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Institutional Grants 1968 – Present

2008-2009
  • Austin Film Festival - Writers' Ranch and seminar series $7,500
  • Bard College (Annandale, NY) - filmmaking workshop $5,000
  • Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) - visiting artist program $7,500
  • California State Summer School for the Arts (Los Angeles) - visiting artists program $7,500
  • Cineaste Magazine (New York, NY) - magazine supplement  $5,000
  • Cinestory (Idyllwild, CA) - educational program $5,000
  • Columbia College (Chicago) - artist-in-residence program $5,000
  • Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA) - visiting filmmaker program $7,500
  • Echo Park Film Center (Los Angeles) - filmmaking workshop and screening programs $7,500
  • Facets Multi-Media (Chicago) - Facets Film School and Facets CineChat  $10,000
  • Film Forum (New York, NY) - screening series  $2,500
  • FilmAid International (New York, NY) - African screening program $25,000
  • Frameline (San Francisco) - screening series $7,500
  • Harvard Film Archive (Cambridge, MA) - visiting filmmakers $7,500
  • Hollywood Cinema Production Resources (Los Angeles) - job training program $10,000
  • Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, NM) - summer film workshop $7,500
  • Kentucky Film Lab (Lexington) - Filmmakers' Studio $5,000
  • Media Arts Center San Diego - screening and workshop program $7,500
  • Miami Film Society (FL) - MIFF Abroad program  $7,500
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston - visiting filmmakers program $7,500
  • New York Women in Film & Television (New York, NY) - screening series $7,500
  • Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (Fremont, CA) - silent film screening series $5,000
  • Ninth Street Independent Film Center (San Francisco) - Canyon Cinema screening series $5,000
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle, WA) - visiting speakers $6,000
  • Outfest (Los Angeles) - Access LA program $5,000
  • Paramount Center for the Arts (Peekskill, NY) - Music and Film screening series $5,000
  • Salt Lake City Film Center - visiting artist program $7,500
  • San Francisco Cinematheque - artist-in-residence program $5,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) - screenwriting workshop $5,000
  • The Drawing Center (New York, NY) - Drawing on Film exhibition $5,000
  • The MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, NH) - filmmaker residency program $10,000
  • Tufts University (Medford, MA) - filmmaker-in-residence program $10,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive - screening series $10,000
  • University of Colorado (Boulder) - Brakhage Symposium $4,000
  • University of Houston - visiting filmmaker program $5,000
  • Visual Effects Society (Encino, CA) - training and mentoring program $7,500
  • Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN) - Filmmakers in Conversation program $5,000
  • Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY) - retrospective program $9,500
  • Winnipeg Film Group (Manitoba, Canada) - documentary film conference $7,500
Internship Programs
  • California Institute of the Arts $15,000
  • Columbia College - Hollywood (Tarzana, CA) $12,500
  • Columbia University (New York, NY) $15,000
  • Emerson College (Boston, MA) $7,500
  • Hampshire College (Amherst, MA) $7,500
  • Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) $15,000
  • New York University Archiving Program (New York, NY) $10,000
  • New York University Film (New York, NY) $15,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) $12,500
  • Penn State University (University Park) $7,500
  • Stanford University (Stanford, CA) $13,000
  • UCLA Film $10,000
  • University of North Carolina – Wilmington $7,500
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) $15,000
  • University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA) $7,500
  • USC Cinema $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing $15,000
  • Workplace Hollywood (Hollywood,CA) $10,000
  • Yale University Film Studies (New Haven, CT) $10,000
Total  $500,000
                                                                                                           

 

2007-2008
  • Acme Network (Los Angeles) – distance learning animation programs $10,000
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $20,000
  • Austin Film Festival, Inc. – Writers’ Ranch and seminar series $ 7,500
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – screening and discussion series $ 7,500
  • California Film Institute (San Rafael) – seminar and visiting artist series $ 5,000
  • Community Film Workshop (Chicago) – career development program $ 5,000
  • Coolidge Corner Theatre (Brookline, MA) – film criticism seminars $ 5,000
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Facets Multi-Media (Chicago) – Facets Film School and Facets CineChat $10,000
  • Film Action Oregon (Portland) – screening series $ 5,000
  • Film Aid International (New York City) – African screening program $20,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – production workshops $10,000
  • Film Forum (New York City) – screening series $ 7,500
  • Film Independent (Los Angeles) – Project: Involve $15,000
  • Flaherty/International Film Seminars (New York City) – film seminar $12,500
