2011 Project VoiceScape Winners Honored

During an October 6 event at the Newseum in D.C., the 2011 Project VoiceScape finalists and award winners were honored by the Adobe and PBS Foundations and POV. The event was hosted by Gwen Ifill and Paula Kerger.

Project VoiceScape promotes and honors the work of aspiring documentarians. Fifteen short films by 19 teenage filmmakers were chosen earlier this year to receive a grant and mentoring with professional filmmakers. All of these finalists were honored for their work at the event, while three — Morgan Wilcock, Emileigh Potter and Angel Gatus — received additional awards for Best Documentary, Most Inspiring Documentary and the Audience Award, respectively.

 

Winning Projects

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  Best Documentary Award
  This Gay and Age: Morgan Wilcock of Minneapolis, Minnesota explores the evolving expectations surrounding teen gays and lesbians due to stereotypes and media influences.

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  Audience Award
  Musical Warrior: Angel Gatus of San Diego, California shares the story of a young boy with cancer who inspires others to care through music and friendship.

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  Most Inspiring Documentary Award
  The DREAMER: Emileigh Potter of San Antonio, Texas takes a look at the struggles that Bennie Veliz, the poster child for the DREAM Act, has encountered to fulfill her dream.

View all of the 2011 Project VoiceScape Filmmaker Finalists' Projects

Previous Student Media Projects

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  Will's Kickin' It at Kickapoo
  This website captures the experiences of African-American youth from Danville, Illinois at Kickapoo State Park.

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  KQED's Youth Media Rocks
  Youth stories, youth perspectives, youth voices. It's all here.

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  PBS NewsHour Extra Student Reporting Labs
  These are classrooms, after-school programs, and clubs around the country that are producing original, inspiring reports about how national and global issues affect local communities.

Tools for Educators

POV: Behind the Lens
http://www.pbs.org/pov/behindthelens/lesson_plan.php

Adobe Youth Voices
http://essentials.youthvoices.adobe.com
A set of open curricula and resources for educators to create breakthrough learning experiences for young people and to help empower youth to "create with purpose".

Creative Commons
http://www.creativecommons.org
Dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright.

American Association of School Librarians
http://www.aasl.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/learningstandards/standards.cfm
Guidelines and standards for teaching your students 21st century skills and offers a list of “best websites for teaching and learning”.

Common Sense Media
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Providing educators, administrators, and parents the tools and curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital citizens.

Public Domain Sherpa
http://www.publicdomainsherpa.com/10-misconceptions-about-the-public-domain.html
Do you know what “in the public domain” means?