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Lexington Herald Leader: Lexington teen wins national film competition about food insecurity
A Paul Laurence Dunbar High School student recently earned national recognition for his short film on food insecurity.

Mosaic Film Experience Receives Generous $18,000 Donation
The donation from the Grand Rapids entrepreneur, trader, author, and speaker will continue to support Mosaic in empowering underrepresented youth to explore emerging and creative careers through the power of storytelling.

FOX17 Morning Mix: Grand Rapids teens heading to Los Angeles for national youth film screening
Mosaic Film Experience is a Grand Rapids non-profit that empowers young storytellers through filmmaking. In collaboration with Newman's Own Foundation, "Nourishing Narratives: Cultivating Youth Stories For Change" is a mobile film competition for children aged 10 through 18, inviting these young creatives to share stories about food justice and the impact it has on our changing world.

FOX17: Grand Rapids high school seniors win national film contest
Two seniors at Grand Rapids City High School won a nationwide student film contest for their short film about food insecurity, earning them $1,000 and a trip to Hollywood.

Rapid Growth: GR teens win national honors for short film on food justice
It started with an apple – but not the kind you'd expect. When Grand Rapids teens Caleb Jesse and Daniel Ewer picked up their smartphones to make a film about food access, they weren’t just aiming to create something artistic. They were documenting a reality many of their peers live every day: that healthy, affordable food isn’t always easy to come by.

West Michigan Newspop: Local teens among winners of national youth film contest
Mosaic Film Experience, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit, has announced the 10 winners of Nourishing Narratives: Cultivating Youth Stories For Change—a national mobile film competition created in collaboration with Newman's Own Foundation. Among the honorees are Caleb Jesse and Daniel Ewer, a team of winners from City High Middle School. The competition, open to youth ages 10–18 nationwide, amplifies youth voices on the concept of food justice and highlights the need for a food system that is fair, ethical, humane, and equitable for all.

Grand Rapids Magazine: Teens earn top honors in youth film competition
Grand Rapids teens Caleb Jesse and Daniel Ewer have been named top ten winners in a national youth film competition focused on food justice. The duo earned recognition for their short film Apples, a creative, thought-provoking piece that explores the intersection of equity, access, and community through the lens of food.

Good Morning Washington: Local talent wins film award for bringing awareness to food insecurity
The Nourishing Narratives Mobile Film Competition has a local winner who is bringing awareness to the food desert. Morgan Hawkins, who is from the area, spoke with Kidd about why this topic is so important to her and what she learned. Morgan is set to head to L.A. next month to receive her award.

Mosaic Film Experience and Newman’s Own Foundation Announce the Winners of the Nourishing Narratives Mobile Film Competition
Youth from all across the US captured powerful stories about food challenges in their communities, inspiring people or projects using food to make a difference, and what it looks like when we live in a world with a food system that works for all.

Career Pathways Program Transforms Learning for 150+ Students in First Year
Middle schoolers and high school freshmen from four schools explored digital storytelling, media literacy, and creative career pathways through hands-on, classroom-integrated experiences.

Students Win National Award for Mental Wellness Film Project
With more than 13,000 entries submitted annually from across the globe, the awards recognize outstanding storytelling in formats ranging from social media and branded content to documentary and television

Mosaic Film Experience Pilots First-Ever International Mosaic Mobile Competition in Africa
Mosaic Film Experience has launched a pilot version of its Mosaic Mobile youth film competition in Namibia.

FOX17: Film competition offers $1,000 prizes for short stories about food insecurity
Nourishing Narratives is a youth film competition that's ongoing, asking for a two- to three-minute short story about food justice and what it would take to create a fair, equitable food system for all.

The Lakeshore West Michigan: Youth film contest empowers stories on food justice
Students are encouraged to investigate solutions, document organizations making an impact, and reimagine what an equitable food system could look like.

Rapid Growth: Youth film contest empowers stories on food justice
Participants, ages 10 to 18, are asked to create films up to three minutes long, shot and edited entirely on mobile devices. Each submission must: Feature the theme of food justice, include a fruit or vegetable as a prop as a visual reminder of the importance of nutritious food, incorporate the phrase “Tomorrow Starts Here.”

ABC4: March is National Nutrition Month - Take action with Kids’ Food Basket and Mosaic Film Experience
The Mosaic Film Experience, a Grand Rapids-based nonprofit that empowers underrepresented youth through storytelling, is launching a nationwide film competition to highlight food justice.

REEL CHICAGO: Film competition celebrates Paul Newman’s 100th birthday
Mosaic Film Experience, an award-winning, nonprofit educational platform, announced the launch of Nourishing Narratives: Cultivating Youth Stories For Change, a mobile film competition that will spotlight, support, connect and amplify emerging youth and their visions for food justice. Nourishing Narratives is supported by Newman’s Own Foundation, the private grant-making foundation started by legendary actor Paul Newman, with a mission to nourish and transform the lives of children who face adversity.

MLive: Grand Rapids film competition amplifies youth voices for food justice
Mosaic Film Experience has launched a mobile film competition to spotlight, support, connect and amplify emerging youth and their visions for food justice.

School News Network: Teens become storytellers during filmmaking program
Ottawa Hills High School visual arts students are learning the art of storytelling through digital media, thanks to their art teachers and local creative non-profit organization Mosaic Film Experience.

FOX17: Mosaic Film Experience's Mobile Film Contest to Address Food Justice
Local nonprofit Mosaic Film Experience, in collaboration with Newman’s Own Foundation, is launching a mobile film-making competition, “Nourishing Narratives,” aimed at amplifying youth voices on the crucial issue of food justice.