SCENE: BROOKLYN
Independent Film and Media Arts
April 30 - May 6, 2009

Scene: Brooklyn will feature several exciting events in the spring of 2009 to be presented at the newly redesigned Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo and the Spike Lee Screening Room at LIU.

* “Spotlight on Brooklyn,” two programs of independent films made by Brooklyn-based filmmakers and/or filmed in the borough
* an industry panel with film and media arts professionals discussing current issues and trends
* the Eighth Annual Women of African Descent Film festival
* a perennially popular screenwriting workshop given by award winning screenwriter, Ella Thier


2009 CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Please read the Submission Guidelines at http://www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1087 before applying.

Spotlight on Brooklyn
We are accepting animation, documentary, experimental and narrative films in short and feature lengths by independent filmmakers who live or work in Brooklyn, as well as films that are principally made in Brooklyn and/or films that are about Brooklyn.
APPLY NOW at https://www.withoutabox.com/login/1015

8th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival
We are accepting films by youth, college and independent filmmakers in animation, documentary, experimental and narrative categories, in short and feature lengths, by women filmmakers of African descent – local, national and international (including screenwriters, directors and producers). APPLY NOW at https://www.withoutabox.com/login/6442

Cash and other prizes for outstanding film submissions will be awarded.

Online application deadline: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Late deadline: Tuesday, January 6, 2009


ABOUT BAC'S FILM AND MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMMING
BAC's re-invigorated and re-named film program, continues the Council's 43-year tradition of supporting independent filmmakers and presenting free media arts programming to the public. Formally the Brooklyn Arts Council International Film Festival, Scene: Brooklyn features screenings of films by and about our borough and its residents; the Woman of African Descent Film Festival, which is presented every year in partnership with the Brooklyn Chapter of the Links; professional development services, like our annual screenwriting workshop; and lecture/discussions with industry professionals and prominent filmmakers.

We are proud of our tradition of supporting film and filmmakers. Among the many talented directors we are fortunate to have worked with is Spike Lee, whose first film, Joe’s Bed Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), was made in part with BAC support. More recently, director Ryan Fleck, best known for Half Nelson (2006), showed Struggle in our 2002 Festival.