OFFICE HOURS Mon-Fri 9 am – 2 pm, Sat 9 am – noon
Note: MediaNet will be closed on Saturday June 7 and Saturday June 14.
(250) 381-4428
info@media-net.bc.ca
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COMING UP
4th Annual Dance for the Camera, Summer Intensive Program
July 21 to August 2, 2008
Victoria B.C., Canada
Deadline for application has been extended to June 12
There are still some spaces available.
DFTC 2008 is a unique opportunity for established and emerging choreographers, filmmakers, videographers, dancers, visual artists and others to explore dance/movement for the camera under the mentorship of award winning choreographer, filmmaker, curator, educator and recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship (2006), Ellen Bromberg.
DFTC’s participants are individually assisted while exploring the technical, practical and artistic challenges involved in producing a dance/movement video. Works will be publicly screened on the last night of the workshop.
This program studies how to dynamically capture movement on film, and will be of great benefit to all filmmakers, regardless of their interest in a specific genre.
Registration:
$1300 Canadian total
$700 Can. total for B.C. residents
Please send deposit of $100 by APPLICATION DEADLINE
For more information, go to our website: www.danceforthecamera.org (also linked to the MediaNet website www.media-net.bc.ca)
We are also looking for dancers for the program. Please go to the website and click on “call for dancers.”
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One Minute Challenge take 2
June 4, 7pm at The Project, 614 1/2 Fisgard
Following on the success of our first One Minute challenge, MediaNet is again looking for the best and brightest one-minute films, videos and sound pieces.
Our suggested theme is “Secrets.”
Bring your film with you to the screening on the 4th.
Please contact Catlin before the screening if you are submitting a film/video work info@media-net.bc.ca
For more information, go to the MediaNet website www.media-net.bc.ca
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WORKSHOPS and NOTICES
Upcoming workshops
Workshops on MediaNet equipment:
These workshops provide an opportunity for members to ask technical questions about the equipment. They are strongly recommended for anyone desiring more knowledge about our cameras, lights or sound.
Technical Director Kirk Schwartz will guide you through the proper use and capabilities of MediaNet’s equipment in these hands-on workshops.
Please contact Kirk or Catlin at communications@media-net.bc.ca if you would like to attend.
Saturday May 31, 12-3pm: Sound
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MediaNet has a year’s subscription to lynda.com, an internet software training site. You can sign in from the members account on the surfing computer or the edit station in the main office. Come in and check out the multimedia training on Lynda.com (FCP, Soundtrack, Flash, Photoshop). The username is technical@media-net.bc.ca and the member account will automatically fill in the password. To reserve a time, contact Catlin or Kirk.
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Next to Nothing
May 30 – June 12, 2008
Ministry of Casual Living Gallery
Opening Friday May 30, 8:00pm
An exhibition of work by MediaNet member Kyath Battie. On the night of the opening, the public is invited to meet with the artist at the Koffi cafe across from the gallery.
For a summary of the show, go to the Ministry’s website: http://www.ministryofcasualliving.ca
A review of the show will also be in the June issue of Focus Magazine.
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Movie Monday:
7:00 Saturday 7 June 2008
Crazy About Laurel House
by MediaNet member Monique Cartesan
“The members of Laurel House, an activity center for people with mental illness, take on the authorities that threaten to close their second home, the place that helps them to maintain a good quality of life. And they win.”
Kathleen, a spokesperson for Laurel house members, and filmmaker Monique Cartesan will be in attendance.
for more info: www.moviemonday.ca
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Members’ links on the MediaNet website
See who has their own web site and then send Kirk technical@media-net.bc.ca a reminder to link to your page from MediaNet’s member and friends page at http://www.media-net.bc.ca/medianetinformation/mnfriends.html
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MediaNet member looking to buy a high 8 camera for dubbing purposes.
Contact Dianne Searle at 598-0612 or diannesearle@telus.net.
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MediaNet member willing to provide Green/Blue screens for productions
I have two dual green/blue screen backgrounds measuring 5′x7′ which I’m willing to lend Media Net members provided I am involved in the production – I want the experience of using them in real settings, and then working with the resulting footage.
Contact: Chris Gower-Rees 744-1979.
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FOR SALE
MediaNet member is selling a Manfroto 525P tripod W/503 Head. The Manfroto system is in mint condition and is less than half price; $450.00
The original purchase invoice comes with it.
Contact Don at 472-2226 or
angelcommunications@shaw.ca
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Sony Hi Def FX1 video camera
asking $4000
Manfrotto Head and Tripod
asking $500
contact Russ at 656-5133
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SUBMISSION REQUESTS – MEDIANET
The Engaged Body: Live Art/Performative Video
June 21
DEADLINE EXTENDED to June 1
There are still some spaces left.