  • George Eastman House (Rochester, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Harvard Film Archive (Cambridge, MA) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • Howard University (Washington, DC) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • IFP (New York City;) – “Rough Cut” Film Lab $10,000
  • IFP Minnesota (St. Paul) – access grants/producers conference $7,500
  • IFP/Chicago – Producer’s Workshop $ 7,500
  • Inner-City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – job development program $15,000
  • Light Factory (Charlotte, NC) – Charles Burnett tribute $ 6,000
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – visiting filmmakers program $ 7,500
  • NALIP (Santa Monica, CA) – Latino Producers Academy $10,000
  • National Film Institute, Nigeria – SHOOT! 2007, production workshops $ 5,000
  • Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum (Fremont, CA) – screening series $ 3,750
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – visiting speakers $ 6,000
  • Seattle Theater Group – Silent Film Series $ 5,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – screenwriting workshop $ 5,000
  • Streetlights (Hollywood, CA) – Production Assistant Program $15,000
  • Temple University (Philadelphia) – visiting filmmakers program $ 7,500
  • Toronto Int’l Film Festival Group Foundation – screening program $ 8,000
  • Tribeca Film Institute (New York City) – Tribeca All Access program $ 7,500
  • UC Berkeley/Pacific Film Archive – film literacy workshop $ 7,500
  • Visual Effects Society (Encino, CA) – training and mentoring program $ 7,500
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – educational programs $12,500
Internship Programs
  • Arizona State University Film and Media Studies (Tempe) $ 5,000
  • Austin Film Society $ 7,500
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • Columbia College – Hollywood $10,000
  • Columbia University Film Division $15,000
  • DePaul University School of CTI (Chicago) $ 7,000
  • New York University Kanbar Institute of Film & TV $15,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) $ 7,500
  • Outfest (Los Angeles) $ 3,000
  • Penn State University College of Communications (University Park) $ 7,500
  • Stanford University Film and Media Studies Program $ 7,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $ 5,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $10,000
  • University of Texas Film Institute (Austin) $ 7,500
  • University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA) $ 5,000
  • USC School of Cinematic Arts $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Workplace Hollywood (Los Angeles) $ 7,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program (New Haven, CT) $ 7,500
Total $500,250
2006-2007
  • Acme Network (Los Angeles) – distance learning animation programs $10,000
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $20,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – screening series $ 7,500
  • Brooklyn Museum – screening series $ 5,000
  • California Film Institute (San Rafael) – educational programs $ 5,000
  • Cinestory (Idyllwild, CA) – screenwriting workshop $ 6,000
  • Columbia College Chicago – oral history project $ 5,000
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Duke University (Durham, NC) – exhibition program $10,000
  • Equinoxe To Be Continued (Paris, France) – screenwriting workshops $ 6,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – production workshops $10,000
  • Film Forum (New York City) – screening series $ 7,500
  • Film Independent (Beverly Hills) – mentoring program $15,000
  • Film/Video Arts (New York City) – Artist Mentor Project $ 5,000
  • Flaherty/International Film Seminars (New York City) – film seminar $10,000
  • Frameline (San Francisco) – visiting filmmaker program $ 7,500
  • George Eastman House (Rochester, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Girl Scouts of the USA – Girl Scouts Film Institute $ 7,500
  • Henry Mancini Institute (Culver City, CA) – music program $15,000
  • Humanitas Prize (Pacific Palisades, CA) – Master Writers Workshop $ 7,500
  • IFP/Chicago – Producer’s Workshop $ 7,500
  • IFP Minnesota (St. Paul) – film production access grants $ 7,500
  • Inner-City Filmmakers (Santa Monica, CA) – job development $15,000
  • Kapi’olani Community College (Honolulu) – educational workshops $ 4,000
  • MacDowell Colony (Peterborough, NH) – residency program $ 7,500
  • Museum of Fine Arts (Houston, TX) – visiting filmmakers program $ 5,000
  • NALIP (Santa Monica, CA) – Producers Academy $ 5,000
  • National Film & Television School (Beaconsfield, UK) – industry tours $10,000
  • Northwest Film Forum (Seattle) – educational program $ 5,000
  • NW Screenwriters Guild (Redmond, WA) – visiting speakers $ 4,000
  • Rural Media Arts & Ed. Ctr. (Mariposa, CA) – screening program $ 2,500
  • San Francisco Cinematheque – visiting filmmaker program $ 5,000
  • Screenwriters Colony (Nantucket, MA) – residence program $ 4,000
  • Seattle Theatre Group – silent film series $ 5,000
  • Silent Film Society of Chicago – silent film screening $ 3,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – screenwriting workshop $ 7,500
  • Streetlights (Hollywood, CA) – production assistant program $15,000
  • Toronto Int’l Film Festival Group Foundation – screening program $ 8,000
  • UC Berkeley/Pacific Film Archive – film literacy workshop $10,000
