January 2006

Frank Blythe Honored at MLK Breakfast in Lincoln, NE

NAPT salutes January 15 as the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On January 13th, NAPT Executive Director, Frank Blythe, gave a keynote speech at the 13th annual Martin Luther King community breakfast commemorating the civil rights movement of the 60's and was honored with a key to the city of Lincoln, Nebraska from Mayor Coleen Seng. Over 800 community, education and civic leaders attended the event, sponsored by the Lincoln Interfaith Council. Mr. Blythe spoke of Dr. King’s early years offering a perspective of his life leading up to King’s accepting the leadership of the movement when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and began the boycott to desegregate Montgomery’s city bus system.  Blythe also made note of Ponca Chief Standing Bear who achieved recognition under the law for all Native Peoples in an 1879 landmark court decision.

Coming Soon to AIROS

On January 25, 2006, AIROS will launch a new MP3 stream for on-line listeners. This stream will replace the current RealMedia format and be of a higher quality that will still be accessible to dial-up users. The new MP3 stream will be compatible with all 4 major media players (iTunes, Windows Media, RealPlayer, and QuickTime) as well as players that are more accessible to visually impaired listeners. AIROS would like to thank the Communications and Information Technology (CIT) group at UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR) for providing us with the servers to provide this webcast.

Native Nation Building premieres nationally on January 24 on the AIROS Native Radio Network. Building effective governments, developing strong economies that fit a variety of cultures and circumstances, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change are just a few of the challenges facing contemporary Native Nations across the U.S. and Canada that will be the focus of this 10-part radio series. The radio series is an initiative of the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management and Policy at the University of Arizona. Ian Record is the series producer. More information on the program as well as audio clips can be found at http://www.nni.arizona.edu/nniradio.htm. The program will webcast Tuesdays at 10am and 4pm ET and 5pm ET on Saturdays and Sundays. You can also sign up to receive notification when podcasts of these programs begin at http://www.nativeradio.org

The Native Radio Theater Project is selecting scripts by Native American writers to be produced at the National Audio Theatre Festival's Audio Theatre Workshop, June 18-24, 2006, in West Plains, MO. The finished radio theater programs will be broadcast on the Airos Native Radio Network. For more information about the workshop, visit http://www.natf.org. NAPT is accepting applications from Tribal people to participate in the training. Scholarships are available. For more information, e-mail John Gregg at jgregg1@unl.edu. Native Radio Theater is a project of NAPT and Native Voices at the Autry National Center.

Upcoming Opportunities for Filmmakers

The 16th Montreal First Peoples Festival is calling on you to submit your audiovisual works for this year's showcase, taking place May 26th to June 8th. As always, the showcase features works by Native directors and films by Non-native directors about Aboriginal topics. Deadline: February 6th, 2006 http://www.nativelynx.qc.ca e-mail: tev@nativelynx.qc.ca Tel: 514.278.4040

National Geographic's All Roads Film Project announces a call for entries for the Fall 2006 All Roads Film Festival to be held at the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles and at National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C. The festival will celebrate the exciting works of Indigenous and under-represented minority-culture filmmakers from around the globe. The deadline for festival submissions is May 15, 2005. More information is available at http://www.nationalgeographic.com/allroads

The 5th Annual Female Eye Film Festival, June 1- 4, 2006. The Female Eye showcases feature, short, documentary, experimental and animated films all directed by women! The Script Development Program welcomes screenplays by male writers with the provision that their story features a female protagonist. Early Deadline: December 31st, 2005 Late Deadline: February 28th, 2006 Extended Deadline: March 17, 2006 http://www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com e-mail info@femaleeyefilmfestival.com

The Women in Film Foundation (WIFF) is currently accepting submissions for completion funds for documentary, dramatic, educational, narrative, animated and experimental works by filmmakers and video makers who demonstrate advanced and innovative skills, and whose work relates to WIFF's goals of increasing employment and promoting equal opportunities for women, enhancing the media image of women, and influencing prevailing attitudes and practices regarding and on behalf of women. Eligibility is limited to projects that have completed principal photography and are well into post-production by the February 17, 2006 deadline. For more information, go to http://www.wif.org/

