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Stockade Works awarded $49,500 by the New York State Council on the Arts

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Stockade Works in Kingston offers training program for those looking to break into TV, film work

For Marvin Smith, participating in a Crew Boot Camp training program through Stockade Works ended up being a “heaven-sent” opportunity. Smith, who lives in Yonkers but grew up in Dutchess County, said he heard about Stockade Works through a friend and discovered the Kingston-based organization provided different training opportunities for people with an interest in working in the television and film industry.

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Upstart Co-Lab: Investments Of $7.75 Million And Plans For A $100 Million Portfolio

Six years ago, Laura Callanan launched Upstart Co-Lab, aimed at connecting investors to creative economy enterprises addressing larger societal problems, creating jobs and stimulating local economies. Then, in June 2020, Callanan, formerly senior deputy chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, announced the Upstart Co-Lab Member Community, a coalition of families, foundations and others looking to invest in such enterprises.

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Stockade Works names new executive director

Susie Sofranko has been appointed as the new executive director of Stockade Works, a film and television training initiative co-founded by actress and director Mary Stuart Masterson. Masterson said that Sofranko’s appointment comes at the right time for the organization.

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Program helps staff and diversify growing Hudson Valley film industry

The TV and film industry in the Hudson Valley continues to expand, and to keep apace with demand for local production help, area nonprofit Stockade Works recently hosted a summer boot camp to train people interested in getting a crash course on working in the industry.

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Mark Ruffalo, HBO in Dutchess: Film production boot camp offers job training

Would you like to work on an HBO production featuring actor Mark Ruffalo that is being filmed in Dutchess County? Kingston-based Stockade Works — co-founded by actress and Dutchess resident Mary Stuart Masterson — is inviting Hudson Valley residents to apply for a “boot camp” training program for jobs in film and television production and post-production. The initiative is a partnership with HBO.

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Hollywood on Hudson: Film conference offers a chance to work on movies

In the last two months, nearly 20,000 tickets have been sold for a movie that highlights scenic settings in Dutchess County. The region's film industry has boomed in the last year, with the worldwide release of "A Quiet Place," and dozens of other productions that have injected money into the local economy and provided jobs for residents.

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Hudson Valley Film and Television Industry Event

A Hudson Valley Film and Television Industry Mixer, a forum for members of the film community to collaborate and discuss ways to increase the number of local film and television productions, drew approximately 125 attendees—including filmmakers, crew, talent, vendors and other stakeholders—to Kingston earlier this month.

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TMI Project Presents Locker Room Talk on February 9

A Local Response to Hypermasculine Culture: Nationally, the Time’s Up campaign has received recognition for its efforts to end sexual harassment and provide legal defense to victims. While such action mainly offers support to women, local organizations are convening in Kingston with a slightly different solution: helping young men redefine manhood in order to combat mistreatment of women. TMI Project, A Call to Men, and Stockade Works are teaming up with Kingston High School football players to create the memoir writing and storytelling workshop Locker Room Talk to confront the dangers of a hypermasculine culture.

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Mid-Hudson projects getting $84.8M in NY state economic development aid

The Mid-Hudson region has been awarded $84.8 million in New York state economic development money, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Wednesday. The Mid-Hudson was named a “top performer” in the state’s 2017 Regional Economic Development Council funding competition, and it was given the fourth-highest dollar amount among New York’s 10 regions, which are sharing a total of $755 million.