ACTORS BOOT CAMP - An intensive three-day workshop covering acting technique and the business of entertainment, held during the Acapulco Black Film Festival (June 5-10). Actor/director Bill Duke instructs with the help of industry experts. For registration information visit http://www.abff.com

AFRICAN FILM ACCESS - Participate in Vues d'Afrique, the largest festival of recent African & Creole film & video, by improving your French while exploring contemporary African, Caribbean & Asian Francophone cultures. Daily workshops w/ visiting African filmmakers, discussion groups, unlimited festival pass, partial meal plan, hotel accommodations, festival concerts. Contact: Julia Schulz, (207) 594-1084.

NEW YORK INDEPENDENT FILM SCHOOL - The New York Independent Film Workshop is a new Manhattan-based school specifically designed to provide a low cost, comprehensive introduction to the technical and artistic components of writing, directing and producing short films. Founded by Maximo Catala and Misael Sanchez, both supervisors at the Film Division of Columbia University School of the Arts, the workshop offers a monthly three-week intensive program with over one hundred twenty hours of personal instruction in Arriflex camera operation, cinematography, film editing, screenwriting, and directing. For more information on the New York Independent Film Workshop, call 212-828-0370 or visit this site in the near future. http://www.kabblah-labs.com.

SCREENWRITERS WORKSHOP - A three-day study of the principles of screenwriting, script development and story pitching, held during the Acapulco Black Film Festival (June 5-10). For registration information visit http://www/abff.com.

THIRD WORLD NEWSREEL PRODUCTION WORKSHOP - Is an intensive, 8-month unique "hands-on" program that provides practical skills & resources for emerging film & video makers of color who have limited resources & access to mainstream educational institutions & traditional training programs. Instructors & guest speakers are experienced professionals. Focuses on pre-prod., prod., & post-prod. Prior film, video or related experience strongly recommended but not required; self-initiative, time and collaboration is. Selection is highly competitive and limited to 8 participants. For application, send SASE to: Third World Newsreel, Production Workshop, 335 W. 38th St. 5th floor, New York, NY 10018; (212) 947-9277 ext. 301; http://www.twn.org.