{
  "id": 1723467,
  "title": "Nonprofit Production Waterwell Doubles Funding for Unseen Iran Grants to Artists Representing the Diaspora in Film, TV, Theater and More",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/nonprofit-production-waterwell-doubles-funding-for-unseen-iran-grants",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/arian-moayed-unseen-iran-grants-waterwell-nimruz-1236836821/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nonprofit production venture Waterwell, co-founded by “Succession” player Arian Moayed, and nonprofit Nimruz has doubled the funding for their program of Unseen Iran Grants now in its second cycle. Funding for the grant program has grown to $100,000 to supporting 10 artists representing the Iranian diaspora with TV, film, theater and creative projects in other […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}