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EVENTS CALENDAR
June 3: MTM:Impact, a series of conversations
MTM: IMPACT Make. Activate. Educate. June 3, 2010 11:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. Ten years of Media That Matters. Time to celebrate.…February 27: Democracy in Dakar Screens in the Black History Month Film Program at Lafayette College, PA
MTM8 filmmakers Ben Herson and Magee McIlvaine, as well as their producer Chris Moore, will attend a symposium focusing on their most…February 20: Selected Media That Matters Films and Filmmaker Q&A at Brooklyn Museum at 2:00 – 4:00 P.M
Highlights from Media That Matters at The Brooklyn Museum. Selections highlighting Black History Month and feminist issues from the Media That Matters…February 12: Africa Underground to screen at The Pan African Film and Arts Festival in L.A.
The feature-length film of MTM8’s Africa Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal, entitled Democracy in Dakar by Filmmakers Magee McIlvaine, Ben Herson and…February 6: African Underground to screen in Portland, OR at the Cascade Festival of African Films
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar - the longer feature of MTM8’s Hip Hop in Senegal—will be screened as part of the 20th…January 23: MTM Awarded INFORM unveils a new video from its Secret Life Series in New York, NY
INFORM, whose directors produced the MTM9 The Secret Life of Paper, is currently working on a new short video for its Secret…Jan 22: MTM8’ Every Third Bite screens as part of The Night of Foodie Flicks in Chattanooga, TN
The Meerkat Media Collective’s film Every Third Bite, winner of MTM8’ Good Food Award, will be screening Friday January 22th at 7:30pm…January 22: MTM8’s Every Third Bite screens at Green Spaces and CreateHere in Chattanooga, TN
MTM8 film, Every Third Bite, is among the foodie flicks being screened at two venues immediately following the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working…January 13: Garbage Dreams from MTM Filmmaker Mai Iskander screens in Colorado Springs, CO
The Independent Film Society of Colorado will screen Garbage Dreams from MTM Filmmaker Mai Iskander, as part of its January 2010 Film…January 6-12: Garbage Dreams from MTM7 Filmmaker Mai Iskander screens at the IFC Center in New York, NY
Garbage Dreams, the feature-length version of MTM7’ We are the Zaballeen, will be screening at the IFC Center in New York City…December 28: Argentina Turning Around screens at Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco, CA
MTM8 Labor Award winner Argentina Turning Around will be screening at Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco on Monday December 28th as…MTM7 Film African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal’s Feature Artist to Speak at National Geographic in DC
Nomadic Wax artist Waterflow, from the Wageble crew featured in the feature film Democracy in Dakar and its shorter MTM7 awarded version…December 10: MTM Filmmakers screening Argentina: Hope in Hard Times in Seattle, WA
MTM8 Filmmakers Mark Dworkin and Melissa Young‘s film Argentina : Hope in hard Times (2004) will be screening Thursday December 10th at…November 21 and 28: Looking Back Screens at 2009 MergingArts Short Short Story Film Festival in NYC and Providence, RI
Emile Bokaer’s film Looking Back from MTM9 will screen at the 2009 MergingArts Short Short Story Film Festival as part of the…MTM Filmmaker Melissa Mummert interviewed about her new film Life Without
Melissa Mummert, filmmaker of MTM8’s Perversion of Justice, was recently interviewed in the Charlotte Observer on the issue of incarcerated parents and…November 19 and 21: Looking Back screens at the 2009 Starz Denver Film Festival
Emile Bokaer’s film Looking Back from MTM9 will screen on November 19th and 21st at the ” title=“2009 Starz Denver Film Festival”>2009…November 18: Good Food Screening at Casket Cinema in Minneapolis, Minnesota at 8:00PM
Minneapolis, Minnesota screening of Media That Matters: Good Food Wednesday, November 18 2009 08:00 PM FREE, RSVP required To celebrate Thanksgiving, Casket…November 11-15: Bits & Pieces Screens at Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, NC
MTM9’s Bits & Pieces has been selected to screen as part of the 15th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival in Wilmington, NC on…November 7: MTM8 Hammoudi to be screened at the United Nations Association Film Festival in Houston, TX
The Houston local chapter of the United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) will be showing MTM8 Filmmaker Anwar Saab‘s film Hammoudi as…November 7: MTM Co-Presents Screening of Lone Wolf and The Yes Men Fix The World in San Francisco, CA at 9pm
Join MTM for a special screening of Lone Wolf along with new film The Yes Men Fix The World at Roxie Theater…November 5 - 9: Arts Engine in Jerusalem with b(art) and Al-Quds University
Arts Engine and the Media That Matters Film Festival Director of Festival and Outreach Maia Ermita will be joining a global collective…November 4: Something’s Moving Screens at Colorado State University, CO
