April 26, 2007

OPPORTUNTIES: Very Important Producer Awards 2007

Calling all youth filmmakers worldwide!

Announcing the Very Important Producers Awards 2007
http://www.listenup.org/vip2007/

Looking for an audience to watch your best films? How about an audience of
youth filmmakers worldwide? Listen Up!'s 2nd Annual ³Very Important
Producers² Awards is all about filmmakers, their friends & their allies
watching and discussing the latest & greatest in youth media.

Deadline for Submissions: May 11th
Audience Rates Films: May 18th-June 1st

? $1000 for the producing organization of the Audience Award for Best
Achievement in Youth Media
? $500 & $250 for Audience Award runner-ups
? VIP ³I¹m Big in Youth Media² Packages for winning filmmakers in 11
categories
? iPod Video for winning filmmaker of Audience Award for Best Achievement in
Youth Media
? Winning films featured on the 2007 ³I¹m Big in Youth Media² DVD

http://www.listenup.org/vip2007/ has all the information you¹ll need to get
started. Listen Up!¹s Matt Griffin is on hand to answer all of your
questions along the way. matt@listenup.org

VIP2007 is a great opportunity for filmmakers worldwide to share work and
get the recognition they deserve. We sure hope you¹ll join us!


The Listen Up! Team

The Listen Up! Team
http://www.listenup.org/vip2007/

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Austin Haeberle
Creative Director, Listen Up!
austin@listenup.org
www.listenup.org

Learning Matters, Inc.
6 E. 32nd St., 8th Floor
New York, NY 10016
tel. (212) 725-7000
fax (212) 725-2433

Our mission at Listen Up! is to help youth be heard in the mass media,
contributing to a culture of free speech and social responsibility. Listen
Up! is a national Youth Media Network that helps youth producers and their
adult mentors exchange work, share ideas and learn from one another.

Coming in May. A new documentary from our parent non-profit, Learning
Matters, on PBS- "Discounted Dreams" The high hopes and harsh realities at
America's community colleges. Check local listings for date and time.
http://www.discounteddreams.org


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Chris Schuepp
Young People's Media Network - Coordinator

Youth Media Consulting GbR
c/o ECMC (European Centre for Media Competence)
Bergstr. 8 / 11th floor
D-45770 Marl - Germany

Tel./Fax: +49 2365 502480
Mobile: +49 176 23107083
Email: cschuepp@unicef.org
URL: www.unicef.org/magic
Mailing list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/youthful-media

The YPMN is supported by UNICEF and hosted by the ECMC.

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