GRANTS IN PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Division of Public Programs
Announced: May 2008
Humanities Projects in Media
Planning Grants
Thomas Paine: Voice of the Revolution
Old Stone House of Brooklyn
Old Stone House of Brooklyn
Outright: $30,000.00
Brooklyn, NY
Planning of a 90-minute television documentary, multimedia museum exhibit, study guides, and a website that explore the life and writing of Thomas Paine.
Planning of a 90-minute television documentary, multimedia museum exhibit, study guides, and a website that explore the life and writing of Thomas Paine.
Scripting Grants
Lost Treasure Hunt
Film Arts Foundation
Film Arts Foundation
Outright: $70,000.00
San Francisco, CA
Scripting of three half-hour segments and detailed treatments for seven additional segments for an animated television series featuring teenage detectives who solve historical puzzles.
Scripting of three half-hour segments and detailed treatments for seven additional segments for an animated television series featuring teenage detectives who solve historical puzzles.
CASH: The Documentary
Filmmakers Collaborative
Filmmakers Collaborative
Outright: $70,000.00
Waltham, MA
Scripting of a 90-minute film about Johnny Cash, the iconic country singer/songwriter.
Scripting of a 90-minute film about Johnny Cash, the iconic country singer/songwriter.
The Big Show in Bololand
Austin Hoyt Productions, Inc.
Austin Hoyt Productions, Inc.
Outright: $70,000.00
Boston, MA
Scripting of a 60-minute documentary film about the efforts of the American Relief Administration to combat starvation in the new Soviet Union from 1921–23.
Scripting of a 60-minute documentary film about the efforts of the American Relief Administration to combat starvation in the new Soviet Union from 1921–23.
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World
City Lore: NY Center for Urban Folk Culture
City Lore: NY Center for Urban Folk Culture
Outright: $70,000.00
New York, NY
Scripting of a two-hour documentary film exploring the history of the American whaling industry from the 17th century through the late 19th century.
Scripting of a two-hour documentary film exploring the history of the American whaling industry from the 17th century through the late 19th century.
Production Grants
The Medieval Spain Project
Catticus Corporation
Catticus Corporation
Outright: $800,000.00
Berkeley, CA
Production of a two-hour historical television documentary, website, and DVD that examine the rich and complex intermingling of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in medieval Spain from the Muslim conquest in 711 through the consolidation of Christian power in the 15th century.
Production of a two-hour historical television documentary, website, and DVD that examine the rich and complex intermingling of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in medieval Spain from the Muslim conquest in 711 through the consolidation of Christian power in the 15th century.
No Job For a Woman: The Women Who Fought to Report World War II
Women Make Movies, Inc.
Women Make Movies, Inc.
Outright: $635,000.00
New York, NY
Production of a one-hour documentary film and companion website focusing on women reporters of World War II.
Production of a one-hour documentary film and companion website focusing on women reporters of World War II.