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Call for Entries – Girls Inc. Global Film Festival

Got great films for/about girls?  Contact icmediacenter@gmail.com.

Key criteria:  films should portray girls as strong, smart and bold, and feature high artistic quality in: cinematography, script, sound, acting and editing.

ICMC Producing Film in the Peruvian Andes- Eduin & The Golden Scepter of the Incas

Lots happening in the Andes! Watch for Eduin on Kickstarter in February. 

NEW! Parent Webinars & Teleseminars

Need help with kids and media?  In January, the ICMC will launch Media Solutions! Teaching children to connect mindfully with electronic screens. 

“This hour-long teleseminar is affordable and perfect for my parents’ needs.” Preschool Director, Hopkinton, MA

E-mail info@icmediacenter.org to schedule.

ICMC Partners with Sarasota Girls, Inc.

The ICMC will Sarasota Girls Inc. Global Film Festival, the first festival of films for, by and about girls. Scheduled March 26-April 1st 2012 the SGIGFF will feature films from 20 countries.

Background
Media are the most influential forces in children’s lives and an understanding of media is crucial for success
in a global, digital culture.

The ICMC will introduce new ways of thinking about media and redefine how we, as a culture,
view and use media.

 

Instead of being segregated from education, media must be fully integrated into lesson plans and teacher training so that its tremendous potential as a catalyst, a resource and an agent of positive change can be realized. The ICMC programs offer a remarkable opportunity to take an old educational system that is no longer working and infuse it with a dynamic approach based on reframing the way we use media.

By actualizing media’s potential to improve learning, and by making viewing a conscious and intentional process, we give our children vital 21st century skills and enrich their humanity.

 

2010 Activities and Programs:

ICFilmFest – The ICFilmFest is the first national touring showcase of award winning international and multi-cultural films intended for children, families and educators. Films from around the world will be selected based on their artistry, humanism and respect for the child’s own imaginative and intellectual response.

Age appropriate programs will be curated to create a world-class festival of short films to be screened for families with children ages 2-10 and for school groups. More than 30 directors have agreed to showcase and distribute their work to schools and arts organizations through the ICFilmFest. Ten cultural organizations are in discussion with the ICMC’s Executive Director having expressed interest in hosting the festival.

 

Professional Development - "Don't Just Press Play” – The ICMC’s unique professional development Workshops introduce teachers to the basic principles and concepts for teaching positive viewing practices and helping children process and digest the media they consume. In these sessions, teachers: 1) Learn the most effective ways to involve children in dialog about media; Receive a basis in best practices for using media in the classroom , to enhance educational outcomes. Workshops are offered throughout Chicago.

 

My First Media - Early Childhood Media Resources and Methodologies – With elevated concerns about the impact of media on young children the ICMC’s practical workshops for parents and preschool teachers are in high demand. Unique in the field of early childhood development, these workshops are designed to provide preschool children with a real foundation for thinking and talking about the media they watch. A major project partnering with the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is in development.

 

MovieSmart - MovieSmart is an accelerative learning program that will use short films to improve fundamental skills on which children are tested. Test scores in schools serving LMI populations can be significantly improved over the course of a semester.