium project to support the archiving of work from the radio series New American Radio. With the World Music Archive at Wesleyan University, New Radio and Performing Arts will choose 65 pieces to be housed at the Archive.
Northwest Film Forum
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support Deep Focus, a curated film exhibition series. The project will present more than 70 films including director retrospectives and thematic programming in the Northwest Film Forum's two theaters.
Ohio University Main Campus (on behalf of Athens Center for Film and Video)
Athens, OH
$10,000
To support the 33rd Athens International Film and Video Festival. The event features narrative work, documentaries, and short films produced in the United States and abroad.
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Palm Springs, CA
$17,000
To support the 17th Palm Springs International Film Festival. Held in January, the event presents more than 200 films to an audience of approximately 100,000 people, with accompanying question-and-answer sessions led by industry professionals.
Providence Festival for New Latin American Cinema
Providence, RI
$10,000
To support the 14th Providence Latin American Film Festival. Approximately 30 films will be presented to an estimated audience of 4,500 people. Educational activities include workshops, question-and-answer sessions, and a festival catalogue.
San Diego Asian Film Foundation
San Diego, CA
$10,000
To support the seventh San Diego Asian Film Festival. Held in the fall, the week-long event features short films, animated work, documentaries, and narrative feature films, with accompanying workshops and panel discussions.
San Francisco Cinematheque
San Francisco, CA
$14,000
To support a curated film and video series. Personal Filmmaking Around the Rim will feature experimental and personal work by media artists from the west coast of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, as well as from Asian countries of the Pacific Rim.
San Francisco Film Society
San Francisco, CA
$19,000
To support the 49th San Francisco International Film Festival. The festival presents more than 200 films from 50 countries. In addition, students from Bay Area schools attend matinee screenings and discuss the films with the directors.
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support the 26th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival and related activities. The festival, devoted to films on Jewish subjects, premieres films and videos by independent producers from around the world.
Silent Film Festival (aka San Francisco Silent Film Festival)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support the 11th San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Newly composed live music will accompany the films presented at the festival's nine programs.
Southern California Asian American Studies Central (aka Visual Communications)
Los Angeles, CA
$19,000
To support the 22nd Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film and Video Festival and other exhibition activities. The eight-day festival is Southern California's showcase of independent Asian International and Asian Pacific American film and video work. Educational and outreach activities include panels, workshops, community screenings, and the VC Digital Slam 2006, an exhibition of 30-second spots commissioned by Visual Communications.
Southwestern Alternate Media Projects, Inc.
Houston, TX
$27,000
To support the production and distribution of The Territory. As the longest running showcase of media art in the United States, the public television series has presented independent film and video works to more than 12 million viewers per year throughout Texas. In 2006, the project plans to expand to national distribution through the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
Thomas A. Edison Media Arts Consortium (aka Black Maria Film and Video Festival)
Jersey City, NJ
$22,000
To support the Black Maria Film and Video Festival and its multi-state tour. More than 60 organizations host the festival each year, which draws more than 700 entries nationwide.
Video Association of Dallas, Inc.
Dallas, TX
$14,000
To support the 20th Dallas Video Festival. The event will present more than 200 screenings of work by national and international artists in all genres ranging from documentary to new video art. Educational activities include workshops, installations, hands-on demonstrations, seminars, panel discussions, programs for children, and a comprehensive program book.
Washington, DC International Film Festival (aka Filmfest DC)
Washington, DC
$19,000
To support Filmfest DC. The event includes free films for children, senior citizens, and underserved communities at venues including public libraries and hospitals.
Women Make Movies, Inc.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the Women Make Movies Distribution Service. Its collection of more than 500 titles includes documentary, narrative, experimental, animation, and mixed-genre work created by artists worldwide, including Lourdes Portillo, Jane Campion, and Trinh Minh-ha.
Access to Artistic Excellence II
(August 15, 2005 deadline)
911 Media Arts Center
Seattle, WA
$10,000
To support programs to assist media artists in creating new work. The Media Artist-In-Residence program, the New Works Laboratory, and the New Voices Project encourage film and video artists to expand both their aesthetic perception and proficiency.
