MEDIANET NEWS JANUARY 28, 2010

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 9 am – 1 pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

Please note: The MediaNet office will be closed this coming Saturday, January 30 and on Saturday, February 6
Technical assistance will be unavailable for the week of Saturday, January 30 until Sunday, February 7.

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OPEN CINEMA Presents the Victoria Premiere of H2Oil

7pm February 24th, 2010

at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St)

Sponsored by Dogwood Initiative

Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. America’s biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canada’s oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.

It goes without saying that water — its depletion, exploitation, privatization and contamination — has become the most important issue to face humanity in this century. At the same time, the war for oil is well underway across the globe. A struggle is increasingly being fought between water and oil, not only over them.

Alberta’s oil sands are at the centre of this tension. As the province rushes towards a large-scale extraction, the social, ecological and human impacts are hitting a crisis point. In only a few short years the continent will be a crisscross of pipelines, reaching from the arctic all the way to the southern US, leaving toxic water basins the size of Lake Ontario, and surface-mines as large as Florida.

H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.

With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time.

For trailer and more info visit: www.h2oildoc.com

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Upcoming MediaNet workshops:

All workshops are at the MediaNet office, #106 -2750 Quadra St.

The Blender interest group

February 6 at 1pm.

New people interested in learning about Blender animation are encouraged to attend.

The Blender Interest group is open to all members and doesn’t require previous knowledge of Blender. Members are encouraged to show and explain techniques and topics they have discovered as well as putting forward their Blender questions and challenges for the group to discuss.

Visit   http://www.blender.org/  for more info. Or take a look at a video produced using Blender at   http://orange.blender.org/download

Compressor: Exporting for DVD, the Web and more
Saturday 6 March  12:45 to 3 PM
Learn how to create the versions of your project you need to present yourself the best on DVD, the Web, Youtube and more
Members $20, Non Members $40

Intro to DVD Studio Pro
Sat 20 March  12 to 3 pm
customize your DVD interface with the sophisticated controls of DVD Studio Pro
Members $30, Non Members $50   This is a hands on course, max 5 persons

To register for workshops please contact  communications@media-net.bc.ca

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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Petition in Support of the Arts

We are looking for a volunteer who would be interested in helping with the Petition in Support of the Arts. This person will conduct on-line research to get email addresses and phone #s  for arts organizations, galleries, studios, art/ music schools, drama groups, bookstores,  music stores, art supply stores, etc.  in rural BC and enter them into an excel spreadsheet. It will be used to send out material about the Arts Petition. The Volunteer will also make phone calls to some of these places, and organizations in Vancouver  to ask them to collect signatures and send petitions out. A long distance card number will be provided for this purpose.
Time spent on this project can go towards the five hour volunteer contribution required by each member. If you have completed your five hours, you can earn Volbucks to be used towards equipment rentals and workshops.

If you are interested, please contact  info@media-net.bc.ca

For more information on the petition, or to sign, please go to http://artmattersvictoria.blogspot.com/
The petition will be presented to government on Feb 10 or 11. There is a final push to get as many signatures as possible before that time.
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Ocean Networks Canada looking for a Communications & Engagement Assistant
This posting is open until 4:30 pm, February 5, 2010.

ONC is a not-for-profit society created by the University of Victoria to build and sustain Canada’s world leadership in ocean science and technology through the NEPTUNE Canada and VENUS ocean observatories.
Reporting to the Manager of Communications & Engagement, the successful candidate will provide organizational and project management support in the execution of a public engagement strategy.

Please visit: www.oceannetworks.ca  for a compete job description.

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AROUND TOWN

Screenings and Events

PechaKucha Nights

PechaKucha is an event started in Tokyo in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. It has grown so popular that it has spread to over 250 cities around the world, inspiring artists, writers, designers, architects and other creative professionals to engage with other disciplines outside of their own.  After a few months of collaborative work, PechaKucha Victoria has just received consent to be the official organizers for PechaKucha Nights in Victoria.

Date: February 25th 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, Start at 7.20pm
Tickets: $10/$8 students

Confirmed Presenters:

Trish Tacoma – Smoking Lily Boutique
Janet Rogers – Spoken Word Artist
Will Horter – Dogwood Initiative
Matt Salik – Graphic Designer
April Inghom – Pacific Peoples’ Partnership
Emilio L. Williams – UVic MFA student
Kane Ryan – Photographer
Kirsten Wright – Boucherat Gallery/Regalia Boutique
Brandy Gallagher – O.U.R. Sustainable Community (TBC)
Matt Phillips – Phillips Beer (TBC)

For more information about PechaKucha visit

Pecha Kucha Organization:

http://www.pecha-kucha.org

You Tube – Pecha Kucha of Pecha Kucha – Training Bite

I love my life…Ben Hollis

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/24

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 1 February 2010
Wendy and Lucy, 2008, 80 min

Here’s the antithesis of the hot, flashy films that are entertaining us in the theatres these days. Here’s a simple story about a few days in a woman and dog’s life that I found engrossing. I hope you will too. It reminded me more of real life than most other films I’ve watched in years. Don’t read reviews and ratings (it’s best if you have no idea what happens next, that’s real life…) R (for language).

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6:30 pm Monday 8 February 2010
Every Little Step – The Journey of “A Chorus Line”, 2008, 113 min

A Chorus Line was a tremendously successful Broadway Musical in the 70s through the 90s (I saw it in London ‘75 and it was brilliant) and it was an ok film by Michael Douglas (1985). This documentary follows a remounting of the musical and looks at the history of this enduring story against the backdrop of the current casting and workup to a new production. It’s the perfect setup for a great reality show. This one is more than that. PG13 more and even more.
As themselves: Teddy Balangu, John Marston, Carol Mayer, Elaine Monds

For more information on upcoming films, visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Prom Night in Mississippi, Love and Savagery, Amreeka, Invisible City, and more!
The DVD club is now discussing Nurse.Fighter.Boy

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go to http://www.firstweekendclub.ca/

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Submissions to other Media Arts Centers are posted on the on-line version of the newsletter only. Please go to: www.medianetnews.wordpress.com

Alternator Gallery – React 2010

The Alternator is engaging artists and the global community in a creative cultural conversation about the values surrounding the Olympics.
REACT2010.com is a dynamic medium for creative expression that we hope will lead to an examination & appreciation of diverse cultural values.
Utilizing the medium of your choice, we invite you to react to the values you see expressed in the Olympic Games.
REACT2010.com provides the platform to display your art to the world.

www.alternatorgallery.com

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Call for Submissions ART BY CHANCE

Art By Chance is a brand new “Ultra Short Film Festival” that will be aired in May 2010 all around the world. Films will be shown in unexpected, non-theatrical venues such as digital advertising screens located inside metros, busses, railways, and public transport.
ART BY CHANCE presents urban dwellers with stimulating content in unexpected locations.

ART BY CHANCE  is open to movies of all kinds: fiction, animation, documentary and video art with the exception of training and advertising films.  Film makers are asked to create 30 second long films on “Time”.  Online form  www.artbychance.org

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The Roots Challenge

Deadline: March 7, 2010

Radio Canada International’s Special Projects Team launches The Roots Challenge, a national competition of short films and multimedia productions. The Roots Challenge is open to all Canadians and permanent residents, 18 years and older, who wish to submit a video or multimedia production, 3 to 8 minutes in length. This competition targets citizen participation and aims to show the contribution of all cultures to the canadian mosaic.
Radio Canada International is looking for original productions, in all styles, that present a story about your roots or lack of. Avant-garde, sit-com, short docs, all styles are welcome in video, animated shorts, photo essays, anything that shows the story in a visual form!

Contestants must print, complete and sign the official entry form available on the CBC/Radio-Canada website at www.rcinet.ca/roots.
To be valid, all short films, multimedia documents and entry forms must be sent to the following address no later than March 7, 2010, 11:59 p.m.

Send DVD of your submission to:

Roots Contest Radio Canada International Suite B52-94 1400 René-Lévesque Blvd East Montreal, QC H2L 2M2

For more information go to http://roots.rcinet.ca/contest

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CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Seeking shorts for the 2010 festival.
Deadline: February 5, 2010

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

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MATCH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL (Ottawa)
We here at Match International would like your video and film submissions starting NOW!
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Info: http://www.matchinternational.org

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NSI Online Short Film Festival 2010 (Winnipeg)
Films wanted for the NSI Online Short Film Festival 2010
The National Screen Institute is now accepting films for its NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Read more

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MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES (Windsor)
16th Edition: May 26 – 29, 2010
MEDIA CITY is an international festival of experimental film and video art
presented annually since 1994.
Deadline: February 19, 2010
Infos and entry form: http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

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S i l e n t s – Call for submissions – L’Appentis (Montréal)
Moments of latency, neither inhabited nor in complete silence. L’appentis invites you to submit short videos and soundtracks inspired from these topics.
Deadline: March 1st, 2010
Info: info@lappentis.com

http://www.lappentis.com

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Urban Screens Toronto 2010
Call for Interactive Media And Video Art – I am here; what can we do?
New or existing experimental, interactive artwork suitable for urban screens.
Short-format videos that are relevant for presentation on urban screens.
Deadline: March 1, 2010
Info: http://www.urbanscreens.org

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RACINES/ROOTS Challenge, Radio Canada International (Montréal)
Show us your roots.Tell us your story!
Enter Radio Canada International’s new competition, Roots, by submitting a short film or multimedia production (3 or 8 minutes long) about your personal history or that of your family.
Deadline: March 7, 2010
Info: http://roots.rcinet.ca/index_en.php

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Call for submissions | MUSE (Toronto)
Seeking video work for a project curated by Suzanne Carte-
Blanchenot & Su-Ying Lee taking place in May/June 2010. This
is an experiment between curators, artists and audience.
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Mail submissions to: MUSE
11-1463 King St. W
Toronto, ON M6K 1J4
Info: leesuying@hotmail.com

MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.  THE NEXT ISSUE IS  ON THURS. FEBRUARY 11

PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca
MEDIANET NEWS JANUARY 28, 2010
OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 9 am – 1 pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

Please note: The MediaNet office will be closed this coming Saturday, January 30 and on Saturday, February 6
Technical assistance will be unavailable for the week of Saturday, January 30 until Sunday, February 7.

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OPEN CINEMA Presents the Victoria Premiere of H2Oil

7pm February 24th, 2010

at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St)

Sponsored by Dogwood Initiative

Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. America’s biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canada’s oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.

It goes without saying that water — its depletion, exploitation, privatization and contamination — has become the most important issue to face humanity in this century. At the same time, the war for oil is well underway across the globe. A struggle is increasingly being fought between water and oil, not only over them.

Alberta’s oil sands are at the centre of this tension. As the province rushes towards a large-scale extraction, the social, ecological and human impacts are hitting a crisis point. In only a few short years the continent will be a crisscross of pipelines, reaching from the arctic all the way to the southern US, leaving toxic water basins the size of Lake Ontario, and surface-mines as large as Florida.

H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.

With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time.

For trailer and more info visit: www.h2oildoc.com

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Upcoming MediaNet workshops:

All workshops are at the MediaNet office, #106 -2750 Quadra St.

The Blender interest group

February 6 at 1pm.

New people interested in learning about Blender animation are encouraged to attend.

The Blender Interest group is open to all members and doesn’t require previous knowledge of Blender. Members are encouraged to show and explain techniques and topics they have discovered as well as putting forward their Blender questions and challenges for the group to discuss.

Visit   http://www.blender.org/  for more info. Or take a look at a video produced using Blender at   http://orange.blender.org/download

Compressor: Exporting for DVD, the Web and more
Saturday 6 March  12:45 to 3 PM
Learn how to create the versions of your project you need to present yourself the best on DVD, the Web, Youtube and more
Members $20, Non Members $40

Intro to DVD Studio Pro
Sat 20 March  12 to 3 pm
customize your DVD interface with the sophisticated controls of DVD Studio Pro
Members $30, Non Members $50   This is a hands on course, max 5 persons

To register for workshops please contact  communications@media-net.bc.ca

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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Petition in Support of the Arts

We are looking for a volunteer who would be interested in helping with the Petition in Support of the Arts. This person will conduct on-line research to get email addresses and phone #s  for arts organizations, galleries, studios, art/ music schools, drama groups, bookstores,  music stores, art supply stores, etc.  in rural BC and enter them into an excel spreadsheet. It will be used to send out material about the Arts Petition. The Volunteer will also make phone calls to some of these places, and organizations in Vancouver  to ask them to collect signatures and send petitions out. A long distance card number will be provided for this purpose.
Time spent on this project can go towards the five hour volunteer contribution required by each member. If you have completed your five hours, you can earn Volbucks to be used towards equipment rentals and workshops.

If you are interested, please contact  info@media-net.bc.ca

For more information on the petition, or to sign, please go to http://artmattersvictoria.blogspot.com/
The petition will be presented to government on Feb 10 or 11. There is a final push to get as many signatures as possible before that time.
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Ocean Networks Canada looking for a Communications & Engagement Assistant
This posting is open until 4:30 pm, February 5, 2010.

ONC is a not-for-profit society created by the University of Victoria to build and sustain Canada’s world leadership in ocean science and technology through the NEPTUNE Canada and VENUS ocean observatories.
Reporting to the Manager of Communications & Engagement, the successful candidate will provide organizational and project management support in the execution of a public engagement strategy.

Please visit: www.oceannetworks.ca  for a compete job description.

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AROUND TOWN

Screenings and Events

PechaKucha Nights

PechaKucha is an event started in Tokyo in 2003 by architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham. It has grown so popular that it has spread to over 250 cities around the world, inspiring artists, writers, designers, architects and other creative professionals to engage with other disciplines outside of their own.  After a few months of collaborative work, PechaKucha Victoria has just received consent to be the official organizers for PechaKucha Nights in Victoria.

Date: February 25th 2010
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm, Start at 7.20pm
Tickets: $10/$8 students

Confirmed Presenters:

Trish Tacoma – Smoking Lily Boutique
Janet Rogers – Spoken Word Artist
Will Horter – Dogwood Initiative
Matt Salik – Graphic Designer
April Inghom – Pacific Peoples’ Partnership
Emilio L. Williams – UVic MFA student
Kane Ryan – Photographer
Kirsten Wright – Boucherat Gallery/Regalia Boutique
Brandy Gallagher – O.U.R. Sustainable Community (TBC)
Matt Phillips – Phillips Beer (TBC)

For more information about PechaKucha visit

Pecha Kucha Organization:

http://www.pecha-kucha.org

You Tube – Pecha Kucha of Pecha Kucha – Training Bite

I love my life…Ben Hollis

http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/24

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 1 February 2010
Wendy and Lucy, 2008, 80 min

Here’s the antithesis of the hot, flashy films that are entertaining us in the theatres these days. Here’s a simple story about a few days in a woman and dog’s life that I found engrossing. I hope you will too. It reminded me more of real life than most other films I’ve watched in years. Don’t read reviews and ratings (it’s best if you have no idea what happens next, that’s real life…) R (for language).

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6:30 pm Monday 8 February 2010
Every Little Step – The Journey of “A Chorus Line”, 2008, 113 min

A Chorus Line was a tremendously successful Broadway Musical in the 70s through the 90s (I saw it in London ‘75 and it was brilliant) and it was an ok film by Michael Douglas (1985). This documentary follows a remounting of the musical and looks at the history of this enduring story against the backdrop of the current casting and workup to a new production. It’s the perfect setup for a great reality show. This one is more than that. PG13 more and even more.
As themselves: Teddy Balangu, John Marston, Carol Mayer, Elaine Monds

For more information on upcoming films, visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Prom Night in Mississippi, Love and Savagery, Amreeka, Invisible City, and more!
The DVD club is now discussing Nurse.Fighter.Boy

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go to http://www.firstweekendclub.ca/

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Submissions to other Media Arts Centers

Alternator Gallery – React 2010

The Alternator is engaging artists and the global community in a creative cultural conversation about the values surrounding the Olympics.
REACT2010.com is a dynamic medium for creative expression that we hope will lead to an examination & appreciation of diverse cultural values.
Utilizing the medium of your choice, we invite you to react to the values you see expressed in the Olympic Games.
REACT2010.com provides the platform to display your art to the world.

www.alternatorgallery.com

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Call for Submissions ART BY CHANCE

Art By Chance is a brand new “Ultra Short Film Festival” that will be aired in May 2010 all around the world. Films will be shown in unexpected, non-theatrical venues such as digital advertising screens located inside metros, busses, railways, and public transport.
ART BY CHANCE presents urban dwellers with stimulating content in unexpected locations.

