[Eril-l] VRT's Great Lineup of Video-Related Programs at ALA Annual!

[Miller, Erin]

ALA Annual in New Orleans is right around the corner. <http://2018.alaannual.org/registration/register-now> Register now<http://2018.alaannual.org/registration/register-now> and don't miss these great ALA Video Round Table programs running June 23rd-25th!

21st Century Collection Development Strategies for Media
Saturday, June 23, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 278
Are you involved in media collection development in your library? Join us as a panel of librarians representing both academic and public libraries discuss the unique film-to-library user ecosystem and its import for collection development and services. Specific topics addressed will include collaborative approaches to building effective streaming video collections, such as developing relationships with multiple vendors to license streaming video content, educating library users about relevant format and licensing options, collaborating with institutional diversity initiatives, and implementing streaming video initiatives at branch or satellite locations.

Empowering Youth through Video Storytelling
Saturday, June 23, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Fulton
NOVAC has been teaching young people to tell their stories through video since the 1970s. Currently, NOVAC leads programs in partnership with public libraries that allow children and teens to connect and learn from professional filmmakers. Every summer their highly successful workshop culminate in a family-friendly red carpet event celebrating the success of program participants. Join us to discuss what makes this library program so successful and meet some of the people involved in making it happen as well as participants.

The State of Independent Filmmaking in New Orleans
Sunday, June 24, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 213
Join VRT and representatives from the New Orleans Film Society to discuss the state of independent film making in New Orleans. This will be a unique opportunity to hear directly from local filmmakers participating in the Now Showing @ALA film series.

Multimedia Discussion Group
Sunday, June 24, 2:30PM - 3:30PM
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Room 296
The Multimedia Production Discussion Group serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas on supporting media production in multi-type libraries. Topic coverage is diverse, including the equipment, computing and on demand support for audio/video creation to 3D printing, Virtual Reality and related technologies often associated with the makerspace movement.

Now Showing @ ALA
The Now Showing @ ALA Film Program<https://2018.alaannual.org/whats-happening/now-showing-ala-film-program> offers a variety of films and documentaries throughout the conference from Saturday through Monday. Several of these films are being screened in conjunction with the panel of representatives from the New Orleans Films Society and local filmmakers (Sunday, June 24 from 10:30am-11:30am).

Sunday, June 24
Forgotten Bayou -- 8:00am-9:15am, Theater C
On August 3, 2012 a sinkhole swallowed a swath of swamps in Bayou Corne, Louisiana. Residents were left with an impossible choice: start their lives over elsewhere, or stay and face the risks. This film is being screened in conjunction with the panel discussion on Sunday, June 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am.

Echoes of Vietnam -- 9:15am-9:45am
A group of Vietnamese refugees from New Orleans find an unlikely source of strength after traumatic events like post-war relocation and Hurricane Katrina.  This film is being screened in conjunction with the panel discussion on Sunday, June 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am.

The Exceptionally Extraordinary Emporium -- 9:45am-10:05am, Theater C
A celebratory look at the cherished tradition of costuming during Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the place where it all begins-Jefferson Variety, a family-owned local fabric and craft store. This film is being screened in conjunction with the panel discussion on Sunday, June 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am.

Summer16 -- 10:10am-10:30am, Theater C
A look at the Baton Rouge flooding of 2016 and the incidents of police brutality in Louisiana that created an intense summer in 2016 for Louisiana residents.  This film is being screened in conjunction with the panel discussion on Sunday, June 24 from 10:30am - 11:30am.

Jackson -- 10:30am-12pm, Theater C
Wrought with the racial and religious undertones of the Deep South, the lives of two women are deeply affected by the director of the local pro-life crisis pregnancy center and the movement she represents.

Monday, June 25
Kedi -- 2:30pm-4:00pm
Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis of Istanbul freely. For thousands of years they've wandered in and out of people's lives, becoming an essential part of the communities that make the city so rich. Recipient of the "Dewey the Cat's favorite" honorable mention for Video Round Table's Notable Videos for Adults list in 2018, Kedi is noteworthy for being an purely entertaining and absolutely adorable documentary.

Erin DeWitt Miller
University of North Texas
Head, Media Library



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