2009 Souvenir Program Guide - California Film Institute

CALIFORNIA FILM INSTITUTE EDUCATION
BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FILMMAKERS AND AUDIENCES
Film engages and inspires
like no other medium. For two
decades the Mill Valley Film
Festival and CFI Education
have pioneered creative fi lm
programs for Bay Area young
people, providing year-round
screenings, interactive sessions
with fi lm professionals
and hands-on activities to introduce
students to the power
of fi lm as a vibrant tool of communication.
Our programs also
work with underserved communities
and at-risk youth.
WE’RE NOT JUST AT THE FESTIVAL
In addition to our activities at the Festival, CFI Education presents
programs at the Christopher B. Smith Rafael Film Center in Marin,
the Little Theater at Berkeley High School, the Ninth Street Independent
Film Center in San Francisco and other Bay Area theaters.
We also come directly to schools with our interdisciplinary, intercultural
fi lm-study programs designed to supplement the fi elds of
literature, history, science and social studies. We create companion
study guides for fi lms, which add depth to the viewing experience
and conform to California educational standards.
Here are some of our current programs:
MY PLACE STORYTELLERS IN OAKLAND
IN-SCHOOL FILMMAKER PROGRAM
DURING THE MILL VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL
We bring fi lmmakers and their fi lms from the Festival into all Bay Area
schools. In September we match up fi lmmakers with schools for
exciting classroom exchanges with students.
SELECTED SCREENINGS FOR SCHOOLS
Throughout the year we provide schools with free monthly
screenings of important fi lms and other fi lm curricula as well
as six to eight feature fi lms from the Festival.
YOUNG CRITICS JURY
Held every July, the Young Critics Jury is a three-day intensive
workshop for youth ages 13–18 to learn media literacy skills
directly from fi lmmakers and fi lm historians. Directors,
screenwriters, location scouts, actors, animators, critics,
documentary fi lmmakers, cinematographers and others make
this event an exceptional educational experience.
A PLACE IN THE WORLD
In this six-fi lm/seven-month curriculum screening at the Rafael,
100 students from all over the Bay Area commit to viewing and
LEF Foundation
Marin Charitable Association
examining the content of a selection of international fi lms focusing
on defi ning moments in young people’s lives.
MY PLACE
Our My Place program combines hands-on fi lmmaking with strong
storytelling skills. Local fi lmmakers, CFI staff and the Center for
Digital Storytelling in Berkeley help students learn to see where
they live through different eyes. Programs have been held in San
Francisco, San Rafael and Marin City and new this year, the city
of Oakland.
TEACHER WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS
In March 2008 we inaugurated teacher workshops, designed
by local teachers, on using fi lm in the classroom. We use
innovative techniques to widen the uses teachers can make
of the fi lm medium.
This year we have also become a presenter of the Community
Cinema program through ITVS and Independent Lens.
Other programs underway include media literacy workshops
and screenings, and a summer 2010 “young critics” program—all
directed to students in grades 2 through 5—as well as a new set of
adult courses and programs.
CFI Education serves more than 5,000 students in the Bay Area
every year. Join us and help us grow!
Call, email or visit us online:
phone: 415.383.5256 x113
email: education@cafi lm.org
online: cafi lm.org
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http://cafi lm.wordpress.com
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bernard
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foundation
Nancy and Rich Robbins
Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, the Shenson Foundation