FILM/ MEDIA ARTS SERIES

Scene: Brooklyn at Galapagos was the place to be for Brooklyn filmmakers and goers earlier this May. We presented 19 works by a range of filmmakers, plus a panel of some of the country’s top independents, who all live and work in Brooklyn. The three days of events included great discussions and networking. Check out the slideshow!

Congratulations to this year’s prize winners:

Best of Scene: Brooklyn Award: Flying on One Engine, Joshua Weinstein, Director
Screenwriting Award: Hug, Khary Jones, Director
Honorable Mentions:L’eau Life, Jeff Scher, Director and Sanza Hanza, Nadia Hallgren, Director and Jamie-James Medina, Producer.

This fall, we’ll bring Scene: Brooklyn to BAC Gallery for salon-style screenings and intimate filmmaker discussions. Sign up for BAC’s e-blasts to be sure you hear about screenings throughout the year, and the call for entries for next’s season’s signature events.

ABOUT BAC'S FILM AND MEDIA ARTS PROGRAMS
Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) is the leading organization serving Brooklyn artists and cultural groups in all disciplines. In addition to Scene: Brooklyn, BAC supports the creation of media art by awarding grants to over 15 Brooklyn film and media artists each year. BAC promotes film and media artists though its online registry, which currently includes 4,100 Brooklyn-based artists of all disciplines. We also provide artists with fiscal sponsorship and professional development seminars throughout the year.

This fall, Scene: Brooklyn will expand to include screenings and meet-the-filmmaker events during DUMBO First Thursday Walks at BAC Gallery, 111 Front Street, #218.

Scene: Brooklyn is made possible, in part, by major support from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs and NY State Council on the Arts. Panel and Award Sponsors are the Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program, Final Draft, JetBlue Airways, and RICE. The Scene: Brooklyn Screenwriting Workshop is sponsored by Independence Community Foundation. Media sponsors are B-Side and The L Magazine. Special thanks to program partners Galapagos Art Space and Long Island University. The Experimental Television Center's Presentation Funds program is supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program of the NY State Council on the Arts.

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