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Film & Creative Industry Workforce Training
NOVAC supports the expansion of the Louisiana film industry, and the opportunities to develop careers in that industry. Feature film, TV and commercial producers are seeking qualified, skilled workers to fill positions in incoming productions and with production companies. So NOVAC has created partnerships with local governments, trade unions and industry partners, including Entertainment Partners Financial Solutions and Spectrum FX, to create an annual slate of film industry workforce training opportunities for locals to begin careers in the industry.
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Youth Programs
We actually do believe the children are our future (Thank you, Whitney). They are our future storytellers, designers, makers, technologists and artists.
The Born Digital Youth Media Program at NOVAC develops young future creatives, ages 8 to 24, from diverse backgrounds in South Louisiana who can use digital media training opportunities to develop high wage and low barrier entry to careers. We do this through Career and Technical Education for High School Students, Internships, Summer Camps, and After School Programs.
Filmmaker Services
NOVAC supports local filmmaking by supporting local filmmakers. Our resources are dedicated to supporting independent filmmakers in every stage of project and career development. This includes fiscal sponsorship and project guidelines, equipment and facility rental, job referrals, networking opportunities, and community events.
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Virtuous Video Production
For nearly 50 years NOVAC has been producing high quality, relevant social and community content, with the goal of creating content in partnership with the communities we are part of and who we represent. In 1974 we launched Survival Information Television, a series of documentary content addressing issues in New Orleans designed and created by New Orleanians. Today we produce video content through our Virtuous Video production services.
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Video Preservation
NOVAC also houses a video archive of local productions dating from our organization’s beginnings in 1972. We are currently actively in the process of preserving, digitizing and making the priceless media content in our archive accessible. We also offer video tape preservation services for the following formats: ¾”, Beta SP, VHS, Video8, Hi8, Digital8 and MiniDV.
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Become a Member
We’re a membership-based organization, which means we exist to serve our diverse community of filmmakers, film students, film workers and film lovers. We’re proud of the work our members do, and work to provide the best and brightest in technology, talent and expertise year-round, so that our local filmmaking community continues to thrive and grow.
NOVAC Filmmaker Access Memberships are $25. Join the FAM!
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