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Summer 2024 Awards
September 27th 2024
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2024 Summer Awards. Five documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Summer are:
The Jungle
Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong
The Quiet Part
Data and Democracy
Project M
“We support documentary filmmaking for the impact they can have,” says Hugh Rogovy, President. “Each of these films bring a story and awareness to important topics today.”
Winter 2023 Awards
September 13th 2023
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2023 Winter Awards. Five documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Winter are:
Dominion
Untiled Documentary Project
Contamination
Green Gold
Untitled Documentary Feature by Grain Media
“Doumentary films raise awareness about critical topics by telling compelling stories,” said Asher Rogovy, Vice-President. “It’s an honor to support these assiduous filmmakers striving to inform us about issues spanning the globe.”
Summer 2023 Awards
September 13th 2023
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2023 Summer Awards. Five documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Summer are:
The Librarians
TURNAROUND: The Reinvention of New Orleans’ Education System
The Liberty Way
The Great Divide
Blood Antiquities
“We are humbled as we review the many documentary submissions, appreciating the passion, skill and long hours that go into each project,” says Hugh Rogovy, President, “This year’s list of grantees represents five extraordinary films that we’re eager to see on the big screen.”
Winter 2022 Awards
March 3rd 2023
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2022 Winter Awards. Four documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Winter are:
Rouge
Untitled Creede Documentary
My Midwife
Untitled Policing Documentary
“This year’s awards go to very original perspectives on timely topics,” said Hugh Rogovy. “We’re impressed with the passion and effort that goes into each documentary.”
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Viewing Room now available! See which of our grantees have films available to watch, stream, rent and purchase. This list will be updated as new projects are released.
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Summer 2022 Awards
September 5th 2022
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2022 Summer Awards. Five documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Summer are:
Colors of White Rock
Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air
No Home Here
Undamming the Klamath
UNEARTH
“Documentaries raise awareness about difficult issues affecting people around the globe,” said Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President. “We are thrilled to support filmmakers telling these stories.”
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Winter 2021 Awards
February 22nd 2022
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2021 Winter Awards. Four documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Winter are:
In Plain Sight
Coldwater Kitchen
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Merkel
“The past two years of pandemic have added additional burdens on documentary filmmakers,” said Hugh Rogovy, Foundation President. “In a difficult environment, we’re pleased to be able to support these stand-out projects.”
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Summer 2021 Awards
July 30th 2021
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2021 Summer Awards. Four documentary films have been awarded grants. The award winners for this Summer are:
Speaking Freely
Tracing the Hairstons
Untitled Marjolaine Grappe Film
We are Called to be a Movement
“It’s never easy selecting projects when there are so many topics worthy of exposition,” said Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President. “We’re proud of supporting these films, which raise awareness about important issues.”
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Winter 2020 Awards
January 29th 2021
The Rogovy Foundation announces 2020 Winter Awards. Five documentary films receive grants. The award winners for this Winter period are:
Beyond the Emergency
$huffle
The Last Strike
Untitled Lerone D. Wilson Project
Immunity
“With so many worthy submissions, it’s always a challenge to find the best projects to support,” said Hugh Rogovy, Foundation President, “these five represent strong narratives and timely topics, and we look forward to the impact they can achieve.”
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Summer 2020 Awards
July 21st 2020
The Rogovy Foundation grants 2020 Summer Awards to five documentaries. The award winners for this Summer period are:
Planet Z
Untitled Prison Hunger Strike Film
In the Cold Dark Night
Untitled West Virginia Project
STAYERS
“This year we’re all seeing the profound challenges we face as a society first-hand,” said Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President. “Supporting these films is but one step towards progress. We can only face problems if we recognize problems, and documentary films are a powerful medium to illustrate them.”
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Winter 2019 Awards
January 16th 2020
The Rogovy Foundation grants 2019 Winter Awards to six documentaries. The award winners for this Winter period are:
To Use a Mountain
Untitled Utah Climate Change Documentary
Landlock
Untitled Rural Healthcare Documentary
GenX: A Chemical Cocktail
Storm Lake Untitled
“Climate, environmental issues, and investigative journalism are themes from this round of awards,” said Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “We’re pleased to support raising awareness of these important topics.”
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Renewable World awarded a Frontier Grant
January 2nd 2020
The Rogovy Foundation is pleased to partner with Renewable World‘s Clean Energy for Improved Health in Nepal project (CEIH). The project is designed to help reduce the deaths of the many thousands of people by increasing access to energy-enabled healthcare so that care is available at the point of need for isolated, rural communities. Find out more.
