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BAVC Media BAVC has been an advocate for media makers for over 40 years, supplying the tools, resources, and su

BAVC is a community hub and resource for media makers in the Bay Area and across the country, serving over 7,500 freelancers, filmmakers, job-seekers, activists, and artists every year. BAVC provides access to media making technology, storytelling workshops, a diverse and engaged community of makers and producers, services and resources. BAVC advocates for those whose stories aren't being told, an

d provides the resources for anyone to create and share, and amplify their stories and those of their communities. BAVC's diverse, innovative programs lead the field in media training for youth and educators, technology and multimedia focused workforce development, visually-driven new media storytelling and audio-visual preservation. BAVC has been a trusted community educator, collaborator, incubator, community builder and resource for the media arts world since 1976. BAVC began when a group of media makers and activists met in January of 1976 to devise practical ways to encourage independent video-making in the Bay Area. With a small grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to conduct a needs assessment and feasibility study of the region’s media-making community, that small group spent the summer collecting information about what the region’s environment looked like for independent videomakers. Among that study’s conclusions was a recommendation for “a regional video resource center with multi-faceted programs that concentrate on improving all aspects of video production and exhibition…” That video resource center came into existence when BAVC was incorporated on December 10, 1976. As new technologies have been introduced over the past four decades, BAVC has responded with dynamic programs and new training strategies, while remaining committed to our mission of serving independent media makers.

✨ What a night! On December 4, friends, collaborators, and supporters gathered at the David Brower Center in Berkeley (a...
12/20/2024

✨ What a night! On December 4, friends, collaborators, and supporters gathered at the David Brower Center in Berkeley (and virtually!) to celebrate the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellows.

💛 Everyone who attended was blown away—not just by the incredible films but by the genuine care and respect the filmmakers had for each other.

Congratulations to the 2024 Fellows:
• Jamal Ademola – ELLAS VINIERON DE LAS NUBES / THEY CAME FROM THE CLOUDS
• Chelsi Bullard – UNFILTERED
• Caron Creighton – WOOD STREET
• Julia Hunter – THIS IS ME LOVING YOU
• Patrick G. Lee – UNTITLED KQT PROJECT
• Ivan MacDonald – WHEN THEY WERE HERE
• Khai Thu Nguyen – THE FULL THAO
• Pallavi Somusetty – COACH EMILY
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��And big thanks to our sponsors:
• Actual Films / AfterImage Public Media
• Berkeley Film Foundation
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🗒️ Read all about the event on our blog written by our �Associate Director of Artist Development, Brittney Réaume

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✂️🎞️ Last week we celebrated the end of our second Editing Fellowship in partnership with PG&E and the hard work of our ...
12/20/2024

✂️🎞️ Last week we celebrated the end of our second Editing Fellowship in partnership with PG&E and the hard work of our Fall 2024 Fellows, Mariam Coulibaly, Anh Le and Rose Hoang, at their final showcase—a testament to their dedication and creativity.

💙A special thank you to our fantastic mentors: award-winning professional editors and filmmakers, Jessica Jones and .

ℹ️ Through this Fellowship, BAVC Media provides aspiring editors from underrepresented communities the opportunity to receive 4 months of mentorship from two professional editors. Participants in the Fellowship also receive $5,000, formal classroom training, professional development site visits and networking opportunities, all while supporting PG&E’s social impact storytelling and content creation. Look out for announcements in 2025 about future Editing Fellowship opportunities!

📼 Our Preservation team had an amazing time at this year’s AMIA conference in Milwaukee, participating in five different...
12/19/2024

📼 Our Preservation team had an amazing time at this year’s AMIA conference in Milwaukee, participating in five different panels and workshops.

From sharing our work and preserving hip-hop history with TRUE Skool to connecting at panels, we even found time to sample some local favorites 🧀🥨

🗒️ Catch all the highlights in our latest blog post
📹 Camcorder footage captured by Chris Castro

🔊 An extensive amount of resources in this month’s Resource Roundup! We have grants, fellowships, a medical fund, and a ...
12/13/2024

🔊 An extensive amount of resources in this month’s Resource Roundup! We have grants, fellowships, a medical fund, and a case study. Please share to spread the word and support our independent mediamaking community ❤️

🤖 Join us next week for VERSED: Gen A.I. in Documentary Filmmaking co-presented by Catapult Film Fund and ITVS.In this ...
12/11/2024

🤖 Join us next week for VERSED: Gen A.I. in Documentary Filmmaking co-presented by Catapult Film Fund and ITVS.

