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An Interview with Director Alex Houston

posted by brendab on Mon, Aug 25 2008

During the Rhode Island International Film Festival, I had the opportunity to see an inspiring film by one of Avid’s customers, Alex Houston. Alex submitted his film, “A Swim Lesson: the Nick Irons Story” to the festival. Not only was... (read more)

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Rhode Island International Film Forum

posted by brendab on Tue, Aug 19 2008

The 7 day, Rhode Island International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday. They had record attendance and a lot of fun was had by all. There were 300 filmakers there representing their submitted films. The Key to City of Providence was presented to actor... (read more)

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Avid to Present at Rhode Island International Film Festival

posted by brendab on Mon, Jul 28 2008

Now in its twelfth year, the Rhode Island International Film Festival™, (RIIFF) will take place August 5-10, 2008 . This is the largest public film festival in New England and is also an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences qualifying... (read more)

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BAVUG Summer BBQ

posted by brendab on Mon, Jul 14 2008

The Dog Days of summer… a perfect time to take a break from the serious User Group demos and presentations. A perfect time to spend a hot evening with a cold beer and mingle with the friends and colleagues you’ve met throughout the year.... (read more)

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DC user group, run by Bruce Dixon of EFX Media, held meeting at WUSA Channel 9-TV

posted by brendab on Sat, May 17 2008

First a tour of the WUSA station was given to attendees by one of the news directors. He showed the newsroom area, assignment desk, master control room, media composer editing rooms for the promotion department and newscutters bays for the producer/reporters... (read more)

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  • Boston

    The Boston Avid User Group was founded in 2004 and is one of the most consistent user groups.  BAVUG hold regular meetings every month except for April, July and December.  They are self funding, well organized and work hard to attract interesting speakers from within their community.  They also created their own website which features information about them and their meetings, tips and tricks, links to helpful websites and a list of freelance editors and their certifications.

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  • Toronto

     The Toronto Avid User Group is a beaming star in the North.  This is the oldest group founded in 1995 when Avid first opened their office in Toronto.  ATUG has been consistent with meetings and growing their membership.  They have over 600 members in their group.  Truly an inspiration to other groups.

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  • Washington, DC

     The Washington DC group founded in November 2005 has been steadily gaining momentum.  The group attracts a diverse group of members from the military, government agencies, broadcast stations, post houses, advertising agencies, America’s Most Wanted, National Geographic Channel, aarp, and many educational institutions to name a few.    This group is an up and comer.

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Re: Is there an Austin, TX group?

Sounds good to me. I think it would be a great thing to get started here.

posted by sedavis on Thu, Jul 24 2008

3 Great Products at July's Editor's Lounge

JULY MEGA EVENT — Three Amazing Products! PRODUCT DEMOS AND Q&A To make up for the long summer break, we are excited to host 3 amazing product presentations at the next Editors’ Lounge...

posted by TCurren on Thu, Jul 10 2008

Re: online booking

Hi, Test posts go in the Test Posts Forum . Please stop posting test posts in other forums. adios, Carl

posted by camoscato on Tue, Jul 08 2008

Re: online booking

sorry, this is for testing

posted by bommuraj on Tue, Jul 08 2008

Re: online booking

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posted by Larry Rubin on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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Moving Pictures Collective, NY - 9/11

When:  Thursday, September 11th 2008.  6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Where:  Pratt Manhattan Campus, 144 west 14th St, New York

Contact:  http://www.movingpicturescollective.org/

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