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November 4, 2002 Issue #15
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the
ways in which you yourself have altered. - Nelson Mandela [A Long Walk to Freedom]
Dear Friends,
In this month when a day for giving thanks is a national holiday, I'd like
to express my thanks to all of you, kind readers, sponsors, producers, and volunteers
for making this year such a special one for KIDS FIRST! It warms my heart every
month when I hear from so many of you sharing the stories of your life. I feel
a sense of community every time send me an email with your thoughts. Thank you
for doing so. It is really what keeps me and the staff here going.
We at KIDS FIRST! wish to express our gratitude to everyone who helped make
our New York area festivals a huge success: the staff at Clearview Cinemas,
the Girl Scout Councils of Greater New York, Putnam/Westchester, Paramus, and
Nassau, Greg Horta and the dads from the Teen Fathers Program of Loisaida, Inc.,
CQCM members MagicFrank and Kathy Byers who performed live, our east coast outreach
director, Terry Solowey, our east coast publicity coordinator Josh Davidson,
and our east coast festival director, Alanna Levy. A huge thanks also to Jeff
Yapp, our east coast festival chairman and to our national sponsors: Cablevision,
The Wiz, Clearview Cinemas, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, Paramount Home Entertainment,
Rhino Home Video, MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, Twentieth Century
Fox Home Entertainment, PAX-TV, Child Magazine, New York Family, Westchester
Family, Long Island Parenting, and Parent's Guide Press.
Our KIDS FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival Fall Tour continues this week
in Santa Fe, travels to Palm Springs next week, and onto San Jose and Santa
Barbara in December. For a complete festival schedule and film synopsis, please
visit http://www.kidsfirstinternet.org/kidsfirst/html/filmfestival.htm
For our Santa Fe readers, you can view the Santa Fe schedule online to get
a list of what's showing at what times at http://www.kidsfirstinternet.org/kidsfirst/html/santafe.htm
We also have two workshops coming up for our Junior Film Critics Leaders, one
in Albuquerque on November 16 and one in Santa Fe on January 18. Details may
be found at http://www.kidsfirstinternet.org/kidsfirst/html/becju.htm
Space is limited to 25 and our September and October workshops were quite full
so please register as soon as you can.
We at KIDS FIRST! are deeply saddened by the loss of Senator Paul Wellstone,
his family and staff, who worked improve the lives of children and families.
Senator Wellstone's dedication and integrity set the highest standard for politicians
and politics. He will be sorely missed. In memory of Senator Wellstone, we encourage
you to support the "Take Your Kids to the Polls" initiative. The Council
for Excellence in Government recommends taking your kids with you when you vote.
It's a real time opportunity to teach kids civic education. For more information,
go to http://www.takeyourkidstovote.org
Much love,
Ranny
**** Title Synopsis for Fall 2002 Festivals ****
For 2 - 6-year-olds
VIDEO PREMIERE
Bear in the Big Blue House: Welcome to Woodland Valley [Jim Henson Television/Columbia
TriStar]
He's big but not scary, wise but not preachy, and he makes all kids feel loved
and secure. All our friends in Woodland Valley come together to rebuild after
a terrible storm knocks a tree into the roof of the library. Bear and the other
residents, organize a potluck dinner to help resolve the issue at hand, while
the youngsters successfully gather books for the library as a contributing surprise
for everyone.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Bert and Ernie's Word Play: Sesame Street: [Sesame Workshop]
Bert and Ernie host a vaudevillian play about words while they play with words,
and the word plays keep coming from all angles! New and familiar characters
pop in and out with the kind of impeccable comedic timing that keeps those characters
on Sesame Street close to our hearts and our funny bones. Kids will never suspect
that they are actually learning how to read amidst all the fun.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Blue's Clues: It's Joe's Time [Nickelodeon/Paramount]
Here's an episode from Blue's Clues that showcases its new host, Joe. Blue's
Clues is known for delivering lessons that promote understanding new places,
strategies for separation, perspective-taking, self-expression, pride, self-esteem
and celebrating individuality. Its innovative approach to television viewing
encourages young viewers to laugh, think and play along, involving them in learning
through "flexible thinking," a theory that recognizes that children
can learn how to think through active participation and problem solving.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Caillou: It's a Party (Warner Home Video)
Caillou explores his very own neighborhood, visiting some of Grandma's friend
and the new family with twins. Then, Caillou celebrates Leo and Xavier's birthdays,
and Chinese New Year. He also tries his hand at being a magician, makes a puppet
theater with Grandma, and finds out what's inside a pinata.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Disney's Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (Nelvana/Walt Disney Home Entertainment)
Betacam SPExperience the joy and magic of the season with Winnie The Pooh, Tigger,
and characters from the Hundred Acre Wood in a brand-new, animated full-length
adventure. Everyone learns about resolutions as they find out they don't need
to change in order to ring in a Happy New Year. Discover the importance of sharing
Christmas and the New Year with those you care about most when your favorite
friends get together to sing their own very special rendition of "Jingle
Bells."
