Creative Visions Foundation supports “creative activists:” people who use media, the arts and technology to create awareness of critical issues and catalyze positive change in local and global communities.
Creative Visions Foundation was founded by Dan Eldon’s mother and sister, Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub following his death in Mogadishu working as a photographer for Reuters News Agency in 1993. The foundation was formed to celebrate Dan Eldon and others like him who use their creativity as a means of positive social change.
Creative Visions Foundation’s Dan Eldon traveling exhibit, Journey: Images of War/ Celebrations of Peace will be at the Santa Monica College Gallery in February and March 2009. During that time, Creative Visions Foundation in association with Campus Movie Fest, will be sponsoring the first ever, CREATIVE ACTIVIST FILM FESTIVAL. The content will be produced by the students of Santa Monica College to be screened on February 28 at the Eli Broad Theater at the College.
CRITERIA ARE AS FOLLOWS:
- Participants must be students of Santa Monica College
- The films will be edited down to 4-6 minutes in length and will feature a local Creative Activist in the community of the West Side.
- The films will be screened by a selection committee to determine which student films will be shown at The Broad Theater on opening night, February 28, 2009.
- The winner of the competition will receive an award presented by Director, Jon Turteltaub, whose work includes both National Treasures, While You Were Sleeping, The Kid and Cool Runnings.
- Registration will open on Monday December 1, and a specific link will be provided soon for students to register online with the Campus Movie Fest site – www.campusmoviefest.com
- Production & filming is scheduled to begin the week of December 2nd – 8th. Happy Shooting!
UPDATE:
Santa Monica College Students will be able to sign up now for the Micro-film Festival by going to the following Campus Movie Fest link at www.campusmoviefest.com/smc web site. Also the distribution of equipment to students will be on Tuesday, December 2. We will post a note soon with a location for the equipment distribution.
