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MTN & South High School: PSAs Video Voices PSA Shows 2008-09 MTN has been a partner with Minneapolis South High since 1987 in the Voices program. Voices is a social studies class at South, but a vital part of that class is the partnership with MTN. MTN trains students in the Voices class in camera and editing, and the students make documentaries and PSA's on important social issues. VOICES stands for Values, Options, Issues and ChoicEs in Society. Voices students formed groups to plan and produce a short PSA, a public service announcement, about some cause. The idea here is to inform people and, perhaps, affect their behavior. The four segment includes the Voices' student ICE projects, In Camera Edit stories that they planned and filmed as part of their camera training at MTN. *if you do not see video, click "Open in Browser" at top of the page. MORE INFO. HERE

New TCYMN Member: .EDU FIM FEST The .Edu Film Fest is an annual collaborative event that showcases student products from all parts of the MTS Digital Media Academy. Student written scripts are brought to life by student filmmakers. The films are then scored by the Sound and Music students. And finally the event promotion is created and products by the Graphic Design students. The .Edu Film Festival is a program of the MTS Digital Media Academy. MTS Digital Media Academy strives to improve academic achievement by combining the inspiration of digital arts with core academic subjects. Through hands-on experience with professional grade equipment and personal instruction, students are given knowledge and skills associated with digital media careers. Students can also explore and express their creativity in film, music and graphic arts. The background they receive in these programs can lead them down the road to post-secondary education or, in somecases, directly to the workplace. From Video and Screenwriting to Graphics and Music, the Digital Media Academy has it all! .EDU WEB SITE

.EDU FILM FEST May 15-16 Parkway Theater Friday, May 15th: @ the Riverview Theater 8:30-10:00 Coffee reception, meet and greet with colleges and industry groups, educators, and professionals. 10:00-10:15 Welcome Ceremony 10:15-11:30 Screenings : To Be Announced 11:30-12:15 Panel discussions: Film Journalists 12:15-1:15 Lunch 1:00-1:45 Panel discussions: Documentary Filmmakers 1:45-3:00 Screenings: To Be Announced Saturday, May 16th: @ St. Anthony Main Theater and the Mississippi Riverfront 10:30-12:00 Coffee reception, meet and greet with colleges and industry groups, educators, and professionals. 12:00-12:15 Welcome ceremony 12:15-1:30 Screenings: To Be Announced 1:30-2:15 Panel discussions: Minnesota Production People 2:15-3:30 Screenings: To Be Announced 3:30-4:15 Wrap Party: Live music, Free food and beverages, movies in the park after dark MORE INFO. HERE

Youth Videos on SPNN Live in St. Paul? Want to see youth made videos? This is a TV station for you! Schedule on Channel 16 April 2009 Monday through Sunday: 3-4PM & 7-8PM Click below to see schedule. MORE INFO. HERE

Around Town Film Festival: Mpls. St. Paul International Film Festival April 16th - 30th Not to keep you in suspense any longer! Yes, film buffs and the grand film-hungry public, the dates for the 27th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival have been set. The biggest film event of the year in the Upper Midwest (Chicago northward, to Montana) is set to open –mark your calendars! Thursday, Apr. 16, again, for a two-week run through Thursday, Apr. 30 at the St. Anthony Main Theaters. MSPIFF will greet Spring warmth in the colorful near-downtown river area (which includes free parking and a host of restaurants) with a strong array of ground-breaking new films from more than 40 countries. MORE INFORMATION HERE

ThreeSixty's: Monthly Writing Challenge This month's Your Turn writing challenge asks teens to explore what it means to be an adult. When does it happen? When you graduate from high school? Move away from home? Become financially independent? Have children of your own? This month, write about what what defines being an adult and what kind of adult you hope to be. Winner receives $100. The deadline for submission is Friday, May 1. MORE INFO HERE

ThreeSixty: Summer Journalism Workshops location: University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus date: June 14, 2009 - 5:43pm event description: Apply today for ThreeSixty’s intermediate journalism camp, a two-week residential camp held from June 14-26, 2009. Students will work with professional journalists and University of St. Thomas faculty to produce print, video, photo and audio stories. You can use the same application to apply for the introductory camp from July 6-30,2009, a day camp that introduces beginners to a range of journalistic skills. Every student chosen for the camps will receive a full scholarship. MORE INFO. HERE