VIDEO PREMIERE
Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music [Nickelodeon/Paramount]
Beloved Dora and Boots play instruments, help out friends, march in a parade
and dance to the beat in two delightful music-themed episodes.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Dragon Tales: A Kite for Quetzal [Sesame Workshop/Columbia Tristar]
The gang wants to surprise Quetzal by making a kite for "Kite Day"
all by themselves. They make a list of the materials they'll need and set off
in different directions to locate them. But when they all return with sticks
and string, they decide they need a better plan.
BIG SCREEN DEBUT
Gumby [Rhino Home Video]
Originally produced as a segment for television's Howdy Doody Show in 1955,
Gumby went on to become a star in his own right. His five-minute shows ran on
various children's television programs continuously up into the 1970s. This
summer, Rhino Home Video will release the original Gumby shows in VHS and DVD.
The world's first and perhaps best-known clay animation character is as charming
today as he was when he was new.
DVD PREMIERE
Hello Kitty (Sanrio/MGM Home Entertainment)
Explores a world of fun and adventure with Hello Kitty including: Cinderkitty,
a take-off on Cinderella where poor little Cinderkitty who is always up to her
whiskers in chores is helped by her Fairy Catmother and finds adventure - and
true love - all before the stroke of midnight. Also playing are "Grinder
Genie and the Magic Lamp" and "Sleeping Kitty."
VIDEO PREMIERE
Jay Jay the Jet Plane: Dog Gone Doggy (Porchlight/Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment)
Jay Jay has decided that he's getting to be a big plane and wants to do chores
that big planes get to do. Just as the thought surfaces, Brenda asks him to
do an a very responsible job for her - watch an adorable hound-dog named, King,
which turns out to be more difficult than he thought. Jay Jay learns a big lesson
about responsibility.
BIG SCREEN DEBUT
Oobi [Noggin]
Using little more than plastic eyeballs and hand gestures, Oobi the hand puppet
helps kids learn about everyday activities in simple but delightful five-minute
acts. Smart and creative, Oobi's one-set segments and simple, two-word sentences
are easy to follow. Hand characters are highly imitable, racially diverse and
model excellent behavior. Oobi makes kids laugh, dance and do especially clever
things with their hands, like make shapes, puppets, and just look at their hands
differently.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (Walt Disney Home Entertainment)
Get ready to blast off for out-of-this world fun in Olie's all-new, first-ever
full-length movie. It's little sister Zxowie's birthday, and everybody's gearing
up for the party. But there's a storm cloud overhead: space pirate Gloomius
Maximus (voiced by James Woods) is out to plunder all the happiness out of the
whole galaxy. Can Olie and his friends find a way to defeat Glookius' evil plot
and save the universe from being "un-fun-erated?"
VIDEO PREMIERE
Sagwa (Sesame Workshop/Warner Home Video)
BIG SCREEN DEBUT
Silly Songs [Backyard Enterprises/Anchor Bay Entertainment]
Ten interactive silly songs from children's music legend, Hap Palmer, encourages
kids to act silly to the music and in the process, learn all sorts of skills
and knowledge like rhyming, parts of the body, and how to handle a bad day.
With its short and sweet footage of racially diverse kids, including a handicapped
child, Silly Songs creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
For Ages 5-8
EMMY AWARD-WINNING SERIES
Badger's Parting Gift [Reading Rainbow/GPN/PBS Home Video]
One of the Reading Rainbow Series titles featuring LeVar Burton, this film competently
handles the enormous issue of death, scaled down for a child's understanding.
