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Launch Countdown: 12 Days
Posted on May 19, 2005
We announced our Jury Award winner a few days ago. Here are 2 more films that are joining the Media That Matters family of inspiring, social-issue shorts. The News Is What We Make It, directed ... [more]The Countdown Begins: 2 Weeks Until the Fifth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival
Posted on May 17, 2005
Our fourth annual Media That Matters Film Festival year is coming to a close. While the films will continue to stream online and the DVD be distributed around the country, we are excited to welcome ... [more]Aids Walk New York
Posted on May 12, 2005
Have you seen I Promise Africa and iThemba? This Sunday May 15, 2005 is the 20th Annual AIDS Walk New York. Join a crowd of 45,000 for the world's largest AIDS fundraiser! The 10-kilometer (6.2 ... [more]Free Range Graphics Does It Again!
Posted on May 10, 2005
Have you watched The Meatrix? This flash animation parody by Free Range Graphics was seen by millions, changing the way people think about farming. The production team at Free Range just completed a new animation ... [more]The Meatrix Wins a Webby!
Posted on May 06, 2005
Have you watched The Meatrix? This Flash animation calls attention to the devastating practices of factory farming and has been viewed by millions on the web. On May 3, 2005 The Meatrix received the coveted ... [more]The Fifth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival Launches June 1st, 2005
Posted on May 05, 2005
MediaRights announces the launch of the FIFTH ANNUAL MEDIA THAT MATTERS FILM FESTIVAL Presented by Loreto Bay Company Ready to be inspired? In MediaRights' fifth annual Media That Matters Film Festival hip-hop activists, dancing peanuts ... [more]What Happened To Current TV's Mission?
Posted on May 05, 2005
Al Gore's television project, Current TV is set to launch on August 1, 2005 with a very different structure than originally intended. At its inception, Current TV's mission was to offer an alternative to the ... [more]PBS Is In Jeopardy
Posted on May 03, 2005
Yesterday's New York Times published an article describing secret efforts by Republican operatives to make our Public Broadcasting System more "fair and balanced." Kenneth Tomlinson, the Republican chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) ... [more]Do You KNOW the Facts About Aids?
Posted on May 02, 2005
Have you seen I Promise Africa and iThemba? These two short films tackle the Aids epidemic in Africa and are calls to action for education and support. A new campaign has just begun to ... [more]Crawfordsville Hosts Media That Matters
Posted on April 29, 2005
The Vanity Theater in downtown Crawfordsville, IN is hosting screenings of the third and fourth Annual Media That Matters Film Festivals. The third annual Media that Matters Film Festival on Friday, May 6th at 8pm. ... [more]