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  A scene from the film Next Exit, playing at the BAC festival. May 1, 2006 - The Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) International Film and Video Festival , now in its 40th year, is the longest running event of its kind in Brooklyn. Each year, the Festival provides opportunities for film and video artists from New York and around the world to show their work, often for the first time, to other artists, critics, and the media at free screenings throughout the city. The Festival, which runs through May 7, features films and videos by independent, college, and youth (K-12) filmmakers, who are selected by a panel of film and video professionals. The collection of selected films reflect New York's ethnic and cultural diversity, giving audiences the opportunity to get acquainted with the aesthetics, issues and traditions of other cultures. Screening locations include Ocularis at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn; the Brooklyn Museum; the SonyWonder Technology Lab in Manhattan and Long Island University. Sunday, April 30, 12-6 p.m. Independent Video/Filmmakers Brooklyn Museum, Cantor Auditorium 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn Monday May 1, 8-10 p.m. Selected Shorts Ocularis At Galapagos Art Space, 70 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn Tuesday, May 2, 6-9 p.m. College Student Screening Long Island University, Spike Lee Screening Room 1 University Place (Flatbush And DeKalb Avenues), Brooklyn Saturday, May 6, 11 a.m - 6 p.m. Linkages: Fifth Annual Women Of African Descent Film Festival Long Island University, Kumble Theatre Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues, Brooklyn Sunday, May 7, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. SonyWonder Selects Youth Videos SonyWonder Technology Lab, Manhattan 550 Madison Ave., New York Founded in 1966, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC) is a service organization dedicated to helping artists, arts organizations and community groups promote and sustain the arts. BAC is unique in the borough in that it assists artists - both amateur and professional - in all disciplines. In addition to the film festival, BAC's major areas of service include BAC's Community Arts Regrant Program, Professional Development Seminars for the Arts, Arts in Education, BAC Folk Arts and the Printmaker's Portfolio Project. For more information, call (718) 625-0080 or click here. |  |
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