Videos For Change Productions
Videos For Change Productions was founded in 1992 by producer, Mike Camoin. A full service production company specializes in creating customized communications designed to impact audiences around the globe. With 15 years experience as writer, producer and director of original content,
Mike Camoin is familiar with all aspects of filmmaking including fundraising, scripting, production on through to distribution (see resume attached).
The Saratoga Film Forum
The Saratoga Film Forum is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bringing a wide variety of quality films to downtown Saratoga Springs. Founded on the principles of community involvement, interaction, and support, the Saratoga Film Forum has done more than just show provocative, entertaining, and educational films.
Crandall Public Library
The Mission of Crandall Public Library is to provide resources, services and programs necessary to meet the informational, educational, cultural and entertainment needs of the public to enhance individual and community life. Crandall Public Library intends to provide the community with free access to the world of ideas, information in varied formats and the creative experience in an open and nonjudgmental environment.
The Spectrum Theatre
The Spectrum Theatre is committed to showing films that are provocative, entertaining and thought-provoking. By showcasing the best first-run independent, foreign and Hollywood films, the Spectrum has differentiated itself from the competition. They offer a state-of-the-art alternative to the mall movie experience. Dolby digital and stereo surround sound enhances enjoyment of our "spectrum" of film offerings.
The Sanctuary for Independent Media
The Sanctuary for Independent Media is a telecommunications production facility dedicated to community media arts. The Sanctuary hosts screening, production and performance facilities, training in media production and a meeting space for artists, activists and independent media makers of all kinds.
Proctor's Theater
Since 1926, Proctor's Theatre, a historic, beautifully restored theatre located in the heart of downtown, has presented the very best in entertainment for New York's Capital Region. Proctor's Theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Madison Theater
The Theatre was opened in 1929 as the Madison Theater. Designed by theater architect, Thomas Lamb, it shares the same creator as Proctors Theater in Schenectady. They work regularly with local film makers and are always interested in new ideas from the public that we serve.
Hudson Valley Film Festival
To continue to spread new art and media throughout the Hudson Valley...and not art and media that has to do with the Hudson River, because they're tired of looking at pictures of that thing. Seeking and bringing new and exciting work in the medium of film and video to an area full of pretty pictures, but an area excited for, and in need of art that has escaped the box and is current, refreshing, and provocative.
The Williamstown Film Festival
The Williamstown Film Festival was founded in 1998 to fill a cultural gap in a part of Massachusetts known for its world-class museums, theater, music, and dance - the Berkshires. Because film seemed the missing link in an artistically rich region, some two dozen local residents and graduates of Williams College felt strongly that a film festival could bridge the gap.
The Berkshire International Film Festival
The Berkshire International Film Festival aims to create a world-class festival as an integral part of the cultural fabric of the Berkshires. The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) is for filmmakers and film lovers alike to be entertained, educated and inspired.
Lake Placid Film Festival
The Adirondack Film Society was incorporated in 1999. The first event that was presented in the name of the Adirondack Film Society was a Silent Film series held at the Palace Theater in Lake Placid, NY in October, 1999. Co-founders, artist Naj Wikoff, film critic Kathleen Carroll and, novelist/screenwriter, Russell Banks all had a desire to bring people from the film industry to the Adirondacks. Banks said, "We wanted to build a concept where people who are passionate about films could come together and learn from each other."
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival
The New York International Independent Film and Video Festival was founded in 1993. NYIIFVF has been recognized by the film and entertainment industry as one of the leading film events on the independent festival circuit. The festival hosts film, music and art events in the two entertainment capitals of the United States: New York and Los Angeles.
NYIIFVF attracts many global entries, including: Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Kenya, Japan, Canada, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, Russia, Germany, Spain, India and the U.K.
The scope of the festival ranges from high profile to novice, so one experiences an array of films and individuals driven by independent movie making.
Woodstock Film Festival
At the Woodstock Film Festival, participants and visitors find themselves in a friendly, casual environment, one that is conducive to creativity, networking and a good time, surrounded by some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world.
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences. Through its programs, the Institute seeks to discover, support, and inspire independent film and theatre artists from the United States and around the world, and to introduce audiences to their new work.
The Festival de Cannes
The Festival de Cannes is the most important film event in the world, with more than 4,000 journalists among the 30,000 accreditees, representing the entire spectrum of the motion-picture industry.
The Festival de Cannes reflects the dual nature of cinema at the crossroads of art and industry, and favours both cinema revelations and professional encounters. For if the Festival principally evokes the surprise of the Selection and the expectation of the final awards, it is equally the privileged rendezvous of all motion-picture industry professionals who attend its Marché du Film.
The New York State Council on the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts is dedicated to preserving and expanding the rich and diverse cultural resources that are and will become the heritage of New York's citizens. NYSCA strives to achieve its mission through its core grant-making activity and by convening field leaders, providing information and advisory support, and working with partners on special initiatives to achieve mutual goals. Further, NYSCA's vision for cultural development in the state is reflected in the following goals.
Experimental Television Center
The Center was founded in 1971, an outgrowth of a media access program established by Ralph Hocking at Binghamton University in 1969; today, the Center continues to provide support and services to the media arts community, to support the creation of work using new electronic media technologies, by providing space and time to artists for personal, self-directed creative investigations, and by providing funding and other administrative support directly to makers.
The Capital-Saratoga Film Commission
The Capital-Saratoga Film Commission is known for its experience, flexibility,
knowledge of the area, and full time assistance at no charge to production companies.
