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Please call for an appointment to drop off and pickup Media for services and for

Training Workshops 510-843-3699

SPRING HOURS - 10am to 4pm . Mondays thru Fridays - Saturdays 1pm to 4pm.

Sundays - Gallery open 1pm to 4pm

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EBMC has been serving the Bay Area community for 45 years

providing youth media education services and training by its Emmy and Peabody Award winning producers.

EBMC is the home of one of northern California's largest independent video and film festivals,

the BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL, now in its 34th year, provides a powerful platform for

diverse storytelling, with a rich array of documentaries, narrative, experimental, animation, shorts

and exclusive screenings of Film School Shorts by USC's School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.

EBMC is dedicated to providing the resources for affordable access to technologies that enhance and empower

independent producers and youths in our community.

EBMC serves the Non-Profit East Bay Community, UC Berkeley, Community Colleges, Independent Producers

and Students.

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Click on the above graphic / or the link; you will be directed to Videos Part 1 and Part 2

of 'Word Pie Par Tea'..... Enjoy!

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ART EXHIBIT MISCELLANIA EXTENDED THRU SEPTEMBER

GALLERY HOURS 1-5 pm DAILY - Call for an appointment 510 - 843 - 3699 maketv@aol.com

Below is a link to an iPhone tour of the MISCELLANIA ART exhibit filmed by Dominik Felix:

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AUGUST EQUIPMENT SALE

ROLAND KEYBOARD - 88 Keys, with Stand, twin built in speakers,

foot pedal, midi, great sound...$495.

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Pro 3@ light kit-

2@ LS Pro Photo Studio 650W, 1@ TOP 1,000W - all like new.

with power cords/ $500.

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Lowell Light Kit - 3@DP, 1@Omni, 2@Tota's , 2@pinhole spots.

Excellent condition-$850.

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SHARP XG-MB50X PROJECTOR - 2,000 Lumens

The Sharp XG-MB50X Projector is a XGA Conference Room Projector.

This lamp based projector is capable of displaying 2,000 Lumens

at its brightest setting with a native resolution of 1024x768 - $235.

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PRO PANASONIC S-VHS EDIT DECKS

PANASONIC WMX30 SWITCHERS

MONITORS

SONY 450 EDIT CONTROLLER

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A gift from the experimental film master

Volume 1:

Five collected films by Bruce Baillie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou5gBQ9IrKQ

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contact : maketv@aol.com 510-843-3699

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'55 STEPS' feature film screening at EBMC, starring Hillary Swank and Helena Bonham Carter.

Attorney Colette Hughes provided an in depth Q+A following the film.

Hillary Swank's film character is based on Attorney Hughe's legal case.

Special thanks to Malcolm Campbell and Colette Hughes.

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DONATIONS TO:

https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

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FALL ENROLLMENT FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER

CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC ABOVE FOR THE LINK TO THE FALL 2023 ENROLLMENT FORM

FALL ENROLLMENT FORMS ARE ALSO NOW AVAILABLE AT EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER

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Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett is presented a portrait of his late father Dayle "Sundown" Bartlett

by Mel Vapour, Director of East Bay Media Center. 8.15.23

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2023 SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP Dates: July10 - July 28, 2023

maketv@aol.com - (510) 843-3699

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'THE OTHER AMERICA' after film screening, discussion, followed at EBMC.

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Currenty in Progress thru April 5. 2023 weekends + afterschool

maketv@aol.com - (510) 843-3699

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2023 SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP Dates: July10 - July 28, 2023

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UC Berkeley School of Journalism Broadcast Screenings at EBMC 12-5-22

Photo: Chris O'Dea

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Eventbrite where you can purchase tickets for the 5pm screening. Tickets are $12.@

The 2pm Screening is SOLD OUT!

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Berkeley Video Film Festival website:

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SOLD OUT - STANDING ROOM ONLY!

BON VOYAGE KIT AND ANGELA TO NEW HAVEN

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Watch selections from this summers Teen Media Camp....

click on the grafik above or copy the link below. Enjoy

https://vimeo.com/showcase/9731438

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2022

Marco Ergueta animates his piece with cell phone - stop motion in Summer Teen Media Camp 2022.

Todd Kerr, Publisher of The Berkeley Times, provided his annual Teen Camp talk on story content.

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Ben Liphardt interviews Andrea Ali, owner of the Guerilla Cafe in Berkeley for his and brother Sam's Video

for Summer Teen Media Camp 2022. GoPro 9, Sony Lavalier and laptop. Photo: Kealoha

Sponsor of East Bay Media Centers Summer Teen Media Camp 2022

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Another Movie House bites the dust in Downtown Berkeley January 2023

12 Movie Screens shuttered in Downtown Berkeley

from the gods of economic development.

fototransformation - Rico Savages

SAVE THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE

California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street

contact: Zelda@artdecosocietyofcalifornia.org

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CLICK ON THE ABOVE GRAPHIC FOR THE SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2022

DOWNLOADABLE ENROLLMENT FORM 2022 [ .PDF ]

USE THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW TO PAY FOR THE CAMPS TUITION:

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2022 QUESTIONS CAN BE DIRECTED TO:

MAKETV@AOL.COM or [510] 843-3699

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SAVE THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE

California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street

contact: Zelda@artdecosocietyofcalifornia.org

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COMING THIS FALL!

THE PUGILISTIC POETS BATTLE OF THE CENTURY

DATE AND TIME TBA

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Doug Harris greets his audience for the preview documentary screening of

'CALLED UP: The Emmett Ashford Story' at East Bay Media Center. February 15.2022.

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SAVE THE CALIFORNIA THEATRE

California Theatre, 2113 Kittredge Street

contact: Zelda@artdecosocietyofcalifornia.org

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Click on the above graphic to link to the Berkeley Video & Film Festival website

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HAVE YOU SOLD YOUR DOZEN ROSES? by ALLEN WILLIS with words by Lawrence Ferlinghetti

was screened in Berlin on November 12 at the ARSENAL Museum of Film and Video

https://www.arsenal-berlin.de/en/calendar/single-view/calendar/2021/november/12/article/8745/2796.html

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Transfers to MP3 Files, MP4 Files to flash drives, to CD + DVD disc.

Fast Turnaround.

Please call for an appointment to drop off and pickup Media for services 510-843-3699

HOURS 10am - 3pm Mondays thru Fridays

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Michael Nesmith passed at 78 years old today, December 10, 2021.

He was Mr. Monkee and a true creative master.

Mel Vapour of EBMC collaborated with Nesmith who was a backer of Vapour's VID MAGAZINE,

in the 1980's.

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BERKELEY VIDEO + FILM FESTIVAL

BLAST FROM THE BVFF 2010 PAST ARCHIVES:

"THE RITES OF LOVE AND MATH" - BY EDWARD FRENKEL - U.S. PREMIERE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eQWzwm3Cs8

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Melvin Van Peebles - Dead at 89

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Photo: Ruth Fremson / The New York Times.

Melvin was one of Allen Willis' film students.

Allen collaborated on three of Van Peebles short films in 1957,

while Melvin was still a cable car operator in San Francisco;

two of the films below are available at the The Criterion Channel:

Sunlight (1957), Three Pickup Men for Herrick (1957).

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TEN YEARS AGO - SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP ARCHIVAL PHOTO 2011

ZACK SCOTT TEACHES VIDEO CAM TECHNIQUES TO AMANDA AND QUINN LEWIS

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GODZILLA On A Budget - by Benjamin Stoffmacher - Summer Teen Media Camp 2021

Sean and Ben in costume fight it out!

Ben and Sean green screening

Maia grabs frames

Morena and Zoe - Zoe Morena, Jonah and Brian

Zoe Morena and Giada - Brian and Giada

Ben, Giada and Brian - Ben and Francesca Borgatta, filmmaker and puppet maker

Morena and Brian, Ben and Sean - Brian and Giada, Sean and Ben endur 'satge combat'

Morena - Professor Jiwon Chung leads the campers with more 'stage combat' moves

Teen Camp Counselor Cole Woodman

More 'stage combat'

Ben works his animatic green screen magic

Zoe and Morena - Zoe, Morena and Francsca

Summer Teen Media Camp 2021 – July 5 thru July 30, 2021

Contact: maketv@aol.com for Scholarship inquiries for 2021

SPONSOR OF TEEN MEDIA CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS

Greta Thunberg

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Click on the above text, it will link and connect you to PayPal and Credit Card payment options,

thanks for your donation.

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EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER opens the Performance Space for 2021

First Impact Screening of the “Black Mothers” documentary about Rev. Wanda Johnson and her efforts.

#BlackMothers #documentary #WandaJohnson #OscarGrantFoundation #OGF

'BLACK MOTHERS' Documentary in progress producers unfinished screening at EBMC June 5, 2021

( Far right ) Reverend Wanda Johnson, Mother of Oscar Grant

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Opening Reception of Ahmad Shafaie Solo Exhibition

FROM THE ARCHIVES OF EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER + DIASPORA ARTS CONNECTION

https://www.facebook.com/505876056152499/videos/2020844234655666

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"Two-Lane Blacktop" - 1971 - Director: Monte Hellman 1929 - 2021

Starring James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys.

Monte Hellman 1929 - 2021

"There are two kinds of Directors, fat ones and skinny ones"

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti - 1919 – 2021

Lawrence Ferlinghetti - ' S.F. BEAT ' 16mm, a film by Allen Willis

with Allen Ginsberg, City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco - 1973

screen shot East Bay Media Center

'Have You Sold Your Dozen Roses?' - 1959 - Allen Willis 16mm B+W film - Ferlinghetti Poem and Narration

'San Francisco Beat' - 1970 -1993 - Allen Willis 16mm color film- Interview with Ferlinghetti and Ginsberg

The films are available in DVD format - email: maketv@aol.com

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TO OUR COMMUNITY AND MEMBERS 2021,

EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER AND PERFORMANCE SPACE WILL REOPEN UNDER LIMITED SEATING

WITH PHYSICALLY DISTANCED SEATING AND MASKS WORN AT ALL TIMES.

TEENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE THEIR FILM PROJECTS IN A HYBRID METHOD, AT HOME,

IN STUDIO, VIA EMAIL, PHONE, ZOOM, AND TEXT.

TEEN MEDIA CAMPS ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT DURING SEPTEMBER - JUNE YEAR.

SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2021 COMMENCES MONDAY JULY 5 THROUGH JULY 30, 2021 *ENROLLMENT FORMS AVAILABLE.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR PATRONS TO REMAIN SAFE FROM COVID-19 AND ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES

OF THE CITY OF BERKELEY'S HEALTH OFFICER:

https://www.cityofberkeley.info/coronavirus-service-notices/

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MAKE YOUR 2021 DONATIONS TODAY IN SUPPORT OF EBMC and BVFF

PLEASE USE THE PAYPAL DONATE SECURE BUTTON BELOW FOR DONATIONS,

TICKETS / MERCHANDISE PURCHASES, PERFORMANCE / MEETING SPACE RENTALS,

AND TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2021 TUITIONS.

March 2021

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Click on the above graphic for the SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2021 ENROLLMENT .PDF FORM

THE .PDF FORM MUST BE DOWNLOADED

Summer Teen Media Camp 2021 – July 5 thru July 30, 2021

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Now you can finally afford and own an original GUY COLWELL Miniature!

"CONTRAST" is signed and numbered by the artist in a very limited edition

of 13@ digital prints on oil primed linen canvas board, 3" x 5" .

The original print can be purchased on line for a price of $90.

Purchase below by clicking on the DONATE BUTTON

Contact EBMC for any inquiries:

(510) 843-3699 or email: maketv@aol.com

Allow 7 Days for delivery via USPS .

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Call (510) 843-3699 for enrollment info - ongoing training and movie making

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ALL AMERICAN Donors:

When using PayPal or credit card

in the *Purpose box line please type in

"ALL AMERICAN FILM"

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PHYSICALLY DISTANCED LIMITED SEATING - TICKETS $15.

Individual Films that require password $3.00 each, email for password after online payment:

maketv@aol.com.

Customized 15 person group screenings available Nov. 2 - Nov. 5 - Inquire: maketv@aol.com

November 1, 2020 - "THE BADGER" and "GABRIEL" article in Tehrans Daily.

Click above Tehran Times logo>will direct to the article on BVFF 2020 Festival or read below:

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Click on the above Graphic and Link to the Fall Teen Media Camp Application Form .pdf,

and download the Form. Two Scholarships available. Will commence November 2nd with

physically distanced workstations and virtual learning options.

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Another One Bites the Dust

So Long Au Coquelet!

EBMC has been a patron for over 40 years!

Ciao!

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYo9f1In8VgOai4hFDyDKYQ/videos

Click the graphic above to be directed to the Teen Media Camp page

East Bay Media Center (EBMC) intends to move forward with the 23rd Annual Summer Teen Media Camp 2020 youth media project, and to maintain the proposed timeline.  Project activities will still take place during the 2020 summer time line of July 6 through July 24.
Given the current corona virus pandemic and its impacts on our region's public schools and community, EBMCs' ability to offer immersive and impactful youth media training -- provided both in-person and remotely -- will be more important than ever.  In this time of crisis and isolation, we can give a powerful platform for youth voices and perspectives on the places they call home, and how those places may be changing in response to today's unprecedented challenges.  We strongly believe that the original short student films generated during the Summer Teen Media Camp 2020 project will serve as a meaningful chronicle of youth lives today.  We appreciate the communities understanding that the project activities will evolve as necessary to include the most impactful combination of in-person and remote/digital learning and media production.

DONATE HERE:

Send Donation Checks to East Bay Media Center - 1939 Addison Street - Berkeley, CA 94704

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2020 in East Bay Media Centers Performance Space:

Jacob Schiller's "Ghost" film sequence being video'd

by Cole Parker Woodman under Jacobs direction. Day 10.

Noah and Morena create animation frames for their short films.

Summer Teen Media Camp Day 8.

Studio Day 7 Creating their short films masked and eight feet apart

Sean Choy creates Lego Animatics on green screen

Sean Choy gives tutorial on green screen technique Teen Media Camp Day 5

Professor Jiwon Chung directs the teen workshop on interactive acting Day 4

Professor Jiwon Chung performs interactive 'Acting for Cinema Workshp' - Day 4

Summer Teen Media Camp 2020

Simone Rotman & Cole Parker Woodman Camp Counselors act out Jiwons' Contact Workshop

THE PEREZ TWINS Duality in Motion

The Perez twins are brainstorming their movie

under the guidance of filmmaker Simone Rotman

on Day 1 2020.

Sean Choy offers production ideas at Camp Day 1 2020.

Camp Associate Director Cole Parker Woodman assists teen camper Leo

in a brainstorming session on Day 1.

Noah starts a frame drawing on Day 1 2020.

Noah completes digital watercolor frames at Summer Teen Media Camp Day 1.

Todd Kerr, Publisher of Berkeley Times does workshop on story boards and scripting

Day 2 Summer Teen Media Camp

Day 3 Leo's film setup with GoPro8 making a gutter dolly shot

Cole Parker Woodman brought his Mavic state of the art Drone for the

Campers to use through out the Summer Teen Media Camp 2020.

Campers will be incorporating Drone footage in their films.

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USE FOR EBMC + BVFF EVENT TICKET PURCHASES

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DOWNTOWN ARTS DISTRICT NEW DEVELOPMENTS

CLICK THE PHOTO FOR MORE INFO - PHOTO BERKELEYSIDE

NEW 720 PARKING SPACE GARAGE IS NOW OPEN ON ADDISON / CENTER ST. 1/2 BLOCK FROM EBMC

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1950 Addison St. 7@ story mixed use 'glass house' still under construction - "The Addison",

across from East Bay Media Center, now approaching the 4th year of construction!

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Newly proposed seven story, 72 unit residential, ground floor commercial development replacing the

Goodyear Automotive Center, corner of Addison St. and MLK Jr Way- 2099 MLK Jr Way. Same block of EBMC.

Nice new Federal Penitentiary Nouvelle Moderne design. Stunning!

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2009 Addison St. Berkeley Repertory's 7 story, 45 rent free dwelling units project.

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2072 Addison St. formerly 24hr. Fitness - proposed 6 story mixed use project

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"DOUBLE MOIRE" - Poetry by Michael McClure - Jazz performed by

George Brooks - Sax, Scott Amendola - Drums, Chris Lopes - Bass

May 22, 2009 Jazz Cafe - Addison Street - Downtown Berkeley Arts District

Video Production by East Bay Media Center - Mel Vapour - Paul Kealoha Blake

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_http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2020-05-22/article/48464?headline=Michael-McClure-Performance-

Video-is-Online-Memorial--Ken-Bullock

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JACK FOLEY READING TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL McCLURE - MAY 8, 2020

6 Gallery Poster circa 1955

Michael McClure accepts the Disc Makers Award + Grand Festival Award

for "Rebel Roar: The Sound of Michael McClure"

from Mel Vapour, BVFF Festival Founder / Director.

Friday, September 26, 2008 .

Photo Larry Gerald.

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Book Cover by Mel Vapour + George Lottermoser, circa 1966, Great Lakes Books

Retouch by Vapour 2021

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Aloha Old Friend.

"Hallelujah" by Willie K

Uncle Willie K Band - tribute song to B.B. King

May 23, 2015- Rancho Nicasio

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So Long old friend Mal Sharpe.

1937-2020

Photo Courtesy: Kim Komenich, The Chronicle

Sam Whiting in Datebook - March 13. 2020 on Mal Sharpe:

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/comedy/mal-sharpe-the-man-on-the-street-radio-gag-man-dies-at-83

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EBMC is postponing the Sunday, March 15th Screening at 3pm of "BEDLAM"

until further notice based on the COVID-19 Health Issue.

Retain your reserved EVENTBRITE ticket for use at the next safe available screening of BEDLAM.

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Click on the above graphic for the 2020 Summer Teen Media Camp application form.

Click on the 'Donate' button below to make your payment for the SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2020

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Meet Author Javad Djavahery

Hosted by Diaspora Arts Connection

Thursday March 5 2020 - 6:30pm - 8pm

East Bay Media Center

Mikhal Dekel giving lecture at EBMC 2/22/2020

discussing her new book TEHRAN CHILDREN

Sponsored by Diaspora Arts Connection

Henry and George Landau with Mikhal Dekel at East Bay Media Center

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A new community screening and salsa dance party for The Last Mambo has been added!

Join us Friday, March 6th at 8pm at the Community Music Center located at 544 Capp Street, San Francisco.

EBMC has contributed in the making of this incredible local bay area documentary.

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at EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER

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*Tickets available for Saturday March 14, 2pm at

Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive-2155 Center Street

buy tickets on BAMPFA website

Sunday, March 15, 3pm FREE SCREENING with panel discussion following film

featuring Geoffrey Wilson, Physicians Organizing Committee

and Thomas Gorham, Executive . Options Recovery Service

Screens at EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER - 1939 ADDISON STREET -

DOWNTOWN BERKELEY ARTS DISTRICT

EMAIL : maketv@aol.com to be placed on a waiting list in theevent of any cancellations.

put: BEDLAM WAIT in the title bar.

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KINGFEST WEEK - CINEMA IN TRIBUTE TO

THE MEMORY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

Reserve your seat at: maketv@aol.com - (510)843-3699

$8.00 tix at the door or at :

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"Sweating the Small Stuff"

A review of the Guy Colwell Exhibit

at East Bay Media Center

http://www.tcj.com/sweating-the-small-stuff/

click on the above link to read the review

GUY COLWELL'S 'MICRO-PAINTINGS'

Leonardo DiCaprio and Dr. Jane Goodall with a

Guy Colwell painting Leonardo purchased for Goodall in 2018.

Art collector Frank Henton at Guy Colwell's reception

brought his magnifying glass to examine Colwell's micro paintings.

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Click on the above graphic for the 2020 Summer Teen Media Camp application form.

Click on the 'Donate' button below to make your payment for the SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2020

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Berkeley Premiere screening of "BUMMED"- Saturday. November 16 at EBMC.

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CLICK ABOVE GRAPHIC TO LINK TO BVFF SITE

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The OFFICIOUS 'SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMPERS 2019' at East Bay Media Center . Berkeley

Friday July 12th's production with three 'Space Gangsters'.

A 'Space Gangster' closeup

Virtual Reality at the Summer Teen Media Camp 2019,

Summer Teen Intern Eli assists Olivia with Kevin Kunze's VR setup.

Summer Teen Media Camp 2019 Drone Workshop Civic Center Park Berkeley

with Drone Master Kevin Kunze and the Campers 2019.

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PHOTO 1- FILMMAKER BEVERLY SECKINGER WITH HER 'HANDLER' LAURA TIMOTHY -

PHOTO 2- CYNTHIA MADIX, MARIANNE TELEKI, BEVERLY SECKINGER AND LAURA TIMOTHY AT EBMC

FILMMAKER BEVERLY SECKINGER CONDUCTS A SPIRITED AFTER SCREENING Q & A.

THE PAUL, BEV + MEL SHOW

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TICKETS AT THE DOOR and www.eventbrite.com or click the PayPal button below

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hippie-family-values-film-screening-tickets-61718609021

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5:00 – The Pushouts – Katie Galloway, Dawn Valadez and Daniella Suega - 56 mins – Documentary
“Grand Festival A ward: Best of Documentary”
THE PUSHOUTS interrogates crucial questions of race, class, and power - and the promise and perils of education - at a particularly urgent time. 
 
 6:00 – 30 min Intermission
 
6:30 – Scenes from a Visit – Neil Ira Needleman - 9 mins – Experimental
“Best Dramatic Experimental Film”
After traveling for several months, a documentary filmmaker visits the remote home his aging parents bought. During the visit, he comes to realize that the years are catching up to his octogenarian father, an artist with a vivid imagination.
 
6:40 – Too Close – Emily O Brien - 8 mins – Experimental
“Best Experimental Film Series: Secrets of the Deep”
A couple’s odd sibling love story
 
6:50 – A Mushroom Trip – Olga Guse - 7 mins – Experimental
“Best Experimental Film Series: Secrets of the Deep”
A walk through the magical, mystical world of mushrooms.
 
7:00 – Changing – Adina Even Zohar - 4 mins – Music Video
“Best Animated Music Video”
Animated music video following the story of a young girl struggling with her self- worth
 
7:05 – Hangover –Danny Golden – Directed by Zachary T. Scott - 5 mins – Music Video
“BVFF 2018 Official Selection: Music Video”
Have a drink, Take the edge off. What's the worst that could happen? Certainly, not a night filled with drinking, drugs, aliens and ex's, right? Wrong!
  
7:10 – 15 mins Intermission
 
7:30 – In Your Face: The Neil Zlozower Story– Beate & Declan Maynes - 92 mins  - Documentary
“Grand Festival Award: Best Rock n’ Roll Documentary”
Have a drink, Take the edge off. What's the worst that could happen? Certainly, not a night filled with drinking, drugs, aliens and ex's, right? Wrong!

 
2:00 – Wilder Than Wild: Fire, Forests & the Future – Kevin Whiten & Stephen Most– 56 mins – Documentary
“Grand Festival Award: Environmental Documentary”
This Award-Winning Documentary reveals how fire suppression and climate change have exposed our forests and wildland-urban landscapes to large, high severity wildfires and explores strategies to mitigate the impact of these fires.
 
3:00 – 15 min Intermission
 
3:15 – Detroit’s Rivera – Julio Ramos - 35 mins – Documentary
“Grand Festival Award: Best Experimental Documentary”
Detroit's Rivera (2017) documents the making of the murals by Diego Rivera in the city of Detroit between 1932 and 33. Based on extensive archival work, the agile montage of historical footage and vintage materials offers a singular poetic approach to the interface between the mural art, industrial cinema, factory work and the social struggles during those agitated years of deep economic depression in the U.S.
 
3:50 – Recording Device – David Finkelstein - 25 mins – Experimental
“Grand Festival Audience Favorite Award”
A poetic exploration of the ways we store our memories, and their effects, both corrosive and illuminating.
 
4:30 – Vessel – Zack Kasten – 19 min – Experimental
“Best Experimental Film”
A Hollywood silent film

Tickets: General Admission $10. Donation, Students, Elders, Disabled $5. Donation, No One turned away for lack of green.

Click the above graphic for the 2019 SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP ENROLLMENT FORM

$30. off Teen Media Camp tuition - sign up before June 30 2019.

<click graphic link to Teen Media Camps page

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Selections from USC School of Cinematic Arts

 6:30 – Match – Danny Munoz - 3 mins – Animation
“Best Love Story & Superb Compositing Award”
An alone and rejected lost sock in a Laundromat meets an unlikely pair.
 
6:35 – The Last Dance – Zhaoyu Zhou - 3 mins – Animation
“Grand Festival Masterpiece in Animation Award”
An experimentation motion visualization film about romance from ancient china.
 
6:40 – 7/8ths of the Way There – Mary Gerretsen - 25 mins – Documentary
“Best Student Documentary Award”
In the wake of a terminal diagnosis, a couple reflects on the lives they’ve lived, the people they’ve loved and the penile implant that one of them is about to receive.
 
7:05 – The Plague – Federico Torrado Tobon - 21 mins - Thriller/Horror
“Best Thriller Award”
In a dystopian world, teenage siblings Julie and Julian take refuge in a secluded forest cabin to avoid becoming infected by a mysterious and deadly plague. When a stranger comes in need of help their lives are changed forever
 
7:30 – 15 mins Intermission
 
7:45 – The Craftsman – Sanford Jenkins - 13 mins – Drama
“Grand Festival Drama Award”
Overcome with grief, a rural woodworker builds a coffin to join his wife.
 
8:00 – Eggs, Bacon, Zombies – Sherry Y. Shi - 14 mins – Comedy
“Best Dark Comedy Award”
After an unexpected one-night-stand, Rachel is now awkwardly trapped in the house with last night’s lover because… well… zombies.
 
8:15 – Mammoth – Ariel Heller - 22 mins – Drama
“Grand Festival Audience Award”
Caught between his own grief and sense of family duty, Paul drives his care-free terminally ill brother, Elliot, on a farewell tour to Mammoth California, where Elliot plans to end his life under the Death with Dignity Act.
 
8:40 – DRIP – Christopher West – 13 min – Thriller/Horror
“Best Acting & Screenplay Award”
A young woman moves into a new apartment and begins to discover signs that she might not be alone.
 
8:55 – Just Say No – Davey Jarrel - 5 min – Animation
“Funny Bone Animation Award”
An overly empathetic gorilla needs to make an important delivery.

9:00 – WOLVES – Chester Howie, Sam Frickleton, Madison Stevens - 14 min – Drama
“Grand Festival Award for a Dramatic Student Film“
When a seasoned police officer attempts to save a boy from committing suicide, she makes a personal discovery that will forever change her life.

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COMING TO EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER - THE REMASTERED JEAN LUC GODARD CLASSIC

FRIDAY APRIL 26 - 7:30PM - THE ORIGINAL ONE SHEET POSTER IS ON DISPLAY

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Tickets available at the door, on our website by clicking the donate button and on Eventbrite

Tickets available at the door, on our website by clicking the donate button and on Eventbrite

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Tickets available at the door, on our website by clicking the donate button and on Eventbrite

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AGNES VARDA - French New Wave film pioneer dies at 90, March 29, 2019

JONAS MEKAS Dead at 96 - "Godfather of Avante Garde Cinema" - January 23, 2019

Photo Edu Bayer - New York Times

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JEFF ADACHI passed away on February 22, 2019.

BVFF will miss this legendary

Public Defender of San Francisco and Independent Filmmaker.

EBMC + BVFF are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear colleague,

friend and filmmaker, JEFF ADACHI.

Our sincere condolences go out to Jeff's wife, Mutsuko and daughter Lauren.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93p2YAeqlKI&t=268s

Jeff Adachi accepts Grand Festival Award from Mel Vapour-BVFF for " Racial Facial" 2017

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click on the above graphic for the screening schedule

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JONAS MEKAS Dead at 96 - "Godfather of Avante Garde Cinema" - January 23, 2019

Photo Edu Bayer - New York Times

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EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER INTERN, TAYLOR WELLER,

RECEIVED A 2018 BERKELEY PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD THIS DECEMBER

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THANKS BERKELEY FOR COMING OUT TO ANOTHER GREAT BVFF FILM FESTIVAL IN 2018

Click the above graphic to direct you to the BVFF website

Screens at 8pm

"Nuestro Pais" by Mayra A. Flores - USC Animation - Screens at 8:45pm

Defensores de Paz Screens at 9pm

ARCHIVAL MASTERS TRIBUTE - "CAN YOU HEAR ME" by ALLEN WILLIS - Screens at 10pm

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Order Tix below at eventbrite link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-your-face-the-neil-zlozower-screening-tickets-49519809082?aff=ebapi

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BVFF2018 Tix at Eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/east-bay-media-center-13405873795

or

Purchase BVFF2018 Festival 3 day pass-$35. or $10. Tix by clicking the DONATE button below,

write in which film(s) your Tix is for:

CLICK THE ABOVE GRAPHIC TO BE DIRECTED TO THE BVFF 2018 FILM PROGRAM

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"CITIZEN CLARK...A LIFE OF PRINCIPLE" by JOE STILLMAN & LA PALOMA FILMS -

TWO SCREENINGS - SATURDAY JULY 28 & SUNDAY JULY 29 BOTH SCREEN AT 5PM

$12. TICKETS - CLICK ON DONATE BUTTON BELOW:

Drone Video Master Kevin Kunze works with the Summer Teen Media Campers 2018

in Downtown Berkeley on Wednesday July 11.

Taylor Weller - June 15, 2018

Graduation Ceremonies at the Greek Theatre on UC Berkeley campus.

East Bay Media Centers' Media Intern Taylor Weller, graduated from Berkeley High School today.

Taylor was honored as an 'Exceptional Senior' by the Berkeley Times newspaper.

Photo credit: Todd Kerr - Berkeley Times

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2018 Form.pdf

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Diaspora Arts Connection proudly presents a rare screening of Hossein Khandan’s “Another Salute” (سلامی دیگر) on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 3:00 pm. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the director,Hossein Khandan.

About the film: After receiving the 2000 Akira Kurosawa Award, Abbas Kiarostami immediately gave it away to honor the renowned and exiled actor Behrouz Vossoughi, from the generation preceding the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 3:00 – 5:00 pm

East Bay Media Center

Buy Tickets Coming soon!

About Hossein Khandan 

Later that year, Khosrow Shakibaei—one of the best actors after the Iranian Revolution—tried to find and meet Behrouz Voussoughi. Any attempt to meet Behrouz Vossoughi, whose name and picture are banned in Iran, would have put Khosrow Shakibaei’s acting career in Iran in jeopardy.

After the unexpected death of Khosrow Shakibaei in July 2008, Hossein Khandan, director of “Another Salute” received consent from Khosrow’s family to release the film.

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1939 Addison Street - Berkeley, CA 94704

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A Talk with Author Richard Schwartz and his new book on M.B. Curtis.