ART BY CHANCE  is open to movies of all kinds: fiction, animation, documentary and video art with the exception of training and advertising films.  Film makers are asked to create 30 second long films on “Time”.  Online form  www.artbychance.org

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The Roots Challenge

Deadline: March 7, 2010

Radio Canada International’s Special Projects Team launches The Roots Challenge, a national competition of short films and multimedia productions. The Roots Challenge is open to all Canadians and permanent residents, 18 years and older, who wish to submit a video or multimedia production, 3 to 8 minutes in length. This competition targets citizen participation and aims to show the contribution of all cultures to the canadian mosaic.
Radio Canada International is looking for original productions, in all styles, that present a story about your roots or lack of. Avant-garde, sit-com, short docs, all styles are welcome in video, animated shorts, photo essays, anything that shows the story in a visual form!

Contestants must print, complete and sign the official entry form available on the CBC/Radio-Canada website at www.rcinet.ca/roots.
To be valid, all short films, multimedia documents and entry forms must be sent to the following address no later than March 7, 2010, 11:59 p.m.

Send DVD of your submission to:

Roots Contest Radio Canada International Suite B52-94 1400 René-Lévesque Blvd East Montreal, QC H2L 2M2

For more information go to http://roots.rcinet.ca/contest

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CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Seeking shorts for the 2010 festival.
Deadline: February 5, 2010

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

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MATCH INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S VIDEO & FILM FESTIVAL (Ottawa)
We here at Match International would like your video and film submissions starting NOW!
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Info: http://www.matchinternational.org

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NSI Online Short Film Festival 2010 (Winnipeg)
Films wanted for the NSI Online Short Film Festival 2010
The National Screen Institute is now accepting films for its NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Deadline: February 10, 2010
Read more

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MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES (Windsor)
16th Edition: May 26 – 29, 2010
MEDIA CITY is an international festival of experimental film and video art
presented annually since 1994.
Deadline: February 19, 2010
Infos and entry form: http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

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S i l e n t s – Call for submissions – L’Appentis (Montréal)
Moments of latency, neither inhabited nor in complete silence. L’appentis invites you to submit short videos and soundtracks inspired from these topics.
Deadline: March 1st, 2010
Info: info@lappentis.com

http://www.lappentis.com

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Urban Screens Toronto 2010
Call for Interactive Media And Video Art – I am here; what can we do?
New or existing experimental, interactive artwork suitable for urban screens.
Short-format videos that are relevant for presentation on urban screens.
Deadline: March 1, 2010
Info: http://www.urbanscreens.org

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RACINES/ROOTS Challenge, Radio Canada International (Montréal)
Show us your roots.Tell us your story!
Enter Radio Canada International’s new competition, Roots, by submitting a short film or multimedia production (3 or 8 minutes long) about your personal history or that of your family.
Deadline: March 7, 2010
Info: http://roots.rcinet.ca/index_en.php

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Call for submissions | MUSE (Toronto)
Seeking video work for a project curated by Suzanne Carte-
Blanchenot & Su-Ying Lee taking place in May/June 2010. This
is an experiment between curators, artists and audience.
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Mail submissions to: MUSE
11-1463 King St. W
Toronto, ON M6K 1J4
Info: leesuying@hotmail.com

MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.  THE NEXT ISSUE IS  ON THURS. FEBRUARY 11

PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS JANUARY 14, 2010

OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 9 am – 1 pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

Happy New Year!

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OPEN CINEMA’s Spring  Schedule

at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St)

1. 7pm February 24th, 2010

VICTORIA PREMIERE!
H2Oil (Canada 2009)

Sponsored by Dogwood Initiative

Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. America’s biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canada’s oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.

It goes without saying that water — its depletion, exploitation, privatization and contamination — has become the most important issue to face humanity in this century. At the same time, the war for oil is well underway across the globe. A struggle is increasingly being fought between water and oil, not only over them.

Alberta’s oil sands are at the centre of this tension. As the province rushes towards a large-scale extraction, the social, ecological and human impacts are hitting a crisis point. In only a few short years the continent will be a crisscross of pipelines, reaching from the arctic all the way to the southern US, leaving toxic water basins the size of Lake Ontario, and surface-mines as large as Florida.

H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.

With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time.

For trailer and more info visit: www.h2oildoc.com

Stay tuned for post-screening discussion guests

2. 7pm March 10th 2010

VICTORIA PREMIERE!
Tapped (USA 2009)

Sponsored by Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.

From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.

From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public’s right to water.

For trailer and more information visit www.tappedthemovie.com

3. Exciting April 2010 screening details coming soon

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Upcoming MediaNet workshops:

All workshops are at the MediaNet office, #106 -2750 Quadra St.

New Members’ Meeting
Tuesday January 19, 7pm
Learn about MediaNet’s policies and procedures. All new members are required to attend a membership orientation.

Keyframing Effects and the Motion tab in FCP
7 to 9:30  Tuesday Jan 26
Learn how to keyframe your effects and how to utilize the tools (including time remaping and sizing) in the motion tab in FCP
$20 Members, $40 non members.  This is a hands on class so there is a limit of 5 persons

Intro to Final Cut
7 to 10 PM Monday Feb 15 and Tues Feb 16th
The basics of final cut, from importing to manipulating clips in Viewer and on the Timeline, to outputting your project to tape or disk
Members $50, Non Members $80   This is an hands on Class, maximum 5 persons

Compressor: Exporting for DVD, the Web and more
Saturday 6 March  12:45 to 3 PM
Learn how to create the versions of your project you need to present yourself the best on DVD, the Web, Youtube and more
Members $20, Non Members $40

Intro to DVD Studio Pro
Sat 20 March  12 to 3 pm
customize your DVD interface with the sophisticated controls of DVD Studio Pro
Members $30, Non Members $50   This is a hands on course, max 5 persons

To register for workshops please contact  communications@media-net.bc.ca

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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AROUND TOWN

Lectures

Technology and the Arts: Current Innovations and Concerns
Date: Monday, January 25: 7:30 to 9:30 pm
Location: Uvic Engineering and Computer Science 123

Panelists: Peter Sandmark and David Cayley
Throughout history technological advances have provided artists with new tools and sources of inspiration. This free public forum will discuss recent developments and challenges resulting from the alliance of the arts and technology by addressing the following questions: How are artists currently using technology in the creation and dissemination of new work? Has technology democratized the arts and redefi ned what it means to be an artist in the 21st century? What are the social and political implications of new media’s capacity to globalize an artist’s work instantly? What are some of the legal, ethical, economic and practical issues to consider when exploring the artistic possibilities of digital sampling or video art on the Internet? Who owns creativity in our age of technology?

Admission is free, but registration is suggested.  To register, phone 250-472-4747

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Mapping Our Future: Victoria Arts Scan Lecture and Group Discussion

WHEN:    Wednesday, January 20, 2009 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
WHERE:    City Hall Antechamber

Victoria Arts Scan is an arts and cultural mapping project designed to inventory information on Victoria’s arts and cultural assets – the scope of arts and cultural organizations and resources that currently exist in Victoria.

The LifeCycles Project Society, a local non-profit group, has been contracted to collect data and create an inventory, as well as prepare a report that identifies opportunities and gaps in Victoria’s current arts and cultural community and make recommendations for future priorities. This information will be used to develop the City’s first Arts and Cultural Plan in 2010.

Joanne Edey-Nicoll, Assistant Director of Parks, Culture and Recreation for the City of New Westminster, will talk about their new Arts Strategy and its role in supporting arts and culture in this municipality.

Following the lecture, group discussions will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss their vision for Victoria’s arts and cultural community, and how the City can help support this vision.

Registration is not required.

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Saltspring Island
January 16, 7-9pm at the ArtSpring Theatre
Truth, Trials and Tar Sands

featuring presentations by Alan Bibby, premiering excerpts from his documentary Liquid Truth,
Jack Woodward, pre-eminent authority in Aboriginal law, speaking about the Beaver Lake Cree  legal action and how it can stop the expansion of the tar sands,
and James Hoggan, speaking about his book Climate Cover Up.

Reception to follow with a book signing by James Hoggan.

Admission: $20/$10   Tickets available at the ArtSpring Box office
100 Jackson Ave.,
Salt Spring Island

tel.250-537-2102

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Screenings

The Victoria Premiere of the award-winning documentary film
‘A Chemical Reaction’ about the effective community
movement to ban lawn and garden pesticides.

Thurs Jan 21, 7 pm (doors open at 6:30)
UVic David Lam Auditorium (South end of MacLaurin)

Paul Tukey, the executive producer, will be on hand to
answer questions.

Admission by donation.

Info Nancy Falconer, Canadian Cancer Society
nfalconer@bc.cancer.ca 250-380-2358

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Velcrow Ripper comes to Salt Spring

January 22 @ 6:30 p.m. at the Fritz – in person with his award winning
documentary ‘Fierce Light’, Q & A  and discussion to follow – suggested
ticket price – $15 for this fundraising event for the Saltspring Island Film Festival.

January 23 from 1- 5 @ Mahon Hall – Velcrow’s ‘Fierce Light Workshop’ -
“integrate the head and the heart, ‘doing’ and ‘being’, compassion and
action, in order to be of highest service to yourself and the world around
you.” – $35 for the workshop fee

Please pick up your registration form at Salt
Spring Books  and mail your registration, as soon as possible as space is
limited,  with your payment (cheque)  to:

Salt Spring Film Festival

PO Box 741, Ganges
Salt Spring Island, BC
V8K 2W3

Thank you for supporting your ‘Salt Spring Film Festival’

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Mask Removal Productions Presents

“36-24-36”

An insightful feature length documentary film, made by pre-adolescent girls, that explores the issue of female body image and its correlation with eating disorders
Monday February 1, 2010 (National Eating Disorders Awareness Week)
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Theatre, Kitimat, British Columbia
7 PM
running time: 62 minutes
Admission is free (donations welcome)
All proceeds will be donated to the Kitimat Child Development Centre

The film gives the viewer a firsthand perspective of Jessica and Shannon’s battles with anorexia while lending itself to the professional opinions of counsellors and dieticians who work with adolescent women. It also explores the reality and insights of pre-adolescent girls who, prior to making this film, thought very little about the perception of female body image within our society.

Click on the following link to view the film’s trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIIEzmLkU60

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 18 January 2010
Rocaterrania, 2008, 74 min

“Rocaterrania” became Renaldo Kuhler’s lifelong obsession – secretly a coded story of his own life. His imagined and exquisitely illustrated country is a tiny nation of eastern European immigrants who purchased a tract of land along the Canadian border – just north of the Adirondacks. – after growing restless with America’s notions of “democracy.” Over 60 years Rocaterrania saw governments and rulers rise and decline. But, as filmmaker Brett Ingram, (maker of MM favourite Monster Road) reveals, each change in government reflects a deeper meaning for Renaldo, an outsider who struggled to escape a difficult childhood and searched for freedom within a nation of conformity.

Brett Ingram will be present for a discussion of the film.

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7:00 pm Saturday 23 January 2010
The Notebook, 2004, 123 min

Come and participate in this film screening of The Notebook followed by discussion.

It will bring attention to the Alzheimers disease and dementia and the Sunday Jan 31 Walk For Memories*.

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6:30 pm Monday 25 January 2010
Killerwhale and Crocodile, 2007, 111 min

In Killer Whale and Crocodile carvers from two of the world’s great carving traditions come together. A First Nations carver from Canada travels into the jungles of Papua New Guinea and a New Guinea carver travels to urban Canada. Together, they share each others cultures and learn about the myths and legends that inform their individual artistic styles.

For more information on upcoming films, visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is taking a stand for the inclusion of arts in our community.

In the wake of an upcoming drastic and serious 92% cut of funding to the arts in BC, we, and thousands of our members ask you to take a look at the PSA short film “Artless”, made by two First Weekend Club members and award-winning filmmakers, Kryshan Randel and Cara Yeates. It is a poignant and visually beautiful short film (30 seconds), and is part of a campaign to help you reach out to the government. http://www.firstweekendclub.ca/

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Prom Night in Mississippi, Love and Savagery, Amreeka, Invisible City, and more!
The DVD club is now discussing Nurse.Fighter.Boy

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go to http://www.firstweekendclub.ca/

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Workshops

WestCoast Screenwriting  “Are you feeding your inner screenwriter?”

In January West Coast Screenwriting principals, Keith Digby (Time Exposures) and Brian Paisley(Lies Like Truth) will hold a ‘Weekend Blitz’ workshop for NINE aspiring screenwriters.

Yes, that’s right – there will only be NINE participants, maximum, in the class.  This course is not only specific to success in the craft of screenwriting, but also uniquely personal in the assessment and development of each individual participant’s work.

Location:          Victoria Film Commission Offices, Inner Harbour, Victoria.

Dates:             Friday January 22nd (evening) to Sunday January 24th (late afternoon),

Fee: $275

$25 Discount for VIFPA members! (Mention this in your reply)

For new and emerging screenwriters, bring your idea/concept, outline or unfinished screenplay. Novel and short story writers, who might be thinking of adapting one of their works, bring a one-page outline and watch its progress to thescreen.

See curriculum details on our website:
www.westcoastscreenwriting.com

Or e-mail Keith Digby at:

digby_keith@hotmail.com

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Submissions

Super Channel announces the Super Catalyst Emerging Screenwriter Award

Super Channel is committed to developing Canadian talent, so we are proud to announce that we are launching a program

for unproduced feature film screenwriters. This is a great opportunity for emerging screenwriters to develop their projects and

their skills with one-on-one professional guidance, and to get industry attention for their work.

Four winning scripts will be chosen from entries received across Canada. Each of the winning screenplays will receive a full story

editing process with one of Super Channel’s Creative Development Representatives.

Deadline for Application is January 15.

Go to www.superchannel.ca

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Call for Submissions ART BY CHANCE
Art By Chance is a brand new “Ultra Short Film Festival” that will be aired in May 2010 all around the world. Films will be shown in unexpected, non-theatrical venues such as digital advertising screens located inside metros, busses, railways, and public transport.
ART BY CHANCE presents urban dwellers with stimulating content in unexpected locations.

ART BY CHANCE  is open to movies of all kinds: fiction, animation, documentary and video art with the exception of training and advertising films.  Film makers are asked to create 30 second long films on “Time”.  Online form  www.artbychance.org

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The Roots Challenge

Deadline: March 7, 2010

Radio Canada International’s Special Projects Team launches The Roots Challenge, a national competition of short films and multimedia productions. The Roots Challenge is open to all Canadians and permanent residents, 18 years and older, who wish to submit a video or multimedia production, 3 to 8 minutes in length. This competition targets citizen participation and aims to show the contribution of all cultures to the canadian mosaic.

Radio Canada International is looking for original productions, in all styles, that present a story about your roots or lack of. Avant-garde, sit-com, short docs, all styles are welcome in video, animated shorts, photo essays, anything that shows the story in a visual form!

Contestants must print, complete and sign the official entry form available on the CBC/Radio-Canada website at www.rcinet.ca/roots.

To be valid, all short films, multimedia documents and entry forms must be sent to the following address no later than March 7, 2010, 11:59 p.m.

