The Foundation for Jewish Culture granted $80,000 in finishing funds to five exemplary documentaries, ensuring their delivery to film festivals, television, and other distribution outlets. The grants, which range between $10,000 and $20,000 each, will enable filmmakers to complete additional editing and shooting, pay license fees for music and archival footage, and reach a wider audience through outreach and engagement strategies.
This year’s grantees of the Foundation’s Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film include:
Dancing in Jaffa (US/Israel, directed and produced by Hilla Medalia), a film about Israeli and Palestinian schoolchildren performing and learning together;
Sidney Lumet: The Moral Lens (US, directed and produced by Daniel Anker), the story of one of the last century’s greatest filmmakers;
Sukkah City (US, Director and Producer: Jason Hutt), an in-depth account of a provocative public art competition and exhibition in New York City.
The Jewish Partisans (US, directed and produced by Julia Mintz), a portrait of World War II resistance fighters;
The Rosenwald Schools (US, directed and produced by Aviva Kempner), a look at a visionary philanthropist’s efforts to improve African-American education;
This year the Foundation received 79 completed applications from around the world for documentary film post-production support. A rigorous, two-tiered panel of scholars, critics, filmmakers, and curators reviewed submissions and recommended grantees. Panelists included, Brian Ackerman, Andrew Catauro, Olga Gershenson, Tracie Holder, Andrew Ingall, Annette Insdorf and Daphne Merkin.
Applications for 2013 Kroll Film Fund Open! 
Learn about the New Jewish Culture Network’s 2013 Commission 
