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For more information see <a href="http://www.britdoc.org/goodpitch" target="_blank">www.britdoc.org/goodpitch</a>.</p> <p>The Good Pitch in North America is a partnership between the <strong>Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation</strong> and the <strong>Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program</strong> (DFP), generously supported by <strong>the Fledgling Fund, Working Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Tides Foundation</strong> and <strong>anonymous donors</strong>. </p> <p>From nearly 200 applications, eight filmmaking teams have been selected to pitch their films and outreach campaigns to an invited audience, in order to amplify the impact of their social-issue documentary projects. </p> <p>The Good Pitch at <strong>IFP’s Independent Film Week</strong> builds on their collaborative program with the <strong>UN’s Department of Public Information</strong> which is entitled ‘Envision – Addressing Global Issues through Documentaries.’ Each of the selected film projects intersects with one or more of the UN’s eight Millennium Development Goals. </p> <p>“The high number of applications we received shows just how engaged the documentary filmmaking community is with the spirit and ambition of the UN Millennium Development Goals,” says Good Pitch Director Katie Bradford. “We are excited to bring this themed Good Pitch to New York as part of Independent Film Week.”</p> <p>“Through Independent Film Week, IFP has facilitated connections between social issue filmmakers and the film industry for the past 31 years,” says IFP Executive Director Michelle Byrd. “We’re pleased to welcome the Good Pitch and its embrace of a wider audience of concerned parties in support of these types of films, as well as the pressing issues upon which they seek to bring awareness.” </p> <p>The projects for this edition of the Good Pitch were chosen by the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation, the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and Independent Filmmaker Project. The selected filmmakers are Michael L. Brown (<em>25 to Life</em>), Glenn Baker (<em>Easy Like Water</em>), Mai Iskander (<em>Garbage Dreams</em>), Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel (<em>Pushing The Elephant</em>), Gayle Ferraro (<em>To Catch a Dollar</em>: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America), Beth Murphy (<em>What Tomorrow Brings</em>), Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern (<em>Youthbuild</em>) and Mary Ann Smothers Bruni (<em>Zhinan</em>).</p> <p>“Good Pitch North America has already opened doors for films pitched in Toronto and Silver Spring. This final 2009 session in New York ends on a set of outstanding projects which are strong character-driven stories, addressing issues from HIV / AIDS to poverty, and from children’s health to the health of the planet,” says Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Documentary Film Program. “We anticipate that this forum will engage funders and activists alike in meeting the challenges of this millennium.”</p> <p>Organisations and individuals already confirmed for the September 24 event include TED, McKinsey & Co, Wallace Global Fund, Microcredit Summit, Abigail Disney, Whole Planet Foundation (Whole Foods), The Calvert Foundation, The Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, POV, Impact Partners, The Katahdin Foundation, BAVC Producers Institute for New Media Technologies, Sundance Channel, LINKTV, Wide Angle and Human Rights Watch.</p> <p>The Good Pitch at <strong>IFP’s Independent Film Week</strong> builds upon past Good Pitch successes. During the Good Pitch at SILVERDOCS, Art Stevens of the Calvert Foundation made an on-the-spot pledge of $10,000 towards the outreach campaign for Green Shall Overcome. Since then he has begun work on organising a fundraiser for the project in Berkeley, California. The same event introduced Split Estate director Debra Anderson to Planet Green which has now made a broadcast offer, and Hungry in America’s Kristy Jacobson said she and co-director Lori Silverbush experienced NGO partnerships that progressed “from first-date to marriage.” According to Executive Producer Ryan Harrington, the anti-hunger NGOs assembled at Silver Spring raised $600K in funds for the film since the June 16th event. </p> <p>More on the 8 projects:</p> <p><strong><em>25 to Life</em></strong><br /> Dir. Michael L. Brown<br /> William Brawner was infected with HIV before he turned two and kept it a secret for over twenty years. Now he seeks redemption from the women of his promiscuous past and embarks on a new phase of life with his pregnant wife, who is HIV-negative.