[YL] Hard Cover in Chicago Tribune and Anniversary Event

[Community TV Network]

Hello and thanks for reading this edition of Youthflick from Community
TV Network!

We are happy to report that our anniversary party for Hard Cover was a
success! Our keynote speaker at the event, Dawn Turner Trice, wrote an
article on our organization that is in the April 30 issue of the
Chicago Tribune. We also recently found out that "Her Right to Say
No," a public service announcement made last fall, was accepted into
the Los Angeles Film Festival. Jonathan Escobar, one of its youth
producers, was featured in the Chicago Booster newspaper. Check out
the details below.

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Hard Cover Featured in the Chicago Tribune
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Dawn Turner Trice's article on Community TV Network, "Videos give
teens means of expression," was published on Monday, April 30 in the
Chicago Tribune. Her article focuses on the positive effects of teens
creating solution-oriented media, stating "they're learning how to
interpret their world via film and think critically about issues
affecting their communities [...] these young people at 'Hard Cover'
are consistently creating videos that are thoughtful and insightful."
Check out the full article below.

Chicago Tribune
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CommunityTVNetwork/9f9cfc503b/c40f005358/252afed66d

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Hard Cover's 20th Anniversary Party
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On Friday, April 27, Community TV Network held its 20th anniversary
event for Hard Cover at its Youth Media Center at the intersection of
the Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and West Town communities. The
celebration honored 20 historic years of Hard Cover, the afterschool
program and TV show that broadcasts the voices of Chicago's low-income
minority youth across the country. 

Among those in attendance were Kevin Doyle, the first Hard Cover
coordinator, who came all the way from Kentucky for the event, Gordon
Quinn of Kartemquin Films and member of CTVN's advisory board, and
Tony Sarabia of Chicago Public Radio, the event's emcee. Keynote
speaker Dawn Turner Trice of the Chicago Tribune recalled her own
experiences discovering her love of storytelling and how vital it is
for all youth to express themselves. The reel screened at the event
showed different moments in Hard Cover's history, including a youth's
interview with Rosa Parks and Harold Washington's mayoral run. Thanks
to local Chicago restaurants, we had plenty of food and drinks to go
around!

Community TV Network would like to thank the following sponsors and
supporters of our event: Fifth Third Bank, Stewarts Coffee, Goose
Island, FedEx Kinko's, Abt Electronics, Inc., Akira Chicago
(www.akirachicago.com), After School Matters, American Freedom
Insurance, Art Chicago, Art Holdings, Bottlenotes, Broadway in
Chicago, the Chicago Fire, Eli's Cheesecake, Chicago International
Children's Film Festival, Heartland Cafe, International
Cinematographers Guild Local 600 IATSE, IO, Jack Boehm at Fisk, Kart,
Katz & Regan, The John Buck Company, Kartemquin Films, Kevin Monaghan,
Mity Nice Grill, Lula Cafe, Media Process Group, Nicole Hollander and
Jackie Parsons, Northside Bar and Grill, Party City, IBEW 1220, Jenny
Gribble at Ranalli's, Shattered Globe Theatre Company:
www.shatteredglobe.org, Sultan's Market, Thousand Waves Spa for Women,
Trader Joe's, Video Replay, Victory Gardens Theater, Katie Sotor at
Wachsmuth & Crogmann, Wishbone, Valjean McLenighan, Christine
Nawrocki, Susan Reed & Edward Schwartz, Wendy Siegel, James Sterne,
Jake & Diane Sullivan, and everyone who attended!

See more photos from the event!
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CommunityTVNetwork/9f9cfc503b/c40f005358/8cf81209c3

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"Her Right to Say No" Screening at L.A. Film Festival
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The film that was just awarded a spot in the Atlanta Film Festival,
“Her Right to Say No,” is now going to be playing at the Los Angeles
Film Festival, June 21 - July 1, 2007. The film is being invited to
play in the Future Filmmakers Showcase for High School Shorts. The
youth who produced the film are Jeremy Spain, Lane Tech H.S. (CPS),
Maria Irizarry, Von Steuben H.S. (CPS), Daniela Suren, Schurz H.S.
(CPS), Jonathan Escobar, and Amanda Soler, both from Clemente H.S.
(CPS).
 
Jonathan Escobar (pictured to the left) was recently interviewed by
Mark Lawton of the Booster newspaper in Chicago. Upon hearing of his
win, Jonathan said, "It was a shock to me. I knew I was going to do
something, but I never thought it would be this big." You can read his
article below.


The Booster
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CommunityTVNetwork/9f9cfc503b/c40f005358/c583c3fb05

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