🎬 Latest Generation Film Contest Deadline: Feb 28 Young filmmakers (ages 14–22) are invited to submit a short film that explores what it means to “think anew and act anew." Shared by #CarlynnGreene Apply: bit.ly/latestgenera... #FilmContest #StudentFilmmakers

🎬 Final Mentor Session Alert! Our last mentor session for the Latest Generation Film Contest is happening Monday, Jan 12! Start your year with fresh skills to supercharge your storytelling. Don’t miss your chance to learn from the pros! bit.ly/DiggingIntoT... #DocumentaryWorkshop #FilmmakingTips

Join us for a FREE virtual session: Digging into the Past: Using Primary and Secondary Sources on Film With the Contest deadline approaching (Feb 28), learn how to: 🔍 Find primary evidence that strengthens your story 📚 Vet secondary sources to add context 🗓 January 12, 2026 bit.ly/DiggingIntoT...

Tonight at 7ET Join us: bit.ly/EthicalAIinD...

Join us on Nov. 10 for a free, live Mentor Session with award-winning filmmaker Patrick Wimp. Learn how an idea can turn into research, a script, and a final edit, how to adapt your story as new information comes along, and when to finally call a project done. Register: bit.ly/ScriptStoryb...

🎬 Think Anew, Act Anew — Calling creative youth (ages 14–22)! Produce a 5–8 min documentary bringing to life a moment when people faced change and forged new paths. 💰 Cash prizes + mentorship + red carpet premiere in Chicago 🗓 Submissions due 2.28.26 www.lincolnpresidential.org/latestgenera...

📅 Save the Date: April 16, 2026 Join the Lincoln Presidential Foundation for an evening celebrating leadership, service, and Lincoln’s legacy. 🎖️ Honoring @kenlburns.bsky.social with the 2026 Lincoln Leadership Prize 💙 Susan Crown to receive the Wayne Whalen “Charity for All” Award 🔗 bit.ly/2026LLP

The Lincoln Presidential Foundation mourns the loss of Capt. James Lovell Jr., national hero and 2010 Lincoln Leadership Prize honoree. His courage, leadership, and legacy—on Earth and in space—will continue to inspire generations. Our deepest condolences.

The official red-carpet photos are here! Six weeks ago, the Lincoln Presidential Foundation premiered the Latest Generation Film Contest featuring the work of young filmmakers inspired by Lincoln’s enduring question: “Shall the liberties of this country be preserved to the latest generation?”

We were honored to bring together the talented winners of our inaugural Latest Generation Film Contest for a red-carpet premiere this past Sunday. These young filmmakers truly lit up the screen with their creativity, passion, and vision. Stay tuned for more scenes from this unforgettable event!

🎬 Join us for the first-ever premiere of the Latest Generation Film Contest! Streaming live June 22 at 2 PM CST — filmmakers ages 14–22 explore the people, places & events that shaped their environments, inspired by the theme “On This Land.” 📺 Watch: bit.ly/LGFCLivestream

@durbin.senate.gov: “That is our hope and our challenge today: to heed those memories, to find the Lincoln spirit within us, and to save the new birth of freedom that was purchased with blood and sacrifice for us all.” We wish him the best as he completes his term and begins his next chapter!

“All I am is a citizen with, like you, a more than passing interest in the legacy and responsibility left by Abraham Lincoln... All we have to do is our job as citizens. Assuming enough of us do that, all will be well. Lincoln will provide the guideposts. But the time is now.” Sam Waterston

Thanks for supporting the Lincoln Leadership Prize honoring Sam Waterston! Presented by Sen. Angus King, with tributes from Keith Addis, @kenlburns.bsky.social, @teddanson.bsky.social, @janefonda.com & Susan Rockefeller. @durbin.senate.gov received the Wayne Whalen Award from @nellminow.bsky.social

We’re excited to announce the winners of the inaugural Latest Generation Film Contest! This contest invited young filmmakers (ages 14–22) to create historical documentaries exploring the theme “On This Land.” The winning films will premiere at a red carpet event in Chicago on June 22.

We’re excited to announce the winners of the inaugural Latest Generation Film Contest! This contest invited young filmmakers (ages 14–22) to create short historical documentaries exploring the theme “On This Land.” The winning films will premiere at a red carpet event in Chicago on June 22.

Midwest filmmakers, ages 14-22, this is your final call to submit your short history film to the Latest Generation Film Contest! Length: 5-8 minutes Theme: On This Land (films created for other purposes are eligible!) Prizes: $500 to $2,000 Deadline: January 31, 2025 bit.ly/latestgenera...

Today, in 1838, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech titled “The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions” to the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, IL.

Are you a Midwest filmmaker aged 14-22 or know someone who is? 🎞️ Theme: "On This Land" 📜 Have you created a history-focused film? If it’s between 5–8 minutes—or can be edited—it may be eligible! 💵 Prizes: $2,000 + a Red Carpet Premiere in Chicago! ⏰ Deadline: January 31 bit.ly/latestgenera...