</p> <p><strong><em>Easy Like Water</em></strong><br /> Dir. Glenn Baker<br /> In Bangladesh, solar-powered floating schools are turning the front lines of climate change into a community of learning. As the water steals the land, one man’s vision is re-casting the rising rivers as channels of communication, and transforming people’s lives.</p> <p><strong><em>Garbage Dreams</em></strong><br /> Dir. Mai Iskander<br /> <em>Garbage Dreams</em> follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world’s largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of their trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact the survival of his community. </p> <p><strong><em>Pushing The Elephant</em></strong><br /> Dirs. Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel<br /> In the late 1990s, Rose Mapendo lost her family and home to the ethnic violence that engulfed the Democratic Republic of Congo, yet she emerged from the suffering advocating peace and reconciliation. But after helping numerous victims to recover and rebuild their lives, there is one person Rose must still teach to forgive – her daughter Nangabire.</p> <p><strong><em>To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America</em></strong><br /> Dir. Gayle Ferraro<br /> <em>To Catch a Dollar</em> weaves two stories as they intersect in a common goal: Muhammad Yunus as he builds upon the millennium development goals through micro credit and while opening the Grameen Bank in Queens, NY giving 500 immigrant women unsecured loans of up to $3000 to invest in money-making projects.</p> <p><strong><em>What Tomorrow Brings</em></strong><br /> Dir. Beth Murphy<br /> <em>What Tomorrow Brings</em> follows a year at the Zabuli Afghan girls’ school, where the battle to educate girls mirrors the battle to save Afghanistan from again becoming a failed state. Intertwining the stories of students and teachers, it is a portrait of innocence and idealism in the midst of war.</p> <p><strong><em>Youthbuild</em></strong><br /> Dirs. Annie Sundberg & Ricki Stern<br /> The film follows a year in the life of young people selected for a high stakes community rebuilding project in Newark, one of the toughest cities in America. The film interweaves dramatic stories of poverty and opportunity, exploring the personal struggles to reclaim cities and to reinvent fragile lives.</p> <p><strong><em>Zhinan</em></strong><br /> Dir. Mary Ann Smothers Bruni<br /> Americans are poised to leave Iraq, and the national election that may change the status of Iraqi Kurdistan looms. Three Kurdish women activists – an architect, a surgeon, and a refugee turned entrepreneur – must use the talents they honed rebuilding their Kurdish homeland to bring it effectively into the new Iraq.</p> <p><br /> For more information about the Good Pitch, contact Katie Bradford at the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation: katie@britdoc.org or on +44 20 7033 2562</p> <p><br /> EDITORS’ NOTES</p> <p>Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation is a UK-based not-for-profit organisation backed by Channel 4 TV. It is dedicated to reinventing funding and distribution models for British documentary filmmakers. As well as funding ground breaking social-issue films (such as double Sundance winner Afghan Star, Berlin winner The Yes Men Fix the World, Sundance 09 feature doc The End of the Line and Tribeca winner We Are Together), the Foundation brokers relationships between filmmakers and the NGO and brand sectors in the UK to create better, more effective films. The Good Pitch is a key part of the Foundation’s important work in this area.</p> <p>Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP) supports contemporary nonfiction filmmakers globally with year-round activities, including the Sundance Documentary Fund, Creative Labs focusing on the art of documentary, the DocSource website (www.sundance.org/docsource) and the Stories of Change partnership with the Skoll Foundation. The DFP has supported over 400 films since 1996, including Nerakoon: Betrayal, Trouble the Water, Iraq in Fragments, My Country, My Country, Why We Fight, and Long Night’s Journey Into Day. The DFP is a core program of the Los Angeles-based non-profit Sundance Institute. Founded by Robert Redford, Sundance Institute is dedicated to the discovery and development of independent artists and audiences.