KIDS FIRST...film critic boot camp! Calling all E! Reporters!

Oh, I can feel the competition breathing down my neck already!

Nonetheless, I'm all for plugging the KIDS FIRST "Film Critics" boot camp which revs up in the next few weeks.

Do you think that your kid has what it takes to become a movie reviewer?

Or, at least a cub reporter along the lines of Lois Lane or Jimmy Olsen at the Daily Planet?

If your tween-aged child has a hankering to be the next Roger Ebert, there’s a camp where they can train to build a foundation of knowledge and skills to one day attain that goal.

KIDS FIRST is offering up its 2nd Film Critics Boot Camp this summer in four cities across the country - Los Angeles, Albuquerque, Annapolis and Santa Fe (June & July).

For those who are not familiar with KIDS FIRST, the organization has a web site for kids where they can log in and participate in every aspect of the film industry.

Smart intelligent children - keen on filmmaking - even vote on movies each year and give them a popcorn rating!

Creating the KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp was a natural next step for the 20-year-old organization, according to the organizers of the annual event.

In essence, the budding young stars are taught how to judge and critique media - and likewise - how to perform on-camera.

Kids ages 8 to 13 will get a chance to watch the latest films, meet film critics, and learn interview techniques.

In sum, the boot camp affords up-and-coming raw filmmaking talents (and critics) how to develop their creative skills.

And, they will do just that, under the tutelage of professionals in the field.

The goal is to help tweens build self confidence while they develop skills that will stay with them a lifetime.

A successful well-known 1st assistant director - Janet Davidson - is one of the teachers that will be at the helm at boot camp this summer.

DATES AND LOCATIONS

Warehouse 21,
1614 Paseo de Peralt
Sante Fe NM

June 13th – 17th

Quote…Unquote
519 Central N.W.
Albuquerque NM

June 20th – 24th

The Georgian Hotel
1415 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, CA

July 11th – July 15th

Filmsters
107 Annapolis St., Ste J,
Annapolis, MD

July 18th – July 22nd

Tuition $549
Early Registration $479
Materials, snacks, and lunches inclusive

Ages 8 - 13
Enrollment limited
Maximum 25 children per class
(some partial scholarships available)

Contact:

http://www.kidsfirst.org/

http://www.thetattler.com



KIDS FIRST!...partners with Toys "R" Us to retail family entertainment!

Celebrate with KIDS FIRST!

August 15 (2009) was a momentous day for parents with tots who were able to pop into any Toys "R" Us store around the country to snap up dedicated KIDS FIRST titles around the country.

The partnership with Toys “R”Us - the world’s leading dedicated toy retailer - began introducing thousands of parents and children to KIDS FIRST!

The top 50 Films for Kids & Family were chosen from a whopping 196 celluloid offerings online by a widespread voting public.

The final list - voted on and arrived at by a KIDS FIRST! jury - recognizes feature films with universal appeal for children.

The films represent 71 years of filmmaking and include notable releases from the major studios such as:

The Princess Bride
(loved it!)
The Sound of Music
(Julie, hope your pipes are healed by now)
Bolt
(featuring Miley Cirus music?
Wall-E
(box office boffo)
Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who
(gosh, that fun ditty drums up memories from my own childhood)

A 1st-time filmmaker by the name of Phil Bransom - who I met at the "Backlot Film Festival" last year when I screened his 1st film - "Trainmaster" - was also selected by the Jury in spite of the fact it was not a big-budget Studio release.

Post & Review:

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2008/04/train-mastercharming-family.html

“We created the list to provide parents and caregivers with a reliable guide to evergreen films that are as good today as the day they were released,” said Ranny Levy who is Founder and President of KIDS FIRST!/Coalition for Quality Children's Media.

"The films on this list portray the values and ethics that we, as a culture, wish to instill in our children."

With its 18-year history of evaluating and promoting quality children’s films, KIDS FIRST! is uniquely positioned to create the list of Top 50 Kid Films.

Any film KIDS FIRST! endorses must meet or exceed the baseline criteria as follows: no gratuitous violence or abuse; no inappropriate sexual behavior; no bias in terms of race, gender, culture or religion; no condescension toward children; no replicable unsafe behavior.

In addition, the films on the list are compared with others - and to make the KIDS FIRST! grade - must be found exceptional among its peers.

KIDS FIRST! employs a unique community jury system that involves more than 3,000 children and professional adults with backgrounds in education, child development and other child-service professional.

Using a set of standardized criteria, created by leading children’s media experts, KIDS FIRST! evaluations are credible and consistent evaluations.

More than 10,000 films, DVDs, TV shows, and other media have been evaluated since 1991.

The Top 50 Films for Kids and Family list will be refreshed every six months to keep up with the bevy of new titles splashing into the marketplace.

Why not check out the current stock to prevent falling behind?

http://www.julianayrs.com