Sunday May 20th at 2pm FREE Admission - Donations to East Bay Media Center always welcome.

“M. B. Curtis was a Berkeley eccentric who changed the town more than anyone has ever done. He also is the only person in the history of America that personally paid to light the Statue of Liberty when Congress refused to do so in 1886. The book has just won the Bronze Medal for Biography from the 2018 Independent Publishers Book Awards and has been accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Margret Herrick Collection.”

GLAS ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2018 EVENTS AT EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER

1939 ADDISON STREET DOWNTOWN BERKELEY

Click the text link below to access the East Bay Media Center - Glas Animation Festival events schedule:

www.EBMC Performance Space.html

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http://www.glasanimation.com/animation-festival/

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Screens Friday Feb. 23 . 7:45pm Tickets at the door

Admission is free - limited seating.

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Tickets available for both screenings of UZIKEE Saturday 2pm & 7pm.

Q and A is postponed for both screenings.

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SOLD OUT! SCREENS AGAIN SUNDAY FEB. 25 AT 4PM AT EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER Q & A Follows

DONATION TICKETS AVAILABLE ADVANCE OR AT THE BOX OFFICE.

Q & A with filmmaker Pam Uzzell Thursday evening after screening her 'Welcome to the Neighborhood'

A Talk with Author Richard Schwartz and his new book on M.B. Curtis.

Sunday May 20th at 2pm

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2018 Form.pdf

FALL TEEN MEDIA CAMP - HOME SCHOOLERS GRADUATES 2017

Armand Samuels, Valentina Brown, Nigel Zap, August Smith

Check out our Homeschool Fall Teen Media Camp 2017 short Film Line - Up:

"Escape Earth" by Armand Samuels
https://youtu.be/hXSZjvgfTRo

"Wall" by August Smith
https://youtu.be/LJHDrMbesEo

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FALL 2018 MEDIA CAMP FOR TEEN HOME AND HIGH SCHOOLERS

MEETS EVERY TUESDAY

CALL EBMC 510.843.3699 FOR FALL HOME SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

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click above graphic - to link to the Teen Media Camp page

16 Teen Films from the 2017 Summer Teen Media Camp now on line;

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MEDIA CAMPS SPONSORS:

Denny Abrams

Georgia Wright

Allen Willis Archives

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SOLD OUT!!!!

"THE ITO SISTERS" Dec. 3rd 2pm Screening is Sold Out!!

A second screening has been added at 4pm - Tickets available now!

"THE ITO SISTERS" - Screening Sunday Dec. 3 at 2pm (SOLD OUT)

2nd show at 4pm has been added at EBMC - $10. -$15 at the door.

The Ito Sisters Film Screening – Berkeley Japanese American Citizens League

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Dear Friend and Supporter of East Bay Media Center,  
                                      
Over the past 37 years, we have relied on your support through the services and events we provide.

In 2014 EBMC successfully launched the concept of THE EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER - PERFORMANCE / MEETING SPACE.

Your continued support of the upcoming events insures a successful 2017.

Thank You for Supporting Community based Independent Media and Performance.

Click on the above graphic for info on the Performance Space and upcoming calendar of events.

EBMC's Downtown Berkeley Arts District Performance Space in EBMC's facility at 1939 Addison Street, for the purpose of screening new works, selections from the Berkeley Video and Film Festivals, provide performance space to other groups, independent filmmakers, artists, musicians, comics, performance artists, producers and educators is now available for your project.

Contact us at: maketv@aol.com or (510) 843-3699 for rates and availability.

EBMC needs you to support this project in our Berkeley Downtown Arts District.

You can assist now by becoming a Student, Individual, Business, Sustaining and Lifetime Member of EBMC.

Sustaining Memberships are ongoing for a five year period and allow access to the facility,
free screenings at Berkeley Video and Film Festival, access to all events, screenings at EBMC,
substantially reduced rates for all EBMC services and project consultation. 

Lifetime Memberships allow access to the facility,
free screenings at Berkeley Video and Film Festival, access to all events, screenings at EBMC,
substantially reduced rates for all EBMC services, project consultation and Lifetime Donor Plaque at EBMC. 

Your donations are tax deductible, EBMC is a 501(c) 3 Non Profit Corporation in the State of California.
Student Member . $25. - Individual Member . $40. - Business Member . $125. - Sustaining Member . $500.
Lifetime Member . $1,000.

Please click the 'Donate' button link below to make your Donation/ or to purchase Berkeley Video & Film Festival Tickets:

IMPEACH TRUMP T-SHIRTS - CLICK SHIRT

PROCEEDS BENEFIT TEEN MEDIA CAMPS

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"THE ITO SISTERS" Dec. 3rd 2pm Screening is Sold Out!!

A second screening has been added at 4pm - Tickets available now!

"THE ITO SISTERS" - Screening Sunday Dec. 3 at 2pm (SOLD OUT)

2nd show at 4pm has been added at EBMC - $10. -$15 at the door.

Pay by PayPal below click Donate Button for "ITO SISTERS" tickets

Payment via PayPal, Visa or Master Card.

* In the add special instructions to seller:

please be sure to put how many "THE ITO SISTERS" tickets you're purchasing:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VU3Q9iAHac

The Silvestre Martinez Quintet at East Bay Media Center Performance Space

November 18, 2017. 

LIVE IN PERSON! MARC SILBER!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

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SOLD OUT! THANK YOU BERKELEY - WHAT A GREAT SHOW!

MATTHEW REALLY ROCKS!

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STEVE ARNTSON - MASTER OF CEREMONY

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2017 GRADUATION

Congrats to all of the New Filmmakers at Summer Teen Media Camp 2017

SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2017 DRONE VIDEO EXPERIMENTS

FRIDAY JULY 14 CIVIC CENTER PARK DOWNTOWN BERKELEY

WITH CINEMATOGRAPHER KEVIN KUNZE AND THE TEEN CLASS,

CLICK THE BELOW LINK TO VIEW THE VIDEO:

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*Deadline extended to August 21

Click on the above graphic to download the BVFF 2017 Entry Form a .pdf file

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Screens at BAMPFA - 2120 Oxford St. - Berkeley

EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER has two additional Allen Willis films screening at the

HIPPIE MODERNISM: The Struggle for Utopia exhibit at BAMPFA in February and March:

"THE PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE" circa 1965 *see above schedule

and "DEATH OF HIPPIE " circa 1967 featuring the Diggers Death March in San Francisco of this symbolic gesture,

is in the lower gallery and screens contiguosly daily.

above: 'DEATH OF HIPPIE" film installation at BAMPFA

Allen Willis' "DEATH OF HIPPIE" - on display at BAMPFA galleries in Downtown Berkeley, circa 1967,

documenting THE DIGGERS declaration that Hippie was dead in the Haight and San Francisco.

Willis filmed this seven minute short doc; it has been looped for the exhibition.

Originated in 16mm film, included in the HIPPIE MODERNISM: THE STRUGGLE FOR UTOPIA Exhibition,

launched in Minneapolis at the WALKER ART CENTER in October 2015.

The Berkeley exhibition continues through May 21, 2017.

Special Thanks to Andrew Blauvelt, Curator, Walker Art Center and Kathryn MacKay, Associate Film Curator of the BAM/PFA.

Go to bampfa.org for a full list of film screenings, public programs and guided tours related to HIPPIE MODERNISM

bampfa.org

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A SENSATIONAL SCREENING OF THE SOON TO BE COMPLETED 'CITIZEN CLARK...A LIFE OF PRINCIPLE',

ON WEDNESDAY MAY 10 WITH THE ABOVE FILMMAKER JOSEPH STILLMAN, AND THE GANG!

Tickets: $15 General Admission. Space is very limited.

Ticket Link:

http:// sonitaberkeley.bpt.me/

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2017 form

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Click on the above graphic to download the BVFF 2017 Entry Form

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2017 entry form

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east bay media center and berkeley video film festival welcome

the GLAS ANIMATION FESTIVAL at the ebmc performance space

this weekend

http://www.glasanimation.com/schedule/

Wera von Wulfen and Virtual Reality System with audio

interactivation at East Bay Media Center March 2.

http://www.glasanimation.com/schedule/

Virtual Reality here at EBMC as part of and during the GLAS FESTIVAL

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Sail on Sailor - Good Bye Rob Stewart - 1979 - 2017

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THE TRUE COLORS OF TRUMP:

The Inaugural Portrait Exhibition at East Bay Media Center

comprised from the 6th-8th grade students in Esperanza Surls

classroom at the Canyon School.

The results are the caricatures of the new president on display here.

See the opening pics below Saturday February 4, 2017:

Clara Holland and Miles Jensen

Alisha Abrahams and Mom with Alishas Trump painting - Lola Filucci with her painting

Parents at the exhibit of Trump Portraits - Parent Tony Contreras and Exhibit Co-ordinator

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Click on the above graphic to download the BVFF 2017 Entry Form

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Link to IIAFF 2017 Entry Form

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Download BERKELEY VIDEO and FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Entry Form below:

BVFF 2017 Entry Form

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Spring Teen Camp 2017 entry form

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2017 entry form

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Now showing in the Performance Space. Gallery Hours 10-5pm

PHOTO EXHIBIT EXTENDED TO JANUARY 20.2017

Professor Andrew Stern mingles with his standing room only adoring fans

on Sunday afternoon at EBMC after screening two of his docs.

Charles West and Mel Vapour wax old times of Espresso Productions,

'How Much Is Enough' was posted at Espresso.

Stern schmoozes and lectures his flock at EBMC.

Professor Stern exhibited 14 recent carbon prints, photographed

during the production of his documentary 'Hiroshima 1965' at EBMC.

Clips from Andrew Stern's Q & A 'Hiroshima 1965'

Clips from Andrew Stern's Q & A 'How Much Is Enough'

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25th Annual Berkeley Video + Film Festival 2016 Screening Schedule is online.

Click the graphic below, will direct you to the www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org site.

You can purchase tix on PayPal - use the Donate Button above.

Thank You for Supporting Indie Cinema. bvff 2016

www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org

Tony and Natasha and Berkeley Video Film Festival 2016

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Dedicating the 25th BVFF 2016 to the late Dayle Bartlett,

our friend and advocate 1946-2016

Click Here for Fall Teen Media Camp 2016 Application .pdf

The 2016 Summer Teen Media Camp Film Festival:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpsIJ_qTowDvrYD36q7VGB_zRwIRUEWLV

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2016 360 Film Seminar at

EBMC Summer Teen Media Camp

with Kevin Kunze July 14 .2016

360 photo below July 14 2016 at EBMC Summer Teen Media Camp

photo by Kevin Kunze at the 360 workshop

https://theta360.com/s/qrb0KEznA1iQSj2MD9FtJFlnE

Summer Teen Media Camp 2016 pdf Application.pdf

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Click on the License Plate Graphics below for the 2016 BVFF Entry Form or the link below

http://www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/BVFF 2016 Entry Form

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THEY'RE COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!

