[altroots] Fwd: Hurricane Katrina and Assistance for Filmmakers

FYI
Bailey

1875 McLendon Ave., NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
phone: 404-373-8246
fax: 1-586-816-2924
bbarash1@xxxxxx
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AIVF extends sympathy to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The disaster has
affected too many lives to count, including those of filmmakers and
filmmaking students.
 
Equipment Emporium Inc, a company in the Los Angeles area that specializes
in location audio gear for video & filmmaking, has offered to assist
filmmakers who have suffered equipment loss or damage due to Hurricane
Katrina.
 
Many of the manufacturers are willing to support this endeavor to some
extent or another...assisting with repair or replacement, at fees ranging
from free to specially discounted. Each manufacturer will determine
specifics, and probably on a case-by-case basis, so we cannot generalize on
exactly how much assistance they will provide; but we are sure that they
will attempt to do as much as they can.
 
Equipment Emporium can help with paperwork, such as insurance quotes,
replacement copies of our invoices, replacement values, and working with
some of the manufacturers to arrange repair, replacement, or discounted
services.
 
The media access center in New Orleans that has been affected:
 
New Orleans Video Access Center (NOVAC)
4840 Banks St. 
New Orleans LA 70119
PH: (504) 486-9192
FX: (504) 486-9229
novac@xxxxxxxxxxx
www.novacvideo.org
 
To read the contributions that they have made to the communities go to:
http://www.pbs.org/merrow/listenup/network/organizations/novac/
 
If you know of a film student who has been displaced in this disaster,
StudentFilmmakers.com has published a comprehensive list of universities
offering space for those that are unable to continue their academic path
because of the disaster.
 
To see which schools are offering film programs:
http://www.studentfilmmakers.com/news/univhelp.shtml

Also, this morning it was announced on the list serve of Shooting People
(http://shootingpeople.org) that the Festival Application Site, Without a
Box (http://withoutabox.com) is helping to raise money for a California
Grip/Electric Company to take needed supplies and assistance to areas
affected by the Hurricane.
 
To find information on other ways to assist the communities from the
affected areas go to:
http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/animal_environ/hurricanes/

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