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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

Eduin has launched on Kickstarter!  Make a magical children’s movie in the Andes and help preserve one of the rarest ecosystems on earth.   http://kck.st/JF5loU

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.

Congratulating the winners of the Sarasota Girls Inc. Global Film Festival!

Jury Prize - Younger Girls Jury:  

What Makes Me Happy?: Tung’s Film (Vietnam/UK)     14 min  Dir: Annie Gibbs

Jury Prize - Older Girls Jury:

Lioness of Lisabi  (USA) 26 min                                   Dir:  Vlady Valentin Oszkiel

Best of Fest Winner:

Gorilla  (Finland) 10 min     Dir: Hanna Bergholm

 

 

A Workshop for Parents and Teachers of PreSchool Children

Our youngest children are exposed to more media than ever and we all know what that means: meltdowns in the grocery store, obsessions with heroes and princesses, embarrassing questions about topics they’re not supposed to know about. So how do we help our kids develop a positive relationship to media?

Photo: beckermedia.com. 

Starting a Real Dialog About Media with Your Kids

ICMC Executive Director, Nicole Dreiske says the solution is “family dialog” about media, a life-changing strategy that turns parents into mentors instead of censors.

Workshop participants will learn:
• The ABCs of Media Literacy – the “right way” to watch tv and movies
• How to talk to your children about what they’re watching
• What to do and say before turning on the screen
• Fun post-viewing activities

You’ll leave the workshop with real tools for giving your children a vital orientation to media, the most powerful influence in their lives.

 

Photo: beckermedia.com. Helping Kids Make Good Media Choices

Gail Reichlin, Early Childhood Consultant and author of the best-selling The Pocket Parent, agrees with Dreiske’s approach: “This technique is so important for parents whose kids are growing up in a media-driven culture! Ultimately, the goal is to stimulate the child’s thinking process in a positive direction so that the children are actually making good media dhoices for themselves on a daily basis.

 

For Scheduling Contact: David Orlikoff at (773) 528-6854 or icmediacenter@gmail.com
International Children’s Media Center 3817 N. Bell Chicago, IL 60618