



New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT)Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Jo Addy
Welcome to NYWIFT, Jo Addy! Jo Addy is the Global Film Director for Soho House, overseeing a team of cinema programmers globally. From London to New York and now Los Angeles, Jo leverages long-lasting relationships within the film industry to collaborate with the world's most prominent studios and…
Nov 3, 2026 · via nywift.org 





New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT)Meet the New NYWIFT Member: Shervonne Brown
Welcome to NYWIFT, Shervonne Brown! Shervonne Brown is a New York-based award-winning actress, writer-director, producer, and science-fiction creator working across science fiction, fantasy, action, and psychological drama. She wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in Sureiya: The Eidolon…
Oct 27, 2026 · via nywift.org 



New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT)Celebrating Storytelling, Representation, and Independent Voices at the 9th Annual Queen City Film Festival
From October 15–18, the 9th Annual Queen City Film Festival (QCFF) brought filmmakers, creatives, industry professionals, and community members together in Plainfield, New Jersey, for a celebration of cinema, culture, and the power of storytelling. Recognized for its commitment to uplifting…
Oct 26, 2026 · via nywift.org 

New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)

UnionDocsSubmissions for the Cosmic Rays Film Festival are open ’til November 16!
The COSMIC RAYS FILM FESTIVAL is an annual celebration of short films that expand our idea of what film is and what it can be. The Festival presents several programs of short films made by filmmakers from North Carolina and around the world that are formally inventive; speak with a personal voice…
Oct 14, 2026 · via uniondocs.org 
Women Make Movies16 films from WMM Production Assistance Program at DOC NYC 2026
We’re excited to announce that 16 WMM films and filmmakers are heading to DOC NYC 2026! DOC NYC is the largest documentary festival in the US! This year’s lineup brings together a wonderful range of stories from WMM-supported filmmakers. LOVE APPTUALLY (dir. Shalini Kantayya), made with the support…
Oct 13, 2026 · via wmm.com 








UnionDocsCatch Rooftop Films’ Treasure Hunt Oct 2 — 3!
On October 2-3, for 24 hours, the Rooftop Treasure Hunt will bring together flocks of game players: indie film buffs, urban adventurers, NYC historians, and anyone who wants to have fun solving tricky puzzles with friends! At stake? A grand prize of $5,000 — plus a trove of other, smaller…
Oct 1, 2026 · via uniondocs.org 


Reel WorksMeet Manuela Romero: Casting, Community, & the Art of Finding the Right Story
Manuela Romero, Casting Director & MediaMKRS Alum Reel Works sat down with Manuela Romero, a MediaMKRS alum and casting director, for an exclusive interview. Together, we discussed the ins and outs of her casting process, her creative projects, and aspirations. For Romero, good casting isn't about…
Sep 29, 2026 · via reelworks.org 










Brooklyn Arts CouncilMay in Brooklyn
Then. Now. Next. featured on CBS News This month, Brooklyn Arts Council was featured on CBS News in coverage of Then. Now. Next., spotlighting conversations with Distinguished Honorees, Fab 5 Freddy along with President + Executive Director, Rasu Jilani. The segment highlighted the evolution of…
Jun 7, 2026 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 
Brooklyn Arts Council2026 Creative Cohort
Brooklyn Arts Council is excited to announce our 2026 Creative Cohort honoring an incredible community of grantees, teaching artists, and cultural creatives!
Jun 7, 2026 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilFebruary in Brooklyn
BAC is hiring 🔊 We’re excited to open two roles supporting artists, creative learning, and cultural equity across Brooklyn!Associate Program Administrator (Temporary, Part-Time)A detail-loving, creative administrator to support our creative learning and public programs through scheduling…
Feb 5, 2026 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 
Brooklyn Arts CouncilJanuary in Brooklyn
Happy New Year FROM BAC!This year, and every year, we celebrate the artists, neighbors, and cultural workers who fill Brooklyn with creativity, care, and resilience. In complex times that call for connection and imagination, artists help us make meaning and move forward together.The past year…
Jan 9, 2026 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilDecember in Brooklyn
At SOMOS: Centering Culture and Collective PowerLast month, our Executive Director Rasu Jilani joined partners, cultural leaders, and public officials at the 2025 SOMOS, Inc. Conference in Puerto Rico, organized by SOMOS, Inc. together with the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force of the New York State…
Dec 1, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilNovember in Brooklyn
2026 Grants: Last Chance to Apply! Kind of Things. Sara Kostic, 2025 BAC Grantee. Photo by Neda Mojsilović At BAC, we believe in the power of local artists to energize the interconnectedness of our communities. BAC Grants support artists and small arts organizations whose work strengthens…
Nov 5, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilOctober in Brooklyn
2026 Grants Applications Are Open - Apply today! Performance with Maiha Dang, 2025 BAC Grantee. Photo courtesy the artist. Teaching Artist Applications are now closed - thank you to everyone who applied! We’re thrilled to learn more about your work and can’t wait to see the creativity you bring to…
Oct 8, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilSeptember in Brooklyn
2026 Grants & Teaching Artist Applications Now Open Stella Magloire, 2025 BAC Grantee. Photo by Dante Crichlow. BAC Grants and Teaching Artist applications as well as Grant Panelist nominations are NOW OPEN! This year, all applications are hosted on Submittable. If you haven’t used this platform in…
Sep 9, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 




