Hello JT,

We are excited to announce that our evening seminars for emerging and professional filmmakers, as well as film enthusiasts, are ongoing with both in-person and virtual events. Our upcoming events feature creators Chris Everett, Anjanette Levert, Daphne McWilliams, and Damien McDuffie along with a screening of FIRE THROUGH DRY GRASS. To ensure your spot, kindly RSVP now!

We would also like to extend our congratulations to our partners at the Hip-Hop Education Center and film curator and archivist Martha Diaz. They will be presenting the Fresh, Bold & So Def Symposium, A Tribute to Women in Hip-Hop on April 5th in New York City. Hip-Hop Education Center and TWN are proud distributors of the H2ONewsreel film catalog, offering the best in Hip-Hop Media, Education, and Culture. 

Finally, if you are a Production Workshop alum or distribution catalog partner with an upcoming festival screening, premiere, or other great news, please let us know. We want to spotlight your stories far and wide; they deserve amplified attention!

ONLINE

Ways to Monetize Your Film

March 14, 2024, 6:30 PM

Hear from filmmakers Christopher Everett and Anjanette Levert on making money with your film - as you do all the other things - outreach, distribution, and more.

IN-PERSON

Budgeting Your Film

March 21, 2024, 6 PM

If you're planning to create a film, you need to have a budget for it. Producer and director Daphne McWilliams can help you get started on creating your budget. She'll discuss what you need to research, and provide templates for budgets for short films, documentaries, and low-budget narratives.

ONLINE

FIRE THROUGH DRY GRASS Film and Talk with Filmmakers

March 28 2024, 6:30 PM

“An intimate and raw film… a powerful reminder of how defining and devastating the pandemic was, and gives space to those whose voices were long ignored.”

-Concepción de León, The New York Times, CRITIC’S PICK

IN-PERSON

Augmented Reality (AR) Workshop

April 2, 2024, 6 PM

Don't miss your chance to meet Damien McDuffie, a creative technologist, digital archivist, AR artist, and developer based in Oakland, California. He founded Black Terminus AR, an augmented reality camera company that allows artists and museums to create, sell, or commission AR works without requiring a lot of code.

Documentaries by Christine Choy streaming on Criterion Channel.

A Dream is What you Wake Up From streaming on kweliTV.

Social Justice Documentaries Streaming on Vimeo.

New York Media Arts Map List of Funding Opportunities

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NYFA Mapping Your Creative Career Online Course

NYFA Writing About Your Work Online Course

Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

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Ford Foundation JustFilms

Deadline: April 1, 2024

Jerome Foundation Film, Video, and Digital Production

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Firelight Media Program

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Center for Asian American Media Funding

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Black Public Media Funding

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Latino Public Broadcast Funding

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World Channel Submissions

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Entertainment Community Fund

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Brown Girls Doc Mafia

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FWD-Doc: Documentary Filmmakers With Disabilities

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NYWIFT Events and Seminars

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Women Make Movies Webinar Series

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DCTV Workshops

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UnionDocs Workshops & Seminars 

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Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Classes

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The Gotham Classes

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Center for Communication Classes

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Cinema Tropical's Weekly Newsletter

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Latino Voices Newsletter (short films)

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The Standby Program's Preservation and Post-Production Services

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Sundance Collab

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Third World Newsreel (TWN) is a media arts organization that fosters the creation, appreciation, dissemination and preservation of independent film and video by and about people of color and social justice issues.

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