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New and Renewing Members
Public Media Network (Kalamazoo, MI)
Public Media Network is a nonprofit community media arts center serving the Greater Kalamazoo area. They offer Education for Employment programs for high school students in radio and video production.
Mariel Nardi (Longwood, Fl)
Mariel Nardi is a trained audio engineer working as a casting assistant for Heinz Corporation.
Ankur Vora (Maharashtra, India)
Ankur Vora is a Media artist working in media arts, animation, and film making.
Jed Riffe Films + Electronic Media (Berkeley, CA)
Jed Riffe Films + Electronic Media (JRF+EM) is a full service motion picture, documentary film and new media production company specializing in developing, producing and distributing prime-time international television specials and series, feature films and interactive media.
Felicia Pride (Los Angeles, CA)
Felicia Pride is an author, screenwriter, and producer. She was a Film Independent Screenwriting Fellow, and A feature film that she wrote is slated for production in 2018 .
Amelia Henderson (Castro Valley, CA)
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Media Policy Watch
by Priscilla Genet
Kareem Abeed, producer of the documentary “Last Men in Aleppo,” was recently denied a visa to travel to the United States to attend the Academy Awards ceremony, happening March 4th. His application was rejected under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, a direct result of president Trump's travel ban on eight countries including Syria, the country Abeed holds a passport for. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has expressed solidarity with Abeed stating "For 90 years, the Oscars have celebrated achievement in the art of filmmaking, which seeks to transcend borders and speak to audiences around the world, regardless of national, ethnic, or religious differences. As supporters of filmmakers — and the human rights of all people — around the globe, we stand in solidarity with Fayyad as well as the film’s producer Kareem Abeed..."
Last week the Federal Communications Council officially published its controversial Net Neutrality Repeal, the repeal itself will occur in April. As a result of repeal being published, Mozilla, consumer groups, and 22 State Attorneys General, are in process of filling lawsuits, which must be filed within the 60 days allowed for effected parties.
Internal communications watchdogs for the Federal Communications Council have began an investigation of their chairman Ajiit Pai, in relation to his push last April to approve rules allowing television broadcasters to have a massive increase in stations they own. A few weeks after the new rules were approved Sinclair Broadcasting announced a $3.9 billion deal to buy Tribune Media, arousing public suspicion concerning Pai's motives.
We want to hear from you. Are you concerned with any national media policy stories that are underreported? Are there any local stories in your area that need highlighting? Please let us know.
read more at thealliance.media
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Workshops, Festivals, Convenings
TrueFalse Film Festival
Thursday, March 1st - Sunday, March 4th
Columbia, Missouri
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Friday, March 2nd - Sunday, March 11th
Thessaloniki, Greece
SXSW Film Festival
Friday, March 9th - Saturday, March 17th
Austin, Texas
Power of Women Film Fest
March 9th - 11th
Portland Oregon
Miami Film Festival
Friday, March 9th - Sunday, March 18th
Miami, Florida
Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival
Thursday, March 22nd - Sunday March 25th
Sebastopol, CA
Ann Arbor Film Festival
March 20-25,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Grants and Calls
CAAM Open Call
With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), CAAM provides production funding to independent producers who make engaging Asian American works for public television.
Deadline: Thursday March 1st, 2018
BDC Films Fellowship Program
The Bronx Documentary Center Films Fellowship Program invites traditionally underrepresented documentary filmmakers to participate in a free year-long documentary filmmaking fellowship at the BDC.
Deadline: Thursday, March 15th, 2018
IDFAcademy Summer School
The IDFAcademy Summer School offers first- or second-time directors the opportunity to meet and work with highly esteemed filmmakers and film professionals who are willing to share their knowledge and experience with emerging film talent.
Deadline: Thursday, March 15th, 2018
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival
The West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival is seeking short works (10 minutes and under) in narrative (film & video), experimental art, documentary and animation.
Deadline: Monday, March 19th, 2018
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From the Alliance Blog
Family Pictures USA Redefines the Collective Storytelling Process
By FAMILY PICTURES USA
Over a hundred families came together from all over Detroit and its suburbs during the summer of 2017 to share and remember their histories through the lens of an often overlooked historical document: the family photo album.
The summer marked the 50th anniversary of the July 1967 uprising, a period of civil unrest that dramatically transformed the city and would leave an enduring impression on the nation. Through community photo sharing and intimate interviews conducted throughout the Detroit landscape, a new portrait of the city emerged—one told through the voices and family photographs of poets, historians, entrepreneurs, architects, and activists; people who had lived through the ’67 uprising and many who hadn’t, but had faith in the city’s recovery.
For the first time, their stories, which challenge Detroit stereotypes and give new shape to its history, will broadcast nationally in an upcoming public television show: Family Pictures USA. The show will debut in a rapidly evolving era of digital media, defined in part by new algorithms to regulate consumption, the proliferation of fake news, and other profit-driven models that obscure more nuanced, more urgent truths. What could this mean for the future of collective storytelling?
read more at thealliance.media
Storytelling Matters features original and curated writing and photography about global story culture and innovation in order to facilitate conversation about the ethical and responsible use of creative technologies in community. If you have a story to share, let us know! creative@thealliance.media
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Job Bank
Operations Coordinator, Yleana Leadership Academy (New York, NY)
Faculty Position in Media Creation and Multicultural Studies,
Executive Director 4Culture (King County, Wa)
Training Coordinator, BronxNet TV (Bronx, Ny)
Master Control Operator, BronxNet Tv (Bronx, NY)
Director of Development, Center for Asian American Media (San Francisco, CA)
Managing Director – Women’s Screenwriting Retreat
Social Media Specialist, Global Fund for Women (San Francisco, Ca)
more jobs on the Job Bank
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THE JOYS OF ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP • Networked Web Portal—A robust website that visually showcases the impact stories of member organizations and individual artists serving marginalized and under-resourced communities across the country and around the world • Leadership Roundtables—Quarterly Creative Leadership Roundtables will be developed as a year-round participatory framework for peer-to-peer mentorship relevant to a range of arts and culture staff, from founders to mid-career leaders and next-gen emerging voices • Innovation Studio—A virtual and actual lab space to receive mentorship and support in the development of unique open source media/arts/tech initiatives, with an opportunity to present your ideas to funders and investors • Media Policy Action Hub—This very public action hub will aggregate breaking news, legislation and current campaigns in a live interactive map interface, focusing on issues like net neutrality, surveillance and human rights, censorship and free press • Global Artist Residency Program and Fund—To facilitate the most dynamic collaborations between artists, organizations and communities, The ALLIANCE will partner with trusted cultural exchange programs to design The ALLIANCE co-branded media arts residencies, with a companion fund to support collaborative projects between artists and NGOs • National Conference—Biennial gathering of the media arts and culture community
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