National Endowment for the Arts FY 2017 Fall Grant Announcement

programs will be produced. Proposed topics include personal documentaries, archival storytelling, and identity.
Featured filmmakers may include Doug Block, Grace Lee, and Penny Lane.
Electronic Arts Intermix, Inc. (aka EAI)
$30,000 New York, NY
To support the Artists Media Distribution Service and related activities. EAI's distribution service engages broad
audiences across the nation, making historic and contemporary media art works publicly available through
multiple platforms and digital access channels. The archive contains more than 3,700 works ranging from video
pioneers of the 1960s, such as Joan Jonas, Nam June Paik, and Dara Birnbaum, to new digital works by emerging
artists, such as Sondra Perry, Takeshi Murata, and Shana Moulton. As many as 700 works will be digitized and
added to the archive during the project period. Through distribution of the archived collection, the project
generates direct income for artists through royalties from rentals and sales.
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital (aka DC Environmental Film Festival)
$20,000 Washington, DC
To support the 2017 D.C. Environmental Film Festival. Held in the spring with events programmed around the
D.C. metropolitan area, the festival presents films including documentary, narrative, animated, experimental,
and short films about environmental issues. Filmmakers, scientists, environmental experts, and educators are
invited to speak at the screenings in alignment with the festival's mission of advancing public understanding of
the environment through the power of film. Films screened in the 2016 festival include "The Babushkas of
Chernobyl" by Holly Morris and Anne Bogart, "How to Let Go of the World" by Josh Fox, and Helen Haig-Brown's
"My Legacy."
Enzian Theatre, Inc. (aka Enzian)
$25,000 Maitland, FL
To support the 26th Florida Film Festival. Held in the spring, the festival screens independent American and
international works and features industry forums, panel discussions, and opportunities to meet filmmakers in
attendance. Previous festival events include forums on animation and screenwriting and a panel with the
Orlando Film Commission. Free and discounted tickets will be available to local audiences through partnerships
with cultural organizations and educational institutions.
Facets Multimedia Incorporated (aka Facets)
$65,000 Chicago, IL
To support the Chicago International Children's Film Festival and related media arts programs for children. Held
in the fall, the festival is juried by both children and adults. An extensive selection of children's films and videos
from around the world will be presented. Related festival activities include school field trips to the festival, the
opportunity for international directors to present their work in classrooms, and a youth cultural immersion
program, which offers opportunities for participants to serve on juries at international film festivals. Scholarship
awards and reduced admission is made available to students and families through community partnerships. In
addition, select works screened at the festival will be available on-demand through the newly developed web
streaming platform, Facet Kids.
Film Forum (aka Film Forum)
$80,000 New York, NY
To support the theatrical premieres of American independent and foreign films at Film Forum. This year-round
film exhibition program presents New York City theatrical premieres of American independents and foreign art
films, many of which will receive their United States premiere. Since 1970, Film Forum has been committed to
Some details of the projects listed are subject to change, contingent upon prior Arts Endowment approval. Information is current as of
December 7, 2016.