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OUR YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION & EVENTS

We started by teaching the technical side of performance to actors — now our labs and workshops span both crew and cast, with hands-on learning from industry leaders and long-term vendor partnerships.

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CFA and EDFC workshop
Case Study

EDFC × CFA

The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge, launched in 2013 by Nic Novicki, showcases disability in filmmaking. Since partnering in 2017, CFA has served as the challenge's educational partner — delivering 100+ hours of hands-on workshops across cinematography, directing, editing, and more, all recorded and livestreamed for global access.

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Online Education

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The Director's Roundtable: Working with Actors Director's Roundtable Master Your Sound: Essential Audio Recording Techniques Master Your Sound The Emotional Impact of Eyeline The Impact of Eyeline Speeding Up the Self-Tape Audition Process with Frame.io Self-Tape Audition The Actor's Guide to Lenses Actor's Guide to Lenses Camera Movement: Working with an Operator Camera Movement The Line: Learning the 180 Degree Rule The 180 Degree Rule The Purpose of an Actor's Eyelight Actor's Eyelight Practice without Gear: Coverage Practice Without Gear Collaborating in the Virtual World: A Panel on Virtual Production for First Timers Virtual Production Panel Coverage & Angles: Understanding Frame Size Coverage & Angles Film Festival Strategy Workshop with Katie Bignell Festival Strategy Blackmagic Cameras 101: Hands-On Workshop with John Parenteau Blackmagic Cameras 101 DaVinci Resolve 101 with John Parenteau DaVinci Resolve 101 CFA x GVM Lighting Workshop GVM Lighting Workshop

CFA Labs & Workshops

Screenwriting 101 Workshop Screenwriting 101 Workshop CFA x GVM Lighting Workshop GVM Lighting Workshop CFA x Blackmagic Camera Workshop Blackmagic Camera Workshop CFA Fiscal Sponsorship Panel at 20th HollyShorts Fiscal Sponsorship Panel CFA x Evidence Workshop Evidence Workshop CFA x CVP x Illuminatrix CVP x Illuminatrix CFA x Zeiss Workshop Zeiss Workshop CFA x Hot Rod Lens Workshop Hot Rod Lens Workshop

Educational Partners

Cornell University CVP x ARRI Creative Space Easterseals Disability Film Challenge HollyShorts Film Festival
Hot Rod Cameras Evidence Cameras Blackmagic Design Cooke
LFN Network
CFA networking event

Connecting with collaborators in the film industry can be challenging. Our networking events are designed to facilitate meaningful connections between like-minded artists and vendors — helping our community find their film "family" and embark on successful projects together.

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Past Networking Events

Past Networking Events

CFA x Zeiss Community Event Zeiss Community Event CFA 1st Film Challenge Wrap Party 1st Film Challenge Wrap Party CFA x Cooke Networking Event Cooke Networking Event CFA 2nd Anniversary CFA 2nd Anniversary CFA at 20th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival 20th Annual HollyShorts CFA at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 San Diego Comic-Con 2024 CFA at the 19th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival 19th Annual HollyShorts CFA at Hot Rod Event Hot Rod Event CFA x Cooke Event CFA x Cooke Event CVP London x CFA CVP London x CFA CFA x Evidence CFA x Evidence CFA x Zeiss CFA x Zeiss

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