Buffalo Movie & Video Makers

the buffalo movie and video makers (bm-vm) was established in 1934 and is one of the oldest running organization of it's kind in the u.s. we provide education, support, encouragement, assistance, and a showplace for filmmakers, those with a tangent interest in film (writers, actors, etc.), people who want to help others with their films (production associates, admin., etc.) and people simply interested in watching something different and new in film. members currently include filmmakers and those with an interest in film, as well as those with skills and talents tangent to the film industry such as actors, writers, film editors. members are comprised of amateurs through advanced filmmakers with formal education in the arts. when polled, the majority of our members considered themselves ‘intermediate’ filmmakers – meaning they understood what it took to make a film, and had actually made at least one or more completed short films of no less than ten (10) minutes. however, we had an almo