Children’s Media Project presents Rosendale Screening of Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival April 30, 2013

What: Reel Expressions Youth Film Screening (rescheduled from previous date)
When: Tuesday, April 30th, 7:15 PM
Where: Rosendale Theatre
Who: Children’s Media Project invites the community to celebrate video works from local and national youth filmmakers

Children’s Media Project (CMP) presents Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival to be
screened Tuesday, April 30th (rescheduled from a previous snow date) at 7:15 PM at the beautiful historic Rosendale Theatre. The Reel Expressions Youth Film Festival will showcase a range of some of the highest caliber youth produced media coming from teen filmmakers throughout the country. With a strong emphasis on local young Hudson Valley filmmakers, Reel Expressions will also include youth-produced film pieces from youth producers as far away as California. The competition for entry was fierce, as CMP received over 100 nation-wide submissions into the festival, but ultimately only 17 films were selected for inclusion. Short films (ranging from 30 seconds to 10 minutes) from a broad range of genres including documentary, music video, animation, and narrative are represented; and the works range from dark to comical. The films are diverse in style subject matter, covering poignant teen issues such as relationships, youth violence, and gender identity. Content is unrated, but parental guidance is heavily recommended, as some of the topics are focused toward teens or adults. The Reel Expressions Youth Film Fest celebrates the voice and creativity of young filmmakers.

An opening performance by local youth from the D’Amby Project will start the showcase. Then the roughly 90 minutes of award-winning youth produced works will be screened. Tickets are available at the door, and cost $7.00 for the general public and $5.00 for Rosendale Theatre members.

The Children’s Media Project would like to graciously thank their festival sponsors for making this screening possible. Sponsors include Alex’s Restaurant, Chronogram, Visit Vortex, Country Wisdom News, Vassar College, Prime Print Shop, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Cablevision, the New York State Council of the Arts, and the Dutchess County Arts Council.

About CMP: CMP is a non-profit arts and education organization with a 18 year history
of empowering youth through the media arts. CMP’s programs encourage youth to not only explore the world around them, but to also be active participants. CMP provides workshops, programs, and projects for youth, artists and educators that teach critical viewing of the media, that encourage youth to be creatively engaged in the media to deliver important messages, and that offer employment and growth opportunities for youth.