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Community Film Workshop Council
Third World Cinema and
Institute of New Cinema Artist
The above three organization pioneered in training
minorities, women and disadvantaged whites and placing
them in the motion picture, television and allied media
industries.
Over 2,500 graduates, interns or conference participants
obtained employment throughout the United States
and abroad.
Below are some of the phenomenal successes under the Executive
Directorship of Cliff Frazier changed the face of these
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Television and Radio Artists and the National
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
1977-1979
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First union approved feature film training
program for minorities and women 1972
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Creation of the Minority Careers Workshop for
the International Radio & TV Society. Over 1,000
minorities have participated and the majority have
obtained employment or clearly defined career paths.
1986 to present
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1969, the development of film and television
training centers in Hartford, Ct, New York City, Whitesburgh, Ky, Chicago, Ill, Santa Fe, NM,
Atlanta, Ga, Puerto Rico and Visalia, Calif. The
workshops in Chicago and Whitesburgh continue to
exist today
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Reunion 2000, a major Communications Conference and
Awards Ceremony brought together 400 graduates who
came from 20 different states as well as France,
Nigeria, Holland, Ecuador, U.S. Virgin Islands,
Puerto Rico and the Netherlands. Also attending were
major media executives including: Jack Valenti,
President, Motion Picture Association of America,
Kenny Utt, Producer, Silence of the Lambs, Chiz
Schultz, Producer, A Soldier’s Story, Melvin Van
Peebles, Motion Picture, Producer/Writer/Director,
Lisa Weinstein, Producer, “Ghosts”, Kenneth Gamble,
of Gamble and Huff, Glenda Bryant, Warner Records,
Gloria Steinem, etc.
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Accomplishments of some of the former students and
interns have included:
Preston
Holmes who produced the feature
films,”Malcolm X”,
“Posse”,
“Crooklyn”, “Panther”, “Illegal Tender”, etc.;
Warrington Hudlin,
who produced the feature films, “Boomerang”, “House
Party” and “Bebe Kids”;
Stanley
Nelson, motion picture producer/director who
received the McArthur Genius Award;
Robin Verges,
Senior VP Rubenstein Associates; Rod Daniels, Senior
News Anchor WBAL-TV, Baltimore, Md.;
Lyn Brown,
retired News Anchor, WNYW Fox 5 TV,
NYC;
Mary
Vaughn
the first Black woman hired as a news film camera
operator, WMAL-TV, Washington, DC;
Jessie Maple,
the first woman to obtain a motion picture camera
operator and film editor union card. |
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By way of
the Community Film Workshop Council,
Third World Cinema and
Institute of New Cinema Artist over $8 million in grants and contributions were made
available for training and placement.
To date over $75 million have been paid in Federal,
State and City taxes by the graduates, a return of over
9 to 1 on the original investment. |
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Harry Belafonte,
CFWC
Board member with apprentices on the motion picture Angel Levine,
1969 |
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Native American students from
CFWC
of
Santa Fe on location.
1973 |
CFWC
of Chicago, Willis Perry,
CFWC,
National
(Lt of Camera); Jim Taylor, Director
CFWC
Chicago on location with students 1973 |
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Instructor, Dan Defina with
film students,
Oscar Deleon and Carlos Montes from
CFWC of Visalia, California
1970 |
CFWC of Hartford students on
location
for film production 1972 |
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CFWC
graduate, Moses Price TV cameraman
from WHCT-TV on assignment
in Hartford, Ct 1973 |
CFWC
Workshop (Apalshop) in
Whitesburg,
Ky (lt) Asst Director, Dave
Adams;
Bill Richardson (rt) Director
1972 |
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