Emergencia Youth Film Program

As a celebration of young filmmakers, Cine Las Americas presents Emergencia, a special competitive section of the festival open to filmmakers ages 19 and under.

This section of the festival is curated by students that participate in Cine Las Americas' multicultural Media Literacy programs.

Cine Las Americas is currently accepting entries for the 2010 edition of Emergencia, which will take place during the 13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival on April 21 - 20, 2010. Please visit the Call for Entries for more information.

Click here to see the 2009 Emergencia program.

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BeatLab

BeatLab is an after school program that brings together the talent and experience of professional musicians and record producers, with the latest digital music production technology, to elementary, middle and high school class rooms.

BeatLab is an English and Spanish bi-lingual program designed to foster artistic expression, enhance academic achievement, and create career paths for minority students.

The course is designed to foster effective creativity on both an individual and a group basis. The practical application of course components will allow students to become familiar with problem solving, task management and collaboration in the creative process. The final product is a compilation of works produced in cooperation with the instructor to be distributed among the class, as well as the broadcast and/or publication of selected works. Students will also be encouraged to make their compositions available for use in school media such as student-produced film, radio and television in order to illustrate the potential for further study and comprehension and mastery.

Program Director: Brian Ramos.

Instructors: Nick Treviño, Alisha Cloud, Jessie Torrisi.

During the 2010 school year, Cine Las Americas brings BeatLab to the following schools: Akins High School, Burnet Middle School, LBJ High School, and Martin Middle School.

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