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2024 Prize for Film Finalists Announced
THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR SIXTH ANNUAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM $200,000 Cash Prize To Be Awarded to One of Six Film Finalists Read more at this feature in
Lincoln Presidential Foundation Secures Grant from The Better Angels Society to Launch “Latest Generation Film Contest”
Project aims to inspire young filmmakers to interpret history through documentary filmmaking Chicago, IL (May 7, 2024) - The Lincoln Presidential Foundation announces it has received a major grant from The Better Angels Society
2024 Better Angels Lavine Fellowship Recipients Announced
2024 BETTER ANGELS LAVINE FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Mentorship Program Recognizes Five Documentaries About Underrepresented American History Washington, DC – April 4, 2024 – The Better Angels Society, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to engaging with
This Baltimore high school student’s award winning documentary showcases the history of segregated recreation
Read this article in The Baltimore Sun. January 30, 2024.
The Better Angels Society Announces 2023 Next Generation Angels Award Winners, Recognizing The Best In Student Filmmaking
Awards honor six short documentaries about history made by middle and high school students, which will be showcased at the 5th Annual Student History Film Festival on November 30 in Philadelphia, PA Washington, D.C.
Fifth Annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize For Film Awarded To “Drop Dead City – New York On The Brink In 1975”
FIFTH ANNUAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LAVINE/KEN BURNS PRIZE FOR FILM AWARDED TO “DROP DEAD CITY – NEW YORK ON THE BRINK IN 1975” Directors Michael Rohatyn and Peter Yost win a $200,000 prize Runner-Up
The Better Angels Society Announces Finalists for Fifth Annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize For Film
$200,000 Prize to be Awarded to One of Six Film Finalists Washington, DC – July 20, 2023 – The Better Angels Society, the Library of Congress, and the Crimson Lion/Lavine Family Foundation today announced
Documentary non-profit Better Angels Society appoints new CEO
KATHERINE MALONE-FRANCE APPOINTED PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BETTER ANGELS SOCIETY To Build Out Funding, Civic Outreach, and Education for American History Documentary Films Washington, DC – June 29, 2023 – The Board of