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) – visiting filmmaker program $ 5,000
  • Utah Valley State College (Orem) – production workshop $ 5,000
  • Visual Effects Society (Los Angeles) – mentoring program $ 5,000
  • Webster University (St. Louis) – filmmaking workshops $ 5,000
  • Women Make Movies (New York City) – production assistance Program $ 5,000
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – educational programs $10,000
Internship Programs
  • Austin Film Society $10,000California Institute of the Arts $15,000
  • Columbia College – Hollywood $10,000
  • Columbia University Film Division $15,000
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York City) $ 5,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) $ 5,000
  • Outfest (Los Angeles) $ 3,000
  • Penn State University College of Communications (University Park) $10,000
  • Stanford University Film and Media Studies Program $ 7,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $10,000
  • University of North Carolina Communications Studies Dept.(Chapel Hill) $15,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Western States Black Research & Education Center (Los Angeles) $10,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $500,000
2005-2006
  • Acme Network (Los Angeles) – distance learning animation programs $15,000
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – screening series $ 5,000
  • California Film Institute (San Rafael) – educational programs $ 5,000
  • Cineaste Magazine (New York City) – “Acting in the Cinema” supplement$ 8,000
  • Cinestory (Idyllwild, CA) – screenwriting workshop $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – film production workshop $ 7,500
  • College of Santa Fe – GirlsFilmSchool $ 5,000
  • Community Film Workshop (Chicago) – film production workshop $ 6,000
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Double Helix Corporation (St. Louis) – filmmaking workshops $ 7,500
  • Duke University (Durham, NC) – touring exhibition program $ 7,500
  • EQuinoxe To Be Continued (Paris, France) – writing workshops $ 6,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – educational program $12,500
  • FIND (Los Angeles) – Project Involve mentoring program $15,000
  • Flaherty/International Film Seminars (NY) – film seminar $20,000
  • Frameline (San Francisco) – screening series $ 5,000
  • George Eastman House (Rochester, NY) – visiting artist series $ 7,500
  • Henry Mancini Institute (Culver City, CA) – music program $15,000
  • IFP Chicago – Project Involve mentoring program $ 5,000
  • IFP Minneapolis/St. Paul – film production access grants $10,000
  • IFP/New York – Project Involve mentoring program $10,000
  • Independent Films (Aspen) – documentary workshop $ 5,000
  • Inner City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – job development $20,000
  • Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville, NY) – animation workshop $12,500
  • NALIP (Santa Monica, CA) – Latino Producers Academy $10,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) – film literacy workshops $12,500
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshops $10,000
  • Streetlights (Hollywood) – production assistant program $20,000
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) – visiting filmmakers $ 2,500
  • Winnipeg Film Group (Canada) – production workshop $ 7,500
  • Women Make Movies (New York City) – production assistance program $ 5,000
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – educational programs $15,000
Internship Programs
  • Austin Film Society $10,000
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • Columbia College – Hollywood $10,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $15,000
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York City) $ 5,000
  • New York University Kanbar Institute of Film and Television $15,000Penn State
  • University College of Communications (University Park) $10,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive $15,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $10,000
  • University of North Carolina Communications Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $10,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $500,000
2004 - 2005
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – screening series $10,000
  • California State University, Long Beach – Chinese films $ 4,000
  • Cinestory (Idyllwild, CA) – screenwriting program $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – media exchange $ 7,500
  • College of Santa Fe – GirlsFilmSchool $12,500
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $12,500
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) – film workshops $ 5,000
  • Duke University (Durham, NC) – touring exhibition program $ 6,000
  • FilmAid International (New York City) – African screening program $15,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – education program $12,500
  • Film Forum (New York City) – discounted screening tickets $ 7,500
  • Film/Video Arts (New York City) – Artist Mentor Project $ 5,000
  • Frameline (San Francisco) – screening series $ 5,000
  • George Eastman House (Rochester, NY) – screening series $10,000
  • Henry Mancini Institute (Culver City, CA) – music program $12,500
  • Humanitas Prize (Pacific Palisades, CA) – seminar series $ 7,500
  • IFP/Chicago – Project Involve mentoring program $10,000