American Film Institute Inc. (aka AFI Silver Theatre & Cultural Center)
Los Angeles, CA
$20,000
To support the Directing Workshop for Women. Each year the program provides individuals with the necessary skills and portfolio to enter the directing field including free classroom and hands-on training in directing and $5,000 toward completion of a short narrative project.
Appalshop, Inc. (aka WMMT-FM) (Consortium)
Whitesburg, KY
$10,000
To support a consortium project for the production and post-production costs for a documentary film by Elizabeth Barret. In collaboration with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, Barret will explore the life and work of photographer William Gedney.
Arts and Visually Impaired Audiences
Seattle, WA
$15,000
To support the Blind Youth and Adult Audio Project. The series of workshops will introduce visually impaired people to the creative possibilities and latest techniques of audio production while they design their own radio program.
Association of Independents in Radio, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$45,000
To support online and print resources for independent audio producers. Airmedia.org provides reference guides, directories, and interactive information. Airspace, published four times a year, offers practical advice on production issues, grant opportunities, training, and discussions of current issues within the field.
Atlantic Public Media
Woods Hole, MA
$35,000
To support Transom.org. The project encourages both emerging and experienced independent audio producers to tell their stories on public radio. The Web site acts as a showcase, workshop, audition space, library, and master class for producers.
Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc. (Consortium)
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support a consortium project for the Mediamaker Awards and MediaMaker Advance programs. In collaboration with KQED-TV (the San Francisco PBS affiliate), these programs will provide independent video artists and producers with technical assistance and resources they need to finish their projects.
Buffalo Media Resources, Inc. (aka Squeaky Wheel)
Buffalo, NY
$10,000
To support SWAP: Squeaky Wheel Access Program. The 20-year-old program provides media equipment access, low-cost workshops, artist residencies, and resource services to film and video artists locally and nationally.
Camera News, Inc. (aka Third World Newsreel)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support a digital media literacy and production education program. Components of the program will be the Advanced Film and Video Production Workshop, Wednesday Night Media Workshops, and an Introduction to Final Cut Pro/Media Literacy Workshop Series.
Carnegie Mellon University (on behalf of Studio for Creative Inquiry)
Pittsburgh, PA
$25,000
To support the production and post-production costs for an animated work by James Duesing. End of Code is about two groups of animal/human hybrids trying to control the system of traffic lights in the city where the story takes place.
Children's Media Project
Poughkeepsie, NY
$10,000
To support DROP TV. The hands-on television production workshop program is geared towards teenagers. The program includes instruction in lighting, camera composition, interviewing techniques, directing, editing, and critical viewing skills and concepts.
Downtown Community Television Center, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support workshops, facilities access, and related activities. Downtown Community Television is devoted to making technologically sophisticated media available to underserved communities by providing a range of courses and services.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$53,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary film by Fred Wiseman. Idaho Legislature (working title) will cover the day-to-day activities of the Idaho State legislature.
Espanola Public School District
Espanola, NM
$10,000
To support the Cultural Heritage Videos project. Teenagers will work with a video artist to produce short works on various artists in their region. The students will shoot the footage, conduct interviews, write a script, and edit each documentary.
Experimental Television Center Ltd.
Newark Valley, NY
$10,000
To support a year-round residency program for media artists. The Experimental Television Center provides film and video artists access to sophisticated production facilities.
Film Arts Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
To support the Artist Professional Development Initiatve. The project will include programs for youth, emerging, mid-level, and established artists and will offer participants classes on marketing, strategic planning, sustainability, and film financing, as well as career counseling.
Film Arts Foundation (on behalf of Ernie Gehr Film and Video)
San Francisco, CA
$15,000
To support the production and post-production costs for an experimental film by Ernie Gehr. The New York Project (working title) will capture the sounds and sights of Manhattan.
Film Arts Foundation (on behalf of Suzan Pitt Films)
San Francisco, CA
$10,000
To support post-production and related costs for an animated film by Suzan Pitt. El Doctor is about a crotchety old doctor who, when visited by Santa Esmeralda, begins to see the world differently.