<br /> www.sundance.org/docsource</p> <p>After debuting with a program in the 1979 New York Film Festival, the nonprofit Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) has evolved into the nation’s oldest and largest organization of independent filmmakers. Since its start, IFP has supported the production of 7,000 films and provided resources to more than 20,000 filmmakers’ voices that otherwise might not have been heard. Currently, IFP represents a network of 10,000 filmmakers in New York City and around the world. Annually, IFP fosters the development of 350 feature and documentary films through its Project Forum of Independent Film Week, Independent Filmmaker Labs and fiscal sponsorship program.<br /> www.independentfilmweek.com </p> <p>The Fledgling Fund seeks to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals, families, and communities by supporting innovative media projects that target entrenched social problems. It believes that film and other creative media coupled with well-structured and creative community engagement initiatives can ignite social change. To that end it supports projects that are timely, tell compelling and important stories, represent a unique perspective or an intriguing solution to an entrenched social problem, and lend themselves to innovative community engagement campaigns that have strong potential to raise awareness about complex social issues, encourage dialogue, share possible solutions, and move people to action.<br /> www.thefledglingfund.org </p> <p>Working Films advances social, economic, environmental and racial justice by linking independent non-fiction media to activism. Working Films has current projects ranging from high profile efforts – including HBO and PBS broadcasts – to regional and local grassroots initiatives. Now in its ninth year, Working Films has partnered or collaborated on the audience and community engagement and non-traditional distribution efforts of over 400 films.<br /> www.workingfilms.org </p> <p>Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women filmmakers, emergent and veteran, non-fiction and fictions, who have made a commitment to use their storytelling skills to address the social justice and human rights issues of our time, l;ocally, nationally and globally. Chicken & Egg is committed to reaching out to a diverse and dynamic representation of women’s voices, particularly those who are traditionally under-represented in the media.<br /> www.chickeneggpics.org </p> <p>Tides partners with philanthropists, foundations, activists, and organizations across the country and around the globe to promote economic justice, robust democratic processes, and the opportunity to live in a healthy and sustainable environment. Tides is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 that provides an array of services to amplify the efforts of forward-thinking individuals and organizations to make the world a better place. With offices in San Francisco and New York City, Tides provides fiscal sponsorship for over 200 groups across the country, operates and supports green nonprofit centers, and granted more than $500 million since 2000 alone. <br /> www.tides.org </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on August 19</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19633"></a><a href="/news/items/two_short_documentaries_screened_at_docuclub" style="color:#670000;">Two Short Documentaries Screened at DocuClub</a></h3> <p><p>A sold-out crowd gathered during July’s DocuClub to watch two short documentaries, <em>El Bondera</em> by Sherif Sadek and <em>Republican Dad</em> by Robert Hatch-Miller, at <a href="http://www.thetanknyc.org/" target="_blank">The Tank</a>. Moderator Reva Goldberg of <a href="http://www.cinereach.org/" target="_blank">Cinereach</a> expertly led the discussion. <em>El Bondera</em> chronicles the story of two Cairo cab drivers, Ashraf and Ibrahim, as they focus viewers’ eyes on a world of inadequate meter prices and their day-to-day struggle to survive. In <em>Republican Dad</em>, the filmmaker sets out to document his dad’s campaign for the U.S. House Of Representatives.</p> <p>To learn more about <a href="http://www.mediarights.org/docuclub">DocuClub</a>, please visit to our <a href="http://www.mediarights.org/docuclub">website</a>. </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on July 30</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19595"></a><a href="/news/items/rose_mapendo_honored_by_the_united_nations" style="color:#670000;">Rose Mapendo Honored by the United Nations</a></h3> <p><p>Dear Friends of <em>Pushing The Elephant</em>,</p> <p>Recently Rose Mapendo, the subject of our upcoming film <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant" target="_blank"><em>Pushing The Elephant</em></a> was the recipient of the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR). We were in DC to film the event, which included presentations by Angelina Jolie and Ann Curry from NBC’s Today. The event featured a <a href="http://film2.mtmfilms.org/roseandnangabire/UNHCR-1min-H264.mov" target="_blank">clip from our film</a> showcasing Rose’s international work. Rose gave an emotional and effective speech about the plight of refugees and the importance of maintaining world focus on the issues, illustrated by her personal story. This was also the first time Nangabire had the opportunity to see her mother at work. Nangabire is adapting well to her new life. She comfortably chatted (in English!) with other guests at a party, relaxed in her hotel room with her mother, and joined in a photo shoot for the <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2009/06/18/congo_refugee_to_receive_un_humanitarian_honor/?page=1" target="_blank"><em>Boston Globe</em></a>.</p> <p>We are eager to bring this new material into our edit room. We started editing in early May with award-winning editor Mona Davis (LOVE & DIANE). We have made real progress on the film and are amazed at the richness and complexity of the footage. However, our edit budget will only last another 6 weeks, at which point we risk losing Mona (as well as missing the Sundance Film Festival entry deadline). We are grateful to you and to all of our donors and supporters, without whom we could not have come this far. Out of a deep commitment to this important story of peace and family, we feel obliged to ask if you can contribute more to enable us to continue the edit or if you would be willing to ask a friend or a colleague to join you in your support. Every contribution gets us that much closer to a finished film. </p> <p>All donations are tax deductible. Please consider <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant" target="_blank">donating online</a> or sending a check made out to Arts Engine to 104 West 14th Street, #4, New York, NY 10011, and be sure to include <em>Pushing The Elephant</em> in the memo line. </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on July 15</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19369"></a><a href="/news/items/from_your_arts_engine_peers_a_10000_challenge" style="color:#670000;">From Your Arts Engine Peers: A $10,000 CHALLENGE</a></h3> <p><p>Dear Friends of Arts Engine:</p> <p>During a time of newly found optimism, we are asking you to join us in making an online donation to one of our favorite organizations, Arts Engine—the folks who bring us the Media That Matters Film Festival, MediaRights.org, Big Mouth Films and DocuClub. As your peers in the independent media world, we feel it is important to band together to keep the organizations we love in good working order. </p> <p>Arts Engine received a $10,000 challenge grant from one of its strongest local supporters, Guy Lancaster and his family at the Still Point Fund. If all of us reading this letter now donate $35 or more, Arts Engine can reach the $10,000 level and meet Guy’s challenge in no time. All fifteen of us made a donation to kick things off. Won’t you join us?</p> <p>Click <a href="/p2p"><strong>here</strong></a> to support the Peer2Peer Campaign.</p> <p>By making a donation to this Peer2Peer campaign as a community, we are making a statement to all stakeholders of social-issue media and documentary film that we value the work that Arts Engine does.</p> <p>Join us and make a contribution now. The amount is not as important as 100% participation. Consider contributing $35, $100, $250, $500 or more.</p> <p>Click <a href="/p2p"><strong>here</strong></a> to support the Peer2Peer Campaign.<br /> Click <a href="/"><strong>here</strong></a> to look at what Arts Engine is up to in 2009. </p> <p>Your donation will help to ensure that:</p><ul> <li style="margin-left: 2em;" type="circle">The ninth collection of Media That Matters streams and screens in more classrooms, community organizations and on more computers across the country and around the world than ever before</li> <li style="margin-left: 2em;" type="circle">MediaRights.org’s new exciting content, to be launched this summer, reaches a greater numbers with more in-depth coverage (Stay tuned!)