Reveal from The Center of Investigative Reporting
December 13th 2019
In December 2019, The Rogovy Foundation partnered once again with Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. This year, two Focus Fund grants were awarded to documentary films Accuse/d and The Grab, both currently in production. Accuse/d examines the cases of women who have been charged with falsely reporting sexual assaults. The Grab explores the pressing issues pertaining to the world’s struggles to quench the thirst and hunger of a growing population. Find out more.
Summer 2019 Awards
June 28th 2019
The Rogovy Foundation grants six 2019 Summer Awards . The award winners for this Summer period are:
Weed Dreams
Our Land
True Believer
Parkland
SORTED or: How I learned to stop worrying and save the world
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads (production grant)
“Once again we’re overwhelmed by the outstanding projects independent doc filmmakers are producing,” said Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “We’re pleased to announce this summer’s winners, and look forward to the impact they will achieve.”
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Games without Frontiers
March 8th 2019
The documentary Games Without Frontiers is awarded a $10,000 Focus Grant. The film reveals how Facebook has stoked anger and destabilized societies wherever it’s gone.
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February 1st 2019
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Winter 2018 Awards
January 28th 2019
The Rogovy Foundation grants 2018 Winter Awards to six documentaries. The award winners for this Winter period are:
Untitled Jefferson County Project
NEVERTHELESS
Fashion Reimagined: A Sustainable Odyssey
The Cannons
The American Question
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism at the Crossroads
“With so many excellent submissions, we’re thrilled to increase the size of our grants,” said Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President. “These films all tackle important issues.”
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Annual Miller / Packan Doc Fund Increased to $200,000
October 8th 2018
The Rogovy Foundation is proud to announce an increase in its annual Miller / Packan FIlm Funding. Already providing $150,000 annually in grants for the past two years, the Foundation is committing an additional $50,000 per year to further impact funding opportunities for documentary filmmakers.
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Beyond the Light
August 30th 2018
In August 2018, The Rogovy Foundation provided a developmental grant to Beyond the Light‘s solar project in Nicaragua, installing energy kits for homes without electricity, providing lights and USB charging for cell phones, fans and radio. In addition, they are adding solar kits to the local water system, which will add sustainable access to clean drinking water for the village of El Tomate. Find out more.
The (Un)Scientific Project
July 11th 2018
In July 2018, The Rogovy Foundation partnered once more with The Center of Investigative Reporting. This year, a Frontier Grant was awarded for their (Un)Scientific Method project. We are in awe at their continued impact and dedication to investigative reporting and are thrilled to support such hard work and commitment.
In 2017, CIR launched The (Un)Scientific Method, an investigative reporting beat focused on publishing investigative reports exposing conflicts between science and government during a time of significant political upheaval in Washington, D.C. Find out more.
Summer 2018 Awards
July 6th 2018
The Rogovy Foundation grants 2018 Summer Awards to six Documentaries. The Fund’s four selections represent a cross section of interests that the Foundation supports. The award winners for this Summer period are:
Lady Buds
Bastards’ Road
Safer Stuff: Green Chemistry Gets Down to Business
Healing from Hate: Battle for the Soul of a Nation
Eternal Harvest
Trumphobia: What Both Sides Fear
During the Summer open call, over 300 documentary film projects were submitted to the Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund. “These documentaries all raise awareness about very timely issues.” said Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President. “We are glad to be supporting them.”
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The Guardians featured on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver !
June 6th 2018
“It’s alarmingly easy for a total stranger to gain total control over the life of a senior citizen.” John Oliver features our supported film: The Guardians on last week’s episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Find out more.
Confessions wins the ‘Politikens Publikumspris’ at CPH:DOX !
March 26th 2018
Our sponsored film: False Confessions – In the Closed Room has just won the ‘Politikens Publikumspris’ at CPH:DOX in Denmark. Find out more.
The Rogovy Foundation Announces New ‘Focus Fund’
February 12th 2018
Development Grants for Targeted Topics
The Miller / Packan Focus Grant provides $15,000 in development funding for specific documentary film topics selected by The Rogovy Foundation. Our goal is to encourage awareness, debate and solutions on issues we’ve identified as ripe for further discussion.