Film Arts Foundation (on behalf of Xochitl Films)
San Francisco, CA
$53,000
To support production and post-production costs for an experimental documentary by Lourdes Portillo. When the Tide Comes In will explore the truths behind a Mexican fable about a group of fishermen who discover drugs washed up on shore.
Foundation for Independent Video and Film (aka Association for Independent Video and Film)
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the Information Services Project. Consisting of the publication The Independent Film and Video Monthly, the electronic newsletter Splice!, one-on-one artist advice and referral services, and online directories, the project will serve a constituency of more than 300,000 individuals, including artists and members of the public.
Frameline
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support a conference. Persistent Vision will concentrate on strategies relating to exhibition, distribution, and support for filmmakers. The conference will take place in June 2006.
Hartley Film Foundation
Westport, CT
$25,000
To support post-production costs for a documentary film by Jennifer Maytorena Taylor. The New Muslim Cool will follow four artists creating a Muslim hip-hop music label.
Independent Feature Project, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support the IFP Market, a conference and exhibition that provide independent filmmakers from across the country the opportunity to present their work to the industry. The IFP Market provides financing, distribution, and exhibition venues to independent film directors and producers whose work may not otherwise receive attention.
Independent Feature Project-North (aka IFP MSP)
St. Paul, MN
$10,000
To support educational activities as well as access to film and video equipment for media artists in the region. More than 500 film and video makers are expected to benefit from the project.
International Film Seminars, Inc. (aka IFS, The Flaherty)
New York, NY
$20,000
To support the 52nd Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. The week-long event, to be held at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, will bring together students, scholars, filmmakers, curators, librarians, and film enthusiasts to explore and discuss the art of the moving image.
L.A. Freewaves (aka Freewaves)
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support Freewaves. The monthly series of half-hour thematic programs of video art will be presented on the Internet. Each artist's work will be accompanied by links, a biography, curatorial statement, and artist contact information.
L.A. Theatre Works
Venice, CA
$45,000
To support expansion of the Alive and Aloud and the Library Access national outreach programs. The project will include the distribution of audio plays to libraries in underserved communities and to public schools in all 50 states.
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum (on behalf of Radio Arte, WRTE 90.5 FM)
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the production of Audiofilia. The youth-produced radio series will feature Latino arts and culture. Radio Arte provides students, ages 14-19, with training in technical operations, creative writing, the use of voice, interview skills, and editing.
National Alliance of Media Arts Centers, Inc. (aka National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture)
San Francisco, CA
$60,000
To support services to the nonprofit media arts field. Through three different programs, the National Alliance of Media Arts Centers will provide leadership training, a comprehensive survey of the media arts field, and adopt a communication plan to better serve its constituency.
National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
$20,000
To support a consortium project to host regional conferences. In collaboration with the Foundation for Independent Video and Film, the National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Inc. will offer Doing Your Doc: Diverse Visions, Regional Voices in four American cities.
National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Inc. (Consortium)
Santa Monica, CA
$25,000
To support the Third Latino Media Market. Targeted to Latino media artists, the Market will connect filmmakers with representatives from both the nonprofit and commercial film and television fields.
New Orleans Video Access Center, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
$15,000
To support the New Orleans Video Access Center's Film and Video Institute. The program will provide young and adult media artists with hands-on training as well as courses focused on media literacy.
Ninth Street Media Consortium, Inc. (aka Ninth Street Independent Film Center)
San Francisco, CA
$40,000
To support a three-part project. Through this initiative, the members of the Ninth Street Independent Film Center will continue their programmatic collaborations.
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley (on behalf of Pacific Film Archive)
Berkeley, CA
$30,000
To support Closely Watched Films. The eight-part series will bring filmmakers and cinema professionals to Berkeley to lead audiences through behind-the-scenes investigations of the process involved in moviemaking.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (on behalf of FELIX)
Troy, NY
$15,000
To support the next issue of Felix: A Journal of Media Arts and Communication. The publication will be entitled "TOOLS: Analogs and Intersections."