In this workshop, documentary filmmakers Jennifer Petrucelli & Rachel Antell from Archival Producers Alliance will discuss what led them to facilitate the creation of industry-wide guidelines around the use of Generative AI in documentaries.

They will outline what they believe are the possible risks and benefits of Gen A.I. for the documentary genre, and what filmmakers can do to ensure that its integration does not compromise the integrity of the form.

📍Ninth Street Independent Film Center
📅 December 17 | 5:00-7:00 pm
🔗 Link to register: https://tinyurl.com/mr3pye5s

12/06/2024

📣 There are only a few days left to apply for the 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship!

Don’t miss the chance to to spend nine months in a cohort of other filmmakers, along with the perks of traveling, mentorship, gaining insight into the industry, and strengthening your films together, fellows will also receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/mry43akx

⏳ Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT)

12/04/2024

🤩 Our End of Year Raffle is underway!

Donate $25 or more from now until the end of the year, and you’ll be entered to win a merch pack including a tote, hat, pins and stickers.

If you get your hands on a tote bag, what would you carry in it?

🛍️ For inspiration, we asked BAVC Media staff to share some of their favorite go-to items to carry in their totes. From books and games to snacks and everyday essentials, their picks might spark some ideas for you too.

🔗 https://lnkd.in/g-KZY4Sy

*Unable to donate? To enter the giveaway without donating, simply fill out the 2024 Merch Giveaway form. Only one entry per person.

💿 Rogér Fakhr – Gone Away Again

Featuring:

Javan Jiles - Community Media & Marketing Coordinator
Carol Luna Morales - Community and Youth Engagement Specialist
Timoteo Flynn-Valadez - Equipment & Tech Coordinator
Kailen Sallander - Research & Development Manager
Daniel Díaz - Director of Marketing & Audience Strategy
Morgan Lewis - Youth Program Manager
Michael Banerjee - Community Engagement Specialist & Instructor

🗒️ Join us for our last three classes of the year focused on the production and post-production aspects of the mediamaki...
11/28/2024

🗒️ Join us for our last three classes of the year focused on the production and post-production aspects of the mediamaking process.

Virtual:

• After Effects Introduction
• 12/4 & 12/5 and 12/11 & 12/12
• Apply the motion graphics skills of today’s leading animators and visual effects creators to your own media and web projects.

In-person:

• Premiere Pro Introduction
• 12/7 & 12/8
• Learn high-end video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro for everyone from hobbyists to feature film editors and everything in between

• Video Production: Intro
• 12/7 & 12/8
• Learn the best tips, tricks and know-how while gaining hands-on experience in all aspects of short-form video production.

🔗 Link in bio to sign up

🥂 Join us a week from tomorrow for the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Pitch + Party. We’ll be celebrating the importance and impac...
11/26/2024

🥂 Join us a week from tomorrow for the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Pitch + Party. We’ll be celebrating the importance and impact of the work of these amazing filmmakers.

📅 Wednesday, Dec. 6 | 6:00 pm
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🎟️ Link in bio for tickets

📸 Photos from the 2023 BAVC MediaMaker Fellow celebration by

🎥 Bay Area film and media community, please join us for BAMMS: San Francisco on December 5th!We are thrilled to co-prese...
11/21/2024

🎥 Bay Area film and media community, please join us for BAMMS: San Francisco on December 5th!

We are thrilled to co-present this next chapter of the Bay Area Media Maker Summit (BAMMS) with our colleagues at , , , , and more

This an event for peer learning, networking, and building our local film and media ecosystem. We welcome students, working professionals, artists educators, funders, industry, union members, people making a career pivot into film and media.

🔗 Link in bio for our agenda and registration

🧢 Our amazing staff and community are proudly rocking BAVC merch—and you can too! With a donation of just $25 or more, y...
11/18/2024

🧢 Our amazing staff and community are proudly rocking BAVC merch—and you can too! With a donation of just $25 or more, you’ll be automatically entered into our raffle to win a merch pack
filled with:

•A blue BAVC Media tote
•VHS tape embroidered dad hat
•Unique pins
•Plenty of stickers

Donate anytime between now and December 31, 2024, and help us to be a vital training, career, and project resource to media makers and preservationists from across the Bay Area and the country.