Burton introduces the title story, and the book's illustrations are shown while
a narrator reads the book. When wise old Badger dies, his animal friends gather
and share their memories of him to soften their grief. After the story, Burton
interacts on-camera with children who share mementos they have created in the
memory of lost loved ones.
SPECIAL KIDS FIRST! FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE
Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure (Nickelodeon/Paramount Home Entertainment)
One of the most beloved stories of all time continues with this heartwarming,
music-filled adventure (based on the characters from the classic children's
book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White). Wilbur the pig knows how important friendship
is – he learned that from a spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur meets Cardigan,
a lonely lamb, Wilbur immediately makes him his friend. Their blissful farm
life is interrupted when Farmer Zuckerman sells Cardigan to another farmer at
the county fair. Wilbur is joined by a cunning rat named Templeton, and Charlotte's
daughters on an unforgettable journey to rescue Cardigan when which they discover
that with courage, heart and the love of your friends, you can do most anything.
KIDS FIRST! ALL-STAR
An Eclipse: The Day the Sky Went Dark (Zula Limited)
The Zula Patrol has a mission to help others anywhere in the galaxies, no matter
their size, shape or color. A sudden solar eclipse on planet Zula drains the
Patrol's energy, and peace is threatened by the villain Dark Truder and his
talking toupee. The Patrol helps others, no matter where they are from.
BIG SCREEN PREMIERE
Families of Israel (Arden Media Resources)
Documentary that takes the viewer through a typical day in the lives of two
families living in Israel, showing their way of life, family interaction, foods,
and celebrations. Visits their countryside, cities, communities, schools and
homes. Excellent, effective presentation narrated by kids, stressing respect
for family, religion, authority, education, environment and community. Great
discussion of Hebrew and the importance of bilingual education.
BIG SCREEN PREMIERE
Families of Russia (Arden Media Resources)
Explores daily life in rural and urban Russia through the eyes of two children.
This live-action program acquaints other children with the customs of Russian
culture, including foods, celebrations, family interaction, schools, homes and
more.
KIDS FIRST! ALL-STAR CLASSIC
Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
In this brilliantly colored animated feature, a young man, joined by magical
spirits of the rainforest, saves FernGully from destruction. Based on a best-selling
book from Australia, featuring the voices of Robin Wlliams, Sheena Easton, Raffi,
Ton-Loc and others. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
delivers an environmental message with sensitivity and compassion for all living
things.
Hamtaro (Viz Communications)
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VIDEO PREMIERE
King Otis and The Kingdom of Goode : A Tale of Sharing (So Smart Productions)
This fresh new series introduces universal values to kids of all ages, through
quirky characters, endearing animated tales and Broadway-style songs. In A Tale
of Sharing, McFlicken, a selfish creature who lives in a tree, thinks he'll
be happiest if he doesn't have to share with the neighbors, especially his tree
worms and wing repair glue. But when he finally gets the big tree to himself,
he realizes that, without sharing, there can be no happiness. When a baby Lird
appears, McFlicken gets the chance he needs to bring his friends home.
VIDEO PREMIERE
Liberty's Kids (DIC Entertainment)
Liberty's Kids is a new TV series coming to PBS this fall. The stories draw
from the battles fought and lessons learned by people trying to revolutionize
government. Via the eyes of two young apprentice reporters, today's kids go
on adventures in search of the real stories of the American Revolution. Sarah
is a proper British girl right off the ship from England while James is a fifteen-year-old
apprentice who sees things from a cocky colonist's perspective. They meet historical
figures that are famous such as George Washington, and those that should be,
like Phillis Wheatley - a published poet while still enslaved.
