Beginning January 18th 2005, ACANA in collaboration with the Big Picture Alliance (BPA) introduces the production of a media documentary in partnership with BPA to implement a PEW funded grant which targets the population we serve. ACANA also co-produces the ECHOES of Africa - a City of Philadelphia supported African cultural festival which brings together several communities and City residents to welcome the African immigrants in the city of Philadelphia. ACANA also holds a multi-cultural fashion event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to celebrate black history month annually.
To promote and leverage the use of the creative arts to express and document diverse cultural experiences, with an emphasis on African and African Diasporic communities in the Greater Philadelphia Area
Video and film center for independent and alternative artists
You won’t be finding any Hollywood blockbusters here. Scribe Video is all about independent and alternative video artists and filmmakers. The Producers Forum, held 12 to 16 times a year, brings in some of the top names in indie films from around the globe for an evening of cinema and discussion. Programs featuring Amy Chen, Robert Mugge, Jill Godmilow, Orlando Bagwell, or other feature filmmakers and documentarians bring some of the most compelling films to local screens. Check out the Logan Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia to find Scribe Video Center’s archives of film and videos - produced by hometown artists who participated in Scribe’s workshops - which are available for viewing.
The Sedgwick Cultural Center, dedicated to building community through the arts, provides a common meeting ground in the heart of Philadelphia’s Historic Northwest where neighbors can celebrate individual perspectives and shared visions through the arts.
The Gershman Y, a branch of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia, has graced the corner of Broad and Pine Streets for over 80 years. Our mission is to serve as a dynamic regional center for arts and culture, retaining a commitment to Jewish culture and identity while appealing to a diverse audience through wide-ranging programming. The Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival and the Philadelphia Isreali Film Festival run from the Fall to the Spring. The Gershman Y is located in the cultural heart of Center City, Philadelphia on the Avenue of the Arts.
The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance offers occasional professional development seminars designed to provide employees of member organizations the opportunity to examine important issues that nonprofit arts and culture organizations face. These workshops and seminars also give participants the chance to meet and network with the staff of other Cultural Alliance members, encouraging a sharing of experience and best practices.
The Cultural Alliance also convenes periodic public meetings to examine issues that are important to the culture industry in our region, primarily as part of the Cultural Planning process or our 5-County Arts Fund
Listings for cast, crew, staff positions, and interns
Locate crews, services, equipment and more
GPFO Production Guides, umbrellas, hats, and shirts
Films and TV shows shot locally
Supporting the indigenous media community's needs
Featuring Filmmaker Shannon Newby