| TWN Screenings
A
Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of
Audre Lorde by
Ada Gay Griffin &
Michelle Parkerson and Two
Months to Home by Janice Ahn at the Black
Lily Film &
Music Festival
May 4-6, 2007
Black Lily Film & Music Festival
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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People
Say by Mary Beth Black at Magic
Lantern Cinema
Wednesday, May 9th
Magic Lantern Cinema at The Cable Car
Cinema
Providence, Rhode Island
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Finding
Common Ground in New Orleans by Walidah
Imarisha, I
Won't Drown on that Levee and You Ain't Gonna
Break
My Back by Ashley Hunt and N.O.
East by Mary Beth Black at the Princeton
Human
Rights Film Festival
Saturday, May 12th at 5:00PM
Princeton Public Library
Princeton, New Jersey
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North
Korea: Beyond the DMZ by JT Takagi &
Hye Jung Park at
the Little Rock Film Festival in
Arkansas
Saturday, May 19th at 11AM
Little Rock Film Festival
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Suzanne,
Suzanne by Camille Billops & James
Hatch at the WACK! Art and Feminist
Revolution Exhibit at the Museum of
Contemporary Art in LA
May 4-July 16, 2007
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Los Angeles, CA
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America
by Newsreel at the Summer of Love: Art of the
Psychedelic Era Exhibit at the Whitney Museum
of American Art
May 24-September 16, 2007
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York, NY
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The 5th Annual H2O International Film
Festival
Celebrating five years of Hip-Hop Cinema,
Education, Art and Culture. The H2O [Hip-Hop
Odyssey] International Film Festival (H2OIFF)
showcases a kaleidoscope of Hip-Hop
filmmakers and communities from around the
world.
May 31-June 16, 2007
ImaginAsian Theatre
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schedule
| Discount for TWN Members on WMM's workshops
Women Make Movies (WMM) offers
emerging and
established filmmakers unique opportunities
to advance their filmmaking business savvy,
and to find insight and inspiration among
their accomplished peers. Highlights from our
2007 Spring Series include Web 2.0: Digital
Downloads and
Distribution for Filmmakers; and
Behind the
Scenes of Public Television Funding with
Byron Hurt (Beyond Beats & Rhymes) and Linda
Hattendorf (The Cats of Mirikitani).
TWN members receive discounted rates on all
events and Series Passes. View
schedule and register.
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Web 2.0: Downloads and Digital Distribution
for Filmmakers
Wednesday, May 2, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Co-Sponsored by DCTV & Third World Newsreel
Cost: $50/40 *Discounted rate for TWN members
The internet is revolutionizing the
way films are seen, promoted, shared and
discussed. Explore what life can be like for
your film beyond film festivals and one-off
screenings, and re-think the possibilities
for reaching new audiences. Panelists Rick
Bolton (filmfresh.com), Vanessa Arteaga
(jaman.com), and Katy Chevigny (Arts Engine;
producer, Deadline) will discuss new ways to
utilize the internet to reach a global online
community. Topics include: digital rights
management, format options (download, DVD,
etc.), choosing the best portal or website
for your film, user-driven content, online
marketing to niche audiences, and tools for
outreach and community development. Moderated
by WMM Executive Director, Debra
Zimmerman.
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Behind the Scenes: Public Television
Funding
Co-Sponsored by DCTV & Third World Newsreel
Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Cost: $50/40 *Discounted rate for TWN members
ITVS and the minority consortia of
CPB/PBS are major funding sources for
independents. Don't miss this panel
discussion with filmmakers who have gotten
their films made through funds from the
Independent Television Service, National
Black Programming Consortium, and Center for
Asian American Media-but not without careful
negotiation of their contracts. Byron Hurt
(Beyond Beats & Rhymes, Sundance Film
Festival premiere, recently broadcast on
Independent Lens) and Linda Hattendorf (The
Cats of Mirikitani, Tribeca Film Festival
premiere; recently theatrically released)
will share the pros and cons of these
partnerships, including: how they got through
the submission process and got to "Yes,"
negotiated the contracts, and worked with
these funders from production through
distribution. Get tips from these filmmakers
on how to put forth a strong application and
what issues to be aware of before signing on
the dotted line. Moderated by
producer/consultant, Heidi Reinberg
(co-producer, ITVS-funded Absolutely
Safe).
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The Long Life of a Short: Approaches in
Distribution
Co-Sponsored by Chica Luna Productions &
Third World Newsreel
Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Cost: $50/40 *Discounted rate for TWN members
Come hear how this panel of filmmakers have
successfully distributed their short films to
enthusiastic audiences through an array of
approaches-from the festival circuit,
broadcast opportunities and home video/DVD
sales, to grassroots collaborations with
organizations. Get tips on how to extend the
life of your short-and your visibility as a
filmmaker as a result. Panelists include
narrative maker Joyce Draganosky (The Science
of Love; Extreme Mom), and doc makers Sarah
Kunstler (Getting Through to the President)
and Gayle Kirshenbaum (A Dog's Life: A
Dogamentary; My Nose); Moderated by
producer/director Sonia Malfa (Sweat'in; La
Sangre Llama).
| TWN Thanks
TWN is supported in
part by The New York State Council on the
Arts, The
National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford
Foundation, The North Star Fund, The Funding
Exchange, and Manhattan Neighborhood
Network.
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TWN is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering the
creation,
appreciation, and dissemination of
independent media
by and about people of color.
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