MTM8 Unspoken Truth Award winner Something’s Moving will be presented as part of a lecture given by a member of the Oglala…November 4 - 8: Arts Engine at Sheffield Doc/Fest in Sheffield, England
Media That Matters Festival & Outreach Manager Leah Sapin will be at Sheffield Doc/Fest this year. Check out their listing of events,…November 4: MTM Co-Presents Screening of Looking Back and The Yes Men Fix The World in San Francisco, CA at 9pm
Join MTM for a special screening of Looking Back along with new film The Yes Men Fix The World at Roxie Theater…October 26: MTM8 Filmmaker Melissa Young screens Good Food at Stanwood High School Performing Arts Center, in WA
Melissa Young, who co-directed MTM8 Labor Awarded Film Argentina Turning Around with Mark Dworkin, will be screening her feature-length documentary, Good Food,…The Next Wave Filmmaker Interviewed in Treehugger about Carteret Islands
(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), filmmaker of MTM9’s Jury Award winning The Next Wave was recently interviewed in Treehugger.com about the fate of the…October 18: Screening of Every Third Bite at 15 Short Film Festival in Charlotte, NC at 6:30PM
MTM8’s Every Third Bite was selected to be a part of Charlotte, NC’s annual 15 Short Film Festival. The fall collection screens…October 17: MTM Filmmaker Rene Dongo’s film Dear Mr President Screens at NEMPAC festival in Boston, MA
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) will screen MTM Filmmaker Rene Dongo‘s most recent film Dear Mr President as…October 17: Selected MTM9 Films at PaleyDocFest09 in NY, NY at 2:00 - 4:00PM
The feature length version of MTM9’s The Next Wave entitled Sun Come Up will be one of five pre-selected projects to pitch…October 17: Screening of MTM9 as part of Urban Mediamakers Film Festival in Norcross, GA
October 17 in Norcross, GA Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Marriott Hotel Norcross 475 Technology Parkway Norcross, GA 30010 Free, all-day screening of…October 15: Select MTM Screening & Presentation at Representing Ourselves: From the Grassroots Festival in NY, NY
MTM9’s Knock, Knock, Who’s There? and Locusts will be screened as part of the “Representing Ourselves: From the Grassroots IV” 2009 Film…October 11: MTM Co-Presents Premiere Screening of The Yes Men Fix The World in New York, NY at 8:00PM
Join MTM and The Yes Men for a special screening of their new film The Yes Men Fix The World at The…October 10-11: Bits & Pieces Screens at Renderyard Short Film Festival in London and Spain
MTM9’s Bits and Pieces screened recently at the 5th Renderyard Short Film Festival (Oct 10-11, www.renderyard.com) Here is some more about the…October 8: MTM9 Screening at NEED Magazine Event in Minneapolis, MN at 7:00PM
NEED magazine presents a screening of the Ninth annual Media that Matters Film Festival, including a spoken word performance by Poetic Assassins.…October: The Secret Life of Paper and Feature-Length Water Warriors at Eco Film Fest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MTM9’s Secret Life of Paper will be screening alongside The Water Front; Liz Miller’s feature-length version of MTM6 and GOOD FOOD‘s Water…October 1 to 24: MTM Filmmakers Present Film Series at Maysles Institute in Harlem, NY all Month
Filmmakers of MTM8’s A Nomad’s Life and MTM6’s In Transit and MTM4’s iThemba are presenting a series of events in Harlem, NY…September 27: Every Third Bite and Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) at Modesto Reel Food Film Festival in Modesto, CA
MTM8’s Every Third Bite and MTM: Good Food’s Asparagus! (A Stalk-umentary) will be screened as part of the Modesto Reel Food Film…September 26: Screening of Selected MTM films at Aurora Picture Show’s Garden Party in Houston, TX at 6:30PM
MTM Good Food film Inch By Inch: Providence Youth Gardens for Education and MTM8’s Every Third Bite will screen at the Garden…September 26: Screening of Every Third Bite at Last Supper Film Festival in Brooklyn, NY at 6PM
MTM8’s Every Third Bite will screen as part of The Last Supper Film Festival in Brooklyn this Saturday. The Last Supper is…September 25: MTM9’s Bits & Pieces Screens At Beirut International Documentary Film Festival at 8:00PM
MTM9’s beautiful film by Jackie Sawiris and Ben Mandell entitled Bits & Pieces screens at Beirut’s International Documentary Film Festival: DOCUDAYS. Check…September 23-26: Harlem Premiere of Democracy in Dakar: Four Screenings in Harlem NY at 7PM
MTM8’s short African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal was an excerpt from a longer piece entitled African Underground: Democracy in Dakar. The…September 23: MTM9 La Hoja Filmmaker Airs New Film on PBS World Focus at 6PM (EST)
Gabrielle Weiss, filmmaker of MTM9’s incredible film about the effect of US drug policy on Bolivia and the current state of coca…September 20: Looking Back Screens at Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia, PA at 7:00PM
Ninth annual Media That Matters winner, Looking Back will screen as part of a night run by Scribe Video Center in Philadelphia,…September 17: MTM8’s Every Third Bite Screens at Cleopatras in Brooklyn, NY at 9:00PM
