Future Plans
Projects for 2009 (maximum)

Journalism studio
1. "Khabarbzik" newspaper
Duration: the whole year
Budget: $ 5000

2. "Children's Planet" almanac
Duration: 7 months
Budget: $ 8 000

3. Kids for Kids pages for different adult newspapers and magazines
Duration: the whole year
Budget: $ 3 000

4. "The Children Living Around You" illustrated book
Short description: Portraits, publicity, literary and scientific materials of children of different social background and different destinies, which will help draw public's attention to children and their issues. Not only the young children and young journalists will take part in the creation of the collection, but also professional journalists and people of different professions.
Duration: 10 months
Budget: $ 30 000

Publishing house
Publication of James Barry's "Peter Pan" using the illustrations of one of the Center's students.
Number of copies: 2000
Duration: 7 months
Budget: $ 7000

Photography Studio
1. Publication of Coffee table book about BAFA children.
Duration: (I phase) April-May 2009
Budget: $ 4000

2. Calendar
Short Description: Wall and table calendars will be published with children photos. One thousand copies of each type of calendar will be published and distributed to the center's present and future, potential, sponsors. This will serve an image-and-fund raising tool both for "Manana" center and for "Paros" foundation.
Duration: April-October 2009
Budget: $ 8900

3. Photo exhibition
Short Description: Exhibition of the best works of photography studio at the end of the year.
Duration: November 2009
Budget: $ 2500

Animation Studio
1. Tolerance (working title)
Short description: Three-minute animation film.
Duration: 3 months
Budget: $ 1000

2. Musical animation clip based on a young artist's song (3-4 minutes long).
Duration: 4 months
Budget: $ 1400

3. Series of short funny animation sketches united by a single hero or topic.
Duration: 4 months
Budget: $ 1200

Filmmaking Studios
Manana Kids Films
1. When I understood I grew up
Short description: Series of fiction and documentary novels: 4 films, each 10-20 minutes long.
Duration: 4 months
Budget: $ 4000

2. Grandparents and Grandchildren
Short description: Series of documentaries, portraits of very old people made by children: 10 films each 10 minutes long.
Duration: The whole year
Budget: $ 10 000

3. Fairy Tale
Short description: Creating a film based on a fairy tale: 20 minutes long.
Duration: The whole year
Budget: $ 7 000

Manana Youth Films
1. Cells
Short description: Series of fiction and experimental shorts: 4-5 films, 5-10 minutes long each.
Duration: 2 months
Budget: $ 4000

2. My Armenia
Short description: Series of documentary and fiction novels about Armenia: 7 films, each 10-15 minutes long.
Duration: The whole year
Budget: $ 18 600

3. Most valuable thing in the world
Short description: Documentary film about the mystery and importance of the water.
40 minutes long.
Duration: The whole year
Budget: $ 9 000

4. Village Forum
Short description: Feature-length documentary about Armenian globalization.
Duration: The whole year
Budget: $ 30 000

General
1. Mobile summer schools in regions (marzes)
Short description: The Center staff will organize summer classes for the children from faraway regions of Armenia. There will be 3 classes each 10 days long.
Duration: July-August 2009
Budget: $ 35 000

2. Presentation in the end of the year: Manana days in Yerevan
Short description: The presentation of the Center's activities and achievements in 2009 to the public.
Duration: 3 days
Date: November, 2009
Budget: $ 5000