Maria Marewski

Founding Director (in 1994) and Executive Producer of the Children's Media Project, Maria Marewski is an award winning filmmaker who has taught at the University of Maryland, Hunter College, and Vassar College. Maria has served as a panelist or presenter for numerous committees, conferences and film festivals. She has presented at national conferences, including Grant makers in the Arts, Coalition for Essential Schools, and the National Media Education Conference; and she has crated (since 1999) the Youth Media Program for The Hampton's International Film Festival.

 As the producer for Children's Media Project's Production House, Ms. Marewski has produced numerous educational media projects in collaboration with community partners including:  Smokescreens:  From Outrage to Activism  (media literacy based anti-tobacco use textbook) with the Children’s Health Initiative of Dutchess County; Please Stand Up, (series of web based live action vignettes) with the New York State Center for School Safety; He Said, She Said:  Sexual Abuse and Violence Prevention in collaboration with Vassar College for the Department of Justice;  Shadow hood: A Hero’s Journey in collaboration with the Youth Resource Development Corporation for the New York State Department of Labor.  Current projects include video research projects with the Poughkeepsie Institute (collaborations among students from 5 local colleges and universities); Active Youth, Healthy Media, a youth targeted, media literacy based, anti-obesity textbook and DVD for the Children’s Health Initiative, and numerous community based project in the Hudson Valley region.