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AUG 3 Composer Sabrina Young at Great Lakes Christian Film Festival Panel Composer Sabrina Young will be part of a guest filmmaker panel at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival this SATURDAY August 3rd at 3pm. 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY 14225. The Great Lakes Christian Film Festival was created in 2014 by Shawn Greene, in Buffalo, New York. The festival was designed to gather Filmmakers, Screenwriters, Playwright, Directors, Editors, Actors/Actress, Cinematographers, Casting Directors, Crew Members, etc.

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 ...

Filmmaker Boot Camp in Western New York Buffalo Starts July 5 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. REGISTER TODAY! Filmmaker Boot Camp films have shown at the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival , NCCC Film and Animation Festival, and Screening Room Cafe in Buffalo New York. REGISTER YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS TODAY!

Free Buffalo Event - Annual Filmmaker Holiday Party - Buffalo Movie and Video Makers MORE INFO:   https://www.facebook.com/events/944021589129376/?active_tab=about This month we focus on the socializing aspect of the filmmaking club! The first half of the meeting we’ll announce the winners of last month's BM-VM "Shorty" Film Contest. These were the four entries: A TRAILER by Leo Medico, Jr. BLUNT RECOLLECTION by Curt Markham ENLIGHTENMENT by David Gaffney THE MAGIC ROOM by Terry Kimmel We'll find out which were the top three vote-getters from last month's secret ballot. The First Place winner will be awarded a plaque, with the Second and Third Place finishers receiving certificates. Also, we'll re-screen the First Place winning entry. Second half is the HOLIDAY PARTY!  BM-VM members are invited to bring a "finger food”-type dish to pass (nothing that requires heating up, though). Also, they can chip in on pizza. Guests are invited! B...

Kid Friendly Family Films today Sunday November 4 at 11AM at Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival Our muti-genre fest will run Fri Nov. 2nd - Thurs Nov. 8th at Dipson Theatres' Eastern Hills Cinema, located in the Eastern Hills Mall, 4545 Tansit Road.Seven days, 102 films! MORE Film Festival  INFORMATION:   https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloDreamsFilmFestival/posts/1360427634088341?__tn__=K-R Sunday, Nov. 4th 11:30 pm Block 11 Family Films (60 mins) The Girl Who Talks to the Moon (Canada, animated, 6 mins) The Friend (WNY/Young student, 6 mins) Lily Goes Fishing (USA/Young Student, 18 mins) The Hood (WNY/Young Student, 15 mins) More Films! 12:45 pm Block 12 Murder In High Heels (Canada, Noir, 63 mins) USA Premiere of Brett Kelly's loving tribute to classic film noirs. Q&A. Shorts: New York Song Series (18 mins) 2:45 pm Block 13 Batraticus (USA, Comedy/Horror, 80 mins) Camp comedy about a Bronx community facing a zombie outbreak and a giant...

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...

BUFFALO NEW YORK is home to a new exciting film experience - Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp! Local filmmakers in Western New York get together to create brand new EXCITING short films! Learn how to make a film. So far the camp has produced two new films - the suspenseful The Noise Within and the fun comedy Welcome to Space Force. The Noise Within was premiered at the Screening Room in Amherst, New York at the Buffalo Movie and Video Maker annual contest and won first place.  The film, directed by emerging filmmaker Chris Thomas, was filmed in only two nights! Welcome to Space Force has been submitted to the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival , which is a premier local event of incredible international and regional films in science fiction, horror, animation, drama, and more. This event is a bastion of indie filmmaking in the Western New York film region. Filmmakers had six weeks to write, film, and edit the short film, which was located in Kenmore, New York. REGISTRATION i...

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

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...

NEW Comedy from Buffalo Filmmakers - Indie Filmmaker  Sebastiano Poses with a Beautiful Chicken Boot Camp in Western New York Excited Buffalo filmmakers are getting together this summer to put together a crazy comedy in just FIVE WEEKS! Yes, FIVE WEEKS! In the first week cast/crew came up with a new script, all birthed from crazy ideas that we came up with while sitting upstairs at the Amherst Wegmen's (until they kicked us out!). Week 2 of the Indie Filmmaker Boot Camp, run by award-winning composer and sci-fi fan Sabrina Peña Young, preproduction plans were made at a house. Note: No chickens were hurt during the making of this film!  Now it's on to production for the next three Fridays. A crew of about fifteen filmmakers, actors, musicians, and writers will try to create an exciting...a COMPELLING, and AMAZING Comedy with essentially six hours (maybe seven) of filming time.  AWARD-WINNING SHORT "THE NOISE WITHIN"  from Indie Filmmaker Boot Cam...

LAST CHANCE to sign up for FILMMAKER BOOT CAMP in WESTERN NEW YORK - BUFFALO SIGN UP TODAY Ages 18 & up 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. Dates: July 6 - August 10, 2018 Meets: F from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM,  6 sessions Hours: 12.00 Location: Kenmore Middle rm 231 - computer lab Instructor: Sabrina Pena-Young SIGN UP TODAY WATCH THE NOISE WITHIN, AWARD-WINNING SHORT MADE IN FILMMAKER BOOT...

Horror Buffalo Films - Screening Room Cinema Cafe - June 10th @ 6:30pm Come see the premiere screening of award-winning short film Last Trip along with other local short films such as Delivery from Hell, Murder Zone, The Noise Within and more. Recommended $5 minimum donation at the door to support local art/film. Anything larger is even more greatly appreciated!  MORE INFO HERE The night will include: Last Trip  Attempting to impress the new girl, an awkward teenager agrees to a camping trip but it could be their last when they come across two hillbillies in the woods. 2018 NCCC Film & Animation Festival People's Choice Award

Film Music Workshop and Shorty Film Contest A Great Success - Buffalo Movie and Video Makers OCT 16, 2017 Basic Audio Editing What is film music? What role does film music play? Filmmakers will learn the basics of audio editing, film music, and sound design using Logic Studio. NOV 20, 2017 Advanced Techniques Filmmakers will learn advanced techniques like equalization and pitch correct, especially in use for animated shorts and features, as well as engage in discussion regarding music licensing and copyright. BUFFALO MOVIE AND VIDEO MAKERS The Buffalo Movie and Video Makers (BM-VM) was established in 1934 and is one of the oldest running organization of its kind in the U.S. We provide education, support, encouragement, assistance, and a showplace for filmmakers, those with a tangent interest in film (writers, actors, etc.), people who want to help others with their films (production associates, admin., etc.) and people simply interested in wa...