| TWN September News: Screenings, Grants and More
In Memoriam
A tragic accident has taken a committed and talented filmmaker from us, Jennifer Fasulo. An esteemed alumna of the TWN Production Workshop, Jennifer was dedicated to feminism and social justice activism, a testament to her integrity and compassion. We will miss her big smile, bright intellect, talent and great heart at Third World Newsreel.
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Third World Newsreel and NewFilmmakers Series Present
Dreams Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project
This documentary tells the little known story of Sakia Gunn, a 15 year old student who was fatally stabbed in a gay hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. This film depicts the homophobia that caused this murder and questions the lack of media coverage of a Black Gay teenager.
Wednesday, September 29th, 6PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue, at 2nd Street
New York, NY 10003
Admission: $9
more info
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Secondhand (Pepe) and Seen, But Not Heard at the Montreal International Black Film Festival
A dynamic, refreshing and audacious festival whose ambition is to encourage the development of the independent film industry and to promote more films on the reality of Black people from around the world.
Seen, But Not Heard, Thursday, September 23th, 4PM
Secondhand (Pepe), Monday, September 27th, 4PM
Montreal International Black Film Festival
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| Film & Video Grants and More
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Acclaimed Documentary Series POV Seeking Interns
All departments at the PBS series POV, Interactive and Community Engagement and Programming/Production are looking to staff up with bright motivated, students who are passionate about all aspects of the documentary film world. We're looking for students who have experience with Final Cut, Compressor, DVD Studio Pro and Photoshop BUT we are happy and willing to train the right candidate. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to POV's Coordinating Producer Andrew Catauro at acatauro@pov.org.
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The Thatcher Hoffman Smith Prize
A biennial prize honoring the creative process. The work or project must be under way at the time of application. This prize is open to all fields of creativity, including, but not limited to, the arts, cultural affairs, education and science. Those individuals or organizations making successful proposals will be awarded grants up to, but not in excess of, $40,000 from the committee. The prize is available to U.S. citizens and may be used in any way the recipient chooses.
Deadline: Tuesday, August 31st
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Boost Voting Among Asian Americans
The San Diego Asian Film Foundation (SDAFF) is launching a national video contest to help increase voter participation among Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIAs) and independent voters this election year. The contest is called Reel in the Vote campaign, challenging anyone with a video camera and a great idea to help make a difference in 30-seconds.
Deadline: Tuesday, August 31st
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Television Writers Program
Natinal Latino Media Council's Television Writers Program is an intensive Scriptwriters Workshop to prepare and place Latinos in writing jobs for the major television networks. This project is modeled after the previously successful Hispanic Film Project. The Television Scriptwriters Workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the format, characters and storyline structure of specific shows that are currently on the air.
Deadline: Tuesday, August 31st
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PaleyDocFest Pitch Workshop Contest
The PaleyDocFest Pitch Contest offers a $5,000 grant, sponsored by SnagFilms, for an unfinished or work-in-progress documentary from an emerging filmmaker.
The Paley Center for Media is using this contest, now in its seventh year, to choose five finalists who will pitch their unfinished films to a panel of experts and producers in front of an audience.
Late Deadline: Tuesday, September 7th
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Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant
The film completion grant for $7,500 will be awarded to a disabled woman filmmaker or to a woman filmmaker for a film on disability issues.
Deadline: Wednesday, September 8th
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NALAC NFA Grant
The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) announces their sixth NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) funding cycle. In its first five years, the NFA has awarded $677,000 to 244 projects by Latino artists, ensembles and arts & cultural organizations working in every discipline and region of the country.
Deadline: Friday, September 24th
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ITVS International Call 2011
This funding is for production and post-production funding only, for international producers and filmmakers making documentaries with international content.
Deadline: Friday, December 10th
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2010 Latinbeat Film Festival
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announces the upcoming 13th Latinbeat Film Festival, with sixteen films from eight different countries.
September 8th -18th
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
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2010 Independent Filmmaker Conference
This conference addresses creative initiatives, critical technology, current issues, and global marketplace trends through diverse panel discussions, case studies, and keynotes. The Conference is a must-attend networking opportunity for creative professionals wanting access to the discussion on filmmaking in the current landscape - and where it's heading next.
September 19-23
Haft Auditorium at FIT
28th Street and 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
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A Season in The Congo
The turbulent history of the Congo's first year of independence and the rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba. Written by Aime Cesaire and Directed by A. Rico Speight.
September 30th - October 17th
Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 8pm
Sunday: 3pm
Lion Theatre
Theatre Row @ 410 W. 42nd Street
between 9th Avenue & Dwyer Avenue
New York, NY 10036-6809
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| TWN Congratulates
Susan Youssef was featured in the New Faces section of the Filmmaker's Magazine. We are a proud distributor of her first film Forbidden to Wander and congratulate her for being in the final stages of her feature film Habibi Rasak Kharban.
Hima B. our fiscal sponsoree and director of Straight For the Money and Ent-homo-philia, distributed by Third World Newsreel, won the Individual Artist NYSCA grant for her film License to Pimp.
Shashwati Talukdar, our fiscal sponsoree, won the Individual Artist NYSCA grant for Please Don't Beat Me, Sir.
| 2010 New Releases
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| TWN Thanks
TWN is supported in part by the New
York State Council on the Arts, the New York
City Department of Cultural Affairs, the
National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford
Foundation, the North Star Fund, the Funding
Exchange, the Asian Women Giving Circle,
Materials for the Arts, as well as individual
donors.
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