WHO All youth, ages 13 - 21
WHAT An event of the Urban Visionaries Youth Film Festival
WHEN Thursday April 10, 4 - 6:30pm
WHERE The Paley Center for Media, 25 W. 52nd St., Manhattan, NYC
HOW MUCH Free

Please include the following:

• Your name
• Film title
• Organization name
• Format (mini-DV, DV -- NO DVDs)
• Number of youth attending
• Number of adults attending
• How can we best contact you by Wednesday, April 9th?
• How can we contact you on Thursday, April 10th?

Download the Video Slam 2008 Rules

 

Based on the "poetry slam", a video slam is a competitive event where youth-made films are slammed before a live audience. A youth jury will determine the top three winning films. There's also a Best-in-Slam Audience Award.

Please email rsvp@listenup.org with your name, film title and name of your organization to RSVP your film. Show up at 3:00 pm sharp at the Paley Center for Media to register... screening slots are VERY limited (you do not have to pre-register, but priority given to those who RSVP). No videos will be slammed without the filmmaker present.

DV or mini-DV only. Tapes must be cued to the place you want to begin. We’ll screen 3 minutes of your film.

EVERYBODY is invited to come, even if you didn’t make a film. Admission is absolutely free, the SLAM starts at 4:00 pm sharp. Filmmakers must register at 3:00 pm.

There are prizes for the top three jury picks and the Audience Award for Best-in-Slam. Don’t be surprised if the audience is showered with prizes as well.

Celebrating its eleventh year, Urban Visionaries is produced, promoted and presented by NYC youth activists and media makers ages 21 and under. Urban Visionaries is a collaboration between youth media makers from NYC based youth media organizations including the Educational Video Center, Downtown Community Television Center, Global Action Project, The Ghetto Film School, Listen Up!, MNN’s Youth Channel, The Museum of Television and Radio, Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, T.R.U.C.E. Come join the growing community of youth media makers, organizations and activists on Thursday April 10th and 11th at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan.

Please contact:
Hillary Kolos
Email: uvffcoordinator@yahoo.com
RSVP your film at rsvp@listenup.org

For more information and free tickets to other Urban Visionaries Festival screenings at the the Paley Center for Media on April 10th and 11th, call Bekah Fisk at the Paley Center for Media, at 212-621-6663.