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Summer Break
This youth produced short film is a coming of age story of a girl transitioning into high-school. Featuring Original Music by PIZ
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#WeAreWhatWeEat: Food Justice at Willie Mandela HS
The 86 students at one of CTVN’s Alternative School sites, Winnie Mandela Intergenerational Alternative school do not have a lunch program. A group of students, tired of being hungry all day, have decided to change that. The social justice and video production class has begun a campaign, dubbed the Winnie Mandela Food Justice Project, to get a lunch program started. As part of the program, the students have been learning about food justice issues that affect their community as [...]
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On humility, lifelong learning, and “the extra push”
Invincible. Know it all. Experienced. All adjectives and phrases that you believe about yourself once you come out of college and into the real world. You think you’ve done it all, think you’ve seen it all, think you’ve learned it all. But the truth is, you really haven’t. Being an intern at CTVN helps me to see everyday how I am still someone that is learning. And in fact, there are A LOT of things that I still do not [...]
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Imaging Peace Conference- April 26th-18th
CTVN is proud to announce that we are partnering with The Imagining Peace Conference where we will be showing videos made by youth across the city exploring their idea of peace. See a sneak peak from CCA, Pedro Albizu Campos, Charles Houston High School and Lake View Academy here.
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Movie Making Summer Camp at North Park University
Want to make movies? Learn from the teaching pros at Community TV Network, Chicago’s premier youth digital media organization for over 30 years. CTVN, with the sponsorship of North Park University, is offering a 2-week filmmaking course this summer for high school students. Students will learn the fundamentals of digital movie making using a hands-on, team-oriented approach. Participants will advance from planning and storyboarding, to using cameras, lighting and sound equipment, to digital editing. The final session will include a [...]
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CTVN students at Prologue Academy win National Video Challenge!
Prologue video students of Vedran Residbegovic amd Community TV Network won the national Video Challenge of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation with their winning entry, “What is freedom — a public service announcement aiming to end modern day slavery.” 17 year-old Rondell Freeman, entered the film on behalf of more than 50 students who worked on the film. Students were highly motivated to win the challenge because the prize will bring 2 students, Rondell Freeman and 17 year-old Ingrid Angulo, [...]
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Lakeview News Exclusive: Viral Videos, Bullying and Future NBA All-Stars
Lakeview Academy News Team brings you the latest and greatest news on bullying in school, reactions to a viral violent chicago video, basketball sports, and entertainment news.
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1000 Miles Away: Trayvon Martin
This piece explores the tragic killing of Trayvon Martin through the opinions of both students at Ada S Mckinley and local community.
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DON’T JUST SIT THERE…VOTE! 2012
A message from After School Matters CTVN Apprentices
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Summer Break
This youth produced short film is a coming of age story of a girl transitioning into high-school. Featuring Original Music by PIZ
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