This is a social, business and performing group for serious artists, BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL, devoted to the craft of acting, writing, voice, movement and more...for FILM, TV and THEATER. The organizer is Jason Bennett, Runner-Up for BEST ACTING COACH in New York CIty in 2010 and Runner-Up for BOTH Scene Study Teacher AND Best Acting Coach in 2011! Jason Bennett is an acting and musical theater teacher and founder of "The Jason Bennett Actor's Workshop." The Meetup group is used, …

So you have made your first movie....Congratulations! what now? In the days where Paris Hilton could get a film into Sundance and indie films can't move beyond theatrical release in NY and LA; how DOES one successfully distribute and more importantly MARKET your film without spending $10,000 on a publicist and marketing company? Through a series of meetings and workshops, filmmakers are invited to meet up with our Distribution Executives to discuss their issues and stories trying to get thei …

Independent Artists! Please be sure to frequently check for updates and changes to BigAppleTalent's Message Boards --- Thank you! This is a hands on opportunity for all people who aspire to the film industry. Writers, Directors, Actors, Musicians, Lighting Techs, Sound engineers, and all else in between. The group accesses several production companies and has the benefit of members on board, prolific in their respective metier. We also offer a complementary promotional service, designed to …

Welcome, movie fans! Do you love to watch high quality movies, enjoy cultural events and make new friends? Then this is the group for you! - Our group holds private screening events, with a social gathering before and after movie, drink included. - Our main focus is on foreign films - the best ones, plus some of the best American movies. - Movies are briefly presented with interesting information & trivia, enhancing your movie watching experience. - We regularly run as well museum visits, walkin …

Italian cinema is mostly known for its Neo-Realism period (embodied in the masterpieces by Vittorio De Sica) and the brilliant films of Federico Fellini. Yet, Italian Cinema is so much more. Since the beginning of the history of film, Italian Cinema has continually introduced innovative directors and talented actors, screenwriters, composers, set designers, and costume designers to the world. The Cine-Club: 79 Years of Italian Film (1930-2009) allows participants to discover cinematic gems and c …

JOIN US FOR SCREENINGS, CINEMA OUTINGS, AND PUB NIGHTS! Meet other fan of Irish films and television programs. Our goal is to promote and support Irish culture and Irish language through Irish cinema&TV. We get to see cool flicks and telly shows : Comedies,thrillers, documentaries, drama, whatever fun stuff from Ireland or Irish related theme ( Some are not available in US) in English or in Irish with English subtitles. Each event description will include a brief synopsis of the program. Genera …

Welcome to the Light & Shadow Workshop Group. Our mission is to share with the New York independent film community the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in the art of lighting and cinematography. When it is your turn to make a movie, you must ask two questions: 1) "Where should I put the LIGHT?" A single strategically placed light can work the magic of four or five incorrectly placed lights. 2) "How to create SHADOW?" Anybody can switch on a light and flood a scene with light and ma …

Cinema Tropical 's Janeiro In New York  programs Brazilian films in NYC and would like to invite members interested in Brazilian Film , Music and Culture to join and be invited to screenings, including free ticket giveaways from time to time.

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center is now up to more than making short films since it moved into it's public office in the Trilok Arts Center in Clinton Hill.  We now have access to large spaces we can rent cheaply and are recruiting film professionals as faculty for diverse workshops (including Storyboards, Props, Music to Film, etc.).   BYFC is just 5 minutes walk from the Brooklyn Navy Yard where the Steiner Studios is expanding to a 50 acre media campus..   We are working to create a Careers i …

Mondo Culto is a thriving, obsessive, and elaborate "be-in" for friends of Cult Films and the stepping to the punk beat of the East Village: Ass Juice at the Double Down, Karoake at Planet Rose, Cheese Fries at Crif Dogs, and Midnight Movies at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema are just some of the staples of La Vida Mondo Culto. So if you like living after midnight and rocking till the dawn, The Mondo Culto Experience is for you!

Hi there! Do you enjoy discovering new/offbeat or classic independent/foreign films and discussing them with other film lovers?   Do you also love trying new types of food and wine? If so, come join us! We are a group of young film, food & wine buffs (mostly early 30's to early 40's) who live in the city, and get together several times a month in a private, relaxed setting  with comfy seating and large screen TV, for film, food & wine parties. We romp around the globe, pairing up foreign (somet …

The Big. Shade. Tree. film salon is a movie club for people interested in diverse independent films. The film salon meets once a month to watch and discuss independent films.

