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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.

 

 

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