The Engaged Body is a week-long intensive workshop focusing on live performance art and performative video, taught by respected educator and performance artist, Judith Price.
Participants will receive mentoring, feedback and technical assistance while producing performance art pieces and performative video in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Each Participant will leave the workshop with his or her original video project, and works will be publicly screened on the last night of the workshop.
Registration:
$600 (Canadian) total
$100 deposit should be sent with application form
For more information, please contact program coordinator, Catlin Lewis
info@media-net.bc.ca
(250) 381-4428
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Unreal Victoria
August 7-13, 2008
Submission deadlines: July 7 for documentation of 3D and installation work
July 22 for films/videos and August 4 at noon for jpegs of photographic work.
We are looking for images that are surreal, unreal and super-real to be exhibited at the Community Arts Council.
Send us your videos, photographs, three dimensional works and installations. Prizes will be awarded and members will receive volbucks.
Please contact Kirk or Catlin at communications@media-net.bc.ca ph. 381-4428
or mail submissions to:
MediaNet
#106 – 2750 Quadra
Victoria, BC V8T 4E8
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EDGES FESTIVAL – Deadline September 1st
MediaNet is pleased to announce its 4th edition of the “edges” media art festival, scheduled for Nov 13-16, 2008. The deadline for submissions will be September 1st, 2008.
We are looking for film/video/sound works as well as photography and media-based installations/ performances.
Got to the website for more information and a submission form:
www.edgesfestival.com
“edges” is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Vantage Point on-line magazine
Vantage Point is looking for writings on media arts dealing with personal explorations, interviews and reviews, historical and critical debates and art theory.
Artist fees will be paid for works published.
Contact: Catlin Lewis, Editor
381-4428 or info@media-net.bc.ca
To view current issue, go to MediaNet homepage and click on Vantage Point
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AROUND TOWN
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is looking for projectionists for
May 29-Sept 7, 3.5 hrs a day for the exhibit:
Althea Thauberger: Chelsea Girls
Using Andy Warhol’s 1966 film, Chelsea Girls as a conceptual starting point, Vancouver based artist Althea Thauberger creates a film collaboration with the residents of a Victoria apartment building. In the original work, episodes took place within New York’s Chelsea Hotel. Thauberger’s homage follows the original in format and construction, but addresses more urgent contemporary themes, inviting the performers themselves to contribute content of political, social, or personal importance. Chelsea Girls is a commissioned project created especially for the Art Gallery during the artists’ residency this spring; the project is presented in conjunction with Andy Warhol: Larger than Life.
The Art Gallery is looking for a projectionist for the daily screenings at 11am and 1pm from May 29th to September 7. The shift is 3.5hrs a day at $16/hr, 7 days a week.
If you are interested, please contact:
Tania Muir
Education Program Coordinator
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
250.384.4171 extension 288
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West Coast Screenwriting Presents:
Nuts & Bolts: screenwriting workshops
WHEN: June 2, 9, 16, 23. WHERE: CineVic, 2022 Douglas St.
COST: $225
4 Mondays in June, in four dynamic 3-hour sessions, Vancouver Island screenwriters Keith Digby and Brian Paisley will cover elements of story structure, creating a strong central character, writing dialogue, writing the action line, structuring the scene, marketing, making industry connections, contests…
For more about Keith, Brian and the workshop curriculum visit www.westcoastscreenwriting.com or contact Keith Digby: 250-743-2439 e-mail: digbyk@shaw.ca
Sponsored by Cinevic and Victoria Film Commission
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Project Greenscreen
Learn more at the multimedia YouthCore info session, June 10, 4:00pm, Burnside Gorge Community Centre, 471 Cecilia Road. Free snacks and plenty of time for Q&A.
Calling young filmmakers and enthusiasts, ages 12-20 to participate in the creation of a feature, high-def documentary.
Project GreenScreen will be comprised of a youth team making and documenting commitments to the environment and encouraging friends, neighbours, business-owners and schools in their communities to take on eco-challenges. The team will also be filming businesses and organizations in Victoria with ‘green’ objectives of their own.
Project GreenScreen is an initiative of YouthCore.ca, a branch of the LifeCycles Project Society. No experience necessary, participation is free and training is provided!
Search for ‘Project Greenscreen’ on www.youthcore.ca.
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Centennial Square ~ June 12, 13 & 14
JumpCuts – offers kids aged 10-14 a chance to experience hands-on workshops & demonstrations
with top local professionals in the film industry. Play with cameras, computers & creativity!
Info: http://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/_PDFs/JumpCutsBro.pdf
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Screenwriting Workshop- They Ruined It!!!
WHEN: June 20, 21, 22 (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon)
WHERE: CineVic, 2022 Douglas St.
COST: $275(tax incl.)
