office hours Mon-Fri 9 am to 1 pm
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FINAL CUT PRO LAB – TUES, JULY 10, 7 PM
MediaNet members – sign up for the Final Cut Pro lab hands on workshop with Kirk Schwartz, limited places, each participant will have a computer to work on, to be held Tuesday, July 10, from 7 pm to 10 pm at the MediaNet office, #106, 2750 Quadra. FOR MEMBERS ONLY, free. Please sign up with Kirk at 381-4428, or email Kirk at
technical@media-net.bc.ca
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NEW MEMBERS ORIENTATION MEETING – TUES, JULY 17, 7 PM
Kirk Schwartz will lead an equipment and membership orientation meeting.
New members must attend an orientation in order to maintain their equipment rental privileges.
Sign up with Kirk Schwartz at 381-4428 OR BY EMAIL
technical@media-net.bc.ca
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HOLIDAY OFFICE HOURS
Please note that MediaNet’s office will be closed on Monday, July 2nd, for Canada Day. We wish everyone a good weekend.
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MEDIANET’S GREENLIGHT PRODUCTION GRANT PROGRAM – DEADLINE SEPT 17
MediaNet presents its new GREENLIGHT Production Project Grant program. GREENLIGHT will provide $1000 in support for a short (max. 10 min.) video production for artists at all levels in either production or post-production. There will be 4 grants given, determined by a juried competition. The deadline is September 17th, 2007. All genres are accepted (ie. experimental, drama, documentary, video installation, new media, etc.). Proposals will be assessed by an independent jury and the successful applicants have up to six months to complete their project. A screening of the completed productions will be organized and presented by MediaNet. Recipients must provide a copy of their completed tape to be kept in MediaNet’s archives. Each GREENLIGHT recipient will receive MediaNet Membership for a year, free access to two MediaNet workshops of their choice; a $250 honorarium, and $750 value in equipment services from MediaNet. Applicants must submit: a CV, application form, 1 page description of their project, a production schedule, a budget and support material on DVD. Artists will retain copyright of their production, and individuals need not be members to apply.
For more info please contact Catlin at (250) 381-4428 or email
info@media-net.bc.ca
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REEL DANCE FILM FEST – AUG 4, 11
The 2007 edition of the Reel Dance Film Fest will showcase dance films from around the world, on August 4th (7 pm) at the Victoria Arts Connection, located at 2750 Quadra.
On August 11th, (7 pm) 2007, at the Metro Studios, 1411 Quadra, the festival will present dance films produced in conjunction with MediaNet’s Dance for the Camera (DFTC) Program.
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MEDIANET VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AS PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
MediaNet is looking for volunteers from its membership for he two-week program assisting choreographers, filmmakers, and dancers in shooting and editing their dance films. The screening on August 11th will feature the dance films created at this summer’s Dance for the Camera workshop.
For more info contact: Passia Pandora,
email: reeldance@media-net.bc.ca
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MEDIANET WEBSITE:
http://www.media-net.bc.ca
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OTHER NEWS
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VICTORIA THEATRE GUILD – General Manager Position
Victoria Theatre Guild seeks dynamic individual, passionate about the arts, to be part-time general manager of Langham Court Theatre. Duties include theatre administration, promotion/PR, fundraising, volunteer coordination. Apply by July 6th to victoriatheatreguild@shaw.ca.
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VICTORIA FILM FESTIVAL SEEKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR – DEADLINE JULY 6
The Victoria Film Festival, a not for profit organization, seeks an experienced person to manage operations. Operations is required to coordinate events, box office set up and management, and complete grant applications. Experience in a festival environment, the volunteer sector or with non-profit groups is desirable. Box office experience is required. Skills should include excellent time-management, public speaking, team building and leadership, conflict resolution, scheduling, and maintain a positive and patient attitude. Must have computer skills in word processing, spreadsheets, email and Internet navigation. Not motivated by money. The position is demanding, creative, fun and rewarding. The position is fulltime/permanent and commences August 6. CVs to director@vifvf.com by July 6. No phone calls please. Only those short-listed for an interview will be contacted.
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MOVIE MONDAY
Eric Martin Pavilion
The Journals Of Knud Rasmussen
July 2, 6:30 pm
www.moviemonday.ca
in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices.
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CineVic’s InfinEight Super 8 Celebration deadline July 6
CineVic: Society of Independent Filmmakers will host infinEight – a Super 8 Celebration. Deadline for Submissions early July! Get cracking making your Super-8 film! The screenings will take place Aug 17, and 18th at St. Anne’s Academy. More info: Kemi Craig, CineVic, Tel: (250) 389-1590 office@cinevic.ca www.cinevic.ca
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