Transition Towns is organizing a Northern Pioneer Valley Film Festival, which BNCTV is sponsoring. As sort of a prelude to the Festival, Rawn Fulton, a local filmmaker, will be giving a talk at Pioneer Regional School this Sunday, Oct. 17, at 4:30pm. The press release follows after the jump.
This will be an intergenerational learning experience for students, families, adults, and elders. Video content will identify sustainable elements of historic rural life that can guide us toward a resilient community in 2030.
Co-sponsored by Transition Towns and BNCTV with the assistance of local Historical Societies and libraries, all from the Northern Pioneer Valley are welcome to enter the video film contest to create a vision for your town’s future in the face of today’s and coming challenges.
Starting Sunday October 17th at 4:30-6:00 at PVRS’ Kiva Seminar Room, we begin Phase One: Meet the Pros Series—the first of the video training workshops over the next three months. We are thrilled to kick off this exciting new venture with Bernardston’s own acclaimed filmmaker, Rawn Fulton.
Join Rawn to see clips from films he has made and learn about his process in creating films this Sunday the 17th at 4:30, PVRS.
Also hear from the film festival committee about upcoming video training workshops, festival rules, timeline, supports and resources.
During Phase Two in late 2010 and into 2011, participants will plan, shoot and edit their films with the help of professionals and volunteers at BNCTV. Workshops will be held for participants who want to learn more. Participants can seek out advisors at historical societies and local libraries can provide primary source material to be filmed or photographed. There will be specific guideline for content, length, citing sources, editing etc.
Phase Three is the BIG EVENT: the Northern Pioneer Valley Film Festival during Spring 2011 when all the films are shown and applauded by hundreds of residents, who will remember the festival for years to come.
Hope you will join us on this amazing journey to imagine our resilient communities in 2030
Interested? Let us know if you can help with planning, have technical skills, can volunteer to share our rural history, or want to make a video for the NPV Film Festival.
Contact: Judy Phillips email; judy-dharma@crocker.com; Sue Ross email: suross@comcast.net; or Rick Abbott email: fhabbottiii@gmail.com. Phone: 978-544-2653 or 413-498-2700
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