Scribe Video Center, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000
To support workshop programs and related activities. Scribe Video Center is a community-based media arts center that provides students and artists with the tools and skills necessary to produce video art works.
Sound Portraits Productions, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$10,000
To support production of a radio documentary by David Isay and Nicole LeBlanc. Losing My Father will follow LeBlanc's father's journey as he battles cancer.
Squaw Valley Community of Writers
Olympic Valley, CA
$6,000
To support the Screenwriting Program. The workshop focuses on the essence of storytelling and teaches participants how to "show" rather than "tell" their stories.
Standby Program, Inc.
New York, NY
$20,000
To support access to state-of-the-art, broadcast quality, production and post-production video equipment for artists and independent producers. Standby's access program is a unique model of collaboration between a nonprofit arts organization and privately owned businesses.
Sundance Institute (aka Sundance Institute for Film & Television)
Salt Lake City, UT
$115,000
To support a series of educational workshops and labs that offer emerging screenwriters, directors,
producers, and composers the opportunity, support and resources needed to successfully
develop new creative work.
Tundra Club
Bozeman, MT
$25,000
To support the production of (((Hearing Voices))) curated by Barrett Golding. The radio documentaries that emerge from this project feature people around the country talking about their life, their work, and their community.
Video Machete
Chicago, IL
$10,000
To support the Global Youth Program. The project is designed to encourage media arts production and analysis on the part of youth and teachers. It provides hands-on instruction in both video production and Web design.
WBEZ Alliance, Inc. (aka Chicago Public Radio)
Chicago, IL
$20,000
To support Third Coast International Audio Festival. Established in 2001 as a "Sundance for Radio," the festival provides an opportunity for documentarians, feature reporters, and audio artists from around the globe to gather and share their expertise, and for listeners to hear the best work currently being produced.
Arts on Radio and Television
Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority (aka Alabama Public Television)
Birmingham, AL
$25,000
To support post-production and outreach activities for a television documentary by Celia Carey on visual artist Thornton Dial. Mr. Dial Has Something to Say will include footage of the artist discussing and creating his work and scenes from the Thornton Dial retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
American Documentary, Inc. (aka P.O.V.)
New York, NY
$220,000
To support the selection, acquisition, packaging, and promotion of films for broadcast on the public television series P.O.V. ("Point of View"). As the longest running PBS series devoted exclusively to the art of independent, non-fiction film, P.O.V. brings documentary artworks - rarely found in the mainstream media - to national audiences.
Amherst College (on behalf of Folger Shakespeare Library)
Amherst, MA
$20,000
To support the production of a radio series on the influence of William Shakespeare's works in the United States. Consisting of three one-hour documentaries, Shakespeare in American Life will be produced by Richard Paul and distributed by Public Radio International.
Art 21, Inc.
New York, NY
$170,000
To support the fourth year of Art:21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century. A public television series about contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, the project will yield four one-hour programs as well as ancillary outreach activities.
Artemis Media Project
Foley, AL
$5,000
To support the production of a radio documentary about W.C. Handy (1873-1958). The hour-long program will examine the life, work, and legacy of the man known as "the Father of the Blues."
Atlantic Public Media (aka APM)
Woods Hole, MA
$20,000
To support the production of a radio series showcasing the creative work of new and established radio producers. The Transom Radio Hour will offer national audiences a series of programs based on material from the Peabody Award-winning Web site Transom.org.
Beale Street Caravan, Inc.
Memphis, TN
$10,000
To support the production and national broadcast of the public radio series Beale Street Caravan. Weekly, one-hour programs featuring performances by blues artists will be broadcast on more than 330 public, community, and college radio stations nationwide.
Bowery Arts and Science, Ltd.
New York, NY
$25,000
To support the production of a documentary film by Robert Levi on jazz musician and NEA Jazz Master Hank Jones. Hank Jones: From the Inside will be a one-hour, musical-performance film featuring the life and work of one of America's greatest living jazz pianists and arrangers.