</li> <li style="margin-left: 2em;" type="circle">Big Mouth Films finishes a rough cut of its current feature documentary, <em>Rose & Nangabire</em></li> <li style="margin-left: 2em;" type="circle">DocuClub’s monthly screenings continue to positively impact our work and make a rich contribution to the field</li></ul> <p>Thank you for joining us in this Peer2Peer Campaign for Arts Engine. Your support is important for Arts Engine and for the field of independent social-issue media. </p> <p>Your peers,</p> <p><strong>Barbara Abrash</strong>, Director of Public Programs, Center for Media, Culture and History & Center for Religion and Media, New York University<br /> <strong>Phil Bertelsen</strong>, Director, <em>Outside Looking In</em><br /> <strong>Sharese Bullock</strong>, Producer, <em>Off and Running</em>; Media/Communications Strategist, The Young People’s Project<br /> <strong>Wendy Cohen</strong>, Co-founder, Screening Liberally<br /> <strong>Laurie Collyer</strong>, Director, <em>Sherrybaby</em><br /> <strong>Marshall Curry</strong>, Director, <em>Street Fight</em><br /> <strong>Ben Herson</strong>, Founder, Nomadic Wax<br /> <strong>Susan Kaplan</strong>, Founder, DocuClub<br /> <strong>Ross Kauffman</strong>, Director, <em>Born Into Brothels</em><br /> <strong>Sam Kauffmann</strong>, 2009 Guggenheim Fellow<br /> <strong>Julia Pimsleur</strong>, Founder & President, Little Pim<br /> <strong>Kimberly Reed</strong>, Director, <em>Prodigal Sons</em><br /> <strong>Lynn True and Nelson Walker</strong>, Co-Founders/Directors, The Kham Film Project<br /> <strong>Andrew Walton</strong>, Director, <em>Arctic Son</em></p> <p> </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on June 09</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19405"></a><a href="/news/items/media_and_advocacy_special_presentation" style="color:#670000;">Media and Advocacy Special Presentation</a></h3> <p><p>Please join us for a special presentation from the filmmakers of the documentary film <em>Pushing The Elephant</em> on:</p> <center>USING MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY</center> <center><img src="http://www.mediarights.org/images/adverts/randnbire.jpg" width="231" height="137" /></center> <p>Rose Mapendo was separated from her daughter, Nangabire, when ethnic violence came to her village in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over a decade later, mother and daughter are reunited in the United States. Through the eyes of this remarkable pair, Pushing The Elephant explores the effects of conflict on women, and the role of women in bringing peace and reconciliation to war-torn countries.</p> <p>Screening video footage from <em>Pushing The Elephant</em>, the filmmakers and the film’s cultural consultant will discuss the use of media in activism and advocacy.</p> <p><strong>Who</strong>: <br /> Beth Davenport & Elizabeth Mandel, filmmakers<br /> Marie-Claudine Mukamabano (survivor of genocide in Rwanda), artist, activist and cultural consultant</p> <p><strong>When</strong>: Monday, June 15th, 12:30-1:30pm</p> <p><strong>Where</strong>: Classroom of Dr. Theresa Nona <br /> Lehman College, Room 212, Carman Hall<br /> 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, Bronx, NY 10468<br /> (by subway, take the 4 to Kingsbridge or the D to Bedford)</p> <p>Free and open to the public<br /> For more information, call 646-230-6228 x235 or visit <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant" title="www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant">www.artsengine.net/pushing_the_elephant</a></p> <p>Special thanks to Dr. Theresa Nona and Lehman College.</p> <p>Beth Davenport and Elizabeth Mandel are 2008 Artists’ Fellowship recipients of the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). This presentation is co-sponsored by Artists & Audiences Exchange, a public program of NYFA. </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on June 09</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19336"></a><a href="/news/items/arts_engines_ninth_annual_media_that_matters_film_festival_world_premiere" style="color:#670000;">Arts Engine’s Ninth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival WORLD PREMIERE!