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The BAVC Producers Institute Extends Storytelling Into the Digital Realm
June 10, 2010Filmmakers, do you know your alternate reality from your augmented reality? If not, you may want to get a glimpse into the future of documentary film by checking out what’s going on at The Bay Area Video Coalition's Producers Institute for New Media Technologies. The Producers Institute is a 10-day residency for independent producers who, in…
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Sesame Street Diplomacy — Wrapping Up at the Peacebuilding Summit
May 12, 2010ITVS Staff writer Eric Martin posted to 'Beyond the Box' live from the Newseum during the day's proceedings: The afternoon session kicked off with clips from two films: The World According to Sesame Street, a look at the making of “muppet diplomacy” through versions of the iconic children’s show produced by local producers in other countries; and The…
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Liveblogging, Part 2 — Storytelling 2.0
May 12, 2010ITVS Staff writer Eric Martin posted to 'Beyond the Box' live from the Newseum during the day's proceedings: CPB president and CEO Patricia Harrison set up the second panel, “Storytelling 2.0”, observing that “Mutual understanding and respect begins with someone else’s story.” The challenge in this 21st century media world of audiences turned media…
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Liveblogging "Media as Global Diplomat" — Seizing the Moment
May 12, 2010ITVS Staff writer Eric Martin posted to 'Beyond the Box' live from the Newseum during the day's proceedings: The third “Media as Global Diplomat Summit” got underway at the Newseum on a bright Washington DC morning, with a mix of some 250 dark-suited power brokers and quick-typing bloggers filling the room. The question of the day: how can those working…
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Live Webcast: Media As Global Diplomat
May 11, 2010It’s here! Welcome to the live stream of Seizing the Moment: Media and Peacebuilding, a summit we’re hosting at the Newseum in cooperation with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and the Sesame Workshop. (For more about this event, check out our previous post) Please join in via chat or by using the Twitter hashtag #magd. How do you think the media is…