  • IFP/Los Angeles – Project Involve mentoring program $12,500
  • IFP/Minneapolis/St. Paul – film production access grants $10,000
  • IFP/New York – Project Involve mentoring program $10,000
  • Independent Films (Aspen, CO) – documentary workshop $10,000
  • Inner City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – job development $12,500
  • New York Women in Film & Television – film preservation $ 7,500
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) – film literacy workshops $10,000
  • Rural Media Arts & Education Center (Mariposa, CA) – doc screenings $ 5,000
  • San Francisco Art & Film – teen film workshop $ 7,500
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshops $ 7,500
  • Streetlights (Los Angeles) – production assistant program $15,000
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) – visiting filmmakers $ 5,000
  • University of Central Florida (Orlando) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • Webster University (St. Louis) – screening series $ 7,500
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – sound project $12,500
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – seminar programs $10,000
Internship Programs:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $12,500
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $10,000
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York City) $ 5,000
  • New York University Kanbar Institute of Film and Television $10,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $10,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $12,500
  • USC Professional Writing Program $10,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $400,000
2003 - 2004
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Assoc. Independent Video & Filmmakers (New York City) – master class $10,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – screening series $10,000
  • California Film Institute (San Rafael) – educational screenings $ 6,500
  • Cineaste Magazine – “Film and History” supplement $ 9,000
  • Cinestory (Idyllwild, CA) – screenwriting program $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – media exchange $10,000
  • College of Santa Fe – GirlsFilmSchool $12,000
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) – film workshops $ 5,000
  • Film Aid International (New York City) – African screening program $15,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – education program $20,000
  • Film Forum (New York City) – discounted screening tickets $10,000
  • Film/Video Arts (New York City) – Artist Mentor Project $ 5,000
  • Frameline (San Francisco) – screening series $ 5,000
  • IFP/Chicago – Project Involve mentoring program $10,000
  • IFP/Los Angeles – Project Involve mentoring program $10,000
  • IFP/Minneapolis/St. Paul – film production access grants $10,000
  • Independent Films (Aspen, CO) – documentary workshop $ 5,000
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Jules Dassin tribute $ 5,000
  • New York Women in Film & Television – film preservation $ 5,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – visiting filmmakers $ 7,500
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – workshops $ 5,000
  • Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) – film literacy workshops $ 5,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshops $10,000
  • Streetlights (Los Angeles) – production assistant program $15,000
  • Taos Talking Pictures (NM) – youth filmmaking initiative $ 5,000
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) – visiting filmmakers $ 5,000
  • Workforce LA – Acme Animation Program $20,000
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – visiting writers $10,000
  • Young Filmmakers Program (Austin) – film workshop $ 5,000
Internship Programs:
  • Austin Film Society $ 5,000
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $10,000
  • Columbia College – Hollywood $10,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $10,000
  • Loyola Marymount Univ. School of Film and Television (Los Angeles) $10,000
  • Museum of Modern Art (New York City) $ 5,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $10,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $10,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive $10,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $10,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $10,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $10,000
Total $405,000
2002-2003
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • American Indian Film Institute (San Francisco) – touring program $10,000
  • American Museum of the Moving Image (New York City) – film series $10,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – film seminar series $10,000
  • Cinestory (Chicago) – screenwriting workshops $10,000
  • Cleveland Film Society (OH) – production workshops $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – summer workshop $10,000
  • College of Santa Fe – summer girls film workshop $12,000
  • Cornell Cinema (Ithaca, NY) – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) – acting seminars $ 5,000
  • FilmAid International (New York City) – African screening program $15,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – film seminars $20,000
  • Film Forum (New York City) – discounted screening tickets $10,000
  • Film Institute of Northern California (Mill Valley) – education series $ 5,000
