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TONIGHT BUFFALO FILM PREMIER - Spiritus and The Cure Directed by Sabrina Young Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Wed Aug 28 9pm Dipson Theatres Eastern Hills Cinema 4545 Transit Road Williamsville, NY WORLD PREMIER of SCI FI FILMS Spiritus and The Cure 10 of the best shorts from Western New York!!! Single Screenings: $10/$7 for students, seniors and military ID TIX Available at Door NEW Animated Sci-Fi Film Spiritus - "A misfit janitor hitchhikes her way to the dying exoplanet Spiritus to escape the truth about her past!" THRILLING Animated FILM featuring a BRAND NEW soundtrack and incredible visuals! Written and Directed by award-winning composer and 2019 Lois Weber award recipient Sabrina Peña Young. Includes local actors Kamilah Whitfield, Robin Lalisse, and Jess Stubin. THE CURE is a NEW Sci-fi Short from Sarah Jeanne and Mike Redick - "There's no better time than the apocalypse to run into your ex" Produced at the Buffalo Indie Fi...

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival To Present Lois Weber Award To Sabrina PeÑa Young BUFFALO, N.Y. - June 30, 2019 - PRLog -- Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival will present this year's Lois Weber Award to local artist Sabrina Peña Young. The festival's mission is to bring the best independent genre films from around the world to Western New York, and to shine a spotlight on local film artists. Now in its seventh year, Buffalo Dreams is a multi-genre celebration of independent film which runs for one week, August 23rd – 29th, at the Dipson Theaters Eastern Hills Cinema, 4545 Transit Road, Williamsville, New York. The award is named in honor of Lois Weber (1879 – 1939), the first female film director in the United States, and recognizes the accomplishes of women who have distinguished themselves in the art of filmmaking. Weber pioneered the split screen framing technique, and was known as a "star maker" for her efforts on behalf of new actresses. As ...

Free Film Event Buffalo NY Tonight! - World Premier Scamarama The Next Generation Monday, April 15, 2019 7:15 PM  to  9:00 PM The Screening Room in the Boulevard Mall 880 Alberta Drive · Buffalo, NY After a lifetime of being scammed, Kris has decided to do a scam of her own. Produced by Buffalo's own Buffalo Movie and Video Makers!  Bring a friend! Fun event a the Screening Room Cafe and Cinema. MORE INFO:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1075471472638877/

Buffalo Girl Choir Fundraiser this Week! Support Vocal Education for Urban Girls  SUPPORT AND DONATE TODAY Buffalo Girlchoir almost never happened. Throughout 2013-2015, I was searching for a way to create a youth choral ensemble. I sought advise from colleagues involved in music education who were discouraging at best, telling me that there was simply no need for another such ensemble. I knew I could make it happen but I was struggling with ideas about how this new ensemble would be unique when I received a letter from a student. Among the many inspirational things she wrote, one phrase stood out and changed everything. She wrote: “singing in an all female, women-led ensemble was empowering” and changed the way she thought about herself and her abilities. It was my light bulb moment. I didn’t want to start a children’s choir, I wanted to create a GIRLchoir. Our first rehearsal opened with 9 singers, by our first concert, we had 14 and by the end of the first year, ...

We need ZOMBIES TONIGHT March 1 for Short Horror Film in Buffalo New York INDIE FILMMAKER BOOT CAMP Sabrina Peña Young We need  # ZOMBIES  TONIGHT in  # Buffalo   # NewYork . Show up at Kenmore Middle School at 8pm in zombie gear and makeup.  IMDb  credit given. 90s inspired would be good. No logos please. Filming from 8-9pm Meet at Door 9.  March 1 8pm-9pm You will need to sign a release KENMORE MIDDLE SCHOOL 155 Delaware Rd, Buffalo, NY 14217 (716) 874-8403

Welcome to Space Force Movie World Premier at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival this November Buffalo New York Here are the 71 Shorts (including Micro Shorts and Short Features) we have selected for screening at  Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival 2018, totaling 18 hours' worth of thought provoking entertainment. Official notifications and laurels will go out tonight, we know that many of you have been waiting and we didn't want to keep you any longer. Our schedule will be posted next week. The list below will be updated with corrections. It will also be folded into the Features announcement. Thank you all for submitting, and just a reminder that anyone who submitted is granted 2 All Festival Passes. Western New York Shorts 1. Once Around Is Never Enough - 25:32, Doc 2. Locke (29:00) Special Non-Competition 3. Pumpkin Bitch - 10:49 4. Test of Faith - 36 mins 5. Welcome to Space Force - 8 mins WNY 6. Within the Woods - 13 mins 7. Unbridled - 6 mins 8. Ern...

