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      The Vilcek Foundation Prizes are awarded to foreign-born individuals for extraordinary achievement in the arts and sciences.

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      Learn more about the Vilcek Foundation Prizes and the prizewinners.

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      Awarded to immigrants with a legacy of major accomplishments.

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      Awarded to young immigrant professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement early in their careers.

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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.
Portrait of Rodrigo Prieto
2021 Vilcek Prize 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.
Portrait of Juan Pablo González
2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

Miko Revereza

Film director
Born in Philippines
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.
Portrait of Miko Revereza
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 Nanfu Wang
2021 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

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 Blanka Zizka
2016 Vilcek Prize 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 Sarah Benson
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.
Portrait of Desdemona Chiang
2016 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Theatre

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.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
2012 Vilcek Prize in Dance

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.
Ham Tran
2009 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Filmmaking

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