Free Streaming of Michal Goldman’s ‘At Home in Utopia’ on New Day Digital, December 17th and 18th, 2011 at http://newday.iriseducation.org/
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Free Streaming of At Home in Utopia
November 18th, 2011At Home in Utopia Dec 1
November 18th, 2011
Filmmaker’s Collaborative Michal Goldman’s film ‘At Home in Utopia’
will be screened at the National Museum
of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, PA. on Thursday December 1, 2011 @ 7pm.
The program includes a conversation with filmmaker Ellen Brodsky and film subject Yok Ziebel.
For more information visit: http://www.nmajh.org/publicprograms/
RULE PUB NIGHT
November 4th, 2011
INSIDE THE MIND OF DOCUMENTARY EDITOR STEVE AUDETTE
Join award-winning documentary editor, Steve Audette, as he shares personal thoughts and inspiration around the creative process of editing documentaries for broadcast. Steve will relate his experiences editing elements for NOVA’s recent series, FABRIC OF THE COSMOS, taking us on a journey from the series’ original concept to the art of creating authentic and engaging stories.
TIME: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17
6:00 TO 8:00PM
PLACE: Rule Boston Camera
PIZZA and BEER will be served!
“Rebel” screening
October 31st, 2011
FC board member María Agui Carter presented a sneak preview of her new film Rebel at the American Latino Heritage Forum being hosted by the White House and the U.S. Department of the Interior.
President Barak Obama delivered remarks and guests included Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki, Members of Congress, Latino community leaders from across the country during this Hispanic Heritage month event celebrating the contributions of American Latinos who have helped
shape America’s rich and diverse history.
Rebel, is a film about a Latina woman soldier who fought in one of the most pivotal events of
American history – the American Civil War.
Circus Dreams
October 26th, 2011
Filmmakers Collaborative’s Signe Taylor’s film CIRCUS DREAMS will be screened at the Belmont World Film Festival on Saturday, November 5 at 4:00 pm.
It will be at the Arsenal Center for the Arts at 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown. For more information on the
festival, visit www.belmontworldfilm.org.
Circus Dreams works well for kids 9 and up – so if you’re looking for a fun family film, we hope you can make the screening!
BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
October 4th, 2011
The 2011 Boston Jewish Film Festival is hosting 32 of the most innovative films on Jewish themes from around the world in Greater Boston area theatres from Nov. 2-13 with the theme “Neighbors Near and Far.” They are hosting 4 North American premieres, 5 U.S. premieres, 2 East Coast premieres and 13 New England premieres. Additional suburban screenings begin Oct. 25 and run through Nov. 15.
Advance tickets for The Boston Jewish Film Festival are selling fast!
Purchase tickets at bjff.org and at individual movie theatres (theatres sell tickets only for movies they are showing). Form a group of at least 10 people for a movie and tickets are only $9.
A BIG Thank You
June 6th, 2011FC would like to thank Associate Director Jen Kaplan for her 4 and 1/2 years of dedicated service. Jen has been the ‘go-to’ person here, keeping the engines running, stepping in as interim executive director, and working closely with the community. Her hard work has made Making Media Now a national conference, with expert panelists and high attendance, and she has always made the members feel welcomed and informed.
On a personal note, Jen has been a great friend and colleague. We all wish her well in her next endeavors, and I know she will be in touch with you. Her last day is June 15th.
Many thanks Jen – we’ll miss you.
What you saw (or missed) at Making Media Now 2011
May 23rd, 2011We had a wonderful day on Friday, May 6th at Bentley College with terrific speakers, trade show vendors and attentive and interesting filmmakers of all types. Check out some of the photos from David Burke from the day and see what attendees had to say:
“Making Media Now is the single most important event to independent filmmakers and producers in New England.” – Joel Gardner
“Excellent, engaging speaker with information presented in an entertaining, fact-filled matter.”
Beth Harrington
“Still the best organization and conference in the area (and maybe the USA).” – Gerri Gagnon
Social Media and Outreach Campaign Panel
“I think Helen is so brave for pushing so far into the digital sphere.”
Filmmakers Bob Nesson and Eric Grunebaum
Art of the Pitch
“Excellent, fun and very quick-paced. Judith is a great moderator.”
“Lively discussion on fundraising issues.”
“This was great – rich, complicated, lively.”
“An excellent look into the new paradigm we are all facing.”
“Great group of attendees.”
“It was a very valuable and informative experience. The community is great and people are very open. I would come again.”
New MMN Speaker from Discovery confirmed
April 29th, 2011Paul Gasek is an Emmy-Nominated, Emmy Award-Winning Executive Producer and the Senior Science Editor for The Discovery Channel. He’s overseen hundreds of hours of programming, including DISCOVERING ARDI, KING TUT UNWRAPPED, MYSTERIES OF THE DINOSAUR MUMMY, TREASURE QUEST, RAGING PLANET 2, and ULTIMATE AIR JAWS III among others.
Prior to joining Discovery, Gasek worked for the Science Channel and was owner and director of Stony Brook Films, located in Brewster, MA. He’s been a member of the Writer’s Guild of America since 1991, and has served as a guest lecturer at Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and Boston University’s
College of Communications.
24 hour film race – starts April 29th
April 25th, 2011The 24 Hour Film Race 2011 is an international competition that challenges filmmakers everywhere to create short films (4 minutes max.) in just 24 hours.
The 2011 competition is scheduled to kick off at 10PM EST on Friday, April 29th.
Filmmakers are e-mailed a Theme (ex. Revenge, Spare Change, A Trade, etc…) and Surprise Elements (ex. A Prop and/or Action) which must be included in the film. Filmmakers have until 9:59PM EST on Saturday, April 30th to write, shoot, and edit an original short film and upload the finished film here on filmracing.com. The filmmakers have the option of premiering their film at theaters in over 15 cities across North America. The top 24 films from the competition will be invited to a gala screening and awards ceremony in New York on July 16th where they will be competing for thousands in cash and prizes!
Deadline for Registration: April 27th
Non-Union ONLY
SCREENING: Kendall Cinema- Cambridge, MA
May 5th, 7PM
Tickets: $12 for public
Questions: filmracingBOS@gmail.com