Crow Hill Community Association Blog

Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) –a nonprofit organization– and The New York City Mayor’s office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting present the "Made in NY" Production Assistant Training Program. This FREE skills training and job placement program aims to promote diversity in NYC’s production industry and create new career opportunities for young adults who are unemployed or low-income. "Made in NY PAs are now working throughout NYC’s production sector, on everything from feature films to commercials to reality TV, episodic TV, music videos, film festivals, and more. Our employers include productions of FOX Searchlight, MTV, Showtime, CW Network, A&E and HBO and other major studios and networks. Our participants come from every borough; most had never worked on set before joining the program. p>BWI is now accepting applications for the twelfth cycle of the “Made in NY” PA Training Program beginning in mid September 2008! We offer: 4 weeks of full-time hands-on skills training, taught by industry professionals Two years of job placement assistance in entry-level commercial, music video, TV and film production jobs (e.g. 'production assistant' jobs) Career counseling and support as you work your way up Certification as a "Made in NY" Production Assistant through a partnership with the New York City Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting. Click here for more information