SILVERDOCS focuses on Global Health. Early Deadline January 27, 2006. Regular Deadline March 3, 2006 Late Deadline March 24, 2006 Entrants Notified of submission status May 19, 2006 Festival dates: June 13-18, 2006. http://silverdocs.com

SILVERDOCS and ACE are requesting grant proposals for a feature documentary project. The film should have animal related content and development. Project Description Deadline: (postmarked by) March 24, 2006. SILVERDOCS & ACE inform selected finalists: May 8, 2006. http://www.ace-tvfilm.com/

Multicultural Fellowship Program: The San Francisco Foundation is recruiting for the 2006-2008 Multicultural Fellowship Program. Designed as a two-year full-time program, the Multicultural Fellowship assists in the development of professionals in the nonprofit and public sectors. The goals of the Multicultural Fellowship Program are to provide professionals of color, early in their career, with challenging work experiences and opportunities in the areas of grantmaking and community building in the Bay Area. Additionally, the program aims to enhance the fellows professional development as future foundation, nonprofit, or public service leaders. Application Deadline: February 15, 2006. For more information visit: http://www.sff.org/about/multicultural.html

VC2 Survival Guide, an online training package meant to give filmmakers the help they need with equipment, shooting tips, legal advice and editing skills: http://www.current.tv/studio/survivalguide/. Producers can also sign up for an e-newsletter.

The Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Veterans Health Administration, an agency of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), are launching a webpage on the IHS website with links to the VA regarding health resources available to American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. The page is located at http://www.vha.ihs.gov.

ITVS Open Call. Deadline: February 10, 2006. Open Call provides finishing funds for single public television programs on any subject, from any viewpoint and in any genre. Diversity Development Fund supports ethnic minority artists for research and development, up to $15,000. Deadline: March 31. LInCS provides matching funds up to $100,000 to partnerships between public TV stations and independents. Deadline: May 25. http://www.itvs.org/producers/funding.html

FYI / FILM YOUR ISSUE is a national college and university competition in partnership with Microsoft / MSNBC.com/ MSN Video/ MSN Spaces, and in association with The United Nations and MTVu. Students will be invited to create 30 to 60 second "issue" films--live action or animated, on any issue--as a way to engage young adults in public dialogue on contemporary issues, push the importance of their own opinions, taking action and being involved citizens. Deadline for entries will be April 7, 2006. http://www.filmyourissue.com

Film Independent is now accepting submissions for the 2006 Los Angeles Film Festival, which will take place June 22 - July 2, 2006. Deadline for short films and music videos is February 10, 2006, while the final deadline for feature-length narrative and documentary films is March 1, 2006. Film Independent members receive discounted entry fees. To submit your film or for more information, please visit http://www.lafilmfest.com, or contact the Festival Programming Department at 310.432.1208 or AFilmFest@FilmIndependent.org.

Cine Las Americas Media Arts Center presents the 9th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, showcasing contemporary films from North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. Works made by or about Latinos and Native groups of the Americas are eligible. Films produced overseas by or about Latinos or Native Peoples of the Americas will also be considered. Categories include Narrative Feature, Documentary, Short Film, and Youth Films. As a celebration of emerging filmmakers, Cine Las Americas Emergencia is open to filmmakers ages 19 and under. Preference is given to works produced by Latinos or groups native to the Americas, but this section is open to all young filmmakers. Students who participate in Cine Las Americas media education programs produce this section of the festival. Deadline: February 15, 2006. Find more information and an Entry Form at the festival website at: http://www.cinelasamericas.org

KQED Public Television in San Francisco seeks one hour documentaries about California for an exciting new series called Truly CA: Our State, Our Stories. Filmmakers will be offered significant post production resources to complete broadcast versions of their films, including: an online edit, sound mix, closed captioning, broadcast promotion, a presence on the series web site, plus a licensing fee. Projects should be completed films, fine cuts, advanced rough cuts, or festival versions. Submissions must be postmarked no later than MARCH 1, 2006. Please visit http://www.kqed.org/trulyca for details.

The Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for its newly redesigned Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health program. Starting in 2006, up to ten fellowships will be awarded to print, television, radio, and online journalists to research and report on U.S. health policy issues. Deadline: March 16, 2006 http://www.kff.org

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