On Wednesday August 20th, eight youth from Saint Paul Neighborhood Network’s Youth Intern Program will screen six thought-provoking Public Service Announcements and Documentaries exploring issues affecting Saint Paul youth.
The youth-produced documentaries will explore the following topics: * Cultural Expectations of Girls of Color – Personal stories by three young women and the challenges they have faced. Featuring interviews with women of color active in the community. * Youth Empowerment – How do youth take action in their communities on issues important to them? What are the opportunities and challenges? This video will look at local organizing taking place in Saint Paul . * Gangs – Exploring the reasons youth join gangs and how communities can come together to support youth. The video includes interviews with community members working to stop gang violence in Saint Paul .
Screening Details: Saint Paul Neighborhood Network 375 Jackson Street Access Center – Suite 150 Saint Paul, MN 6:00PM
Story Board's Mini-Film Camp - Students Call the Shots!
In June Story Board held a weekend mini film camp for area high school students. This two day intensive film camp included a brief orientation of various departments on a film set including: directing, camera operation, lighting, and continuity.
During the first day of camp, students developed their own story boards and shot lists using the script, Bomb, the official script selection from Story Board's 2008 Screenwriting Showcase. Students also worked with Lee Sandberg, a professional Director of Photography, to pre-light the film set for the next day's production. Through this hands-on exercise students learned key elements of lighting for film.
Day two offered students a full day of production. Students rotated throughout several set departments and received serious hands-on experience. Professional filmmakers were on the set to advise and assist, however, students called the shots!
Story Board thanks all of the professional filmmakers who participated in the mini-film camp: Lee Sandberg, Joe Johnson, Molly Worre, Dan Raleigh and Paul Cram.
A partnership of Story Board, The Loft Literary Center and The MN Opera
"Pinocchio - Story, Stage and Screen" is a series of filmmaking workshops for teenagers inspired by The Minnesota Opera's American premiere of The Adventures of Pinocchio.
High school students are invited to submit their own 3-5 minute adaptation of the classic Pinocchio story for a chance to win over an audience of peers and $500.
Filmmaking is hard, and the competition will be tough... so Story Board, the Loft Literary Center and the MN Opera are teaming up with professional filmmakers to give students an edge: a series of workshops covering everything a student will need to produce a quality film.
The series begins on Saturday, September 27th (1-3pm) with a FREE workshop for high school students on the art of adaptation at The Loft Literary Center. Minnesota's very own Ali Selim, Director/Writer of Sweet Land, will be the guest speaker at the workshop!
TCYMN's All City Youth Film Showcase 2008 will take place on OCTOBER 25th at the Walker Art Center . The submission deadline for youth media is SEPTEMBER 24th. Stay tuned for more information this summer!
Filmanthropist Project is a new Minnesota film contest to highlight community action. People are working around the clock everyday to make their communities a better place to live. The Filmanthropist Project invites filmmakers of all skill levels to go out and create engaging stories, documenting these philanthropic events in action. Generous cash and prizes will be awarded to top three short film entries, 3-5 minutes in length. The top ten entries will be featured in a true theatrical experience with an awards gala to follow. All entries will be streamed on this Filmanthropist website. Space is limited to first 50 entrants so register now!
In honor of International Youth Day, Stories for Change (http://storiesforchange.net) is excited to announce our online campaign to feature digital stories made by youth from around the world that are working to make the world a better place. Starting August 12th through September 2nd, we will be displaying a rotating assortment of stories on the homepage as well as encouraging dialogue on strategies for doing digital storytelling projects with youth.
We also encourage youth members and those working with youth to consider uploading their own stories (visit: http://storiesforchange.net/node/add/story) on this theme and including the “youth” tag so they can be added to our growing collection.
The UnConvention is looking for youth to make videos about issues facing their communities. Want to interview people, create your own public service announcement. Make a video less than 2 min. and upload it to YouTube to be apart of the community conversation around the Republican National Convention coming to town.
The Vote Yes campaign is proud to announce their film contest. We want Minnesotan's from all corners of the state and all levels of experience to tell us why they love their state, in three minutes or less. There is no entry fee; the deadline for submission is September 1, 2008. We are rewarding the best story with a prize of $1,000, and viewing opportunities around the state, including the Walker Art Museum.
Hey, Minnesotans, are you feeling inspired by the environment that surrounds you? Have you created your Minnesota Minute yet? Be sure to upload your video soon!
Join us as we celebrate 150 years of Minnesota history by taking a look at Minnesota 's natural places and asking how we can protect and restore these special places for the next 150 years. This contest accompanies The Bell Museum of Natural History's Minnesota Minute television campaign which can be seen on TV beginning in May or at the Minnesota Minute website. These one minute videos tell the story of Minnesotans helping to preserve and restore Minnesota 's natural places.
Now it's your turn!
Perhaps you know of a special place that needs help? Maybe you have a solution to share? Is there something you do as an individual or a community that makes a difference for the future of Minnesota 's natural places and resources? Tell us what changes you think the next 150 years will bring to Minnesota 's environment. Grab a camera and start shooting!
HOW? 1) Go to www.minnesotaminute.org to see examples of Minnesota Minutes and to learn more about Minnesota 's environment. 2) Pick up a digital camera. 3) Create your own Minnesota Minute video. 4) Keep it short! (under five minutes) 5) Upload your finished video to YouTube. 6) Add the tag: MyMinnesotaMinute
The Minnesota State Arts Board invites artists of color to apply for a Cultural Community Partnership grant. The grants help support a collaborative project between two artists of color, or an artist of color working with a Minnesota nonprofit organization. The application deadline is August 22, 2008.
All projects must extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations that have limited access to the arts due to geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. The involvement of professionally trained, experienced artists and arts professionals is essential. Each applicant must present a simple, straightforward project that reflects only one of the project types below. Fast-Track Review Grants are available only for: An arts event that will feature one or more guest artists. The project (such as a festival, exhibit, recital, reading, performance, screening, broadcast, lecture) must include the participation of guest artist(s).
The Annenberg Foundation exists to advance public well-being through improved communication. As a principal means of achieving this goal, the Foundation encourages the development of more effective ways to share ideas and knowledge.
The Annenberg Foundation focuses on five major program areas: Education and Youth Development; Arts, Culture and Humanities; Civic and Community;
Thank you for your time and support of youth media. Please contact me with any questions regarding TCYMN or this email.
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