AFFMedia Lab
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.
Fellows apply from Nov-Jan and are selected to be a part of the program based on their availability and residency/age.
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
WED FEB 26 7:30-8:30pm - Sustainable Productions - Stevie Gray, Education & Eco Program Manager, Earth Angel Sets
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
TH MARCH 6 7:30-8:30pm - Script Supervision - Liza Wyles, Executive Producer and former Scriptie
WED MARCH 12 7:30pm - Marketing - Daniela Camargo, Mercury Filmworks
IN PERSON CAMERA WORKSHOPS AT ARRI with Cecilia Chien 4-5pm
47-27 36th St, Long Island City, NY 11101
Going in 2 groups: TUES MARCH 18 (College+ Fellows), WED MARCH 19 (HS Fellows)
WED MARCH 19 7:30pm - Casting - Danielle Demchick, Casting Director
THURS MARCH 20 7:30pm - Set Design - Paddy O’Brien Demsey
WED MARCH 26 7:30pm - Production Accounting - Lori Greene, LPG.edu
THURS MARCH 27 7:30pm - Documentary Filmmaking - Shawn Antoine II
APRIL
IN ZOOM
WED APRIL 2 7:30-8:30pm- Producing - Shemeka Foster, SONY
TH APRIL 3 7:30-8:30pm - Prop Master Professor Jay Duckworth, Proptology
SAT/SUN APRIL 5&6 - 8am-5pm IN PERSON AT KAUFMAN ASTORIA STUDIOS - MBS ILLUMINATION WORKSHOP (GAFFING/GRIP WORK) - rescheduled from March 1 and 2
MON APRIL 7 5-7pm IN PERSON AT ARRI RENTAL LIC - ARRI DMX LIGHTING SYSTEMS WORKSHOP with Solomon Sylvester
WED APRIL 9 7:30-8:30pm- Editing - Ed Kulzer, Sr Editor, Sesame Street
WED APRIL 10 7:30-8:30pm - Game Producing - Shayna Moon, Games Technical Producer
WED APRIL 23 - 7:30-9:30pm- Pre-Production on Lab Film with Nina
WED APRIL 30 - 7:30-9:30pm - Editing Workshop with Astoria Film Festival Instructor Jeremy Cascamisi
SAT/SUN APRIL 26 & 27, 10am-3pm - IN PERSON WEEKEND FILMMAKING WORKSHOP at Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens 21-21 31 DR ASTORIA NY
MAY 29 7-8pm
IN PERSON FILM PREMIERE and Filmmaker Panel at Astoria Film Festival at Museum of the Moving Image/ Redstone Theater