All events are free and open to the public.
MEDIA EXPO > April 5, 2008
10am - 5pm
Manhattan Neighborhood Network
537 West 59th Street, New York, NY,10019 (between 10th and 11th Avenues)
The Expo is an opportunity for teens to gather and participate in a wide range of media workshops – at both the beginner and intermediate levels. These workshops can serve to deepen students’ skills and expose them to the wonderful world of youth media production in New York City.
Workshops include: Framing and Composition, Animation, Interviewing Project, Women in Media, Lighting, Scripting, Green Screen, PSAs.
RSVP FOR THE EXPO
To RSVP as an individual participant or as a group, please fill out the appropriate form and send it to Julián Gerena-Quiñones:
Email: julian@youthchannel.org
/ Tel: 212-757-2670 x342
/ Fax: 212-757-1603
Download the Expo Flyer
Download the Expo Individual Participant Form
Download the Expo Group Form
VIDEO SLAM > April 10, 2008
4 - 6:30pm
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd St, New York (between 5th and 6th Aves: E, V trains to 5th Ave/53rd St.)
Every year, the UVYFF Video Slam is one of the wildest youth media events in NYC.
Show us your best stuff in 3 minutes!
RSVP FOR THE VIDEO SLAM
As a Slammer:
visit www.listenup.org/events/slam
As an Audience Member: Contact Bekah at 212.621.6663.
Download the Video Slam 2008 Flyer
Download the Video Slam 2008 Rules
SCREENINGS > April 10 &11, 2008
Starting at 10am
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52nd St, New York (between 5th and 6th Aves: E, V trains to 5th Ave/53rd St.)
The festival showcases fiction, documentary, and experimental videos created by an international crew of young filmmakers who explore issues affecting young people today. All the work screened in the festival is created by teens; entries are reviewed and selected by a volunteer committee of young people who critique and celebrate the work of their peers. This year’s pieces will be presented according to three themes:
Hard Knock Life (04/10, 10am-12pm & 04/11, 4-6pm)
It’s a hard-knock life for young people living today. Whether they are battling homelessness, a learning disability or the pressure to fit in, the subjects in these films continue to persevere against all odds. This screening package explores youth’s persistence and determination to overcome their problems and make it through life.
Politically Incorrect (04/10, 1-3pm & 04/11, 10am-12pm)
Whether it’s politics, the environment, or the role of the media, in today’s world there is rarely consensus about what is right or wrong. With no easy answers, the films in this section explore multiple perspectives on serious issues that effect the lives of people living all over the globe.
Eye of the Beholder (ONLY ONE SCREENING! 04/11, 1-3pm)
People are often judged unfairly by their appearance. Even though it’s wrong, many people find themselves discriminating against complete strangers and jumping to incorrect conclusions. These films ask us to rethink our preconceived notions of other people.
TO RSVP FOR THE SCREENINGS
Contact Bekah at 212.621.6663
Download the Full Schedule