Hello everyone
Hope you’re all feeling suitably patriotic and well rested after the Jubilee celebrations. For those of you who haven’t already read it, check out Theos’ article about the ‘other’ jubilee
One to one catch-ups on Monday
For those of you that are London based, I will be coffee shop hopping around the Soho area next Monday (11th June) so if you’re in the area and want to come join me or would like me to come visit you at work, give me a shout on 07896012296
Working away from home?
Working in the media can be a lonely business, particularly when we find ourselves away from home for prolonged periods of time. Read this honest and helpful guide about how to keep your faith strong while on the road.
Competition winners
About a month ago, I alerted you to MediaNet member Francis Annan’s short film which had been shortlisted for Reed’s film competition. Thank you to those of you that voted for him – he won the People’s Choice Award so big congratulations to him. If you haven’t already watched it, you can do so here
Congratulations also to all the runners up and winners from the Sanford St Martin Awards 2012. A full list of these can be found here
Film Festival in Switzerland
The CEVMA Film Festival runs alongside their annual conference and welcomes any Christian professional in visual media to compete. For more information about the different categories and to apply, check out their website. The deadline is June 25th
Community Media Association – Bath Conference
On 16th June, the Community Media Association is inviting people from across the community radio sector to their annual conference and AGM in Bath with keynote speaker Culture minister Ed Vaizey. To book a place and for more info, take a look at their website
JingleFest
If you want to watch a panel of radio professionals debate the best jingle package in the world, then this is the night for you. It is organised by the Radio Academy and taking place on June 21st at Rock FM in Preston. For more information, check out their facebook page
Complexity in storytelling
A great article by Liz Hunter about storytelling in the media looking at simplicity versus complexity. Read it here
MediaNet Academy
A quick reminder - if you know of any young Christians who are just starting out in the industry or are hoping to break into it, do let them know about the MediaNet Academy strand which is offering FREE places to the Church and Media Conference in September. More details here
Damaris internships
If you are (or know of any) a Christian undergraduate or graduate with a passion for writing and for culture, and you are looking to spend a year – or part of a year – doing something different, you might consider doing a Damaris internship. We're currently looking for one or two research interns for the forthcoming (2012/13) academic year.
Research interns study the relationship between Christian faith and contemporary culture. For more information or to download an application form, visit www.damaris.org/interns.
-As always there’s lots of new radio, TV and print jobs at Media UK and lots of BBC, Channel 4 and ITV jobs to apply for
Please let me know what you’re up to, if there’s anything you’d like to share with theMediaNet and most importantly how we can be supporting and praying for you. Don’t forget, if you want a retweet, just mention @themedianet and we’ll let the rest of theMediaNet know what you’re up to.
Hope you have an amazing week
Ruth
Ruth Mcgarahan
theMediaNet Development Worker
ruth@themedianet.org
07896012296
@themedianet