The Center for Visual Advocacy (CVA), under the leadership of Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, serves at the intersection of law, visual arts, media and social justice—pioneering this new field. The CVA is the law school’s hub for students, academics and practitioners interested in this important intersection to work together to bring about meaningful social change via visual advocacy. The CVA hosts legal training for artists, journalists and advocates, community events such as a film series spotlighting impactful films and an annual conference.
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Filmmakers Legal Clinic at The Center for Visual Advocacy 2020 Annual Report
This was a transformative year at The Filmmakers Legal Clinic (FLC). As the pandemic raged early in our home of New York City, filmmakers dropped their cameras and bunkered down. But these filmmakers and producers quickly realized that this time without filming could be well spent tackling their legal issues—and the clinic saw an exponential increase in demand.
Coming Soon:
The Filmmakers Legal Clinic educational website will launch in Spring 2021 with detailed information for filmmakers and other visual artists to learn about the specific legal issues they will face as they pursue creative ideas, bring films to completion, and seek distribution. The website will give filmmakers a foundational education in language accessible to non-lawyers.
Cardozo Law School Launches Center for Visual Advocacy
Cardozo Law School has launched the Center for Visual Advocacy (CVA). The CVA, under the leadership of Professor Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, will, among other activities and outreach, host a new educational website for filmmakers, providing practical legal information to help these visual artists understand and protect their rights and avoid common and costly legal missteps. The law school’s unique Indie Film Clinic will be renamed the Filmmakers Legal Clinic (FLC) and will come under the umbrella of the Center for Visual Advocacy. The clinic’s name change reflects its transition to providing direct legal services to independent filmmakers creating films with social justice themes and impacts.
"No two clients are the same. We’re empowering our incredibly talented clients to bring about positive societal change through their artistic vision. "