</a></h3> <p><p>Arts Engine is pleased to announce the world premiere of the <br> ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival in New York City!</p> <p><strong>Media That Matters: MORE THAN A FESTIVAL</strong><br> Wednesday, June 3, 2009<br> 6:00 - impACT salon<br> 7:00 - Screening<br> School of Visual Arts (<a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/lib/clicktracking.php?&takeaction=no&site=SVA&url=http%3A//www.sva.edu/" title="SVA">SVA</a>)<br> Visual Arts Theater<br> 333 West 23rd Street<br> New York, NY<br> The theater is accessible by wheelchair. </p><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=visual+arts+theater&sll=40.746655,-73.99925&sspn=0.007332,0.015213&g=333+W+23rd+St,+New+York,+NY+10011&ie=UTF8&cid=8156893424749466391&ll=40.754214,-73.996181&spn=0.019505,0.036049&z=14&iwloc=A&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="300" scrolling="no" width="420"></iframe><p><br><small><a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/lib/clicktracking.php?&takeaction=no&site=View%20Larger%20Map&url=http%3A//maps.google.com/maps%3Ff%3Dq%26source%3Dembed%26hl%3Den%26geocode%3D%26q%3Dvisual+arts+theater%26sll%3D40.746655%2C-73.99925%26sspn%3D0.007332%2C0.015213%26g%3D333+W+23rd+St%2C+New+York%2C+NY+10011%26ie%3DUTF8%26cid%3D8156893424749466391%26ll%3D40.754214%2C-73.996181%26spn%3D0.019505%2C0.036049%26z%3D14%26iwloc%3DA" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small></p> <p>Join us for the world premiere of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival! Be among the first to see the 12 inspiring short films we selected this year. Arrive early to take part in the impACT salon for Take Action opportunities and a chance to meet the festival filmmakers!<br> <strong>Buy your tickets today before they sell out! </strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/lib/clicktracking.php?&takeaction=no&site=http%3A//www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63247&url=http%3A//www.brownpapertickets.com/event/63247"><img src="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/g/fl/bpt_s.gif" border="0" height="55" width="108"></a> </p> <p><strong>After the official launch on June 3, <br> we invite you to Screen. Act. Impact.<br> Media That Matters: MORE THAN A FESTIVAL.</strong></p> <p><strong>SCREEN the collection of jury-selected films online, at home or in your community.</strong><br> - <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/watch" title="Stream">Stream</a> all our films and follow <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/news" title="news updates">news updates</a> on our website mediathatmattersfest.org <br> - Join one of the hundreds of film <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/news/screenings" title="screenings">screenings</a> worldwide <br> - Watch the films from our partner sites such as Netflix, Miro, iTunes.<br> - Purchase the annual festival <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/lib/clicktracking.php?&takeaction=no&site=DVD&url=http%3A//artsengine.net/store%23film_fest_dvd" title="DVD">DVD</a> or create a customized collection based on theme, audience or genre </p> <p><strong>ACT now to make a change.</strong><br> - Follow the <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/images/screening_tools/MTM8_TakeActionLinks.pdf" title="Take Action Links">Take Action Links</a> connected with each film and learn about organizations working closely with each social issue<br> - Download our free <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/tools/eighth_annual_festival/#" title="Discussion Guide">Discussion Guide</a> for tools and resources to use with audiences <br> - Organize a <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/tools" title="Do-It-Yourself screening">Do-It-Yourself screening</a> to inspire change in your own community or school and check our website for more screening tools <br> - Create your own film – documentary, animation, fiction & even music videos and <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/submit" title="submit">submit</a> your piece to our next Media That Matters Collection </p> <p><strong>IMPACT your community by incorporating short films with on-the-ground activism.</strong><br> - Share Media That Matters with your own film festival, conference, workshop or your local broadcast channel <br> - Become a member of <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/lib/clicktracking.php?