Upstate independent filmmakers network (UIFN)

A RESOURCE organization FOR MEDIA ARTISTS IN New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, AND Connecticut.

UIFN meets the first Tuesday of every month at The Linda: WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Avenue, Albany, NY from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Next Meeting date: Tuesday FEBRUARY 5th

I. Board Updates - Board members share important updates and reminders.

II. Announcements - Members and guests share upcoming projects, shows, seminars, etc. Please keep all announcements brief.

III. Speakers: THE MAKING OF MORE THAN WORDS - with Mary Paley and Jon and tracy Cring

Co-written by Mary Paley with Patrick Bulgaro and co-directed with Jon Russell Cring, the film was awarded Best Documentary at the Gulf Coast Film Festival in Houston. In November it was screened as part of the New York State Writers Institute 2018 Classic Films series, where it received an enthusiastic audience response.

Illustrated by Paley's powerful and intimate black and white photos along with archival newsreel footage, the film presents a multi-layered retrospective of the social upheavals that marked the era of protest and change—and the importance of the press in both recording and propelling that change.

IV. Network Break - Bring your business cards, ideas, stories and catch up with members.

V. VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: Joe Murphy's
Free Plastic Bags Are Not Really Free (03:49)  and Lazy Compost (00:37) 

THE UIFN BOARD:
STEVEN O’CONNOR: PRESIDENT/TREASURER
CAROLYN COCCA: VICE-PRESIDENT 
SHEILA O'SHEA: SECRETARY 
MICHAEL TURNER: MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
CELESTE BALDUCCI: PROGRAM CHAIR 
JAY GLOGOWSKI: WEB CHAIR
MICHALINA SCORZELLI: MEDIA CHAIR
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