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The Third World Newsreel Film & Video Production Workshop is a unique "hands- on" program that provides practical skills and resources for emerging film and video makers. The Production Workshop emphasizes on the training and support of people of color who have limited resources and access to mainstream educational institutions and traditional training programs within the film/video industry. Most past workshop participants now work in film, video and the media arts and include Academy Award nominees and Emmy winning filmmakers. Instructors and guest speakers are working media professionals.

The curriculum of this intensive 6 month program focuses on the pre-production, production and post production skills necessary to take a short project from conception to completion. Workshop members will participate in projects shot on 16mm film and digital video. Workshop members will gain technical skills and experience through the projects, and will be trained to edit using the non-linear Final Cut Pro system.

The Production Workshop begins in early February and meets every Thursday at 6:30 pm in the offices of TWN. The workshop is time intensive and participants must be able to attend regular class meetings as well as meet the out-of-class demands of pre- production, production, and post-production. Prior film, video or related experience is recommended but not required; creativity, self-initiative, time and a collaborative spirit are. The selection to the Production Workshop is limited to 9 participants. An initial written application is required and a second round of applicants are selected for interviews. The cost of the 2010 workshop will be $600.

The deadline for applications is Friday, January 8th, 2010.

Download the application form

TWN is supported in part by The New York State Council on the Arts, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford Foundation, The North Star Fund, The Funding Exchange, The Asian Women Giving Circle, Materials for the Arts, as well as individual donors.

TWN is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the creation, appreciation, and dissemination of independent media by and about people of color.

Location Name:  The Production Workshop

Tel: 212.947.9277