An Adaptation Workshop
In five high-octane sessions, Vancouver Island screenwriters Keith Digby and Brian Paisley, will teach you how to:
a) Adapt work for the screen
b) Work intelligently with a co-screenwriter
c) Keep an eye on the screenplay adapter, and make sure he/she doesn’t kill your baby!
10% discount for CineVic members
For more about Keith, Brian and the weekend workshop curriculum visit
http://www.westcoastscreenwriting.com
or contact Keith Digby: 250-743-2439 e-mail: digbyk@shaw.ca
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June 21 Chelsea Girls
@ Open Space: (510 Fort Street, 2nd floor),
Free Admission. Co-presented by: AGGV, Open Space and Cinevic
Chelsea Girls: Warhol’s most famous self-signed film. Featuring Factory personalities and music by the Velvet Underground, the film takes place at the Chelsea Hotel, and follows the lives of several young women who live there, 7:30pm
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June 21 Professional shooting Secrets for Camcorder Owners
with Barry Casson, C.S.C.
Time: 9 a.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Location: Victoria Motion Picture School, #751, Discovery Street, Victoria (off Douglas St, Travelers in on the corner))
Cost: $115.00 (includes tax)
To register, call 381-3032 or 744-8664
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Cannes 2008 on-line
“From over 650 films submitted to the international NFB Online Competition Cannes 2008 from over 40 countries, nine finalists remained. After 193,933 public viewings of the nominated films, the winner is: Alonso Alvarez Barreda, maker of Historia de un Letrero (The Story of a Sign), produced in Mexico and the U.S.”
In this emotionally stirring short film, a stranger transforms the afternoon for another man with a stroke of the pen. Watch the film online until June 20 http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=L9eUBVpL0ZU
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The Canadian First Weekend Club provides information on fiction and documentary films produced,
written, directed or acted by Canadians appearing in major movie houses.
They are now launching a DVD Club.
The next DVD to be discussed is Eve and The Fire Horse
Rent or buy “Eve and the Fire Horse” from your local video store (you can also order a dvd rental through mail delivery anywhere in Canada from Videomatica.ca) then join us online for a conversation between fans, foes and filmmakers.
director Julia Kwan has joined the online DVD club forum where she will be answering questions and responding to the posts.
For more information, Go to http://www.bigbluesafe.com/email/display.php?M=6281&C=47ea53b6b09c8ce4482e33d0fecfe374&L=2&N=63
Canadian films now in the theatre:
The Stone Angel, Fugitive Pieces
For more upcoming Canadian feature films go to: http://www.firstweekendclub.ca
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MOVIE MONDAY
6:30 Monday 2 June 2008
Autism: The Musical, 2007, 93 min
“Tricia Regan’s Autism: The Musical counters today’s bleak statistics with one woman’s optimistic pledge to lead a group of autistic children in defying diagnosed expectations by writing, rehearsing and performing their own full-length musical. Following five Los Angeles children over the course of six months, director Tricia Regan captures the struggles and triumphs of their family lives and observes how this musical production gives these performers a comfort zone in which they can explore their creative sides. PG”
for more info: www.moviemonday.ca
in the 1900 block of Fort St. Pop & popcorn at ridiculously low prices.
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REQUESTS- OTHER ARTS AND VIDEO CENTRES
The One Minute Film & Video Festival International
DEADLINE: May 30th, 2008
The One Minute Film & Video Festival held in Aarau, Switzerland is
making a call for entries. Films under 60 seconds are accepted in
fiction, documentary, animation, experimental and youth categories.
Info: www.oneminute.ch
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Call for Papers DOCAM
DEADLINE: May 31, 2008
For the event Media in Motion:The Challenge of Preservation in the
Digital Age, to be held October 29th, 2008, The DOCAM (Documentation
and Conservation of the Media Arts Heritage) Research Alliance and
Media@McGill invite submissions of abstracts for the presentation of
papers at the inaugural Media in Motion Symposium. The
interdisciplinary event aims to bring together graduate students
across the sciences, humanities, and social sciences in order to
explore the many facets of media art preservation. To that end,
submissions related to the conference theme, “The Challenge of
Preservation in the Digital Age,” are strongly encouraged.
Send submissions to Marilyn Terzic at docam.symposium@mac.com.
Info: www.docam.ca/en/?cat=17
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2008 Call for Entries- Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Deadline May 31
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is Canada’s oldest festival dedicated to exhibiting films and videos by North American artists of Asian heritage. It is committed to supporting both emerging talent and established filmmakers. Visiting artists have included Loni Ding, Justin Lin, Wes Kim, and Michael Kang, as well as BC filmmakers, Desiree Lim, Nilesh Patel, Eunhee Cha, and Jeff Chiba Stearns.
VAFF invites submissions for its 12th annual festival, November 6-9, 2008. Deadline is May 31st (postmarked – no exceptions).