LOOKING FOR BUFFALO FILMMAKERS - Buffalo Filmmaking Boot Camp - Short Mystery Film Buffalo Filmmaking Boot Camp is looking for three film crew to help with cinematography, sound, production/lighting, and makeup. We will be producing a short mystery film at Kenmore Middle School in Kenmore, New York.  This is an unpaid film experience.  Dates are October 5, 12, 19 from 6-9pm.  Join us in making a fun new film. Contact Sabrina Pena Young at spenayoung@gmail.com with your resume/reel and availability.  Buffalo Filmmaking Boot Camp is a great opportunity to produce a short film in just six weeks.  Summer Filmmaking Boot Camp "Welcome to Space Force" will be  premiered in Western New York this fall.  Directed by Chris Thomas. Produced by Sabrina Pena Young. "The Noise Within" was produced this past Spring at Filmmaking Boot Camp. It was premiered at the Buffalo Movie and Video Maker Club and won Firs...

The Noise Within LAST CHANCE to sign up for the GROUNDBREAKING Buffalo Filmmaker Boot Camp! NEW YORK Budding filmmakers and professionals alike will work together in this collaborative class to write, film, act in , and edit an original short film written by the class. Learn film production basics in screenwriting, filming, sound and video editing, special fx, makeup fx, and more. Students will each take on a specific role in the short film production that will be filmed during class. The final film will be screened the last day of class. Students are encouraged to bring any camera/film equipment available to class . A supply fee of $10 to be paid to the instructor the first day of class. REGISTER TODAY!

Election Primary Day in Buffalo New York Today Buffalo, New York will be hosting primary elections. The voting day was moved to September 13th out of respect for the September 11th anniversary and the Jewish holidays. There are several significant elections this year in New York, including primaries for governor on the Democratic side and the Attorney General.  Find out important information regarding voting locations from the Erie County New York Board of Elections .

Buffalo Composer Finalist in CINTAS Foundation Composer Fellowship for 2018-2019  in Miami Miami, August 2018 – The CINTAS Foundation announces this year’s finalists for the annual CINTAS Fellowship Competition and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. A reception and awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 10th, at the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum. An exhibition featuring works by each of the finalists will be on exhibit at the Lowe Art Museum beginning on Wednesday, October 3rd. Buffalo Composer Sabrina Peña Young is among the finalists for this year's Cintas composer fellowship. If she wins, Young hopes to use the funds to produce her upcoming children's opera Alica and the White Rabbit , a futuristic opera loosely inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll and a precursor to her animated opera Libertaria. The CINTAS Foundation oversees two important art collections in the United States. The Master Paintings from the Spanis...

Cast and Crew of Welcome to Space Force Buffalo New York Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp Registration OPEN!  The incredible Filmmaker Boot Camp that brought you The Noise Within and the upcoming Welcome to Space Force has open registration TODAY. Create an incredible short film in just SIX WEEKS! A class for both amateurs and seasoned professionals alike, Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp is growing to be a filmmaking staple in Western New York.  Hosted by award-winning composer and filmmaker Sabrina Peña Young , the camp has brought together filmmakers, writers, actors, and cinematographers from all over the Western New York region.  REGISTER TODAY AT: https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/CourseStatus.awp?&course=18FDA02 Cast and Crew of Welcome to Space Force created this short film during Buffalo's Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp in Western New York. Filmmakers write, film, and edit a short film in just SIX WEEKS! It's an incredible hands-on experience...

