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Official Selection: World's Largest Children's Film Festival |
 JS Media is pleased to announce that the feature documentary film Imagine a School...Summerhill is an Official Selection of the 2009 KIDS FIRST!® Film and Video Festival, from January to April, 2009. Now in its ninth year, the KIDS FIRST!® Film Festival showcases the films of studio, independent, and youth producers, TV shows and DVDs.
Run by the nonprofit Coalition for Quality Children's Media and billed as "the world's largest children's film festival", the year-round traveling festival partners with over 100 venues nationwide, includes more than 10,000 screenings and reaches an audience in excess of 600,000 children and adults. |
| Asheville Film Festival: Debut Screening |
On Friday, November 7, 2008 Imagine a School... Summerhill had its debut festival screening at this year's Asheville Film Festival in Asheville, N.C. (Nov. 6-9, 2008). The feature documentary was filmed in England over a period of seven years. The film follows four students from the ages of eleven to sixteen as they grow up and make important decisions about life and their education at the same time that they become involved in the legal and political fight to save their school. See clips from the film at the official MySpace page: www.myspace.com/imagineaschoolsummerhill |
| Recent Press |
Before the festival runs, JS Media pitched Imagine a School...Summerhill to film writer Erik Sean McGiven, who gave the feature documentary a double thumbs up at the online film magazine Film News and Views:
"The filmmaker's valiant efforts bring to light this innovative teaching philosophy and the perils should it be snuffed out. Imagine a School...Summerhill is a film that challenges one's thinking on education and government's role in regulating it. This film illuminates alternatives as well as hope for the future."
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Small Charities, Big Help |
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Small Charities, Big Help is a project of JS Media News & Views that lets you know about some great nonprofit organizations that are small but mighty. Whatever you can do for these folks would be much appreciated.
I'm psyched about this month's organization as they are literally in my backyard. Located in the middle of Hollywood, this nonprofit was started only two years ago by Dylan Kendall, a very caring ceramist who wanted to reach out to at-risk youth with the arts. Here's how they describe themselves: "Hollywood Media+Arts is a one-of-a-kind arts academy for homeless and foster care young people...The Center offers classes in media, music and the commercial arts--giving young people a chance to learn about a variety of creative activities, sharpen their thinking skills and prepare them for jobs in the creative industries."
Tell me about your favorite charities for a free plug!
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NEW! JS MEDIA ARCHIVES |
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We now have our very own ARCHIVES which anyone can access from the JS Media website Home page or directly from the URL. |
At the Archives you can read our press releases, back issues of the newsletter and client announcements. How cool is that?
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Save the Date: 3/16/09 |
JS to give WIF Master Class
On Monday, March 16, 2009, I will have the privilege of participating in Women In Film's Master Class program in Los Angeles. The two-hour seminar will focus on public relations and marketing for independent films and filmmakers. WIF Master Classes are held monthly for the members of Women In Film.
Hats off to WIF for all the good works they do on behalf of women in the global entertainment and media industries! See wif.org |
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| About JS Media |
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JS Media Publicity & Development is a Los Angeles based company that represents, develops and promotes individuals and businesses in entertainment. JS Media specializes in working with independent filmmakers, producers, directors, writers and actors.
We help clients reach their ultimate goals with sophisticated branding and packaging strategies and creative public relations and marketing campaigns. We also work with clients on business and career development, consulting on long and short term planning and also participate in project development.
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