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FILMMAKERS: GRANTS & FUNDING FOR YOUR FILM

CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC BELOW:

http://www.filmdaily.tv/grants/documentary

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Ishmael Reed at EBMC with 'THE OTHER AMERICA: A Black-Red View'

photo: Kealoha 6.2.16

Book Launch of 'THE OTHER AMERICA' by Allen Willis aka John Alan

Sunday June 5 - 2:00pm at East Bay Media Center during the weekend of the

Bay Area Book Festival in downtown Berkeley. Screening Allen Willis films

and a discussion about his work and the new independently published book by EBMC.

This book spans 30 years of documenting local and world affairs from this brilliant African American

author, filmmaker and civil rights pioneer, known as the Dean of Bay Area African American Filmmakers.

The book will be available for purchase.

THE OTHER AMERICA: at Heyday Books booth Sunday, June 5 2016

at the Bay Area Book Festival in Downtown Berkeley

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May 5, 2016 - ebmc vid

After repeated requests to stop this outrageous and harmful

dispersement of silica and other harmful substances without any attempts to

mitigate and protect the neighbors, workers and the environment of downtown Berkeley,

Segula Investments, Inc. continues to bully the neighborhood, see below video Dec. 2015,

where same company spews their crap into the Arts District.

December 2015 - ebmc vid

Click the above plate for the Officious 2016 Entry Form

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THEY'RE COMING BACK WITH A VENGEANCE!

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YANK TANKS photo exhibit by Gianna Ranuzzi

Through June 10 . ebmc performance space

photos of American cars taken in Havana in December '15

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Click the above plate for the Officious 2016 Entry Form

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The Prodigal Sons and Daughters of Improv Returned

'TONY & NATASHA & FRIENDS' - a Night of Improv, Films and Laughs

They Came and Conquered at EBMC Friday evening, April 29th.....

Revealing a new BAD THERAPIST 2 film - OY!

http://www.tonyandnatasha.com/

Bad Therapist 2

Tony & Natasha

Bad Therapist 1

Tony & Natasha

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YANK TANKS photo exhibit by Gianna Ranuzzi

Through June 10 . ebmc performance space

photos of American cars taken in Havana in December '15

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2016 pdf Application.pdf

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2016 OVERVIEW

Scripting & Brainstorming: Dramas, Documentaries, Action,

Animation, Comedy, Horror, Etc.

Story Boarding

Basics of Production

Camera Techniques

Lighting

Audio ( microphones - booms )

Editing

How to:

Stop Motion

Green Screen

Special Effects

Interviews

Cell Phone Video Production

Social Media: Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, etc

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AWARD WINNING PSA from Summer Teen Media Camp 2012; TAYLOR WELLER &

CHLOE MORTON produce "BE THE STREET" anti-litter PSA:

https://youtu.be/r9Hqjue-Oow

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ON SALE NOW at EBMC

Screens Wednesday, February 24th at noon at the San Francisco Art Institute

Lecture Hall, a 16mm print of this historic Allen Willis and Lawrence Ferlinghetti film.

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January 2016 thru May 2016

Open Teen Workshop, flexible scheduling, weekends / weekdays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLpPRqM-plE

Click above graphic for the 2015 BVFF Program now online!

People of Berkeley ask us how are you guys doing with that

construction next door, see below:

December 2, 2015 - This is what we EBMC experience on a daily

basis 5 ft. from our center, footage shot this afternoon by Kealoha,

this is the 'downside of economic development'. mv.

Click the link below for the application form:

Fall Teen Media Camp 2015 Application.pdf

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Opening reception of Guy Colwell Paintings & Drawings

at EBMC Performance Space Galleries

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Summer Teen Media Camp 2016 pdf Application.pdf

Young Filmmakers Summer Teen Media Camp Group Pic 2015

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BUTOH FILM SCREENINGS

SATURDAY AUGUST 1, 7pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 2, 2pm

East Bay Media Center will screen Butoh films, featuring Hijikata Tatsumi, Koichi and Hiroko Tamano, and more. 〜　There will also be a live butoh performance, as well as an art installation.〜 　This movie night is a benefit for the Tamano's traveling aid to the Hijikata Method Butoh camp in Japan.〜　If you would like to buy a ticket before the show, you can do so at our indiegogo site: https://www.indiegogo.com/ projects/ traveling-aid-for-hijikata- butoh-camp-in-japan/x/ 10658533#/story
SATURDAY~ 7-10pm (there will be a community gathering at 4pm, as well~~~ WELCOME!)
SUNDAY~ 2-5pm

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Berkeley Video and Film Festival 2015 Entry Form

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Watch the above clip from Ishmael Reed's Q & A on Saturday April 11.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG40kyG29zM&feature=youtu.be

Ishmael Reed gives the Q&A to end all Q&A's following the screening of "THERE with Ishmael Reed", a 30 minutes film by the late Allen Willis, circa 1983, at EBMC's Performance Space today. The 77 year old author, playwright and publisher brandished his distinctive insights into the plight of contemporary African American artists.

Reed 's rapid fire, multidimensional word smithing had the audience spellbound. His soon to be published book on MUHAMMAD ALI, will be released in July 2015. photo L A Wood

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2016

July 11 - July 29, 2016

Accepting Applications for 2016 Click on link below

for the 2016 Application - Fee is $850.:

Summer Teen Media Camp 2016 pdf Application.pdf

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Click the above graphic for more info:

A new informative and educational documentary currently in production by Kenya Davis.

Click on the PayPal Donate Button below to make a tax deductible contribution to Eczema The Movie.

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Finally, Back by popular request!

The BVFF Long Sleeve Tee.

Sizes: Large & Medium, Black with White imprint on front and both sleeves as shown.

They ain't cheap!

Call: 510.843.3699 or email: maketv@aol.com for orders/info - limited supplies.

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2015 DATES ANNOUNCED - JULY 6-24, 2015

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PHOTO EXHIBITION EXTENDED THROUGH JANUARY 2015

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TICKETS & PASSES FOR BVFF 2014 AVAILABLE NOW !

CALL: (510)843-3699 OR USE PAYPAL BELOW

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BVFF 2014 Review East Bay Express by AJ Kiyoizumi

Berkeley Video & Film Festival Starts this Weekend

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/CultureSpyBlog/archives/2014/10/28/berkeley-video-and-film-festival-starts-this-weekend

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Berkeleyside:

The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/10/30/the-it-list-five-things-to-do-in-berkeley-this-weekend-115/

 

THURSDAY OCTOBER 30 - STUDENT FILM MARATHON

SELECTIONS FROM USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS – FIRST LOOK 2014
Student Filmmaker’s - Drama - 202 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7pm
Screening Twelve short Dramatic films from the FiRST Film, FiRST Look Festival 2014 bringing together the rich diversity, creativity, and talent from the USC student body across multiple disciplines and art forms in film, television, film production, animation, or interactive media. Screening of BA and MFA student works.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 31 - STUDENT FILM MARATHON

SELECTIONS FROM USC SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS – FIRST LOOK 2014
Student Filmmaker’s - Drama & Comedy - 148 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7pm
Screening 10 short Dramatic and Comedy films

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 - STUDENT FILM MARATHON

Student Filmmaker’s - Documentary and Animation - 200 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 2:30pm
Screening short Documentary and Animation films

Intermission - 6pm

THE MAGIC SHOES - Sahand Nikoukar - Student Filmmaker’s, 19 minutes.
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7:00pm
After moving to Los Angeles in 1992, a nine-year-old Iranian boy wants to impress his new classmates with a pair of Air Jordan basketball shoes, thinking they will make him fly like Michael Jordan! The Magic Shoes is a USC Graduate Thesis film shot on Super 16mm film.

ARENA - Martin Rath - Short Feature, 23 minutes - Poland - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7:30pm A hitchhiker is taken in by a remote Polish mountain community. Tested by the hardened locals and the unforgiving harshness of his new environment he constitutes his presence in the mountains. But whom do we have to prove of what we’re made of?

Intermission - 8pm

RUNAWAY DAY - Dimitris Bavellas - Feature, 86 minutes - Greece - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 8:15pm
Independent film trying to depict the effect of crisis in modern-day Athens while paying at the same time homage to sci-fi B-movies

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2

 

PRAYERS OF THE ANCIENT ONES – Barry Schieber, Pema Gelleck. Guna Foundation - Documentary, 56 minutes
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - Screens at 2:30pm
The World Peace Ceremony, founded in 1989, an annual event that’s united the most ancient of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

THE INVISIBLE PEAK - Gary Yost - Documentary, 21 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space Screens at 4pm
The script, movingly narrated by Peter Coyote, provides both a historical and spiritual overview of place, and the long continuum of humans relating to and caring deeply for the peaks of Mt. Tamalpais.

BON IN DOLPO: Ancient Zhang Zhung Kingdom - Then And Now - Andrea Heckman - Documentary, 56 minutes Screens at EBMC Performance Space Screens at 4:30pm
Explores the story of ancient Zhang Zhung and Bön traditions that have persisted for centuries in Dolpo where ancient texts and practices have been preserved. Followers of Bön receive oral teachings and transmissions from teachers in a lineage unbroken from ancient times until the present day.

CULTURAL HERITAGE - A Village In The Clouds - Chan Wai - Radio Television Hong Kong - Documentary, 22 minutes
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 5:45pm
Jiuzhaigou Valley is located in Central China. Tibetan’s respect for nature is passed on generations by generations. They believe that there is a soul in every creation. It had used to be a place allowing the coexistence of human and nature.

 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6

 

SMART CHIMP! – Marc Wilson - Animation, 6 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 6:30pm
Shows the struggles of Bobo, a research subject in a cognitive - enhancement experiment, to outwit the two human researchers keeping him caged.

MANUFACTURED MEMORIES - Neil Ira Needleman - Experimental, 5 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 6:40pm Our memories anchor us to essential parts of our identity. Without them, we are adrift. The narrator of this story is adrift in a place that is unfamiliar. Like me, he’s aware that he has memory issues. And, like me, he compensates by manufacturing “memories” to replace the ones he’s lost. Some of my manufactured memories appear in this video.