Capital Concerts, Inc.
Washington, DC
$25,000
To support staging and related costs for The National Memorial Day Concert and A Capitol Fourth, two patriotic concerts at the United States Capitol to be nationally broadcast live on PBS in 2006. A national television audience of 10 to 12 million watches these 90-minute programs each year.
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Hartford, CT
$40,000
To support the production of public television series on music for young children. A series of 13 half-hour programs, Lomax, the Hound of Music will draw on America's rich and diverse tradition of roots music to help pre-school and early elementary school children develop their musical ability.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$525,000
To support the development and production of the television series American Masters for PBS broadcast. Definitive documentary profiles of major cultural figures will be made available in 2007-08 to millions of viewers in all 50 states over 345 public television stations.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$525,000
To support the development and production of the television series Great Performances and Dance in America for broadcast on PBS. Regardless of geographic or economic limitations, American television audiences in all 50 states will be provided free access to a diverse range of cultural programming in 2007.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$35,000
To support the production and evaluation of the pilot episode for an animated art education series for children. ARTOPIA will be a daily half-hour public television program on the visual arts for five- to eight-year olds.
Educational Broadcasting Corporation (aka Thirteen/WNET New York)
New York, NY
$80,000
To support the development and production of a public television series chronicling comedy in the United States. Intended for primetime broadcast on PBS, Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America will consist of six one-hour programs exploring the archetypes of American comedy and their evolution over the last hundred years.
ETV Endowment of South Carolina, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC
$60,000
To support the production of new programs for the weekly radio series Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz. National Public Radio will distribute the programs to American audiences listening to 246 stations in the United States, and to international audiences via NPR's Worldwide Service.
Film Arts Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$20,000
To support completion costs for a documentary film by Arthur Dong on the history of the Chinese in American feature films. The 90-minute film will be a multilayered look at American cinematic history from the early 1900s up to the present day through the lens of the Chinese American experience.
Film Odyssey, Inc.
Washington, DC
$45,000
To support the production of a documentary film by Karen Thomas. Exiles in Hollywood will trace the personal journeys of European writers, directors, producers, composers, and actors who contributed to many of Hollywood's enduring films.
Film/Video Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support pre-production costs for a documentary film by Thomas Allen Harris. Reflections in Black: Black Photographers from 1840 to the Present will examine the lives of pioneering photographers, artists, entrepreneurs, and activists who used the photographic image as an art form and as means of fostering respect for their race.
From the Top, Inc.
Boston, MA
$60,000
To support the production of the public radio series From the Top. The weekly, hour-long radio program features performances by young classical musicians (ages eight to 18), interviews, and guest artists.
Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Albuquerque, NM
$15,000
To support the production of a series of public radio programs highlighting the early careers and cultural significance of major innovators in popular music. The Emergence of . . . will consist of nine, two-hour programs, each devoted to a single artist.
Independent Production Fund, Inc.
New York, NY
$45,000
To support script revision and production costs for a documentary film by Perry Miller Adato. Paris-The Luminous Years will consist of two, one-hour programs exploring the birth and flowering of Modernism in Paris from 1905 to 1930.
Independent Television Service, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
$135,000
To support the selection, acquisition, and packaging of films for the public television series Independent Lens. This anthology series provides the public with access to innovative dramatic, animated, and documentary works by independent filmmakers.
Indiana Symphony Society, Inc. (aka Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra)
Indianapolis, IN
$10,000
To support the production and distribution of the radio series Indianapolis On-The-Air. Featuring the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the 13-part series is heard on more than 250 radio stations in 41 states.
Jack Straw Foundation (aka Jack Straw Productions)
Seattle, WA
$5,000
To support the production of radio features by Harriet Baskas. Gone - But Not Quite Forgotten is a series of short programs introducing national audiences to a variety of traditions and art forms still practiced in small towns.
Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
Anchorage, AK
$15,000
To support the production of special editions for the weekly radio program Earthsongs. The series features recordings and live performances of contemporary Native American music and reaches an estimated audience of more than 60,000 people each week.
