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Here’s
what’s in this months update:
- SPNN
Programs Update
- YTV
(Youth Television) Channel
16 Schedule
- Youth Media Opportunities
- Job,
Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement Opportunities
SPNN Programs Update
On
Saturday, October 25th youth from around the metro area gathered
at the Walker Art Center for the Twin Cities Youth
Media Network’s All City Youth
Film Showcase. Eighteen youth produced short films were screened, including
three documentaries produced during SPNN Youth
programs this summer. The showcase was curated by a team of youth producers
from around the city, including Set It
Up crewmember Camila Davila, who watched over 70 submissions to
assemble the screening of documentary, experimental, animated, and
narrative films.
The
SPNN Youth produced
documentaries screened were: We’re
Screwed (Youth Intern
Program), The Good, The Bad, The Ugly:
Gang Life in Saint Paul
(Youth Intern
Program), and Obama and Race: The Truth (Real
Reality TV). Filmmakers Zac Morris, Hasani Harris, Jasmyn Turner, Frankie
McNamara, and Eric Monyancha took the stage with other filmmakers to answer
questions from fans after the screening.
Congrats
to all the filmmakers!
Set It Up
The
2008-2009 Set It Up crew met
for the first time on Tuesday, October 28. The crew is made up of freshman
to seniors from seven different Saint
Paul high schools. We will be working on learning
the equipment and producing our first episode from now until winter break.
Stay tuned for our season premiere early in 2009!
 and 
SPNN Youth
Media Monday
Starting this fall SPNN will be the place to be on
Mondays after school from 3-5 pm. Youth
can come to Media Monday to work on independent projects at SPNN Youth Open Lab (SOL), learn new video skills at
workshops, watch youth-produced and other films at screenings, and attend Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) meetings.
November Schedule:
November
3rd: YAC and SOL. Come to the Youth
Advisory Committee meeting and help produce the SPNN Youth
Update Video.
November
10th: SOL and screening. Come watch examples of different types
of animation, including films by youth producers.
November
17th: SOL and workshop. Stop Motion: Learn how to use
free stop motion animation software and digital camera to bring characters
and objects to life.
November
24th: SOL Work on independent projects and bring works in
progress to share with the group.
Peer Mentor position
available for Media Mondays Programming ~ APPLY NOW!
The
Youth Programs Peer Mentor will
work cooperatively with and under the direction of Youth
Programs staff to help run youth programs. The Peer Mentor should
have an interest in mentoring and assisting youth, an aptitude in media and
technology, and a willingness to help with basic tasks. Peer Mentors will be expected to attend all Media Monday
events and be present 30 minutes before and after the start of programming
to assist with set up and take down.
Applicants
must be 14-21 and must have participated in an SPNN youth program
previously. Click here to visit our
homepage and there you will find a downloadable application.
The
deadline for applying to the Peer Mentor Position is Monday November 17th at 5PM.
Applications should be mailed to or dropped off and addressed as follows:
SPNN
Attn: Nicola Pine
375 Jackson Street
Suite 250
Saint Paul, MN 55101
**If you are mailing this application, extra postage may
be required**
Questions
about the Peer Mentor position? Please contact Nicola Pine at
651-298-8903 or pi...@spnn.org
Schedule on Channel 16
November 2008
Monday through Sunday: 7- 8PM
Monday:
7PM SPNN Youth
Video: Set It Up “Best of 2007- 2008 Season”
7:30PM SPNN Youth Video: Real Reality TV Summer 2008
Tuesday:
7PM SPNN Youth Video: Humboldt High PSAs (Premiere) & YIP Summer 2008
7:30PM NYMAP Video Exchange: Prom Night
Wednesday:
7PM SPNN Youth
Video: Digital Storytelling Summer 2008
7:30PM SPNN Youth
Video: NVC Summer 2008
Thursday:
7PM SPNN Youth
Video: Teen Studio Production Summer 2008
7:30PM SPNN Youth
Video: YIG 2008
Friday:
7PM Swept
Away TV: Rockstar Stories – coming via DVD in the mail
7:30PM Perpich Center
for the Arts: In the Box
1
Saturday:
7PM In Progress: On the Road: Northern MN Reel 4
7:30PM Phillips Community Television: Our
Turn – Summer 2008 Showcase I
Sunday:
7PM TCYMN : Making A Scene ~ Twin Cities
Youth Media
7:30PM TCYMN : Making A Scene ~ Twin Cities Youth Media (Continued)
Youth Media
Opportunities
- Opportunities from TCYMN Organizations
- Filmanthropist Project
Opportunities from TCYMN Organizations
TCYMN Youth
Media Calendar
TCYMN
has put together an online calendar. Youth
media opportunities offered by our 15 member organizations will be
highlighted, and include workshops, screenings, and events. You can link
directly with the organization or school offering the activity you are
interested in. Our member organizations are diverse, providing a variety of
youth media resources in the Twin Cities.
The calendar will continue to grow for easy access. For more information
visit TCYMN
Calendar
Filmanthropist Project is Launched!
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!
Deadline:
November 30, 2008
LEARN
MORE HERE
Job, Internship, Scholarship & Civic Engagement
Opportunities
- Election 2008 Resources
- Pay It Forward Foundation Grant
Election 2008 Resources
“Young
people are among the more vulnerable members of our society, and they are
also among the least heard. Youth
media in an election year gives young people the opportunity to weigh in on
the very real issues and policies that affect them—providing that
editors and the audience listen. (Kelly Nuxol)”
This next
section is dedicated to resources created by civically engaged youth and
youth allies from around the country. Whether you can vote or not, you
have a voice. Inform yourself, voice your opinions, tell your story!
Future5000.com – Best connector to
the local youth movement in most states, is a directory of progressive youth
organizations across the US.
Future
5000 is the virtual spinal cord of today's youth
movement.
Genvote.org - Generation Vote members are
united in the belief that the young people most directly affected by the
social, economic and environmental policies up for debate this year are the
natural visionaries and leaders of social change. Grounded in this principle,
we aim to move the issues and perspectives of impacted young people from
the periphery to the very center of the national dialogue.
Wiretapmag.org – Best magazine
covering youth issues and the youth movement — WireTap is a national news and
culture magazine by and for socially conscious youth. Our online community
promotes social justice, inspires action and gives young people a voice in
the media.
CampusActivism.org – Most comprehensive
connector site on campus activism. Good calendars of events.
YoungVoter.net - The League of Young Voters Education
Fund (LYVEF)
empowers young people
nationwide to participate in the democratic process – with a
focus on non-college youth from low-income communities and communities of
color. LYVEF makes civic engagement relevant by
meeting young people where they are, working on issues that affect their
lives, and providing them with tools, training, and support to become
viable players in the civic process.
We
hope to find more resources…STAY TUNED! If you know of any
non-partisan resources please email them to ebac...@spnn.org.
Pay it Forward
Foundation Grant
The Pay it Forward
Foundation offers students the opportunity to identify what they consider
to be the challenges of their communities. They tackle such problems as
homelessness, pollution, youth violence, literacy issues, the loneliness
experienced by long-term hospital and nursing home patients, and the
alienation of today's at-risk youth from the community. The Pay It Forward
Foundation provides seed money for such worthwhile projects.
Your school, church
or community youth group may apply for this $500
mini-grant to fund a one time project with a Pay
It Forward focus. Applications will be accepted anytime by email to gra...@payitforwardfoundation.com.
For more information
please visit http://payitforwardfoundation.org/educators/grant.html
or e-mail in...@payitforwardfoundation.org.
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