Finishing Fund for Documentary Films

Derek Freese Documentary Fund (DFDF) provides production support for feature-length documentary films that have both a strong narrative and a connection to Greater Philadelphia. This award is given biennially to an independent filmmaker and provides up to $35,000 in finishing funds.

DFDF helps support documentary filmmakers who are in various stages of the production and post-production process, and have a compelling story to tell and a strong vision for a finished film. Applicants must include a proposal and sample work that conveys the narrative and aesthetic visual for the final film, containing footage of no more than 15 minutes. We do not fund student films. Derek Freese Documentary Fund will start accepting applications on January 28, 2013. The application deadline for the 2013-2014 cycle is June 7, 2013, and final decisions will be announced in fall 2013. The completed application and supporting documents must be emailed to Joan@film.org.

Sonia Sanchez: Where Writing Comes From

Sonia Sanchez (LTA ’05) will conduct a writing workshop this summer at Scribe Video Center (4212 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor). Over three sessions, Sanchez will help participants find their voice through the process of creating a performance monologue. A soliloquy told simply and directly is what thrills us about radio, theater and often film. The audio monologue is the essence of storytelling. Workshop participants are invited to come with an idea, an image or experience that they would like to explore and write about. Finished works may be thought of as a performance work or as the script for an audio or video piece. Mondays, June 3, 10, 17 from 7:00pm – 9:00pm.

New Film by tiona.m. Exclusively at Dodge Gallery

tiona.m. (ATR ’12, LTA ’09, ACG ’07)  exhibits new film with sculpture Lorna Williams. “roots.& rigor.” is experimental film portrait broken into three chapters FEEDING|DIGESTION|DEFECATION and follows the artist Lorna Williams as she gathers and creates work for her upcoming 2013 solo exhibition APPOSITIONS: STILL / BIRTH / SHIT : LORNA WILLIAMS. The film also explores the narrative of the Orisha known as the Ibejis and positions them as young spirits observing Williams as she gathers pieces in the forest and creates her sculptures within her work studio. Assemblage, the digestive system, and the work process are the root themes in this film and provides a rare glimpse into the art practices of Williams. Opening reception on May 18 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Dodge Gallery (15 Rivington Street, NYC). The exhibit and film will be on view from May 18 through June 29.  View trailer here.

AMC2013: Media Strategies for a More Just & Creative World

The Allied Media Conference is a laboratory for creativity and media-based solutions. Held every summer in Detroit, the AMC unites the worlds of media and communications, technology, education and social justice. From this unique intersection, some of the most innovative community organizing models emerge each year. Each conference builds off the previous one and plants the seeds for the next. Ideas and relationships evolve year-round. This is a conference that works for people at all levels in an organization or campaign. Everyone learns new information and new ways to teach. So start organizing your community to get to the AMC. We are ready to create, connect and transform. June 21 through 23, Detroit, MI. Be part of it: amc.alliedmedia.org

Media Fellowship Opportunity

Aspiring radio producers, journalists and storytellers without journalism degrees can apply for a $20,000 fellowship. Chicago Public Media presents the Pritzker Fellowships, a ten-month program that offers rigorous training in public radio journalism and the opportunity to work alongside some of the nation’s most respected reporters, producers and editors. Fellows will receive training in basic story production, editing, ethics, audio and video production, writing for the radio and Web, on-air skills and Web production. Fellows will also a receive a mentor, a senior level journalist or producer who will provide rigorous coaching, critique, hands-on opportunities and special assignments. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply. For more information click here.  The deadline: June 14

 

Brick & Mortar: A Sci-Fi’ed Imagining of Education

Brick & Mortar: A Sci-Fi’ed Imagining of Education is a multimedia sci-fi art exhibit imagining the future of education in Philadelphia. This exhibit is responding to the Philly School District’s announcement to close 23 schools this year and chop many more into achievement networks to be managed by public and private groups. We asked artists and visionaries: What will our education system look like in 5 years? In 10? 15? 20+? What will it be like to be a student in the future? A parent? An educator? What will our city be like as these changes are implemented? Opening reception takes place on May 17 from 7:00pm – 10:00pm at the Soapbox (741 South 51st Street). Performances start at 8:00pm. The exhibit runs through June 13. The Soapbox has open hours Sun May 19, 3pm – 6pm and Thur June 6, 6pm – 9pm. RSVP/invite your friends here.

Leeway Grantees at Trans-Health Conference

Chaska Sophia (ACG ’11), Charlene Arcila (ACG ’09), Joe Ippolito (LTA ’12, ACG 11), Leo T. Watts (ACG ’09, ’08), Morgan Rich (ACG ’09), Ovid Amorson (ACG ’12) and Qian Li (ACG ’10) will be presenting at the Trans-Health Conference taking place June 13 through 15 at the Philadlephia Convention Center. To find out more about conference and the workshop schedule click here.  The conference is free.

Call for Artists: Alexandria Museum of Art

Artworks selected in a national juried competition by artist-juror Stewart Nachmias will be featured in a full-color catalogue and exhibition at Alexandria Museum of Art, along the Red River in the heart of central Louisiana, September 6-November 23, 2013. Visual artists over age 18 working in all media, including but not limited to painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital art, video, textile art, and printmaking are invited to submit. All artworks MUST be original and completed in the last two years (2011 or later). $2,000 in cash awards. $35 entry fee for 2 entries, $20 per additional entry. For more information, please call 318-443-3458 or view the complete prospectus: www.themuseum.org/Events_copy1.aspx Submission deadline: May 31

Forum Theatre Summer Intensive in June

This exciting workshop will immerse you in the techniques of Forum Theatre, a core technique of Theatre of the Oppressed which is a revolutionary form of participatory theatre designed primarily for non-actors by Brazilian theatre visionary and Nobel Peace Prize finalist Augusto Boal. Through lively, fun and surprisingly revelatory improvisational games-ercises, Forum Theatre transforms real-life struggles into interactive theatrical dialogue, providing us a rehearsal for reality so that we may prepare ourselves to act more justly and with confidence on the stage of life. Fee: $325 (limited financial aid available). June 17-20, in Philadelphia, a 4-day training to empower you to spring into action in your community! Registration & More info: www.GasAndElectricArts.org 215.407.0556.

DANCE/USA Conference Volunteer Opportunity

Dance/USA conference 2013 is around the corner, June 12-15, 2013, 500 individuals are expected to join us from the dance field in the “city of brotherly love”. We are currently looking for reliable and dedicated individuals who are interested in volunteering their time. We are ramping up on planning and this is an excellent way for you to expand your professional network, as well as, get a behind-the-scenes look at the conference and learn more about Dance/USA. For more details on how to volunteer and be able to attend the broadest national gathering of dance professionals in the United States, contact Jenny Filer, a sub-committee co-chair at jenny@pennpat.org.