Check out MTM8’s popular Every Third Bite doc which is screening at Cleopatras in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on September 9th, 2009. Here’s a…September 17: Dayton Access Television Fundraiser Screens MTM9 in Dayton, OH at 7:30PM
September 17 in Dayton, OH at 7:30PM Screening of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival and fundraiser for Dayton Access…September 15: Filmmaker Nelson Walker Presents MTM8’s A Nomad’s Life and Discussion in NY, NY
A Nomad’s Life filmmaker Nelson Walker will present his film and speak about his work alongside two other documentary film shorts at…September 12: Meerkat Media short film to screen at Rooftop Films Closing Night in Brooklyn, NY
On September 12th, as part of long-standing Arts Engine partners Rooftop Film’s Summer Series closing weekend, make sure you check out Meerkat…August 5: Every Third Bite to Screen at Cheap/Urban/Sustainable
Go to The Tank this Wednesday, August 5th at 6:00pm for a screening of MTM8’s Every Third Bite, created by the Meerkat…August 1: Argentina Turning Around on Dublin Community TV
MTM 8’s Argentina Turning Around will be shown on Dublin Community Television (DCTV) on Saturday, August 1st starting at 7:30pm as part…July 27: Immersion at LA Shorts Fest in West Hollywood, CA
MTM9’s Immersion will be screening as part of the 13th Annual LA Shorts Fest on Monday, July 27th at 5:30pm. Check out…July 23: African Underground Screening at 92Y Tribeca in NY, NY
African Underground: Democracy in Dakar, the feature length version of MTM8’s African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal, will be screened Thursday, July…July 22: Campus Progress to Screen MTM9 in Washington, DC
July 22 in Washington, DC E Street Cinema 555 11th St NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 452-7672 Free and open to the…July 16-19: MTM9 to Screen at Allied Media Conference in Detroit, MI
July 16-19 in Detroit, MI Allied Media Conference will screen the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival. Filmmakers of MTM9’s Locusts,…July 4: Media That Matters Films Screen at Rooftop Films AMERICANA Screening in New York, NY - VENUE CHANGE!
HEY EVERYONE - IF YOU ALREADY GOT TICKETS, PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A CHANGE OF VENUE FOR SATURDAY’S SCREENING! New address: The…June 30: Selected Media That Matters Films to Screen at Senza Frontiere Film Festival in Roma, Italy
Selected films from the ninth annual Media That Matters collection will screen on June 30 in Roma, Italy for the official opening…Immersion to Screen at New Zealand Film Festival
The MTM9 film Immersion will be playing in the New Zealand Film Festival, which screens at locations across the country! It’s part…June 24: Immersion to Screen at Palm Springs International Shortfest in Palm Springs, CA
MTM9 filmmakers Richard and Zareen Poonen Levien will screen their film, Immersion, at the Palm Springs International Shortfest in Palm Springs, CA.…June 19: MTM8 Screening with Dubuque Film Society in Dubuque, IA at 7:30PM
June 19 in Dubuque, IA at 7:30PM (Doors open at 6:30 for social hour) Dubuque Film Society will screen the eighth annual…June 18: MTM9 Films to Screen at Edinburgh International Film Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
Looking Back and Bits and Pieces; from the newest collection of films from the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival, will…June 18: African Underground: Democracy in Dakar Plays at NXNE Film Festival in Toronto, ON at 5:00PM
On June 18th, the feature-length film, of which last year’s MTM film African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal was a section will…June 13: Project: Think Different Hosts Community Connect in Boston
Project: Think Different, producer of MTM8’s Diana, is hosting a big event in the heart of Boston called Community Connect. Community Connect…June 13: Media That Matters to Speak on Rooftop Films’ Panel “Message vs. Craft” in Brooklyn, NY at 5:00PM
Media That Matters Festival and Outreach Manager, Leah Sapin will be presenting on a panel this Saturday, June 13 as part of…June 13: Meerkat Media Collective Screens New Short in Brooklyn
MTM veterans the Meerkat Media Arts Collective (Every Third Bite, How Wal-Mart Came to Haslett) screened their new short film Brooklyn Boondoggle…June 5: MTM9 at Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies in Seattle, WA at 7:00PM
June 5 in Seattle, WA at 7:00-9:30 PM Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies presents: THE NINTH ANNUAL MEDIA THAT MATTERS FILM…June 4: Locusts Artist to Perform at Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY at 9pm
Invincible, a hip-hop artist featured in the upcoming ninth annual Media That Matters film Locusts, will be performing in Brooklyn the night…Sold Out! June 3: World Premiere of the Ninth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival
Arts Engine is pleased to announce the world premiere of the ninth annual Media That Matters Film Festival in New York City!…Upcoming Media That Matters Film Festival Screenings!