U.S. BIG SCREEN DEBUT
New Animation Showcase from Europe and Canada (Skryptonite)
Outstanding animated shows from England, Germany, Spain, Scotland and Canada
are brought together on the big screen especially for the KIDS FIRST! Festival
in their US premiere screenings. These short programs provide a great way for
kids to be exposed to the esthetics and sensibilities of other countries. Produced
by some of the best animators overseas, they feature gentle stories and kind
characters. Includes excerpts from Wilf - The Witch's Dog: Wide Awake Wilf (Skryptonite/RTV/
CineCartoon/Jade Animation), Mary Hen: The Violin (Piruli Films), Miniman: Fly
Miniman Fly (Chromosoma), Lunar Jig (Red Kite Studios), and Katie and Orbie:
Cleaning Out The Basement, (Amberwood Entertainment)
BIG SCREEN PREMIERE
Pisces and Gemini: A Case of Vanishing Stars (Zula Limited)
The Zula Patrol travel the galaxies helping others and saving the universe while
promoting non-violence and tolerance. They discover that two constellations
have been transformed: one into sharks and the other into sumo wrestlers attacking
the spaceship. Pun-like humor compares stars in the sky to movie stars with
sub-themes about tolerance and peace.
BIG SCREEN DEBUT
Vidz By Kidz [Children's Media Project, Poughkeepsie, NY]
For the first time ever, this sampling of animated video shorts made entirely
by kids is being presented by the Children's Media Project, a not-for-profit
art and education organization focusing on technology and media. All of the
music is original and made by the young producers as is the creation of each
short, from initial concept to final cut.
For ages 6-12
KIDS FIRST! ALL-STAR
The First of May (Forevermore Films, Inc. Directed by Paul Sirmons; screenplay
by Gary Rogers. )
A family film adventure of two lifetimes! This award-winning family film starring
Julie Harris, Dan Byrd, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, and the baseball
legend Joe DiMaggio, follows two lost souls -- a 12-year-old foster child and
an old lady in a retirement home -- who run away together in search of the family
neither ever had. Their adventure lands them jobs with a three-ring circus,
where they ultimately discover the true meaning of family. The film's star,
Julie Harris, recently received a Lifetime Tony Award - her sixth Tony award
- for her renowned career on the stage. The film won top awards at seven film
festivals, including the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, the
Heartland Film Festival, the Burbank International Children's Film Festival,
and "Ale Kino!," Poland's only film festival for children.
U.S. Debut at KIDS FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival 2002
Millionaire Dogs [Dietmar Kablitz, Michael Schoemann]
Successfully released in theaters throughout Europe, this fast-paced feature-length
movie with its pop soundtrack and hip animation will especially appeal to the
older kids in the 6-12 age group. These five scruffily adorable dogs are a real
team. Who needs money when you've got your friends? But sudden wealth turns
these pups into a pack of pampered Millionaire Dogs. Quick as you can say 'Who
let the dogs out?', they're out of the fat, into the fire, and in for one wild
adventure. Can their team spirit overcome their selfish newfound dreams of fame
and
fortune?
FROM THE ARTISTS' SPECIALS, 1999 WINNER OF THE HUMANITAS PRIZE
Monet: Light and Shadow [Devine Entertainment Corp.]
Convincing sets and costumes, engaging historic characters and a sharp sense
of the creative process put the Artists' Specials by Canadian producer David
Devine in a class by themselves. A youthful Monet is portrayed as a penniless
painter whose unique style has not yet been accepted by the mainstream art world
of the late 1800s. He befriends the young son of his landlady and they sort
through life's tribulations. Riverside scenes of stylish French ladies in period
attire are an Impressionist painting brought to life.
KIDS FIRST! ALL-STAR
The Penny Promise (Feature Films for Families)
Will Duncan, a clumsy school teacher with a heart of gold, demonstrates why
honesty should be everybody's policy in this comedy with a conscience. Weaving
elements of drama, humor and positive social values, Penny Promise addresses
contemporary issues for pre- and early-teens.