This is a meetup devoted to film photography lovers. No digital allowed! For those who still enjoy the mechanical clicks and whurrs of rangefinders and old slrs. Make your own meetups and go street shooting with a small group of like-minded individuals. Talk with friends about the best places to get your camera serviced or develop film. Main website: www.stillthrill.com

This film series provides a forum for local and independent filmmakers and video artists to share and discuss their work and ideas. Each month we'll screen one or more works and then circle up for an intimate conversation with the artists or guest speaker. We'll focus on "art" films, both abstract and and narrative, primarily by local filmmakers, as well as hard-to-find foreign classics, and new documentaries. We have also started to organize and attend seminars on various industry topics like h …

New York Film Group is a unique collective made up of directors, producers, cinematographers, screen writers, sound designers, photographers, composers, actors, and students that collaborate on a wide range of creative filmmaking projects. Members range the gamut from well known professionals, to students, to those just interested in learning and being a part of a creative community. Great friendships are made here, and anyone with a positive outlook on the creative possibilities is welcome. Ou …

***This group is currently on hiatus, check back here or look out for email updates on if / who / when we start up the weekly screenwriting or production groups for spring/summer*** About a year ago, I began purchasing equipment to develop video content. It started out with a camera, then another, then microphones, then Final Cut, then Motion, then a green screen, then lighting, and so forth. I realized that there are probably other people like me, producers, directors, cinematographers, sound …

The New York Filming Locations Group is a group for independent film/video makers, wherein they can share and find production locations and ideas. The group is for anyone interested in independent film/video production.

Hi!  This group's mission is simple: on a monthly basis, we catch a film at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY and discuss it afterwards over dinner in a nearby restaurant. Any film buff in NYC can join, but obviously it helps if you live in Astoria.

Once every two weeks we will meet in an apartment on the Upper West Side to watch a new surrealist film, (Jodorowsky, Anger, Arrabal, Buñuel, Gilliam, Greenaway and more) in hopes of eventually staging a happening to go with said films. Following the screening will be an optional discussion of its symbols and themes. Participants can choose to a) verbally share, b) write down or c) paint/draw their reactions immediately following the film with no pressure to participate. Group is open to anyone …

Learn with us—Explore the Films, Fora, & "Arts That Spark" our ideas, discussion, debate. Arts and creative spirit delight and entertain us. They also open our minds, show us different worlds, immerse us in another's culture, and challenge us to learn and explore the great questions of human society— the past, the present and the futuristic. Welcome all students • artists professionals • entrepreneurs Who should attend? If you love to learn, think and share, then we welcome you!  Join our fri …

We love films. It is not that we don't like photography, we do. But it lies too still. We are a minyan of people that are passionate about always moving things forward. We see films not just as moving images, but images that move so much more - thinking, believing, discussion, perspective and even social progress. If you feel the same, please join us.

About The Group Centralizing New York film, web video, and TV industry professionals of all kinds as well as cinephiles. The NY Film Meetup is a source of industry networking, pitching projects, as well as screenings and workshops. Who Should Join Film & TV Professionals and enthusiasts.

a group for gimp, inkscape, Blender artist and animators, writers, film screenplay writers, directors, cinematographers, and philosophers for coming together for the production of both marketable and free content to enlighten, educate, and entertain.

This film festival defeats stigma by bringing together mental health recipients and film buffs from around the NYC region. This year we will showcase films that introduce us to mental halth recipients who have excelled in their careers and lives. Known for our discussions with film makers as much as for the independent films we show. $7 dollars in advance; $10 at the door. Sunday May 5, 2013 - 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. St Francis College 182 Remsen Street Brooklyn, NY

Film Productions, Music Recording and Photography ( Get Together Event ) I decided to start this Meetup group to bring together the to world of Music & film productions which going very much hand and hand. This business networking event is for all that live, breath and sleep the industry. Business is business, but this is a group for business professionals who want to network. Entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, freelancers, recent grads, and anyone looking to connect about business s …

New York City has a huge population of talented filmmakers and upcoming artists. This is a networking group for people who are involved or who want to become involved in Film & Video Production: Producers, Directors, Writers, Cinematographers, Shooters, Editors, Audio, Actors, Composers, Set Designers, etc. My goal is to have an event at least every couple months: networking events, staged readings, movie nights, screenings of member's films, and Q&A sessions. I envision this group as being a re …

Italian Film Festival, movie, documentaries in partnership with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimo'

Do you act, make films or simply enjoy watching movies? Join us for our monthly free movie night around Brooklyn! Hang out with other film fans, and make new friends in the greater New York acting and movie-making community.