&takeaction=no&site=MediaRights.org&url=http%3A//www.mediarights.org/" title="MediaRights.org">MediaRights.org</a> to read up on and dialogue with other online members committed to the field of social-issue media<br> - Send us <span id="eeEncEmail_oPzLTLG1ap"><a href="mailto:festival@artsengine.net">feedback</a></span><script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ var l=new Array(); var output = ''; l[0]='>';l[1]='a';l[2]='/';l[3]='<';l[4]=' 107';l[5]=' 99';l[6]=' 97';l[7]=' 98';l[8]=' 100';l[9]=' 101';l[10]=' 101';l[11]=' 102';l[12]='>';l[13]='\"';l[14]=' 116';l[15]=' 101';l[16]=' 110';l[17]=' 46';l[18]=' 101';l[19]=' 110';l[20]=' 105';l[21]=' 103';l[22]=' 110';l[23]=' 101';l[24]=' 115';l[25]=' 116';l[26]=' 114';l[27]=' 97';l[28]=' 64';l[29]=' 108';l[30]=' 97';l[31]=' 118';l[32]=' 105';l[33]=' 116';l[34]=' 115';l[35]=' 101';l[36]=' 102';l[37]=':';l[38]='o';l[39]='t';l[40]='l';l[41]='i';l[42]='a';l[43]='m';l[44]='\"';l[45]='=';l[46]='f';l[47]='e';l[48]='r';l[49]='h';l[50]='a ';l[51]='<'; for (var i = l.length-1; i >= 0; i=i-1){ if (l<i>.substring(0, 1) == ' ') output += "&#"+unescape(l<i>.substring(1))+";"; else output += unescape(l<i>); } document.getElementById('eeEncEmail_oPzLTLG1ap').innerHTML = output; //]]> </script> and stories about how Media That Matters was used in your community – this helps us speak greater about the work YOU are doing<br> - Support the festival either by becoming a <a href="http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/about/eight_annual_sponsors_and_partners" title="partner">partner or a future sponsor</a><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on May 21</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19335"></a><a href="/news/items/may_docuclub_screening_at_92ytribeca" style="color:#670000;">May DocuClub Screening at 92YTribeca</a></h3> <p><p>DocuClub’s next rough cut screening is <em>Parting The Waters</em>, by Josh Waletzky and Jenny Levison. <em>Parting the Waters</em> follows African-American Olympic swimmers Maritza Correia and Cullen Jones, and three talented young black and Latino swimmers coming up behind them, in a fish-out-of water story that takes place in the water. The screening date is May 27, 2009. Visit <a href="http://www.mediarights.org/docuclub/screenings/docuclub_screenings_parting_the_waters">DocuClub.org</a> to find out how you can attend and become a member! </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on May 21</p> </div> <div class="default_slot"> <h3><a name="19264"></a><a href="/news/items/kim_longinotto_and_documentary_filmmaking" style="color:#670000;">Kim Longinotto and Documentary Filmmaking</a></h3> <p><p>DocuClub is proud to co-present this session of the Women Make Movies Master Class filmmaking series featuring Kim Longinotto, purveyor of cinéma vérité and lauded by critics for her sensitive treatment of groundbreaking subject matter. At the event, Longinotto will share clips, documentary techniques, working experiences, as well as craft and process from her 30+ year career as a documentarian. Debra Zimmerman, Executive Director of Women Make Movies, will moderate the event. </p> <p>Saturday, May 9, 2009<br /> 1-4 p.m.</p> <p>Location: DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, 3rd Fl Studio<br /> RSVP here: <a href="https://www.123signup.com/event?id=zhnzn" target="_blank">https://www.123signup.com/event?id=zhnzn</a></p> <p>$50 for DocuClub members and members of co-sponsoring organizations<br /> $75 for everyone else </p> <p><br /> Become a DocuClub member at <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul" target="_blank">www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul</a>!</p> <p>RSVP soon as seating is very limited! </p><p> <p style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85);">Published on May 04</p> </div> <p>Page 4 of 8 pages <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/">« First</a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P16/"><</a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P8/">2</a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P16/">3</a> <strong>4</strong> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P32/">5</a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P40/">6</a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P32/">></a> <a href="http://www.artsengine.net/news/P56/">Last »</a></p> </div> <div id="footer_content"> <div id="left_foot"> <p id="left_txt">Arts Engine, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in the State of New York. 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