LOVE JANINE POMMY VEGA - Tom Knoff & Kurt Hemmer - Arts, 50 minutes
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7pm
A moving tribute to a female poet finding her voice among some of the most revered men of the counterculture.
BAWDY, The Movie – Larry Paros - Animation, 20 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 8:45pm
Sex… Easier done then said. See our sexual organs brought to life before our eyes. Watch them perform acts, which you’ve only dreamt about.

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7

 

FREEDOM – Neil Ira Needleman - Experimental, 5 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 6:35pm A subtle elegy to the excesses of capitalism. A delicate ode to overabundance. A sedate celebration of the moral imperative to buy. An understated tribute to those whose cups runneth over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over.

COLUMBUS DAY – Scotty Cornfield - Comedy, 9 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 6:45pm
If you’re a con man, tourists are usually pretty easy targets Usually.

THE MAN TO CALL - Zachary T. Scott - Short Feature, 13 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7pm
When the cops bust the city’s biggest mob king Pin, they have to call an ex-cop (old school) who got kicked off the force for his brutal interrogation acts which consist of wet willys, Indian burns and many more. Will Donny be able to hold out? Watch to find out!

GLOBE TROT - Mitchell Rose - Experimental, 5 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7:15pm
An international crowd-sourced dance-film project, as filmmakers on all seven continents each shoot two seconds of dance by choreographer Bebe Miller.

BY CHANCE - Frieda De Lackner - Short Feature, 13 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7:30pm
Two People meet by chance in a museum and have an instant connection that could possibly change their lives.
THE AGE OF REASON - Philip Marlatt - Feature, 93 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 8:15pm
After his alcoholic father sabotages his chance at becoming a major league pitcher, Oz seeks a way out of the suburbs but he won’t leave his sister Kayli, and his best friend, Freddy, behind.

 

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8

 

INVINCIBLE CITY - David Finkelstein - Experimental, 21 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 3:30pm In a city of dead ideas, dry, brittle conversations, and trembling, crystallized buildings, two men seek the proper approach to take towards the end of the world. Should one sit back, writing notes in a crumbling notebook, or should one rush headlong into the flames.

MY HAPPY PLACE - Kit Young - Experimental, 9 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 3:55pm
This Video was a short in a video feedback environment I built. I also created the robotic devices used to manipulate the props and cameras. It Is part of my “Our Favorite Shows” video series which serves as an alternative to “normal” TV content.

DR. WEISSBERG AND THE MEANING OF LIFE - Mitchum Nathaniel Ray - Short Feature, 4 minutes
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 4:10pm
Window into the Professor’s subconscious darkens. The meaning of life is told.

YODELAY KILL YOU - Alfred Ham - Comedy, 8 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 4:15pm
The Frustration of living with a messy, careless, annoying roommate. How must they be handled?

HEAVENKID: TIME-SPACE DOOR – Meng-Ying Lin, Ping Tan - Animation, 12 minutes Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 4:25pm
ToTo and Ahya enter a Time-Space Door and forget who they are. HeavenKid rescues them from their fantasy world.
BALI BODY & SPIRIT - Henry Young - Documentary, 24 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 4:45pm

Intermission - 5:15pm

BUTTERFLY DREAMS - Venkat Kaishnan - Short Feature, 22 minutes - Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 6pm A young child laborer in India sees a way to pursue her dream to learn to read and write when an educated man comes to her village.

Intermission - 6:30pm

LANGUAGE MATTERS with BOB HOLMAN - David Grubin - Documentary, 120 minutes
Screens at EBMC Performance Space - 7pm
Includes interviews with songmen, linguists, and poets, including songman Charlie Mangulda, the only living speaker of Amurdak, an Aboriginal language once common in Australia’s Northern Territory. The film also features original music and songs in Welsh, Hawaiian
and Aboriginal languages. When we lose a language, we lose a part of ourselves. Q&A follows with Bob Holman.

BERKELEY VIDEO and FILM FESTIVAL 2014 FESTIVAL WRAP EVENT at EBMC Performance Space - 9:30pm
Featuring The Peter Barshay Trio, Refreshments and more. Evening Tickets: $15.00 for Language Matters with Bob Holman film and event.

ADVANCE TIX ON SALE - CLICK ON 'DONATE'

TICKETS can be paid by clicking above PayPal link.

or at:

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PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENED WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8 - 7PM
PHOTOGRAPHER JOHN JEKABSONT
PHOTOS FROM THE 1960'S
RECEPTION - LIVE MUSIC - REFRESHMENTS
EAST BAY MEDIA CENTER PERFORMANCE SPACE - 1939 ADDISON STREET
DOWNTOWN BERKELEY ARTS DISTRICT

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With the many requests EBMC has received to
Conduct Fall and Spring Teen Media Camps,
We’re launching our second Fall Teen Media Camp!

Every teen has numerous commitments during
the school year, sports, studies, and other outside
activities, to meet that need, EBMC will conduct an
Open Studio Media Lab on Saturdays, from 10 am
- 2 pm, and one ‘optional’ after school session,
per week, with online-email support.

EBMC can customize the schedule to accommodate
each teens schedule, we do recommend the interaction
with other students at the Open Studio Media Lab,
on Saturdays.

We will cover story boards, scripting, camera use,
editing, special effects, green screen, audio/soundtracks,
apps & online video, youtube, vimeo, vine and more

The Fee for the Fall Teen Media Camp is $399.

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Project currently seeking funding:

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DEMOLITION DERBY now in progress next door to EBMC.

Come see stoic old Berkeley crumble to smithereens.

75,000 pounds of Cat Bulldozer next door to East Bay Media Center July 2014

illustrates how not to be environmentally conscious - check out the link & video below:

http://www.berkeleycitizen.org/main.html

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014 PICS

Summer Teen Media Campers group shot 2014 - pardon someones dust and noise?

Teen Media Campers gain HD Camera techniques from Camp Instructor Zack Scott

Julius Sanchez directs Media Campers Taylor and Angel in his mobile motion capture studio

Braelan Murray of The Greenlining Institute in Berkeley discusses

producing ecological Public Service Announcements at Summer Teen Media Camp 2014

Green screen productions in progress at Media Center's Summer Teen Media Camp 2014

DSLR & mobile devices incorporated in digital filmmaking at the Summer Teen Media Camp

Julius Sanchez, motion capture wizard discusses the 'art of motion' with Campers

Keep on Truckin' - Julius Sanchez's Mobile Motion Capture Studio

at the Summer Teen Media Camp 2014 - How cool is that?

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2014 UPCOMING EVENTS

CALL (510)843-3699

 

JULY 12 - 6:30pm EBMC Performance Space

Zachary T. Scott's latest short film is in the can and

the east bay premiere was SRO!

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Click BVFF banner to access BVFF website:

Click "CALL FOR ENTRIES" text graphic below for BVFF 2014 ENTRY FORM

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Dudes, The Camp was AWESOME!

19@ movies were produced over a 3 week period.

Great ideas!

SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014

http://www.eastbaymediacenter.com/Summer Teen Media Camp 2014 Application.pdf

CLICK ON THE ABOVE SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014 TEXT LINK & SIGN UP FOR SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP .

An exiting new addition to this summers camp is the inclusion of Motion Capture animation:

 

http://youtu.be/wkAGnZVTg5o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQbV0TOPCu0

http://youtu.be/uQBujp_A4Ow

All Summer Teen Media Camp 2014 training is at East Bay Media Center in Berkeley's Downtown Arts District - 1939 Addison Street

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__________________________________________________________________ - APRIL Meet & Greet NIC SAUNDERS & CAST

SOLD OUT!! SRO!! THANK YOU BERKELEY!!

Actors Kasia Halpin, Philip Bulcock, Filmmaker Nic Saunders and EBMC's Mel Vapour

Adele and Jack Foley, the crowd

Mel Vapour and Michael McClure

Jack Foley ignites the audience with insights on Saunders' films

Nic Saunders, EBMC's Paul Kealoha & Mel Vapour

Interview with Jack Foley, Host of 'Cover to Cover'

and guest Mel Vapour of East Bay Media Center on KPFA-FM

April 16, 2014

 

 

Screening 3 short 'BEAT' Films inspired by: McCLURE-GINSBERG-BURROUGHS

'CURSES and SERMONS' . 'AT APPOLINAIRE'S GRAVE' . 'ONE NIGHT AT THE ARISTO'

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'CAMBODIAN SON' . SOLD OUT! SRO! THURSDAY NITE

Masa Sugano - filmmaker, thurs april 17 '14 at ebmc performance space

Masa provides in depth insights to the maing of his film...

 

View the trailer here:

http://cambodianson.com/

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ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

 

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THANK YOU JOHNNY!

Click on the graphic above to link for tix purchases

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SPRING TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014

FEBRUARY 22 - MAY 3, 2014

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SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014

http://www.eastbaymediacenter.com/Summer Teen Media Camp 2014 Application.pdf

CLICK ON THE ABOVE SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014 TEXT LINK & SIGN UP FOR SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP .

CLICK ON GRAPHIC ABOVE FOR THE BVFF 2013 SCREENING SCHEDULE

www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org

TICKETS PRICES

*UC BERKELEY CAL STUDENTS TAKE $1. OFF STUDENT PRICES

November 1st - General Admission: $10., Students, Elders: $6.

November 2nd - iBook Workshop: $10. all.

November 2nd - Afternoon Matinee Screenings: $6. all

November 2nd - Evening Screenings 5:25pm - General Admission: $10., Students, Elders: $6.

November 3rd - General Admission: $8., Students, Elders: $6.

USE PAYPAL FOR TIX: www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org

Click on Official Selections graphic to link to BVFF:

BVFF 2013 SCREENINGS

Friday Night November 1 at BVFF 2013. Zachary Scott receives the Reality Films Award

for Student Filmmaking, for his short film, 'We Need To Talk", an Epiphone electric guitar and DVD's.

Zachary Scott - 'We Need To Talk" , Mel Vapour and BVFF intern Olga ' Svetlana' Sanchez

'THE FIFTH HORSEMAN' Produced and Dircted by Kari Barber wins BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL 2013

BEST OF FESTIVAL . GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD for BEST STUDENT FILM - USC Cinematic Arts

Kari Barber - Producer and Director of 'The Fifth Horseman'

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USC student films featured in Berkeley Video and Film Festival

The Berkeley Video and Film Festival 2013 program’s weekend of 67 student films opened Friday in a night of excellent curatorial choices, pristine film innovation. The five-and-a-half hour program opened with three films submitted by students from unspecified schools and the remaining twelve films were created by students of the University of Southern California Film School. While a five-and-a-half hour marathon can be exhausting to sit through, the vast variation in cinematic quality, narrative innovation and subject matter within this program was enough to retain acute interest throughout the night.

