Spring/Summer 2017 The R Word | therworddoc.com Project Synopsis: When the editors of a high school newspaper ban their racist mascot after an Indigenous mother raises serious concerns, school admin forces them to use it. In a district that claims their 80-year old tradition honors
Want the chance to screen at the 9th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival? Submit your film today! The 9th Annual NYC Indie Film Festival will run May 7 – 13, 2018. The Festival will screen over 200 indie films, as well as host panels, live shows,
The Middle East Film Initiative Current Submissions LITTLE SYRIA Call for Narrative Webisode Screenplays The Middle East Film Initiative (MEFI) is soliciting narrative webisode screenplays on the subject of Manhattan’s Little Syria and its inhabitants. MEFI will select one webisode to be produced as the
For the upcoming 6th Asian Borderlands conference in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), we invite panels and papers that address the following questions: How are borderlands in Asia creating alternative spaces for heritages, self-definition and the extraction of resources? How can these cases serve to rethink social theories
THIS Friday, June 2, as Qwerty showcase’s the next generation of media makers creating at the intersection of language, technology, and art — with a panel of digital game changers moderated by Jenna Wortham, staff writer at the New York Times Magazine and co-host of Still Processing. Panelists include: Jasmyn Lawson, GIPHY Culture Editor; Janice Morris, Head of Lifestyle
The DO School has just launched our latest Entrepreneurship for Good program, a one year Fellowship in which young entrepreneurs from around the globe solve real world challenges while receiving the support necessary to create their ventures. The latest edition is called The Future of
Media Studies Faculty Mario Paoli has multiple performances this year! On June 4 Paoli will be performing at Muchmore in Brooklyn On June 9 he will be performing Signal-to-Noise, some other sound work, screen some Video Art, and a experimental electronica duo with an old friend and
Anti-Conference Conference: Undermining the Reproduction of Privilege, CfP A transdisciplinary biannual graduate conference organized by the German section of German and Romance Languages and Literatures Department of Johns Hopkins University December 1st and 2nd 2017 – Baltimore, MD This conference addresses the shapes resistance takes within
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Sonja Bozic, as a transmedia concept developer, collaborated with director and producer Janja Glogavac, from Slovenia, on a transmedia project “Teslafy.Me” In March, the project was in Prague, the Czech Republic as part of Doc Tank – the three-day-workshop focused on documentary projects with transmedia
The Demo Expo at NYC Media Lab’s annual Summit is New York City’s biggest pan-university showcase of the year. This year during #NYCML17, 100 demos will be selected to participate. Faculty members, currently enrolled students, university affiliated startups, and alumni who received a degree within
Seattle Asian American Film Festival (SAAFF) is the only film festival in Seattle to provide a space for Asian American voices, perspectives and histories by screening independent films that reflect the diversity and richness of the city’s Asian American community. SAAFF features works by or
A unique opportunity at the Made in NY Media Center by IFP. The Media Center is a new kind of collaborative workspace dedicated to supporting and connecting the next generation of media + tech entrepreneurs, innovators and artists by providing industry resources, events, mentorship and
Media Studies Professor Paolo Carpignano produced ‘A Ciambra,’ a film premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. Read more here.
Assistant Professor of Music Daniel Walzer (University of Massachusetts Lowell) is seeking survey participants! His doctoral research looks at how educators use adult learning concepts to help non-traditional learners improve their understanding of music, media, and computer technology. If you work with adults in any capacity
Radio producers, station managers and community activists: explore the artistry and impact of clandestine radio JUNE 2-4 at UnionDocs. Led by low-power radio ethnographer Christina Dunbar-Hester and in partnership with Wave Farm, this three-day intensive will teach you the skills and tools you need to embark on
SMS Professor Kathleen Rugh recently received an Electronic Media and Film Finishing Funds Grant from the New York State Council for the Arts (administered through the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes) to complete her latest film “East, West, and East Again.” In March, the film
GLAMOUR AND GIRLGAZE JOIN FORCES ON #NEWVIEW FILM COMPETITION TO SHOW HOW YOUNG FEMALE FILMMAKERS SEE THE WORLD Five Winners Will Receive Prize Money and the Chance to Create Films for Major Brands NEW YORK / LOS ANGELES—Just 11 percent of directors for the 500 top-grossing domestic
The New School Collaboratory is hiring Position of Project Manager BACKGROUND The New School Collaboratory is a university-wide initiative that aims to enhance the University’s goals of connecting the social sciences and design fields and fostering meaningful, efficacious, and sustainable engagements with community and institutional
The 6th New York Shorts International Film Festival, held from May 30 – June 1 at the Sunshine Cinema is offering New School students a 2 for 1 ticket special on short film programs starting at 5:30 pm during the 3 day festival. For the complete NY Shorts program and schedule visit www.NYshortsFest.com
7TH NEW YORK PERUVIAN FILM & ART SHOWCASE’ Monday, May 22 – Friday, May 26 Instituto Cervantes Website THE LORD OF SIPAN (El Sr. de Sipan, José Manuel Novoa, Peru, 30 min. In Spanish with English subtitles) Monday, May 22, 6pm CHAVIN DE HUANTAR: THE
SMS alum Dan Creahan is participating in a panel at Northwestern University this Thursday and Friday, May 18-19. See abstract below. Caleb Larsen: A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (2009) Daniel Creahan Ordinary Media: Always-On Formats, Genres, Aesthetics Northwestern University Caleb Larsen’s piece A Tool
The Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs (SGPIA) is seeking an Events Coordinator. The Events Coordinator manages a large and complex portfolio of faculty, student, and program-wide events. The Coordinator works with programs and offices across the university, as well as with outside organizations. This
Media Studies faculty member Shannon Mattern will take place in a “curated conversation” with various artists and designers as part of the lead-up to the 2018 Lahore Biennale. In addition, she’ll be delivering a keynote address at the “Mapping in Arts and Humanities Research” symposium
Truth Be Told 2017 11th Annual Documentary Film Festival Three evenings of original documentary shorts Tuesday, May 23 through Thursday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. The Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall 66 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011 The Graduate Certificate in Documentary Media
GLOBAL ZERO ACTION CORPS “Global Zero is grassroots organizing at its finest.” -UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon At Global Zero, we’re powered by the creativity and passion of young people who understand that nuclear weapons have no place in the 21st century. We face a new