"As The Rez Turns" was made by In Progress artists in Red Lake. HEADS UP- This video is part one of a two part piece... but worth the extra time to watch. (9min.)
Description: A view of red lake as if red lake people were to generate their own TV station. This playful video looks at issues of race, identity, history and more.
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.Edu Film Festival was a success on May 23rd. Students from all over came to see films, learn about career opportunities in the field and meet other young makers. Congratulations Como Arts High School! Next years festival promises to build on this years achievement and keep the momentum moving forward with youth media in Minnesota.
Photo: Ann Sorensen from Story board recruits youth for their summer filmmaking boot camp
The National Conference for Media Reform gathered in Minneapolis this last weekend. This was the fourth year the conference took place. Each year many organizations, individuals and companies gather to discuss the struggle to gain public access to the media and understantd the impact of policy affecting our airwaves and newspapers.
TCYMN Members Presented: Mike Hazard from The Center for International Education Hannah Nemer from TVbyGIRLS
Film Produced by SPNN Youth Interns Selected for Project Girl Exhibition
This past summer, three girls from SPNN’s Youth Intern Program (YIP)—Daryll Berg, Dedrian Davis, and Bao Yang—formed a team to make a short documentary about the negative impact of media images on girls’ self-esteem. Coming from different backgrounds, the three girls came up with this topic as something they all could relate to and wanted to explore. The film, titled Girls and the Media, screened at Walker Art Center ’s Girls in the Director’s Chair Film Showcase this spring.
Now, Girls and the Media has been selected to be part of Project Girl, the nationally touring visual arts exhibition designed to defend adolescent girls from the harmful effects of media messages. Project Girl presents an amazing and unique opportunity for these young filmmakers to share their work and engage with others around the issue of girls and the media. For more info about this exhibit, go to www.intermediaarts.org. For more info about SPNN Youth’s intern program, go to www.spnn.org/youth.
Check out the work of more than 100 teen artists in a variety of media (including film, dance, graffiti, spoken word, and music) in this series of three art exhibitions/performances. Participants will compete in two preliminaries in May, at which a panel of judges and the audience will select the top artists to be featured in 20 UNDER 20 at the Walker Art Center on June 12.
Final Show...
20 Under 20 Final: Thursday, June 12, 7 pm Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis
Fourth Annual Ten Second Film Festival July 4, at The Soap Factory, after the St. Anthony Main fireworks FREE Submission deadline: Monday, June 23
Most of us have some sort of high tech object that has a funky little video mode on it. Be it a cell phone, a digital still camera, or some sort of fancy pen, video is definitely everywhere.
Whether it’s an off the cuff video from your cell phone, or a painstakingly staged, choreographed, and scripted movie from your camera, send us your films by MONDAY, JUNE 23! Visit the Submissions and Rules section of this site for more information on submitting your work. Come on, you’ve got nothing to lose, except that video of your hamster taking a nap.
June 21st & 22nd This June, Story Board's On-Location Academy (OLA) will offer a mini-film camp to students interested in film production. Students contemplating a college education in filmmaking, a career in the industry, or want to receive hands-on experience on a film set should apply for this unique opportunity. What will students experience at the Mini-Film Camp? This weekend camp gives students a hands-on opportunity to learn the rigors, thrill, requirements, and language of filmmaking.
SPNN Youth Programs is looking for youth ages 14-21 with media, leadership, and mentoring experience to assist with our summer media programs. “Peer Mentors” will work anywhere from 1-8 weeks assisting instructors in camps, short term classes, and our intern program. If you know of a young people who might be interested, please pass on the attached application. All youth are welcome to apply.
Here are some great opportunities coming up with Migizi Communications: 1) A 10-week institute for students finishing 10th and 11th grade in cooperation with MCTC's Cinema Division. 2) Part time positions for students interested in working with three and four year olds teaching them technology/media tools and early literacy skills. 3) Recruiting American Indian young people (minimum of high school completion) to participate in the American Indian Summer Institute in Los Angeles in June. The program will also include a week long job shadowing experience in selected departments at Fox 9 here locally prior to going out to LA.
SPNN YOUTH INTERNSHIP - now accepting applications!
