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REEL Reset Mixer with Film New Orleans

Celebrate with NOVAC + Film New Orleans

REEL Reset connects working professionals in the film and television industry with their peers, while serving as a respite from the demanding space of film and television work.  Filmmakers will be able to market their programs, crowdsource levitra costa rica resources and connect with others for local opportunities. Our film professionals will have a chance to viagra 100mg recharge and reset as we curate an environment which provides a chance to meet and mingle with like-minded professionals in a relaxed setting.  This seasonal event is also a great opportunity for incoming or transitional film professionals to foster relationships that lead to great buy online prescription viagra collaborative work, or just find a support system from their peers.

Yummy

A film by Kenna J. Moore

After returning to work from an abbreviated maternity leave, a grieving online content producer makes an arrangement with a peculiar new co-worker that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities.

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Torn Direction

A film by Tameka Bob

In New Orleans, after the wrath of Hurricane Katrina, a conflicted construction worker battles with the good and evil voices of his childhood comic book characters, all white fighting to overcome a darkened past.

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Battlefield: Home

A film by Anita Sugimura Holsapple

Battlefield: Home – Breaking The Silence is a visceral, raw
tour de force award-winning documentary about the transition home for
veterans with invisible wounds and the intensive aftermath
to the family members who welcome them home.

Inspired by her trauma-laden family legacy, the daughter of a
combat Marine journeyed across this nation to give an
intimate voice to war’s life-long consequences for those who
battle the front lines.

By exposing the complexity of Post-Traumatic Stress,
Traumatic Brain Injuries and the added frustration created
by the systemic breakdown of services, “Battlefield: Home”
illustrates the challenges that continue long after the uniform
comes off.

Coming to PBS!

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NOVAC + CAAM Present: The Sauce – a fellowship for emerging Asian American filmmakers in the South

NOVAC is thrilled to announce that, in partnership with CAAM, the Center for Asian American Media, this year we are launching an innovative filmmaker fellowship!

 

The Sauce aims to engage emerging (ages 18-24) Asian American filmmakers in the American South with resources and mentorship to develop documentary short content. 

 

The Sauce will not only identify and uplift AA filmmakers, it will also create a pipeline of creators connected to the public media infrastructure, laying the groundwork for careers in get viagra online documentary.

 

What is the sauce?

The Sauce Fellowship is looking for young, emerging creators who have some experience in visual storytelling, but who are interested in learning the basics of documentary filmmaking in a 9-month fellowship program, where they will receive resources, networking opportunities, workshops, mentorship and connection to the distribution platforms of public media.

Asian and Asian American communities have an exciting and diverse history that influences all aspects of culture in the American South –  from cuisine and architecture to dance and fashion. The cultural contributions add a flavor that is unique and viagra in india undeniable: The Sauce. Unfortunately, Eurocentric ideals have historically dominated American media, limiting the portrayal of the rich and diverse history and resilience of cheap viagra on line the Asian American community. This fellowship provides a platform for Asian American stories to be lifted from a personal buy cialis no prescription required perspective. Our goal is to highlight the contributions of various cultural traditions and put words to challenges and wins of the Asian/Asian American communities in the South, while also expanding the pipeline of diverse creators in public media.

Am I eligible?   

If you are ages 18-24, identify as Asian or Asian American, and live in the American South (which we are defining as Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia), and you are interested in visual storytelling, then you are eligible.  We are looking for innovative thinkers and storytellers, not necessarily people with prior experience in documentary from school or work. Although that’s cool too!  We will be selecting 5 fellows in 2020.

How do I apply?

Complete this form on Submittable, by November cialis us 15, 2020. You will find this application non-traditional.  Read My brother presented me nice holiday gift, http://novacvideo.org/overseas-viagra/. We’re here to save you money on the very best prescription medication in the world. it carefully, and complete with enthusiasm!

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What will the fellowship buy generic viagra australia require of me?

