Buffalo Movie and Video Makers. We provide education, support, encouragement, assistance, and a showplace for filmmakers, those with a tangent interest in film (writers, actors) or people who want to help others with their films (production associates, admin).

Buffalo Filmmakers Host Annual Local Film Competition March 21 at the Screening Room! clock Monday  at 7 PM - 9 PM pin the screening room cinema cafe Northtown Plaza Business Center 3131 Sheridan Dr, Amherst, NY MORE INFO HERE:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1731541043729138/ BM-VM has monthly meetings not only in order to meet people who love films but also who love the process of filmmaking. We hope our programming not only allows members and attendees to learn and discuss new aspects of filmmaking, but to also fire up their desire to make a film; perhaps, through networking, a filmmaker can also find kindred spirits to work together and make films. That's why every season (Sept.-June) we also have two film contests: one in October and one in March.  This will be one of your last opportunities to screen one of your films on the Screening Room's big screen . Our longtime meeting venue has been s...

Libertaria: The VIrtual Opera Video on Demand, YouTube, Vimeo and more. What's a Filmmaker to Do? Recently I joined the throngs of indie filmmaker's with my first feature length film Libertaria: The Virtual Opera , a cutting edge animated sci-fi opera that delves into futuristic apocalypse, genetics, and complex family relationships and is complete with singing death scenes as all good operas are!  So now that I have my own indie film, what do I do?  There are a few options: Send out to film festivals, hope for distribution, scope out theaters for screenings, self distribute, sell the film on a street corner.  The results are endless. Fortunately for me, this is the 21st century. Instead of trekking rolls of film to Hollywood and trying to hock the film, indie filmmakers have a lot of options. Considering that Libertaria: The Virtual Opera was created using crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, a volunteer cast and crew, and self-funding, I don't need to worry about...