Send DVD of your submission to:

Roots Contest Radio Canada International Suite B52-94 1400 René-Lévesque Blvd East Montreal, QC H2L 2M2

For more information go to http://roots.rcinet.ca/contest

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MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.  THE NEXT ISSUE IS  ON THURS. JANUARY 28

PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS December 10, 2009

MediaNet Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon

(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

PLEASE NOTE: MEDIANET will be closed from Sunday, December 20 until Sunday, January 3.
We will re-open on Monday, January 4 at 9am.

Have a great holiday!

Please Note: This Saturday, December 11,  technical assistance will not be available. The office will be open for regular hours
9am-noon.

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Seasonal Pageant Disorder : MediaNet / Open Space fundraising party

December 18, 2009, 7pm- midnight at Open Space, 510 Fort St.

Admission is $10, payable at the door.

MediaNet and Open Space will be holding a fundraising event in support of joint programming.

Featuring music by Slim Sandy and Ry Moran, live drawing by Eden Veudry with cello accompaniment by Jared Brandle, magic by The Great Giffoni, and films by Scott Amos.

Culinary creations by Kirk Schwartz,  specialty drinks and a silent auction with fabulous local artwork by Rick Raxlen, Suzie Raxlen, Megan Dickie, Ross Macaulay, Dallas Duobaitis, Eden Veudry, Phil Osbourne, Merina Rael, Tracey Nelson and more!

Come and escape the Christmas rush with us!

If you can donate anything to the silent auction, or would like to help with the fundraiser, please contact Catlin info@media-net.bc.ca

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TONIGHT! – OPEN CINEMA Screening Series presents

the Victoria premiere of FUEL
Presented in collaboration with  Cowichan Alternative Energy and The BC Sustainable Energy Association

December 10, 2009, at the IMAX Theatre

A fundraiser for Cowichan Alternative Energy and The BC Sustainable Energy Association

Doors at 7pm, screening at 7:30 | suggested donation $10-$20

Advance tickets on sale at the MediaNet office, #106- 2750 Quadra St,

The IMAX Theatre concession, 675 Belleville St and Hemp and Company, 1102 Government St.

Winner of dozens of awards, including the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.

FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America: a history of where we have been,
our present predicament and a solution to our dependence on foreign oil. FUEL challenges the audience to make a change and
seek accountability, reinforcing the idea that the power of every individual can and will make a difference.

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Medianet member Dianne Searle is looking for someone interested in editing tapes of the Rally in Support of the arts gathering

which took place on Thursday, November 26.

Please contact MediaNet, info@media-net.bc.ca

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MediaNet member Noreen Thiele is looking for a tutor for Final Cut Pro. Will exchange the use of her camera and equipment.
Please contact nthiele17@hotmail.com

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MediaNet member Raymond Painchaud is looking for a tutor for Final Cut Pro.
If you are interested financial arrangements should be made directly with Raymond
Phone 250-514-9040 or email   raypainchaud@yahoo.ca

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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AROUND TOWN

Super Channel announces the Super Catalyst Emerging Screenwriter Award

Super Channel is committed to developing Canadian talent, so we are proud to announce that we are launching a program

for unproduced feature film screenwriters. This is a great opportunity for emerging screenwriters to develop their projects and

their skills with one-on-one professional guidance, and to get industry attention for their work.

Four winning scripts will be chosen from entries received across Canada. Each of the winning screenplays will receive a full story

editing process with one of Super Channel’s Creative Development Representatives.

Deadline for Application is January 15.

Go to www.superchannel.ca

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Workshops for Producers

My name is Greg Jeffs, I am formerly of Nanaimo, educated at the Victoria Motion Picture School and I am an indie film producer.

I am planning a session for producers who want to make a short film with the intent on selling their product to an international market.

I am holding 2 sessions on the Island (1 in Victoria and 1 in Nanaimo) in December (dates determined by interest) and they are open to 8 producers (per session) only.

I am proposing:

Saturday, December 12th (Nanaimo, Nanaimo Conference Centre)
Sunday, December 13th (Victoria, Victoria Conference Centre)

Each producer will be encouraged to bring a work in progress, but will also be shown how to acquire a property for production.

The session is one day 8-4 and costs $200 (which will be receipted for budget purposes)

If you are interested in the session, please reply to me and I’ll put you on a contact list and will let you know the details (if there is any interest) and when the session will be held.

Places will be held on a first come, first served basis.

Greg Jeffs
Cedar Boy Pictures Inc.
403.860.4598
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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 14 December 2009
Julie & Julia, 2009, 123 min

Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends…until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. This is a film everybody loves and Merle Streep is brilliant again. (Julia would be pleased to know that MM serves real butter on our popcorn).

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10:00 am to 3:00 pm Saturday / Sunday 19 & 20 December 2009

Holly For The Homeless- Watch for Holly For The Homeless fundraiser at St Johns The Divine, 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria on December 19 and 20.

Deck your halls with gorgeous “divine” holly and help out those who aren’t so lucky.

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6:30 pm Monday 21 December 2009
Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music, 1969, 86 min

“In this classic 1969 documentary, the Man in Black is captured at his peak, the first of many in a looming roller-coaster career. Fresh on the heels of his Folsom Prison album, Cash reveals the dark intensity and raw talent that made him a country music star and cultural icon. Director Robert Elfstrom got closer than any other filmmaker to Cash, who is seen performing with his new bride June Carter Cash, in a rare duet with Bob Dylan, playing a prison concert, and behind the scenes with friends, family and being receptive to aspiring young musicians. Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music paints an unforgettable portrait that endures beyond the singer’s 2003 death.” The film was recently recut by Vancouver based filmmaker Peter Davies, a friend of director Robert Elfstrom. Pg We expect a special guest…

A very young Metis musician, Don Freed, is seen auditioning backstage for an attentive Cash. He now lives in Victoria. We hope he’ll drop by…

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6:30 pm Monday 28 December 2009
Malcolm MacDowell – Never Apologize, 2007, 111 min

Never Apologize combines McDowell’s personal reminiscences with his readings of pieces written by and about his friend and mentor, Director Lindsay Anderson (IF, O LUCKY MAN). These are brought to life by the actor’s often hilarious and moving impressions of not only the provocative Anderson, but also the notables in their circle, including Alan Bates, Bette Davis, John Ford, John Gielgud, Lillian Gish, Richard Harris, Laurence Olivier and Rachel Roberts. We visit a group of colorful personalities and witness the cultural, social and political climate of the period all through MacDowell’s brilliant, sophisicatedly funny monologue. A MM special treat.This is THE film lovers’ film! Almost 2 hours of pure joy. Pg13

For more information on upcoming films, visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Prom Night in Mississippi, Love and Savagery, Amreeka, Invisible City, and more!
The DVD club is now discussing It’s Not Me, I Swear

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go to http://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Information on Employment, Projects, Contests, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres

are listed in the on-line version of the newsletter only. Please go to: www.medianetnews.wordpress.com

Canadian Film Center Program (Toronto)
CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT FILM PROGRAM
Deadline: January 25, 2010
PRODUCERS – EDITORS – WRITERS – DIRECTORS
With an impressive combination of skills and experiences, CFC alumni have established themselves as key players in the national and international entertainment industries.
Apply today at http://www.cfccreates.com/film

Call for entries: AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films (Czech Republic)
AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films based in the Czech Republic is opening the 2010 competition of 9th festival edition which will be held in May
18 – 23 in a Renaissance South Bohemian spa town Trebon.
Infos: http://www.anifest.cz
produkce@anifest.cz

Film and video submissions for Ladyfest Toronto
Ladyfest Toronto is looking for film and video submissions for
our annual Supplement Film Night! We accept submissions of
all genres, lengths, and styles and are putting together a one-
night program for late January 2010.
Infos: http://ladyfestto.blogspot.com
lftoarts@gmail.com

Silver Salt Animation Festival (Mumbai – India)
Silver Salt Animation Festival is a competitive, animation short film festival seeking international submissions.
Early Bird Deadline: November 15, 2009
Final Deadline: December 15, 2009

http://www.silversaltanifest.com

DOCUMENTA MADRID 10
International Documentary Festival taking place in Spain May 7 – 16, 2010.
Deadline for submissions: December 31, 2009
Info : http://www.documentamadrid.com/inscripcion.php

ROOFTOP NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 (New York)
Rooftop Films is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 Summer Series. In May 2010 we will begin celebrating our 14th year of bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York.
Deadlines:
Earlybird: December 5, 2009
Regular: January 15, 2010
Late: February 15, 20010
Infos: submit@rooftopfilms.com.

Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
Seeks features and shorts
Early Deadline: December 15, 2009
Final Deadline: February 1, 2010

http://www.insideout.on.ca/festival09/submit.html

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Toronto)
Seeking submissions for 2010 festival.
Deadline: December 18, 2009

http://www.hotdocs.ca

Pleasure Dome Call for submissions: New Toronto Works Show 2010
Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works,  expanded cinema performances and media art installations produced within the last year by Toronto-based artists for the  annual New Toronto Works Show.
Deadline: January 15th, 2010

http://www.pdome.org/wordpress

Show Us Your Shorts – A Festival of Short Films (Calgary)
Show Us Your Shorts screens the best in local, national, and international short films in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, awarding and recognizing the best in show for craft, narrative, size (as in length) and a Grand Jury prize.
Deadline: January 18th 2010

http://www.showusyourshorts.ca

PLASTIC PAPER (Winnipeg)
PLASTIC PAPER: Winnipeg’s Festival of Animated, Illustrated + Puppet Film
Seeking animated feature and short films made after January 1, 2009
Deadline February 1, 2010

http://www.big-smash.com/plastic-paper.html

CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Seeking shorts for the 2010 festival.
Deadline: February 5, 2010

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES (Windsor)
16th Edition: May 26 – 29, 2010
MEDIA CITY is an international festival of experimental film and video art
presented annually since 1994.
Deadline: February 19, 2010
Infos and entry form: http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

MediaNet News comes out every two weeks. We are breaking  for the Holidays. The Next Newsletter will come out on Thursday, January 14, 2010. See you in the New Year!

MEDIANET NEWS November 26, 2009

MediaNet Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon

(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

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Organizing against the arts cuts

There will be a rally in support of the arts today at noon on the back steps of the legislature. Come and show your support!

For information on other ways to support the arts, please read the forwarded email below.

The budget consultation ended last month, and a lot of people participated, eventually leading the Finance Committee to recommend that the government “Make funding of the arts a high priority in the 2010/11 budget by returning to overall actual funding levels of 2008/09.”  Now would be a good time to write BC Finance Minister Colin Hansen, and tell him that you support the Finance Committee’s recommendation to restore arts funding. Finance Committees have recommended increases in the past, only to see the recommendation overlooked when the budget comes out, so it is important to let the Finance Minister know how many people are in favour of meaningful public support for the arts!
You can send a letter using this form: http://www.facebook.com/l/cba6a;greysquare.ca/send_letter_finance_minister.php

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Tuesday, December 1:  Rick Raxlen will be screening his new work, how-to-hula, and giving a short talk on animation
at the MediaNet office at noon.

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Seasonal Pageant Disorder : MediaNet / Open Space fundraising party

December 18, 2009, 7pm- midnight at Open Space, 510 Fort St.

MediaNet and Open Space will be holding a fundraising event in support of joint programming.

Featuring music by Slim Sandy and Ry Moran, live drawing by Eden Veudry with cello accompaniment by Jared Brandle, and the films of Scott Amos.

food, drink and a silent auction with fabulous local artwork, goods and services

Come and escape the Christmas rush with us!

If you can donate anything to the silent auction, or would like to help with the fundraiser, please contact Catlin info@media-net.bc.ca

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OPEN CINEMA Screening Series presents

the Victoria premiere of FUEL
Presented in collaboration with  Cowichan Alternative Energy and The BC Sustainable Energy Association

December 10, 2009, at the IMAX Theatre

A fundraiser for Cowichan Alternative Energy

Doors at 7pm, screening at 7:30 | suggested donation $10-$20

Advance tickets on sale at the MediaNet office, #106- 2750 Quadra St,

The IMAX Theatre concession, 675 Belleville St and Hemp and Company, 1102 Government St.

Winner of dozens of awards, including the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.

FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America: a history of where we have been,
our present predicament and a solution to our dependence on foreign oil. FUEL challenges the audience to make a change and
seek accountability, reinforcing the idea that the power of every individual can and will make a difference.

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MediaNet member Chris Ruffell has recently directed and produced a video for Our Place Society

“The Our Place Society has been doing positive things for the Victoria BC homelessness situation, even though it’s been a mystery to many on how . This new video, shown at the November ‘Taste of Britain’ fundraiser at the Crystal Gardens, displays Our Place’s upbeat model and process in little more than 3 minutes.”

‘Hope & Belonging’ is available for immediate viewing or embedding on your own site in HD:

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

Contact Richard 250 885 6451 richard@richardnicole.com

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MediaNet member Noreen Thiele is looking for a tutor for Final Cut Pro. Will exchange the use of her camera and equipment.
Please contact nthiele17@hotmail.com

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MediaNet member Raymond Painchaud is looking for a tutor for Final Cut Pro.
If you are interested financial arrangements should be made directly with Raymond
Phone 250-514-9040 or email   raypainchaud@yahoo.ca

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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Open Space

Open Word: Readings and Ideas featuring Xi Chuan

Sunday, November 29, 2009 2:00 pm
Sunday November 29 at 2pm
Admission by donation

One of China’s foremost poets Xi Chuan (real name Liu Jun) will conclude a successful three-month residency as Orion Visiting Lecturer at the University of Victoria’s Department of Writing with a public reading at Open Space. Xi Chuan will read English translations of his work, including parts of a recent translation of his long poem Misfortune published in the Fall 2009 issue of the literary journal Grain. Following the reading, Tim Lilburn will interview Xi Chuan. An informal reception will follow. Everyone is welcome.

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CANADIAN LABOUR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Nov. 28 & 29

From our Goods for Cuba Committee and all the other endorsers of this festival we would like to invite you, your family and friends in joining us in our upcoming Film Festival.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28

1:00pm Camas Books 2590 Quadra

24 Days in Brooks

Producer: Dana Inkster (2009 – 42:03 min.)
In a decade, tiny Brooks, Alberta has been transformed from a socially conservative, primarily Caucasian town to one of the most diverse places in Canada. Hijabs have become commonplace, downtown bars feature calypso and residents speak 90 different languages.
Immigrants and refugees have flocked here to work at Lakeside Packers – one of the world’s largest slaughterhouses.
Centering on the 24 days of the first-ever strike at Lakeside, this film is a nuanced portrait of people working together and adapting to change. They are people like Peter Jany Khwai, who escaped war in Sudan, wears an African shirt and a cowboy hat, and affirms his Canadian identity as well as his determination to fight for his rights. Or Edil Hassan, a devout Muslim born in Somalia, who counts her hours of organizing and picketing among her proudest moments.
As 24 Days in Brooks shows, people from widely different backgrounds can work together for respect, dignity, and change – even though getting there is not easy.

For more information on the film festival, and a program of events, please visit  http://www.islandsolidarity.ca

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Workshops for Producers

My name is Greg Jeffs, I am formerly of Nanaimo, educated at the Victoria Motion Picture School and I am an indie film producer.

I am planning a session for producers who want to make a short film with the intent on selling their product to an international market.

I am holding 2 sessions on the Island (1 in Victoria and 1 in Nanaimo) in December (dates determined by interest) and they are open to 8 producers (per session) only.

I am proposing:

Saturday, December 12th (Nanaimo, Nanaimo Conference Centre)
Sunday, December 13th (Victoria, Victoria Conference Centre)

Each producer will be encouraged to bring a work in progress, but will also be shown how to acquire a property for production.

The session is one day 8-4 and costs $200 (which will be receipted for budget purposes)

If you are interested in the session, please reply to me and I’ll put you on a contact list and will let you know the details (if there is any interest) and when the session will be held.

Places will be held on a first come, first served basis.

Greg Jeffs
Cedar Boy Pictures Inc.
403.860.4598
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David Simmon’s Screenactor’s Studio

Weekend Acting Career Boot Camp. Instructor: John Emmet Tracy.

