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Attend Ignite Your Passion: Next Generation Video Workshop

Don’t miss this opportunity to share the excitement and drive for excellence with some of the top visual journalists in the country. Whether you’re just starting your career or are a seasoned professional, this weekend workshop will inspire and IGNITE YOUR PASSION to push to the next level of video storytelling. Ignite Your Passion Workshop Details September 14-16, 2012 Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul. $50 General | $40 NPPA Members | $20 Students Space is limited. Early registration recommended. Learn more and apply. This event is sponsored by Gannett Foundation, KARE 11, KUSA-TV, and National Press Photographers Foundation. Questions? Learn more and apply at nppf.org. Contact bmiddeke@kare11.com with questions about the workshop.

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FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan Announced

FotoVisura is delighted to announce The 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This four-day contemporary photography event celebrates international and local photography through exhibitions, panel talks, and a portfolio consultation and review. The event will run from August 30 to September 2, 2012 and will feature exhibitions including "Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War" by Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, director of photography at The New Yorker, "Falling Eyelids: A Fotonovela" written, directed and photographed by ADÁL, and "Interpolations" featuring Migdalia Luz Barens-Vera. Exhibitions at the 2012 FotoVisura Pavilion Beyond War: Mexico's Drug War Guest Curator Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography at The New Yorker Featuring: Eunice Adorno (Mexico City, Mexico), Dominic Bracco II (Texas, US), Alejandro Cartagena (Santo Domingo, Domincan Republic), and Katie Orlinsky (New York, US). Description: Description: In “Beyond War: Mexico’s Drug War” four young photographers share their perspectives on the ongoing conflict. Each looks beyond the graphic violence…

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Film Festival Strategy with Mark Stolaroff

Mark Stolaroff recently posted a useful guide to festival strategy, Film Festival Strategy: Withoutaclue to Withoutabox in 16 Steps. The guide is based on Stolaroff's 20 years of festival going experience and is offered as a teaser for his upcoming class in Los Angeles, The Art & Science of No-Budget Filmmaking. His 16-step guide focuses on using strategy and persistence to navigate the festival circuit. He gives insight on how to decide which festivals to apply to and how to handle (almost inevitable) rejection. Importantly, he gives some helpful pointers on festival etiquette, including a reminder about how much you stand to gain by just being nice. The two-part guide was featured as a guest post on The Stage 32 Blog. Read the full article. And if you're in LA this August, consider checking out Mark Stolaroff's upcoming course: NO BUDGET FILM SCHOOL PRESENTS: "The Art & Science of No-Budget Filmmaking" Saturday…

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Surviving the Peace Premiere in New York

Watch a Movie and Save a Life with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG). Join MAG America for the New York Premiere of Surviving the Peace, produced in collaboration with MediaStorm. This short film is about devastation and hope. By removing unexploded ordinance, MAG transforms lives. Decide to learn more, help save a life and build a better future. NYC Premiere of Surviving the Peace October 23, 2012, 6:30pm to 9:00pm Hosted by NASDAQ, 4 Times Square, New York Screening followed by a cocktail reception, raffle, and silent auction General admission $75 | Individual Peace Advocate $500 Purchase tickets here If you or your company are interested in contributing to the silent auction or sponsoring the event please contact Caitlin.Hinton@maginternational.org. A portion of all fees is tax deductible. Learn more about MAG's work at www.magamerica.org.

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Mediastorm Receives Two Emmy Nominations

MediaStorm is proud to announce it has received two nominations for the 33rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan produced with photographer Seamus Murphy is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Documentaries category. Crisis Guide: Iran, produced in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations is a nominee in the New Approaches to News and Documentary Programming: Current News Coverage. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan Based on 14 trips to Afghanistan between 1994 and 2010, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan is the work of photojournalist Seamus Murphy. His work chronicles a people caught time and again in political turmoil, struggling to find their way. Crisis Guide: Iran Drawing on the insights of more than twenty-five leading analysts, government officials, and journalists, Crisis Guide: Iran explores the issues and challenges faced by Iran, and offers a range of expert opinions on the policy options for addressing…

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