VIDEO PREMIERE
SpongeBob, SquarePants: Sea Stories
For Ages 12 - 15
Cusp (by Ruth Sergel; distrubuted by Women Make Movies) 2000
Cusp is a portrait of Alice, a spirited 12-year-old, hitting the wall of early
adolescence. Her fierce struggle to retain her sense of self, despite the onslaught
of other voices, denotes the unique experience of a girl coming of age. As Alice
teeters on the edge of adolescence, her connection to her mother begins to seesaw
and the tensions of sixth grade social order begin to dramatically play themselves
out. Cusp sensitively captures the difficult journey out of girlhood and the
even more painful entry into the teen years. It played at the Black Maria Film
Festival; Hamptons International Film Festival; Portland International Film
Festival; Lower East Side Girls Club Film Festival; Stony Brook Film Festival;
Michigan Womyn's Music Festival; and the United Nations NGO Committee on the
Status of Women for the Special Session on the Status of Children. Note: Contains
some profanity; we recommend this film for ages 12 and older. 25 minutes
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE
Legacy [Nomadic Pictures,Tod Lending Director, Producer]
Hours into a five-year project to document families accepting public assistance,
the fourteen-year-old high-achieving grandson of participant Dorothy Jackson
is gunned down. This film captures the family's grief and disbelief, but is
unflinching in following the vicious cycle that welfare had become for three
generations. Lending shows young viewers the Real World in a way that MTV will
never be able to. Generous funding for the National LEGACY Outreach Campaign
is supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation and W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
When I Was a Girl (Women's Entertainment Network; Produced by Linda Ellerbee;
)
Offers viewers a rare glimpse into the early years of female celebrities including
Candice Bergen, Edie Falso (The Sopranos), astronaut Sally ride, and Gillian
Anderson (X-Files). Focusing on previously untold stories from their youth,
the program celebrates the differences and sameness of all women. From the time
when parents seemed all-knowing, to the awkward era of adolescence, each of
the women disclose intimate memories as they speak candidly from their heart.
MEDIA NEWS *****************************
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***Arthur's 100 Book Challenge
Children's television and book character Arthur is challenging kids to read
this fall. Parents and teachers can submit an entry form and get tips on helping
their classrooms meet Arthur's 100 Book Challenge with a kick-off party, weekly
book themes, milestone celebrations and more. http://www.pbskids.org/arthur/grownups/events/hundred_books.html
Parent and Family News *****************************
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*** The State of Working America
With unemployment up sharply and job growth stagnating, the tight labor market
of the 90s is quickly unwinding and its benefits beginning to fade, cautions
this annual report from the Economic Policy Institute. On the positive side,
strong productivity growth remains, and wages continue to outpace inflation—though
they are beginning to slow. Hourly wages for production/manufacturing and non-supervisory
service workers (about 80 percent of all workers) are growing at the slowest
rate since the beginning of 1995. Unless growth accelerates soon, high and rising
unemployment will generate wage stagnation, higher poverty rates, and rising
inequality. http://www.epinet.org/newsroom/releases/swa090102.html
*** Guardian Life Insurance Offers Scholarship Program for Young Female
Entrepreneurs
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America has announced its 2002/2003 Girls
Going Places College Scholarship Program, a national competition designed to
recognize and rewards teen-aged girls who demonstrate exceptional entrepreneurship.
Guardian designed the annual program to help women create, invest, and protect
wealth by honoring girls between the ages of 12 and 16 who are taking the first
steps toward financial
independence.
Guardian and Girls Going Places will award 15 girls a total of $30,000 to be
used toward their college education. Three top scholarship prizes of $10,000,
$5,000, and $3,000 and twelve finalist prizes of $1,000 each will be awarded.
Adults may nominate girls -- who could be their daughter, niece, neighbor, or
student -- by submitting an essay on why the nominee deserves a Girls Going
Places award. Nominees should: demonstrate entrepreneurship and/or financial
acumen; have taken the first steps toward financial independence; make a difference
in their school, community, or in other people's lives; and show potential for
future success. Deadline: February 28, 2003
For complete program information and nomination procedures, see the Guardian
Life Insurance Web site. RFP Link: http://www.glic.com/
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*** CALL FOR ENTRIES ***
TAOS TALKING PICTURE FESTIVAL
April 10 13, 2003, in Taos, New Mexico.
Established as an artists' colony more than a century ago, Taos is known for
its eclectic mixture of cultures, traditions and philosophies. It is in this
light festival organizers program over 150 new independent films and videos
from around the world, including features, documentaries, videos, and shorts
during the four-day festival, creating a multi-cultural rendezvous of film and
video artists. Highlights include: Tributes; Hispanic and Native American programs;
as well as a comprehensive Media Forum that offers attendees panel discussions,
workshops and demonstrations focusing on the state of media.
Of special interest is the TAOS LAND GRANT AWARD of 5 acres of land to be awarded
to a narrative, documentary or experimental film or video, 70 minutes or longer,
which takes a fresh approach to storytelling and/or the cinematic medium.