December 6th & 7th.  Times: 10 – 4.30 p.m. both days. Cost: $195 + 5% gst.

For more information, go to www.screenactors.ca

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 30 November 2009

The Gathering Storm, 2007, 162 min

The HBO Movie The Gathering Storm is about Winston Churchill in the years just prior to World War II. The title of the film is the same as the title of the first volume of Churchill’s largely autobiographical six-volume history of the war, which covered the period from 1919 to 10 May 1940, the day he became prime minister.

The film stars Albert Finney as Churchill and Vanessa Redgrave as his wife Clementine Churchill (“Clemmie”); Finney gained many accolades for his performance, winning both a BAFTA Award for Best Actor and an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor. It’s a totally engrossing film, an unforgettable character.

Of particular interest in MM’s context is that Churchill was greatly troubled by a mood disorder, his “Black Dog”. One of his strategies was painting. Hundreds of canvases in oils, mostly landscapes, are part of his legacy, as well books on history and memoirs. For one of history’s great orators, it is also remarkable that he dealt with a serious speech impediment.

Several members of the Sir Winston Churchill Society of Vancouver Island will be on hand to answer questions about the society and to share a birthday cake with all the audience! The Sir Winston Churchill Society of Vancouver Island is devoted to ensuring the inspiration of this great global statesman, from the last century, will motivate even greater leadership today. Run by volunteers, the society provides events and activities for members and for the general public.

6:30 pm Monday 7 December 2009
The Living Museum, 1998, 78 min

with a presentation by the Pandora Arts Collective and Yuri Arajs

The Living Museum is an art community in a downsized New York mental institution (Creedmoor Psychiatric Center) where every inch of the 40,000 square foot space is treated like a canvas. The Living Museum illuminates the life and work of artists who are patients and graduates of the Creedmoor. Dr. Janos Marton, charismatic director co-founder and seven of his patients/artists illustrate how it works and how art can be so necessary in the lives of many who are “afflicted with mental illness.”

By Academy Award winning filmmaker Jessica Yu. The project is still, after 15 years, very much alive in NY, as our art programs are threatened.

For more information on upcoming films, visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Prom Night in Mississippi, Love and Savagery, Amreeka, Invisible City, and more!
The DVD club is now discussing It’s Not Me, I Swear

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Information on Employment, Projects, Contests, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres

Call for Submissions

The Edmonton Women’s Film Society is currently planning our 2010 festival and are looking for films that are either written, directed or produced by women. Our deadline is January 1, 2010. Our address is: 9136- 74 Avenue, Edmonton, AB ( T6E 1E1). For more information please visit our website www.ewfs.ca.

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Deadline approaching for $100 film festival
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers:  18th Annual $100 Film Festival
March 4-6, 2010
Calgary, Alberta   CANADA
Deadline for Entries:  December 1, 2009.
·      16mm or Super 8 Film under 22min
·      MUST provide a 16mm or Super 8 film print for screening.
·      Official Release date after December 1, 2009.
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to present the annual $100 Film Festival from March 4-6, 2010.  The festival embodies the spirit of low-budget, independent filmmaking and brings the experience of projected celluloid to our audience by only screening film prints.  It is the only competitive festival in Canada that screens exclusively on Super 8 and 16mm film.  The $100 Film Festival does not charge any entrance fees and pays artist fees for all films selected for the festival.    The selected films will also be eligible for festival prizes.  For more information and entry forms, please visit: www.csif.org/festival or e-mail festival@csif.org.
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Canadian Film Center Program (Toronto)
CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT FILM PROGRAM
Deadline: January 25, 2010
PRODUCERS – EDITORS – WRITERS – DIRECTORS
With an impressive combination of skills and experiences, CFC alumni have established themselves as key players in the national and international entertainment industries.
Apply today at http://www.cfccreates.com/film

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Call for entries: AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films (Czech Republic)
AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films based in the Czech Republic is opening the 2010 competition of 9th festival edition which will be held in May
18 – 23 in a Renaissance South Bohemian spa town Trebon.
Infos: http://www.anifest.cz
produkce@anifest.cz
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Film and video submissions for Ladyfest Toronto
Ladyfest Toronto is looking for film and video submissions for
our annual Supplement Film Night! We accept submissions of
all genres, lengths, and styles and are putting together a one-
night program for late January 2010.
Infos: http://ladyfestto.blogspot.com
lftoarts@gmail.com
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Silver Salt Animation Festival (Mumbai – India)
Silver Salt Animation Festival is a competitive, animation short film festival seeking international submissions.
Early Bird Deadline: November 15, 2009
Final Deadline: December 15, 2009

http://www.silversaltanifest.com

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29th Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival (New Jersey)
Since 1981, the annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, an international juried competition and award tour, has been fulfilling its mission to advocate, exhibit and reward cutting edge works from independent film and videomakers.
Deadline:  Friday, November 20, 2009

http://www.blackmariafilmfestival.org

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18th Annual $100 Film Festival (Calgary)
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to present the annual $100 Film Festival from March 4-6, 2010.  The festival embodies the spirit of low-budget, independent filmmaking and brings the experience of projected celluloid to our audience by only screening film prints.
Deadline: December 1, 2009

http://www.csif.org/festival

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San Francisco International Film Festival
Looking for shorts and features completed after January 1, 2009.
Final Deadline: December 4, 2009

http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival/enter-your-film.aspx

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ROOFTOP NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 (New York)
Rooftop Films is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 Summer Series. In May 2010 we will begin celebrating our 14th year of bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York.
Deadlines:
Earlybird: December 5, 2009
Regular: January 15, 2010
Late: February 15, 20010
Infos: submit@rooftopfilms.com.
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Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
Seeks features and shorts
Early Deadline: December 15, 2009
Final Deadline: February 1, 2010

http://www.insideout.on.ca/festival09/submit.html

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Toronto)
Seeking submissions for 2010 festival.
Deadline: December 18, 2009

http://www.hotdocs.ca

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Pleasure Dome Call for submissions: New Toronto Works Show 2010
Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works,  expanded cinema performances and media art installations produced within the last year by Toronto-based artists for the  annual New Toronto Works Show.
Deadline: January 15th, 2010

http://www.pdome.org/wordpress

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Show Us Your Shorts – A Festival of Short Films (Calgary)
Show Us Your Shorts screens the best in local, national, and international short films in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, awarding and recognizing the best in show for craft, narrative, size (as in length) and a Grand Jury prize.
Deadline: January 18th 2010

http://www.showusyourshorts.ca

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PLASTIC PAPER (Winnipeg)
PLASTIC PAPER: Winnipeg’s Festival of Animated, Illustrated + Puppet Film
Seeking animated feature and short films made after January 1, 2009
Deadline February 1, 2010

http://www.big-smash.com/plastic-paper.html

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CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Seeking shorts for the 2010 festival.
Deadline: February 5, 2010

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

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MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES (Windsor)
16th Edition: May 26 – 29, 2010
MEDIA CITY is an international festival of experimental film and video art
presented annually since 1994.
Deadline: February 19, 2010
Infos and entry form: http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

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MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE NEXT ISSUE IS ON THURS. DEC 10

PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca

Upcoming MediaNet/ Open Space fundraising party

MediaNet | Open Space fundraising party

December 18, 2009, 7pm- midnight at Open Space, 510 Fort St.

MediaNet and Open Space will be holding a fundraising event in support of joint programming.

Featuring music by Slim Sandy and Ry Moran, live drawing by Eden Veudry with cello accompaniment by Jared Brandle, and the films of Scott Amos.

food, drink and a silent auction with fabulous local artwork, goods and services

Come and escape the Christmas rush with us!

MEDIANET NEWS November 12, 2009

MediaNet Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon

(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

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OPEN CINEMA Screening Series

Next  Wednesday, November 18,
The Age of Stupid

Sponsored by the Sierra Club www.sierraclub.bc.ca

Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St
Doors 5:30
Suggested donation $10

Blurring the boundary between sci-fi and documentary Oscar nominated

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the

devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and

asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the

chance?

(UK, 2009) www.ageofstupid.net

Open forum discussion with

Dr. Colin Campbell, Science Advisor (www.sierraclub.bc.ca),

Dorothy Cutting (www.WestCoastClimateEquity.org),

Michelle Culossi (www.TransitionTowns.org/VictoriaBC)

and Dr. James Rowe (School of Environmental Studies, UVic).

Baked goods, coffee, drinks, door prizes and more!

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OPEN CINEMA is also pleased to announce the Victoria premiere of FUEL

Presented in collaboration with  Cowichan Alternative Energy

December 10, 2009, at the IMAX Theatre

Doors at 7pm, screening at 7:30 | suggested donation $10-$20

Advance ticket information to come…

Winner of dozens of awards, including the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award.

FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America: a history of where we have been,
our present predicament and a solution to our dependence on foreign oil. FUEL challenges the audience to make a change and
seek accountability, reinforcing the idea that the power of every individual can and will make a difference.

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MediaNet is on Facebook! See postings of our latest events. Become a fan of MediaNet!
Go to: www.facebook.com/pages/MediaNet/99258464503

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Vantage Point on-line magazine

Vantage Point is an on-line magazine of discourse on the media arts.
Go to www.vantagepointmagazine.wordpress.com/

Submit to Vantage Point! Send your thoughts, ideas and musings to vantagepoint@media-net.bc.ca

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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AROUND TOWN

LONG ROAD NORTH
Screening at St. ANNE’S ACADEMY
835 Humbolt st.
Friday NOV 13 (7pm) & NOV 14 (1pm).

The plan: to cycle halfway across the planet. From the tip of Patagonia to the far reaches of the Canadian Arctic, this adventure would change their perspectives of the world forever. Despite what they thought they knew about the world… they came to see that they hardly knew it at all.

In a time when global relations can make the world seem too scary to embrace, these young Canadians remind us that the most common thing we share with other parts of the world is humanity.

18 countries by bicycle.
“The journey is the destination” ~ D. Woodend, Momentum Magazine
“This adorable film offers breathtaking vistas” ~ Y. Zacaraias, Vancouver Sun
“Fascinating” ~ M. MacDonald, Seattle Times

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

CINEMA WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

NOV  20  21  22  2009

ALL SCREENINGS BY DONATION
UVIC DAVID LAM AUDITORIUM
DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM

Friday Program:
Speaker – Moussa Magassa, Human Rights Education Advisor, University of Victoria
Eleanor’s Dream – An artistic tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to Eleanor Roosevelt
The Devil’s Bargain – Powerful footage of the destruction caused by the trade in small arms and the struggle for an International Treaty

Saturday Program:
Speaker – Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
Seeking Refuge – Canada’s refugee process provides hope and despair for five featured refugees

Sunday Program:
Speaker – Serina Zapf, Vice President of Amnesty International Canada
Speaker – Dr Mary-Wynne Ashford, past president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Justicia Now – Oil’s toxic legacy in Ecuador and the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari – Planting trees for fuel, shade and food led Wangari Maathai to social activism and the Nobel Peace Prize.  She is still speaking out on climate change.  This film has won many awards

www.amnestyfilmsvictoria.ca

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Workshops for Producers

My name is Greg Jeffs, I am formerly of Nanaimo, educated at the Victoria Motion Picture School and I am an indie film producer.

I am planning a session for producers who want to make a short film with the intent on selling their product to an international market.

I am holding 2 sessions on the Island (1 in Victoria and 1 in Nanaimo) in December (dates determined by interest) and they are open to 8 producers (per session) only.

I am proposing:

Saturday, December 12th (Nanaimo, Nanaimo Conference Centre)
Sunday, December 13th (Victoria, Victoria Conference Centre)

Each producer will be encouraged to bring a work in progress, but will also be shown how to acquire a property for production.

The session is one day 8-4 and costs $200 (which will be receipted for budget purposes)

If you are interested in the session, please reply to me and I’ll put you on a contact list and will let you know the details (if there is any interest) and when the session will be held.

Places will be held on a first come, first served basis.

Greg Jeffs
Cedar Boy Pictures Inc.
403.860.4598
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David Simmon’s Screenactor’s Studio

(1) The Auditioning Dilemma & Solutions.     Instructor: Joanne Wilson

(2) The Meisner Approach. (last spots available).    Instructor. Joe McCoy.

(3) Acting With The Tao (For Actors and Directors).

(4)  ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES (last spots available)

For more information, go to www.screenactors.ca

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 16 November 2009
Owning The Slave, 2006, 32 min + extras

with filmmaker Renée Poisson

Andy Stringfellow is a black man who, wanting to escape the racism of his birthplace in rural Arkansas, settled in a white town in Canada. Suddenly facing death 30 years later, he questions his identity; he has lost his culture, his marriage and his health as well as his brilliant career as a clinical counsellor.

Determined to continue his personal evolution, Andy overcomes his lifelong need to keep his inner self hidden, taking the risk of revealing himself on camera. Andy’s frankness and clarity give us fresh insight into the experience of the “outsider.” Owning The Slave is about reclaiming oneself from imposed social, political and personal patterns and restrictions. Pg 13

Andy’s spontaneous performances of traditional songs complement original music composed and played by Michel Leblanc.

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6:30 pm Saturday 21 November 2009

The Reena Virk Story, 44 min & 20 min

Special guests Suman and Manjit Virk appear with filmmakers, Larry Moore and Cathie Douglas, for a special presentation of The Reena Virk Story during Anti-Bullying and Restorative Justice Week November 15 -22 with this years theme; Communities
Responding to Human Needs. With the complexities of an adversarial process finally complete, the four worked together to create a documentary in Reena’s memory and to encourage dialogue about what can be learned from the tragedy.

Reena Virk was only fourteen when she was beaten and drowned by a group of her peers in a middle-class suburb of Victoria, B.C. For over a decade now, Reena’s parents, Suman and Manjit Virk, have struggled through rage and grief, bureaucracy and trials, media and misinformation; yet their main focus remains on the life affirming values of service, compassion, truth and understanding. Their dedication to the prevention of similar tragedies has led them into restorative dialogue with communities, educators and even Warren Glowatski, one of the youths responsible for Reena’s death. Manjit and Suman’s courageous journey brings us to reconsider much of what we believe about love, conflict, compassion and justice.

For more information  visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Cairo Time
Cairo Time received the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig

The DVD club is now discussing Fierce Light

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Information on Employment, Projects, Contests, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres :

Call for Submissions: $100 Film Festival

The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to present the annual $100 Film Festival from March 4-6, 2010.  The festival embodies the spirit of low-budget, independent filmmaking and brings the experience of projected celluloid to our audience by only screening film prints.  It is the only competitive festival in Canada that screens exclusively on Super 8 and 16mm film.  The $100 Film Festival does not charge any entrance fees and pays artist fees for all films selected for the festival.    The selected films will also be eligible for festival prizes.  For more information and entry forms, please visit: www.csif.org/festival or e-mail festival@csif.org.

Call for Submissions:
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers:  18th Annual $100 Film Festival
March 4-6, 2010
Calgary, Alberta   CANADA

Deadline for Entries:  December 1, 2009.
·      16mm or Super 8 Film under 22min
·      MUST provide a 16mm or Super 8 film print for screening.
·      Official Release date after December 1, 2007.

The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
Building J2, 2711 Battleford Ave. SW
Calgary, AB  T3E 7L4  CANADA
(403) 205 4747
festival@csif.org
www.csif.org

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The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is currently accepting applications for an EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FULL-TIME PERMANENT POSITION).

The annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival – the largest festival of its kind in Canada – is seeking a dynamic self-starter for a key executive role.   Now entering its tenth year, imagineNATIVE is an international showcase for Indigenous film, video, radio, new media, and installation art. Located in a beautiful arts-focused building at 401 Richmond Street West in Toronto, imagineNATIVE is a community-based festival committed to the development and promotion of Indigenous artists and their work. This is an amazing opportunity to be a part of a successful, growing organisation that has become one of the leaders in Toronto’s vibrant independent film festival scene.   The role will offer a high profile in the arts and Aboriginal communities and the candidate will nurture and develop key contacts within the film and media industries, as well as both the public and private sectors.