All films in the Open Call must include a North American Asian in a key creative role (writer, director, producer). Earlybird entry fee: $10 (CDN or US); Regular entry fee: $20 (CDN or US). Entry fee is non-refundable.
Genres for consideration include narrative, documentary, animation, and experimental. Exhibition formats accepted are 35mm, Beta SP (NTSC), and DigiBeta (NTSC) – and preview screeners may be submitted as VHS tapes or DVDs. No materials or screeners will be returned.
For more information and submission guidelines, visit www.vaff.org or email programming@vaff.org.
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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
Deadline: June 1st, 2008
TORONTO, CANADA
OCTOBER 15-19, 2008
www.imagineNATIVE.org
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. We are currently seeking features and shorts of all genres and lengths made by international and Canadian Indigenous filmmakers and producers. We encourage submissions from first-time and emerging directors and student films are welcome. There is no entry fee.
To submit:
Download the film and video submission form on our website OR
Complete an online submission form that will be available after April 21st at http://www.imagineNATIVE.org
Mail submissions to:
Programming
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 417
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3A8 CANADA
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Cineworks
Who will give up their distinctions?
Deadline: June 16 2008
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society would like to invite Canadian independent media artists to submit proposals for an exhibition on the theme “Who will give up their distinctions?” Expanded cinema, new-media and experimental works will be given preference and Cineworks will fully support the exhibition of the chosen work[s] in our studio space for showing during the first part of September 2008.
Artist fees will be paid.
Submissions should include the following information:
Contact person’s name, address, telephone, email and, if applicable, website.
Artist’s CV
Project title + description. Please detail how the work relates to the theme.
Project overview [ie: running time, format, technical specifications]
Support material [include a SASE if you would like this material returned]
Submissions can be sent by post only to the following address:
Who Will Give Up Their Distinctions?
c/o Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society
#300-1131 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7
Questions can be directed to Programs Manager Cheyanne Turions at cheyanne@cineworks.ca.
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ROMP
MUST ARRIVE on or before June 16th , 2008
Dance artists (choreographers, companies, dancers, filmmakers) may submit work for consideration for ROMP! 2008 and 2009 by completing and submitting an online application only.
1- Please fill out the online application completely and press SEND
2- Send via post ONLY: your support material (VHS/DVD of the proposed work); promotional images on CD (optional); a $20.00 processing fee for works under 20 minutes and $35 for works over 20 minutes.
DEADLINE: ONLINE APPLICATION and MAILED SUPPORT MATERIALS
Please click here for The ROMP! Festival CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS or visit: http://www.suddenlydance.ca/romp/application.htm
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Planet in focus
DEADLINE: June 20, 2008 (final)
Planet in Focus Festival held from the October 22nd to October 26th ,
2008 in Toronto is now accepting submissions, all length and style,
for the 2008 Festival
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KCTS9 accepting films for About Us, a local and independent film series.
Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2008.
“About Us is an independent filmmaker showcase highlighting topics and experiences that are distinctive to our region. The collection of films in the series represents a range of work that includes documentaries, historical pieces and even a comical look at one of this region’s more famous creatures.
It is the local spirit and nature of these films that unites them as a series. The stories are home grown and the films ‘hand-made,’ each coming from independent filmmakers with a personal connection to our region. These are local stories that would not normally find their way to a television audience, and it is the unique, individual touch of the filmmaker that brings forward the relevance of each subject. These are stories about our region and about our communities. These are stories about us, from filmmakers who know us better than anyone else.”
Please visit our web site for more information on the submissions process and to explore films from seasons 1-4.
http://www.kcts9.org/programs/productions/aboutus/submission
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CBC Digital Diversity
DEADLINE: June 30th, 2008
CBC international is making a call for short films on cultural
diversity and immigration. Length between 4 to 9 minutes, fiction,
documentary or animation accepted.
Info: www.RCIviva.ca/migrations
Submissions also accepted for the Green Sprouts! Showcase, that gives
voice to filmmakers 18 years old and younger.
DEADLINE: June 27, 2008
Info: www.planetinfocus.org/festival/submissions
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UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: June 30th 2008
The 27th Uppsala International Short Film Festival is looking for
short film entries.
Info: www.underhuset.com
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2008 Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival > CALL for SUBMISSIONS
Deadline to submit: Monday, July 14, 2008
The 7th Annual Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival (WAFF) invites you to submit your work to
one of North America’s longest-running indigenous film and video festivals, happening this
November 20-23, 2008.
Submissions are now being accepted in 7 categories. WAFF pays screening fees to artists, and
there is no submission fee for entries received on or before the mid-July deadline.
For complete rules and entry forms, go to www.aboriginalfilmfest.org, or email info@aboriginalfilmfest.org.
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