Brooklyn Arts CouncilAugust in Brooklyn
Standing With the Arts: Navigating Federal Cuts to Cultural Funding In recent months, the cultural sector has experienced a series of devastating blows. Through a series of executive orders and agency directives, the current administration has led efforts to dismantle key federal arts programs and…
Aug 5, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Reel WorksHow Data Powers NYC Youth Filmmakers: Vamshi’s Journey at Reel Works
At Reel Works, data is a storytelling tool that amplifies the voices of emerging filmmakers across New York City. Vamshi Krishna Bangaru knows this firsthand. What started as a three-month internship evolved into a career-defining role as Data Integration Analyst, helping to strengthen the systems…
Jul 22, 2025 · via reelworks.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilJuly in Brooklyn
Read Our Latest Consider Culture Blog: The Legacy of Zexor Tribute to Zexor and Acne by #spotkms @kms_crew for @booneavenuewalls. Photo by Ana Candelaria. This powerful blog by art writer Vittoria Benzine explores the life and legacy of Zexor, a Bushwick-born graffiti artist whose bold tags and…
Jul 3, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilConsider Culture: The Legacy of Zexor
Written by Vittoria Benzine | Cover Photo by Rasmus LuckmannBushwick is synonymous with street art. Murals, wheatpastes, and graffiti bloom across its every inch. From Miami to Paris, every city is said to have its own “Bushwick,” a trendy neighborhood where culture thrives. If you’re paying…
Jun 30, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 




Brooklyn Arts CouncilJune in Brooklyn
You’re Invited! 2025 Brooklyn Arts Awards: After Party Persephone DaCosta, 2025 BAC Grantee. Photographer: Chocolate, July 2022. Join Brooklyn Arts Council for the Brooklyn Arts Awards: After Party on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 from 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM (doors open at 8 PM) at Hana House and raise a…
Jun 6, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 



Reel WorksCelebrating Amir Labored: Gerson Family Foundation Award Nominee
We’re proud to celebrate Amir Labored, whose short film Brotherly Love has been nominated for the Gerson Family Foundation Award, an honor recognizing an exceptional filmmaker from the Reel Works Narrative Lab.Rooted in Amir’s own experience as a middle child, Brotherly Love is a heartfelt and…
May 23, 2025 · via reelworks.org 
Brooklyn Arts CouncilMeet Our 2025 Creative Cohort
Brooklyn Arts Council Distributes $1.82 Million to 378 Brooklyn-based Artists & Cultural Organizations Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) is thrilled to announce our 2025 Creative Cohort. This year, $1.82 million will be given to 378 Brooklyn-based artists, creatives, and cultural organizations. Of this…
May 13, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilMay in Brooklyn
The Six Foot Platform Painted Poetry by Vanessa Alvarez, 2022; Non-Duality 2 by Kevin Kelly, 2022; Sundae Day Daze by Hannah Lillevoy & micca, 2022; Untitled by Melissa Diaz, 2023; How I Disappeared by Tianding He, 2023. Images courtesy the Dumbo Improvement District. Deadline: June 16…
May 6, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 

Reel WorksMediaMKRS Celebrates Los Angeles Post Production Graduates
Our Los Angeles Alumni Community is growing! As of today, we have 120+ MediaMKRS graduates ready to work in the City of Angels. Despite the rocky start to the year due to the LA fires, our alumni showed up and showed out at our two events hosted by industry partners.
Apr 25, 2025 · via reelworks.org 

