TEENS' FILM TO BE SHOWN AT LOCAL UA.

Byline: Amy Dawes Daily News Staff Writer

Ready for something different at the movies?

``Common Bonds,'' a feature-length movie written, produced and directed by the teen-agers of Valley-based Next Generation Productions, will screen for the public at 7 tonight at the United Artists Warner Center Theatres, 6030 Canoga Ave., Woodland Hills.

Tickets are $5, and proceeds will go into a general fund for future projects by the teens, who are currently producing a series of public service announcements aimed at promoting racial tolerance.

The movie, which features professional actors as well as area teens, screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January. ``Common Bonds'' is a humorous and uplifting story about the bonds between generations.

Directed by then-15-year-old Tony Manriquez of Sun Valley, it's about K.C. (Northridge resident Kate McKinney), a rebellious and defiant teen who is drawn into the lives of a group of seniors citizens when she is forced to do community service in a nursing home.

Soon, she faces a moral dilemma when she discovers that her employer is running a scam to take advantage of the elderly residents.

The screening follows a private reception for members of the Valley Industry and Commerce Association, which includes area businesses and major film studios.

``We want to make them aware of Next Generation Productions so that, hopefully, we can come back to them as we do our fund raising,'' said Beckaa Mosher, an NGP board member.

NGP, which grew out of a film production class in Pacoima Middle School's theater-fine arts magnet program, is a nonprofit educational organization that provides teens citywide with access to careers in the media arts.

This summer, NGP will sponsor a Saturday workshop series beginning July 12 that will cover directing, lighting, screenwriting and other aspects of the filmmaking process.

Taught by movie professionals at the CBS Television Center in Hollywood, it will be open to teens citywide and will require only a $10 registration fee.

For further information, call the NGP hotline at [phone].