The corner of Front and Washington Street in DUMBO was buzzing with a surprising amount of activity when I met with John Bjerklie, one of the directors of the Triangle Artists Workshop, which will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary at a new location.

Each spring, New York gets film festival fever. Late March and early April bring the New York Underground Film and Video Festival and the New Directors/New Films series. And by May, the Avignon-New York Film Festival, the Gen Art Film Festival, and our own Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival (WBFF) all will have showcased new films from around the world.