National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

Media Arts
Number of Grants: 66 Total Dollar Amount: $1,815,000
African Film Festival (aka African Film Festival, AFF)
$10,000 New York, NY
To support the 24th New York African Film Festival and touring program. Held in the spring, the festival
showcases contemporary and classic films from Africa and the African diaspora. Screenings will be
supplemented by filmmaker discussions and cultural events celebrating African culture. The touring program will
highlight film selections from the 23rd and 24th festival, and travel to cities such as Berkeley, California; St.
Louis, Missouri; and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Anthology Film Archives (aka Anthology, AFA)
$20,000 New York, NY
To support the presentation of several curated film and video series. Anthology's exhibition program includes
public screenings of independent and foreign films unlikely to have a commercial release, retrospectives and
themed series, revivals of overlooked films, and in-person appearances from contemporary artists. The majority
of films screened are U.S. premieres. Recent programming has included a retrospective of Stephanie Gray's
Super-8mm films, a series on the avant-garde cinema of former Yugoslavia, and Aleksei German's final film
"Hard to be a God."
Art Institute of Chicago (aka The School of the Art Institute of Chicago) (On behalf of Gene Siskel Film Center)
$10,000 Chicago, IL
To support the Black Harvest Film Festival and related programming. Held in the summer, the festival presents
works from emerging and established filmmakers that explore the contemporary black and African diaspora
experience. Many of the films screened have limited distribution beyond the festival circuit. Through
partnerships with Community Film Workshop and the Chicago Public Library, additional programming will
include free family-oriented film screenings and discussions at neighborhood libraries, and master class
opportunities for youth.
Aspen Film (aka Aspen FIlm)
$10,000 Aspen, CO
To support the 26th Aspen Shortsfest. Dedicated to celebrating the art of short film, Aspen Film will present
animated, live-action, and documentary shorts selected from a pool of thousands of entries from around the
world. The films are programmed thematically and associated events include panels, filmmaker roundtables, a
master class, and free school programs. Screenings will take place in Aspen and at other locations within a 50-
mile radius.
Aurora Picture Show (aka Aurora)
$15,000 Houston, TX
To support a year-round curated series. Programs will feature film, video, new media, live cinematic
performances, multi-platform works and installations from multidisciplinary or unconventional moving image
artists. The series may include a retrospective from experimental animator Mary Ellen Bute, an installation from
multimedia artist Eve-Lauryn Little Shell La Fountain, and a screening of works examining how moving image
artists' relationships with media influence their personal and family history.
Austin Film Society (aka Austin Film Society)
$45,000 Austin, TX
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.