Bay Area Video Coalition, or BAVC (pronounced “bay-vac”), is a nonprofit media arts center that was founded in 1976 by a coalition of media makers and activists who wanted to find alternative, civic-minded applications for a new technology - PortaPak video. While the technology has continued to evolve, BAVC’s mission to bring increased cultural and economic participation to underserved communities through media, and our belief that telling compelling stories is powerful for both media maker and audience, remains. Tips for using the BAVC website.

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by Alicia Schmidt, Marketing Strategist

Last week, Jason Jakaitis officially joined BAVC as the new Manager of The Factory program. Part of BAVC's Next Gen programming, The Factory is an after-school, advanced video production collective for motivated youth, ages 15-19, in the Oakland Bay Area.  In his role as Manager of the program, Jason will serve as instructor, mentor and executive producer, providing the guidance and support needed to allow the students to fulfill their creative visions. Jason is a filmmaker and instructor who recently graduated from San Francisco State University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Cinema. His film, "Minutiae, " screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival, and the Portland International Short Film Festival among others.

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FUSE

Collaborating once again with the state of California’s ETP program, BAVC brings the community a new training program called FUSE. FUSE offers advanced technology training to unemployed people who have beginning-to-intermediate skills. The program has been developed to address a critical shortage of qualified job applicants in the Bay Area who possess advanced media technology skills. The training has been directly influenced by our industry partners in the digital media entertainment field, interactive advertising, internet publishing and other companies currently bursting at the seams.

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