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Austin doc-maker wins huge grant
Austin documentarian Heather Courtney has won a $50,000 grant from the United States Artists Fellows program. Each year, the group awards 50 unrestricted grants of $50,000 to artists of all disciplines from across the country.
Courtney joins poet and novelist Sapphire, Houston artist Rick Lowe, playwright, actor and stage director John O’Neal, actor-playwright Anna Deavere Smith, among others.
Courtney, whose films include “Letters from the Other Side,” is currently working on a film that “follows a group of 20-year-olds from her hometown in northern Michigan before, during, and after their National Guard service in Afghanistan.” Courtney has been making several sojourns to Afghanistan to make the doc.
From United States Artists:
Through a rigorous evaluation process, panels of experts in the arts selected the 55 winning artists (including five collaborative pairs) from among 348 nominated applicants from 45 states. USA Fellowships are awarded to artists of all career stages who demonstrate artistic excellence, unique artistic vision, and significant contributions to their fields.
Learn more about USA and see all recipients HERE.
A little more about Courtney HERE.
Heather Courtney
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