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CALL FOR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZERS! NYC Grassroots Media Coalition

Kelly Schramm — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:49:47 +0000

There will be a meeting for all current and potential organizers on Wednesday, September 23rd, at 7pm (location TBD). Meetings and activities are ongoing, and our next annual conference will be in March 2010.

Joining this coalition will enable you to help organize important media gatherings in NYC and to get to know grassroots media makers and social justice organizers from around the city, while working to change our city’s media landscape.

If interested in joining the collective, please email: volunteer@nycgrassrootsmedia.org

Cinereach at the Grassroots Media Conference

Margaret Shafer — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:52:16 +0000

Talkback on Socially Conscious Shorts

Cinereach and Arts Engine teamed up to host a film screening and talkback at the Grassroots Media Conference this past Saturday, which was held at NYC’s Hunter College. Former Reach Film Fellow Annie P. Waldman, cinematographer Dan Carbone, as well as Media That Matters filmmaker Ben Herson, sat on a panel emceed by Reva Goldberg to discuss audience building and funding for short films.

Cinereach and Arts Engine also shared a table at the conference, to distribute information on opportunities for socially conscious filmmakers. The conference drew a crowd of organizations and individuals interested in media for social change. For more information on the Grassroots Media Coalition and Conference click here. For a look at the handout from our panel, which offers Ben and Annie’s advice on funding and building audience for socially aware shorts, click here.

Cinereach & Arts Engine at the Grassroots Media Conference

Margaret Shafer — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:59:53 +0000

6th Annual Grassroots Media Conference

Cinereach and Arts Engine will be hosting a screening and discussion at the 2009 Grassroots Media Conference, which will take place this Saturday, May 30th at Hunter College in Manhattan. Former Reach Film Fellow Annie P. Waldman will be screening her short film, AND SO THE WIND WON’T BLOW IT ALL AWAY and discussing Cinereach’s RFF program. Ben Hershon will screen his short film, AFRICAN UNDERGROUND: HIP HOP IN SENEGAL, which was featured in last year’s Media That Matters Film Festival. Both organizations will have staff present to answer questions about their involvement with the films, and how to build an audience for a short film. For more info on this event please click here and for info on our screening please click here.