Grants totaling $2.5 million — ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 each — were awarded based on 'current need' to organizations that support filmmakers and reach audiences from underserved communities
Grants ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 were awarded based on "current need," with priority given to those "most impacted by the current global crisis."
96 film organizations received bright news in a dark time on Tuesday when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the recipients of its 2020 Film Craft and Film Watch grants. Grants totaling $2.5 million — ranging from $5,000 to $200,000 each — were awarded based on "current need" to organizations that support filmmakers and reach audiences from underserved communities. Among them: film festivals , universities , production companies and other organizations .
"The Academy's first priority remains to help those in our film community most impacted by the current global crisis," Academy governor and Education Committee chairsaid in a statement. "Our contribution of $2 million in emergency funds to the Academy Foundation, along with the grants we bestow on an annual basis, will surely benefit struggling organizations so they may continue to encourage diverse storytelling and enrich cinema and its artists.
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