FOUNDATION PURPOSE: The Education, Preservation and Promotion of the Media Arts of Film, TV and Video Internet.
EDUCATION:
Establish a location in Northern Virginia for the Arts, large enough to contain classrooms, offices, edit suites, 1 or 2 studios for TV & Film Production.
Establish & deliver a curriculum for aspiring film makers, TV producers & Internet project developers.
Acquire equipment for the production of various media projects.
PRESERVATION:
Preservation of Historical sites related to the various media. One would be the preservation and renovation of the Lyric Movie Theater in Occoquan, VA.
Establish a Public Museum of Media History highlighting the development of Film, TV & Internet.
Establish & maintain a full size & functioning replica of a 1950's Drive-in Movie Theater.
PROMOTION:
Development of a Media Incubator to educate and promote new talent & start ups in the media fields.
Develop an Annual Film Media Festival where the various projects will be showcased.
Establish relationships with Media Companies, Agent organizations, State Film offices and any other group that can help the Foundation and it's projects.