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From the Alliance Blog
By Emnet Almedom, Nicole Montojo & Eli Moore
What would it take to collectively own our data? How could we regulate the environmental impact of resource-intensive technologies? These are just some of the big questions about technology facing us on a global scale.
In our 2021 landscape scan on the role of artificial intelligence in the COVID-19 era, we examined solutions across the spectrum from industry reform to government regulation to community and worker power-building. This exploratory work makes clear that no one company’s desire to do good can solve a structural problem. The conditions that brought corporations, including technology companies, to such power are shaped by public policy choices – from corporate tax breaks to anti-worker labor law. Thus, the movement to rebuild public power requires making transformational changes in the public sphere.
In this necessary transition towards an economy that centers democratic decision-making, care, and ecological flourishing, we will all play a role: workers at tech company headquarters, consumers and users of technology, workers at warehouses, contract and temp workers, and the communities with tech companies as their neighbors. This reflects the reality we see in our day-to-day work alongside a community of partners across California, across the nation, and across the globe...
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! priscilla@thealliance.media
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Grants and Calls
Outfest Screenwriting Lab
Emerging LGBTQ storytellers are invited to submit to Outfest's Fall Screenwriting Lab. Ten screenwriters will be chosen to receive guidance from Outfest staff and Mentors.
Deadline: May 31st
LEF Moving Image Fund (Early Development & Pre-Production
LEF New England's Moving Image Fund is looking for long form film submissions from New England filmmakers that feature a "Quality of cinematic form and technique." Four to six filmmakers will selected to receive grants of $5,000.
Deadline: June 3rd
Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film: Historical Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary filmmakers creating feature length chronicles of U.S History in the tradition of Ken Burns are encouraged to submit to the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Fund. Finishing funds of $200,000 are available to winners as well as outreach and marketing support.
Deadline: June 3rd
Sundance Documentary Fund (Fall Cycle)
Sundance Institute is seeking nonfiction filmmakers globally, with a focus on independent filmmakers operating on a budget below $1M. Priority is given to projects lead by and/or focused on underrepresented communities.
Deadline: June 6th
Film Independent Fast Track
Film Independent will be choosing up to ten feature and five non-fiction film teams for their four day "fast track" finance market this November. The market will introduce participants to a wide range of industry professionals with the goal of building lasting relationships to propel projects further.
Deadline: June 21st
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Media Policy Watch
Last Thursday, two Senate bills aiming to secure safe working conditions on film sets were blocked -- bills 831 and 829. Both bills were introduced following the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last fall on the set of Rust, after she was shot by actor and producer Alec Baldwin. An investigation from LA Times last year revealed that the producers had ordered union members to leave the set and be replaced by nonunion workers as tensions around working conditions escalated. The introduced Bill 829 would have "establish[ed] needed safety protocols for the use of firearms on film production" and 831 would have introduced a broad range of safety protocols including requiring "a motion picture production employer to hire a qualified set safety supervisor for all motion picture productions" and intensive restrictions on use of firearms and ammunition. Senator Cortese, who drafted Bill 831 was quoted in a LA Times article stating “First the industry killed Halyna. Then they killed the bill that would’ve made people like her safe [...] Despite setbacks, I’m committed to real reforms that will protect our workers.”
As Cannes Film Festival gets underway, some seek to use the venue to express concern about injustice. Last Friday, a woman stormed the red carpet in an effort to bring attention to violence against Ukrainian women at the hands of Russian soldiers. This Sunday, a collective of women interrupted festival proceedings again to perform a funeral procession. Clad in black, releasing black smoke, the group carried a long banner with the names of victims of femicide in France since the last festival. It was unclear what at Cannes the later demonstration was tied to, with Variety reporting that it might be to protest the premier of a film based on the story of a man who murdered 16 women in Iran titled Holy Spider, or in support of the feminist documentary Riposte.
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Job Bank
Executive Director, Images Cinema, Williamstown, MA
MVFF Operations Manager, CFI, San Rafael, CA
Art Mentoring Program Manager, Venice Arts, Venice, CA
Executive Director, Media Alliance, NY Capital Region
Development Manager, The In[heir]itance project, remote
Director of Finance, Open Signal, Portland, OR
more jobs on the Job Bank
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Workshops, Festivals, Convenings
New Media Film Festival – June 1st-2nd, Los Angeles, CA
The Outfronts – June 3rd-6th, Los Angeles, CA
Tribeca Film Festival – June 8th-19th, Tribeca, NY
Cine Las America – June 8th-12th, Austin, TX
Provincetown Film Festival – June 15th-19th, Provincetown MA
Nantucket Film Festival – June 22nd-27th, Nantucket, MA
Bentonville Film Festival – June 22nd-July 3rd, Bentonville, AR
Oak Cliff Film Festival – June 23rd-26th, Dallas, TX
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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 • 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
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