June 26, 2012

 

Job Opportunities & Fellowships
A complete listing of current job and fellowship opportunities is available on NAPT's website in addition to those listed below.

MetLife Foundation Journalism Fellowship on Aging - San Diego, CA

 

Membership Director, Illinois Public Media - Champaign, IL

 

Reporter/Producer, Ideastream - Cleveland, OH

 

Morning Announcer/Producer, WNED - Buffalo, NY

 

Financial Analyst, American Public Media - Los Angeles, CA

 

Regional Account Manager, Classical South Florida - Naples, FL

 

Interaction Designer, WNYC - New York, NY

 

General Manager, Allegheny Mountain Radio - Frost, WV

 

Program Director, KUNR - Reno, NV

 

TED Fellowships - Long Island Beach, CA

Training Opportunities
A complete listing of current training opportunities is available on NAPT's website in addition to those listed below.
BAVC's Producer Institute - Late Deadline

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 tools and story assets to advance shared social change agendas.

 

For More Information: www.bavc.org/producerinstitute
Public Media Development & Marketing Conference

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.

 

For More Information: www.cvent.com
Duke Audio Documentary Summer Institute "Hearing is Believing"

When: July 15, 2012

 

Many producers have benefited from these outstanding summer intensives led by AIRster John Biewen, who brings together a stellar lineup of instructors, including Neenah Ellis, Ben Shapiro, and Shea Shackelford. These five-day immersions are aimed at emerging producers and provide soup to nuts on digital audio mixing, field recording, and the ethics of documentary work.

 

For More Information: register.asapconnected.com
MMTC's "Next Generation Media and Telecom Entrepreneurs Boot Camp"

When: July 18-19, Washington, D.C.

 

Join MMTC Media Brokers and the National Association of Minority Digital Entrepreneurs (NAMDE) as they host a morning boot camp designed to take you from starting point to deal closing--from your vision of ownership through the process of developing yourself, crafting a business plan, attracting funding, and operating and growing your business. Treat yourself to two hours of instruction from experts, followed by one-hour small group breakout sessions with the experts of your choice.

 

For More Information: www.mmtconline.org/conference
Knight Digital Media: Data Mapping for Beginners

When: July 23-24, 2012

 

Data driven maps are an effective visual tool to communicate ideas, explain complex concepts, illustrate relationships or tell a story. The Knight Digital Media Center (KDMC) Data Mapping workshop will give you essential skills needed to transform data into visually descriptive maps.

 

BAVC Summer Camp for Teachers

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.

 

For More Information: www.bavc.org
Knight Digital Media: Social Media Intensive

When: July 31, 2012

 

This mashup has already changed world history, businesses, elections, courtship and virtually every aspect of our lives. As citizens, we are more connected by being active on Social Media and we are most isolated if we do not participate. Our businesses do not have a survival choice. This one-day workshop is focused on the business of social media.

 

NAMAC's National Conference - Early Deadline

When: July 31, 2012

 

"Leading Creatively"--the NAMAC 2012 National Conference is set for Minneapolis, MN, from September 6-8, 2012. Register by July 31 to receive an early-bird discount. This two-day gathering will dig into the real impacts of these fast-moving trends: Artists as Leaders, Creative Placemaking, and Grassroots Innovation.

 

For More Information: namac.org/conference
UnionDocs Collaborative Studio

Deadline: September 2012

 

The UnionDocs Collaborative Studio (CoLab) is a one-year program for a select group of 12 emerging media artists from the U.S. and abroad. Based in one of NYC's most exciting neighborhoods--Williamsburg, Brooklyn--UnionDocs offers a platform for exploring contemporary approaches to the documentary arts and a process for developing a collaborative project. The program consists of weekly production meetings, seminars, screenings and other public programs, along with regular masterclasses and critiques with visiting artists.

 

Funding Opportunities
A complete listing of current funding opportunities is available on NAPT's website in addition to those listed below.
Sundance Institute Documentary Fund

Deadline: July 10, 2012

 

The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund application is now open for the Fall 2012 cycle. Since its inception, the Fund has supported more than 500 films in 61 countries. In funding such work, the Documentary Fund encourages the diverse exchange of ideas that is crucial to fostering an open society and public dialogue about contemporary issues.

 

For More Information: www.sundance.org/programs
Global Film Initiative's Call for Applications for Summer 2012 Cycle

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.

 

For More Information: www.globalfilm.org
Native Voices at the Autry Call for Scripts

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!

* Short plays and one-acts must be 5-page minimum, 16-page maximum
* Plays will be selected on the creative use of the theme, originality, theatricality and execution
 
For More Information: theautry.org

Huffington Post: "Martin's Legacy: A Dying Native American Leads the Charge for Change"

native american film festival 
An excerpt from a blog by Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge's Chris Bashinelli

"What do you want people to remember about you?" I ask. He replies, "It ain't me I want you to remember. It's my people. We ain't all depressed, we ain't all oppressed, we ain't all alcoholics, we're just like you. We all want something out of life."

It's 2 a.m. The vertebrae sticking through Martin Bad Wound's right lung is causing him to cough blood into a once-white handkerchief with a frayed edge. He hasn't had his diabetes injection and his blood sugar is dangerously low. The pain is unbearable.


AISES Opportunities

Call to Artists - AISES is taking submissions for artwork from Alaska Natives to be used for AISES 2012 National Conference. For more information, please contact Sheryl Wilkeson at sheryl@aises.org.
 
Call for Proposals - AISES is now accepting proposals for speaker sessions at the 2012 National Conference. This year's theme is Adapt-ability. The global challenges of the 21st century require more than lip-service, academic discourse, corporate responsibility statements, or political pontification--they demand informed action--and they will benefit from Native innovation. Read more.
 
Call for Interviews & Essays - Indigenous Film

Deadline: Sept. 30, 2012

 

Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities (Texas A&M University-Commerce) welcomes submissions of substantive interviews with or essays on new Native American/Indigenous filmmakers/directors/producers for a special issue that will include a DVD containing shorts or clips from work by those interviewed. 

 

Download the Call Document Info Sheet 

 

Upcoming Deadlines

JULY 6

- BAVC's Producer Institute 

 

JULY 10

- Sundance Institute Documentary Fund

 

JULY 12

- Public Media Development & Marketing Conference

 

JULY 15

- Duke Audio Documentary Summer Institute

 

JULY 16

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

 

JULY 18

- MMTC's Boot Camp

 

JULY 23

- Knight Digital Media - Data Mapping

 

JULY 30

- BAVC Summer Camp for Teachers

 

JULY 31

- Knight Digital Media - Social Media Intensive

- NAMAC's National Conf. Early Registration

- Native Voices at the Autry Call for Scripts

 

September 2012

- UnionDocs Collaborative Studio

 

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

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