The American Film Institute Award for Independent Film and Video Artists, subtitled and generally known as the Maya Deren Award, was an award presented to filmmakers and video artists by the
American Film Institute to honor independent filmmaking. Named for the avant-garde experimental film artist
Maya Deren, it was given from 1986 through 1996.[1]
History
Created by the
American Film Institute in 1985,[2] the Maya Deren Award was first presented on January 30, 1986, at the Tower Gallery in
Manhattan,
New York City. The inaugural recipients were video artist
Nam June Paik, experimental filmmaker
Stan Brakhage and animator
Sally Cruikshank.[3]
The initial co-chairpersons of the AFI's committee for the award were two board members, actress
Marsha Mason and independent film exhibitor Karen Cooper.[3]
^Austin, Tom (February 15, 1996).
"Swelter". Miami New Times.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018. The night before his dinner at the Foundlings, Anger received the Maya Deren award for independent film and video artists from the American Film Institute in New York ("a Tiffany crystal star and $5000....
The American Film Institute Award for Independent Film and Video Artists, subtitled and generally known as the Maya Deren Award, was an award presented to filmmakers and video artists by the
American Film Institute to honor independent filmmaking. Named for the avant-garde experimental film artist
Maya Deren, it was given from 1986 through 1996.[1]
History
Created by the
American Film Institute in 1985,[2] the Maya Deren Award was first presented on January 30, 1986, at the Tower Gallery in
Manhattan,
New York City. The inaugural recipients were video artist
Nam June Paik, experimental filmmaker
Stan Brakhage and animator
Sally Cruikshank.[3]
The initial co-chairpersons of the AFI's committee for the award were two board members, actress
Marsha Mason and independent film exhibitor Karen Cooper.[3]
^Austin, Tom (February 15, 1996).
"Swelter". Miami New Times.
Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018. The night before his dinner at the Foundlings, Anger received the Maya Deren award for independent film and video artists from the American Film Institute in New York ("a Tiffany crystal star and $5000....