During the third annual Queer Voices NYC (QVNYC) Film Festival, filmmakers joined the GLAAD Media Institute – GLAAD’s research, consulting, and training sector of the organization – for a media training to learn the most up-to-date messaging and media tools to speak about their projects to entertainment journalists and news media at-large. In the process, creators were able to further realize the potential of their films by weaving in the impact of being able to tell their story through a journalistic lens.
Filmmakers of all backgrounds who joined the GLAAD Media Institute coaching session – now GLAAD Media Institute alumni – told us their stories against the backdrop of the QVNYC Film Festival at-large. The mission of the QVNYC Film Festival – founded by Brandon C. Smith and Ronald Hinton – is to empower LGBTQ filmmakers of color by providing a platform to showcase their talent, shape their own stories, and connect them to professional development opportunities in the …