Sergeant Singer (Christopher Fire) & Captain Flinger (Sebastiano Spurio) discuss the new recruits of Space Force. Welcome to Space Force Movie Wraps in Buffalo New York After six weeks of writing, pre-production, filming, and editing, "Welcome to Space Force" finally wrapped in Buffalo, New York.  Space Force drafts an unlikely band of crazy recruits in this original zany short film directed by Chris Thomes for Buffalo’s Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp. Producer Sabrina Peña Young hopes to premier "Welcome to Space Force" in the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival , hosted by filmmakers Chris Scioli and Gregory Lamberson, of "Slime City" and "Killer Rack" fame. Aaron B. Webb, director of  the award-winning short film Last Trip, plays Mullitch. Become a part of the Space Force team and join the "Welcome to Space Force" official Facebook page at:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/spaceforcemovie/about/?ref=page_internal ...

Buffalo Filmmakers Wrap up ROGUE Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp - Welcome to Space Force! This past Friday excited Buffalo filmmakers wrapped up the final day of shooting for Sabrina Peña Young' s ROGUE Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp. The group had five weeks to write, plan, and shoot a short film. The subject - Space Force - lent itself to some hilarious antics from the diverse cast and crew that included both seasoned veterans and newbies to filmmaking. As part of the camp, many filmmakers had a chance to try new aspects of filmmaking that they had never tried before like acting, camerawork, and sound. The result was a short comedic film full of shenanigans and fun.  "Welcome to Space Force" will be screened locally on August 17th.  More information about Welcome to Space Force can be found on our NEW Facebook Page!  Let's make Space Great Again!  Cast and Crew of Welcome to Space Force, Photo Credit: Aaron Webb

NOW OFFERING PRIVATE LESSONS, GROUP LESSONS, and WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN WESTERN NEW YORK!  CONTACT ME AT Spenayoung@Gmail.com to Schedule Your First Lesson! Homeschooling Families Welcome! Experienced with Special Needs and At-Risk Students. Contact for more information. PRIVATE LESSONS  IN NORTH BUFFALO ($25/Half Hour; $40/Hour; $125 Monthly for 3 Months) (Ages 10 to Adult) Filmmaking and Video Production Writing Screenwriting Songwriting Composition Music Production GROUP LESSONS  IN NORTH BUFFALO ($75/Hour Class; Includes Supplies) (Ages 5 to 18, 2-5 Children/Teens; At least 1 Parent/Guardian must be present) HOMESCHOOLERS WELCOME!!! Classes can be weekly, monthly, or one-time workshops Pop Art and Mixed Media Music History (Middle Ages/Ancient Music, Baroque/Classical Era, Romantic Era, 20th Century, Jazz/Blues, World Music, Electronic Music) World Art (Choice of Africa, Australia/Polynesia, Asia, Latin America, North Ameri...

Buffalo Filmmaker Boot Camp Channels their inner Space Force with "Welcome to Space Force", Directed by Chris Thomas  What happens when a bunch of Buffalo Filmmakers decides to get together and create a new zany film in only SIX WEEKS? Well, you get "Welcome to Space Force". Hosted by local filmmakers and music producers Aaron Webb and Sabrina Pena Young, "Welcome to Space Force" is a crazy and ambitious short film project.  Part of Young's Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp challenge, the film production moves from concept to realization in six weeks. Usually hosted in Kenmore, this became a "Rogue" Boot Camp when the group found themselves without a location due to a paperwork error. Nonplussed, the group decided to get together anyway and met in Webb's basement. There they brainstormed ideas and came up with a concept centered on Space Force. The first day of production went smoothly, with actors and crew alike almost literally dyi...

LAST CHANCE: New! Jambo! World Art and Music Kids Summer Camp in Buffalo New York  Ages 6-12 In this fun camp, kids will explore multicultural art and music from Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America. Activities include musical movement, painting Japanese art, playing African drums, making Australian Dream Paintings, making Latin American instruments, singing songs in other languages, and many more exciting cultural activities especially designed to celebrate and explore our world. Camp activities are from 9-1. Students may be dropped off early at 8:30 and engage in quiet board games and art activities until 9. Students will need to bring a nut-free prepackaged snack for snack time at 10:30 and an optional lunch to eat at 12:30. An art supply fee of $12 needs to be paid to the instructor on the first day of camp. This will cover any art and music supplies for your child. REGISTER TODAY:  https://register.ktufsd.org/wconnect/ace/CourseStatus.awp?&Course=18SRKF33%2...