After School Film Institute Inc

IN OUR 2022-23 SEASON, ASFI HAS PRODUCED A VARIETY OF ONGOING AND NEW PROGRAMMING ACROSS MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD COUNTIES. ALONGSIDE OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS (THE WHITE ELEPHANT GROUP AND A HANDFUL OF PRIVATE FILM INDUSTRY SPONSORS) ASFI: PRODUCED OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AT ARTHUR & POLLY MAYS COTA WHERE OVER 20 STUDENTS WERE MENTORED BY PROFESSIONAL MIAMI AND BROWARD- BASED FILMMAKERS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING, PRODUCING, FILMING AND EDITING A SHORT FILM. HAVING SPENT UP TO 14 WEEKS EXPERIENCING ONE ON ONE MENTORING COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS ARTS TECHNOLOGY, GROUP DYNAMICS SKILLS, TASKS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, EVERY STUDENT WAS AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY WORK WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE MENTOR(S) TO ADDRESS THE VARIOUS CRAFTS AND TASKS INVOLVED IN PROFESSIONAL-STANDARD FILM PRODUCTION, BUT ALSO WAS ALLOWED AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK HANDS-ON WITH INDUSTRY-STANDARD TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL MENTORS. PRODUCED THE 2023 ASFI FUTURE IN FILM FESTIVAL GIVING YOUNG, EMERGING FILMMAKERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN FRONT OF A LARGE AUDIENCE, BUT ALSO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKER EXPERIENCE AS IT CONCERNS SUBMITTING, BEING SELECTED/REJECTED, AND CONSEQUENTLY SHOWCASED AND CELEBRATED AS A FILMMAKER IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. STUDENT FILMMAKERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRAMS BOTH IN AND OUT OF COMPETITION, SCREENED THEIR FILMS FOR A LIVE AUDIENCE AT A WONDERFUL THEATRICAL VENUE PROVIDED BY PROGRAM PARTNER FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AND ULTIMATELY WERE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKER EXPERIENCES COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH FILM FESTIVALS INCLUDING SCREENINGS, TALK BACKS, AUDIENCE Q&AS AND PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMMATIC COMPETITION. ASFI PARTNERED WITH THE WHITE ELEPHANT GROUP TO CREATE THE WEG SHORT FILM LAB, A COMMISSIONING PROGRAM WHICH CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING AND PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKERS TO BE COMMISSIONED TO PRODUCE 16 SEPARATE SHORT FILMS. FILMMAKERS FROM ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA PARTICIPATED IN AN OPEN CALL FROM WHICH ASFI AND THE WHITE ELEPHANT GROUP SELECTED 16 PROJECTS TO COMMISSION. THE 16 COMMISSIONED FILMMAKERS MET WEEKLY FOR 6 MONTHS, CREATING COMMUNITY AMONG EACH OTHER AND CONNECTING THE SPORADICALLY ORGANIZED SOUTH FLORIDA FILM COMMUNITY TO EACH OTHER. COMMISSIONED ARTISTS WERE ALSO REQUIRED, AS A PRE-REQUISITE TO THE COMMISSION, TO WORK WITH ASFI TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAMS WHICH ITSELF BECAME A SERIES OF NEW PROGRAMMATIC OPPORTUNITIES COMING OUT OF ASFI. ALONGSIDE THESE COMMISSIONED FILMMAKERS, ASFI PRODUCED VARIOUS YOUTH ARTS PROGRAMS, PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAMS, SCREENINGS, MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS BRINGING TOGETHER WORKING PROFESSIONALS WITH UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND AUDIENCES. ASFI IS ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE WHITE ELEPHANT GROUP TO PRODUCE WEG WEEKEND, A KNIGHT FOUNDATION SUPPORTED WEEKEND OF PUBLIC ARTS PROGRAMS WHICH SHOWCASES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA FILM COMMUNITY. ALONGSIDE SPONSORS, PARTNERS AND DONORS, ASFI AND THE WHITE ELEPHANT GROUP WILL BE OPENING WEG WEEKEND ON APRIL 28TH-30TH, 2023. PROGRAMMING FOR WEG WEEKEND INCLUDES OVER 30 FILM SCREENINGS, TALK BACKS, WORKSHOPS, OPEN FORUM CONVERSATIONS, FILMMAKER ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AND AUDIENCE Q&AS.