PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Film & Media Collaborative (BFMC) has been awarded a $200,000 Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) Capital Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) and Mass Development. 

 

BFMC will use this grant to begin build drawings for the new international film education center proposed for the north end of the Elayne Bernstein Theatre complex on the grounds of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox.

 

BFMC Executive Director, Diane Pearlman, attended the celebration to hear the

announcement of the CFF Capital Grant in Easton. 

 

"We are thrilled with the continued support we have received from MCC/Cultural Facilities Fund for the KSS project – first for the feasibility study, then for architectural drawings and now to finish Phase 2 of the project and to plan and begin the final renderings of the build drawings," said Pearlman. "Their support has been significant in garnering interest and contributions from other individuals and organizations."

 

Kemble Street Studios is a mixed-use studio, lab, and classroom environment dedicated to education in the art and craft of filmmaking and media development. The center will offer hands-on learning for the young people in the region interested in training in the industry. It will also be a resource for local nonprofits and companies to become "video literate" and incorporate video in their branding, marketing, social media, and training. 

 

To date, BFMC has raised well over $500,000 dollars for this initiative.