National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

To support the presentation of several curated film and video series. The year-round exhibition program will
include contemporary and classic narrative, documentary, and experimental films from the United States and
around the world. In 2016, Austin Film Society purchased a two-screen theater, expanding its slate of films to as
many as 250 titles annually. Previous programming has included series on Columbian cinema, 1970s French
Noir, and a retrospective of silent films from Dorothy Arzner, one of the first American women to direct feature
films. Proposed programming for 2017-18 may include retrospectives from the 1950s comedy team Elaine May
and Mike Nichols, and Chinese director King Hu, whose wuxia (martial arts) films influenced a new generation of
filmmakers.
Basement Films Inc
$10,000 Albuquerque, NM
To support the 12th Experiments in Cinema International Film Festival. This festival invites audiences to explore
the historic and contemporary landscape of experimental cinema through film screenings, live performances,
filmmaker dialogues, and hands-on filmmaking workshops. Many of these project activities are offered free to
the public. Additional activities may include a regional youth program, which offers cross-generational
opportunities for local youth and attending film artists to interact and engage in discussion. The 2017 festival
will feature lectures and presentations from artists and scholars such as Gene Youngblood, Rebecca Baron, and
Greg DeCuir.
Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc. (aka BAVC)
$55,000 San Francisco, CA
To support the provision of video and audio preservation services. Through the Preservation Access Program,
the Bay Area Video Coalition will work with media artists and cultural organizations to ensure that artistically
significant works are preserved and made accessible to the public for live and online exhibitions. Approximately
700 hours of audiovisual material as well as media in early digital formats are expected to be preserved. Recent
clients include the Trisha Brown Dance Company, Chicago Film Archives, The Poetry Center of San Francisco
State University, and Public Square Films.
Boston Cyberarts, Inc. (aka Boston Cyberarts)
$10,000 Jamaica Plain, MA
To support an exhibition of augmented reality sculptures. In partnership with the National Park Service, visitors
to the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, will be able to experience thematic digital
sculptures in virtual space using a free downloadable app for mobile devices (Android and iPhone compatible).
The exhibited sculptures will be site-specific and feature a technique of augmented reality, which integrates
virtual objects into the real world using GPS coordinates. Trained staff, additional tablets, and interpretive
material will be available for visitors needing assistance viewing the exhibition. The selected works will reflect
Salem's economic and artistic history and include augmented reality artists associated with the Manifest.AR
Collective, such as Mark Skwarek, Tamiko Thiel, Will Pappenheimer, John Cleater, Lalie S. Pascual, and John Craig
Freeman.
Brattle Film Foundation, Inc. (aka Brattle Film Foundation)
$10,000 Cambridge, MA
To support the "Classic Brattle" film series. Presented year-round, each series will be curated around a specific
theme, genre, artist, and/or time period. Programs are supplemented by audience discussions, visiting artists
and scholars, and online resources such as film notes. Previous themes have included a Wim Wenders
retrospective, an Ingrid Bergman tribute, and a film noir series.
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.