  • Film/Video Arts (New York City) – film screening series $ 5,000
  • Friedman Occupational Center (Los Angeles) – animation workshop $12,880
  • Henry Mancini Institute (Culver City, CA) – music program $10,000
  • Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute (AR) – screenings $ 5,000
  • IFP/Midwest (Chicago) – mentoring program $10,000
  • IFP/North (Minneapolis) – film production access grants $ 7,500
  • Inner City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – summer workshop $15,000
  • Kids ‘N Film (Austin) – student seminars $10,000
  • Merrimack College (North Andover, MA) – workshops $ 2,620
  • New York Women in Film & Television – preservation $ 5,000
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – workshops $ 4,000
  • Short Film Group (Toluca Lake, CA) – short film workshop $ 4,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshop $10,000
  • Streetlights (Los Angeles) – production assistant program $15,000
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) – visiting filmmakers $ 5,000
  • Western States Black Research Center (Los Angeles) – preservation $12,000
  • Workforce LA (Los Angeles) – animation program $10,000
  • Young Filmmakers Academy (Los Angeles) – scholarships $10,000
Internship Programs:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $15,000
  • Loyola Marymount Univ. School of Film and Television (Los Angeles) $10,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $15,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $15,000
Total $400,000
2001-2002
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Boston Film/Video Foundation – filmmaker seminars $12,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music – film seminar series $10,000
  • Cinestory (Chicago) – screenwriting workshops $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – summer workshop $10,000
  • College of Santa Fe – summer girls film workshop $12,000
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) – acting seminars $ 5,000
  • FilmAid International (New York City) – African screening program $15,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – screening series $20,000
  • Film Institute of Northern California (Mill Valley) – education series $ 5,000
  • Film/Video Arts (New York City) – film screening series $ 5,000
  • Foundation for Indpt. Film & Video (New York City) – prod. workshops $10,000
  • Friedman Occupational Center (Los Angeles) – animation workshop $12,880
  • IFP/West (Los Angeles) – mentoring and training program $10,000
  • Inner-City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – summer workshop $18,620
  • Midwest Artists Resource Center (St. Paul, MN) – filmmaker grants $ 7,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – visiting filmmakers $15,000
  • Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) – film literacy workshops $10,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshop $ 8,000
  • Streetlights (Los Angeles) – production assistant program $10,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – film format encyclopedia project $24,000
  • University of Arizona (Tucson) – visiting filmmakers $ 4,800
  • Western States Black Research Center (Los Angeles) – preservation $10,700
  • Writers Guild Foundation (Los Angeles) – seminar series $15,000
Internship Programs:
  • Austin Film Society $15,000
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • California State University Northridge $15,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $15,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $15,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $400,000
2000-2001
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Aperture (Los Angeles) – organizational support $10,000
  • Austin Film Festival – screenwriting conference $10,000
  • Boston Film/Video Foundation – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music –– film seminar series $10,000
  • CineStory (Chicago) – screenwriting workshops $10,000
  • Cleveland High School (Los Angeles) – outreach program $15,000
  • Columbia College (Chicago) – visiting filmmaker $ 5,000
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) – acting workshops $ 4,000
  • Duke University (Durham, NC) – archival research, women filmmakers $ 8,000
  • Film & Video Workshop (New York City) – symposium $10,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – digital training $20,000
  • Film Forum (New York City) – documentary fund support $ 5,000
  • Five Rivers Festival of Film (Missoula) – visiting artists $ 5,000
  • Friedman Occupational Center (Los Angeles) – animation workshop $ 9,900
  • Inner-City Filmmakers (Los Angeles) – workshop $13,100
  • Midwest Media Artists Access Center (St. Paul, MN) – filmmaker grants $ 3,500
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – visiting filmmakers $20,000
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – visiting artists $ 4,000
  • San Diego State University – visiting artists/internships $10,000
  • Squaw Valley Community of Writers (CA) – writing workshop $ 8,000
  • University of California Santa Cruz – Satyajit Ray project $15,000
  • Visual Communications (Los Angeles) – festival workshops $13,500
  • Workforce LA (Los Angeles) – high school student film workshops $10,000
Internship Programs
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $15,000
  • Loyola Marymount Univ. School of Film and Television (Los Angeles) $15,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $15,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $15,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $369,000
1999-2000
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Austin Film Festival – screenwriting conference $10,000
  • Boston Film/Video Foundation – visiting filmmakers $10,000
  • Chapman University (Orange, CA) – visiting filmmakers $ 6,700
  • CineStory (Chicago) – screenwriting conference $10,000
  • Columbia College (Chicago) – visiting filmmaker $10,000
  • Donna Reed Foundation (Denison, IA) –– acting workshops $ 4,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – support $20,000
  • Foundation for Independent Film & Video (New York City) – journal $ 5,000
  • Friedman Occupational Center (Los Angeles) – animation workshop $10,000
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – visiting artists $ 4,000
  • San Diego State University – visiting artists/interns $10,300
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – encyclopedia $15,000
  • University of California Santa Cruz – Satyajit Ray project $15,000
  • Workforce LA (Los Angeles) – K–12 teacher workshops $10,000
Internship Programs:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $15,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $15,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $15,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $15,000
  • USC Professional Writing Program $15,000
  • Yale University Film Studies Program $10,000
Total $250,000
1998-1999
  • American Film Institute – archives preservation $25,000
  • Austin Film Festival – screenwriting conference $ 7,500
  • Chapman University (Orange, CA) – visiting filmmakers $ 5,000
  • Cineaste magazine – Shakespeare supplement $ 5,000
  • CineStory – screenwriting conference $10,000
  • Film Arts Foundation (San Francisco) – director’s training $ 7,500
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – editing workshop $ 6,000
  • Foundation for Independent Film & Video (New York City) – magazine $ 5,000
  • Northwest Screenwriters Guild (Seattle) – visiting artists $ 3,000
  • San Diego State University – workshops/mentoring $ 7,500
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – Robeson retrospective $ 5,000
  • Workforce LA (Los Angeles) – student training $ 5,000
Internship Programs:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 8,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $ 5,000
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) $10,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $ 5,000
  • USC Professional Writers Program $ 5,000
Total $124,500
1997-1998
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Austin Film Festival – screenwriting conference $ 6,000
  • CineStory (Chicago) – screenwriting conference $ 9,000
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – film workshop $ 5,000
  • National Writers Workshop (Los Angeles) – program support $ 9,000
  • San Diego State University – workshops/mentoring $ 6,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – preservation $ 5,000
  • Workforce LA (Los Angeles) – student training $10,000
Internship Programs:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 5,000
  • University of North Carolina Communication Studies Dept. (Chapel Hill) $10,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $ 5,000
  • USC Professional Writers Program $ 5,000
Total $100,000
1996-1997
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • Austin Film Festival – screenwriting conference $ 5,500
  • Black Film Center (Bloomington, IN) – visiting artist $ 5,000
  • CineStory (Chicago) – screenwriting conference $ 5,000
  • Empowerment Project (Chapel Hill, NC) – internship program $ 5,000
  • National Writers Workshop (Los Angeles) – program support $ 8,500
  • Next Generation Productions (Los Angeles) – student training $ 6,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – preservation festival $ 5,000
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) – internship program $10,000
Pilot Internship Program:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 5,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $ 5,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $ 5,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $ 5,000
  • USC Professional Writers Program $ 5,000
Total $100,000
1995-1996
  • American Film Institute – Directing Workshop for Women $25,000
  • D*LAB (San Francisco) – children’s media $ 4,500
  • Midwest Media Artists (St. Paul, MN) – film production access grants $ 5,000
  • Northwest Film Center (Portland) – visiting artists $ 4,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – preservation $ 5,000
  • University of Central Florida (Orlando) – filmmaker grants $ 4,000
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) – internships $10,000
  • University of the Arts (Philadelphia) – visiting artists $ 4,000
  • Writers Workshop (Los Angeles) $ 8,500
Pilot Internship Program:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 5,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $ 5,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $ 5,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $ 5,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $ 5,000
