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Film Academy Allocates $2.5 Million in Grants to 96 Organizations

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By Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the recipients of its 2020 FilmCraft and FilmWatch grants.

A total of $2.5 million has been allocated to 96 organization, including recipients of the emergency grant funds announced last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Academy’s first priority remains to help those in our film community most impacted by the current global crisis.

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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