The 7th Annual BRIC Media Maker Weekend is a three-day conference featuring free workshops, lectures, and panel discussions designed to educate makers on various aspects of media and content creation, from television, film, and podcasting. The Weekend will also be a networking opportunity for makers and content creators for future collaborations. The 2022 theme is “Homecoming.” After two years of the weekend taking place virtually, BRIC Media Maker Weekend is making a triumphant return to an in-person format. But more than a return to BRIC House, “Homecoming” symbolizes a new commitment to engagement, interaction, and collaboration that we once took for granted.
DAY 1 | THURSDAY OCT 13, 2:30PM onwards
DAY 2 | FRIDAY OCT, 14, 11AM onwards
DAY 3 | SATURDAY OCT 15 11:30AM onwards
See the detailed schedule of workshops and panel events here
**Please note Perfect Your Pitch (Thu Oct 15, 7:00PM ET) and Keynote Address with Craig T. Williams (Fri Oct 14, 7:00PM ET) will air on the Brooklyn Free Speech HD channel (Spectrum 1993, Optimum 951 Verizon 47) and online at bricartsmedia.org/HD.
Keynote Address with Craig T. Williams
FRIDAY OCT, 14 | 7:00 - 8:00PM
BRIC House Ballroom
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Craig T. Williams is a writer/producer/editor at Red Wall Productions, a film production company he runs with his wife and partner, Rosalyn Coleman Williams. Craig has produced over 50 film projects including documentaries, narrative short films, and web series. Craig was chosen out of 4,000 applications to be one of 20 writers for the prestigious 2022 WarnerMedia Discovery TV Writers Access Program (formerly known as HBO All Access) where he created an original TV Pilot.
Craig’s TV pilot “How Ya Like Me Now,” about the 80’s rap rivalry between Kool Moe Dee and LL Cool J won 2nd place in the 2020 Page International Screenwriting Competition. It was also a finalist in the Sundance 2019 Episodic Lab, 2019 Tracking B TV Writing Competition, 2020 Film Independent Lab, to name a few. A feature film he wrote and is producing “Hanging By A Thread” has Academy Award Winner Viola Davis attached as Executive Producer.
Craig is a visiting instructor of film studies at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. He is a screenwriting mentor for Women of Color Unite organization, the Craft Institute and for teen filmmakers at Reel Works Mentorship Program in Brooklyn. Craig serves on the Board of Directors of FilmShop, a Media Producers and Independent Filmmakers Collective. He is also a member of the Harlem Dramatic TV Writers Workshop and the Black TV and Film Collective. Craig runs a wildly popular Facebook Group - Black Screenwriters, currently with over twenty thousand members.
A writer first, Craig is currently writing a new TV pilot and a Christmas Movie Musical.
**Beginning Sept. 12, 2022, proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 test is required to visit BRIC House. View our full COVID-19 safety protocols here.**
Venue Information:
BRIC House is Brooklyn’s cultural living room: a 40,000 square foot multi-disciplinary arts and media complex in the former Strand Theatre, where emerging and established artists can create work that deepens their practice and engages the diverse communities of the borough.
Beginning Nov. 1, 2022, attendees of any BRIC House programming will no longer have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to enter the building. Masks are encouraged but not required in all BRIC operated spaces. If you have questions regarding this protocol, please email Safety@bricartsmedia.org
BRIC is committed to welcoming people of all abilities. The main floor of BRIC House has an accessible entrance on Rockwell Place, in addition to an accessible, all-gender bathroom. The BRIC Media Center, located on the 2nd floor, is accessible via elevator. The Gallery level is accessible via a wheelchair lift. Portable FM assistive listening devices are available for programs on the Stoop and in the Ballroom upon request. To make a specific access request, or to let us know other ways we can provide you with a welcoming experience, please contact Benno Orlinsky at borlinsky@bricartsmedia.org or (718) 683-5637.