Responsibilities

Operations, Staff and Financial Management

Write public and private grant proposals in compliance with established deadlines, collect and maintain all data and records required for such grants, in conjunction with senior staff members.
Manage the organization’s financial operations within the budget approved by the Board of Directors, including the overseeing the annual audit and cash flow, managing accounts payable and receivable, issuing petty cash, preparing materials as needed for the bookkeeper.
Manage staff, department and personnel issues, including supervising, delegating, hiring, terminating, running staff meetings, training and conducting performance reviews in conjunction with the Board and the Personnel Committee;
Manage and supervise the operations of the organization including fielding external requests from stakeholders, funders and the public, disseminating information internally and externally, and ensuring that deadlines are being met.
Manage, analyze and update organizational systems to ensure efficiency and accuracy;
Prepare monthly reports and statements on imagineNATIVE’s operations and finances for monthly board meetings;
Assist the Chair of the Board in developing agenda and materials for board meetings.

Festival Execution and Marketing Plan

Oversee and ensure effective execution of the festival, including programming, events, community, special projects, and industry initiatives in accordance to annual strategic priorities as set by the Board of Directors;
Revise and implement festival plan and timelines in accordance to annual strategic priorities as set by the Board of Directors;
Develop, oversee and implement imagineNATIVE’s marketing and promotions plan and campaign in conjunction with senior staff and contractors.
Supervise catalogue advertising and ad sales in conjunction with Marketing and Communications Manager;
Oversee and manage the production of the festival catalogue.

Partnerships and Profile

Develop and increase imagineNATIVE’s festival and year-round profile;
Ensure the implementation and completion of festival projects and initiatives;
Maintain current and build new relationships with funders and partners;
Build stronger national and international network of community organizations, media arts presenters and advocacy organizations;

Other

Represent imagineNATIVE at events and meetings as necessary;
Participate in board committees as necessary;
Prepare monthly reports to the board, as necessary;
Prepare and provide final festival report following the event;
Participate in job evaluations, as necessary;
Other duties and general assistance as required or assigned;

Skills and Qualifications:

University or college degree in areas including: humanities, fundraising, arts administration or commensurate experience in the not-for-profit sector or media industry
Demonstrated track record in management and arts administration
High level of professionalism and ability to interface with senior-level professionals
Excellent communication, analytical, and motivational skills,
Grant or proposal writing experience; writing samples will be requested for interview
Experience with strategic planning, goal and target setting
Ability to work independently and manage a number of projects in a deadline-driven environment
Knowledge of the landscape of Aboriginal media arts in Canada an asset

Deadline: November 13th, 2009

Apply in writing to: Personnel Committee, imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, 401 Richmond St. West, Suite 417, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8 OR Fax: (416) 585-2313. You may also email your resume (as an .rtf or .pdf file) to: info@imaginenative.org. Please write Executive Director Position in the subject line.

We encourage candidates of Aboriginal ancestry to apply.

For more information about imagineNATIVE, please visit our website, www.imaginenative.org. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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Canadian Film Center Program (Toronto)
CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT FILM PROGRAM
Deadline: January 25, 2010
PRODUCERS – EDITORS – WRITERS – DIRECTORS
With an impressive combination of skills and experiences, CFC alumni have established themselves as key players in the national and international entertainment industries.
Apply today at http://www.cfccreates.com/film

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RAIQ Call For Submissions (Montréal)
Arts interdisciplinaires: Hi-Tech, Lo-Tech, No-Tech?
The Regroupement des arts interdisciplinaires du Québec (RAIQ) is currently seeking proposals for its upcoming interdisciplinary conference: Arts interdisciplinaires: Hi-Tech, Lo-Tech, No-Tech? to be held in Montreal in May 2010.
Deadline for submissions: November 16, 2009
Infos: info@popstart.ca

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Bourse PRIM/Codes d’accès (Montréal)
Call for projects – Creation Support Program
Deadline: November 15, 2009
Infos:info@codesdacces.org

http://www.codesdacces.org

http://www.primcentre.org

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SAVAC Call for Submissions: MONITOR 6 (Toronto)
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) invites submissions for
its sixth annual experimental short film and video screening
program, MONITOR 6. MONITOR 6 is dedicated to the presentation of experimental
short films and videos by and/or about South Asians from
Canada and around the world.
Deadline: November 16, 2009
Infos: info@savac.net
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Call for entries: AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films (Czech Republic)
AniFest, the International Festival of Animated Films based in the Czech Republic is opening the 2010 competition of 9th festival edition which will be held in May
18 – 23 in a Renaissance South Bohemian spa town Trebon.
Infos: http://www.anifest.cz
produkce@anifest.cz
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Film and video submissions for Ladyfest Toronto
Ladyfest Toronto is looking for film and video submissions for
our annual Supplement Film Night! We accept submissions of
all genres, lengths, and styles and are putting together a one-
night program for late January 2010.
Infos: http://ladyfestto.blogspot.com
lftoarts@gmail.com

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2010 NSI Drama Prize (Winnipeg)
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is accepting applications from emerging Canadian filmmakers for its 2010 NSI Drama Prize training program.
Filmmakers must apply as a team and submit a finished script with their application. Their proposed short film should not run longer than ten (10) minutes.
Deadline: November 12, 2009.
Info: http://www.nsi-canada.ca/nsi_drama_prize_registration.aspx

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Images 2010 Film + Video call for submissions (toronto)
The Images Festival presents and promotes excellence in independent film, video and other time-based media.  Images is now accepting film and video submissions for consideration for the 2010 festival, which takes place from April 1-10, 2010.  Screening fees paid for all works presented.
FINAL deadline: November 13, 2009

http://www.imagesfestival.com/call.php?id=19

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Trinity Square Video (Toronto)
Trinity Square Video (TSV) is making a call for submissions and are seeking innovative artist’s works that use video, its forms and its processes, to examine the modes of presentation found in activist gesture, social action or cultural critique.
Deadline: November 15th, 2009
Info: www.trinitysquarevideo.com
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Silver Salt Animation Festival (Mumbai – India)
Silver Salt Animation Festival is a competitive, animation short film festival seeking international submissions.
Early Bird Deadline: November 15, 2009
Final Deadline: December 15, 2009

http://www.silversaltanifest.com

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29th Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival (New Jersey)
Since 1981, the annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, an international juried competition and award tour, has been fulfilling its mission to advocate, exhibit and reward cutting edge works from independent film and videomakers.
Deadline:  Friday, November 20, 2009

http://www.blackmariafilmfestival.org

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San Francisco International Film Festival
Looking for shorts and features completed after January 1, 2009.
Final Deadline: December 4, 2009

http://www.sffs.org/sf-intl-film-festival/enter-your-film.aspx

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ROOFTOP NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR 2010 (New York)
Rooftop Films is currently accepting submissions for the 2010 Summer Series. In May 2010 we will begin celebrating our 14th year of bringing the best underground films in the world outdoors and to the rooftops of New York.
Deadlines:
Earlybird: December 5, 2009
Regular: January 15, 2010
Late: February 15, 20010
Infos: submit@rooftopfilms.com.
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Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival
Seeks features and shorts
Early Deadline: December 15, 2009
Final Deadline: February 1, 2010

http://www.insideout.on.ca/festival09/submit.html

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Toronto)
Seeking submissions for 2010 festival.
Deadline: December 18, 2009

http://www.hotdocs.ca

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Pleasure Dome Call for submissions: New Toronto Works Show 2010
Pleasure Dome is seeking short experimental film/video works,  expanded cinema performances and media art installations produced within the last year by Toronto-based artists for the  annual New Toronto Works Show.
Deadline: January 15th, 2010

http://www.pdome.org/wordpress

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Show Us Your Shorts – A Festival of Short Films (Calgary)
Show Us Your Shorts screens the best in local, national, and international short films in a relaxed and enjoyable environment, awarding and recognizing the best in show for craft, narrative, size (as in length) and a Grand Jury prize.
Deadline: January 18th 2010

http://www.showusyourshorts.ca

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PLASTIC PAPER (Winnipeg)
PLASTIC PAPER: Winnipeg’s Festival of Animated, Illustrated + Puppet Film
Seeking animated feature and short films made after January 1, 2009
Deadline February 1, 2010

http://www.big-smash.com/plastic-paper.html

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CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (Toronto)
CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Seeking shorts for the 2010 festival.
Deadline: February 5, 2010

http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

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MEDIA CITY FILM FESTIVAL 2010 CALL FOR ENTRIES (Windsor)
16th Edition: May 26 – 29, 2010
MEDIA CITY is an international festival of experimental film and video art
presented annually since 1994.
Deadline: February 19, 2010
Infos and entry form: http://www.houseoftoast.ca/mediacity

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MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE NEXT ISSUE IS ON THURS. NOV. 26

PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS October 29, 2009

MediaNet Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon

(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

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Reminder: MediaNet’s office hours are: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon
Equipment drop off time: 9am-9:30am, Equipment pick up time: 9:30-10am only, unless other arrangements are made.
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Please note: From 1pm Friday, November 6 until 1pm Monday, November 9, the imacs in the editing room will not be available for use.
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PROART ALLIANCE CREATES TOOLKIT ABOUT ARTS FUNDING CUTS
The ProArts Alliance of Victoria has created a toolkit that explains the situation facing the artists and arts organizations
due to the BC government’s cuts to arts funding.  The Toolkit also provides info on how to contact at the government.
Ipsos-Reid says 91% of people in BC believe in strong public funding for the Arts.   Tell the Provincial Government whether you think the arts are important.  You can download the toolkit from this link:

http://proartalliance.ca/images/PDFs/toolkit.pdf

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TONIGHT!- The Ways Home: Top Ten Ways to END Homelessness
Forum at UVIC Thursday Oct. 29: 7:30-9:30pm Harry Hickman Bldg. Room 105
admission is free. call (250) 472-4747 to register so we can guarantee you a seat.

Moderators: Bernie Pauly, PhD, School of Nursing, UVic, and Margo Matwychuk, PhD, Department of Anthropology, UVic
Some people conclude that ending homelessness is complicated, that there are no easy solutions. Others say that this really isn’t a complicated problem—that we simply need to tackle three hurdles: housing, income and social supports. Yet, the answers may appear more complicated when we attempt to consider ways to overcome these three hurdles. This panel brings together community-based researchers, service providers, activists and individuals with experience of homelessness to share stories and explore the possibilities and practicalities of specific initiatives geared to addressing these hurdles and ending homelessness.

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Friday October 30, 7pm

What Did You Do Boy

An Evening of Indigenous Arts
Featuring a presentation of video poems and spoken word by Janet Rogers and
Iroquois songs by Lindsay Delaronde

At the Community Arts Council, G6-1001 Douglas St.
Free admission. Refreshments will be served.

For more information call: 250-382-3986

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OPEN CINEMA

The next OPEN CINEMA  event will be held on Wednesday, November 18,
featuring a screening of the award-winning film, The Age of Stupid.

Sponsored by the Sierra Club www.sierraclub.bc.ca

Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St
Doors 5:30
Suggested donation $10

Blurring the boundary between sci-fi and documentary Oscar nominated

Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the

devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and

asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the

chance?

(UK, 2009) www.ageofstupid.net

Open forum discussion with

Dr. Colin Campbell, Science Advisor (www.sierraclub.bc.ca),

Dorothy Cutting (www.WestCoastClimateEquity.org),

Michelle Culossi (www.TransitionTowns.org/VictoriaBC)

and Dr. James Rowe (School of Environmental Studies, UVic).

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Vantage Point on-line magazine

Vantage Point is an on-line magazine of discourse on the media arts.
Go to www.vantagepointmagazine.wordpress.com/

Submit to Vantage Point! Send your thoughts, ideas and musings to vantagepoint@media-net.bc.ca

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

Contact Richard 250 885 6451 richard@richardnicole.com

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120G Hard Drive for Sale

Brand new NEVER USED 120G Hard Drive in case (powered thru USB cable) $135.
- excellent as backup drive for laptop or for video projects – REALLY compact  – 3″wide x 5″long x 3/4″ thick – fits easily in pocket or purse.

Contact Chris at 250-588-8138 or mailto:chris@phungai.com

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AROUND TOWN

Cinevic’s Sweet 16 Celebration
Sweet 16: a 16mm Celebration is a three day event consisting of two 16mm workshops, a forum on the future of the medium, an artist talk with Deco Dawson, and an evening screening of some of the best local and Canadian film produced and printed on 16mm from the past 16 years. CineVic’s objectives in hosting this celebration are; to explore influence of 16mm on the aesthetics of filmmaking, to create more opportunities for the art of short form and small-gauge film to be seen, and to encourage the practice of filmmaking – on film!

Sweet 16 Schedule:

Friday Nov 6th 7-9pm CineVic 2022 Douglas St. By donation, must pre-register

Deco Dawson Artist Talk

Saturday November 7th All Events at St. Ann’s Auditorium 835 Humbolt St.

2-5pm David Moxness – Professional Super 16 Techniques $50 members $75 non-members

5:30-7pm Forum – The Future of Film $10 or 1 CineCredit

8:30-10pm Sweet 16 Screening

Sunday November 8th 1-5pm 2022 Douglas St. $75 members $100 non
Deco Dawson – Hands on 16mm Experimental Technique Workshop

For more information, go to www.cinevic.ca

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Friday November 6th at UVIC

The Pacific Peoples’ Partnership, the Centre for Asia Pacific Initiatives and Alcheringa Gallery are proud to present, as a part of the exhibition  Hailans to Ailans http://hailanstoailans.com/  an Artist Discussion Panel and a special screening of Killer Whale and Crocodile.

This event is held at 7:00 pm in the Gordon F. MacFarlane Lecture Theatre in the Harry HickmanBuilding (HHB 105) at UVIC. Admission by donation.

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LONG ROAD NORTH

Screening at St. ANNE’S ACADEMY
835 Humbolt st.
Friday NOV 13 (7pm) & NOV 14 (1pm).

The plan: to cycle halfway across the planet. From the tip of Patagonia to the far reaches of the Canadian Arctic, this adventure would change their perspectives of the world forever. Despite what they thought they knew about the world… they came to see that they hardly knew it at all.

In a time when global relations can make the world seem too scary to embrace, these young Canadians remind us that the most common thing we share with other parts of the world is humanity.

18 countries by bicycle.
“The journey is the destination” ~ D. Woodend, Momentum Magazine
“This adorable film offers breathtaking vistas” ~ Y. Zacaraias, Vancouver Sun
“Fascinating” ~ M. MacDonald, Seattle Times

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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CINEMA WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

NOV  20  21  22  2009

ALL SCREENINGS BY DONATION
UVIC DAVID LAM AUDITORIUM
DOORS OPEN 6:30 PM

Friday Program:
Speaker – Moussa Magassa, Human Rights Education Advisor, University of Victoria
Eleanor’s Dream – An artistic tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to Eleanor Roosevelt
The Devil’s Bargain – Powerful footage of the destruction caused by the trade in small arms and the struggle for an International Treaty

Saturday Program:
Speaker – Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada
Seeking Refuge – Canada’s refugee process provides hope and despair for five featured refugees

Sunday Program:
Speaker – Serina Zapf, Vice President of Amnesty International Canada
Speaker – Dr Mary-Wynne Ashford, past president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Justicia Now – Oil’s toxic legacy in Ecuador and the largest environmental class action lawsuit in history
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari – Planting trees for fuel, shade and food led Wangari Maathai to social activism and the Nobel Peace Prize.  She is still speaking out on climate change.  This film has won many awards

www.amnestyfilmsvictoria.ca

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David Simmon’s Screenactor’s Studio

(1) The Auditioning Dilemma & Solutions.     Instructor: Joanne Wilson

(2) The Meisner Approach. (last spots available).    Instructor. Joe McCoy.

(3) Acting With The Tao (For Actors and Directors).