The small East Bay Media Center welcomed the crowd of audience members to get comfortable with homemade enchiladas, cold lemonade and a warm, intimate theater before the program began. The first and third films, “Iris” and “Cuvee,” displayed strong cinematic qualities in writing, direction and lighting, but the high level of mastery over these points made the films’ weaker details increasingly prominent. For example, while “Iris,” a film about the risks of counterfeited identity in an enticing future world, had a captivating storyline and well-crafted lighting, the nonprofessional acting and editing were made exceedingly apparent.

However, the second film, Zachary Scott’s “We Need to Talk,” embraced the materials at its disposal to create a consistently successful product. A story of a man who unknowingly marries a professional assassin, “We Need to Talk” integrates intentionally campy effects — freeze-frames on individuals providing their descriptions as assassins — with strong acting talent, smooth editing and a succinct storyline that moved visually: The protagonist stumbles through his house, accidentally killing a number of assassins. The film was independently funded, and Scott used his low budget to his advantage. After the screening of his film, Scott received the Reality Films Award for his excellence in capturing a range of horror genres from zombie to teen scream to B-horror.

After the presentation of Scott’s award, the night’s curator, Mel Vapour, introduced the projects from the University of Southern California students with great admiration and excitement. With a wide variety of films, from documentaries about family myths and black culture in Los Angeles to narratives ranging from horror stories to historical epics to musicals to teen dramas, the USC selection was riveting. As Vapour explained, he selected USC films specifically because he considers their program to be the world’s center for professional film training; Friday’s films held up to this standard. The lighting, staging, framing and overall aesthetic  of each film were pristine, the storylines were fascinating and the the acting and editing in each film were executed at a professional Hollywood level.

While the success of these USC films attest to the dedication, skill and talent of each filmmaker as well as to the quality of the school and training they receive, it is important to note that the the substantial amount of funding allotted to these films provided access to resources — on-location shooting, professional editing and shooting equipment, etc.—  that contributed to their polished Hollywood quality.

While each USC film glowed with professionalism, one in particular that stood out was Gil Marsden’s “Bluebird Street,” about a community of women who are taught to live “perfect” ’50s housewife-style lives — but devoid of men. What was so impressive about this film was its modern use of the musical genre, which is generally absent from today’s screens except in recycled Broadway productions. Its songs complement the quaint tone of the film’s environment and introduce the story’s turn from peaceful to horrific as a man is abducted for trying to court one of the women. While each film at this festival was beautifully executed, this revitalization of a medium unseen on American screens today — the movie-musical — was especially compelling.

The student films screened through the Berkeley Video and Film Festival were professionally constructed and well selected.

It was a night of incredible filmmaking.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 - *SOLD OUT*

The Party in Taylor Mead’s Kitchen – Jeffrey Wengrofsky
Documentary, 10 minutes
Screens at 7:15pm

One Night at The Aristo – Nic Saunders – U.S. Premiere
Experimental, 24 minutes
Screens at 7:30pm

Intermission

Abstract Alchemist of Flesh – Colin Still – U.S. Premiere
Arts, 55 minutes
Screens at 8:10pm

Intermission

Moment of the Making – Jesse Block
Arts, 4 minutes
Screens at 9:20pm

Below:

Michael McClure accepts Grand Festival Awards for Colin Still's 'Abstract Alchemist of Flesh' and Nic Saunder's 'One Night at the Aristo', Friday, October 25th at the BERKELEY VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL 2013 at East Bay Media Center - Berkeley

Photo: Jacob G. Pics from Friday Night:

https://picasaweb.google.com/102823651275162242877/BVFF2013Friday1025#slideshow/5939841439265815426

Review of 'ABSTRACT ALCHEMIST OF FLESH' in Daily Cal by Cara Cerino

http://www.dailycal.org/2013/10/27/abstract-alchemist-flesh-offbeat-look-beat-writer/

Michael McClure at S.F. County Zoo circa 1964-ish. Frame from Abstract Alchemist of Flesh

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th

The Ghosts of Jeju – Regis Tremblay – Pax Tibi Productions
Documentary, 80 minutes
Screens at 4:00pm

Epistolary Fusillades – David Finkelstein
Experimental, 18 minutes
Screens at 5:30pm

The Storm– Charles Denson
Documentary, 20 minutes
Screens at 5:50pm

EVENING SCREENINGS

The Joke That Is My Life – Neil Ira Needleman
Comedy, 11 minutes
Screens at 7:15pm

Revolution – Produced and directed by Rob Stewart
Documentary, 85 minutes
Screens at 7:30pm

Intermission

The Terence McKenna Experience:

Where The Only Laws Are Laws of The Human Imagination – Ken Adams
Experimental, 68 minutes
Screens at 9:15pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th

The Healthiest Man on Earth – Gary Turchin
Arts, 26 minutes
Screens at 3:00pm

Her Mother’s Love – Sage Drake
Short Feature, 9 minutes
Screens at 3:30pm

Summer Teen Media Camp 2013
Teen Videos, 45 minutes
Screens at 3:45pm

Fire Ruin Renewal– Margaretta K. Mitchell
Documentary, 23 minutes
Screens at 4:30pm

Budapest: An American Quest – Lynn Schneider
Ethnographic, 28 minutes
Screens at 5:00pm, Q&A to follow

15 min Intermission

A Charming & Quaint Tale of Brutal Revenge – Neil Ira Needleman
Short Feature, 8 minutes
Screens at 6:00pm

Border Woman/ Mujer Frontera – Adrian Arias
Experimental, 4 minutes
Screens at 6:10pm

Machete Maidens Unleashed! – Veronica Fury and Mark Hartley
Documentary, 84 minutes
Screens at 6:20pm
Wear a Halloween mask-costume and get half off your ticket.

15 min Intermission

The Substance – Albert Hofmann’s LSD – Martin Witz
Documentary, 90 minutes
Screens at 8:00pm

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st
Student Films Marathon

Iris – Justin S. Lee
Student Filmmaker, 6 minutes
Screens at 5:45pm

We Need To Talk – Zachary T. Scott
Student Filmmaker, 15 minutes
Screens at 6:00pm

Cuvée – Shareef Salaam
Student Filmmaker, 16 minutes
Screens at 6:20pm

The Fifth Horseman – Kari Barber
Narrative, USC Student Film, 30 minutes
Screens at 6:40pm

The Case of the Missing Garden Gnome – Alberto Belli
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 7:10pm

Mein Schloss – Amy Adler
Documentary, USC Student Film, 26 minutes
Screens at 7:30pm

15 min Intermission

Haven’s Point – Anna Elizabeth James
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 8:15pm

Bluebird Street – Gil Marsden
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 8:30pm

The Most Girl Part of You – Mark Cummins
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 8:45pm

Of Sand and Sea – Erik Howell
Narrative, USC Student Film, 19 minutes
Screens at 9:05pm

How to Change the World – Yili Li
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 9:25pm

15 min Intermission

Shaya – Amir Noorani
Narrative, USC Student Film, 19 minutes
Screens at 10:00pm

Beyond the Echo of the Drum – Lori Webster
Documentary, USC Student Film, 20 minutes
Screens at 10:20pm

Genderfreak – Rebecca Louisell
Narrative, USC Student Film, 19 minutes
Screens at 10:40pm

If Attacked – Ian Becker
Narrative, USC Student Film, 17 minutes
Screens at 11:00pm

Waking up – Yuta Okamura
Narrative, USC Student Film, 11 minutes
Screens at 11:20pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd
iBook Seminar and Student Films Marathon

iBook Workshop for the Independent Producer with Ken Adams

Film and media artist Ken Adams will offer an introduction to Apple's iBook as a medium for artists. 

His presentation will draw on his current authoring projects, including: Blue Rumi, Billy the Kid,

and The Terence McKenna Experience.

Hands-on workshop with filmmaker and graphic designer Ken Adams of Austin, Texas.
Starts at 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Q&A with Ken Adams to follow.$10. or pay what you can...

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Intro Animation – Einar Baldvin
USC Student Film, 32 seconds
Screens at 3:30pm

Mr. Blue Sky – Einar Baldvin, Sullivan Brown, Robert Calcagno, Lisa Chung, Miguel Jiron, Amy Lee Ketchum
 USC Student Film, 4 minutes
Screens at 3:31pm

The Collector’s Gift – Ryan Kravetz
USC Student Film, 9 minutes
Screens at 3:35pm

Shadow Factory – Yizhou Li
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 3:44pm

<file not found> – Maria Sequeira
USC Student Film, 5 minutes
Screens at 3:46pm

Badbloom, FL – Ryan Gillis
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 3:51pm

The High Five Apprentice – Tom Kanter
USC Student Film, 8 minutes
Screens at 3:53pm

Register Rap! – Joshua Weisbrod
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 4:00pm

Gecko’s Gamble – Matthew Steidl
USC Student Film, 5 minutes
Screens at 4:02pm

Geometry – Simo Liu
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 4:07pm

Bob Hope – Careen Ingle
USC Student Film, 8 minutes
Screens at 4:09pm

Shape Dance – Lou Morton and Amy Lee Ketchum
USC Student Film, 3 minutes
Screens at 4:17pm

Tailypo – LaMar Ford
USC Student Film, 4 minutes
Screens at 4:20pm

Platter – Lou Morton
USC Student Film, 1 minute
Screens at 4:24pm

The Sixth Stage – Jordan Prieto
USC Student Film, 3 minutes
Screens at 4:25pm

Sad John – Junjie Zhang
USC Student Film, 3 minutes
Screens at 4:28pm

Spotlight – Simon Wilches-Castro
USC Student Film, 3 minutes
Screens at 4:31pm

Tomato Adventure – ShihChieh Chiu
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 4:34pm

Hu’s Game – Seong Young Kim
USC Student Film, 8 minutes
Screens at 4:36pm

Earth Brain Wrinkle – Dustin Reno
USC Student Film, 2 minutes
Screens at 4:44pm

The Shopgirl – Diana Ling
USC Student Film, 4 minutes
Screens at 4:46pm

Baboon – Einar Baldvin
USC Student Film, 3 minutes
Screens at 4:50pm

Ladies Knight – Joseph Rothenberg
USC Student Film, 9 minutes
Screens at 4:53pm

A Few Words In Favor of God – Neil Ira Needleman
Short Feature, 4 minutes
Screens at 5:10pm

