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Perpich Center for Arts Education High School : Becky Yates Director's notes- "You are cordially invited to a stop motion animation about deceiving nature and constant change of outward appearance. I displayed a table being carefully set and a pineapple being served because in many cultures pineapple represents hospitality. I then showed the pineapple opening up and being full of nails, then closing, then re-opening and being filled with candy. I wanted to show that you cannot really tell what someone will be like based off of their outward appearance and that people are constantly changing. I used warm lighting and colors to give the animation a welcoming and inviting mood." *if you do not see video, click "Open in Browser" at top of the page. MORE INFO. HERE

New TCYMN Member: CTV NORTH SUBURBAN ACCESS CORPORATION The North Suburban Access Corporation (NSAC), CTV, is a non-profit organization that provides public access community television to ten cities: Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, St. Anthony and Shoreview. CTV is managed by the North Suburban Communications Commission (NSCC), which is made up of representatives of each of the ten member cities. The NSCC administers and enforces the franchise agreement with the cable company. CTV15 WEB SITE

The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) seeks sites The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) is now seeking partners for the 2009-2010 Program Year. CTEP AmeriCorps members help low-income families, new immigrants, and individuals with disabilities better use technology resources. We partner with organizations in the Twin Cities metro area that have existing community technology centers (CTCs) and agencies that offer technology programming and resources. CTEP plans to recruit, train and place 25 full-time AmeriCorps members that will begin their term of service Sept 8th 2009 and complete Aug 31st 2010. For more information contact: Joel Krogstad AmeriCorps Program Director Community Technology Empowerment Project joel@technologypowe r.org MORE INFO. HERE

Perpich : Super 8 Screening The senior media arts students will have a screening of their experimental super 8 film projects on March 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the performance Hall at the Perpich Center for Arts Education. This project was inspired by early montage theory of Soviet filmmakers and later works of Avant-garde filmmakers Stan Brakage, Bruce Connor and Pat O'Neill. The last two filmmakers were featured at the Walker Art Center on evenings where the students attended screenings, panel discussions and a question and answer session with Pat O'Neill. The films were rhythmically edited to student created sound collages or original music. This event is free and open to the public. MORE INFO. HERE

Around Town Film Festival: Women with Vision March 6 - 21 Walker Art Center The 16th year of this festival, which recognizes the perspectives women bring to the art of filmmaking, situates us in a world interconnected by politics and global economics. With the series Views from Iran as its centerpiece, Women with Vision also includes new works made in Nepal, Korea, France, Holland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Israel—all regional premieres, with the French film God’s Offices making its U.S. debut. The festival also features works by two Minneapolis filmmakers, one who approaches her subject by hurtling to the sun via 3-D, and the other by zeroing in on one small locale in South Minneapolis during a protest movement. Guest filmmakers include So Yong Kim, who opens the festival with her dreamlike Treeless Mountain, and Astra Taylor, who offers the witty, insightful Examined Life. . . . MORE INFO. HERE

Around Town Film Festival: Beyond Borders March 25 - 29 Parkway Theater The Beyond Borders Film Festival, presented by the non-profit Rimé Foundation, uses film and cultural performances to educate the general population about our world’s rich cultural diversity, to inspire others to get involved in cross-cultural exchanges, and to promote awareness about important social and cultural organizations operating in the areas where the festival is held. As such, the Beyond Borders Film Festival showcases films and cultural performances that uplift the human spirit, and demonstrate respect and wonder for human creativity and the natural environment. Exploring the ties that bind all people together, the festival addresses the spiritual and cultural impulses that accompany the human condition, as well as the many ways we express these impulses. MORE INFORMATION 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 Youth Media Monday SPNN is the place to be on Mondays after school from 3-5 pm. Youth can come to Media Monday to work on independent projects at SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL), learn new video skills at workshops, watch youth-produced and other films at screenings, and attend Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings. March schedule: March 2: SOL: Work on an independent project at SOL. March 9: SOL and Screening (video to be determined): Come eat popcorn and see an awesome documentary! March 16: SOL and Personal Storytelling Workshop: Join local social documentarian Joanna Kohler in the small studio for a workshop focused on developing your own stories for video. March 23: SOL: Work on an independent project at SOL. LEARN MORE 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

