Posted On: May 28th 2024, 03:55 am
AFFMedia Production Lab
Increasing Representation in Media
The AFF Media Production Lab provides local youth with hands-on experiences in media production and master classes from and connections with some of the top industry professionals in media production and post-production.
This year's lab created a narrative short film, titled HER, that will be screened in our STUDENT SHOWCASE on June 1, 1-2:30pm at the Zukor Theater. You can get free tickets on filmfreeway.com/astoriafilmfestival/tickets
Director: Piper Buckley
Cinematographer: Amy Zhang
Editor: Jeremy Cascamisi
Actors/PAs:
Younis Alzubeiri
Bix Bigler
Jade Binder
Magali Galindo-Rosas
Sophia Nikishova
Lanre Oridota
Nicole Rodriguez
William Schellhaas
Vanessa Troya-Lara
Through strategic partnerships with studios, production companies, film/tv marketing organizations, editors, and seasoned film/media professionals, the AFF Media Production Lab is committed to increasing opportunities for historically-ignored individuals (including disabled and neurodivergent individuals) across the entire media ecosystem.
The AFF Media Production Lab is funded by grants from
@nyculture NYC Department of Cultural Affairs' Cultural Development Fund
@flushing_town_hall Flushing Town Hall
@nyfacurrent - New York Foundation for the Arts
The 2024 NYFA Arts Access Grant is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater New York Arts Development Fund, in partnership with the City Council.
#NYFAThe 2024 Flushing Town Hall Queens Community Arts Grant is part of the Statewide Community Regrants program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) #fth
#NYSCA The Program Services Unit of the Department of Cultural Affairs is charged with the administration of the Cultural Development Fund, an annual grant-making process for New York City's nonprofit arts and cultural organizations. Through the CDF process, the agency awards support for a vast array of programs provided by many of the City's largest cultural organizations as well as neighborhood-based groups that represent New York's extraordinary cultural breadth.
#nyccdf