L.A. Theatre Works
Venice, CA
$30,000
To support the production and distribution of The Play's the Thing, a radio theater series intended for broadcast on satellite and public radio stations nationwide. The 52-week series will include up to 10 new radio plays, recorded live before audiences at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles, as well as selections from L.A. Theatre Works' extensive audio theater collection.
Latin American Folk Institute
Mt. Rainier, MD
$15,000
To support the production of a radio series on the history of Latin Jazz. Rhythms from the Heart will chronicle this musical genre from its early incarnations in New Orleans, through the Bebop and Mambo eras in 1950s New York, to its popularity today.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.
New York, NY
$150,000
To support the production and broadcast of the television series Live From Lincoln Center. In 2007, the series will be aired on PBS stations in all 50 states, reaching an average of five million viewers per program.
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society, Inc. (aka Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra)
Los Angeles, CA
$10,000
To support the production and national distribution of a series of radio programs featuring live performances of the Mozart piano concertos. Produced by Classical KUSC, the series will include performances by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra led by music director Jeffrey Kahane.
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. (aka The Met)
New York, NY
$25,000
To support production costs for a national PBS telecast of an all-star gala concert program. The three-hour program will feature world famous singers performing in honor of the four-decade career of the Metropolitan Opera's retiring general manager, Joseph Volpe.
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI
$10,000
To support the production of a series of radio programs featuring the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. The WFMT Radio Network will distribute 13, two-hour concert programs to 241 cities across the country.
Minnesota Public Radio, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
$125,000
To support the production and national broadcast of classical music programming. In 2006-07, programs such as St. Paul Sunday and Pipedreams, broadcasts of the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra series, and a choral music series will reach millions of listeners each week.
Minnesota Public Radio, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
$40,000
To support the development of arts segments for the radio magazine program Weekend America. Produced and distributed by American Public Media, the two-hour program features segments on news, issues of the week, and the diversity of American arts and culture.
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
$40,000
To support the production of arts features to be aired on NPR's national newsmagazine programs. Several multipart series will examine books that have touched our lives, unsung heroes of American popular music, and iconic fictional characters.
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
$125,000
To support Classical Music Initiative. The project will include the recording, acquisition, and national radio broadcast of selected American orchestral performances on Performance Today, SymphonyCast, and Creators @ Carnegie; the presentation of American operatic productions for the World of Opera; and coverage of classical music throughout NPR's news programs.
Newark Public Radio, Inc. (aka WBGO)
Newark, NJ
$60,000
To support the production of JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, a weekly radio series of jazz concerts. The series is produced by WBGO/Newark and distributed by NPR, reaching nearly 200,000 listeners each week throughout the United States.
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, OR
$25,000
To support the production of a documentary film about the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. Directed by Jon Else and produced by Bonni Cohen, Shakespeare's Wings will be a two-hour, behind-the-scenes cinema verite program intended for national broadcast on PBS.
Pennsylvania Public Radio Associates, Inc. (aka Echoes)
Chester Springs, PA
$35,000
To support the production of concerts and sound portraits for Echoes, a daily radio series of contemporary music. The series will serve a weekly audience of more than 300,000 listeners on 130 stations in 33 states and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc. (aka New York Philharmonic)
New York, NY
$50,000
To support the production of national radio broadcasts of performances by the New York Philharmonic from its 2006-07 season. Approximately 5 million listeners will hear each two-hour program in the 39-week series.
Public Radio International, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$60,000
To support the production, distribution, and marketing of Studio 360. The series of weekly arts and culture radio programs designed to illuminate the role of the arts in our society is a co-production of Public Radio International and WNYC/FM.
Public Radio International, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN
$20,000
To support the production of "The Global Hit" segments on the weekday news and information program The World. The daily feature showcases world music for American audiences, offering listeners a unique perspective on other cultures through the medium of music.
Radio Foundation, Inc.
New York, NY
$15,000
To support the production of a series of radio documentaries that will examine the role of Jewish-Americans in the arts. Produced by Larry Josephson, the programs will augment the original nine-part series Only in America: A Celebration of 350 Years of American Jewish History.
