Attention Albany High School students: Do you consider yourself a film trailblazer? If so, submit a 30-second video saying why, and you will be considered for one of five opportunities to attend the upcoming Capital Region & Adirondack Film Alliance Industry Day.
Film Albany and the Fahy Bequette family are sponsoring five high school, college or university students interested in media arts to attend the May 19 event, which will provide educational workshops and plenty of opportunities to network with leaders in the industry.
The sponsorships honor the memory of cinematographer Brendan Fahy Bequette (Albany High Class of 2014, pictured at right). He died Feb. 28 after a 20-month battle with an aggressive and rare cancer. Bequette’s career began with producing multiple short films at Albany High, including this parody for his AP Calculus class. He studied film at Ithaca College and moved to New York City after graduation, traveling to work on location at several projects.
Bequette’s family and the film community are honored to continue his legacy of creativity by supporting the next generation of filmmakers to attend the Capital Region & Film Alliance Industry Day, which will be held May 19 at the Albany Capital Center on Eagle Street from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
If interested, please submit your video by Friday, May 6 to Film Albany Commissioner Deb Goedeke at dgoedeke@albany.org. You also can email her for more information.