Entries should have been completed within 18 months of festival. Formats: 35mm,
16mm, video. Entry fee: $25 $50 (There is no entry fee required for international
submissions, including Canada & Mexico) Entry Deadline: January 10, 2003.
(Only 1/2" VHS/PAL or DVD submissions accompanied with an entry form are
accepted). Contact: Kelly Clement, Director of Programming.
For a downloadable entry form, go to their web site http://www.ttpix.org or,
contact: Taos Talking Pictures - Submissions 1337 Gusdorf Rd., Ste. B
Taos, NM 87571 phone: 505-751-0637; fax: 505-751-7385; email: [email protected]
****CALL FOR ENTRIES ****
Tribeca Film Festival - It's time to send in your film or video project for
consideration in next years event, to take place in lower Manhattan May 6-11,
2003. If you've got a short, feature, documentary, animated project, experimental
film, they want to see it. Go to www.tribecafilmfestival.org for information
on how to submit projects.
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is only $25/year. An organizational membership is $100/year. An independent
producer membership is $200 - $10,000 / year. For more information, visit our
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******* KIDS FIRST! Book ***
Our book, A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's Videos, DVDs, and CD-ROMs,
featuring reviews of more than 1800 KIDS FIRST! endorsed videos, DVDs, TV shows,
and CD-ROMs is available now. To order your copy, call our office, 505-989-8076
or send your request, to kfnews@http://www.kidsfirstinternet.org. You can view
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*** MEMBER NEWS ****
Meet our new Board members:
Larry Balaban is Executive Vice President of Marketing and Production for Genius
Productions. He joined the company in January 1999 after having served as a
consultant to the company for six months. He was elected to their Board of Directors
in July 2001. Before joining Genius, Mr. Balaban was president of Mr. B Productions,
a non-traditional marketing firm based in New York City, specializing in TV
production, target marketing and membership programs. From 1994-1997, Mr. Balaban
was president of Virtual Reality Productions, where he specialized in marketing,
and coordinated specialized audio productions for licensed products including
Star Trek(TM), The Simpsons and the X-Files.
Marcela D. Aviles, CEO, entertainment industry executive, and attorney with
experience in fund-raising for and development, production and distribution
of award-winning family and children's programs for broadcast, home entertainment,
television, Internet, publishing, theatrical and educational markets. Marcela
also has a background in consulting and corporate legal experience in the bank
regulatory area with both Federal and state agencies, law firm practice, non-profit
Board membership in arts and education and extensive press and public speaking
experience. She is a graduate of Harvard College and Stanford Law School and
a mother of two beautiful young children.
Mary Lou Bono has more than fifteen years experience of successful innovations
in the entertainment industry introducing new products, opening new markets
and creating strong consumer brand awareness. She is Senior Director of Marketing
Home Video for Rhino Entertainment. Her talents include marketing, advertising,
consumer promotions, public relations, manufacturing, product management, sales,
licensing, key account liaison, pricing strategies, trade show/event management,
package design, and Internet strategies.
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Thanks to our KIDS FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival 2002 Sponsors: Edwards
Theatres, LA Parent Magazine, Orange County Parenting, Parenthood.com, Parents
Guide Press, Walt Disney Home Entertainment, PAX-TV, Paramount Home Entertainment,
MGM Home Entertainment, Artisan Home Entertainment, Clearview Cinemas, The Wiz,
The El Capitan Theatre, Rhino Home Video, Artmatten Productions, Devine Entertainment,
Embassy Suites, KidsEdge.com, Productions La Fete and to supporters: Anchor
Bay Enterprises, Backyard Enterprises, Big Idea Productions, Child Magazine,
Children's Media Project, Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment, Noggin, Nomadic
Pictures, Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
Warner Home Video.
EVENTS and NEWS ***************
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KIDS FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival Fall Tour:
November 1 - 2: Community Development Corp., Tampa, FL
November 2 - 9: Cinema Café, Santa Fe, NM
November 14-17: Festival of Festivals, Palm Springs, CA
December 7 - 14: San Jose KIDS FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival, Camera 7,
Pruneyard Shopping Center
December 26-28: Santa Barbara International Film Festival presents the KIDS
FIRST! Film, Video and DVD Festival, Santa Barbara, CA
To add your event to this list, please sent a notice to [email protected]
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