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New American Filmmakers in the Classroom
The New American Filmmakers program was pleased to bring delegates into local Hawaiian classrooms as a part of the Hawaii International Film Festival’s Guest Filmmaker Program.
Vilcek Foundation Announces Winners of the 2014 Prizes in Biomedical Science and Design
The Vilcek Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Vilcek Prizes and Creative Promise Prizes, recognizing immigrant contributions to the American arts and sciences. The Vilcek Prize for the Arts, focusing on the field of design, is awarded to Neri Oxman. The Vilcek Prize for Biomedical Science goes to Thomas Jessell. Each prize includes a $100,000 cash award.
Grantee Spotlight: “Maineland” sees America through eyes of Chinese teens
Filmmaker Miao Wang explores the fast-growing phenomenon of Chinese students attending American schools in her new documentary, Maineland. Filmed over three years, Maineland follows two Chinese students—Henry, a quiet, introspective gamer, and Stella, an outgoing cheerleader—through their high school education at Fryeberg Academy, a private boarding school in rural Maine.
New American Perspectives: Changing Your Worldview in “7 Days”
The Vilcek Foundation hosts 7 Days filmmakers Roshan Sethi, Karan Soni, and Geraldine Viswanathan as part of the New American Perspectives program at Hawai’i International Film Festival.
Research Scientist Gives $105 Million to N.Y.U.
The New York Times - A scientist who hid from the Nazis as a child, escaped a Communist regime, did...
Ayako Fujitani: International Woman of Mystery
In her latest film, Man from Reno, the multilingual and multitalented actress Ayako Fujitani plays a writer who suddenly leaves Japan for San Francisco in the midst of a publicity tour. Perhaps she was drawing upon her own teenaged years.
Brian Doan: hôme hôme hôme
An exhibition of new works by Vietnamese-born photographer and mixed-media artist Brian Doan will open this fall at the Vilcek Foundation Gallery. Entitled hôme hôme hôme, the artist’s first solo exhibition in New York City will explore his lifelong struggle with national and individual identity and reflect upon his experiences both as a child in war-scarred Vietnam and later as a young Vietnamese immigrant to the United States.
Applications open for the 2016 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Theatre and Biomedical Science
Applications are now open for the 2016 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise! The eighth annual Creative Promise Prizes will be awarded in the fields of theatre and biomedical science. Three selected winners in each field will receive a $50,000 cash award.
Jing Liu: The Generosity of Architecture
“My intention is to use architecture as a means to communicate and to create discourse on our collective values, whether on an intimate, domestic scale or a larger, cultural scale,” says Creative Promise Prizewinner Jing Liu.
Writing Her Own Unique Role: Aizzah Fatima
The Vilcek Foundation hosts actor, screenwriter, and producer Aizzah Fatima as part of the New American Perspectives program at Hawai’i International Film Festival.
