Overseas Conversations (V): An International Conference on Media, Education & Youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23rd, 2008

Press Contact: Aneka Flamm
info@mocnyb.org / 1-347-613-3993

MEDIA: Overseas Conversations (V)
An International Conference on Media, Education & Youth
June 5 - 7, 2008 / New York City
http://www.mocnyb.org

New York, NY - This conference provides an open forum for exploring media, education, and youth within an international context. It includes screenings of youth-produced media, as well as panels on media literacy education initiatives from the Arab and Gulf region, Asia, and Europe.

Open conversations and discussions will explore the potential of media as socio-economic equalizer in education, the global relevance of media literacy education, design as media, and cross-cultural perceptions of media in formal education.

The conference includes the US premiere of “Afghan Chronicles”, a documentary produced by InformAction on Afghanistan’s multimedia company The Killid Group.

The conversations will accent the positive approach of providing young people with the tools and the critical thinking skills they need in today’s media saturated society. Selections of new youth-produced media will be presented by: The European Observatory of Children’s Television, Arts Engine/Media That Matters Film Festival, and The Reel Teens Festival.

Panelists from Afghanistan, Australia, China, Egypt, Korea, Kuwait, Spain, Sweden, UK, and the USA will lead the conversations. Attendees will include media industry professionals, educators, students and the general public.

Organized by: Duende Pictures and The European Observatory on Children’s Television.

In collaboration with: The Paley Center for Media, Fordham University’s Department of Communication and Media Studies, and the Chelsea Art Museum.

With the support of: Arts Engine’s Media That Matters Film Festival, Reel Teens Festival, and InformAction.

This conference is made possible with the support of:
Aldeas Infantiles SOS, Spain; Fundaciò Jaume Bofill, Barcelona, Catalonia; ICIC/Generalitat of Catalonia; IORTV/RadioTelevisión of Spain; TV3/Televisiò de Catalunya and Catalunya Ràdio.

Project Directors: Jordi Torrent and Valentí Gómez i Oliver

All panels and screenings are free of charge and open to all audiences.
For complete schedule visit: http://www.mocnyb.org (RSVP required, rsvp@mocnyb.org).
For additional information, please contact Aneka Flamm, Conference Coordinator, at info@mocnyb.org.