SPNN Youth is now accepting applications from ninth through eleventh grade St. Paul high school students for its 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 14th and runs until August 21st. Youth commit to sixteen hours per week during that time and receive both pay and St. Paul high school elective credits. Applications are due June 6, 2008. To apply, download an application at www.spnn.org/youth For more information, contact Erika Backberg at 651.298.8919 or ebackberg@spnn.org .
College Credit Need a summer course? Don’t want to be stuck indoors? Take Digital Video Production (Art 1510) at North Hennepin Community College (NHCC) and spend the summer outside making movies! The course, taught by an independent filmmaker, will engage you in the movie making process from conception to completion! You will make movies, analyze movies, and have fun while earning credits that satisfy MnTC goal area 6 (Humanities and Fine Arts). Best yet, you will have something to show for your efforts with a DVD portfolio! To register for this class and others, login at https://webproc.mnscu.edu/eservices/login.html?campusid=153. Or, if you are not a NHCC student contact 763-488-0391 and find out how to sign-up. It does count as a MnTC course, so any student in the MnSCU system can take it!
TCYMN is launching a series of monthly workshops for youth media professionals, youth-workers, and educators to join us in discovering deeper the Best Practices and Technical Skills needed within the Youth Media Field.
The first Wed. of each month we will be focusing on a technical skill. From Podcasting and annimation, to DVD duplication; these workshops will give you an overview of each technology.
On the second Thur. of each month we will have our Best Practices track; lining up speakers to talk about Youth Development, Fundraising, Youth Governance and much more.
This Thursday Rebecca Saito from the University of MN will be presenting on Youth Development at St. Paul Neighborhood Network from 10-12pm.
Future Schedule: *TSL = Technical Skill Learning
June12th: Best Practices- Youth Development
July 2nd: TSL- Podcasting July 10th: Best Practices- Youth Governance : Stages and Implementation
August 6th: TSL- Stop Motion Animation August 14th: Best Practices- Fundraising : Meet the Funders
September 3rd: TSL- Flash Animation September 11th: Best Practices- Distribution
October 1st: TSL- DVD Studio Pro/Duplication October 9th: Best Practices- Program Evaluation & Assessment of Program
Perpich Center for Arts Education will be offering two classes this summer for teachers and will be led by nationally recognized media arts teacher Nancy Norwood (left). Two semester graduate credits are available for these classes through Bemidji State University for $100/credit. Classes are limited to 14 and are expected to fill up quickly. (at right: still from Kari Jo Skogquist’s animation “Face”)
Digital Photo June 23rd -26th Digital Cinema July 7th – 10th
Contact for Registration: Dave Beaman 763-591-4776 or dave.beaman@pcae.k12.mn.us
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 National Endowment for the Arts is committed to providing leadership in arts education by inspiring all young Americans through rich arts experiences. A high quality education in the arts opens a critical gateway to a lifetime of appreciation and engagement. For two reasons, learning in the arts is an indispensable part of American education: 1) children celebrate and participate in their cultural inheritance, and 2) academic and social maturity follow directly from arts education experiences. The Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth category offers funding for projects that help children and youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts.
General Mills Celebrating Communities of Color Grant Program
The General Mills Foundation has announced the continuation of the Celebrating Communities of Color grants program for 2008. The program awards fifty $10,000 grants to nonprofit organizations in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area serving communities of color. An organization must meet all of the following requirements to apply for a Celebrating Communities of Color grant: have non-profit 501(c)(3) status or be a school or unit of government; be located in and serving diverse populations in the seven-county Twin Cities metro area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington); and be applying for project support (the program does not award grants for operating or capital support). Celebrating Communities of Color grants will focus on four areas: 1) Youth Nutrition and Fitness -- supporting innovative programs that help improve youth nutrition and fitness behaviors; 2) Education -- supporting efforts that emphasize student academic achievement, particularly at the K-12 level; 3) Arts and Culture -- supporting organizations that provide innovative performing arts and cultural programs as evidenced through innovation, program quality, and contribution to their community; and 4) Social Services -- supporting programs that strengthen families and promote a safe, nurturing environment for children and youth.
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;
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