October 2: Screening of Select Media That Matters Film at College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA at 8 – 10:00 p.m.
September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
October 2: Screening of Select Media That Matters Film at College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA at 8 – 10:00 p.m.
The College of William and Mary’s UCAB will be hosting a free screening of a curated selection of Media That Matters shorts on October 2nd.
UCAB
Crim Dell Meadow
110 Sadler Center
Williamsburg
VA USA 23185
8pm, open to the public
Read more about the UCAB and the event here!
Find out about how you can host your own screening, using select films from our collection.
September 26: Eighth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival at Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies in Seattle, WA at 7 – 9:30 p.m.
September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
September 26: Eighth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival at Friday Night at the Meaningful Movies in Seattle, WA at 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and Justice presents the eighth annual Media That Matters Film Festival as part of their “Friday Night At The Meaningful Movies” series.
Filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin from Argentina Turning Around will also be in attendance for a Q & A following the film!
All films are shown at Keystone Congregational United Church of Christ
5019 Keystone Place
N. Seattle (Wallingford), WA
USA 98103
0.4 miles west of the I-5 NE 50th St. Exit – Metro Bus Routes 16, 26 & 44
(Admission to all films is FREE of charge and open to the public, …donations are kindly accepted)
ALL FILMS ARE AT 7-9:30PM, EVERY FRIDAY
….. social justice documentaries, and community discussion, …every Friday Night! – FREE!
Benny Beats to Perform at Obama Benefit in Brooklyn!
September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Benny Beats to Perform at Obama Benefit in Brooklyn!
Join us at The Lab this Saturday, Oct. 18th, to celebrate Barack! We have an awesome line-up including three live bands (featuring Tiga Jean-Baptiste & Tchaka), three soul-struck DJ’s and the winner of last month’s “Jerk Shack” event serving up obama-inspired vittles. And free vodka thanks to Smirnoff!
8pm – 2am
0 $15 donation at door.
rsvp@lab247.net
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Lab 24/7
247 Stuyvesant Ave (@ Putnam)
A train express to Utica Ave.
www.lab247.net
Pharoahe Monch to Host CMJ’s International Hip-Hop Event – GLOBAL HIP HOP THROWDOWN
September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Pharoahe Monch to Host CMJ’s International Hip-Hop Event – GLOBAL HIP HOP THROWDOWN
Event Will Unite the Talents of Global Hip-Hop’s Rising Stars at New York Cities’ Largest Music Conference and Networking Event
RSVP Now!
Global music and media company NOMADIC WAX & public relations/music promoter THE BLOOM EFFECT have joined forces and will co-produce this year’s CMJ INTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP THROW-DOWN. The event will unite the talents of a creative and diverse group of lyricists and DJs from Africa, Korea, Canada, and Europe at club DROM, located at 85 Ave A in New York’s East Village on Thursday October 23rd 2008. The event will begin at 8 PM and will last until 3 AM and will feature live international hip-hop music and DJs spinning music.
The College Music Journal Marathon (CMJ) is New York’s largest music, film and media conference and will host hundreds of live performances, films, lectures and networking events. “CMJ is a perfect place for a global hip-hop event like this” said The Bloom Effect CEO, Fiona Bloom. “An event that unites MCs from a variety of backgrounds, countries and nationalities is exactly the kind of event that we want to be promoting at a global music conference like CMJ”.
The CMJ International Hip-Hop Throw-down has been building up for me since I’ve been very supportive of this genre and have made inroads bringing great talent to the U.S stages and now we bring it one step further to a bigger platform. A tremendous opportunity. To have an artist like Pharoahe host this event is such an honor and is testament to the fact that international hip-hop is becoming more accepted by the mainstream.” said Nomadic Wax founder Ben Herson.
This years event will feature a handful of rising stars including Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), Mr. Reo( Haiti ), King Reign (Canada), Empire Isis (Canada), Chachi (Cape Verde) and Too Many Fish France). Dj’s Boo and DJ Soulscape from Korea will be on the turntables. V.J Kwon from Korea will set the tone and visuals for the night. Blitz the Ambassador (who will be backed by a 10 piece band, “The Embassy Ensemble”) is no stranger to international hip-hop. Last year, Blitz headlined and hosted at the prestigious Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival, a three day global hip-hop event at Trinity College in Hartford CT.
“It’s incredible to see such diversity in an event like this” said Blitz. “To have artists from all over the world performing on the same stage together shows how global and powerful hip-hop culture has become”.
The showcase will end out with a party DJ line up of World Music Dj’s from various radio programs and entities. The party will go till 3am.
This years event will be sponsored by Scion, WNYE/KEXP, Fusicology, World Hip-Hop Market, Remix Hotel, End of the Weak, The Flava(Worldspace), Popular Printing, Limachips, The Hip-Hop Association and more TBA.
The International Hip Hop showcase is the only one of its kind during CMJ.
There will also be an all French Hip Hop showcase at Hiro Ballroom on Friday, October 24th featuring La Caution, Mangu and Wax Tailor.
Blitz The Ambassador – http://www.myspace.com/bliztheambassador
Chachi- HYPERLINK – http://www.myspace.com/bigchach
Empire Isis – http://www.myspace.com/empireisis
Mr. Reo – http://www.myspace.com/ftimz
King Reign – http://www.myspace.com/reignmusic
Too Many Fish – http://www.myspace.com/toomanyfish
Soulscape- http://www.djsoulscape.kr
V.J – Kwon- http://www.vjkwon.kr
September 3: Public Screening at Bowling Green State University, The Gish Film Theater, OH; 9:00PM – 11:00PM
September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment
September 3: Public Screening at Bowling Green State University, The Gish Film Theater, OH; 9:00PM – 11:00PM
The University Film Organization at Bowling Green State University will be presenting a public screening of the twelve Eighth Annual Media That Matters Film Festival award-winning short films. These twelve films include: Hammoudi, A Loud Color, Argentina Turning Around, Perversion of Justice, Diana, The Countdown, African Underground: Hip Hop in Senegal, Something’s Moving, A Nomad’s Life, America for Dummies, E-Waste, and Every Third Bite. The screening will be held in the Gish Film Theater, which seats approximately 150 people.
Tickets are free.
