National Black Programming Consortium updates add new Web site features

(March 22, 2006) The National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) has announced several  improvements to its website (www.nbpc.tv). NBPC officials say these updates represent the second phase in an ongoing effort to promote positive community discourse regarding African-American cinema and issues affecting the African Diaspora.

The NBPC site has added several new sections such as the Production Floor, Now Showing, and Resources, in addition to improving its ongoing multimedia initiative, The Katrina Project.

The Production Floor is a new gallery that features NBPC-supported projects in various stages of development. In this areas, users can follow the progress of producers, their films, and their outreach efforts. Online visitors can screen works-in-progress and experience interactive, web-only content in this area, as well. The inaugural project is "Harlem Stories," a film by producer/director Duana C. Butler that seeks to reconcile her conflicted feelings about the gentrification of her neighborhood -- Harlem, New York City.

The Now Showing section includes a rotating collection of NBPC-supported films that will air each month on PBS stations. Each film entry contains a photo, synopsis, and general broadcast details. In the next few months, each of these entries will also be accompanied by either a video excerpt or film trailer.

Finally, the Resources section allows NBPC to provide links to a list of partner organizations and also refers users to websites and online resource centers that encourage informed dialogue about the black experience.

NBPC continues to host the Katrina Project, which documents the rebuilding of community life in New Orleans through first hand accounts. Since the project began in Fall 2005, it has expanded into three distinct, but related series. The first, called "Walking to New Orleans," is a documentary-in-progress by filmmaker and New Orleans native, Royce Osborn, along with multimedia artist and activist Linda Goode Bryant. This multi-platform documentary will combine filmmaker journals with weekly webcasts from the unfolding story of New Orleans, culminating in a ninety-minute documentary.


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