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Black and white portrait of Rodrigo Prieto wearing a black shirt.
2021 Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking

Rodrigo Prieto

Cinematographer Born in Mexico

Rodrigo Prieto receives the Vilcek Prize in Filmmaking for his virtuosity and versatility—the sheer excellence and inventiveness of his work across styles and genres—and his central role in creating some of contemporary cinema’s most indelible works.

Juan Pablo González in a gray shirt sitting outdoors.
2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

Juan Pablo González

Film director Born in Mexico

Juan Pablo González receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for the artistic rigor and deep emotional engagement that he brings to his immersive and intimate explorations of his hometown in rural Mexico.

Miko Revereza, wearing a blue jacket and red turtleneck, sitting against a neutral gray background.
2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

Miko Revereza

Film director Born in Phillipines

Miko Revereza receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for the ingenuity and urgency with which he bridges the personal and the political, in works that challenge us to rethink aspects of both documentary filmmaking and the immigrant experience.

Nanfu Wang, in a black dress, pictured against a neutral white background.
2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

Nanfu Wang

Film director Born in China

Nanfu Wang receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for the impact and courage of her riveting documentaries, which are lucid and unflinching in confronting the consequences of systemic oppression and corruption in China.

Portrait of Blanka Zizka
2016 Vilcek Prize in Theatre

Blanka Zizka

Theatre director Born in Czech Republic

Blanka Zizka receives the Vilcek Prize in Theatre for leadership that established Philadelphia’s Wilma Theater as an institution of national significance, and for a singular artistic vision and acclaimed direction of contemporary theatre.

Portrait of Sarah Benson
2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre

Sarah Benson

Theatre director Born in United Kingdom

Sarah Benson receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre for directing and producing new works in immersive stagings that have made New York’s Soho Rep into a leading destination for contemporary drama.

Portrait of Desdemona Chiang
2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre

Desdemona Chiang

Theatre director Born in Taiwan

Desdemona Chiang receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre for daring interpretations of new plays and classics, and for the establishment of Azeotrope, a theatre company with a focus on marginalized populations.

Mikhail Baryshnikov
2012 Vilcek Prize in Dance

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Dancer Born in Latvia

Mikhail Baryshnikov receives the Vilcek Prize in Dance for his distinguished work and legacy in advancing the field of dance through the production of large-scale, experimental works.

Ham Tran
2009 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

Ham Tran

Film director Born in Vietnam

Ham Tran receives the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking for his enlightening stories that bring Vietnamese culture and history to American movie houses.