A Letter From Our President:
In this moment of profound reckoning for our country, I'm stunned by having witnessed so brazenly the ongoing consequences of whiteness being weaponized against Black bodies. I grieve for the Black lives taken from us: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others. I'm also pained by the toll COVID-19 has taken on our country, our city, our borough, and our neighbors. KEEP READING >>
Movies aren’t keeping up with TV. TV is trying to out-movie movies. The most radical act of mainstream art I saw in 2016 was a show where people sat together in a room, talking, and we watch human drama play out moment by moment, each week.
We're very excited to announce that the fourth year of our New York Emmy-nominated Media Share grant program has begun with an excited group of nonprofit participants ready to learn new skills and become media makers. We'd like to introduce you to the 2016 grantees of our special in-kind grant program for Brooklyn and Brooklyn-affiliated nonprofit organizations.
Gowns, tuxedos, and the most flamboyant outfits were to be seen all around as the uber fabulous stars of Brooklyn Free Speech came out for the biggest night in free speech television, The 3rd Annual B Free Awards!
We are pleased to announce that BRIC has received 13 nominations for the 2016 New York Emmy Awards. The nominations include nine for BRIC TV, our Brooklyn-focused nonprofit cable channel and digital network launched just last year, and four for shows produced through BRIC's Brooklyn Free Speech initiative.
In May 2015, BRIC launched BRIC FLIX, a free, monthly film and conversation series at BRIC Arts | Media House.
Brooklyn Public Network (formerly BCAT TV Network) is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and we're pretty darn excited about it. It's been twenty five years of:
