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🎂 BAVC Media turns 50 this year!

Celebrate by joining us for our 50th Anniversary Gala, an evening to mark five decades of supporting artists, expanding access, and building mediamaking careers in the Bay Area.

📍 SOMArts in San Francisco
🗓️ Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 5:00–9:00 PM

🎟️ Tickets are limited, we hope to see you there!

😎 We’ve relaunched our Membership with new and improved benefits!

BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition) has empowered activists, artists and media makers since 1976.

Join a vibrant community of creative storytellers making an impact. As a member, you’ll grow your skills, build lasting connections, and be part of a collective that supports and uplifts one another.

Enjoy benefits like:

• Discounts on classes, workshops, audio services, and merch
• Member events and early access to VERSED workshops
• Fiscal Sponsorship
• Access to screening room rental
• And a community Discord server

🔗 Ready to see it all? Link in bio to explore the full list of benefits on our website.

😎 We’ve relaunched our Membership with new and improved benefits!

BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition) has empowered activists, artists and media makers since 1976.

Join a vibrant community of creative storytellers making an impact. As a member, you’ll grow your skills, build lasting connections, and be part of a collective that supports and uplifts one another.

Enjoy benefits like:

• Discounts on classes, workshops, audio services, and merch
• Member events and early access to VERSED workshops
• Fiscal Sponsorship
• Access to screening room rental
• And a community Discord server

🔗 Ready to see it all? Link in bio to explore the full list of benefits on our website.

😎 We’ve relaunched our Membership with new and improved benefits!

BAVC Media (Bay Area Video Coalition) has empowered activists, artists and media makers since 1976.

Join a vibrant community of creative storytellers making an impact. As a member, you’ll grow your skills, build lasting connections, and be part of a collective that supports and uplifts one another.

Enjoy benefits like:

• Discounts on classes, workshops, audio services, and merch
• Member events and early access to VERSED workshops
• Fiscal Sponsorship
• Access to screening room rental
• And a community Discord server

🔗 Ready to see it all? Link in bio to explore the full list of benefits on our website.

📼 We’re happy to announce that the SF COMMONS PLAYBACK LAB has expanded its days of operation!

DIY preservation services will now be available Wednesday-Saturday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.

If you’re a San Francisco resident looking to preserve your VHS, Video8/Hi8, and digital video (DV) media, sign up for the next orientation!

🔗 Link in bio to learn more

Next weekend! Join us for Aesthetics of Editing, a one-day workshop where we will attempt to distill—edit—a lifelong vocation and art form into 7 hours with Peabody-award-winning director/producer/editor Ken Schneider.

🗓️ May 30 | 10am-6pm
📽️ Instructor Ken Schneider

🔔 Remember, our members get 20% off all BAVC Media classes! Become a member today to receive your unique discount code.

⚽️ Join @bavcmedia & @sfcityfc for a special 3-part Sports Production workshop

📅 June 27th, July 5th & July 9th
📍 BAVC Media & Kezar Stadium (Golden Gate Park)
🎟️ Register now → link in bio

❗️$100 Discount for Members of BAVC Media or San Francisco City Football Club

📹📷 Participants will choose between a Video or Photography track, with in-person instruction from professionals before shooting at a USL League 2 game between SF City FC & Academica at the historic Kezar Stadium. The final session will focus on post-production, guiding participants through the editing process to complete their creative brief.

🚨 New silent auction items just dropped, and time is running out to bid! The auction closes May 21 at 5pm PST.

New items:
🏀 Golden State Valkyries Kayla Thornton signed basketball
🎬 Bay Area Media & Creative Culture Bundle featuring items from Pixar, ITVS & KQED
⚽ San Francisco City FC Lifetime Membership + 2026 Home Jersey

Plus, don’t miss:
• Private access to The Little Roxie for your own screening or event
• A 3-day Tomales Bay kayaking trip for two with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival + SFFILM and a BAVC Media Membership

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission and helps shape the next 50 years of storytellers and creators.

‼️ Don’t miss out, place your bids before May 21 at 5pm PST

👏 Last month marked the first MediaMaker Convening of 2026!

