Register for Media That Matters and the DC Global Game Jam

FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy new year! We've been busy moving offices to the brand-new School of Communication building, McKinley, on the American University campus! This move puts us closer to our wonderful colleagues, and of course we're excited to be in a state-of-the-art place for communications. We can't wait to see you there! Have you, by the way, put our annual Media That Matters conference on your schedule? It would be great to see you there, and our conference organizers, Angelica Das and Felicia Pride, are planning some super conversations. Best, Pat Aufderheide JANUARY 2014 —— HIGHLIGHTS —— >> Media That Matters >> Oscar Short List  >> Fair Use Q of the Month >> Community Cinema DC UPCOMING EVENTS February 6-7 MEDIA THAT MATTERS EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY - Register now for best rates! This year's conference is "Building the Storytelling Experience," celebrating 10 years of history at CMSI of sharing cutting-edge strategies in socially engaged media-making. Choose from three exciting pre-conference workshops this year including: Fair Use, Designing for Impact, and Transmedia Theory. Read more… American University is committed to providing accessible programs and services. For accommodations, contact asac@american.edu. January 24-26 DC Global Game Jam Game Jam, co-sponsored by the Center for Media & Social Impact. The annual event encourages participants to challenge themselves and push their creativity and learning to the limit. Teams will be tasked with designing and creating digital and non-digital games over the course of one weekend. Participants, ranging from amateurs to industry professionals, gather at each site location to create, collaborate and present innovative new games to the global community. The Global Game Jam will be held January 24-26, 2014 at American University. Read more… MEDIA IMPACT Center’s Human Rights Films on Oscar Short List The short list for Academy Award nominations includes two of the Center for Media and Social Impact's films in this year's Human Rights Film Series: "The Act of Killing", and "Dirty Wars". Read more... FAIR USE Fair Use Question of the Month: Background Music In this week’s question of the month, a nonprofit staff member is creating a video for the web and wonders if it’s ok to use a popular song in the background. Read more… PARTNER NEWS Cinema DC: “Las Marthas” January Screenings The season continues with January Screenings of “Las Marthas” at the Hill Center, the DC Jewish Community Center, and Busboys and Poets. “Las Marthas” follows two Mexican American girls carrying on their shoulders the tradition of the annual colonial-inspired Martha Washington Society debutante ball in Laredo, Texas during a time of economic uncertainty and tension over immigration.  Learn more...

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