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This new series, introducing local filmmakers to each other and to local audiences, will be presented throughout Rockland County in 2010. Watch films. Join the discussion. Ask questions. Learn about films and filmmakers. Share the spirit, and become involved.
Contact rockland.filmmakers@gmail.com
July:
Saturday, July 17, Noon to 8:00 PM
High School and College Screenings and Workshops
Screenplay Readings and Discussion
Camera Workshop
Screenings and Discussion
Marketing, Distribution and Festivals Workshop
At the Haverstraw Youth Theater
64 New Main Street
Haverstraw Village, NY
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Contact rockland.filmmakers@gmail.com for information.
September:
(Unfinished) Documentary Films and Panel
The goal will be to move people forward in their efforts to complete their films, and to discuss the elements required to do so.
October:
Community Films
Films that have at their core a sense of community spirit or purpose.
November
Pitch Session and Panel
Filmmakers wanting to engage the industry with their films will have a chance to share their work and to be given feedback about how to do so.
This project is made possible, in part, with funds from the Community Arts Grants program of the Arts Council of Rockland, the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts and a generous grant from Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee. Additional funding has been provided by a grant from the Orange & Rockland Community Investment Program.
WHAT IS ROCKLAND FILMMAKERS?
ROCKLAND FILMMAKERS brings filmmakers from Rockland County together for screening, sharing, discussion, and collaboration.
Our goal is to:
- Provide a forum for filmmakers of all levels and all genres
- Promote a long-term dialogue about filmmaking
- Encourage filmmakers in their efforts
- Explore avenues for production, post-production, and distribution
- Advance cross-arts and cross-discipline connections throughout the county
- Engage audiences, community members, and community leader
What is different about Rockland Filmmakers? The focus is on the filmmakers. Not just the film that was finished, but also on the one that isn’t finished yet, and needs to be. Or on the next film, and the next idea, and how to make it into a reality.
We’re still filling out our upcoming programs. Film submissions for remaining spots are being accepted on an ongoing basis.
Submission Guidelines
* Submissions must be made by producer, director or person credited with “film by,”
* Person submitting film must be a Rockland County resident.
* Films must have been completed after September, 2008.
* Any genre is permitted: fiction, nonfiction, animation, experimental, music video, etc.
* Works-in-progress may be submitted, and may be screened as a works-in progress.
* All running times are permitted.
* If chosen, the person submitting the film must be available to attend the screening and participate in a discussion.
* Films must be submitted on DVD. The exhibition format will be DVD unless other arrangements are made in advance.
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Honorariums will be provided at the rate of $3 per minute of film, with a minimum of $20 and a maximum of $150. "Restrictions prohibit us from providing honorariums for student films."
Please send your film or a sample of your work-in-progress, along with a submission form to:
Rockland Filmmaker Screenings
Rivertown Film
58 Depew Avenue
Nyack, NY 10960
Also being explored is a YouTube, Livestream, or Vimeo channel for all Rockland County filmmakers.
 The coordinator of the Rockland Filmmaker Screenings is David Kaminski.
David has been a teacher of video and related media production technologies for the past thirteen years at the Clarkstown High School North TV Studio, where his students have earned over 50 state and national awards and have screened their work more than 200 times in film festivals across the country and internationally. He is a member of state and national film and television organizations, and he has served as an advisor, judge, and committee member. He has written for Studentfilmmakers Magazine, is an advocate of youth media, and a producer for “In the Mix,” which airs on PBS. He is currently working on a documentary on Opus 40 and the life and work of Harvey Fite. You can reach David at rockland.filmmakers@gmail.com
The 2010 Rockland Filmmaker Screenings have been made possible in part with funds from the Community Arts Grants Program of the Arts Council of Rockland, the Decentralization Program of the New York State Council on the Arts, and a grant from Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee.
Filmmakers are invited to participate in screenings presented throughout Rockland County, showcasing local films and featuring discussions on their art and craft. Films of any genre and length, unfinished or recently completed, are eligible. Honoraria provided for work chosen.
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