SPNN Summer Youth Internships YOUTH INTERN PROGRAM $$ GET PAID $$ We are seeking St. Paul high school students entering 9th-12th grade for the summer Youth Intern Program (YIP). YIP is an intensive paid program where St. Paul teens work together to make meaningful media about community issues. This program provides hands-on media production experience including camera operation, interviewing, and digital editing. Bus passes are provided during the program. YIP 2008 starts on July 20th and runs until August 28th. Youth commit to sixteen hours per week during that time and receive both pay and St. Paul high school elective credits Applications will available after March 6th. For more information, contact Erika Backberg at 651.298.8919 or ebackberg@spnn.org. MORE INFO. HERE

TVbyGIRLS Summer Camp! Make a MOVIE in a week! TVbyGIRLS SUMMER Day Camp Girls ages 12 – 18 Spend a week with TVbyGIRLS: Be creative and have fun! Explore the tools to making a great video: Learn about the power of images, storyboarding, lighting, camera angles and editing. By the end of the week participants will have created a video short to share with the world through TVbyGIRLS website, facebook, youtube and our blog. Pick a week… or two… and join us for media fun! July 20th – 24th 9AM – 5PM July 27th – 31st 9AM – 5PM August 3rd – 7th 9AM – 5PM Special focus workshops: August 10th – 14th Documentary focus August 17th – 21st Spoken word/poetry video August 24th – 28th Music video $375 plus $50 material fee for one week of great fun and learning. Pre-register by May 15th, 2009 www.tvbygirls.tv info@tvbygirls.tv MORE INFO. HERE

Minnesota Stories: Ready for Your Upload What is MN Stories? MN Stories is a video sharing community just for Minnesota. It's easy for videos to get lost on the big video sites. Here, you can see what's happening in your community and contribute your own stories. From art openings to high school sports, gardening to weird weather, there's a place on MNstories.com for your video. * Show off your favorite videos to your neighbors, and the world * Blog the videos you take with your digital camera or cell phone * Securely and privately show videos to your friends and family * Embed MN Stories videos on your own blog or web site MORE INFO. HERE

@15 Short Film Contest Submission Date: April 15 Film Independent is proud to announce the launch of the @15 Short Film Contest, a new initiative designed to increase the opportunities for young filmmakers to get their films seen by a wider audience. Presented by Best Buy, the @15 Short Film Contest is open to filmmakers ages 13-18, and there is no entry fee. Go to www.at15.com/film to find detailed information about the submission requirements and the fantastic prizes that will be given to the top 15 finalists and to the audience-award winner. The final deadline is April 15. Please contact futurefilmmakers@filmindependent.org if you have any questions. MORE INFO. HERE

Perpich Center for Arts Education: Classes for Art Educators Digital Photography Basics: Concepts, Craft and Curriculum This course will introduce educators to teaching methods using creative and technical processes of digital photography including aesthetics, elements, genres, and multiple image structures. July 27 – July 31 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Friday class ends at 2:30) Instructor: Nancy Norwood $250 – CEU’s offered or earn 3 graduate credits through Bemidji State University ($300 additional). _____ Taught by Perpich Center faculty, the following three courses are being offered in partnership with the College of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. To register, contact: Di, (612) 625-1088. Art Media Techniques CI 5049 | 84956 (2 graduate credits) Geared towards pre-service teachers seeking initial licensure in K-12 Visual Arts. Focus on teaching methods for simple animation, photo manipulation, and design. May 18 – 28; June 1 – 4 (M, Tu, W, Th) 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM Instructor: Colleen Brennan Creative Approaches to Teaching Art History CI 5050 Issues in Art Education | 93954 (3 graduate credits) Focus on teaching art history with technology-based assignments, hands-on games and interdisciplinary undertakings. July 1 – 2 (W, Th); July 7 – 21 (M, T, W, Th, F) 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Instructor: Craig Farmer Media Arts: Digital Photo and Cinema CI 5050 Issues in Art Education | 90392 (3 graduate credits) This course will introduce educators to teaching methods using creative and technical processes of digital media arts specifically through lens-based tools as a foundation for further study. June 22 – 30 (M, Tu, W, Th, F) 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (1 hour lunch) Instructor: Nancy Norwood MORE INFO.

