Ms.Lively receiving a WVPRSA Crystal Award for writing, editing and
production of Crossings – Bridge Building in West Virgina

Terry Lively, M.A., one of WV’s most creative and friendly filmmakers, will be ending her state government career at the end of this week. Congrats on a stellar career – and may she enjoy retirement as much as I have since Dec.2009.

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Dr. Fred Pollock has announced the 2010 summer Jewish Film Night to be held at the WVSU Capitol Center at 123 Summer St. starting at 3 PM. Admission is FREE. They will be showing two documentaries. (more…)

Labor Groups Met Saturday, July 17th, 10 am at Flatwoods

The West Virginia Labor History Association, The WVU Institute for Labor Studies, WV AFL-CIO and many labor union members met at 10 am on Saturday, July 17th, at the Flatwoods Days Inn to discuss programs on WV labor history. (State Journal story – online, print, and TV) (more…)

Prez Kevin Carpenter has announced that he is accepting new WV films for the WV Filmmakers Festival that takes place the first weekend of October. Visit the website and learn more about it. (more…)

Patrick Felton is one of WV’s leading new media activists, getting a degree in media from Syracuse U. and returning home, not Hollywood. He helped organize the recent meeting of the WV Filmmakers Guild in Sutton, and a lot more. He told me about the showing of this film in Huntington and here is his review. I hope to see it myself some day. I have seen the director’s earlier film, “Maneater.” (more…)

Ed Wiley and wife Deb – photos by Ken Abbott

According to the press release for “On Coal River,” the filmmakers spent six years making their new 81 minute film that premiered at the AFI Silver Docs in Washington. I have seen their earlier masterpiece “Boom,” about the reality of finding a place to live in the San Francisco Bay area, and I think that their six year effort was well spent. (more…)