FESTIVAL NEWS
October 10: Media That Matters: Good Food Premiere, Vancouver, BC
Ready for some film for thought? Arts Engine brings you a collection of short films on food and sustainability. From singing peanuts to teenage tomato-growers, these films will make you laugh, make you think and inspire you to take action for a healthy, sustainable and delicious future.
Launching October 2006, "Media That Matters: Good Food" is the first FOCUS collection from the Media That Matters Film Festival. The films will stream online, screen around the country and be distributed on DVD to educators and activists.
Media That Matters: Good Food premieres at the Community Food Security Coalition Conference in Vancouver on October 10th at 8pm. Arts Engine's Shira Golding will be at the premiere and at the conference, moderating two related workshops:
The Media is the Message: What’s at Stake and the Power of Independent Media to Galvanize Communities
Presented by Arts Engine
Monday, October 9, 11am-12:30pm
Presenters include Johanna Divine, Shira Golding, Melinda Hemmelgarn and Anna Lappé
One of the best ways to effectively combat the super-sized advertising budgets and public relations spin machines of the fast food industry and agribusiness is to become media savvy advocates. This workshop will highlight how agribusiness and fast food use the media to shape public understanding about food security, and will showcase food security, sustainable food system, and public health advocates who themselves are harnessing the power of film and other media to educate and galvanize people to action. Meet individuals using media for social change, get a taste of media with a sustainable message, and discuss creative ways to use media in your own efforts.
Media Bootcamp: Communicate Your Message Through Print, Video and Media Literacy
Presented by Arts Engine
Monday, October 9, 2:15-3:45pm
Presenters include Johanna Divine, Shira Golding, Melinda Hemmelgarn and Anna Lappé
In this hands-on workshop, participants will be divided into three tracks — print, video and media literacy — offering guidance on how to create and use media effectively in our individual and collective work. Print track participants will learn how to write more effectively; video track participants will explore ways to utilize film and make their own 30 second PSA; and media literacy track participants will explore curricula for being critical consumers.
Media That Matters: Good Food Premiere
Tuesday, October 10, 8pm
Watch the films and enjoy a screening of Ripe for Change. Meet filmmakers and learn more about outreach goals.
Media That Matters: Good Food is supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Partners include Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment, Chefs Collaborative, Community Food Security Coalition, National Farm to School, Food and Society Policy Fellows, The Food Project and Slow Food U.S.A.
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