QWOCMAP TRAINING PROGRAM

Each year, QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT offers 4 free video Training Workshops for queer women of color. Our workshops serve queer women of color - from teenagers to elders.

Every year, one workshop is offered to queer women of a specific race/ethnicity. In 2005, we conducted a workshop specifically for Queer Latinas. In 2006, we conducted a workshop specifically for Queer Women of African Descent. In 2007, we will conduct a workshop specifically for Queer Asian Women.

In 2005, we also conducted a workshop specifically for Butches & FTM Spectrum/Trans folks of Color. We do this to deepen the dialogue and address issues specific to each community's needs.

Most of our workshops are offered to queer women of color of all ages. Once every 2 years, a workshop is offered specifically to queer women of color 18 to 25 years old. This happens when we receive funding from foundations specifically to support and nurture the next generation of younger women.

2008 WORKSHOPS

QUEER WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA ARTS PROJECT
presents

A FREE INTRODUCTORY VIDEO WORKSHOP (SPRING 2008)

OFFERED TO:
Queer Women of Color
- Lesbians, Same Gender Loving, Queer, Bisexual women who are African American/Black, Asian/South Asian/Arab/Pacific Islander, Chicana/Latina, Native American & Mixed-race

DAY: Mondays, 6:30pm to 9:30pm
BEGINS: February 11, 2008
ENDS: May 19, 2008
DURATION: 15 weeks

PLEASE NOTE

Registration is first-come first-served.
If accepted, you MUST be able to attend ALL 15 classes.
Class size is limited to 10 participants.
There are no age restrictions for this workshop.

W O R K S H O P R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M

Email to: TRAINING@qwocmap.org

Please provide ALL of the following information or
your application will not be considered:

Name
Age
Race/Ethnicity
Sexual Orientation
Full Mailing Address
Email Address
Day & Evening Phone
Access to a Mac computer with iMovie or Final Cut Pro will be extremely useful. Do you have access to a Mac computer with either software?
List any previous film/video production experience.
Have you attended past QWOCMAP screenings? When?
IMPORTANT: You must submit an idea for your project.
Describe your idea for the 5-MINUTE video project that you will be creating through this workshop.

WORKSHOP VENUE

Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
3925 Noriega Street (by 46th Avenue)
*Outer Sunset District in SF*
San Francisco, CA 94122
Phone: 415.759.3690
Fax: 415.759.0883
www.snbc.org

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Each participant will create, write, direct and edit a 5-minute video project. This demanding 15-week digital video workshop covers major aspects of screenwriting, film directing and video production - from conception of project idea to film distribution.

Through hands-on exercises, you will learn technical and creative filmmaking skills and become proficient in digital video production techniques in a supportive environment. Access to cameras and Mac computers is extremely helpful though it is not a requirement.

Topics covered include: development of project idea, writing your script, storyboarding, creating a shotlist, cinematography, continuity, lighting & sound, directing actors, managing production crew, editing, film festivals & distribution.

INSTRUCTOR

Madeleine Lim is the Executive Director of QWOCMAP. She is an award-winning filmmaker with 20+ years of film and video experience. Her films have been featured at international film festivals around the world, universities, museums and broadcast on PBS. She also teaches Advanced Video Production at the University of San Francisco.

AWARDS

Award of Excellence, Joey Awards, 1997
San Jose Film & Video Commission
Bronze Apple, Apple Awards, 1998
National Educational Media Network
Artist-in-Residence, 2003-2000
California Arts Council
Best Video Program, 2003
San Francisco Community Media
Certificate of Honor, 2005 & 2004
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
KQED 2005 Local Hero Award, LGBT Pride Month
Certificate of Recognition, 2007
California State Assembly
SFAC Individual Artist Commission, 2007 & 2005

QWOCMAP is funded by:

QWOCMAP is supported by:

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Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) promotes the creation, exhibition and distribution of new films and videos that increase the visibility of queer women of color, authentically reflect our life stories, and address the vital social justice issues that concern our communities.