CALARTS' FILM SCHOOL RECEIVES GRANT AWARD FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD INTERNSHIPS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. was awarded $15,000 Friday to support internships in the School of Film/Video from the Motion Picture Academy Foundation. The grant was part of an overall $200,000 award to 13 local universities, colleges and cultural organizations to fund film education and cultural programming. Worldwide, a total of $500,000 was given to 47 institutions. Funding for the grant comes from the annual Oscar telecast licensing fees. ``This is one of many grants the foundation has given to CalArts,'' said program coordinator Greg Beal. ``They have received internship grants every year since 1994; the amounts have varied from $5,000 to $15,000, depending on how much the grant fund is that year.'' Beal said a $12,500 grant received by CalArts during the 2004-05 cycle supported five students. ``CalArts is one of the most important film schools in the world,'' said Beal. ``We're proud to be able to support their internship program.'' USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. was awarded $30,000 and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX was granted $25,000 to fund internship programs. Other schools receiving grants include: -- Columbia College Columbia College: see Columbia University. , Hollywood, $10,000. -- American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , $25,000. -- Inner City Filmmakers, Los Angeles, $20,000. -- Streetlights, Hollywood, $20,000. -- Acme Network, Los Angeles, $15,000. -- FIND, Los Angeles, $15,000. -- Henry Mancini Institute, Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , $15,000. -- Writers Guild Foundation, Los Angeles, $15,000. -- Cleveland High School, Los Angeles, $7,500. -- National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Santa Monica, $10,000. The Academy Foundation has distributed more than 400 grants since 1968 to promote film as an art form and profession. City News Service contributed to this story. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com |
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