Celebrating its fifth year, the Reel Expressions International Teen Film Festival features youth-produced films – narrative, animation, experimental and documentary – from the Hudson Valley and around the world. Reel Expressions takes place on Friday, November 10 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House, 35 Market St, Poughkeepsie, NY. This teen showcase encourages youth creativity, invigorates our local community through the arts, and showcases the incredible work done by the next generation of media-makers.
The film festival will showcase finalists who are selected by a panel of professional judges. The festival is created for teens and adults; families are welcome; however, some themes are quite mature for younger audiences.
The Reel Expressions International Film Festival finalists are:
After Freddie Gay: What Now?, Wide Angle Youth Media
Daddy Why?, Williemae Fiddemon
Hygge, Rachel Mcgill
Atlas World, Morgana McKenzie
Tailor, Suma Filmes
iRony, Radheya Jegatheva
Any Given Day, Azure Allen
Heid, Tessa Hill
Cycle, Caleb Wild
Damsels in Distress, Raine Bracken
The Portrait of Fear, Akvile Gelazuite
Santa Woman, Spark Media Project Youth
Youth under 21 are FREE; tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for seniors/students. For more information visit Reel Expressions.
The Art Institute of Mill Street Loft + Spark Media Project is partnering with prestigious arts colleges to provide merit scholarships to local students. The Poughkeepsie organization, which provides advanced arts and media education to youth ages 14-19, is announcing two new scholarships which will offer graduates merit-based awards to attend Moore College of Art & Design and Montserrat College of Art.
Art Institute staff will choose deserving high school seniors to receive scholarships to the two colleges. Moore College of Art & Design, a woman’s school in Philadelphia, has created a scholarship fund specifically for Art Institute students. The scholarship is designed to honor the role that art teachers play as mentors to aspiring artists. Beginning in the fall of 2018, one student will receive an award, renewable over four years, for a total of $20,000 towards attending Moore.In a similar initiative, Massachusetts school Montserrat College of Art, will award up to five Art Institute graduates with scholarships of $16,000 per academic year, to reach a total of $64,000 over the course of 4 years of study.
These two new scholarship opportunities, and the unique role of hand-picking students to receive them, are a result of long-standing relationships between the Art Institute and the colleges. According to Todd Poteet, the founding director of the Art Institute, “It has always been the goal of the Art Institute to provide access to higher education for our students, especially those students in financial need. For more than 20 years, 99% of our graduates have received merit-based awards to college. I believe that these new initiatives honor that tradition and the quality of the work of our students.”
The Art Institute is not a newcomer to helping students achieve enrollment in college arts programs, and scholarships to support youth in attending the school of their choice. The Art Institute is a pre-college portfolio development program for students interested in a career in the arts, and aims to place every student in college on merit scholarship. Graduates of the Art Institute have been offered more than $42,000,000 in merit scholarships since 1996.
The Art Institute offers a variety of courses, including filmmaking, painting, sculpture, animation, photography, and drawing, where students prepare competitive portfolios to gain college admission and work towards careers in the arts. In addition to helping students cultivate foundational skills in a variety of mediums, the Art Institute offers portfolio development and scholarship preparation courses to help local youth appeal to the nation’s top art schools.
Students will have the opportunity to impress colleges at Portfolio Day from 4-8pm on November 3rd at the Henry A. Wallace Center. Representatives from over 39 colleges will critique student work, interview potential applicants, and provide information on the programs offered at their schools. College representatives from across the country will be in attendance, including Maryland Institute College of Art, Pratt Institute, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus College of Art & Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Montserrat College of Art and Moore College of Art. Portfolio Day is a free event open to teachers, parents, and high school and college students interested in attending a college art program. For more information, visit https://thearteffect.org/events/portfolio-day/.
Media Magic is our after-school workforce development program where students earn a stipend, while learning about the process of making media in various mediums and collaborate on their very own short films!
Media Magic offers youth a unique opportunity to develop advanced media skills and improve media literacy, all while earning a stipend and priceless work experience. Not only do students have fun and learn about making media, but they also earn other valuable job-related skills, including teamwork, communication, and cultural sensitivity. Students who meet the program requirements receive a stipend for their participation at the end of program.
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Currently located in New York, Trent Taft is a sculptor in the special effects industry. Inspired by films with
credible imaginary characters and nature itself, He brings his creations to life in a public space through artistry.
trenttaft.com
The Forge Media Production House Apprenticeship Program employs advanced youth apprentices to work alongside experienced producers in creating high quality, unique media products for businesses and organizations.
The most rigorous course currently offered at the Art Institute is Senior Project, the capstone of The Art Effect’s portfolio development programming. Modeled after a senior thesis college course, students work on a theme for 12 weeks with an artist/mentor. Students present a new work each week along with touch-ups made to the work from the previous week, generally completing the program with a body of work comprised of 12 pieces.
Spark Studios Media Producers will learn the ropes of a fully functioning film set while learning workplace skills, receiving training in camera operation and filmmaking techniques, and gaining experience with production software, technology, and the Adobe Creative Suite.
Below are videos created during Spark Studios and The Art Effect’s Filmmaking Intensives:
NirvanaPoughkeepsie, ConnectedSanta Woman
The Junior Art Institute teaches foundational skills necessary for advanced study to students ages 11-14. Below is a gallery of work created by students in the program.
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Joe Cassanova graduated from the Art Institute before attending Maryland Institute College of Art for his BFA and then School of Visual Arts for his MFA. He is a digital and traditional illustrator with extensive experience.
www.joe-casanova.com
Media Magic is our after-school workforce development program where students earn a stipend, while learning about the process of making media in various mediums and collaborate on their very own short films!
Media Magic offers youth a unique opportunity to develop advanced media skills and improve media literacy, all while earning a stipend and priceless work experience. Not only do students have fun and learn about making media, but they also earn other valuable job-related skills, including teamwork, communication, and cultural sensitivity. Students who meet the program requirements receive a stipend for their participation at the end of program.
8 weeks, 4 days a week
Mon/Tues/Weds/Thurs • 3:00–5:30 pm each day • 9.25.17–11.16.17
@ PUF (students responsible for their own transportation)
PAID Workforce development program!
Master the art of YouTube!
You’ll learn cinematography and editing techniques, production tips, defining and writing for your audience, generating subscriptions, and using YouTube analytics to grow your channel!