(4)  ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES (last spots available)

For more information, go to www.screenactors.ca
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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 2 November 2009
Om Shanti Om, 2007, 162 min

The greatest of all Bollywood films, Om Shanti Om bubbles over with elaborate plot; comedy, high romance, ghosts, reincarnation and revenge. It’s full of Indian superstars, music and frenetic, imaginative dance numbers, and clocks in at a robust. “Both an homage to and parody of Bollywood, this cinematic feast delivered straight from the heart of the film industry will have you glued to your seats till the end.”

6:30 pm Monday 9 November 2009
The Stone Of Destiny Scotland, 2008, 97 min

With Scots nationalism waning under the weight of Britain’s rule, four university students, led by Ian Hamilton, make a dramatic gesture to reawaken their country’s pride. Despite having little money and even less experience, they scheme to break into Westminster Abbey in the wee hours and “liberate” that most powerful symbol of Scotland’s nationhood – The Stone of Destiny. This latest historical comedy/drama from Vancouver’s Charles Martin Smith is a treat! It’s close to the true story.
For more information  visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Cairo Time
Cairo Time received the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig

The DVD club is now discussing Fierce Light

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Call for Submissions:  Vifpa film for Victoria Film Festival

Vifpa is searching for a film to be presented at the ViFPA screening at the Victoria Film Festival (January 29 – February 7, 2010).

If you are a ViFPA member in good standing (your dues are paid up for 2009) and you’ve produced or directed a film in the last year that is one hour (television length) or longer, then you are eligible.  Documentaries, dramas and docu-dramas are eligible and it is OK if the film has been broadcast.

A jury of ViFPA board members will screen the submissions and pick one film that will be featured at a special ViFPA screening at the festival, followed by a reception.

Please submit a DVD of your recent film by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4 to:

David Springbett
c/o Asterisk Productions
1105 Oscar Street
Victoria, BC   V8V 2X3

If no one is at the office, you can leave the DVD in the mailbox at Asterisk Productions.

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Job Posting: Accounting Manager, Pacific Opera

Pacific Opera Victoria, now in its thirtieth season, is one Vancouver Island’s largest arts organizations with an annual operating budget of $3.7 million. Each season, the company produces four original productions, operates two training programs, and tours to schools in Southern Vancouver Island.
We are currently seeking an Accounting Manager. The principal responsibilities are as follows.
- Manage all day to day bookkeeping, including accounts payable, and preparation of monthly and annual financial statements

- Manage payroll, including T4’s, GST, and reports to Equity and IATSE

- Maintain G/L account structure and integrity

- Maintain, backup, and store accounting records

- Liaise with bank, including internal account oversight and all day to day transactions

- Prepare financial reports for grant applications, including Canada Council, BC Arts Council, CRD Arts and BC Gaming

- Prepare and submit charity returns, GST/HST returns and all other government reports

- Prepare surveys for Statistics Canada, Opera America, and Business in the Arts

- Oversee all insurance and benefit needs

- Monitor cash flow including short term investments

- Support budget control through collaborative relationships with Director of Marketing and Development and Director of Production

- Oversee annual audit, including preparation of financial statements, working papers, and schedules

Qualifications
- Accounting designation preferred

- Strong computer skills, with knowledge of AccPac and Excel

- Ability to work in a team environment

- Non profit experience a plus

- Strong time management skills

- Flexible hours may be possible

First review of resumes will be on November 6, 2009. Please send materials to Barbara Foubister, Executive Assistant at:
Pacific Opera Victoria
1815 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8T 5A4
bfoubister@pov.bc.ca

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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY COALITION, Washington DC

Tremendous professional opportunity to work with with the Media and Democracy Coalition, a Washington, DC-based public interest advocacy organization working on the politics and policy of the U.S. media: tv, radio, newspapers, the Internet, cable, and many other issues.

The coalition is a collaboration of over two dozen local and national organizations committed to amplifying the public’s voice in shaping media and telecommunications policy, and we are spread out across the United States. Here are some of our members: http://media-democracy.net/who-we-are/our-members

Here are some of the issues we are currently working on: expanding community media, solving the digital divide, protecting freedom on the Internet from corporate abuses, passing the Local Community Radio Act, and many others. The work is challenging, fascinating, and the people involved are smart, fun, and creative. This position is unpaid.

This internship would be an opportunity to learn about the history, politics, makeup, and structural problems of the U.S. media. The breadth of job duties would include researching both the FCC and Congress and helping with advocacy; assisting staff with communications, press, organizing, administrative, and building support for policies to build a more democratic media.

Please send a resume and a cover letter to Hannah Miller at hmiller@media-democracy.net. For questions, please call 202-736-5733. Please let us know your hours and availability, and a little bit about what interests you in this field. This internship is unpaid.

We look forward to meeting you and working with you!

MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE NEXT ISSUE IS ON THURS. November 12.
PLEASE SEND YOUR POSTS TO: info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS October 15, 2009

Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

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OPEN CINEMA screening series presents Rip: A Remix Manifesto

Wednesday October 21
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
Doors: 5:30
6pm: Media mash-up performance with Justin Love and DJ Murge.
7pm: Screening
8.45pm: Open forum discussion

Suggested Donation $10

Immerse yourself in the energetic, innovative and potentially illegal world of mash-up media.
Web activist Brett Gaylor and musician Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, serve as digital tour guides
on a probing investigation into how culture builds upon culture in the information age. (Canada, 2009)

After screening discussion with filmmaker Brett Gaylor (via skype), Justin Love, media artist (RogueScience.org),
DJ Murge, remix artist (DJMurge.com), Peter Sandmark (Media-Net.bc.ca) and moderated by Mike Sheehan (BeatBoard.org)

Refreshments, door prizes and more!

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MediaNet Submission Request:

MediaNet is looking for films and videos by our members for a screening at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.
The screening will take place on November 19. Works should be no longer than ten minutes – two shorter works may also be submitted.

Please bring your dvds or dv tapes to the MediaNet office, care of Kirk or Catlin.

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Antimatter Film Festival
October 9-17

Programs are available at the MediaNet office.

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MediaNet is on Facebook! See postings of our latest events. Become a fan of MediaNet!
Go to: www.facebook.com/pages/MediaNet/99258464503

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Vantage Point on-line magazine

Vantage Point is an on-line magazine of discourse on the media arts.
Go to www.vantagepointmagazine.wordpress.com/

Submit to Vantage Point! Send your thoughts, ideas and musings to vantagepoint@media-net.bc.ca

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

Contact Richard 250 885 6451 richard@richardnicole.com

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120G Hard Drive for Sale

Brand new NEVER USED 120G Hard Drive in case (powered thru USB cable) $135.
- excellent as backup drive for laptop or for video projects – REALLY compact  – 3″wide x 5″long x 3/4″ thick – fits easily in pocket or purse.

Contact Chris at 250-588-8138 or mailto:chris@phungai.com

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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AROUND TOWN

An Evening with Target Theatre
Thursday, October 15, 2009
6:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Langham Court Theatre, Victoria BC

Victoria Target Theatre Society (Target) welcomes you to a rare opportunity to see two of Target’s most popular plays in public performance.  The two pieces that you will see are “I’m Still Here”, a research-based piece on living with dementia, which weaves several real-life stories together to present a moving and ultimately hopeful look at dementia; and “I’m Herbert”, a hilarious look at the lighter side of memory loss. At intermission, you will be invited to support Target by attending the silent auction and reception. Target’s work is well-known and valued by a range of audiences from Physicians and other Health Care Professionals, to Family and Friends groups associated with older persons, and this will be your opportunity to see and support the good work of this dedicated group of mature actors.
Thank you for your support and thank you, in advance, for passing this message along to others.
6:15 – 7:00 PM Doors Open – Welcome Reception
7:00 – 7:20 PM Introduction & Performance “I’m Herbert”
7:20 – 8:00 PM Reception and Silent Auction (closes at 7:50 PM)
8:00 – 9:00 PM Performance Continues “I’m Still Here”
Please arrive no later than 6:40 PM for pre-reserved seats.
Admission by Donation
Contact Target if you wish to pre-reserve a seat.
target@islandnet.com   Business Manager: 250-477-6054

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Vifpa Take 2 screening
Gumboot Productions and Arthur Holbrook Productions present My Son the Pornographer
October 24, 10am
Capitol 6 Theatres

My Son the Pornographer is a love story between a father and a son. We follow Art, a man raised with conservative moral values, as he visits his son Kole who works as a writer and actor in the pornography business in Prague.

Concerned about the sexual abuse Kole experienced as a child and perceiving that Kole’s current lifestyle is directly linked to that sad past, Art hopes to get Kole out of a life that, in Art’s eyes, is negative and soul-destroying. Throughout the film, Art and Kole struggle with their relationship in a sometimes painful and yet surprisingly humourous way. As the story unfolds, Art convinces Kole to return to Canada to confront the past in the hope that Kole will begin healing his troubled life. When Art hires a private detective to track the abuser, he discovers how close to violence he himself can come.

My Son the Pornographer is a story about the stresses and strains that tear families apart, about values, life choices, guilt and ultimately about the love between a father and a son.

www.mysonthepornographer.com

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Call for Haunted art

Theatre SKAM and the Homegrown Collective are seeking media artists/installations for participation in their upcoming multidisciplinary performative haunted house, Haunted, running Oct. 22-24 and 29-31 at Victoria College of Art. Work should have a with a spooky, scary, creepy bent or otherwise fit within the haunted theme.
Small artists’ honoraria will be made available.
For more information, contact info@skam.ca.

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Performance Creation Canada DIY festival
October 22-25

A National gathering of performance creators, artists, producers, presenters, students, and fans
hosted by Intrepid Theatre, Theatre Skam, Bombus Theatre and Suddenly Dance.

Shows, panels, walks- 4 days for $10
Also shows and performances (tickets sold separately).

To register, and for more info, go to www.pccvictoria.wordpress.com

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Cinevic’s Sweet 16 Celebration
Sweet 16: a 16mm Celebration is a three day event consisting of two 16mm workshops, a forum on the future of the medium, an artist talk with Deco Dawson, and an evening screening of some of the best local and Canadian film produced and printed on 16mm from the past 16 years. CineVic’s objectives in hosting this celebration are; to explore influence of 16mm on the aesthetics of filmmaking, to create more opportunities for the art of short form and small-gauge film to be seen, and to encourage the practice of filmmaking – on film!

Sweet 16 Schedule:

Friday Nov 6th 7-9pm CineVic 2022 Douglas St. By donation, must pre-register

Deco Dawson Artist Talk

Saturday November 7th All Events at St. Ann’s Auditorium 835 Humbolt St.

2-5pm David Moxness – Professional Super 16 Techniques $50 members $75 non-members

5:30-7pm Forum – The Future of Film $10 or 1 CineCredit

8:30-10pm Sweet 16 Screening

Sunday November 8th 1-5pm 2022 Douglas St. $75 members $100 non
Deco Dawson – Hands on 16mm Experimental Technique Workshop

For more information, go to www.cinevic.ca

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Salt Spring Arts Academy, FrogTalk Media and The Fritz Theatre proudly present

2009 Island Youth Film Festival
Wednesday – October 21, 2009
Doors open at 6:30 pm

Free admission, but please bring food bank donations

Join us at The Fritz Theatre to view student-made movies, including the two productions from this year’s “Let’s Make a Movie! Just for Kids” program.  See many fine examples of movie-making by our next generation!

Call for entries for youth film fest: please see MediaNet newsletter on-line at www.medianetnews.wordpress.com
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David Simmon’s Acting Classes

(1) THE MEISNER APPROACH.

October 28th – Dec 16th (8 sessions).

Weds evenings: 7.30 – 10 p.m.

Cost: $295 (plus 5% g.s.t.)

Instructor. Joe McCoy.

Joe Raphael McCoy is a gifted and eclectic teacher of the craft he has been honing for many years as an actor on stage and screen and as a director., Joe is known for his humour, insight and absolute passion as an educator. Credits include;” Da Vinci’s Inquest”, “the Dead Zone”, “The Keeper”, “In the Land of the Blind”, “Cold Squad”and “Lola”. He was trained in the Meisner Approach in particular by Larry Silverberg, author of the only Sanford Meisner-approved texts on the subject.

* One ounce of behaviour is worth a thousand words – Sanford Meisner

(2) ACTING WITH THE TAO (For Actors and Directors).

A Weekend Workshop with Greg Webb*

Saturday & Sunday November 7th & 8th

1p.m. – 5 p.m. both days (Max. 12 people)

Cost: $120 (plus 5%gst.)

The Tao te Ching is a brief Chinese text, written around 500 B.C., which contains surprisingly helpful insights for artists in today’s world.

Techniques and suggestions for ‘living in the moment’ and ‘getting out of your own way’ can be found in its 81 short stanzas, as well as thoughts

on the value of ‘not-knowing’ and the power of ‘not-forcing’ as they relate to the actors’ and directors’ crafts. (1) ‘A briefing of the Tao with selected stanzas will be supplied at the end of the first day as part of the workshop’

ACTORS will develop their craft and understanding of what it means to work with film and television directors

DIRECTORS will experience new ways of communicating and working with actors to maximize creative potential

(3)  ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES
November 17th – December 15th, 2009 (5 sessions)

Break for Christmas: Class resumes January 5th

January 5th – 19th 2010. (3 sessions = 8 sessions in total)

Tuesdays: 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

For absolute beginners, intermediate level or stage actors who wish to make the transition to the screen. Essential Techniques is a program for those interested in recognizing and acquiring the skills required to work on camera

For more information, contact screenact@shaw.ca

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 19 October 2009
Keeper Of The Flame, 1986, 58 min

Come celebrate, with the Raging Grannies , the birthday of the man voted “Greatest Canadian”, The film: NFB’s award winning Keeper Of The Flame. G

“Once a champion boxer, then a fiery preacher, T.C. Douglas got into politics during the 1930s and never looked back. His career as premier of Saskatchewan and leader of the federal New Democratic Party was a rollercoaster ride of victories and defeats. Douglas was a highly principled proponent of social justice; his radical reforms – such as medicare – are now accepted as normal public policy in Canada. The film traces Douglas’s fifty-year political career and captures the unique spirit of the man.” NFB Site

Shirley Douglas, Tommy Douglas’ daughter, one of Canada’s most prominent activists in favor of the publicly-funded health care system over privatized care and mother of three children including Keifer Sutherland will call in to introduce the film.

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6:30 Friday 20 October 2009
A special meeting by the South Island Health Coalition about health care.

At St Johns The Divine Church Hall 1611 Quadra Street, Victoria.

The object is to discuss the erosion of our universal medical coverage, the Douglas legacy, and especially threats to seniors and hospital food and housekeeping services. Government officials are invited.
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6:30 pm Monday 26 October 2009
The Necessities Of Life, 2008, 102 min

This thoughtful, quiet film was written by a MM Favourite and past guest, Bernard Emond who before working in film was an anthropologist in the North. This story reflects his experience. In the 1950s an Innu man was abruptly detached from his family and way of life to be brought south to a TB clinic. Featuring a touching performance by the lead actor from Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner In French and Inuktitut with subtitles. Pg
For more information  visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Cairo Time
Cairo Time received the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig

The DVD club is now discussing Fierce Light

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Employment, Projects, Contests, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres

ROTTERDAM LAB 2010 – 27th CINEMART
January 31 to February 3, 2010
Telefilm Canada, one of the CineMart’s International Partners, is now accepting applications from emerging producers interested in participating in the Rotterdam Lab 2010 held during the Rotterdam International Film Festival’s 27th annual edition of the CineMart.
Deadline – October 23, 2009
Info:Brigitte Hubmann (hubmanb@telefilm.gc.ca) or
Marie-Claude Giroux (girouxm@telefilm.gc.ca)
(514) 283-0838 or 1-800-567-0890.

