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March 20, 2006
AIVF: Another Crisis Looms For Local Indies
Notwithstanding Ethan Hawke shoots and the occasional transit strike, you will find the Association of Independent Video and Filmmmakers' budget shortfall among the more insidious crises facing New York cinema. Not that it is really news--the organization has barely been scraping by for a while now--but an interesting post over at Paul Harrill's Self-Reliant Filmmaking blog offers a fairly level-headed perspective of the situation at hand:
As anyone who’s worked in the non-profit sector can tell you, a Board of Directors is often loaded with wealthy supporters of the organization. These individuals help support it directly (i.e., give money) and/or support it by raising money for the organization. Well, AIVF is in trouble because most people on the BoD are filmmakers. Independent filmmakers. That is to say, they don’t have money. And if they’re able to raise money, they’re raising it for their own projects. Hey, I don’t blame them — but you can see how this has turned into a problem.
Harrill has more at his site, and I will have some additional background in the days and weeks ahead. Meanwhile, if AIVF provides a service you use or have the potential to use as an independent filmmaker in New York (or anywhere in the country, for that matter), sources tell The Reeler that you might consider sending a check sooner than later. Like, a lot sooner than later--say, by the end of the week.
Posted by stvanairsdale at March 20, 2006 02:53 PM
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