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Winter 2017 Awards
January 31st 2018
The Rogovy Foundation grants four inspiring Documentaries with Winter 2018 Awards. The Fund’s four selections represent a cross section of interests that the Foundation supports. The award winners for this Winter period are:
That’s How we Roll
26.2 to Life: The San Quentin Prison Marathon
Exposure
Against Goliath
During the Winter open call, over 200 documentary film projects were submitted to the Miller / Packan Documentary Film Fund. We continue to be impressed by the diversity of topics that find a voice within a feature-length documentary.,” says Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “Documentaries continue to be a highly effective medium for informing the public,” added Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President, “They influence us both emotionally and intellectually.”
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My Country, No More to premiere at Big Sky !
February 1st 2018
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival has selected our sponsored film My Country, No More as one of ten films to premiere at the festival this year! Find out more.
Night School is now available on Netflix !
October 4th 2017
Our sponsored film, Night School, produced by Andrew Cohn, is now streaming on Netflix.
Watch it now!
Summer 2017 Awards
June 19th 2017
Four Documentaries Awarded Summer 2017 Grants from The Rogovy Foundation. The Fund’s four selections represent a cross section of interests that the Foundation supports. The award winners for this Summer period are:
Unzipped
Appellations
Going Big Time
Fiddlin’
During the Summer open call, over 300 documentary film projects were submitted to the Miller / Packan Film Fund. “We’re quite excited by each of the selected film’s topics,” says Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “There’s a good deal of breadth,” added Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President, “and we believe these films will have wide appeal.”
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2017 Frontier Fund
April 26th 2017
To bolster the commitment to one of our key programs of interest, Civics, The Rogovy Foundation’s Frontier Fund has chosen to distribute $50,000 to several non-profit organizations which strengthen public knowledge and transparency.
The Rogovy Foundation places great value on the “Fourth Estate,” and supports journalism’s essential role in a functioning democracy. Below are the organizations receiving grants.
The Center for Responsive Politics
The Center for Investigative Reporting
Project on Government Oversight
ProPublica
The Center for Public Integrity
Sunlight Foundation SunlightFoundation.org
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics
We’re very pleased to support these hard-working organizations during this important period.
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Armistead Maupin to premiere at SXSW !
February 7th 2017
Congratulations to one of our 2017 Winter Award Winners: The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin!
The film will be premiering at this year’s SXSW Film Festival in March!
This March The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin, a new documentary about the man behind Tales of the City, is making its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. Find out more.
Winter 2016 Awards
January 9th 2017
Four Documentaries Awarded Winter 2016 Grants from The Rogovy Foundation. The Fund’s four selections represent a cross section of interests that the Foundation supports. The award winners for this Winter period are:
The Quiet Zone
The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin
The Guardians
In the Closed Room
During the Winter open call, nearly 200 documentary film projects were submitted to the Miller / Packan Film Fund. “We’re moved by the quantity, quality and scope of the projects submitted,” says Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “There’s an army of non-fiction filmmakers out there,” added Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President, “working tirelessly to make a difference.”
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Gucci Tribeca Award Winners
July 29th 2016
Congratulations to the seven Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund award winners. We are particularly pleased to see My Country, No More directed and produced by Rita Baghdadi and Jeremiah Hammerling, and supported by the Rogovy Foundation, as one of the winners!
The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund and the AOL Charitable Foundation Awards have named seven films to receive a total of $150,000 in grants, for documentaries touching on subjects that range from a right-wing insurrection to American immigrants infiltrating detention centers to a diverse Brownie troop. Find out more.
SolarAid Grant
June 20th 2016
In March 2016, The Rogovy Foundation partnered with the international development charity SolarAid to reach over 38,000 people with life-changing solar lights in the Western and Rift Valley provinces of Kenya.
SolarAid enables access to clean and affordable energy through its social enterprise, SunnyMoney, which seeks to create trust and demand for solar lights in rural Africa through its ‘trade-not-aid’ model.
Photo by Patrick Bentley
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Summer 2016 Awards
June 1st 2016
The Fund’s five selections represent a cross section of interests that the Foundation supports. The Summer 2016 Winners are:
Night School
Silent Forests
My Country No More
Pigeon Kings
Losing Sight of Shore
During this Summer open call, 279 documentary film projects were submitted to the Miller / Packan Film Fund. “We’re overwhelmed by the strong response and number of worthy projects submitted,” says Hugh Rogovy, Foundation Founder. “We chose projects based upon the ideals and values of the Foundation,” added Asher Rogovy, Foundation Vice-President, “along with the quality of the film we hope to see.”
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IDA Interview – Funder Friday
March 15th 2016
#FunderFriday: Miller/Packan Film Fund Interview
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