  • USC Professional Writers Program $ 5,000
Total $100,000
1994-1995
  • Pilot Internship Program:
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 5,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts $ 5,000
  • New York University Department of Film and Television $ 5,000
  • UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television $ 5,000
  • USC School of Cinema-Television $ 5,000
  • USC Professional Writers Program $ 5,000
Total $30,000
1993-1994
  • Cineaste magazine – sound and music supplement $ 4,000
  • Columbia University, Arts School – seed money for doc. center $10,000
  • Empowerment Project (Chapel Hill, NC) – conference $ 4,000
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – screening series $ 4,000
  • National Student Film Institute (Los Angeles) – teacher workshops $ 5,000
  • North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem) – film study center $10,000
  • UCLA Film & Television Archive – publication support $ 4,500
  • Writers Workshop (Los Angeles) $ 6,000
  • Women & Film Target Group:
  • 911 Media Arts Center (Seattle) $ 4,500
  • Community Film Workshop (Chicago) $ 4,500
  • Image Film/Video Center (Atlanta) $ 5,000
  • Media Network (New York City) $ 5,000
  • Midwest Media Artists Access Center (St. Paul, MN) $ 4,500
  • Visual Communications (Los Angeles) $ 5,000
  • Women in Film (Los Angeles) $ 4,500
  • Women Make Movies (New York City) $ 4,500
Total $85,000
1992-1993
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – screening series $ 4,000
  • Los Angeles Student Film Institute – teacher workshops $ 6,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • University of California Santa Cruz – Satyajit Ray project $17,500
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Virginia Foundation for the
  • Humanities/Public Policy (Charlottesville) – workshops $ 7,500
  • Writer’s Workshop (Los Angeles) $ 5,000
Total $50,000
1991-1992
  • Anthology Film Archives (New York City) – Maya Deren project $ 4,000
  • Los Angeles Student Film Institute – workshops $ 5,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Writer’s Workshop (Los Angeles) $ 5,000
Film Journal Target Group:
  • Black Film Review $ 4,000
  • Camera Obscura (UC Santa Barbara) $ 4,000
  • Cinematograph (San Francisco Cinematheque) $ 4,000
  • Film Criticism (Allegheny College) $ 4,000
  • International Documentary (IDA) $ 4,000
  • Journal of Popular Film & Television (Bowling Green State Univ.) $ 4,000
  • Jump Cut $ 4,000
  • Literature Film Quarterly (Salisbury St. Univ.) $ 4,000
  • Millennium Film Review $ 4,000
  • Quarterly Review of Film & Television (USC) $ 4,000
  • The Spectator (USC) $ 4,000
  • Velvet Light Trap (UT Austin and UW Madison) $ 4,000
Total $72,000
1990-1991
  • AFI – internship program $27,500
  • Society of Composers & Lyricists – internship program $ 2,500
  • Film-Makers’ Cooperative – support $ 2,500
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – screening series $ 2,500
Experimental Film Target Group:
  • Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) $ 4,000
  • California Institute of the Arts (Valencia) $ 4,000
  • Montana State University (Bozeman) $ 4,000
  • Rhode Island School of Design (Providence) $ 4,000
  • San Francisco State University $ 4,000
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago $ 4,000
  • Syracuse University $ 4,000
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) $ 4,000
  • University of South Florida (Tampa) $ 4,000
  • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee $ 4,000
Total $75,000
1989-1990
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $21,500
  • AFI Alumni Writers Workshop $ 5,000
  • The Film Center, Art Institute of Chicago – screening series $ 2,500
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • University of the Philippines – fellowship $ 5,000
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) – scholarships $ 4,000
Documentary Film Target Group:
  • Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) $ 4,000
  • College of Marin (CA) $ 4,000
  • International Documentary Association (Los Angeles) $ 4,000
  • Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles) $ 4,000
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) $ 4,000
  • University of New Mexico (Albuquerque) $ 4,000
  • University of Utah (Salt Lake City) $ 4,000
  • Wright State University (Dayton, OH) $ 4,000
Total $75,000
1988-1989
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $20,546
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 5,000
  • Anthology Film Archives (New York City) $ 4,500
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Donna Turkish Seifer – Soviet cinema research $ 2,500
Production Programs Target Group:
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) $ 4,500
  • Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) $ 4,500
  • San Francisco State University $ 4,500
  • Southern Illinois University at Carbondale $ 4,500
  • Temple University (Philadelphia) $ 4,500
  • Columbia College (Chicago) $ 4,500
Total $64,546
1987-1988
  • AFI – internship and chair programs and administration $27,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 4,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Anthology Film Archives (New York City) – preservation $ 4,000
  • Film and Television Institute of India – film subtitles $ 5,000
  • Kenya Institute of Mass Communication – books $ 4,000
