Now Playing: WSJ. Magazine’s 2016 Innovator Awards Films by MediaStorm

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  Curiosity, authenticity, and a deep commitment to the craft. These are some of the defining characteristics of the WSJ. Magazine 2016 Innovators–an outstanding group of individuals recognized for setting new ground in their fields. Seven trailblazing talents, all of whom are featured in the magazine’s November issue, were honored among more than 200 guests for their groundbreaking accomplishments in their respective disciplines on November 2nd, 2016 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Selected by WSJ. Magazine editors, the honorees were: Melinda Gates (Philanthropy); Ai Weiwei (Art); Tom Ford (Film); The Weeknd (Music); Daniel Humm and Will Guidara (Food); Es Devlin (Design) and Snøhetta’s Craig Dykers and Kjetil Thorsen (Architecture). For the second year in a row, MediaStorm has used its multidisciplinary approach to create films that shine a light on each individual. These films showcase some of MediaStorm’s greatest strengths: an ability to develop a captivating story…

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MediaStorm’s Storytelling Master Class at CUNY

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Interested in taking your storytelling skills to the next level? Join Brian Storm on December 9 from 10am - 6pm at CUNY J+ for a Master Class on documentary film and interactive storytelling approaches. Brian will walk you through specific examples, and share his business experience, as well as proven tips to improve your interviewing, shooting and editing techniques. With over a decade of experience running MediaStorm, Brian's insights will help you understand what you need to sustain a digital business. In addition to receiving this great dose of inspiration, participants will also be given access to MediaStorm’s Online Training videos.  This popular class is particularly well-suited for photographers who want to make the transition to video work and anyone else interested in learning the ins and outs of producing and distributing documentary and multimedia content. This workshop takes place at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40th Street, in Times Square, New…

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MediaStorm Joins Educational Streaming Platform Docuseek2

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    Today MediaStorm has joined the Docuseek2 streaming platform. Docuseek2 is the premiere streaming source for independent, environmental and social-issue documentaries for the educational market, with more than 800 films from Bullfrog Films®, Icarus Films (including The Fanlight Collection and dGenerate Films), Kartemquin Films, KimStim, the National Film Board of Canada, Terra Nova Films, Scorpion TV, and now MediaStorm. The MediaStorm collection of 39 films is immediately available for higher-education streaming, exclusively on Docuseek2, click here: http://docuseek2.com/ds-mstorm All of MediaStorm films are also still available for purchase on DVD and digital file, with PPR or DSL, to educational institutions though MediaStorm’s website. For more info contact edu@mediastorm.com.

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The 19th UNAFF starts tomorrow (October 20-30)

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The 19th UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival) starts tomorrow, October 20th, and is a “can’t-miss-event” for all documentary film fans in the San Francisco Bay area. The festival, one of the oldest documentary film festivals in the country, shares a lot of the goals MediaStorm strives towards in its mission, promoting education, awareness, and social change through images, dialogue and action. UNAFF celebrates the power of documentary films dealing with human rights issues, the environment, racism, women’s issues, universal education, war and peace. The theme of this year's ten day event is Compass for a Better World, and its program includes 60 films from almost 30 different countries, as well as several free panels on issues such as Guns and Society and Art for Social Change. For more information on UNAFF’s year-round events, and the full festival program and schedule, please visit: http://www.unaff.org

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Northwestern University Medill School’s New ‘Media Innovation & Entrepreneurship’ Specialization

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Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications is offering a new specialization around leading, launching, and helping build digital media businesses. Medill’s new Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship Specialization provides an opportunity to "learn what makes media businesses successful, through an interdisciplinary education that encompasses technology, design, content strategy, audience development, analytics and business fundamentals." Details can be found here, and those who are interested are welcome to contact Professor Rich Gordon at richgor@northwestern.edu for additional information.  

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