Brooklyn Arts Council Film and Video Festival
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The BAC International Film and Video Festival is an independent film
festival held in the borough of Brooklyn
in New York City
sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Established in 1966, the festival is the longest running event of its kind in Broooklyn. The selection groupings accepted and screened in the festival include work by independent, college student and youth (K-12) in both feature and short length. Categories are narrative, experimental, documentary, animation, and films by Brooklyn filmmakers and Women of African Descent.
The event is held at several venues including Brooklyn Arts Council, Pratt Institute
, and Long Island University
.
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
festival held in the borough of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
in New York City
New York City
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sponsored by the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Established in 1966, the festival is the longest running event of its kind in Broooklyn. The selection groupings accepted and screened in the festival include work by independent, college student and youth (K-12) in both feature and short length. Categories are narrative, experimental, documentary, animation, and films by Brooklyn filmmakers and Women of African Descent.
The event is held at several venues including Brooklyn Arts Council, Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private art college in New York City located in Brooklyn, New York, with satellite campuses in Manhattan and Utica. Pratt is one of the leading undergraduate art schools in the United States and offers programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, History of Art and Design,...
, and Long Island University
Long Island University
Long Island University is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution of higher education in the U.S. state of New York.-History:...
.