A Message from the ACM-NE Chair Happy February and post-Superbowl hangover! The ACM-NE wants to remind all of our members that we have a special funding program called the ACM-NE Mini Grant Fund. Launched in 2015, this program encourages our fellow media centers to think outside the box for their application submission. This is a very selective […]
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Author: Pua Ford
Across the Region
The Northeast in Winter ACM Northeast brings together people from six state affiliates/chapters of the national organization. It seems the news we trade most often has to do with regulation of the cable industry that hosts our channels, policy that varies from state to state but is not consistent across the region. Here’s a little […]
Three reasons to begin or renew your ACM...
Alliance for Community Media – Northeast Region is a regional affiliate of the national Alliance for Community Media, which “represents over 3,000 Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media center throughout the country.” If you or your access center is a dues-paying member of ACM, you get reduced fees (sometimes to zero) […]
Got a minute? Or 100 seconds?
Jason Daniels reminds us of a fun, short-form video project, anchored in the Greater Boston area since 2005: The 100-Second Film and Video Festival is open to anyone from all ages and backgrounds. All genres are welcome—the work follows the common constraint of 100 seconds or less in duration. There is no entry fee. The […]
More about Last November
Matt Sullivan is Chief Operations Officer of Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Television (LMCTV), north of New York City. He was ACMNY’s pick for a scholarship to the November 2017 Northeast Regional conference in Falmouth, MA. He writes enthusiastically of his experience: The conference kick-off was wonderful, as participants were invited to tour Falmouth Community Television’s beautiful facility. […]
A Connecticut scholar at the Cape Cod co...
Our state affiliates in the Northeast were each offered one scholarship to our recent regional conference in Falmouth, Massachusetts. One of the requirements for the scholarship is an essay. Sandra Austin Goldstein was the scholarship recipient from Connecticut ACM; the following is just one paragraph from her letter to that board: I found it difficult […]
2017 Special Awards
Honoring Some Special People We hope you can join us in recognizing the recipients of our annual Special Awards during the 2017 Northeast Video Festival Awards Celebration on Friday, November 3 at the Falmouth Navigator, 55 Ashumet Road in Falmouth, MA. This year we celebrate these stars among our colleagues: Brian Wilson Mentor Award Cor Trowbridge, […]
A First for MassAccess
MassAccess is now accepting submissions from Massachusetts residents for the first Annual Massachusetts Creator Awards. Winners will be judged by a panel of media experts from across the country. The deadline to submit entries is November 30th at 11:59pm. The winners will be announced at the gala event on January 23, 2018 at Venu in Boston. […]
Back to the Crowdsourced!
(and a sprint to a new project) Remember the Crowdsourced Boston project? On Wednesday, November 29th at 7:00pm, Brookline Interactive Group (BIG) will screen the premiere of that project’s remake of the classic film, Back to the Future, at the Coolidge Corner Theater. BIG welcomes the entire Brookline and nearby communities to attend. A large […]
And the Winners Are…
At long last… after everyone’s hard work through 2016 (and what a year that was, eh?), after all the additional work that goes into preparing an entry for the Video Festival, after all the committee’s organizing materials for the judging centers, after all the time judges spent watching entries and trying to pin down assessments, […]