🔗 Unable to donate? To enter the giveaway without donating, simply fill out the form linked in our bio. Only one entry per person.

🎥 Here are a few things to know before submitting your 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship application!⏳ Link in bio to lear...
11/16/2024

🎥 Here are a few things to know before submitting your 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship application!

⏳ Link in bio to learn more and apply! Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT)

Join us on November 20 for IMAG National Meeting, a quarterly forum for artists, collectives, arts organizations, festiv...
11/14/2024

Join us on November 20 for IMAG National Meeting, a quarterly forum for artists, collectives, arts organizations, festivals, and funders promoting regional networks, equity, and career pathways for individuals working in the film and media arts industry.

This meeting will focus on Regional Ecosystems: Spotlight on the South.

🔗 Attendance is free! Link in bio to register

🎧 This Saturday, join us for Audio Post Production: Introduction from 10 am - 6 pm.This course covers basic workflow tec...
11/12/2024

🎧 This Saturday, join us for Audio Post Production: Introduction from 10 am - 6 pm.

This course covers basic workflow techniques of audio post-production for film and commercial productions. Learn the art of audio clean-up and restoration using tools designed to build skill-sets for increasing the quality of audio in your own projects, how to apply equalization filters to voice-over and dialogue content, and compression/limiting techniques to balance audio levels.

🔗 Link in bio to sign up

📣 A considerable number of resources in this month’s Resource Roundup! We have grants, fellowships, and film festival su...
11/11/2024

📣 A considerable number of resources in this month’s Resource Roundup! We have grants, fellowships, and film festival submissions. Please share to spread the word and support our independent mediamaking community ❤️

🎬 Join us for the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship Pitch + Party!We will be bringing together filmmakers, alumni, industr...
11/09/2024

🎬 Join us for the 2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship Pitch + Party!

We will be bringing together filmmakers, alumni, industry, and BAVC community members together for an exclusive preview of the 8 outstanding documentaries that make up our 2024 MediaMaker Fellowship cohort.

We are also excited to share that the 90-minute program will be streamed live for those who are unable to attend in person.

For those who can join us in Berkeley, a party will follow complete with food, drinks, music, and live music!

📍 David Brower Center
📅 Wed, December 4 | 6:00 pm
🎟️ Purchase tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/w7tdh645

🎬 Join us for the 2024 BAVC Media MediaMaker Fellowship Pitch + Party!We will be bringing together filmmakers, alumni, i...
11/08/2024

🎬 Join us for the 2024 BAVC Media MediaMaker Fellowship Pitch + Party!

We will be bringing together filmmakers, alumni, industry, and BAVC community members together for an exclusive preview of the 8 outstanding documentaries that make up our 2024 MediaMaker Fellowship cohort.

We are also excited to share that the 90-minute program will be streamed live for those who are unable to attend in person.

For those who can join us in Berkeley, a party will follow complete with food, drinks, music, and live music!

📍
📅 Wed, December 4 | 6:00 pm
🎟️ Link in bio to purchase tickets

🖥️ BAVC Media’s Aesthetic of Editing class focuses on documentary, a deep and wide world that includes many sub-genres a...
11/08/2024

🖥️ BAVC Media’s Aesthetic of Editing class focuses on documentary, a deep and wide world that includes many sub-genres along with seeking to understand, uncover and consider the truth through film.

We will be sitting down with the class’s instructor, Ken Schnieder.

Ken is a Peabody- winning producer/director who has edited nearly 40 feature documentaries for PBS, HBO, Showtime, Al-Jazeera and others.

Aesthetic of Editing will be taking place Saturday, November 17 10 am - 6 pm.

🔗 Read more about Ken’s journey as a documentary filmmaker

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🖋️ We’ll be kicking off the new year with a series of VERSED Screenwriting sessions! 💻 Join us online on January 15, 5-7pm PST for our first workshop of 2025: The Black List 101. → Register now at our link in bio This free virtual session will be a moderated chat with @franklinjleonard, founder and CEO of @TheBlckLst. We’ll get into the nitty gritty of The Black List website and how it all works, with The Bay List submission process being integral to how we talk about using the site. This is the first of three VERSED screenwriting workshops—future sessions will be in-person with exciting guests. Stay tuned! The Black List is a platform dedicated to identifying and celebrating exceptional storytelling. The Bay List is a new collaboration between The Black List and @rafaelcasal designed to identify and highlight ten exceptional screenplays and pilots by writers from or with close ties to the Bay Area.

