Phoenix Film Foundation to Receive $15,000 Award from the National Endowment for the Arts!

 
 

The Phoenix Film Foundation is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $15,000!

This grant will support the upcoming 2025 Phoenix Film Festival - marking the festival’s 25th Anniversary - and related programming. The Phoenix Film Festival annually showcases a diverse group of over 250 film screenings alongside multiple educational events and workshops celebrating the art of independent filmmaking.

The mission of the Phoenix Film Foundation’s is dedicated to promoting diversity and education in the arts, elevating underrepresented voices, and driving the growth of independent film in Arizona. Through film showcases and accessible educational initiatives, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive cinematic community, utilizing it as a catalyst for personal growth, creative expression, and positive social change. The Phoenix Film Festival is the foundation’s largest annual event and provides the perfect space to support this mission.

“The NEA is proud to continue our nearly 60 years of supporting the efforts of organizations and artists that help to shape our country’s vibrant arts sector and communities of all types across our nation,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD. “It is inspiring to see the wide range of creative projects taking place.”

The NEA will award 1,127 Grants for Arts Projects awards nationwide totaling more than $31.8 million as part of the recent announcement of fiscal year 2025 grants. We at the Phoenix Film Foundation are honored to be included in this group of incredible award recipients striving to support the growth of artistic endeavors across the country.

“As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, we're proud that the National Endowment of the Arts has chosen as an awardee. We love to bring filmmakers and audiences together to experience cinema and we're proud to be supported by the NEA”

-Jason Carney, CEO / Executive Director, Phoenix Film Foundation


For more information on other projects included in the NEA’s grant announcement, visit arts.gov/news.

 
 

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The Phoenix Film Festival is a program under the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Phoenix Film Foundation, and is a sibling of the Phoenix Film Society, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Peoria Film Fest, IFP/Phoenix, Arizona Student Film Festival and Phoenix Critics Circle. The Phoenix Film Foundation is dedicated to promoting diversity and education in the arts, elevating underrepresented voices, and driving the growth of independent film in Arizona. Through film showcases and accessible educational initiatives, we cultivate a vibrant, inclusive cinematic community, utilizing it as a catalyst for personal growth, creative expression, and positive social change.

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