U of MN: Youth Work Institute Courses UPCOMING YWI CLASSES April 1, 8, 15, 22 R.E.S.P.E.C.T Find Out What It Means To Me April 8 Youth Work Matters April 8, 28 Culturally Responsive Youth Work Matters April 14 Lasse Siurala Symposium April 15 Making Science, Engineering, and Technology Exciting April 17, 30 Deal or No Deal April 27 YPQI Nat ional Research Report Release April 28, 29 Quality 101 MORE INFO. HERE

MRAC: Winter 2009 Training Schedule MRAC is pleased to announce our winter schedule of training opportunities. Click on the workshop title for more information and to register for the event. These events are free, but we ask that you register in advance. April and May Workshops Tuesday, April 07, 2009: Great Boards for Smaller Nonprofits with Anne Howden 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Textile Center of Minnesota Monday, April 20, 2009: Biennial Plan Public Meeting 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Tuesday, April 21, 2009: Transformational Leadership with Steve Barberio 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Minnesota Humanities Commission Thursday, April 23, 2009: Finance 101 for Emerging Organizations with Barb Simonson 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM Textile Center of Minnesota Wed., May 06, 2009: Small and Strong! Building Durable Nonprofits with Anne Howden 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Thursday, May 07, 2009: Are You Accessible? Exploring ways to ensure that your arts events reach people with disabilities 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Thursday, May 14, 2009: Advanced Project Development and Management with Holly Johnson & Associates 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Metropolitan Regional Arts Council MORE INFO. HERE

Youth Media Reporter Youth Media Reporter (YMR) is the professional multi-media journal that serves practitioners, educators and academics in the youth media field. YMR's purpose is to build the field by documenting, from multiple perspectives, the insights and leading lessons in engaging young people in video, film, television, radio, music, web, art, and print. YMR offers insight to the degree that young people and their adult allies use media to make a difference, address a point, enhance creative imagination, and match leadership with voice. YMR engages a variety of stakeholders to define issues, pedagogies, and challenges to the youth media field. MORE INFO. HERE

The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, in association with Ernst & Young LLP, is offering three (3) scholarships in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. The scholarships are intended to support and encourage aspiring undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in children’s media and further the values and principles of Fred Rogers’ work. MORE INFO. HERE

Ford Foundation : Open for inquiry year round The mission of the foundation is to reduce poverty and injustice and promote democratic values, international cooperation and human achievement. Grants are made in three broad programs: Asset Building and Community Development; Peace and Social Justice; and Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom. We are eager to discover and explore innovative ways to solve problems and welcome fresh thinking in the broad areas in which we make grants. To focus our work in the United States, we make grants and loans in 13 key fields: Arts and Culture; Civil Society; Community Development; Development Finance and Economic Security; Education and Scholarship; Environment and Development; Governance; HIV/AIDS; Human Rights; Media; Religion, Society and Culture; Sexuality and Reproductive Health; and Workforce Development. Not all of our regional offices work in every field. Each year the Ford Foundation receives about 44,000 proposals and makes some 2,000 grants. Applications are considered throughout the year. Normally applicants may expect to receive within six weeks an indication of whether their proposals are within the foundation's program interests and budget limitations. DUE: Applications are considered throughout the year MORE INFO. HERE

Pay It Forward Foundation The Pay it Forward Foundation offers students the opportunity to identify what they consider to be the challenges of their communities. They tackle such problems as homelessness, pollution, youth violence, literacy issues, the loneliness experienced by long-term hospital and nursing home patients, and the alienation of today's at-risk youth from the community. The Pay It Forward Foundation provides seed money for such worthwhile projects. Your school, church or community youth group may apply for this $500 mini-grant to fund a one time project with a Pay It Forward focus. Applications will be accepted anytime by email to grants@payitforwardfoundation.com. For more information please visit or e-mail info@payitforwardfoundation.org. MORE INFO. HERE

Thank you for your time and support of youth media. Please contact me with any questions regarding TCYMN or this email.

Joanna Kohler
TCYMN Coordinator
joanna@tcymn.net


TCYMN is supported by the Bush Foundation