AIVF is M.A.D.

(Media Advocacy Day) @ Cinematexas

 
• The Hideout (617 Congress Ave., Austin, TX)
• 4PM, Wednesday, September 17th

AIVF (Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers) invites you to learn more about the ongoing struggle for control over broadcast, cable and internet media.  As global media empires gobble up public space, what can independent/co-dependent artists do to ensure that voices of resistance get through?  What are the recent FCC deregulation rulings, how will they affect the market where our works are distributed, and what is the current state of resistance?  What is going on in the "free space" of the internet and how will the "secure computing" initiative threaten "fair use" on the web and in traditional media.  Come share a cup of coffee with AIVF member, filmmaker and moderator Julie Dervin as she chats with University of Texas-Austin Professors Sharon Strover (Director of UT's Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute) and David J. Phillips  as they bring us up to speed.   Learn more about media policy that effects us, broken down in plain laymen's speak.

Next, join AIVF and participate in our second annual Media Advocacy Day (MAD) during the month September in your local community. AIVF members will again employ their strength as a national organization to visit legislators to advocate around issues that affect us.  Now, more than ever, let's get MAD!