Announcing upcoming Media That Matters Film Festival screenings! Check out an upcoming local screening or organize your own. It’s easy - we’ve…May 31: Tribeca Cinemas to feature LUMO Film Screening in NY, NY at 5pm
On May 31st, Tribeca Cinemas will feature a screening and panel discussion for LUMO, the feature-length version of In Transit. The film,…May 30: Media That Matters and Cinereach at the Grassroots Media Conference, NY, NY at 10:30am- 12:00pm
Register now! The annual Grassroots Media Conference is back and Media That Matters, along with Arts Engine partner Cinereach will be presenting…CineReach and Arts Engine Host Film Screening and Talkback at Grassroots Media Conference
Cinereach and Arts Engine teamed up to host a film screening and talkback at the Grassroots Media Conference on May 30th. Former…May 24: Argentina Turning Around filmmakers screen Good Food in Seattle, WA
On May 24th, Media that Matters vets Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin (Argentina Turning Around) screened their film Good Food at the…May 16: African Underground Night at the 92 Y Tribeca, NY
The crew behind Media That Matters film HIP HOP IN SENEGAL is throwing an event this weekend. Go show some love! Nomadic…May 11: Media That Matters Screening and Discussion at Diversity Week Film FestivalMt Hood Community College, OR
A selection of Media That Matters Films with facilitated discussion to follow at the Diversity Week Film Festival on Monday May 11th…April 28: Screening of MTM Films at Diversity Festival, University of Sussex, England, UK
A select collection of MTM films will screen at the University of Sussex’s Student’s Union as part of their Diversity Festival on…April 27: Presentation and Discussion of MTM Films at University of Hawai’i at Manoa, HI
Media That Matters’ A Loud Color, The Countdown and African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal will screen as part of the University…April 27: Argentina Turning Around Screening as part of Reel Work Labor Day Film Festival, Santa Cruz, CA at 7:00PM
Media That Matters’ topical film Argentina Turning Around; a look into how Argentinians have restructured their lives following their economic collapse will…April 23: Every Third Bite Screens at Green Screen Night in Fairfield, IA at 8:00PM
Media That Matters film EVERY THIRD BITE screens as part of the Green Screen Night; free screenings of environmental films every Thursday…Massacre at Murambi Wins Second Place
Director Sam Kauffman’s Massacre at Murambi won second place at the Africa World Documentary Film Festival (AWDFF) held in St. Louis, Missouri…March 21: Human Rights Watch International Film Festival Presents The Countdown in London, England
Director Rene Dongo and spoken-word artist Sofia Snow will appear at Youth Producing Change, presented by Adobe Youth Voices, a program showcasing…March 20: Filmmaker Ben Herson to Moderate Global Underground Panel at SXSW Festival in Austin, TX
SXSW Music and Media Conference presents the Global Underground Panel on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Austin Convention…March 19 at 7 P.M.: Back Forty Farm to Host Reception and Screening of “Good Food” in Mt. Vernon, Wa
The comeback of the small family farmer in the Pacific Northwest will be center stage during a showing of “Good Food,” a…March 17: Issaquah Launches Movie Nights Focused on Sustainability, Screening “Good Food”
The City of Issaquah’s Resource Conservation Office (RCO) is hosting the first in its series of free movie nights March 17. RCO’s…March 13-21: Feature Length Version of Garbage Dreams accepted to SXSW Festival 2009, Screening in Austin, TX
The 2009 SXSW Film Festival held in Austin, Texas from March 13-21, just announced its acceptance of the feature length version of…March 9: Filmmaker Ambika Samarthya and Media That Matters to Screen and Discuss Gender Films in New York
Mercy Corps’ Action Center to End World Hunger and Arts Engine’s Media That Matters Film Festival will screen a program of award…March 6 - 8: Screening of Good Food films at Harvest of Hope Festival, St. Augustine, FL
Media That Matters Good Food collection films The Luckiest Nut in the World, Asparagus! A Stalkumentary and Recycle are to show at…March 1-7: Filmmakers of A Nomad’s Life Present Tibet In Harlem at the Maysles Cinema in Harlem, NY
Lynn True and Nelson Walker of the Khan Film Project, also the filmmakers of the eighth annual Media That Matters Film Festival’s…February 12: African Underground to Screen at 17th Annual Pan African Festival in LA, CA
The 17th Annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival presents African Underground: Democracy in Dakar – the feature length version of the…July 26: E-Waste Disposal Events in Your Area
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