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If a 16th birthday can be considered the threshold between adolescence and adulthood, between the formative years and emerging maturity, then the MAPS Media Institute, as it prepares for its 16th year of operation, is coming of age in a big way. The mission of MAPS is to empower, inspire and prepare Montana’s next generation…

Representing the MAPS Media Institute out of Hamilton, “Browning Rising Voices” and “Art for Survival” tied in the Short Form Non-Fiction category, while Browning’s “Aisitsimsta/Imagination” earned the Short Form Fiction award, according to a press release. The Montana groups earned awards among a record number of entries in the High School Student Production competition from…

RONAN — On Thursday, May 23, at 6 pm, the MAPS-Lake County Film Class will present a screening of their film A Day to Remember at the Boys & Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County. A question and answer talkback with the student filmmakers will immediately follow the screening. Here’s the basic…

Come see the premiere showing of the new short film made in East Helena by the fabulous teen filmmakers, working with MAPS Media Institute. It’s a great story–moving, sweet, with some gorgeous shots. Meet the filmmakers, hear a fun talkback. With live music by Blinded. Snacks & treats after. Bring the whole family! Proceeds from…

“East,” a film by East Helena teens that tells a true-to-life and funny story of life in East Helena, premieres 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at The Myrna Loy, 15 N. Ewing. The showing will be followed by a talkback with the filmmakers, a reception and music by Blinded. The film project is a collaboration…

Two extraordinary films created by students in Montana’s reservation communities have been selected for presentation at the prestigious 2019 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. Both productions were made possible by the professional filmmakers and outreach efforts of the MAPS Media Institute in Hamilton. On the Blackfeet Indian Reservation – Rising Voices, at Browning High School…

I have the power to describe myself to other people.You get to step out of your comfort zone just a little bit.Some of our old ways may have died out, but we’re still here.We’re. Still. Here. These are words of young writers from Rising Voices, a creative writing club formed by students at Browning High…

Students from the MAPS Media Institute won two awards from The 42nd Annual Fresh Films NorthWest (FFNW) film competition for its films “Aisitsimsta” and “Iris”. “Aisitsimsta”, one of 15 winners from over 130 entries, is a film produced by Browning High School and Middle School students during a week–long MAPS Montana GEAR Up 2018 summer…

Monday, Sept. 17, will mark the launch of the 15th year of programming for the MAPS Media Institute, based in Hamilton, Montana. Afterschool classes in filmmaking, graphic design, music production and new technologies for students in grades 8-12 will extend throughout the school year, culminating in the annual Media Arts Festival in May at the…

Media Arts in the Public Schools (MAPS) Media Institute Executive Director Clare Ann Harff is a hometown hero, according to Ravalli County Fairground Manager Cryss Anderson. “Clare Ann is doing a tremendous job, filling big shoes,” Anderson said. “She is not only carrying on the legacy of (MAPS Founder) Peter Rosten, but she has done…