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Bay of Blood film screening

Bay of Blood screening + Q&A w/Krishnendu BoseMay 6th 6-8PMHN 502Free & Open to the Public Enter through 69th Street Entrance w/IDRSVP link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUF7mkbVe37XFcbTAZMZoHkLd0AYTSO7j1grkvWsAYJdpJ5Q/viewform A screening and talk event of a film on the unknown and unrecognized genocide in Bangladesh in 1971 by West Pakistan (now Pakistan) with the support of […]

IMA 48-Hour Narrative Challenge

Projects are due at 3pm on Sunday March 3rd and then shared with a Q&A and party at Starr Bar in Bushwick Brooklyn on Sunday March 3rd 5-8pm  Projects can be film (fiction, nonfiction, animation, experimental), audio only, recorded performance and approx 2-10min RT  Register Here ASAP and by February […]

WORKS IN PROGRESS

WORKS IN PROGRESS is a Hunter IMA MFA student-organized gathering that takes place on the first Friday evening of every month. It’s a low-pressure opportunity to connect and mingle with fellow IMA students, share work or ideas at any stage, and get feedback from peers. This provides the chance to […]

IMA graduate awarded Documentary Fund Grant for thesis film

IMA graduate Yehui Zhao is awarded an IDA Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund grant for her thesis film, May the Soil Be Everywhere! The Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund awarded three films for the 2023-24 grant cycle out of 56 nominees to receive $75,000 in production and post-production grants. About the film […]

IMA alum included in new publication, Sound Fields

IMA alum Jess Shane is included in the first issue of Sound Fields, an online publication and event series dedicated to the art of audio documentary. And Jess’s thesis, an audio narrative called Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative is being distributed on Radiotopia! Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative started as Jess’s IMA thesis and […]

IMA community members receive $10K artist grants from NYSCA

Congrats to all the artists in the IMA community who have been awarded 2024 New York State Council for the Arts (NYSCA) Artist Grants! More info: https://arts.ny.gov/ -IMA alum, Walis Johnson received a grant for project, Inheritance/SHACK with sponsorship from The Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant […]

IMA alum receives 2023 Sundance Institute Doc Fund Grant

IMA alum Jing Wang received a 2023 Sundance Institute Documentary Fund Grant for post production on her film, Ride with Delivery Workers. Congrats to Jing and her team including IMA alum Annie Berman who is a producer on the film. More info:https://www.sundance.org/blogs/sundance-institute-announces-the-2023-documentary-fund-grantees/ Ride with Delivery Workers (U.S.A.)Director: Jing WangProducers: Jing […]

IMA alum’s thesis, Dark Moon is a Vimeo Staff Pick

Congrats to IMA alum Kate Matthews. Her IMA thesis, Dark Moon is a Vimeo Staff pick! https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/892034005 About the film: “A daughter comes home for the weekend to look after her father, ailing with Dementia. The appearance of a mysterious woman shines a light on their changing parent-child power dynamic, […]

IMA student gets film in Short of the Week

Congrats to IMA student Kelly Schiesswohl! Her animated film, TRICHOTILLOMANIA is showcased on Short of the Week! To see the film and read the article about it by Serafima Serafimova: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/11/23/trichotillomania/ “Created in her childhood bedroom during lockdown, on an old iMac donated by the college she studied at, the […]