The following organizations are currently partnering with BAM
on its live performance and cinema programming.
ArtMattan Productions (annual & special programs):
Producers and presenters of films relating to the African Diaspora,
ArtMattan productions is a co-presenter of our annual Caribbean
Diaspora Film series (in August) and the Best of African Diaspora
Film Festival (in February).
www.africanfilm.com
Bedford
Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration)
Since
1997, BAM has conducted a groundbreaking collaborative five-month
educational project with Restoration. T his highly successful
program aims to foster a greater interest in the arts and the
opportunity for students to participate in a professional program
encompassing the performing arts, visual, and literary arts,
including the cultural history of countries in Africa and the
African Diaspora. The program, which includes more than 200
students from elementary, middle, and high school, features
the 30-member BAM/Restoration DanceAfrica Ensemble. Restoration
also performs in the four
DanceAfrica
performances on the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
stage.
www.restorationplaza.org
Black
Cinema Café
A
monthly program featuring the best new films focusing on the
African-American experience. Black Cinema Café gives the community
a chance to meet and mingle with filmmakers and producers.
www.blackcinemacafe.com
Black
Rock Coalition
Each February, the Black Rock Coalition hosts an annual
music residency at BAMcafé.
www.blackrockcoalition.org
Brooklyn
Jewish Film Festival
Presented each April at BAMcinématek, the Brooklyn
Jewish Film Festival has grown into the borough's largest celebration
of films relating to the Jewish experience.
www.brjff.org
Brooklyn Philharmonic
A frequent BAM partner, this season marks the orchestra's 50th
anniversary.
www.brooklynphilharmonic.org
Brooklyn
Young Filmmakers Club
(monthly program)
(This
program will restart Fall 2003) Screening & discussion
club every third Thursday of the month.
Cinema
Tropical
A
monthly film series showcasing recent Latin American films held
every third Wednesday of the month.
www.cinematropical.com
Korean
Film Festival
At
BAMcinématek, the Korean Film Festival annually screens the
best new films from the past year in Korean cinema. www.koreanfilmforum.org
Medgar
Evers College (CUNY)
Together with the office of the Brooklyn Borough President,
Medgar Evers College co-presents BAM's annual A Tribute
to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
New
Czech Film
The
Czech Center annually co-presents this series of New Czech
Films, complete with special events and filmmaker Q&As.
www.czechcenter.com
The
New Fest @ BAM
A
bimonthly series featuring the best in Gay/Lesbian/Bi cinema
programmed by The New Festival.
www.newfestival.org
SONYA
(South of the Navy Yard Artists)
SONYA
is a non-profit organization that enlivens the art community
by creating an infrastructure for Brooklyn artists. Together
with SONYA and Danny Simmons, BAM presented a month-long SONYA
Group Show. In addition BAM also participates in the SONYA Studio
Stroll.