AFFMedia Lab
The AFF Media Production Lab is a Workforce Development program that aims to empower historically-ignored youth between the ages of 16 and 28 throughout NYC, providing them with essential skills, hands-on experience, and valuable connections to pursue industry careers in film/tv/digital media production.
The AFFMedia Production Lab offers 3 months of free Master Classes, Lectures, Workshops, and Filmmaking Experiences.
Lab Fellows create their own group film during the Lab as well, which is then Premiered at our Youth Festival.
2025 Lab Schedule
FEBRUARY
SUN FEB 2 10am-5pm (in-person) Zukor Theater, Kaufman Astoria Studios 35 St between 34/35 Avenues, Astoria NY 11106
10am Lesser Known Production Jobs: Lori Greene, CEO, LPG.EDU/FMR NETFLIX GLOBAL EDUCATION MANAGER
11:30-1pm - MOCK SET Demonstration
1-2 BREAK
2pm - Hair and Makeup Demonstration - Ruth Fernandez, LOCAL 798 HMU for Celebrities and TV/FILM
3:30pm - The Art of the Pitch - Bryan Korn, Executive Producer, SONY TV KIDS
MON FEB 3, 5-7pm at ARRI (in-person) - Virtual Production Demo - Luis Feliciano, ARRI Rental LIC 47-27 36th St, Long Island City, NY 11101
IN ZOOM
WED FEB 5 & 12, 7:30pm - Camera Shots, Angles, Movement & Pre Production Needs - Nina Fiore, Founder, Astoria Film Festival
THURS FEB 6 7:30pm - Documentary Filmmaking with Award-Winning Editor Jennifer Beman
THURS FEB 27, 7:30pm - Development and Distribution - Yunah Chung, VP - SAMANSA
MARCH
MON MARCH 3 4-5pm GOTHAM SOUND VISIT (in-person) 35-10 36th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11106
IN ZOOM
WED MARCH 5 7:30pm - Directing Actors - Christine McBurney, Acting and Directing Coach
WED MARCH 12 7:30pm - Marketing - Daniela Camargo, Mercury Filmworks
WED MARCH 19 7:30pm - Casting - Danielle Demchick, Casting Director
WED MARCH 26 7:30pm - Production Accounting - Lori Greene, LPG.edu
APRIL
IN ZOOM
WED APRIL 2 7:30-8:30pm- Producing - Shemeka Foster, SONY
WED APRIL 9 7:30-8:30pm- Editing - Ed Kulzer, Sr Editor, Sesame Street
WED APRIL 23 - 7:30-9:30pm- Pre-Production on Lab Film with Nina
WED APRIL 30 - 7:30-9:30pm - Editing Workshop with Instructors Jeremy and Andres
SAT/SUN APRIL 26, 27 - IN PERSON WEEKEND FILMMAKING WORKSHOP location TBA
MAY 29 7-8pm
FILM PREMIERE and Filmmaker Panel at Astoria Film Festival at Museum of the Moving Image/ Redstone Theater