Announcement Archives April 25, 2008
The East Carolina University and the Magnolia Art Center is presenting the 2008 installment of the daylong Blu Moon Film Festival on Saturday, May 3 in the AJ Fletcher Music Building on ECU Campus.
This year’s event will include a red carpet gala final screening of the prize-winning films submitted from high school, community colleges and film/video programs throughout Eastern North Carolina. The screening is scheduled from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The festival will also include a free day of panel discussions/career workshops for aspiring media students and video/film professionals. Panelists include:
• Mitchell Block, who recently produced the current running “Carrier” series currently running on PBS,
• Destin Cretin, a multi-award-winning filmmaker and graduate student at San Diego State University,
• Aaron Syrett from the NC Film Commission,
• Steve Channing and Cynthia Hill from the Southern Documentary Fund,
• and Barbara Trent from the Empowerment Project.
Workshops will begin at 9 a.m. and will cover:
• Independent production for documentary and narrative,
• The Making of Award Winning Short Films,
• Career Opportunities for Film/Production in North Carolina,
• The Power of the Media.
All of the festival events are free and open to the public but seating is limited so those interested are strongly encouraged to RSVP at blumoonfilm.com.
It is also free to enter a film and new entries are still being sought. The submission categories include: drama, comedy, documentary, broadcast and K-12. More information about entries, prizes and awards is available at the Web site.
April 4, 2008
The Full Frame Documentary Film Festival has announced the line-up of Panels and Workshops for the 11th annual Festival April 3–6 in downtown Durham. The programming will include seven panels and workshops. Topics will range from the current state of the documentary film business, to outreach about the Iraq war.Recognized as the premier documentary film festival in the United States by both The New York Times and indieWIRE, Full Frame is an arena for documentary filmmakers to showcase their work theatrically. For more information on attending the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, visit www.fullframefest.org.
April 1, 2008
Call for Abstracts New Abstract Submission Deadline – Friday, April 18, 2008
2nd Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media
August 12 – 14, 2008
Omni Hotel, Atlanta, GA
Sponsored by:National Center for Health Marketing,Coordinating Center for Health Information and Service and Office of Enterprise Communication, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute and National Public Health Information Coalition. Abstract Submissions deadline: April 18, 2008. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the second Annual National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media. This conference is intended for knowledgeable practitioners and academics working in health communication, marketing and media. The conference is an opportunity to shape the future of health communication and marketing practice. The conference planning committee invites abstract submissions that address specific issues, approaches, or strategies that contribute to the fields of health communication, marketing and media.
April 1, 2008
PAID FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
For graduate-level and extraordinary undergraduate candidates. This is a working, funded,
one-year fellowship which will put the recipient at the center of an experiment in sustainable, local online news and community services. The location is one of the most intellectual small towns in American—less than an hour from downtown Minneapolis. While the fellowship will end after a year, a regular job either in Northfield or at another
Representative Journalism location may become available. Questions? Call Len Witt at Kennesaw. The Media Giraffe Project/Journalism That Matters collaborative are helping administer the grant which is funding this fellowship. For more details, please download:
http://www.mediagiraffe.org/jtm/fellowship.pdf
March 18, 2008
The Office of Student Development in the Department of Athletics is currently in need of tutors capable of assisting students with a variety of communication courses ranging from 1001 to 4040. Tutors in this position would work one to three evenings per week in our COMM tutoring lab, which meets on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 7 and 9:30 p.m., in the Ward Sports Medicine Building. To be eligible for one of our tutor positions, students must be a sophomore or above with a 3.0 or higher GPA. Graduate students are encouraged to apply. Pay rate for undergrads is $7/hour, $10/hour for graduate students. To apply or receive more information in regards to these positions, students should call or email Jennifer Bonner at 737-4553 or bonnerj@ecu.edu.
Feb. 27, 2008
The Department of State has opportunities for careers and internships at the forefront of international affairs in the Civil Service in Washington, D.C., or abroad in the Foreign Service. The Foreign Service offers a life of challenge and a career learning languages and living abroad. Information Session featuring Renee Earle, Senior Foreign Service Officer, Diplomat in Residence at Duke University, Friday, February 29 - 2 p.m., Brewster C 103
Feb. 21, 2008
Applications are now being accepted for Democracy Summer 2008!
Democracy Summer is an innovative program for undergraduate college students in North Carolina. Gain hands-on experience as a paid organizer working for fairer elections with one of NC’s best non-partisan advocacy organizations. This eight-week summer program gives young leaders the chance to address two major barriers to fair elections in our state: big money politics and low civic participation. Work full time in one of three locations across North Carolina (Charlotte, Greenville, Fayetteville) and earn $2,300 this summer!
Student organizers will: • Speak to a range of audiences about the importance of civic involvement and how a more responsive government can make our communities stronger • Work with the media- write letters to the editor and press releases and conduct radio and television interviews • Organize meetings with elected and community leaders to address issues of civic participation and equality in elections • Mobilize grassroots voter actions like phone banking to Get-Out-The-Vote, lobbying state legislators, and canvassing communities
Democracy Summer has equipped over 80 young leaders with the type of experience they need to build a successful career in political advocacy, grassroots organizing and more. Become part of a growing network of young advocates working to improve democracy in North Carolina! Please visit www.democracy-nc.org for more information. Application deadline is March 21, 2008
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