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CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAM – PRIM (Montréal)
PRIM is inviting independent media artists to submit their application for the following programs: AIDE À LA CRÉATION et BOURSE DE FORMATION
Deadline: October 27, 2009
Info: http://www.primcentre.org
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The Indie Fest: Call for Entries
Deadline: October 30, 2009

Download the entry form at: www.TheIndieFest.com

The Indie Fest is an independent, top-tier international film awards competition. Our goal is to help independent filmmakers gain publicity and, when appropriate, exposure to distributors.

The Indie Fest is unique; it’s an awards competition, not a traditional film festival. Winners receive publicity as we broadcast the list of winners via press releases and to our email database of more than 27,000 filmmakers and industry insiders. Winning an Indie will help you get noticed.

There are three levels of awards: Best of Show, Award of Excellence and Award of Merit. No more than 15% of entries will be granted Awards of Excellence. Best of Show will only be granted if unique films are discovered. In fact, there is no requirement that any Best of Show awards be given. Notable artistic and technical productions that exceed industry standards are recognized at the Award of Merit level.

Please take a look at the Indie Fest website, www.TheIndieFest.com, so you’ll better understand the Competition. On the website you’ll find lots of original content of interest to independent filmmakers including articles about indie-friendly distributors.

Go to www.TheIndieFest.com for rules and entry form.

Thomas Baker, Ph.D.
Competition Chairperson
The Indie Fest
7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 201
La Jolla, California 92037 USA
Email: info@theindiefest.com
Telephone: 858-454-9787
Fax: 858-454-6287
Website: www.TheIndieFest.com

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Images (Toronto)
Images is now accepting film and video submissions for consideration for the 2010 Festival, which takes place from April 1-10, 2010.
EARLY deadline date: October 30th, 2009
FINAL deadline date: November 13th, 2009
Info: http://www.imagesfestival.com/call.php?id=19
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Répertoire de ressources culture-éducation (Québec)
The ministère de la Culture, des Communications and de la Condition féminine is inviting artists and writers who wish to offer artistic workshops and cultural outings to students attending pre-school to secondary levels to submit their applications.
Deadline: November 6, 2009
Info: http://www.mcccf.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3373&L=1
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2010 NSI Drama Prize (Winnipeg)
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is accepting applications from emerging Canadian filmmakers for its 2010 NSI Drama Prize training program.
Filmmakers must apply as a team and submit a finished script with their application. Their proposed short film should not run longer than ten (10) minutes.
Deadline: November 12, 2009.
Info: http://www.nsi-canada.ca/nsi_drama_prize_registration.aspx

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Trinity Square Video (Toronto)
Trinity Square Video (TSV) is making a call for submissions and are seeking innovative artist’s works that use video, its forms and its processes, to examine the modes of presentation found in activist gesture, social action or cultural critique.
Deadline: November 15th, 2009
Info: www.trinitysquarevideo.com

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56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
29 April – 4 May 2010
Call for Entries

The next edition of our Festival will take place from 29 April to 4 May 2010.

As in previous years, works of all genres and formats may be submitted. They must not exceed a length of 35 minutes (45 minutes in the German Competition) and have been produced no earlier than 1 January 2008 (1 January 2009 in the German Competition).

Please note that the festival screening for an international production must be a German festival premiere, which will ensure a lot more media and industry attention.

We would like to inform you that again there are two separate entry deadlines for international and German productions: international submissions must have reached Oberhausen by 15 January 2010 (German productions by 15 February 2010). There will be no more extensions! The deadline for submissions via www.reelport.com is 5 January 2010

In addition, preview copies will be accepted on DVD only (with theexception of works submitted via www.reelport.com).
You can download our entry form in English and German here as a pdf-file. In French and Spanish you can download it here

All submitted films/videos will be part of the Video Library, where they can be previewed by buyers, curators, representatives of other festivals and other professionals.

The MuVi-Award for the best German music video has its own set of regulations and entry form.

MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.  THE NEXT ISSUE IS ON THURS. OCTOBER 29 . PLEASE SEND ITEMS TO
info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS October 1, 2009

Please note MediaNet’s new office hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

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eco doc Screening
Wednesday October 7, 7pm
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
suggested donation $5
Come and see videos on environmental and sustainability issues, made by participants of MediaNet’s eco doc workshop intensive!

See videos from last year’s eco doc program. Go to www.media-net.bc.ca/otherprograms/ecodocvideos.html

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OPEN CINEMA screening series presents Rip: A Remix Manifesto

Wednesday October 21
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St.
Doors: 5:30
6pm: Media mash-up performance with Justin Love and DJ Murge.
7pm: Screening
8.45pm: Open forum discussion

Immerse yourself in the energetic, innovative and potentially illegal world of mash-up media.
Web activist Brett Gaylor and musician Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, serve as digital tour guides
on a probing investigation into how culture builds upon culture in the information age. (Canada, 2009)

After screening discussion with filmmaker Brett Gaylor (via skype), Justin Love, media artist (RogueScience.org),
DJ Murge, remix artist (DJMurge.com), Peter Sandmark (Media-Net.bc.ca) and moderated by Mike Sheehan (BeatBoard.org)

OPEN CINEMA is now a program of MediaNet. Welcome OPEN CINEMA!

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MediaNet Submission Request:

MediaNet is looking for films and videos by our members for a screening at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.
The screening will take place on November 19. Works should be no longer than ten minutes – two shorter works may also be submitted.

Please bring your dvds or dv tapes to the MediaNet office, care of Kirk or Catlin.

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Antimatter Film Festival
October 9-17

Programs are available at the MediaNet office.

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MediaNet is on Facebook! See postings of our latest events. Become a fan of MediaNet!
Go to: www.facebook.com/pages/MediaNet/99258464503

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Vantage Point on-line magazine

Vantage Point is an on-line magazine of discourse on the media arts.
Go to www.vantagepointmagazine.wordpress.com/

Submit to Vantage Point! Send your thoughts, ideas and musings to vantagepoint@media-net.bc.ca

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

Contact Richard 250 885 6451 richard@richardnicole.com

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120G Hard Drive for Sale

Brand new NEVER USED 120G Hard Drive in case (powered thru USB cable) $135.
- excellent as backup drive for laptop or for video projects – REALLY compact  – 3″wide x 5″long x 3/4″ thick – fits easily in pocket or purse.

Contact Chris at 250-588-8138 or mailto:chris@phungai.com

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AROUND TOWN

Life Seminars looking for a videographer

The production is 8 one hour long videos with a 3 minute intro to each.
The format is a lecture setting with a stage, podium and one speaker.
The content is focused on Parenting Skills.
www.lifeseminars.com
The deliverable is an edited product suitable for DVD, online streaming videos and an edited version suitable for YouTube.
The firs hour session would be edited and available as a DVD Wed Oct 21.
We are requesting quotes to be submitted by 9:00 AM Monday Oct 5. If possible samples of existing work would be appreciated.
Please have quotes sent to me at randyrochefort@gmail.com
The timing is:
Fri   (Oct 16) 2 sessions
Sat  (Oct 17) 4 sessions
Sun (Oct 18) 2 sessions

I am available by phone or e-mail if you have any questions.

Best wishes,
Randy
randyrochefort@gmail.com
778 433 0442

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Salt Spring Arts Academy, FrogTalk Media and The Fritz Theatre proudly present

2009 Island Youth Film Festival
Wednesday – October 21, 2009
Doors open at 6:30 pm

Free admission, but please bring food bank donations

Join us at The Fritz Theatre to view student-made movies, including the two productions from this year’s “Let’s Make a Movie! Just for Kids” program.  See many fine examples of movie-making by our next generation!

Call for entries for youth film fest: please see MediaNet newsletter on-line at www.medianetnews.wordpress.com
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An Evening with Target Theatre
Thursday, October 15, 2009
6:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Langham Court Theatre, Victoria BC

Victoria Target Theatre Society (Target) welcomes you to a rare opportunity to see two of Target’s most popular plays in public performance.  The two pieces that you will see are “I’m Still Here”, a research-based piece on living with dementia, which weaves several real-life stories together to present a moving and ultimately hopeful look at dementia; and “I’m Herbert”, a hilarious look at the lighter side of memory loss. At intermission, you will be invited to support Target by attending the silent auction and reception. Target’s work is well-known and valued by a range of audiences from Physicians and other Health Care Professionals, to Family and Friends groups associated with older persons, and this will be your opportunity to see and support the good work of this dedicated group of mature actors.
Thank you for your support and thank you, in advance, for passing this message along to others.
6:15 – 7:00 PM Doors Open – Welcome Reception
7:00 – 7:20 PM Introduction & Performance “I’m Herbert”
7:20 – 8:00 PM Reception and Silent Auction (closes at 7:50 PM)
8:00 – 9:00 PM Performance Continues “I’m Still Here”
Please arrive no later than 6:40 PM for pre-reserved seats.
Admission by Donation
Contact Target if you wish to pre-reserve a seat.
target@islandnet.com   Business Manager: 250-477-6054

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CineVic wants your films for Sweet 16: a 16mm Celebration!
CineVic is calling for submissions of Canadian 16mm short films for a Nov 7, 2009 screening. The films must have been completed within the past 16 years, under 20 minutes, have been produced on 16mm, and be directed by a Canadian. CineVic will be paying artist fees according to the IMAA rate schedule. Preference will be given to films that can be screened from a 16mm print.

The screening will take place at St. Anne’s Academy. If you have a film that you would like to submit, please contact Krista at (250) 389-1590 or office@cinevic.ca for further details and an application form.

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Movie Monday

Special event for Mental Illness Awareness Week
Monday Oct 5  6:30
THE SOLOIST – incl. discussion with Dr John Gray
Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles newspaper writer, discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent. Although playing a battered voilin with two strings, he was once a gifted cellist. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life. However, Lopez’s good intentions run headlong in the hard realities of the strength of Ayers’ personal demons and the larger social injustices facing the homeless.
This new feature film, based on a true story*, is an opening for a lively discussion about how we treat our homeless and/or mentally ill citizens, (breaking news again this week). Pg13 some language and drug use  117min

Monday Oct 12  6:30

Anvil

It’s probably best to experience this film as a non-metalhead. Anvil is just a simple story of two guys who are dedicated to their dream. They started metal music’s ascent but somehow got lost when it became big.
“It might be easy to mistake ANVIL! for a THIS IS SPINAL TAP mockumentary. But despite the snicker-inducing heavy-metal trappings, this is also a warmly human portrait of two men pursuing their creative passions despite Sisyphean odds.”
A totally loveable film! Best time I’ve had in the theatre since Best In Show.   90min 2008 R language

For more information  visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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B Channel News Victoria – call out

B Channel News, a new online local video news collective, is looking for
videographers, on-camera reporters, video editors, journalists,
columnists, web designers/techs, and other volunteers to help us create a
new form of online interactive news media.

B Channel crews have been out filming events around town, and we have one
sample page up at http://bchannelnews.tv to demonstrate what we hope to
create.

Though we are hoping to attract dedicated volunteers who are willing to
work with us on a regular basis, we are also accepting submissions of
articles and videos. Consider becoming a freelance reporter with B
Channel.

The B Channel News Collective meets every Sunday at 1pm.
Email info@bchannelnews.tv for meeting location, or call 250-857-NEWS

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

Canadian Films coming to theatres:  Cairo Time
Cairo Time received the City of Toronto and Astral Media’s Award for Best Canadian Feature Film. Starring Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig

The DVD club is now discussing Fierce Light

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Information on Employment, Projects, Contests, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres

are listed in the on-line version of the newsletter only. Please go to: www.medianetnews.wordpress.com

2009 Island Youth Film Festival

ATTENTION YOUNG FILMMAKERS
Call for Entries
Entry Deadline: October 13

Share your home-made and/or student-made productions with us!  Entry is free, although we ask that you limit your entries to three productions per person.

Entry Criteria:

1.  Any movie in which local children or teens under the age of 18 were key to the project (as actors, or behind the scenes having created the story, working with editing, music, filming, etc.)

2.  Content must be suitable for family audiences (we will pre-screen all entries).

3.  Movie should have been made fairly recently (not before 2008).

4.  Movie format should be DVD – NTSC.  If this causes a problem, e-mail Cindy to work out other possible format delivery – cindy@frogtalk.com.

5.  Animation, live action, documentaries, short and not-so-short entries will all be considered, although preference will be towards productions most completely created and produced by children and teens.

6.  Go to http://www.frogtalk.com/entryform.htm for an entry form.  Deliver  your DVD with completed entry form to Salt Spring Books, 104 McPhillips Avenue in Ganges, or mail it to:

Cindy Jacobsen
FrogTalk Media
PO Box 512
Salt Spring Island, BC
V8K 2W2

Thank you!

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Gulf Island Film School
Attention BC Youth, 13-24 yrs old: We’re looking for great ideas – $2500 great!
Announcing Invent the Future 2009: GIFTS’ biggest contest yet!

Grand Prize: $2500 cash (4 available)

Most Online Votes: Flip Mino HD Camcorder (4 available)

or Win Just For Voting Online: 2010 Olympic Tickets (3 pairs available)

In partnership with BC Hydro, GIFTS is proud to present the 2009 Invent the Future Contest!

Do you have an original, innovative energy conservation solution that you would like to share with others? It’s time to start getting paid for your ideas! Just submit your idea online in the form of a 30-60sec video or short written essay submission before November 8th, 2009, to win!

For full contest details and info on our celebrity judges, plus links to the Invent the Future Facebook Group and Twitter Pages, please visit:www.InventTheFuture.ca

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: POETRY PROJECTIONS III

Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto’s Call for Proposals
POETRY PROJECTIONS III: ON CORRESPONDENCE

Just a reminder the Poetry Projections III deadline is rapidly approaching. The deadline is MONDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 2009 by 6:00PM.

The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is seeking proposals from artists and writers for the third series of Poetry Projections, provisionally titled “Poetry Projections III: On Correspondence.” Revisiting the film poem as an avenue for creative collaborations, LIFT is seeking proposals for 10 commissioned films to be screened in Fall of 2010. Each new work will provide a stimulating perspective on the intersection of film and poetry in “correspondence”.

We are seeking proposals that reflect on the possibilities and potentials of this intersection, films that intrinsically incorporate the two mediums rather than follow an illustrative approach. We are looking for works that might provide a cinematic sensibility through poetry or/and a poetic sensibility through film.

Complete Call for Proposals: Poetry Projections III

http://www.lift.on.ca/mt/LIFTPoetryProjectionsIII_Call.pdf

DEADLINE:  Monday, October 5th, 2009

For further information or concerns, please contact submissions@lift.on.ca

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subMedia Internship

Independent media group subMedia (http://submedia.tv), seeks motivated individual who is interested in learning the fine art of guerrilla film making. The internship will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and includes lunch. The main tasks of the intern are seeking and editing video and image assets for a national TV show and an upcoming documentary. Tasks may also include some shooting, writing and research.

Requirements:

1. Working knowledge of Final Cut Pro and Photoshop a must.
2. A strong interest in environmental news and current events.
3. A sense of humor.

To apply email CV and cover letter to frank@submedia.tv

MEDIANET NEWS COMES OUT EVERY TWO WEEKS.  THE NEXT ISSUE IS ON THURS. OCTOBER 15 . PLEASE SEND ITEMS TO
info@media-net.bc.ca

MEDIANET NEWS Sept 17, 2009

BEGINING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, MEDIANET WILL CLOSE AT 1PM MON-FRI
Mon-Fri 9 am – 1pm, Sat 9 am – noon
(250) 381-4428   info@media-net.bc.ca

Please Note: mediaNet is currently running its EcoDoc program.
During the next two weeks, technical support and equipment will be limited for those
not registered in the program.

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MediaNet’s second annual EcoDoc program
workshops: September 12-19, production: Sept 20- Aug 4, screening: Oct 7

MediaNet is pleased to present “eco doc”, a program for filmmakers/ videographers and environmentalists to meet and produce short documentary films about issues relating to the environment, global warming and sustainable development.

Eco Doc seminar open to the public:

Friday, September 18, 7pm
Tom Shandel
Creating the Documentary: A Producer’s View
Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, G6 -1001 Douglas St.