After a week of workshopping, learning, collaboration, mentorship, and team building, we celebrated with a reception at our 9th Street space alongside our 2026 Connect Residents, MediaMaker Fellowship alumni, BAVC Multimedia Producer Apprentices, 2026 Berkeley Film Foundation mentees, staff, and broader community.

💃 Thank you to everyone who came out

Final days to get your tickets for the 50th Anniversary Gala at BAVC Media, ticket sales close on Monday, May 18 at 6pm PT!

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re able to offer a new $100 community ticket level to increase access to the celebration.

🗓️ Wednesday, May 20 | 5–9 PM
📍 SOMArts
🎟️ Don’t miss this special night celebrating 50 years of artists, storytellers, and media makers and help support the next 50 years to come.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎞️✨ This latest Resource Roundup brings programs, grants, and fellowships for you to apply to!

👏 Check them out, and pass these opportunities along to help our independent mediamaking community.

🎥 CAAMFest 2026 kicks off tomorrow! Join us May 7–10 in San Francisco’s Japantown at AMC Kabuki for a celebration of films from Asian America.

Congratulations to members of our BAVC Media community who have films screening at this year’s festival:

World Premiere: THE DAO OF THAO
• Directed by Khai Thu Nguyen (2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Saturday, May 9, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

Closing Night: TRACES OF HOME
• Directed by Colette Ghunim (2020 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Sunday, May 10, at 6:30pm, AMC Kabuki

SHAKTI
• Directed by Nani Sahra Walker (Fiscally sponsored project)
• Sunday, May 10, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

@caamedia

🎥 CAAMFest 2026 kicks off tomorrow! Join us May 7–10 in San Francisco’s Japantown at AMC Kabuki for a celebration of films from Asian America.

Congratulations to members of our BAVC Media community who have films screening at this year’s festival:

World Premiere: THE DAO OF THAO
• Directed by Khai Thu Nguyen (2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Saturday, May 9, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

Closing Night: TRACES OF HOME
• Directed by Colette Ghunim (2020 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Sunday, May 10, at 6:30pm, AMC Kabuki

SHAKTI
• Directed by Nani Sahra Walker (Fiscally sponsored project)
• Sunday, May 10, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

@caamedia

🎥 CAAMFest 2026 kicks off tomorrow! Join us May 7–10 in San Francisco’s Japantown at AMC Kabuki for a celebration of films from Asian America.

Congratulations to members of our BAVC Media community who have films screening at this year’s festival:

World Premiere: THE DAO OF THAO
• Directed by Khai Thu Nguyen (2024 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Saturday, May 9, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

Closing Night: TRACES OF HOME
• Directed by Colette Ghunim (2020 BAVC MediaMaker Fellowship)
• Sunday, May 10, at 6:30pm, AMC Kabuki

SHAKTI
• Directed by Nani Sahra Walker (Fiscally sponsored project)
• Sunday, May 10, at 3pm, AMC Kabuki

@caamedia

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

🗣️ Our online auction is officially live

The auction runs now through May 21 and features a lineup of one-of-a-kind experiences, including:

• Private access to The Little Roxie Theater for your own screening or event
• A 3-day kayaking trip for two on Tomales Bay with a bioluminescent night tour
• A stay at Tenaya Lodge in Yosemite
• A Bay Area Filmmaker Pack with access to Mill Valley Film Festival and SFFILM
• And more

Every bid directly supports BAVC Media’s mission. Whether you’re joining us at the 50th Anniversary or cheering from afar, this is your chance to be part of our 50-year legacy—and help shape the next 50.

‼️ There’s still time to grab tickets to the gala and thanks to the generosity of our community, we’ve unlocked a new $100 community ticket level, expanding access to the celebration.

Link in bio to explore the auction and reserve your spot

❗Better Together Fellowship: Applications now open for Fall 2026

We’re offering paid assistant editor and media producer fellowship and lab program in partnership with PG&E. BAVC Media will provide an opportunity for in-depth professional development to aspiring editors from underrepresented communities while supporting social impact storytelling and content creation.

Each fellow will receive a stipend of $5,000 and emerge from the program with enhanced skills, expanded portfolios, and strong connections to new mentors and peers.

Deadline to apply is Monday, May 25 at 11:59PM PT. Early applications are strongly encouraged.

🔗 apply now → link in bio