Words You Can Use: The BAVC BLOG

by Nooshin Navidi,
BAVC Development Associate

A couple of weeks ago BAVC held a work-in-progress “screening” of media projects from 10 BAVC fiscal sponsors and members. Each maker was allotted ten minutes of presentation/screening time and ten minutes of feedback time. As BAVC Director of Creative Programming Wendy Levy announced at the beginning of the night, the presentations were not meant to dig into the nit picky details of a person’s project, but really serve as a sort of “speed dating” for filmmakers — a time for quick, generous and substantive comments from fellow mediamakers. Judging by the great turnout and the quality of feedback shared throughout the evening, it seems as though this event is well on its way to becoming a regular event for members here at BAVC. In an era where technology has made working at home alone in the dark easier and easier, creating time and space to share projects with other makers and viewers face to face can be invaluable in shaping tight and engaging media masterpieces.

My “speed dating” re-cap of the 10×10 film and media projects presented . . . (more…)

By Angie Reza, BAVC Fiscal Sponsorship & Reception

Being the receptionist at BAVC for a year and a half now has afforded me the opportunity to meet and talk with new, interesting filmmakers everyday. When I was asked to be BAVC’s new Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator, I knew that this would be an opportunity to not only continue meeting more filmmakers but also become more involved in the media-making community on a much grander scale.

I knew that this opportunity would give me the chance to learn about the best in the Bay, many of whom have gone on to become nominated and selected for awards such as Sundance and the Oscars.
What is it about these films that is so important? What do they want to say? How I can I support those voices? As I have begun learning about this program, I have already had the chance to assist and support these films by providing assistance in creating stronger proposals and budgetary information, recommending funding resources, and, most importantly, providing a means for BAVC to recommend these films to large funding organizations for potential grants. Some of our best current sponsorees’ projects include:

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