  • National Film and Television Institute (Ghana) – research $ 5,000
  • University of the Philippines – laser disc library $ 5,000
  • University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg) – scholarships $ 4,000
Total $63,000
1986-1987
  • AFI – internship and chair programs and administration $27,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 3,000
  • Anthology Film Archives (New York City) – operating costs $ 4,000
  • University of Colorado – scholarship fund $ 5,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 4,000
  • Boston University – scholarships $ 4,000
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago – preservation $ 4,000
  • SUNY at Purchase – scholarships $ 4,000
  • University of Texas at Austin – scholarships $ 4,000
Total $59,000
1985-1986
  • AFI – internship and chair programs and administration $27,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 3,000
  • Beijing Film Academy – travel $ 5,000
  • Film Art Fund (New York City) – preservation $ 5,000
  • School of Stage and Cinematic Art (Israel) – fellowships $ 5,000
  • Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (Israel) – production workshop $ 5,000
  • Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellande Kunst (Austria) - writers $ 5,000
Total $55,000
1984-1985
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $26,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 3,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts – scholarships $ 5,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Tel Aviv University – fellowships $ 5,000
Total $44,000
1983-1984
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $27,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 2,100
  • Carol S. Nelson – Lyman S. Howe project $ 4,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Film Art Fund (New York City) – preservation $ 5,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
Total $48,100
1982-1983
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $32,000
  • AFI Alumni Writer’s Workshop $ 1,757
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • USC – Beverly Heisner for American Film Decor $ 1,330
Total $40,087
1981-1982
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $22,000
  • Columbia University School of the Arts – scholarships $ 5,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • USC – Peter Stark Program scholarship $ 2,000
Total $34,000
1980-1981
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $20,000
  • New York University – scholarships $ 2,500
  • SMPTE – scholarship program $10,000
  • USC – Peter Stark Producing Program scholarship $ 1,500
Total $34,000
1979-1980
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $20,500
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • SMPTE – scholarships $ 7,500
Total $33,000
1978-1979
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $18,00
  • Anthony Reveaux – The Animated Film $ 2,900
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • Open Company – Film Programmers Guide $ 3,000
Total $28,900
1977-1978
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • New York University – scholarships $ 5,000
  • SMPTE – scholarships $ 5,000
  • University of Illinois – Harry Horner project $ 5,000
Total $32,500
1976-1977
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • SMPTE – scholarships $ 5,000
Total $22,500
1975-1976
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • Film and Television Study Center (USC) – grant $ 3,750
  • SMPTE – scholarships $ 7,500
Total $28,750
1974-1975
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • California Center for Children’s Films – administration $ 2,000
  • Film and Television Study Center (USC) $ 4,930
  • SMPTE – scholarships $ 7,500
Total $31,930
1973-1974
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • SMPTE – scholarships $10,000
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) – scholarships $ 2,500
Total $30,000
1972-1973
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • California Center for Children’s Films – equipment $ 200
  • SMPTE – scholarships $10,000
  • Tel-Aviv University – grant $ 2,000
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) – scholarships $ 2,500
  • University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) – scholarships $ 2,500
Total $34,700
1971-1972
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $17,500
  • Mafundi Institute (Los Angeles) – equipment for courses $10,000
  • SMPTE – scholarships $12,500
  • University of Iowa (Iowa City) – screenwriting fellowship $ 2,500
  • USC – Aspen Film Conference $ 2,000
Total $44,500
1970-1971
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $15,000
  • Linda Wallace – Crow Indian documentary $ 1,000
  • National Film Board of Canada – scholarships $ 5,000
  • SMPTE – scholarships $10,000
  • United Nations TV – African documentary project $ 5,000
  • USC – film symposium $ 2,000
Total $38,000
1969-1970
  • AFI – internship and chair programs $15,500
  • UCLA – African Film Festival and grants $ 7,500
  • USC – Aspen Conference $ 2,000
Total $25,000
1968-1969
  • AFI – internship program $ 6,500
  • Columbia University – grant $ 2,000
  • Los Angeles High School – classroom screenings $ 2,500
  • UCLA – grants $ 3,915
  • USC – grants $ 5,160
Total $20,075

 

 


   
   

 

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