Riverwalk Jazz
San Antonio, TX
$25,000
To support the weekly public radio jazz series Riverwalk, Live From the Landing. Distributed by Public Radio International to 151 stations nationwide, each hour-long program combines live performance with interviews, oral histories, and historical recordings to celebrate important artists and eras in jazz history.
San Francisco Symphony
San Francisco, CA
$170,000
To support a public television series featuring Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. Keeping Score is designed to help a national audience appreciate the relevance of classical music in contemporary life.
Santa Monica College (on behalf of KCRW-FM)
Santa Monica, CA
$20,000
To support the production of a radio series presenting classic American short crime fiction. More Mean Streets, USA will be KCRW's second series of hour-long programs of unabridged, full-cast dramatic readings of works written by masters of the genre.
Sound Portraits Productions, Inc.
Brooklyn, NY
$15,000
To support the production of radio segments created from selected StoryCorps interviews. A collaboration between Sound Portraits Productions, the Library of Congress, and public radio stations, StoryCorps is a nationwide project aimed at inspiring Americans to record one another's stories in sound.
Station Resource Group, Inc.
Takoma Park, MD
$10,000
To support Public Radio Exchange's Documentaries on Demand project. Through a curated online repository, independently produced arts-focused radio programs will be made available to public radio stations across the country.
Symphony Space, Inc.
New York, NY
$30,000
To support the production of the public radio series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story, and the distribution of related CDs. The series, which will air on more than 143 NPR stations, will present leading stage and screen actors reading both classic and new short fiction by established and emerging authors of diverse cultures.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (on behalf of WPXN-FM)
Philadelphia, PA
$20,000
To support the production and national distribution of the public radio series World Cafe. A contemporary music and interview program hosted by David Dye, the program reaches more than 600,000 listeners each week
Twin Cities Public Television, Inc.
St. Paul, MN
$25,000
To support the production of a documentary on the comic strip artist Charles Schulz (1922-2000). Intended for primetime broadcast on PBS, Good Ol' Charles Schulz will be a 90-minute documentary examining the life and work of the creator of Peanuts.
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
$70,000
To support the production and national distribution of American Routes, a weekly radio series devoted to the roots of popular music and popular roots music. Folklorist Nick Spitzer hosts the two-hour, weekend-oriented program, in which he combines recordings of popular, folk, jazz, and classical forms with in-studio performances, field recordings, and interviews.
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
$25,000
To support the production and distribution of short video segments of poetry to public television stations across the country. The Poem initiative is designed to make poetry available to the public on a regular basis during hourly station breaks between PBS programs.
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
$50,000
To support the production of From the Top for Television. Intended for national broadcast, the 13 half-hour programs will celebrate young classical musicians whose passion and talent for music is exceptional.
WHYY, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA
$65,000
To support the production and national broadcast of the radio series Fresh Air with Terry Gross. The award-winning daily journal of contemporary arts, culture, and issues is broadcast on 468 NPR stations and heard by 4.75 million people each week.
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (aka 98.7 WFMT Radio/WTTW 11)
Chicago, IL
$75,000
To support the production and national distribution of the radio series Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin. The series consists of daily (Monday through Friday) one-hour programs focusing on classical music in an informed, educational, and entertaining manner.
Window to the World Communications, Inc. (aka 98.7 WFMT Radio/WTTW 11)
Chicago, IL
$45,000
To support the production and national distribution of a public television series devoted to jazz. Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis is a series of half-hour programs featuring interviews with and performances by distinguished jazz artists.
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Vienna, VA
$20,000
To support the production and distribution of the radio series Center Stage from Wolf Trap. The series provides national audiences with chamber music performances recorded at the Barns of Wolf Trap near Washington, D.C.
World Music Productions, Inc. (aka Afropop Worldwide)
Brooklyn, NY
$40,000
To support the production and distribution of the weekly public radio program Afropop Worldwide. The series showcases the contemporary musical cultures of Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, and is distributed by Public Radio International to approximately 100 radio stations in the United States.
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