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The deadline has passed for the fifth annual Media That Matters Film Festival and the official selections have been chosen. Feel free to fill out the application and send in your film for consideration for the sixth annual Media That Matters Film Festival, Deadline: January 2006.
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Deadline: January 5, 2005
Deadline Extended: January 19, 2005
The fifth annual Media That Matters Film Festival is a celebration of short films, videos, digital stories and new media that inspire people to speak out and take action for social change.
Our yearlong Festival features 24/7 online streaming, 20+ community screenings around the country, numerous national and local broadcasts and distribution of a DVD and Teacher's Guide to thousands of teachers and activists. Sixteen works will be chosen by a jury of esteemed filmmakers, activists, journalists and industry professionals. The festival will launch in May 2005 with a Premiere and a high-profile Awards Ceremony in New York City. (Previous hosts include rapper/activist Chuck D and comedian David Cross.)
Filmmakers will receive a cut of all VHS and DVD sales, and many official selections will receive $1,000 grants to be used for further outreach and distribution campaigns. That's right, in addition to the impact of Media That Matter's national outreach campaign, selected media makers will get $1,000 to create a Web site, send out mailings, publicize screenings, or to do any of the other things that will help your media and its important message mobilize audiences to take action.
The Media That Matters Film Festival is a project of MediaRights, a nonprofit organization that helps media makers, educators, librarians, nonprofits, and activists use documentaries to encourage action and inspire dialogue on contemporary social issues. Visit our site to learn more.