Humanitas Prize
USA
Notes
- The Humanitas Prize was created with an initial three-year grant from the Lilly Foundation, and is now financed by an endowment from the broadcast and entertainment industries. To date the Humanitas Prize has dispensed over 175 awards and almost $1.8 million in prize money to television and motion picture writers whose work best communicates and encourages human values. (from the official web site, 2000)
- While the Humanitas Prize focuses on the achievements of screenwriters and the endowment solely goes to the writer, producers and directors of the winning scripts are acknowledged by handing out statuettes for well bringing the script to "life".
Awards
Humanitas Comedy Fellowship
Humanitas New Voice Fellowship
Humanitas New Voices Program
Humanitas Prize
Humanitas Student Drama Fellowship
Kieser Award
- The award is given in memory of the late Fr. Ellwood "Bud" Kieser, the founder of the Humanitas organization.
Norman Lear Award
The Breakout Writer Award
The Voice for Change Award
Historical Timeline
2000
- The winners were selected from eight different categories and a total of 439 entries.
- The new category "Sundance Film" is introduced.