FilmScene loses National Endowment for the Arts grant

By: Annie Smith Barkalow|May 6, 2025

Iowa City, Iowa - FilmScene, a non-profit cinema featuring independent and tought provoking films and events located at the Chauncey Building on January 2, 2020.

Iowa City, Iowa - FilmScene, a non-profit cinema featuring independent and thought provoking films and events located at the Chauncey Building on January 2, 2020. CREDIT DAVID GREEDY

Just three days after receiving the Governor’s Arts Award at the State Capitol, Iowa City-based FilmScene received word regarding another source of funding — but there was no rejoicing with this news. An email notified the nonprofit that its grant from the National Endowment for the Arts was terminated.

“It’s a big, important piece of the puzzle,” said Andrew Sherburne, FilmScene’s executive director and cofounder, of…

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FilmScene loses National Endowment for the Arts grant

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