2007 Youth Media Arts Day

There is still room for more youth to attend! Call the office and register your attendance today! 414-1052. Cost is $8 for all day or $5 for a half day.

Youth Media Arts Day schedule of events

9:30 am - 9:50 am Citadel Theatre - Buses arrive- meet outside Metro Cinema (Zeidler Hall) doors. Schools will sign in with a Global Visions volunteer. 9:50 am - 10:00 am - Students enter into Cinema. Snacks for purchase. 10:00 - 10:10 - blessing by an aboriginal Elder. Blessing by Myrtle Calahaisn. 10:10 am - 11:30 pm - Feature Documentary Film - Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Film Sponsor: Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, representative to introduce film. 11:30 am - 12:00 pm - People's Poets, speak and perform 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Lunch. Mulder Studios presents, "Graffiti THIS". Button making with local Edmonton artist, Ian Mulder. (Metro Cinema Lobby) 12:45 pm - 12:50 pm -CITIZEN Shift>>- a place to put your films, Free range media for social change. Promo video and representative from NFB to present who and what CITIZEN shift is. 12:50 - 1:20 pm - 4 short films by the Aboriginal Youth Media Initiative. Q & A and discussion. 1:15 pm - 1:50 pm - Change for Children Association - Rural Roots Youth Action Project Presentation and Changing your Lens. Q & A Discussion 1:50 pm - 2:45 pm "Freshly Squeezed" Perform! - The main focus of this crew is to not only be good on the dance floor, but to also be good and respectable people in everyday life. Followed by Future Visions in partnership with FAVA and Canada Council... Presenting 6 shorts by some of Edmonton's talented youth Introductions, screening of films, filmmakers talk, Q & A and Discussion 2:45 pm - 2:55 pm - ACTV presentation - youth-driven media initiative that promotes sustainable, low-impact living and environmentally healthy and ecologically conscious communities. 2:55 pm - 3:00 pm - Closing Remarks. Thank You's Students board buses back to school

Youth Media Arts Day

Youth Media Arts Day is full of diverse programming by established and emerging youth documentary filmmakers. The morning feature film Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars is sponsored by the Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers.

Future Visions

Since 2002 Global Visions has partnered with Edmonton youth groups along with the Film and Video Arts Society-Alberta to host Future Visions. It is designed to reach young artists in inner city communities, to provide them mentors, the tools to create video works, and the opportunity to exhibit their films in a professional arts environment.

Aboriginal Youth Media Initiative 2007

The Alberta Native Friendship Centre organized 4 aboriginal youth produced films on bullying and family violence. With the assistance of professional filmmakers Murray Jurak, Ray Harper and Jerry Krepakevich, the 12 youth wrote the scripts, acted, directed and participated in the technical aspects of production. These budding filmmakers are from across the province.

"Abuse" follows a young woman through her experiences with friends and family and demonstrates how her relationships impact each other and how behaviors are transferred.

"Elder" shows a young woman's struggle with identity, exclusion and bullying. She seeks support and wisdom from within her culture.

"Family Dynamics" demonstrates the ways in which relationships and interaction within the home affect relationships outside the home and teach negative or positive problem solving and behaviors.

"Family Violence" looks at one young man's personal views as he questions family violence within his family, his community and his culture.

ACTV (2007, Active Citizens Television)

Active Citizens Television is a youth-driven media initiative that promotes sustainable, low-impact living and environmentally healthy and ecologically conscious communities. A magazine-style reality television show, ACTV provides citizens of Edmonton and area with the skills, knowledge, and motivation to find local solutions to environmental issues in home, garden, business and lifestyle. Click here for the ACTV website

Future Visions proudly sponsored by:

Canada Council for the Arts

and

the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta

Aboriginal Youth Media Initiative proudly sponsored by:

The Albert Native Friendship Centre

and

the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta