E-Newsletter Archives

E-Newsletter Archives

Below you will find links to view Vision Maker Media's E-Newsletter Communications for 2012 and 2013. If you would like to sign-up to receive our E-Newsletters, please subscribe via the "Join Our Mailing List" link at the bottom of this page. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

October 2014

  • Producer E-Newsletter - October 2014 (10/29/2014)
  • • Tribeca Hacks
    • No Producer Is An Island
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training and Other Opportunities
    • Film Festival Opportunities
    • Congratulations to "Horse Tribe" on being nominated for "Best Documentary Feature" and "Spirit in Glass" on being nominated for "Best Documentary Short" at this years American Indian Film Festival
    • Congratulations to Sydney Freeland (Navajo), director & writer of Drunktown's Finest, on being named a United States Artists Fellow!
  • Refeed - Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge (10/24/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - Oct 2014 (10/15/2014)
  • • UNO Native American Film Festival, Nov. 7-9 in Omaha, Neb.
    • Producer Profile: Khloe Keeler (Northern Ponca)
    • Vision Maker Media Award Presentation & Screening, Nov. 13 in San Diego, Calif.
    • Tribeca Hacks , Nov. 21-23 at IAIA in Santa Fe, NM
    • Across the Creek Channels the Cultural Identity of the Lakota People
    • Coming Soon - Spirit in Glass: Plateau Native Beadwork
    • Amazon Smile & Vision Maker Media
    • Native Language App Version 1.2 Released
  • Press Release: Film Festival Founder to Be Honored by Vision Maker Media (10/14/2014)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - October 2014 (10/7/2014)
  • • Film + Book Combos for Children "My Home" and "Raccoon & Crawfish"
    • Now Available: "Watchers of the North"
    • How Will You Observe Columbus Day?
    • Smile and Help Vision Maker Media When Shopping on Amazon
  • Producer E-Newsletter - September 2014 (Sent Late) (10/2/2014)
  • • Tribeca Hacks
    • Great Resources for Filmmakers on BritDoc
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training and Other Opportunities
    • Film Festival Opportunities
    • Congratulations to Young Lakota being named "Best Dakota Documentary Feature Film" at the South Dakota Film Festival
    • Congratulations to Sarah Deer on being named a 2014 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
  • Press Release: Across the Creek Channels the Cultural Identity of the Lakota (10/1/2014)

September 2014

August 2014

  • Producer E-Newsletter - August 2014 (8/27/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media Now Hiring Development Coordinator
    • Congratulations to Injunuity on winning Best Short Film at the 2014 In COLOR Multicultural Film Festival
    • Congratulations to Warrior Women on receiving funding from the Sundance Institute's Documentary Film Program!
    • Congratulations to The Medicine Game & Urban Rez on being included in the American Film Showcase
    • Funding, Job, Film Festival and Training Opportunities
  • Press Release: Vision Maker Media Welcomes Archivist Alison Lotto (8/26/2014)
  • November Programming Selections & Suggested Scheduling from Vision Maker (8/20/2014)
  • • Across the Creek
    • Spirit in Glass
    • LaDonna Harris: Indian 101
    • Our Fires Still Burn
  • General Vision Maker Media - August 2014 (8/12/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media Announces 2014-2015 Public Media Content Fund Awards
    • Vision Maker Media Filmmakers Attend the National Native Media Conference
    • Producer Profile: Penny Phillips
    • Sex Education, Young People & Self-Determination by Nikke Alex (Navajo)
    • Video Profile: Amanda Takes War Bonnet
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - August 2014 (8/5/2014)
  • • Get Your Kicks on Route 66
    • August 14 is Navajo Code Talkers Day
    • 25th Anniversary of Wisconsin Regulation Requiring Curriculum that Includes History of Local Tribes

July 2014

  • Refeed: Video Letters from Prison encore July 26 (7/21/2014)
  • Embark on a journey of transformation as one family from the Pine Ridge Reservation of South Dakota finds healing through the path of the heart. Video Letters from Prison follows the lives of three Oglala Lakota sisters as they reconnect with their incarcerated father via a series of video letters.
  • Producer E-Newsletter - July 2014 (7/16/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media Announces 2014-2015 Public Media Content Fund Awards
    • Vision Maker Media is Hiring!
    • Congratulations Rebekka Schlichting (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska) on winning "Best Student Feature Story: TV/Online" at the Native Media Awards.
    • Funding, Job, and Training Opportunities
  • October Programming Selections & Suggested Scheduling from Vision Maker Media (7/16/2014)
  • • Apache 8 - October is Fire Safety Month
    • The Thick Dark Fog - October is National Depression Awareness Month
    • Video Letters from Prison - October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
    • Standing Bear's Footsteps
    • Choctaw Code Talkers
    • Columbus Day Legacy - October 13 is Columbus Day
    • Injunuity
  • Press Release: 2014-2015 Public Media Content Fund Awards (7/15/2014)
  • With funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), Vision Maker Media's Public Media Content Fund awards support to projects with a Native American theme and significant Native involvement that ultimately benefits the entire public media community.
  • General Vision Maker Media - July 2014 (7/8/2014)
  • • PBS Online Film Festival 2014 - Watch & Vote for Lady Thunderhawks
    • Video Profile: Cecilia Fire Thunder
    • Producer Profile: Charles "Boots" Kennedye (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma)
    • Decolonizing Eating Disorders by Sheena Roetman (Lakota/Creek)
    • Vision Maker Media is hiring!
  • September Programming Selections & Suggested Scheduling from Vision Maker Media (7/2/2014)
  • It's easy to access all of the tools to meet the needs of your station's channels and website. At visionmakermedia.org/films, you can search our catalog, preview programs, and download promotional materials. We offer a 6-hour programming block leading up to Native American Heritage Month this November. Or, pick and choose individual programs to air anywhere in your schedule.
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - July 2014 (7/1/2014)
  • • Teacher Appreciation Sale Extended to July 17
    • July is National Bison Month
    • Before the Constitution of Peace There Was the Great Law of Peace
    • What is Tribal Sovereignty?

June 2014

  • Just Released on DVD: LaDonna Harris: Indian 101 (6/30/2014)
  • Today, we're excited to offer you our newest release, LADONNA HARRIS: INDIAN 101 which is being offered solely to Tribal Colleges & Universities through Vision Maker Media.

    As one of America's most trailblazing women, LaDonna Harris reshaped Indian Country in America and abroad through countless social and historic achievements. Her work most definitely did not go unnoticed in Washington, D.C.--President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed her to educate the executive and legislative branches of government on the unique role of American Indian tribes within the nation, as well as their relationship with the federal government.
  • Producer E-Newsletter - June 2014 (6/25/2014)
  • * Vision Maker Media is hiring!
    * Congratulations to Vision Maker Media Board Chair Brian Bull.
    * Congratulations Indian Relay on winning Best Cultural Documentary at the Northwest Regional Emmys(R).
  • Watch Now & Vote: Lady Thunderhawks, part of the PBS Online Film Festival (6/16/2014)
  • PBS Online Film Festival 2014 Begins Today!

    Watch & Vote for "Lady Thunderhawks" through July 31 for the People's Choice & Most-Viewed Awards!
  • Refeed: For the Generations: Native Story & Performance (6/16/2014)
  • The Native performers infuse contemporary genres of dance and music with traditional elements from their tribal heritage. Through artist interviews and performances, six profiles document the effort to bring this new "Native Fusion" genre to mainstream performing arts.

    Artists' recollections and outreach efforts set-off an exploration of health and fitness issues in American Indian Communities--both on the reservation and in urban settings.
  • Press Release: SovereignBodies.com Launches (6/12/2014)
  • Vision Maker Media has teamed up with the producers of Young Lakota for the release of www.SovereignBodies.com. It is a transmedia project that tackles disparity in Native women's access to health services.
  • General Vision Maker Media - June 2014 (6/11/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media is hiring for a full-time producer
    • Khloe Keeler Announced as Public Media Intern
    • Producer Profile (Encore): Father-Daughter team, Syd and Kate Beane
    • NMC at the 2014 PBS Annual Meeting
    • Blessing of Extraordinary Proporations
    • Countdown to the PBS Online Film Festival
  • Press Release: Countdown to the PBS Online Film Festival, June 16 - July 31 (6/9/2014)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - June 2014 (6/5/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media Educator Appreciation Sale - Save 20%
    • June is Men's Health Month: Walking into the Unknown
    • Stories of Fathers: The Thick Dark Fog, Video Letters from Prison & Standing Bear's Footsteps
  • Press Release: Khloe Keeler Announced as Vision Maker Media's Public Media Internship Recipient (6/3/2014)
  • Vision Maker Media is proud to announce Khloe Keeler (Northern Ponca/Dakota/Lakota) as this summer's Public Media Internship recipient.

May 2014

  • Support Lincoln's Vision Maker Film Festival, May 29 (5/27/2014)
  • "We do this Festival every other year to showcase our work to area residents and to bring local and non-local Native filmmakers into classrooms to hold workshops and share their stories."
  • Producer E-Newsletter - May 2014 (5/21/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - May 2014 (5/13/2014)
  • • National Native Media Conference Sessions Announced for July 10-13, 2014
    • Give to Lincoln Day is May 29! Help Us Share Native Stories by Donating.
    • Producer Profile: Toby McLeod
    • U.S. Forest Service Employees View The Thick Dark Fog
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - May 2014 (5/6/2014)
  • • And They're Off! Indian Relay/Horse Racing Season Has Started
    • Native Films that Would Make Your Mother Proud
    • May is National Foster Care Month
    • May is Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

April 2014

  • Producer E-Newsletter - April 2014 (4/16/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - April 2014 (4/8/2014)
  • • Producer Profile: The 1491s
    • Vision Maker Media Internship
    • Vision Maker Media Board of Directors Welcomes Maya Solis
    • 2014 National Native Media Conference
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - April 2014 (4/1/2014)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Sacred Stick, The Medicine Game, Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge, Indian Relay, Indians Like Us
    • New Educational Guide for Lacrosse
    • Teach Your Students About the Trial of Standing Bear
    • For the Classroom on Earth Day

March 2014

  • Press Release - Vision Maker Media's Board of Directors Welcomes Solis (3/20/2014)
  • Producer E-Newsletter - March 2014 (3/19/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - March 2014 (3/11/2014)
  • • Producer Profile: Syd and Kate Beane
    • Vision Maker Film Festival
    • Vision Maker Media Internship
    • Native Media Summit in Oklahoma
    • 2014 National Native Media Conference
  • Vision Maker Media - March 2014 (3/4/2014)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Indian Relay, The Medicine Game, Sousa on the Rez, Urban Rez, For the Rights of All
    • New Title: Injunuity
    • This Day in History
    • Happy Birthday Dennis Banks
    • Want to Set Up A Screening in Your Area?

February 2014

  • Producer E-Newsletter - February 2014 (2/26/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media's Public Media Content Fund - Apply Now
    • Congratulations to Clearwater on being awarded a prestigious Tribeca All Access Grant from the Tribeca Film Festival
    Congratulations to The Medicine Game for being an official selection for the Salem Film Fest (March 6-13).
    • Congratulations to Yellow Fever for winning the Audience Choice Award for Native American films at the Green Bay Film Festival
    • 2014 Native Media Summit in Oklahoma
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Film Festival Opportunities
    • Training and Other Opportunities
  • Press Release - Fifth Biennial Vision Maker Film Festival, March 14-20, 2014 (2/20/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - February 2014 (2/11/2014)
  • • Producer Profile: Kelly Byars and Ramona Emerson
    • Native Word: Gyasi Ross
    • Vision Maker Film Festival - Mark Your Calendars
    • Vision Maker Media's Public Media Content Fund - Apply Now
    • Standing Bear E-book Just Released
    • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "Using Skype to Keep Our Elders Healthy and Our Children Connected to Their Culture" by Dean Davis (Menominee)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - February 2014 (2/4/2014)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: For the Rights of All, The Medicine Game, Sousa on the Rez, Urban Rez, Indian Relay
    • New Title: More Than Frybread
    • New Title: Turquoise Rose
    • Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is February 16
    • Happy Birthday John

January 2014

  • Producer E-Newsletter - January 2014 (1/28/2014)
  • • Vision Maker Media's Public Media Content Fund Submissions Open
    • Congratulations to Indian Relay on being an official selection of the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.
    Congratulations to Sterlin Harjo (Mvskoke) on having his documentary premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.
    • 2014 National Native Media Conference Call for Proposals
  • Press Release - Standing Bear E-book Just Released for Free Download (1/27/2014)
  • General Vision Maker Media - January 2014 (1/14/2014)
  • • Producer Profile: Blue Tarpalechee
    • Vision Maker Media's Public Media Content Fund Submissions Open
    • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "Breast Feeding is Food Sovereignty" by Ann Seacrest, BA, BSN, IBCLC, RN
    • Just Released for 2014: Indians Like Us & Indian Relay
    • Our Gift to You This Holiday Season
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - January 2014 (1/7/2014)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Racing the Rez, Good Meat, Sousa on the Rez, Urban Rez, Navajo Film Themselves
    • Top 5 Home DVDs: The Medicine Game, Standing Bear's Footsteps, Racing the Rez, Sousa on the Rez, Sacred Stick
    • New Title: Indian Relay
    • New Title: Indians Like Us
    • Looking Back As We Move Forward
    • Before You Watch the Olympics, See Games of the North

Press Release: Public Media Content Fund Submissions Open for 2014 (1/6/2014)
Applications must be submitted electronically by Friday, March 14, 2014, 11:59 p.m. Central. Projects in any phase of production are eligible to apply for funding with Vision Maker Media. Awards for research and development range from $5,000 to $20,000; awards for production or completion can be up to $100,000; and, new media awards range from $5,000 to $20,000. Vision Maker Media does not fully fund programs, and awardees are required to seek additional funding from other sources. Programs selected for funding will be offered additional distribution opportunities including educational and home DVD distribution through www.visionmakermedia.org.

December 2013

  • Just Released for 2014: Indian Relay & Indians Like Us (12/31/2013)
  • Producer E-Newsletter - December 2013 (12/18/2013)
  • • Congratulations to Tracy Rector
    • Congratulations to Sacred Ground on winning Best Documentary Feature at the American Indian Film Festival
    • Congratulations to Yellow Fever on being an Official Finalists in the 2013 Yosemite Film Festival
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Film Festival Opportunities
    • P.O.V. Equipment Survey Results
  • Friends of Vision Maker Media (12/11/2013)
  • General Vision Maker Media - December 2013 (12/10/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Willow Blythe
    • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "Musings Upon the Birth of a Grandchild" by Stephen Wall (Chippewa)
    • New Board Members
    • Great Gifts Ideas
    • Help Share Stories: Give The Gift of Storytelling
  • Press Release - VMM Board of Directors Welcomes Morillo, Pagliarini, & Trahant (12/3/2013)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - December 2013 (12/2/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Urban Rez, The Medicine Game, Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge, Sousa on the Rez, Sacred Stick
    • Gift Ideas for People Who Love Sports
    • Gift Ideas for The Activist In Your Life
    • Gifts for Kids
    • Gift Ideas for People Who Love History

November 2013

    • Native Stories Close to Home (11/25/2013)
    • Producer E-Newsletter - November 2013 (11/21/2013)
    • • Congratulations to Dr. Shawna Begay (Navajo) and the rest of the crew at Las Vegas PBS on "Helping Native Americans Graduate" winning a Gold Marcom Award
      • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
      • Training Opportunities
      • Funding Opportunities
      • Film Festival Opportunities
    • General Vision Maker Media - November 2013 (11/12/2013)
    • • Producer Profile: Kavelina Torres
      • Now Watch Injunity Online for Free
      • Treaty or Not? Find Out How the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Will Impact Indian Country
      • Indian Relay: Premiering Nov. 18 on the PBS Series Independent Lens
      • Interactive Online Screening of
      Young Lakota
      • Indians Like Us Airing on PBS Stations This Fall
      • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "Indigenous Foods, Indigenous Health: A Pueblo Perspective?" by Greg Cajete (Tewa)
    • Shop Vision Maker Media - November 2013 (11/6/2013)
    • • Top 5 EDU Titles: The Medicine Game, The Great American Foot Race, Urban Rez, Sacred Stick, The Thick Dark Fog
      • New Title: Urban Rez
      • Coming Soon to DVD: Injunuity
      • Coming Soon to DVD: Indian Relay
      • Coming Soon to DVD: Indians Like Us
    • Press Release - Indian Relay (11/5/2013)

October 2013

  • Producer E-Newsletter - October 2013 (10/30/2013)
  • • Congratulations Urban Rez for being named an official selection of the 16th Annual Native American Indian Film Festival of the Southeast
    • Congratulations to the crews of Yellow Fever and Urban Rez for being named an official selection of LA Skins Fest
    • Yellow Fever Navajo Nation Tour
    • Impact: A Series of Stories About Films Making Change
  • Smokin' Fish Refeed to Programmers (10/29/2013)
  • Press Release - Indians Like Us (10/28/2013)
  • Press Release - UNO Native Film Festival (10/18/2013)
  • General Vision Maker Media - October 2013 (10/15/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Rebekka Schlichting
    • Urban Rez
    • Injunity Brings Real Native Issues to Public Television
    • A Great Example of Community Engagement
    • Intern Blog: "Next Time Don't Wish Me Good Luck By Saying 'Break A Leg'" by Kavelina Torres (Yup'ik/Inupiaq/Athabascan)
    • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "What Kind of Indian Woman Are You?" by Pam Belgarde (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa)
  • Columbus Day Legacy (10/14/2013)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - October 2013 (10/8/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Urban Rez, March Point, Aleut Story, Columbus Day Legacy, Navajo Film Themselves
    • New Title: The Medicine Game
    • New Title: Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge
    • New Look for Shop Vision Maker
  • Press Release - Injunuity (10/8/2013)
  • Press Release - Urban Rez (10/2/2013)

September 2013

  • Producer E-Newsletter - September 2013 (9/30/2013)
  • • Congratulations to "Urban Rez"
    • Congratulations to "Yellow Fever"
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Film Festival Opportunities
  • Social Media Strategy Presentation and Networking Luncheon (9/19/2013)
  • General Vision Maker Media - September 2013 (9/18/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Christina King and Elizabeth Castle
    • The Medicine Game Premieres Sept. 24 on WORLD Channel
    • Vision Maker Media News Reports
    • Mary and the Archives
    • The Latest GROWING NATIVE Blog: "Changing the Way We Eat" by Caroline Trapp
  • Press Release - The Medicine Game Premieres September 24 on Public Television's WORLD Channel (9/17/2013)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - September 2013 (9/10/2013)
  • • Fall Into These Top Picks This Season: Urabn Rez, Holo Mai Pele, Sacred Stick, First Circle, and Grab
    • Film Review Highlights from The Dakota Day: "Good Meat: One Man's Search for the Traditional Lakota Diet"

August 2013

  • Producer E-Newsletter - August 2013 (8/27/2013)
  • • Multiple Job Opportunities with PBS, ITVS, POV & More!
  • General Vision Maker Media - August 2013 (8/21/2013)
  • • Urban Rez Wins Regional Emmy®-Award
    • POV Streaming the Films Sun Kissed & Up Heartbreak Hill Online for Free
    • Yellow Fever Featured in Navajo Times
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - August 2013 (8/6/2013)
  • • Get Back-to-School Ready these DVD titles: One Voice, Racing the Rez, Sousa on the Rez, Up Heartbreak Hill, and Wapos Bay
    • Weaving Worlds Film Review Highlights from American Anthropologist
    • August 26 is National Heroes Day: Choctaw Code Talkers & Apache 8

July 2013

  • Producer Newsletter July 2013 (7/30/2013)
  • • Congratulations to Rocky Mountain PBS and the crew behind the documentary Urban Rez on winning a Regional Emmy®-Award
    • Congratulations to Racing the Rez & all of the Spring 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Film & Video Competition recipients.
    • Congratulations to Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) for winning the Best TV News Story from the Native American Journalists Association Media Awards.
    • Summer is almost over, so check out these job and fellowship opportunities!
  • Press Release - Vision Maker Media Launches New Website (7/25/2013)
  • Press Release - Partnering with Public Television Stations (7/23/2013)
  • Press Release - Public Media Content Fund Recipients (7/19/2013)
  • General Vision Maker Media - July 2013 (7/9/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Elizabeth Weatherford
    • Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge Premieres on PBS
    • Injunity Episodes Are Now Online
    • Growing Native: Summertime for Indians
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - July 2013 (6/26/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Tribal Sovereignty, Good Meat, Grab, March Point, Navajo Film Themselves
    • Teacher Appreciation Sale (20% Off Select Educational Titles)
    • Some of the Top Sellers During Our Educational DVD Sale
    • Feature Documentary About Foster Care

June 2013

  • Producer Newsletter June 2013 (6/18/2013)
  • • Congratulations to the film "Winter in the Blood"
    • Congratulations to Rock Mountain PBS and "Urban Rez"
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • General Vision Maker Media - June 2013 (6/11/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Wil Meya
    • Native Sounds: Randall Warren Heavilin
    • An Open Letter to Her Father
    • Growing Native: The Universidad Intercultural de Estado Mexico
    • Internships for Native Students
    • Vision Maker Media's Board of Directors Welcomes Schiedel, Nagel, and Clarkson
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - June 2013 (6/11/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Choctaw Code Talkers., Smokin' Fish, Sacred Stick, Tribal Sovereignty, One Voice
    • Teacher Appreciation Sale (20% Off Select Educational Titles)
    • The Story of An Estranged Father Reconnecting with His Daughters
    • A Dad That Wants To Stay Healthy For His Family
    • Featured DVD: Then There Were None
    • Now on DVD For Use in the Classroom: Navajo Film Themselves
  • Press Release - 2013 Dancers of the Plains Film Festival (6/4/2013)
  • Press Release - Public Media Internships for Students (6/4/2013)

May 2013

  • Press Release - Vision Maker Media Welcomes New Board Members (5/30/2013)
  • Press Release - Vision Maker Media Wins at Prism Awards (5/23/2013)
  • Producer E-Newslettter - May 2013 (5/22/2013)
  • • Congratulations to the film "Kivalina People"
    • Congratulations to Sundance Institute's NativeLab Fellows
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • General Vision Maker Media - May 2013 (5/14/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Julianna Brannum
    • Native Sounds: Hawk Henries
    • Growing Native: Breaking the Food Industry Addiction
    • The New Language Conservancy Website
  • Father's Day - Video Letters from Prison (5/14/2013)
  • Press Release - Bridge the Gap to Pine Ridge (5/14/2013)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - May 2013 (5/7/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Sousa on the Rez, Racing the Rez, Sacred Stick, Apache 8, Choctaw Code Talkers
    • Teacher Appreciation Sale (20% Off Select Educational Titles)
    • Great Gifts for Mom for Mother's Day
    • Donate to Vision Maker Media in Your Mother's Name
    • Featured DVD: To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey

April 2013

  • Producer E-Newslettter - April 2013 (4/16/2013)
  • • Congratulations to Ramona Emerson
    • Congratulations to Smokin' Fish
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • General Vision Maker Media - April 2013 - Draft (4/9/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Chris Eyre
    • Native Sounds: Jack Gladstone
    • Growing Native: Festival of Native Arts
    • PBS Online Film Festival
    • What is Home?
  • Press Release - Looking to Acquire & Distribute Finished Native Films (4/8/2013)
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - April 2013 (4/2/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: The Thick Dark Fog, Good Meat, Apache 8, To Brooklyn and Back: A Mohawk Journey, Sousa on the Rez
    • Environmental Titles
    • Featured DVD: Unnatural Causes
    • Celebrate Arbor Day with Apache 8
    • New Home Title: Sacred Stick

March 2013

  • Voices of Our Ancestors - Themed ShopVisionMaker.org (3/11/2013)
  • Producer E-Newslettter - March 2013 (3/20/2013)
  • • Vote Now For Young Native Filmmakers
    • Congratulations to Filmmakers
    • 8th Annual SuperFly Filmmaking Experience is Now Accepting Applications
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • General Vision Maker Media - March 2013 (3/14/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Torsten Kjellstrand and Jamie Francis
    • Native Sounds: Swil Kanim
    • Two Native Films Part of 2013 PBS Online Film Festival - Voting Ends 3/22
    • Board Blog: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) by Robin Butterfield
    • Growing Native: Fairbanks in February
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
  • Shop Vision Maker Media - March 2013 (3/5/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Racing the Rez, Good Meat, Grab, For the Rights of All, Tribal Sovereignty
    • Strong Women Role Models
    • Featured DVD: Holo Mai Pele
    • New Educational Title: Sacred Stick
  • Reminder 10 days left to apply - 2013 Public Media Content Fund (3/4/2013)

February 2013

  • February Producer E-News (2/20/2013)
  • • Congratulations to Films Selected for the MoMA's Indernational Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media & The Agua Caliente Native FilmFest
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • February General E-News (2/13/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Suree Towfighnia and Debra White Plume
    • Native Sounds: Brent Michael Davids
    • Wounded Knee 1973
    • Growing Native on the Green Screen
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
    • SXSW Panel on Training the Next Seven Generations of Storytellers
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
  • Native Leaders Making History - Themed ShopVisionMaker.org (2/18/2013)
  • Enjoy a Comedy This Evening - Themed ShopVisionMaker.org (2/11/2013)
  • Press Release - 2013 SXSW Interactive Panel (2/7/2013)
  • February Shop Vision Maker Media E-News (2/6/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: Navajo Film Themselves, Sousa on the Rez, Games of the North, Good Meat, Waterbuster
    • February 6 is Digital Learning Day
    • February 16 is Elizabeth Peratrovich Day
    • Featured DVD: Barking Water
    • Featured DVD: Black Grace

January 2013

  • Download Flyer for Your School/Organization: 2013 Public Media Internships (1/29/2013)
  • January Producer E-News (1/23/2013)
  • • Congratulations to Films Selected for the Big Sky Film Festival and Agua Caliente Native FilmFest
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
  • Press Release - 2013 Public Media Internships (1/17/2013)
  • January General E-News (1/16/2013)
  • • Producer Profile: Tracy Rector
    • Native Sounds: Raven Chacon
    • New Year, New Beginnings
    • 2013 Public Media Content Fund
    • Growing Native Blog - "Holiday Food"
  • Press Release - Sacred Stick (1/15/2013)
  • January Shop Vision Maker Media E-News (1/9/2013)
  • • Top 5 EDU Titles: GRAB, The Thick Dark Fog, Games of the North, Racing the Rez, Apache 8
    • Pacific Island Collection Comes to Vision Maker Media
    • January is National Mentoring Month
    • Now on DVD: Sousa on the Rez
    • Now Available: Video Letters from Prison
  • Press Release - PIC Partnership (1/8/2013)
  • Press Release - 2013 Public Media Content Fund (1/7/2013)
  • Now Available: Sousa on the Rez on Home & Educational DVD (1/7/2013)
  • Press Release - NAPT Is Now Vision Maker Media (1/4/2013)

December 2012

  • December Producer E-News (12/19/2012)
  • • Congratulations to Ivy Vainio (Grand Portage Band of Ojibwe) of the film Walking into the Unknown
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    • Funding Opportunities
    • Opportunities Worth Noting
    • Seattle International Film Festival
  • Sousa on the Rez EDU DVD Now Available (12/13/2012)
  • An official selection of the American Indian Film Festival and the Red Nation Film Festival...
  • December General E-News (12/11/2012)
  • • Make a tax-deductible contribution to help share Native stories with the world
    • Native Sounds Podcast featuring the Cherokee National Youth Choir
    • Producer Profile Podcast featuring Jack Kohler & Anecita Augustinez
    • Vision Maker Media's Georgiana Lee Elected to Indian Center, Inc.'s Board of Directors in Lincoln, Neb.
    • Vision Maker Media's Blue Tarpalechee Serving as an Advisory Group Member for The Ways!
    • Congratulations to Pamala Silas who was recently named Executive Director to NAJA!
    • The Latest Blog from GROWING NATIVE. "Italian Greenhouses" by Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock)
    • Native Media on the Road in France...Tracy Rector (Seminole) & Solomon Calvert-Adera (Seminole/Choctaw)
    • Download the Vision Maker Media 2013 Calendar
  • Dec 7 Order Reminder for Holiday Shipping (12/7/2012)
  • The Twelve Days of Native Christmas, Christmas in the Clouds, and more!
  • December Vision Maker E-News (12/5/2012)
  • • Order by Friday, December 7 for holiday delivery!
    • Top 5 Educational Titles: Racing the Rez, Columbus Day Legacy, The Thick Dark Fog, Good Meat, Up Heartbreak Hill
    • Top 5 Home Titles: Standing Bear's Footsteps, Racing the Rez, Smokin' Fish, Choctaw Code Talkers, GRAB
    • Just Released! Our 2013-2014 EDU DVD Catalog
    • The Twelve Days of Native Christmas & Interview with Gary Robinson and Jesse Hummingbird
    • Christmas in the Clouds and interview with
    Kate Montgomery
    First Circle
    GRAB
    For the Generations: Native Story & Performance
    Weaving Worlds
    Games of the North: Playing for Survival
    Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian

November 2012

  • Press Release - Sousa on the Rez (11/27/2012)
  • November Producer E-News (11/20/2012)
  • • Congratulations Composer Ryan Lee Crosby of Racing the Rez
    Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    Training Opportunities:
    • Visual Essentials for Content Creators
    • CPB/PBS Producers Academy
    Funding Opportunities:
    • Reminder! ITVS funding deadline is January 11, 2013
    Opportunities Worth Noting
    • NAJA Call for Proposals
    American Indian Educators Maintaining Traditions in
    Digital Era - Georgiana Lee and Carol Rempp host a workshop
    at NIEA entitled "Standing Bear's Footsteps: Utilizing Interactive
    Learning Tools to Teach the Past Today"
    Call for Entries - WorldFest Houston
  • November General E-News (11/13/2012)
  • • Native Sounds: Kevin Locke (Anishinabe/Lakota)
    • Producer Profile: Gina Abatemarco of The Kivalina People
    • Recognize Native Small Businesses on Sat., Nov. 24!
    • GROWING NATIVE Blog: Tesuque Farm Tour by Lois Ellen Frank, Ph.D. (Kiowa/Sephardic)
    • Upcoming Native American Heritage Month Documentaries on WORLD:
    Aleut Story; Up Heartbreak Hill; To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey; A Blackfeet Encounter; Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection; Smokin' Fish
    • Just in Time for the Holidays...
    The Twelve Days of Christmas
    Christmas in the Clouds
    Games of the North: Playing for Survival
    For the Generations: Native Story & Performance
    Robert Mirabal: Music from a Painted Cave
    Trudell
    Waila!
    Walela: Live in Concert DVD/CD Combo Pack
    Olson Seminar, Wed., Nov. 14 in Lincoln, Neb., on Northern Cheyenne Exodus at UNL's Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St.
    • Give the Gift of Education by Making a Tax-Deductible Contribution This Holiday Season
  • November Vision Maker E-News (11/6/2012)
  • • Together, We Celebrate & Recognize the Significant Contributions of Our American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage:
    Aleut Story
    For the Next 7 Generations: 13 Indigenous Grandmothers Weaving a World That Works
    For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
    Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection
    The Oneida Speak
    Pearl
    Standing Bear's Footsteps
    To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey
    We Shall Remain
    • Just in Time for the Holidays...Give the Gift of Music and Comedy with These Great DVD Titles:
    The Twelve Days of Native Christmas
    Christmas in the Clouds
    Walela: Live in Concert Combo Pack
    • Top 5 Educational Titles for October 2012
  • Native Vote Podcasts (11/5/2012)
  • You're invited to visit our election coverage page at http://www.visionmakermedia.org/election to view the most recent reports concerning Native issues in the election.
  • Join us in celebrating Veteran's Day 2012 (11/2/2012)
  • Celebrate & Honor Our Native Veterans!
    Choctaw Code Talkers
    Way of the Warrior

October 2012

  • October & November Refeeds (10/25/2012)
  • The Thick Dark Fog, Barking Water, & Smokin' Fish
  • October Producer E-News (10/23/2012)
  • • Congratulations NAPT Filmmakers!
    My Louisiana Love - Sharon Linezo Hong & Monique Verdin
    Racing the Rez - Brian Truglio
    Young Lakota - Marion Lipshutz, Rose Rosenblatt, & Heather Rae (Cherokee)
    Apache 8 - Heather Rae, Sande Zeig, Dolly Hall, Victoria Westover, Vicky Wright, & Susan Lazarus
    • Columbus Day Legacy - Bennie Klain (Navajo) & Leighton C. Peterson
    • Sousa on the Rez: Marching to the Beat of
    a Different Drum - Cathleen O'Connell
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    Explaining HTML5/CSS3
    Call Out for AIR's "Live Interactive"
    Collaboration/Residency
    GIS Map Design
    Visual Essentials for Content Creators
    • Funding Opportunities
    Reminder! ITVS's Open Call 2013 Round 1's Deadline is January 11, 2013
    Call for Papers - National Association of Native American Studies
    • Call for Entries - WorldFest Houston
  • Press Release - My Louisisana Love (10/23/2012)
  • WORLD Compass November Broadcasts (10/22/2012)
  • For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
    GRAB
    Video Letters from Prison
    Choctaw Code Talkers
    Jim Thorpe, the World's Greatest Athlete
    My Louisiana Love
    Aleut Story
    Up Heartbreak Hill
    Racing the Rez
    To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey
    A Blackfeet Encounter
    Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection
    Smokin' Fish
  • Press Release - NETA Panel (10/17/2012)
  • Good Meat Refeed to Programmers (10/16/2012)
  • Producer Profiles for November 2012 Broadcasts (10/11/2012)
  • Barking Water's Sterlin Harjo
    Good Meat's Sam Hurst
    GRAB's Billy Luther
    The Medicine Game's Lukas Korver
    My Louisiana Love's Monique Verdin & Sharon Linezo Hong
    Racing the Rez's Brian Truglio
    Smokin' Fish's Luke Griswold-Tergis & Cory Mann
    Sousa on the Rez's Cathleen O'Connell
    Standing Bear's Footsteps Christine Lesiak & Princella Parker
    Sun Kissed's Maya Stark & Adi Lavy
    The Thick Dark Fog's Randy Vasquez & Jonathan Skurnik
  • Press Release - NIEA (10/11/2012)
  • October General E-News (10/9/2012)
  • • Producer Profile: Sophie Rousmaniere & Jay Minton, Yellow Fever
    • Native Sounds Podcast: Jennifer Stevens
    • Standing Bear's Footsteps Premieres on PBS nationwide
    • Oct. 15 at 10 p.m. ET and on PBS's WORLD, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. ET
    • Lois Elen Frank, Ph.D. (Kiowa/Sephardic), Advisory Committee Member for GROWING NATIVE, Now in Production
    • NAPT Will Present at the Arts & Social Change Symposium in Seattle, Wash., Oct. 12-13
    • NAPT's Georgiana Lee to Present at the National Indian Education Association (NIEA) Convention & Tradeshow, Oct. 18-21
    • NAPT's Shirley K. Sneve Will Present at the Bioneers Conference on Sun., Oct. 21 in San Rafael, Calif.
    • NAPT is a Media Partner for NCAI's Native Vote Campaign
    • NAPT Partners with Longhouse Media Youth to Encourage Indigenous Voters through Storytelling
    • Let's Get Monday Night Audiences for Indies!
    • National Association of Native American Studies' Call for Papers for the 21st Annual NAAAS & Affiliates National Conference,
    Feb. 11-16 in Baton Rouge
    • Upcoming Screenings
    Sun Kissed
    Games of the North: Playing for Survival
    Up Heartbreak Hill
    • Sneve to speak at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks
  • October Vision Maker E-News (10/1/2012)
  • • Celebrate Native American Heritage Month this Upcoming November
    For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
    GRAB
    Standing Bear's Footsteps
    The Thick Dark Fog
    The Oneida Speak
    We Shall Remain
    • Top 5 Educational DVD Sellers

September 2012

  • Friends of NAPT & the Giving Library (9/25/2012)
  • Columbus Day Legacy (9/21/2012)
  • September Producer E-News (9/20/2012)
  • • NAPT to Showcase at the Monument Valley Film Festival, Sept. 22 & 23 in Kayenta, AZ
    • NAPT at the 23rd Annual Bioneers Conference, October 19 through 21 in San Rafael, Calif.
    • Festival Cine Alter'natif - Tracy Rector and
    Solomon Calvert-Adera
    • Call for Papers - National Association of Native American Studies
    • Call for Entries - WorldFest Houston
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities:
    Buidling Social Networks - KDMC
    Explaining HTML5/CSS3 - BAVC
    GIS Map Design - KDMC
    Visual Essentials for Content Creators - KDMC
    • Funding Opportunities:
    California Documentary Project
  • America By the Numbers: Clarkson Georgia (9/19/2012)
  • Explore what it takes to be inclusive, engaged and living in the "New America."
  • American Graduate PSAs (9/19/2012)
  • As part of the American Graduate Initiative, NAPT produced PSAs for online use, as well as for interstitials on Public Television.
  • Friends of NAPT (9/18/2012)
  • With your support, we can bring our stories to the forefront of public dialogue. Together, we'll continue to engage audiences and be a catalyst for change in communities across the globe.
  • September General E-News (9/11/2012)
  • • Native Sounds Podcast: Leanne Goose
    • Producer Profile: Eli Cane, The Dull Knifes
    • Mark Trahant, advisory committee member, on the in-production series, GROWING NATIVE
    • NAPT is a Media Partner for NCAI's Native Vote Campaign
    • NAPT Partners with Longhouse Media Youth to Encourage
    • Indigenous Voters through Storytelling
    • Native Media Provides Important Perspective at NAMAC 2012
    • National Association of Native American Studies' Call for Papers for the 21st Annual NAAAS & Affiliates National Conference, Feb. 11-16 in Baton Rouge
    • Upcoming Screenings
    • Help Combat the American High School Drop Out Crisis
  • September Vision Maker E-News (9/6/2012)
  • • Educational DVDs for American Graduate Day, Sept. 22!
    For the Generations: Native Story & Performance
    March Point
    Racing the Rez
    Up Heartbreak Hill
    Standing Bear's Footsteps
    Help Combat the American High School
    Drop Out Crisis
  • Press Release - Blue Tarpalechee Joins Staff (9/4/2012)

August 2012

  • NAMAC Scholarships (8/24/2012)
  • SXSWi Panel Vote (8/22/2012)
  • Press Release - Giving Library (8/21/2012)
  • NAPT has been selected as a featured nonprofit for The Giving Library, a newly launched philanthropic website, www.givinglibrary.org.
  • August Producer Newsletter (8/20/2012)
  • • Join us on August 27 at 4 p.m. ET when NAPT's Shirley K. Sneve is a guest on "A Safe Place to Talk About Race"
    • Call for Entries - Mvskoke Film Festival
    • Call for Entries - 15th Annual Native American Indian Film & Video Festival of the Southeast
    • Call for Entries - WorldFest Houston
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    Work-Study Opportunities at The Banff Centre
    Leading Creatively: NAMAC's National Conference
    • Funding Opportunities
    MacArthur Foundation Open Call for Documentary Films
    Diversity Development Fund
    All Roads Film Project Seed Grant, National Geographic
    • Featured Blog of the Month
    • First Look at the Shooting of the Upcoming Series, GROWING NATIVE
  • August General E-News (8/9/2012)
  • • Native Sounds Podcast: Cody Blackbird (Cherokee/Dakota)
    • NAPT at Native Cinema Showcase, part of the Santa Fe Indian Market, August 13-19
    Racing the Rez
    NAPT a Case Study: Injunuity
    My Louisiana Love
    NAPT Case Study Presentation at Native Cinema Showcase
    • Join the Election Initiative!
    • Producer Profile: Maya Stark & Adi Lavy, Sun Kissed
    • Just Released! "The Frank & Ron Show, Episode 7: The Future"
    • Help Combat the American High School Drop Out Crisis
  • August Vision Maker E-News (8/7/2012)
  • • August is National Back-to-School Month
    • Choctaw Code Talkers - Educational DVD &
    Classroom Resources
    • Games of the North: Playing for Survival -
    Educational DVD & Classroom Resources
    • GRAB - Educational DVD & Classroom Resources
    • Weaving Worlds - Educational DVD & Classroom Resources
    • Native Language App for adults & children!
    • People's Choice Winner - For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
    • Now Playing! Up Heartbreak Hill on PBS Online
    • Help Combat the American High School Drop Out Crisis

July 2012

  • Press Release - Standing Bear's Footsteps National Broadcast (7/31/2012)
  • July Producer E-News (7/25/2012)
  • • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities
    Knight Digital Media: Social Media Intensive
    Armed with a Camera Fellowship
    Duke Audio Documentary Summer Institute
    NAM 2012 Fellowship for CA Journalists
    UnionDocs Collaborative Studio
    NAMAC's National Conference
    • Funding Opportunities
    Diversity Development Fund
    • Maria Hinojosa Investigates Changing Demographics in New PBS Special "America by the Numbers: Clarkson Georgia" part of a NEED TO KNOW Election 2012 Special
    • Call for Entries - Indigenous Film & Arts Festival
    • Call for Interviews & Essays - Indigenous Film
  • Racing the Rez EDU DVD Now Available (7/19/2012)
  • July General E-News (7/17/2012)
  • • Producer Profile: Doug Hawes-Davis, Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison
    • Native Sounds Podcast: Victoria Blackie (Dineh/Navajo)
    • NEW Educational Resources Available for Free Download
    • The Thick Dark Fog's Educational Guide &
    Viewer Discussion Guide
    • Racing the Rez's Viewer Discussion Guide
    • Up Heartbreak Hill Premieres July 26 on PBS's POV
    • Request for Proposals for Website Development Services
    • NAPT Case Study Presentation at Native Cinema Showcase 2012
    • Join the Election Initiative!
    • Help Share Native Stories with the World by Giving NAPT Your Vote for Funding!
    • Just Released! "The Frank & Ron Show, Episode 6: Impact of Programming"
    • Help Combat the American High School Drop Out Crisis
  • Website RFP (7/13/2012)
  • NAPT is seeking a consultant for the purpose of securing website development services.
  • Up Heartbreak Hill on POV (7/12/2012)
  • Press Release - American Graduate Initiative (7/10/2012)
  • July Vision Maker E-News (7/10/2012)
  • • National Parks & Recreation Month
    • Coming Soon: Racing the Rez
    • Available on DVD:
    Smokin' Fish
    Games of the North: Playing for Survival
    Seasoned with Spirit
    Take Flight with Pearl
    What has Ross been up to? -- Horse You See
    • Up Heartbreak Hill Premieres July 26 on PBS's POV
    • See how NAPT is encouraging students to get their high school diploma in Indian Country

June 2012

  • Barking Water ReFeed Info (6/29/2012)
  • Press Release - Standing Bear's Footsteps Interactive Learning Website (6/26/2012)
  • http://standingbearsfootsteps.netnebraska.org | PBS.org's Standing Bear's Footsteps:
    Meaning of Home
    Educational Resources Include:
    • Curriculum with Theme Strands
    • Southern Ponca, Northern Ponca, and Migizi Workshops Profiles
    • Storyboard Art Sketches from the Film
  • June Producer Newsletter (6/26/2012)
  • • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities -
    BAVC's Producer Institute - Late Deadline
    Public Media Development & Marketing Conference
    Duke Audio Documentary Summer Institute
    "Hearing is Believing"
    MMTC's "Next Generation Media and Telecom Entrepreneurs Boot Camp"
    Knight Digital Media: Data Mapping for Beginners
    BAVC Summer Camp for Teachers
    Knight Digital Media: Social Media Intensive
    NAMAC's National Conference - Early Deadline
    UnionDocs Collaborative Studio
    • Funding Opportunities -
    Sundance Institute Documentary Fund
    Global Film Initiative's Call for Applications for Summer 2012 Cycle
    Native Voices at the Autry Call for Scripts
    • Huffington Post: "Martin's Legacy: A Dying Native American Leads the Charge for Change" by Chris Bashinelli
    • AISES Opportunities
    • Call to Artists
    • Call for Proposals
    • Call for Interviews & Essays - Indigenous Film
    • Upcoming Deadlines
  • Recipients of the 2012 Public Media Content Fund (6/25/2012)
  • • Across the Creek
    Producer: Jon Cournoyer (Rosebud Sioux)
    • Apache Scouts: An Untold Story
    Producers: Velma Craig (Diné) & Dustinn Craig (White Mountain Apache/Navajo)
    • Finding Refuge
    Producers: Torsten Kjellstand, Rob Finch, Jamie Francis, and Isabella Blatchford (Supiaq/Alutiiq, Inupiaq)
    • Kivalina People
    Producer: Gina Abatemarco
    • The Mayor of Shiprock
    Producer: Ramona Emerson (Diné)
    • Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
    Producers: Sydney Beane (Flandreau Santee Sioux) & John Whitehead
    • Rising Voices/Hothaninpi
    Producer: Wilhelm Meya
    • Spirit in Glass
    Producer: Penny Phillips
    • Yellow Fever
    Producer: Sophie Rousmaniere
    • Young Lakota
    Producer: Marion Lipschutz
    • We Breathe Again
    Producer: Peter Evon (Neetsaii Gwich'in)
  • Press Release - NAPT Election Initiative (6/19/2012)
  • Press Release - Multimedia Internships (6/18/2012)
  • NAPT has partnered with New Mexico PBS, Vegas PBS, and KVCR's FNX to offer a multimedia summer internship at each station.
  • June General E-News (6/15/2012)
  • • You're Invited to NAPT's 2012-2013 Programming Reception
    • NCAI Mid-Year Conference & Marketplace Welcome Event, June 17 5-10 p.m in Lincoln, Neb.
    • Up Heartbreak Hill Premieres July 26 on the Award-Winning Series POV
    • POV Premiere Parties!!!
    • NAPT Filmmaker Billy Luther Spotlight
    • Producer Profile: The Medicine Game's Lukas Korver
    • "The Frank & Ron Show" Episode 5 - Radio
  • GRAB EDU DVD Available Now (6/8/2012)
  • June Vision Maker E-News (6/1/2012)
  • • Father's Day Ideas
    Barking Water
    The Thick Dark Fog
    First Circle
    • When rights were on the line, these Native warriors stepped up to the challenge...
    A Good Day to Die
    Columbus Day Legacy
    Standing Silent Nation
    Will Rogers & American Politics
  • The Thick Dark Fog Home DVD Available Now (6/1/2012)
  • Will Rogers Refeed Reminder: June 3 (6/1/2012)

May 2012

  • PTPA: Barking Water & The Thick Dark Fog (5/24/2012)
  • Press Release - SuperFly (5/24/2012)
  • May Producer Newsletter (5/23/2012)
  • • Tech Tuesday Blog Posts - "22 Tweeting Tips"
    • Job Opportunities & Fellowships
    • Training Opportunities:
    Games for Change Festival
    BAVC's Producer Institute (Late Deadline)
    Public Media Development & Marketing Conf.
    BAVC Summer Camp for Teachers
    imagineNATIVE 2012 Call for Submissions
    Latino Public Broadcasting's 2012 Public Media
    Content Fund
    Funding Opportunities
    POV's Annual Call for Entries
    UNITY Conference
    Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival
    Global Film Initiative's Call for Applications for Summer 2012 Cycle
    Native Voices at the Autry Call for Scripts
    Congratulations to The Thick Dark Fog's Randy Vasquez &
    Jonathan Skurnik -- People's Choice Award Winner at the
    2012 Black Hills Film Festival, May 1-6, 2012 Upcoming Funding Opportunity Deadlines
  • Press Release - NCAI Local Planning Committee (5/22/2012)
  • Support Your Native Small Businesses Week (5/21/2012)
  • Press Release - Will Rogers EDU Site (5/10/2012)
  • May General E-News (5/9/2012)
  • • NAPT Heads to the PBS Annual Meeting in Denver, Colo., May 14-17
    • Producer Profile: Sousa on the Rez's Cathleen O'Connell
    • Join Us! River of Renewal Screening in Denver, Colo., May 16 at 6:30 p.m.
    • Up Heartbreak Hill Premieres July 26 on the Award-Winning Series POV
    • Native Word Podcast: Julie Cajune
    • Reel Change 2012 Alumni - Jessica Kinser
    • NCAI Mid-Year Conference & Marketplace in Lincoln, Neb., June 17-20
    • Now Available: "The Frank & Ron Show" Ep. 4 - Creation of the Production Fund
  • River of Renewal Screening in Denver (5/8/2012)
  • Congrats Award-Winners: Standing Bear's Footsteps & Smokin' Fish (5/3/2012)
  • • Standing Bear's Footsteps, WINNER
    "2012 International Gabriel Award, Television: Documentary, Local Release | NET Television, Lincoln, Neb."
    • Smokin' Fish, WINNER
    "2012 Arizona International Film Festival, Best Documentary Feature"
  • May Vision Maker E-News/Men's Health Week Preview (5/1/2012)
  • • VisionMaker Recognizes Men's Health Awareness Week this June 11-17
    • Walking into the Unknown, featuring national health columnist Arne Vainio, MD
    • Good Meat, featuring Pine Ridge's Beau LeBeau
    • VisionMaker Youth Offerings
    Horse You See
    March Point
    Twelve Days of Native Christmas
    Wapos Bay

April 2012

  • Happy Mother's Day (4/30/2012)
  • Apache 8, Crew Boss Cheryl Bones
    First Circle, Tyler's Grandma Bobbi
    For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska, Roy Peratrovich, Jr.
    To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey, Native filmmaker Reghan Tarbell
  • Facing the Storm: Story of the American Bison (4/25/2012)
  • April Producer Newsletter (4/18/2012)
  • • Tech Tuesday Blog Posts
    • Results are in! Visit the fourth biennial VisionMaker Film Festival Gallery!
    • Job Opportunities
    • All Roads Film Festival
    • Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival
    • Native Vision Scholarship
    • imagineNATIVE 2012 Call for Submissions
    • UNITY Conference
    • Native Voices at the Autry Call for Scripts
    • Horse You See Wins the People's Choice Award in the First Ever PBS Online Film Festival
    Upcoming Deadlines
    American Graduate: CPB Combats the High School Dropout Crisis
  • Congrats Horse You See (4/17/2012)
  • PBS announced today that the votes are in and the Festival audience has selected Horse You See, a short film presented by NAPT, as the People's Choice Award winner in the first ever PBS Online film Festival.
  • Press Release - Racing the Rez (4/17/2012)
  • 30% off Select Earth Day Vision Maker DVD Titles (4/13/2012)
  • April General E-News (4/10/2012)
  • • Cast Your Vote by April 16 for Your Favorite Short Film in the PBS Online Film Festival
    • Congratulations to Unity's Top Journalists of Color!
    • Congratulations Vincent Schilling!
    • Current Titles Available for Online Viewing
    • Racing the Rez Trailer Released on iTunes(R) for download
    • Upcoming Screenings of NAPT Films
    • Producer Profile: My Louisiana Love's Monique Verdin & Sharon Linezo Hong
    • Just Released! Episode 3 of "The Frank & Ron Show"
  • Vision Maker April E-News (4/3/2012)
  • • New Releases:
    A Good Day to Die
    Smokin' Fish
    Standing Bear's Footsteps
    The Thick Dark Fog
    Wapos Bay (six-part series)
    Will Rogers & American Politics
    • Celebrate Earth Day (April 22) &
    Arbor Day (April 27)
    March Point
    Power Paths
    The Creek Runs Red
    Return of the Red Lake Walleye
    River of Renewal
    Standing Silent Nation
    Weaving Worlds
    Waterbuster

March 2012

  • SXSWi Panel Recap (3/27/2012)
  • "Popping Your Bubble: Stories of the Digital Divide"
  • The Thick Dark Fog EDU DVD Available Now (3/21/2012)
  • March Producer Newsletter (3/21/2012)
  • • NAPT Multimedia Internship
    • Job Opportunities
    • Yale University Fellowship Opportunity
    • Herman Miller's Student Video Contest
    • Bay Area Documentary Fund
    • UNITY Conference
    • PBS Online Film Festival to Feature 20 Short Films--Ends March 30
    • Congratulations Apache 8 & Weaving Worlds
    • Upcoming Deadlines
    • CPB Combats the High School Drop Out Crisis--The American Graduate Initiative
  • Press Release - Barking Water (3/20/2012)
  • PBS Online Film Festival: The Migration (3/19/2012)
  • In a future wracked by global warming and controlled by an authoritarian government, an American Indian family goes into hiding, holding out one last hope for the planet's survival.
  • Celebrate Earth Day (3/15/2012)
  • Earth Day is our chance to recognize how we, as inhabitants of this earth, can build a healthy, prosperous, clean energy economy now and for the future. Join more than one billion people in 190 countries to take action this April 22 in your community!
  • Press Release - GRAB (3/13/2012)
  • March General E-News (3/9/2012)
  • • NAPT will be at the 2012 AIHEC Student Conference - Special Presentation "Natives in the Movies"
    • NAPT is Looking to Partner College Students with Public Television Stations! Deadline to Apply is March 31
    • NAPT's Public Media Content Fund Deadline is Next Friday (March 16)
    • Time to Celebrate! Congratulations Rebecca Fauver!
    • On Google+? Add NAPT to your circles.
    • Upcoming Screenings of NAPT Films
    • Producer Profile: Racing the Rez's Brian Truglio
    • Watch Select NAPT Films for FREE - Films Online for a Limited Time at SnagFilms.com
  • Press Release - Multimedia Internship (3/6/2012)
  • NAPT is looking to partner college students with Public Television stations to offer three multimedia summer internships.
  • NAPT Panel on Native America Calling (3/6/2012)
  • Native stories from the Digital Divide.
  • Vision Maker March E-News (3/6/2012)
  • • Women's History Month Featured Films:
    Apache 8, To Brooklyn & Back: A Mohawk Journey, Aleut Story, Choctaw Code Talkers, Christmas in the Clouds, First Circle,
    March Point, Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection, Silent Thunder, Standing Bear's Footsteps, Standing Silent Nation, The Creek Runs Red, The Onedia Speak, Trudell, Way of the Warrior
    • Watch Select NAPT Films for FREE at SNAGFilms.com! (U.S. Only)
    • Frank & Ron Show Episode 2 Now Available
  • First Circle Home DVD Available Now (3/1/2012)

February 2012

  • Vision Maker on SNAG Films (2/28/2012)
  • NAPT Board Changes (2/28/2012)
  • PBS Online Film Festival (2/27/2012)
  • Barking Water- NMAI - To Programmers (2/24/2012)
  • Febuary Producer Newsletter (2/23/2012)
  • NAPT Announces 2012 Open Call for Media Makers
    Request for Stories: Growing Native
    Job Opportunities
    Peabody Essex Museum Fellowship
    Great Plains Art Museum Call for Artists
    Marguerite Casey Foundation Fellowship
    Oregon Public Broadcasting Summer Internship
    World TV Documentary Open Call
    Miracle Corners Youth Leadership Retreat
    National Geographic All Roads Seed Grant
    Unity Conference
    Herman Miller's Student Video Contest
    PBS Online Film Festival to Feature 20 Short Films
    Request for Native American Short Film for Use on
    PBS Pilot
    Investing in Creativity: The "Investing Less Time
    Reading" Version
    National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC)
    Membership Survey
    Congratulations Weaving Worlds!
    Upcoming Deadlines
  • Happy Birthday/"The Frank & Ron Show" Launch (2/20/2012)
  • February General E-News (2/14/2012)
  • • Now Accepting Proposals for 2012 Open Call
    • NAPT Launches Mobile App
    • NAPT to Host SXSWi Panel on the Digital Divide
    • NAPT Live Tweeting from SXSWi & iMA
    • Panel on Native America Calling
    • NAPT is on Google+
    • Congratulations to Jacquie Jones of NBPC
    • Call for Proposals: NCAI Policy Research
    • Call for Applications: Native American Library Services Grant
    • Call for Nominations: NEA's Our Town
    • NAPT's Interview with Jerod Tate
    • Producer Profile: GRAB's Billy Luther
  • February Vision Maker E-News (2/9/2012)
  • • Elizabeth Peratrovich Day is Feb. 16. - For the Rights of All: Ending Jim Crow in Alaska
    • Share a DVD with your Valentine--Smokin' Fish, Barking Water, For the Generations: Native Story & Performance, Pearl
    • New to VisionMaker's Home Catalog--Native Waters: A Chitimacha Recollection, Return of the Red Lake Walleye,
    Will Rogers & American Politics
  • Press Release - SXSW Panel (2/8/2012)
  • Press Release - The Thick Dark Fog on DVD (2/7/2012)

January 2012

  • Native American Short Films Call for Film Submissions (1/24/2012)
  • January Producer E-News (1/18/2012)
  • • NAPT Announces 2012 Open Call for Media Makers
    • Notes from NAPT's Producer Handbook - Insurance
    • Job Opportunities
    • New Media Women Entrepreneurs
    • Cine Las Americas International Film Festival
    • Native Lab Fellowship
    • Creative Capital Grants
    • NCAI Call for Artists
    • Creative Producing Fellowship and Lab
    • Interactive Digital Media Proposals
    • Great Plains Art Museum Call for Artists
    • Independent Lens Leads PBS's Black History Month
    • Upcoming Deadlines
  • NAPT Needs Your Help. (1/18/2012)
  • We invite you to take this short survey.
  • Now Available: First Circle on DVD (1/12/2012)
  • January General E-News (1/12/2012)
  • • NAPT Now Accepting Proposals for 2012 Open Call
    • Public Television Says Goodbye to a True Visionary
    • NAPT's Interview with Ras K'dee
    • Native Daughter's Magazine Curriculum Companion
    • CMJ's Executive Director Featured in the San Francisco Chronicle
    • Producer Profile: The Thick Dark Fog's Randy Vasquez & Jonathan Skurnik
  • January Vision Maker E-News (1/5/2012)
  • • Waila! Making the People Happy
    • Trudell
    • Walela! Live in Concert Combo Pack
    • The Oneida Speak
    • Top Amazon.com Instant Digital Downloads
    from November 2011-- Indian Country Diaries: Episode 1 - A Seat at the Drum
    • Silent Thunder
    • Seasoned with Spirit: Episode 3 - Return of the Buffalo
    • VisionMaker New Year's Resolution Favorites-- Walking into the Unknown & For the Generations: Native Story & Performance
    • Top Sellers - Educational DVDS in December 2011
  • Press Release - Open Call 2012 (1/4/2012)
  • The purpose of the Content Media Fund is to increase the diversity of voices in public media.

 
 

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