From “The Corporation” (1999) to “America, Love it or Leave it” (1990), from the founding of Medicare (“Bitter Medicine” 1983) to “Kerouac” (1997),
Tom Shandel has been making documentaries that take the pulse of the times. Tom will share his insights and his knowledge about documentaries
and what makes them work.

Contact MediaNet for further information at 250-381-4428 or email at communications@media-net.bc.ca

See videos from our 2008 EcoDoc program. Go to www.media-net.bc.ca/otherprograms/ecodocvideos.html

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MediaNet has an intern! Grace Han from King George International College (ESL) will be here with us for the month of September to  help out generally and  with EcoDoc. Welcome Grace

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Congratulations to Monique Cartesan for winning the Monday Magazine photo contest
in the category of “Heaven and Earth!”
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MediaNet Submission Request:

MediaNet is looking for films and videos by our members for an exhibition in the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria.
The show will run from November 19 to 25. Works should be no longer than ten minutes – two shorter works may also be submitted.

Please bring your dvds or dv tapes to the MediaNet office, care of Kirk or Catlin.

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MediaNet is on Facebook! See postings of our latest events. Become a fan of MediaNet!
Go to: www.facebook.com/pages/MediaNet/99258464503

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Vantage Point on-line magazine

Vantage Point is an on-line magazine of discourse on the media arts.
Go to www.vantagepointmagazine.wordpress.com/

Submit to Vantage Point! Send your thoughts, ideas and musings to vantagepoint@media-net.bc.ca

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For Sale:   Gildecam 4000 + Body Pod + Arm Brace  Excellent condition $495.00

Glidecam 4000 Pro: hand-held camcorder stabilizing system designed for cameras
weighing from 4 to 10 pounds.
Body Pod: A lightweight rigid support system which, when used with the Glidecam 4000 Pro, hand-held stabilizers, allows all the weight of the system to be supported by your body.
Arm Brace: An accessory designed to distribute the weight of a Glidecam 4000 Pro,
stabilizer over the entire forearm of the operator.

Contact Richard 250 885 6451 richard@richardnicole.com

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120G Hard Drive for Sale

Brand new NEVER USED 120G Hard Drive in case (powered thru USB cable) $135.
- excellent as backup drive for laptop or for video projects – REALLY compact  – 3″wide x 5″long x 3/4″ thick – fits easily in pocket or purse.

Contact Chris at 250-588-8138 or mailto:chris@phungai.com

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The MediaNet tech blog:  www.medianettech.wordpress.com

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AROUND TOWN

Town Hall Meeting on the Arts
Thursday, September 24
7pm-8:30pm
Open Space Arts Centre, 510 Fort St. (second floor)

Join Carole James, Leader of the Opposition, Spencer Herbert, MLA & Opposition Critic for Tourism, Culture and The Arts, and friends for a conversation on the value
of the arts, culture and heritage.

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Cinecenta presents Rocksteady

Rocksteady is a documentary on the fathers of reggae music,
playing this friday, September 18, at cinecenta, at 7pm and 9pm.
Co-produced by Moss Raxlen,who arranged the music performances.

Not unlike the Buena Vista Social Club, Rocksteady focuses on the reunion of a group of musicians, who in the 1960’s
pioneered a form of music called Rocksteady. The style of the music is slow and soulful, and the movement only lasted for about three or four years, between the cranked up rhythms of ska and the more rock-influenced reggae music of Bob Marley.

On Saturday, there will be a cd release party at Solstice Cafe from 7-11pm.

110,000 folks caught the free live show by these funky musicians at the jazz fest in Montreal
this july!!!!

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An Evening with Target Theatre
Thursday, October 15, 2009
6:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Langham Court Theatre, Victoria BC

Victoria Target Theatre Society (Target) welcomes you to a rare opportunity to see two of Target’s most popular plays in public performance.  The two pieces that you will see are “I’m Still Here”, a research-based piece on living with dementia, which weaves several real-life stories together to present a moving and ultimately hopeful look at dementia; and “I’m Herbert”, a hilarious look at the lighter side of memory loss. At intermission, you will be invited to support Target by attending the silent auction and reception. Target’s work is well-known and valued by a range of audiences from Physicians and other Health Care Professionals, to Family and Friends groups associated with older persons, and this will be your opportunity to see and support the good work of this dedicated group of mature actors.
Thank you for your support and thank you, in advance, for passing this message along to others.
6:15 – 7:00 PM Doors Open – Welcome Reception
7:00 – 7:20 PM Introduction & Performance “I’m Herbert”
7:20 – 8:00 PM Reception and Silent Auction (closes at 7:50 PM)
8:00 – 9:00 PM Performance Continues “I’m Still Here”
Please arrive no later than 6:40 PM for pre-reserved seats.
Admission by Donation
Contact Target if you wish to pre-reserve a seat.
target@islandnet.com   Business Manager: 250-477-6054

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Contact Improvisation classes in Victoria

Contact Improvisation is a mix between dance and martial arts.
Classes run Sundays, Sept 20 to Dec 13
at Cook and North Park.

$160 for 13 weeks, $16 drop-in.
for more info, contact Billy Adam Gottleib at 250-589-8655

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CineVic wants your films for Sweet 16: a 16mm Celebration!
CineVic is calling for submissions of Canadian 16mm short films for a Nov 7, 2009 screening. The films must have been completed within the past 16 years, under 20 minutes, have been produced on 16mm, and be directed by a Canadian. CineVic will be paying artist fees according to the IMAA rate schedule. Preference will be given to films that can be screened from a 16mm print.

The screening will take place at St. Anne’s Academy. If you have a film that you would like to submit, please contact Krista at (250) 389-1590 or office@cinevic.ca for further details and an application form.

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Movie Monday

6:30 pm Monday 21 September 2009
Saving Luna, 2007, 92 min
with filmmakers Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit

This is the touching story of a solitary young killer whale who showed up in Gold River in 2004. He was lonely and befriended people – and life became complicated for the whole community. For three years the filmmakers documented the story.

“Along with breathtaking cinematography, the filmmakers talk about the web of life, interconnectedness and the pitfalls of anthropomorphism. More than anything, they ask us to consider the wall between humans and the natural world” Katherine Monk.

Suzanne Chisholm and Michael Parfit are writers and documentary filmmakers based near Sidney, British Columbia. They specialize in telling stories of the relationships between people and our natural world.

6:30 pm and 8:15 pm Monday 28 September 2009

Can’Tswer and Kilimanjaro slide presentation, 2008, 16 min

For this special event there will be 2 screenings tonight.

Ten years after his leukemia diagnosis, Ryan Hendren is a survivor who is reluctant to take risks and move forward with life. The opportunity to take a backpacking trip through the Andes Mountains changes his and his perception of his cancer experience – from one of Survivor to Thriver.

For more information  visit www.moviemonday.ca

Movie Monday screens every Monday in Victoria, B.C. Admission is by donation.
Movies are shown on a 12′ screen in the Eric Martin Pavilion in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices

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B Channel News Victoria – call out

B Channel News, a new online local video news collective, is looking for
videographers, on-camera reporters, video editors, journalists,
columnists, web designers/techs, and other volunteers to help us create a
new form of online interactive news media.

B Channel crews have been out filming events around town, and we have one
sample page up at http://bchannelnews.tv to demonstrate what we hope to
create.

Though we are hoping to attract dedicated volunteers who are willing to
work with us on a regular basis, we are also accepting submissions of
articles and videos. Consider becoming a freelance reporter with B
Channel.

The B Channel News Collective meets every Sunday at 1pm.
Email info@bchannelnews.tv for meeting location, or call 250-857-NEWS

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“Tango!” looking for camera, sound and lighting people

The Producers of an upcoming television series called “Tango!” are looking for camera, sound and lighting people interested in working on their production.

contact: Lou Albert (Producer / Director)
250 882 4241

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WIDC 2010 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Led by award-winning actress, director, producer, Helen Shaver (Castle, The Bridge, Summer’s End), mid-career women directors advance their story-telling and leadership skills at the acclaimed Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop in Banff.  ACTRA actors, professional and volunteer crew are also invited to apply.

WIDC 2010 Director deadline: September 30, 2009
WIDC 2010 Actor / Crew deadline: October 31, 2009

CTV WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) – St John’s Session
Open to all mid-career women filmmakers.  Held in collaboration with and at the St John’s International Women’s Film Festival, October 20 to 24, 2009, four mid-career women filmmakers are selected for an intensive mentoring workshop with 6 months follow up towards their career goals. CAM sessions will also be held in Vancouver and Toronto (March 2010).

CAM St John’s Deadline: September 15, 2009

For more information about applications and scholarships contact:
Carol Whiteman, WIDC Producer
Toll Free T/F: 1.877.913.0747
E: carol@creativewomenworkshops.com
W: www.creativewomenworkshops.com
WIDC 2010 Newsletter:  http://www.creativewomenworkshops.com/Docs/WIDC2010.pdf
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Gulf Island Film School

Attention BC Youth, 13-24 yrs old: We’re looking for great ideas – $2500 great!

Announcing Invent the Future 2009: GIFTS’ biggest contest yet!

Grand Prize: $2500 cash (4 available)

Most Online Votes: Flip Mino HD Camcorder (4 available)

or Win Just For Voting Online: 2010 Olympic Tickets (3 pairs available)

In partnership with BC Hydro, GIFTS is proud to present the 2009 Invent the Future Contest!

Do you have an original, innovative energy conservation solution that you would like to share with others? It’s time to start getting paid for your ideas! Just submit your idea online in the form of a 30-60sec video or short written essay submission before November 8th, 2009, to win!

For full contest details and info on our celebrity judges, plus links to the Invent the Future Facebook Group and Twitter Pages, please visit:www.InventTheFuture.ca

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SCREEN ACTOR’S STUDIO. 845 Fisgard St, Victoria V8W 1R9

www.screenactors.ca
email: screenact@shaw.ca

ADULT PROGRAMS FOR THE FALL – NOW ENROLLING

(1) THE AUDITIONING DILEMMA & SOLUTIONS. Instructor: Joanne Wilson
September 21st – October 26th. (6 sessions) Mondays 7 – 10 p.m. Cost: $275.

(2) ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES. Instructor: Joe McCoy (Nearly sold-out!) September 22nd – November 10th. (8 sessions) Tuesdays 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Cost: $ 395.00

(3) THE WORKING ACTOR (Continuing Studies). Instructor: Joe McCoy
September 23rd – November 11th (8 sessions) Wednesdays 7:00 – 10:00 pm. Cost:  $395.00

(4) ADVANCED STUDIES (10 sessions) Thursdays 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Cost: $435

ALSO: PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
Visit website: www.screenactors.ca for additional program information & bios

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The Canadian First Weekend Club

First Weekend Club is a non-profit organization that strives to build audiences for great Canadian films through grassroots initiatives such as special screenings, Q&As with talent, premiere parties, movie alerts and much more! First Weekend Club is a free cross Canada film club that encourages members to attend opening weekend screenings.

The First Weekend Club is covering the Toronto International Film Fest

Canadian Films playing at TIFF:  Chloe Dr. by Atom Egoyan, Cooking with Stella Dr. by Dilip Mehta and more!

The DVD club is discussing “The Necessities of Life”

Canada’s official Foreign Film Academy Award Submission for  2009. The Necessities of Life,  “brilliantly personifies a difficult chapter in  Canadian history (circa 1952). Ungalaaq beautifully portrays Tivii, a  displaced Inuit suffering from tuberculosis. Far away from his loved ones,  unable to speak French, on the verge of death, and facing an completely alien world in a Quebec sanatorium, he is saved only by the love and caring of a  white Sister Nurse and a young orphan boy caught between the world of the  Inuit and that of the “White man”.

For more information on upcoming Canadian feature films, and joining the DVD club, go tohttp://www.firstweekendclub.ca

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Information on Employment, Projects, Residencies, Bursaries, and Submission Requests to other media arts centres

are listed in the on-line version of the newsletter only. Please go to: www.medianetnews.wordpress.com

John Hobday Awards in Arts Management
Application deadline: September 30, 2009
Info: www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/john_hobday_en

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DAZIBAO, CENTRE DE PHOTOGRAPHIES ACTUELLES
CALL FOR EXHIBITION AND PUBLICATION PROJECTS
DEADLINE > JANUARY 1ST 2010

Dazibao is an artist-run centre dedicated to the dissemination of
contemporary photography. Through exhibitions and publications Dazibao
supports artistic practices and theoretical reflections that offer
innovative approaches to photography or that propose fresh links with
other disciplines. The centre serves as a launching pad for young
artists, and as an ideal place for more established artists to initiate
and disseminate new projects. Dazibao welcomes artists from Canada and
abroad.

Dazibao¹s
programming is established by combining the submissions received as
part of the call for proposals and/or from the initiatives of the
board. Please submit only once a year.

YOUR PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE

1. a maximum of 20 slides, well identified, accompanied by a slide list
(title, medium, size and date) or CD-ROMs (formatted in PowerPoint, MAC
compatible) or DVDs (video work) (we will not accept web links or any
variety of digital images sent by e-mail); please do not send original
work
2. a clear description of your project
3. an artist statement
4. a curriculum vitae
Please
send a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage if you
want your application to be returned to you, otherwise it will be
disposed of.

If you are sending a submission from outside of Canada, please send
postage in the form of an international money order, international
reply coupons or international stamps.

Submissions must be postmarked no later than September 1st 2009 or January
1st 2010. If this date falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline
moves to the next business day.

We do not accept proposals via e-mail. Incomplete submissions or
submissions sent after the competition closing date will not be
accepted.

Results are communicated within six months.
Please send only one proposal per artist.
Send to :
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Dazibao, centre de photographies actuelles
4001 rue Berri, espace 202
Montréal (Québec) H2L 4H2

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS : SPECIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN DAZIBAO AND PRIM
DEADLINE > OCTOBER 1ST 2009

In a joint collaboration, Dazibao
and PRIM are excited to offer a unique residency for an artist to
produce and exhibit a project. The chosen proposal will consider the
specific mandates of both organizations and consequently, will raise
issues pertinent to photography and challenge its relationship to
sound, video and digital media.

The
selected artist will have one year to complete his/her project. The
equivalent of up to $8 000 in equipment and facilities from PRIM will
be accessible to the artist, based on PRIM¹s current rates. (PRIM
reserves the right to limit the number of hours per domain). PRIM will
offer the artist $1 000 for training in audio and/or video (non
transferable, no cash value). For artists living outside of the
Montreal area, a financial assistance of $2 000 in lieu of living
expenses will be offered.

The project will then be presented during the 2010-2011 programming year at
Dazibao
and will benefit from the same promotional and technical support
applicable to the regular programming of the centre. The artist will
receive exhibition and reproduction rights in accordance with RAAV and
CARFAC rates.

YOUR PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE
1. a curriculum vitae
2. an artist statement
3. visual documentation of your previous work
4. a precise description of your project proposal, the technical equipment
and facilities required to produce the work and the technical equipment
and assistance necessary to disseminate the work
5. a budget of the project¹s technical production

SELECTION CRITERIA
The overall innovation of the project
The project¹s pertinence to contemporary art practices
The synthesis between the proposed content and the technology used

Please
send a self-addressed stamped envelope with sufficient postage if you
want your application to be returned to you, otherwise it will be
disposed of.

If you are sending a submission from outside of Canada, please send
postage in the form of an international money order, international
reply coupons or international stamps.

Submissions must be postmarked no later than October 1st 2009. If this date
falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline moves to the next
business day.

We do not accept proposals via e-mail. Incomplete submissions or
submissions sent after the competition closing date will not be
accepted.

Results are communicated within six months.
Please send only one proposal per artist.
Send to :
CALL FOR PROPOSALS – SPECIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PRIM AND DAZIBAO
Dazibao, centre de photographies actuelles
4001 rue Berri, espace 202
Montréal (Québec) H2L 4H2

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