You will meet twice a month, virtually, with program leads Darcy McKinnon and Saleem Remshawala, for sessions of 2-3 hours, from November 2020 to May 2020.  Schedules of seminars forthcoming. Fellows will receive a stipend for their time, and may be eligible for equipment grants as required.  Not having equipment should not prevent anyone from applying.  Completion of the fellowship will be designed to have participants leave with a completed short documentary between 5 & 10 minutes.

  • Fellows must be able to commit to the calendar of workshop and deliverables in the fellowship, and must have or have access to the minimum amount of equipment (smartphone with great camera, small DSLR camera, sound recording device) to create work at a production value for PBS digital.  
  • Fellows must be comfortable receiving levitra cost low production and editorial feedback on their projects, as well as some editorial changes to ensure compliance with PBS standards.
  • In no case will the fellowship support projects where the production requires activities that are not socially distanced and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.  We will work with fellows to how to get levitra without prescriptions develop projects and standards that are in compliance.

 

Questions?  Email The Sauce project coordinator Anish Balaji: anish@novacvideo.org

 

ABOUT CAAM

The Center for Asian American Media is a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. We do this by funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media. For 40 years, CAAM has exposed audiences to new voices and communities, advancing our collective understanding of the American experience through programs specifically designed to engage the Asian American community and the public at large.

 

 

Fresh PA’s Ready to Work!

Reach out to NOVAC for resumes of local, trained Production Assistants!

This weekend, thanks to support from Film Works NOLA, NOVAC collaborated with NYC’s Reel Works to train a fresh batch of qualified PAs ready to work on your shows.  NOVAC trained PAs know set etiquette, walkie management, dos and don’ts on set, how to read a call sheet and more.  If you would like office or set PAs for your production, or if you need new Production Assistant interns for your production’s tax credit qualifying Career Based Learning program, reach out to Stevee-Rayne, our Community Crew Up Manager, at stevee@novacvideo.org.

Special thanks to Ryan Rivard and Liam Mejia from Reel Works, and to our guest speakers, Locations Manager Mickey Lambert, Producer Mick Flannigan and Key Set PA Marcus Brown!

 

The Fall Workshop Curriculum is Live!

NOVAC’s Fall Independent Filmmaker Workshop Curriculum has been posted! We’ve got a stacked schedule for our September-December semester. Our seasonal series includes Thursday night seminars, Friday 101 Series workshops, and a handful of Masterclasses and Technical Trainings on the weekends.

This year, we’ve got everything from Editing to Production Accounting to Screenwriting and more, all taught by a roster of local  filmmakers and experts.

See the full list here:

Fall Workshop Schedule   

 

And, consider joining as a member to get 20% off all workshops, for only $25/year.

 

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NOVAC + FilmWorks NOLA present 

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT TRAINING INTENSIVE

September 28-29 @ Starlight Studios in New Orleans East
Applications open for Orleans Parish residents, deadline September 20
 
NOVAC is pleased to partner again with Film New Orleans for a new program, Film Works NOLA, a slate of trainings for Orleans Parish residents who are interested in developing careers in the film and television production industries.  Film Works NOLA will present a variety of industry-led workshops in various behind the scenes trades throughout the fall, presented for free (by application) through support from Film New Orleans.
 
First up this Fall, we are offering a production assistant training intensive, a weekend-long introduction to the basics of life on set, including set etiquette, vocabulary, walkie usage, call sheets and more. This training will be held at Starlight Studios in New Orleans East.  Participation is free, but seats are limited and participants will be chosen based on applications.  Applications are open now, and close on September 20. We are pleased to be partnering with City Councilmember Cindy Nguyen to highlight District E as a location for filming.  
 
Interested applicants can apply here:
All participants must be residents of Orleans Parish, have transportation to the training, and be ready and available to go to work on set.
 
More Film Works NOLA training opportunities are scheduled for later this fall, and will be announced soon.  To stay up to date, follow @novacvideo on FB, Instagram and Twitter, and for detailed information go to http://www.novacvideo.org.