10 min Intermission

Mysteries of the Human Voice – Veronica Fury, Bettina Dalton and Stefan
Documentary, 50 minutes
Screens at 5:25pm, Q&A with Dr. Krzysztof Izdebski

15 min Intermission

Gyre – Lindsay Morrison
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 7:00pm

Eddie Puzynski – Jeremy Michael Cohen
Narrative, USC Student Film, 17 minutes
Screens at 7:20pm

Willowbrook – Ross Cohen
Narrative, USC Student Film, 16 minutes
Screens at 7:40pm

Paulie – Andrew Nackman
Narrative, USC Student Film, 11 minutes
Screens at 8:00pm

Canto de Familia – Lindsey Villarreal
Documentary, USC Student Film, 19 minutes
Screens at 8:15pm

In Brotherhood – Nabila Lester (Act I), Stephen Parsey (Act II), Devin Law (Act III)
TV Pilot, USC Student Film, 43 minutes
Screens at 8:35pm

15 min Intermission

Exedia Nation – Tyrell Lloyd
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 9:35pm

Tina for President – Carmen Emmi
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 9:55pm

An Early Summer – Lu Lu
Narrative, USC Student Film, 17 minutes
Screens at 10:10pm

Bingo Night – Conor Fetting-Smith
Documentary, USC Student Film, 22 minutes
Screens at 10:30pm

10 min Intermission

Elie’s Overcoat – Erik Howell
Narrative, USC Student Film, 15 minutes
Screens at 11:05pm

Traffic Cone – Victor Ridaura
Narrative, USC Student Film, 8 minutes
Screens at 11:20pm

Psychosis – Ian Christian Blanche
Narrative, USC Student Film, 15 minutes
Screens at 11:30pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd
Student Films Marathon

The Unknown Craftsman – Rachel Zurcher
Young Producer, 5 minutes
Screens at 4:15pm

America – Sophie Le Neveu
Young Producer, 4 minutes
Screens at 4:25pm

The People of People’s Park – Madeleine C. Shiber
Young Producer, 8 minutes
Screens at 4:35pm

15 min Intermission

Deja-Vous – Christabel Savalas
Short Feature, 7 minutes
Screens at 5:00pm

Between Brothers – Erik Douglas
Narrative, USC Student Film, 16 minutes
Screens at 5:15pm

Josephine and the Roach – Jonathan Langager
Narrative, USC Student Film, 15 minutes
Screens at 5:35pm

A Second Chance – David Aristizabal
Documentary, USC Student Film, 23 minutes
Screens at 5:50pm

All the Splendour of the Years – Charlene Wang
Narrative, USC Student Film, 20 minutes
Screens at 6:15pm

15 min Intermission

Jody’s Bra – Janine Sides
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 6:50pm

Found – Anthony Bushman
Narrative, USC Student Film, 19 minutes
Screens at 7:05pm

Lost Dog – Vanessa Pantley
Narrative, USC Student Film, 12 minutes
Screens at 7:25pm

The Chemist – Jeff Toye
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 7:40pm

The Grift – Kelly Nygaard
Narrative, USC Student Film, 9 minutes
Screens at 7:55pm

15 min Intermission

Stepping Out? – Yaminah McKessey
Documentary, USC Student Film, 22 minutes
Screens at 8:20pm

unSETTLED – Joselito Seldera
Narrative, USC Student Film, 18 minutes
Screens at 8:45pm

Penny Arcade – Karl Stieg
Narrative, USC Student Film, 12 minutes
Screens at 9:05pm

This Time Tomorrow – Lucy Marie Eagleson
Narrative, USC Student Film, 14 minutes
Screens at 9:20pm

Delikadesa – Lea W. Dizon
Narrative, USC Student Film, 16 minutes
Screens at 9:35pm

Midnight – Talia Lidia
Narrative, USC Student Film, 12 minutes
Screens at 9:55pm

OFFICIAL BVFF SPONSOR

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FALL TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2013

SEPTEMBER 21 - NOVEMBER 30 , 2013

With the many requests EBMC has received to
Conduct Fall and Spring Teen Media Camps,
We’re launching our first Fall Teen Media Camp!

Every teen has numerous commitments during
the school year, sports, studies, and other outside
activities, to meet that need, EBMC will conduct an
Open Studio Media Lab on Saturdays, from 10 am
- 2 pm, and one ‘optional’ after school session,
per week, with online-email support.

EBMC can customize the schedule to accommodate
each teens schedule, we do recommend the interaction
with other students at the Open Studio Media Lab,
on Saturdays.

We will cover story boards, scripting, camera use,
editing, special effects, green screen, audio/soundtracks,
apps & online video, youtube, vimeo, vine and more

The Fee for the Fall Teen Media Camp is $399.

2013 Fall Media Camp Application Form

*open the above link>save the above .pdf file to your desktop,

click on 'tools' >add text> fill out form> save + email back to EBMC

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OCTOBER USED EQUIPMENT SALE - CALL 510-843-3699

CHRISTIE LARGE VENUE ROADSTER 5000 LUMEN

PROJECTOR FOR SALE

SONY DSR-300 - DVCAM CAMCORDER

SONY DXC-D30 -With BetaCamSP dockable deck

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Click graphic below to see Official Selections and Screening Schedule:

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SPRING TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014

FEBRUARY 22 - MAY 3, 2014

SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014

http://www.eastbaymediacenter.com/Summer Teen Media Camp 2014 Application.pdf

CLICK ON THE ABOVE SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP 2014 TEXT LINK & SIGN UP FOR SUMMER TEEN MEDIA CAMP .

Watch 2012 summer teen vids on youtube

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Link to BVFF 2011 by clicking on above graphic

http://www.berkeleyvideofilmfest.org/BVFF2011Selections.html

Click above graphic for link

email or call for scheduling a Final Cut Workshop

Click on Above Graphic for info and pricing

DVD / CD IN-HOUSE DISC PRINTING + DUPLICATION

Fast turnaround - same day service on some projects

High Definition Canon Professional Camcorders XH-A1

Need 2 for a matched Hi Def shoot? 2 cam packages available.

See Equipment Rentals

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Winner of the Grand Festival Award - Trailer - Current Projects.

20th Berkeley Video & Film Festival 2011 - October 1, 2011

“The Last Mambo” explores the  world of Salsa/Latin Jazz in the San Francisco Bay area from diverse perspectives of dancers, DJs and musicians.  The film discusses how  the  dance aesthetic, musical presentation and cultural context have changed in the wake of  Afrocuban music’s growing  popularity and commercialization.  “The Last Mambo”, punctuated with  interviews, photographs and concert footage captures the spirit of Salsa/Latin Jazz, celebrates its rich cultural heritage and  debates the nature of its future.

Rita Hargrave – Director - Producer. Paul Kealoha Blake - Videographer / Editor
Rita is dancer, dancer, teacher and dance historian and geriatric psychiatrist.  She is the founder of www.salsaroots.com,  Bay Area based website devoted to the Afro-Cuban, Afro-Puerto Rican and African American roots of salsa dancing. This is her first documentary.

The KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN for "THE LAST MAMBO" was a total success and funded!! THANK YOU !

LET'S SUPPORT THIS DOCUMENTARY TODAY...

www.thelastmambo.com

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The Documentary Filmmakers Course

These weekend workshops are packed with everything a filmmaker needs to know in order to make a documentary film and get their message to the masses. Topics include creating a great story, how to get funding (with guest speakers from top Californian grant organizations), production and post-production workflows and how to sell and distribute your film.  Includes a workshop where you can pitch your project and get specialized advice. At the end of this session, we assure you that you will know exactly what to do next with your project.  

Our 2 DAY SEMINAR provides you with an interactive, relaxed environment that encourages you to reach your goals. Through practical tips, hands on experience with filmmaking gear and video examples, you will feel empowered and confident that you can go out the next day and get started on your project. And don't think that after the seminar is over that you are on your own. Instructor Andrew Zinnes is available for quick, one off email questions and hour long consult session long after the event is over to refresh your memory, give advice, and help guide you through your process. 

After all, what we want you to do is have an idea, grab a camera and make a doc. And if you aren't completely satisfied we will return your money. No strings attached. 

http://www.filmmakerjunction.com/events/documentary-workshop/ or at East Bay Media Center

Interview with Andrew Zinnes Screen Play Analyst

http://www.examiner.com/art-world-in-san-francisco/screenplay-analyst-andrew-zinner-comming-to-the-east-bay-media-center-review

by Jason-Louise Graham

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The Audience Favorite and Grand Festival Award in Ethnographic Documentary

Berkeley Video & Film Festival. The penultimate film on hoarding, by R.G.Shalhoub.

DVD's - $19.95 + shipping.

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An EBMC Production, Directed by EBMC's Paul Kealoha Blake:

Click on Cover Art for Link to NCCD.

Now in a 5 Language DVD!

Produced for the Center on Culture, Immigration,

and Youth Violence Prevention

c/o National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

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ALLEN WILLIS . 1916 - 2011

HIS LAST INTERVIEW: ON BARACK OBAMA'S PRESIDENCY

LINK HERE

Own this important speech by the 20th centuries greatest American Statesman.

School, Church and University quantity Discounts available. DVD $50.00- Call ( 510 ) 843-3699

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THANK YOU BERKELEY & FRIENDS OF STUDENT FILMMAKER ZACK SCOTT!

THE 'INDIEGOGO' FILM FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN WAS A SUCCESS:

TOTAL GOAL AMOUNT OF $7,000. WAS SURPASSED! $7,390. WAS RAISED!!!!!

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INTERview with Edward Frenkel: as the Tragic and Possessed Lover

by Jason-Louise Graham - Berkeley Art World Examiner

http://www.examiner.com/art-world-in-san-francisco/rites-of-love-and-math-shattuck-cinemas-december-1-review

The true language of love?

It’s math, says Berkeley professor Edward Frenkel, whose steamy new film touches a nerve:

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2010/11/30_rites.shtml

http://www.sfbg.com/sexsf/2010/12/01/rites-nude-math-professors-and-berkeley

http://twitchfilm.com/reviews/2010/11/review-rites-of-love-and-math.php

http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=3318#comments

Overheard at the screening:

"I had no idea it was still possible to stir up controversy in the Bay area with art involving

transgressive sex, and would never have thought that using research mathematics was the way to do it."

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