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Senior Web Production Manager - PBS - Arlington, VA 

Director of Programming - NPR - Washington, D.C. 

Innovation Trail Editor - WXXI - Rochester, NY 

2013 NACF Artist Fellowships - United States

Event Production Coordinator - Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates - New York, NY 

Social Media Editor - MacNeil Lehrer Productions - Arlington, VA

Senior Investigations Editor - NPR - Washington, D.C.

Senior Software Engineer - American Public Media - Saint Paul, MN

Senior Business Editor - NPR - Washington, D.C. 

Managing Editor - American Public Media - Pasadena, CA

Data Journalist - American Public Media - Pasadena, CA

MetLife Foundation Journalism Fellowship on Aging - United States 

When: June 18-20, 2012

The 9th Annual Games for Change Festival highlights world-class presenters and speakers from various communities and brings them together to share their work, stories and knowledge all on the same stage.

Late Deadline: July 6, 2012

Institute Dates: October 13-19, 2012

The call for entries has been extended for the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies, which is BAVC's week-long social impact laboratory that connects the world's best social issue documentary filmmakers and partner nonprofit organizations with leading technologists and mentors to develop transmedia toools and story assets to advance shared social change agendas.

When: July 12-14, 2012

Welcome to Public Media's annual meeting of development, marketing and management professionals! Join 800 of your colleagues in Seattle, Wash., for three days of best practices, innovation, idea-sharing and rigorous discussion about current issues in revenue development. Registration is required.

When: July 30, 2012

Enroll today for free in the June 30-August 3 award-winning workshop designed by Adobe to help educators "Create with Purpose." With generous support from Adobe Youth Services, you can attend this rewarding, interactive session and receive a ton of real-classroom methods for engaging your students in youth media making.

Free Submission Deadline: June 1

$25 Late Submission Deadline: June 15

If you are planning to submit, please send an email to Daniel Northway-Frank, Programming + Industry Manager, programming@imaginenative.org. In the email "subject" line, type "Tracking 2012 -" followed by the title of your work. Include in the body of the email your name, email address, title, length of work, type of work (film/video, radio or new media) and genre (documentary, drama, experimental, music video or animation).

Deadline: June 4, 2012

Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) is proud to announce that the Public Media Content Fund is now accepting applications from independent producers with proposals for a program, limited series or short web-based digital video projects (20 minutes or less) on any subject that relates to or is representative of Latino Americans that is appropriate for Public Television and/or one of its platforms.

Deadline: June 29, 2012

POV, Public Television's premier showcase for independent, nonfiction film seeks programs from all perspectives to showcase in its annual PBS series. All subjects, aesthetic approaches and lengths are welcomed. Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2013 season and beyond.

Deadline: June 30, 2012

Founded in 2011 by Marie Prince and Bracken Hanuse Corlett, in collaboration with the W2 Community Media Café, the Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival has been created to once again provide a platform for Indigenous Media Artists to showcase their works. VIMAF wants to see your work--be it film, video, new or multimedia, feature, short, documentary, music video, video art or animation!

Deadline: July 16, 2012

In its continuing effort to promote original storytelling by individuals from around the world, the Global Film Initiative is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the Summer 2012 cycle of its narrative feature film production grants program. Applications are accepted for feature-length, narrative film projects in all stages of production by directors from eligible nations of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Oceania.

Deadline: July 31, 2012

In honor of the 100th Anniversary of Jim Thorpe's Olympic achievements, as well as the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, Native Voices is announcing a call for scripts for our 2nd Annual Short Play Festival presenting the theme Indians in America: Native American Athletes Take the Field. Selected short plays and one-acts will be presented during the Autry's American Indian Arts Marketplace in Los Angeles, as well as be elgible to compete for the 2012 Excellence in Playwriting Award--a $1,000 cash prize!

Congratulations to

The Thick Dark Fog's Randy Vasquez & Jonathan Skurnik

June 1

- imagineNATIVE Free Submission

June 4

- LPB's 2012 Public Media Content Fund

June 15 

- imagineNATIVE $25 Submission

June 29

- POV's Annual Call for Entries 

- UNITY Conf. Reg.

June 30

- Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts

July 16

- Global Film Initiative's Call for Applications for Summer 2012 Cycle

July 31

- Native Voices at the Autry

NAPT-funded programs may receive festival fee reimbursement. To apply, contact glee3@unl.edu.

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