April News

This month, we congratulate TWN workskhop graduate Shu Wang on the premiere of her first film "Mirror" as part of the "In/Between Exhibition: More-than-human" at New York Live Arts. Additionally, Jaguar Mary X's "Frankie and Jocie" will be part of "dearmuthafuckindreams," exhibit curated by Omar Jason Farah at the Hessel Museum of Art.

We are also excited to announce that our "African Spiritualities" theatrical series continues at the Darkside Cinema in Oregon and Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Follow us on social media for dates and ticket information.

Keep reading for more details of our upcoming evening seminars, exhibitions and a list of resources for filmmakers.

Don't forget to stay connected with us! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Bluesky for updates on film exhibitions, workshops, seminars, and news from the TWN community.

Upcoming Evening Seminars

• SOLD OUT 4/2/ at 6:00 PM, In-Person, WE WANT THE FUNK! Film Screening and Talk with Director Stanley Nelson
• 4/9 at 6:00 PM, In-Person, Ask a DP with Henry Adebonojo
• 4/23 at 6:30 PM, Online, Pitch Your Doc! with Anjanette Levert

Upcoming Exhibitions

• 4/5-5/25 "Frankie and Jocie" at the Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
• 4/6 "All the Ladies Say" at the Maysles Cinema, Harlem
• 4/11 "War for Guam" at the Festival Rochefort Pacifique Cinéma & Littérature
• 4/17 & 4/28 "We Are the Palestinian People" at the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, France
• TBA "AI: African Intelligence" Oregon Premiere at Darkside Cinema
• May 26-27 African Spiritualities series at Anthology Film Archives featuring "Voices of the Gods" and "AI: African Intelligence", New York

List of Resources and Deadlines

• Calendar of upcoming grants and other deadlines
• New York State Media Arts Map and list of grants
• NYC Department of Cultural Affairs is looking for panelists
• Deadlines:
• Native Youth Media Project, BPM's AfroPoP, OTV Atlas Fund, The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development Program, Summer Documentary Labs at Union Docs, Jerome Foundation NYC Film Production, Reel Sisters Fellowship, Plenty of Pie Talent Incubator, Creative Capital Open Call, Flaherty Fellowship, Just Films, Rough Cut Retreat, Vimeo Short Film Grant, Working Films Open Call, March On! Filmmaker Competitions, (Egg)celerator Lab, and Climate Film Festival
• In-person and online training:
• TWN Evening Seminars, NYFA, DCTV, Women Make Movies, UnionDocs, Sundance Collab, Center for Communication, DOC NYC Pro, Beyond Resilience, Film Green Office Hours, and VLA
• Post-Production and Preservation services from The Stand-by Program
• Guidelines and Best Practice Statements:
• Disability Representation, AI in documentaries, Archival Producers, Social Impact Rights, and Fair Use
• Membership associations for filmmakers:
• Entertainment Community Fund, BGDM, FWD-Doc, A-Doc, NALIP, and D-Word
• Conferences: Summit at Reel Abilities Film Festival
• More resources

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The Third World Newsreel team

Pioneering Social Justice Media Since 1968

Thanks to our supporters

TWN is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the New York City Council, Color Congress, the National Film Preservation Foundation, New York Humanities, Golden Globe Foundation, New York Community Trust, Kolibri Foundation, NFF, and the Peace Development Fund, as well as individual donors.