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Please join us and our hosts, Luis Castro and Philip Sanchez from Arts Development at Time Warner, Inc. at this screening celebrating the newest youth-produced documentary from EVC. Wednesday, January 28, 6 pm–8 pm Time Warner Screening Room, 10th floor One Time Warner Center (58 Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) Seating is limited! Please RSVP to Posey Gruener at pgruener@evc.org or call 212.465.9366 ext 11

Call For Entries “The Media That Matters Film Festival…is unlike most in its insistence on community screenings through the world. The stories are humane, emotionally rich and often humorous despite the heavy subject matter.” – The Indypendent Media That Matters More than a film festival. Media That Matters is the premier showcase for short films with big messages. Following a New York City Premiere, Awards Ceremony and industry networking events in June 2009, your film will take part in the Media That Matters international, multi-platform campaign with DVD distribution, broadcasts, streaming and hundreds of screenings across the globe! Hundreds of thousands of people including educators, activists and nonprofits will watch and use your film. Submit your short film to make a real impact. Short Films: Keep it short! Under 12 minutes is good, but under 8 is even better. All Genres: Documentary, animation, PSA, narrative, music videos – be creative! Social Issues: Any and all. This year we are looking for films on Media Literacy, Human Rights, Elections & Democracy, Sustainability, Sexual Identity—but all social issues are accepted. Youth produced projects are encouraged. Cash Prize: $1,000 per film. Submission Fee: $25 for general submissions; $10 for students over 18 (with valid student ID); free for youth 18 and under (with valid ID). Deadline: All submission materials must be postmarked by January 9th, 2009. Check website for more details: www.mediathatmattersfest.org/submit.

About the Festival: Culture Unplugged Studios launches ‘Green Unplugged’ – the festival where we unite to share our voices, not only as film-makers but culture-makers. The festival facilitates contemplation, connection & celebration of life, culture & nature through cinema. They feature green & socially conscious films that bring to light nature’s demand to wake us to our future – an integrated individual and the human society. Stories are shared that reveal where we come from, our collective journey leading to our present and contemplating the path beyond. With this, Culture Unplugged wishes to create a global community of conscious creatives and their audiences, to reflect on issues and life experiences in contemporary world – creatives/storytellers wishing to express and exchange primarily through language of film (visual/aural communication), framing the spirit in motion.

On Tuesday, December 23rd, from 8.30am-2pm, EVC staff and youth producers will participate in three different workshops at Bronx International High School’s Eight Annual International Fair. The theme of this year’s festival is International Human Rights.  The day will include a morning of workshops around human rights issues and panel discussions (facilitated by students, teachers, parents, and activists), followed by an international food celebration and student performances in the afternoon. Three EVC films will be screened: Shame On You: That Can Be Reused! Still Standing Alienated: Undocumented Immigrant Youth

You and 375 schools nationwide have spent 8 weeks going green. You’ve launched recycling programs, turned off electronics, enforced carpool only days, petitioned for bike lanes, and raised awareness about climate change. We want to honor you for all that you’ve done. Find new ways to go shrink your carbon footprint, enjoy an environmental film screening, learn more about local and organic foods, get green goodies, and mingle with inspired teens like you! DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH 12PM-4PM PLACE: MERCYCORPS’ ACTION CENTER 6 RIVER TERRACE, BATTERY PARK CITY NEW YORK, NY 10282 Please RSVP to Melanie Stevenson: mstevenson@dosomething.org

The screening will be held in the Tanger Auditorium of the Brooklyn College Library from 2.30-3.30pm. It is open to the public. To reserve your space, please contact Casey Miller at CMiller@brooklyn.cuny.edu or 718-808-5465 no later than Friday, October 24th.

The new EVC documentary on youth voter participation, Journeys Through the Red, White & Blue is being used for youth voter participation targeting first time voters. Watch the trailer here. Watch the whole documentaryhere. The youth producers are eager to continue their activism by showing this film to as many youth as possible. In New York City, they are happy to screen the video in your space, engage the audience in dialogue around youth voter participation, and brainstorm together what youth can do to make a difference in November’s election. Outside of New York City, we have come up with a Take Action campaign that can help start conversations about youth voter participation and activism after watching the film. You can download and pass along the Press Release. Also check out the Take Action Campaign! If you are interested in a FREE copy of this documentary, contact Sheila for more details: saminmadani@evc.org or 212.465.9366 x15.

ENCORE PRESENTATIONS Mondays and Fridays at 12pm & 8pm. Time Warner Cable Channel 56 Cablevision Channel 69

Tune in to hear members of the Journeys Through the Red, White & Bluecrew go live on Teen Talk Radio through Harlem Community Radio (WHCR 90.3fm) on November 3rd from 4-5pm.

EVC staff and youth producers lead a screening of Journeys Through the Red, White & Blue at the Latino Pastoral Action Center on November 3rd at 7pm.

Professor Ron Hayduk, one of the interviewees in the documentary, hosts screenings of Journeys Through the Red, White & Blue in two of his classes at the Borough of Manhattan Community College on October 16th. An EVC staff member and youth producers of the film are present for discussion.

EVC staff and youth producers lead a screening of Journeys Through the Red, White & Blue and workshop at the Children’s Aid Society on October 16th.