Hollywood Foreign Press Unveils 2017 Grant and Scholarship Recipients
Hollywood Foreign Press Unveils 2017 Grant and Scholarship Recipients:- At its annual Grants Banquet, the group, which also hosts the annual Golden Globe Awards, bestowed $2.8 million in charitable donations.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association handed out $2.8 million in scholarships and grants to entertainment non-profits tonight at its annual Grants Banquet held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Chelsea Handler hosted the event at which the organization of foreign journalists, which also presents the annual Golden Globe Awards, unveiled its charitable donations for the year. Promising to avoid politics for one night, she couldn’t resist one dig at the current president, saying, “Let’s celebrate the three things Donald Trump hates most — foreigners, the press and actually donating money to charity.”
HFPA president Meher Tatna welcomed guests and kicked off the proceedings by recounting how the HFPA gave $500,000 to the International Rescue Committee, which assists in humanitarian crises, in May at the Cannes Film Festival.
Leading off the list of celebrity presenters, Robert Pattinson, who’s starring in the upcoming Good Time, cited Meryl Streep’s speech at the last Golden Globe Awards in May, went on to say that “freedom of speech is under attack” around the world and then announced a special $200,000 donation to The Committee to Protect Journalists. And Dustin Hoffman, who’s appearing in the upcoming The Meyerowitz Stories, stepped forward to announce a $350,000 grant for The Film Foundation, which focuses on film restoration and preservation.
Other presenters included director Ava DuVernay; Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette of 13 Reasons Why; Armie Hammer; Matt Bomer; Elisabeth Moss; Chrissy Metz; Anthony Mackie; Aja Naomi King; Patrick Stewart; Stan Lee, accompanied by Chadwick Boseman, who’s starring in Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther; Kumail Nanjiani; Kathryn Hahn; Alison Brie; Bob Odenkirk; and Mark Hamill.
As part of the evening, Keala Settle, a Tony nominee for the 2013 Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody who has an upcoming role in The Greatest Showman, performed “Greatest Love of All.”
Over the past 25 years, the HFPA has committed nearly $30 million in grants, provided more than 1,500 scholarships and helped restore over 90 films. The mission of the HFPA’s Charitable Trust is to foster education, diversity and creative expression in art and film through a variety of programs and special grants.
A full list of the grants and scholarships follows:
HIGHER EDUCATION: FELLOWSHIPS & INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
California Institute for the Arts (CalArts) – $60,000
Cal State Fullerton – $60,000
Cal State Long Beach – $60,000
Cal State Los Angeles – $60,000
Cal State Northridge – $60,000
Columbia University – $60,000
Los Angeles City College – $25,000
Mt. San Antonio College Foundation – $10,000
New York University – $50,000
University of California, Los Angeles – $125,000
HFPA SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP ENDOWMENTS
American Film Institute – $20,000
CalArts – $12,500
Cal State Fullerton – $5,000
Cal State Long Beach – $5,000
Cal State Los Angeles – $2,650
Cal State Northridge – $5,000
Columbia University – $20,000
Los Angeles City College – $4,000
Loyola Marymount – $20,000
Mt. San Antonio College Foundation – $5,000
New York University – $20,000
UCLA – $20,000
University of North Carolina – $5,000
University of Southern California – $20,000
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & MENTORING
American Film Institute – $40,000
Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment – $15,000
Exceptional Minds – $25,000
Film Independent, Project: Involve – $60,000
Independent Filmmaker Project (Brooklyn) – $20,000
International Documentary Association – $10,000
Motion Picture & Television Fund – $10,000
New Filmmakers Los Angeles – $10,000
SAG-AFTRA Foundation – $10,000
Streetlights – $15,000
Sundance Institute – $125,000
Women Make Movies – $10,000
PRE-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION & MENTORING
California State Summer School Arts Foundation – $25,000
Echo Park Film Center – $10,000
Ghetto Film School – $30,000
GlobalGirl Media – $10,000
Inner-City Arts (Downtown LA) – $30,000
Inner City Filmmakers (Santa Monica) – $30,000
Kids in the Spotlight – $10,000
LAUSD/USC Arts & Engineering Magnet – $25,000
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts – $25,000
The Music Center – $5,000
PRESERVE THE CULTURE & HISTORY OF FILM
Film Noir – $25,000
Outfest (UCLA LGBT project) – $35,000
The Film Foundation – $350,000
Toronto International Film Festival – $15,000
PROMOTE CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH FILM
American Cinematheque – $45,000
Film Independent/LACMA Series – $125,000
FilmAid International – $100,000
Hollywood Heritage Museum – $10,000
Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles – $15,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles – $20,000
Los Angeles Conservancy, Last Remaining Seats – $35,000
Museum of the Moving Image – $10,000
San Francisco Silent Film Festival – $10,000
University of California, Berkeley Film Archive – $20,000
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (Ebertfest) – $10,000
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – $25,000
Ensemble Studio Theatre – $15,000
Gingold Theatre Group/Shaw Festival – $10,000
Lollipop Theater Network – $20,000
Pablove Foundation – $20,000
Young Musicians Foundation – $10,000
Young Storytellers Foundation – $10,000
2017 NEW GRANTEES
Los Angeles LGBT Center – $10,000
Santa Monica College – $30,000
The Moth – $70,000
Veterans in Film & Television – $10,000
Zimmer Children’s Museum – $10,000
2017 ONE-TIME EQUIPMENT GRANTS
CalArts – $31,104
Cal State Long Beach – $30,000
Cal State Los Angeles – $30,000
Echo Park Film Center – $50,000
Film Independent, Project Involve – $40,000
Motion Picture and Television Fund – $50,000
Mount San Antonio College – $30,000
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