Brooklyn Arts CouncilConsider Culture: Art, Advocacy, and the Gowanus Way
Written by Vittoria BenzineEveryone’s an artist, but the competition is fierce. Gowanus is an outlier, a community-oriented enclave home to 300 or 400 artists at any given moment, where creativity’s a way of life for painters and postal workers alike. Art’s even entering public policy there lately…
Apr 8, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 
Brooklyn Arts CouncilApril in Brooklyn
BAC Unlocked: An Open House for Creative Minds Bedford Dance Ensemble perform as part of JKing Dance Company (JKDC) mini tech workshop. Choreographed by JKDC, 2024 BAC Grantee. Photo: Eric Bandiero.This program is presented as a part of Art in Dumbo Open Studios event. April 26 | 1-6pm | BAC…
Apr 2, 2025 · via brooklynartscouncil.org 




The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni On Screen: July 2024
Welcome to Alumni on Screen, July 2024 edition! To champion and signal-boost our Gotham-supported projects, at the top of each month we’ll have a rundown of alumni making their way into the world on screens both big and small. CRUMB CATCHER
Jul 8, 2024 · via thegotham.org 
The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni On Screen: June 2024
Welcome to Alumni on Screen, June 2024 edition! To champion and signal-boost our Gotham-supported projects, at the top of each month we’ll have a rundown of alumni making their way into the world on screens both big and small. Fancy Dance In Theaters June 21-27, …
Jun 12, 2024 · via thegotham.org 

The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni On Screen: April 2024
Welcome to Alumni on Screen, April 2024 edition! To champion and signal-boost our Gotham-supported projects, at the top of each month we’ll have a rundown of alumni making their way into the world on screens both big and small. APRIL 5Housekeeping for BeginnersIn Theaters From acclaimed filmmaker…
Apr 4, 2024 · via thegotham.org 

The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni On Screen: March 2024
Welcome to Alumni on Screen, March 2024 edition! To champion and signal boost our Gotham-supported projects, at the top of each month we’ll have a rundown of alumni making their way into the world on screens both big and small. MARCH 1Our Father, the DevilThe Criterion Channel “Ellie Foumbi’s…
Feb 29, 2024 · via thegotham.org 
The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni On Screen: February 2024
Welcome to Alumni on Screen, February 2024 edition! To champion and signal boost our Gotham-supported projects, at the top of each month we’ll have a rundown of alumni making their way into the world on screens both big and small. FEBRUARY 1Celebrate Black History CollectionThe Criterion Channel…
Feb 1, 2024 · via thegotham.org 
The Gotham Film & Media InstituteGotham Alumni at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival brings together the most original storytellers and the most adventurous audiences for its annual program of dramatic, documentary, and short films. Since 1985, hundreds of films launched at the Festival have gained critical recognition and reached worldwide audiences…
Jan 18, 2024 · via thegotham.org 

BRICYVETTE RODRIGUEZ APPOINTED CFO OF BRIC ARTS & MEDIA IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: YVETTE RODRIGUEZ APPOINTED CFO OF BRIC ARTS & MEDIA IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN BRIC ARTS & MEDIA LEADERSHIP REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF ITS COMMUNITY Brooklyn, NY – October 16, 2023 – BRIC, the leading cultural organization dedicated to presenting innovative art and media programming…
Oct 17, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 
BRICMember Spotlight: Alfonso Pastor
Gate-pass member Alfonso Pastor has participated in the Friends program for five years. Read on to see why he keeps coming back to the Bandshell.
Mar 13, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 
BRICFeatured Artist: Rita Leduc
Brooklyn-based Rita Leduc is a multimedia artist who uses installation, photography, collage, and drawing to examine the impact of place. Taking a democratic approach in her selection of location, each series embodies what the artist refers to as the “sensorial fingerprint” of each space. Her work…
Mar 13, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 

BRICStaff Highlights from the 2017 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
We know that you love coming to the Prospect Park Bandshell each summer to experience the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, and our staff gets pretty jazzed about the shows, too! Check out some of our favorite shows and memories from this year!
Mar 13, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 
BRICOPEN (C)ALL: TRUTH WINNERS ANNOUNCED
This year’s OPEN (C)ALL: TRUTH exhibition featured the work of over 125 artists from BRIC’s Contemporary Artist Registry, each responding to the question “What is real and true for you?” From the exhibition, two awardees emerged - a "Viewer's Choice" winner, determined through votes by the public…
Mar 13, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 
BRICOur Top Shows at the 2017 BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
Reminisce with us and warm up thinking back to the summer #AtTheBandshell! We had some amazing artists hit the stage in 2017, but here were our top shows based on how many of YOU came out to enjoy them. Thanks for making it a great year—we can’t wait for 2018!
Mar 13, 2023 · via bricartsmedia.org 