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The National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences earlier this month announced nominees for its National High School Student Production awards, and five Montana films made the list out of more than 2,000 entries. The National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences recognizes excellence in television with the Emmy awards, and entries for the student […]

On October 17, 2022, The National Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the National High School Student Production Awards nominees. Five student films from the Montana educational nonprofit, MAPS Media Institute made the list.  NATAS is the organization behind the Emmy Awards. It was founded in 1947 to recognize outstanding achievements, raise industry

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE: PLAY INTERVIEW Lauren Korn speaks with the Communications and Marketing Director of MAPS Media Institute, Janna Williams, about the Institute’s offerings, reach, and mission. MAPS aims to provide professional instruction (and equipment!) for media arts curriculums, including graphic design, film, tech, and music production. To learn more about MAPS, head

MAPS Media Institute, going into their 19th year, is excited to open their doors for afterschool classes starting on Sept. 26. MAPS staff serve as a resource for processing huge amounts media content information. Young people are bombarded by media content through multiple forms of technology daily. The access to real-time information has never been

Janna Williams, Communications and Marketing Director for MAPS Media Institute, says, “We have a lot to say. A lot of stories to tell, a lot of exciting things going on.”   MAPS, a non-profit whose acronym stands for Media Arts in the Public Schools, has been serving youth grades 8 through 12 since 2004. Its mission

Seven films produced by Montana students received regional awards at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences annual ceremony last week. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a nonprofit organization that recognizes outstanding achievement, and the regional Northwest Chapter has a category for emerging filmmakers. MAPS Media Institute, a Montana nonprofit

RONAN — On May 10, local students completed a six-week long MAPS Media Institute Class called “Bringing Music to Life” where they wrote, acted in, and directed their music video “Rain.” To lead their Flathead Reservation and Lake County students, MAPS partnered with Salish & Blackfeet hip-hop artist Shadow Devereaux and Montana filmmaker Colter Olmstead.

When Helena College staff read the National Endowment for the Humanities Notice of Funding Opportunity for Humanities Initiatives at Community Colleges, it seemed that the stars were aligned for the college to pursue this grant.

MAPS Media Institute classes continue this fall with exciting selections in design, film, music, and new technologies. Fall is looking bright for MAPS students, and it isn’t just because their free-of-charge media arts classes will all be in-person. MAPS Fall line-up offers students the chance to work with new instructors, learn new skills, and create

HARLEM — Some students at Harlem High School along the Hi-Line are raising awareness about Native American culture through film. “Waking the Generations” is a film by current and former students that debuted at the high school on September 22 as part of Native American Week at the school. The film touches on a number