Final 2025 BAVC MMF Final Push
Final 2025 BAVC MMF Final Push

📣 There are only a few days left to apply for the 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship! Don’t miss the chance to to spend nine months in a cohort of other filmmakers, along with the perks of traveling, mentorship, gaining insight into the industry, and strengthening your films together, fellows will also receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding. 🔗 Link in bio to learn more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/mry43akx ⏳ Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT)

🤩 Our End of Year Raffle is underway! Donate $25 or more from now until the end of the year, and you’ll be entered to win a merch pack including a tote, hat, pins and stickers. If you get your hands on a tote bag, what would you carry in it? 🛍️ For inspiration, we asked BAVC Media staff to share some of their favorite go-to items to carry in their totes. From books and games to snacks and everyday essentials, their picks might spark some ideas for you too. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g-KZY4Sy *Unable to donate? To enter the giveaway without donating, simply fill out the 2024 Merch Giveaway form. Only one entry per person. 💿 Rogér Fakhr – Gone Away Again Featuring: Javan Jiles - Community Media & Marketing Coordinator Carol Luna Morales - Community and Youth Engagement Specialist Timoteo Flynn-Valadez - Equipment & Tech Coordinator Kailen Sallander - Research & Development Manager Daniel Díaz - Director of Marketing & Audience Strategy Morgan Lewis - Youth Program Manager Michael Banerjee - Community Engagement Specialist & Instructor

📢 We’re hiring! BAVC Media is seeking a Managing Director. This role will drive operational excellence and sustainable growth by overseeing finance, operations, and earned revenue programs. The ideal candidate has strong business acumen, project and team management skills, a strong interest in the media arts and emerging technologies, and an entrepreneurial spirit. This role reports directly to the Executive Director, and will lead our Finance and Operations department that includes IT and HR, as well as serving as chief of staff. This is a part-time hybrid position with 2-3 days per week in our San Francisco office. 🔗 Link in bio for more information and to submit an application

2025 MediaMaker Fellowship
2025 MediaMaker Fellowship

🎥 Directing your first feature documentary? Applications for the 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship are now open! This is an amazing opportunity to spend nine months in a cohort of other filmmakers. In addition to traveling, mentorship, gaining insight into the industry, and strengthening your films together, fellows will also receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding. Early applications are strongly encouraged! ⏳ Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT) Link to apply: https://tinyurl.com/5f7ynu43 📷 Past BAVC MediaMaker projects featured in graphic: •1. FREE CHOL SOO LEE (Eugene Yi, MMF 2017) •2. HUMMINGBIRDS Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía Contreras, MMF 2022) •3. DEMON MINERAL (Hadley Austin, MMF 2021) •4. SONGS FROM THE WHOLE (Contessa Gayles, MMF 2021)

🎥 Directing your first feature documentary? Applications for the 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship are now open! This is an amazing opportunity to spend nine months in a cohort of other filmmakers. In addition to traveling, mentorship, gaining insight into the industry, and strengthening your films together, fellows will also receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding. Early applications are strongly encouraged! ⏳ Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT) Link to apply: https://lnkd.in/grSHhWbP 📷 Past BAVC MediaMaker projects featured in graphic: 1. FREE CHOL SOO LEE (Eugene Yi, MMF 2017) 2. HUMMINGBIRDS Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía Contreras, MMF 2022) 3. DEMON MINERAL (Hadley Austin, MMF 2021) 4. SONGS FROM THE WHOLE (Contessa Gayles, MMF 2021)

🎥 Directing your first feature documentary? Applications for the 2025 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship are now open! This is an amazing opportunity to spend nine months in a cohort of other filmmakers. In addition to traveling, mentorship, gaining insight into the industry, and strengthening your films together, fellows will also receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding. Early applications are strongly encouraged! ⏳ Link in bio to learn more and apply! Deadline is Monday, Dec 9, 2024 (11:59pm PT) 📷 Past BAVC MediaMaker projects featured in graphic: •1. FREE CHOL SOO LEE (Eugene Yi, MMF 2017) •2. HUMMINGBIRDS Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía Contreras, MMF 2022) •3. DEMON MINERAL (Hadley Austin, MMF 2021) •4. SONGS FROM THE WHOLE (Contessa Gayles, MMF 2021)

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