Student videographers sought for inspirational mothers of disabled children video project Student videographers sought for inspirational mothers of disabled children video project Jan Sedgewick is producing a short inspiring video, of interviews of mothers that gave birth to disabled children, and how the journey was not expected but how amazing it's become. The end result is to be placed in the Family Resource departments of Children's hospital and in Gillette hospital. Because part of the focus of this project is community building Jan would like to involve student film makers, in taping the interviews and perhaps editing and review. Contact info: Jan Sedgewick, ph.651-641-0361, juniebird@usfamily.net App. Closes Jan. 1 2009

The Skidmore International Student Film Festival : Deadline March 13th The Skidmore International Student Film Festival seeks to encourage students, film majors or otherwise, to express themselves through the quintessential artistic medium of the twenty-first century. Our hope is to cultivate creative filmmaking among the Skidmore community as well as among students around the globe. Our student-only film festival gives young filmmakers a better chance at getting their work exposed and winning cash prizes. Welcome to our site and good luck in the competition. MORE INFO. HERE

Minneapolis - St. Paul International Film Festival : Submission Deadline March 16th Yes, Film Buffs and the Grand Film-loving Public, the dates for the 27th Annual Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) are set and we're off and running. Mark your calendars! Thursday, Apr. 16 -- for a two-week run -- through Thursday, Apr. 30, at the St. Anthony Main Theaters, just across the Mississippi from downtown Minneapolis (free parking and a host of restaurants). MORE INFO. HERE

.Edu Film Fest ~ CALL FOR ENTRIES!! Minnesota's first school sponsored, state-wide film festival, featuring short films written, shot, edited, and scored by high-school filmmakers Eligibility: All entrants must either be Minnesota high school students, or Minnesota residents under the age of 19. Please include a photocopy of a valid state ID or driver's license, or a valid school ID. Length: There is no time limit for entries, although we suggest that submissions are between four and seven minutes long. Medium: All videos should be submitted as a Quicktime file via CD or DVD. Content: The .edu Film Festival will not condone nor accept entries with content that: · Glamorizes and/or graphically depicts acts of violence · Glamorizes any act of selling, consuming, or distributing drugs or alcohol · Glamorizes any act of theft · Glamorizes or emphasizes any sexual act whether implied or directly stated · Makes any direct or indirect threat to an individual, group, or entity · Harasses and/or bullies an individual, group, or entity · Is performed while under the influence of drugs, alcohol, or any other intoxicating substance · Contains profane or obscene language All entries must be submitted by April 1, 2009, but please send entries as soon as you have them. It is a big help to see submissions as soon as possible. Send submissions to: .edu Film Festival c/o ComArt High School 2526 27th Ave South Minneapolis , MN 55406

U of MN: Youth Work Institute Courses UPCOMING YWI CLASSES March 10: Quality 101 March 10: Quality Matters-The Toolkit Session March 14: Good Grant Writing March 26: Culturally Responsive Youth Work Matters March 26: Quality 101 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. March Workshops Thursday, March 12, 2009: Project Development and Management with Holly Johnson 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM , Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Thursday, March 19, 2009: Finance and Human Resources Overview with Barb Simonson and Sharon McLaughlin 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM , Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Wednesday, March 25, 2009: Becoming a 501C-3 with Charley Ravine 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM , Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Thursday, March 26, 2009: Building Durable Nonprofits with Anne Howden 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

MRAC: Community Arts (Round 2) Grant Deadline The next deadline for the Community Arts grant applications is Monday, January 12, 2009 with an earliest project start date of March 25. Applications must be RECEIVED by 5:00 P.M. on the deadline date. This is not a postmark deadline. he Community Arts grant program provides funds of up to $3,000 in project support for metro groups wishing to offer quality arts activities in any discipline to communities within the seven-county metropolitan area. The program utilizes a “block grant” system to distribute funds. Each of the counties in MRAC's service area – Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington – receives a block of funds designated for arts activities occurring within that county. 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


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