Earlier this year, Bell Canada announced that it cancelled its sponsorship to the Canada Council for the Arts for the Bell Canada Award in Video Art. For over twenty years, with the sponsorship assistance of Bell and the expert stewardship of Council, this prestigious award has honoured twenty-four innovative media artists at the vanguard of the medium, and has been a key instrument in establishing Canada’s national and international reputation for ground-breaking work in this field. It was the only award of its kind in Canada and considering the modesty of the amount involved ($10,000) its impact has been truly significant. In a letter dated 17 January 2011, each of the twenty-four previous Bell Canada award recipients signed urging the Canada Council to rescue and continue this extremely important honour through an ongoing annual award in public recognition of outstanding practice in the Media Arts field.
It would be a major loss to forfeit the momentum of such a unique prize. We cannot overstate the importance of the Bell Award, not only for the recipients but for its impact on the entirety of artist-driven media art practices in Canada. For more than twenty years, lacking any equivalent, it has been a visionary acknowledgment in a remarkable sector. We the undersigned appeal to the Canada Council for the Arts to continue its important work in sustaining a media arts award until another sponsor can be secured.
Petition: http://imaa.ca/ext/maap_en.html
Signatories list: http://imaa.ca/ext/m_results.html
Claudie Lévesque
imaa_aami
4067 boul. Saint-Laurent, #200-A
Montréal, QC |
H2W 1Y7
t: 514.522.8240
info@imaa.ca | www.imaa.ca
Skype: imaa_aami_info
On April 30th – May 1st the NLFDC, in partnership with Best Boy Entertainment, will be holding a two-day intensive workshop for After Effects. Foundation of After Effects will be facilitated by Splice. This two day workshop will focus on Layers, Masks & Animation as well as Advanced Animation.
Date: April 30th – May 1st, 2011
Location: Best Boy Entertainment, 236 Park Avenue, Mount Pearl
Instructor: Woody Lidstone, Splice
Cost: $50.00
Schedule: Day 1: Layers Masks & Animation
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Day 2: Advanced Animation
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Layers, Masks & Animation: Learn how to import different kinds of footage, including layered Photoshop and Illustrator files; how to mask off portions of footage, add keyframes to create animations; add format, stylize and animate text.
Advanced Animation: Learn how expressions and parenting can simplify your animating; how to create organic, optical-film style treatments and looks that don’t seem like regular video superimposes; how to create a rack-focus effect. Also learn the best ways to render footage for importing into Final Cut Pro or Media Composer.
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
Wonderbolt is celebrating it’s Thirtieth Anniversary with a fundraising gala at The Majestic Theatre, Thursday April 21st.
Join in for a “Night of Wonder” with great music, comedy, circus acts and incredible auction items. Have an amazing night out and help Wonderbolt continue its acclaimed outreach programs to the youth of our province and our creation of a world class circus based right here in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Non-union Voice Over Audtions
Date: Friday, March 18, 2011
Record Date: March 21 or 22 (to be confirmed)
Rate of Pay: $1500.00, 2 year buyout
Required Talent: Non-Union males, 40ish to 70ish. Mature voice, “East Coast” accent. We are looking for a NARRATOR. Nothing sales pitchy or retail. Good story telling quality to the voice. References include Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman — with an East Coast accent.
We are specifically looking for performers with VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE. Please make sure you have a resume or a demo reel or you will not be considered. If you have a voice demo to send please email it to erin@hennesseycasting.com. You will STILL NEED TO APPLY ONLINE if you send a voice demo via email.
If you have already sent in your demo, but you don’t see it on your profile — RELAX. It’s there. You just don’t have access to your profiles ‘archive’.
PLEASE NOTE: You are permitted to record your own audition and email it to me. However, your recording has to be of good quality, and in the event you are cast you will need to attend the recording session in Halifax or in St. John’s.
HOW TO APPLY:
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The IMAA (Independent Media Arts Alliance) Speaks Out Against Bill C-32
Montreal, February 3rd, 2011 – In support of fair remuneration for media artists, the Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) has signed on to the Canadian Conference of the Arts statement on Bill C-32, the Copyright Modernization Act. The IMAA joins a total of 88 national and provincial arts service organizations representing writers, performers, actors, illustrators, musicians, composers, publishers, poets, playwrights, producers and songwriters from all arts and culture disciplines. The IMAA represents 80 media arts organizations across Canada working in film, video and new media.
In its current state, parts of Bill C-32 stand to benefit larger companies and multinationals while other parts of the Bill could have a detrimental impact on independent media artists.
Bill C-32 includes a list of many new exceptions that are intended to allow educators, students, businesses and libraries to make greater use of copyright material in digital form, amongst other changes that permit greater use of copyrighted material in general.
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DELT seeks future producers, directors, media-mogul-types, to pitch@Memorial
The people of Newfoundland and Labrador have the guts and gumption to pull off just about anything and Memorial University’s Distance Education and Learning Technologies (DELT) unit believes the province’s students are no different – especially when it comes to the arts.
The unit is daring Memorial University students to submit their ideas for a 3-5 minute movie illustrating the role technology plays in their current educational experience, and how they see technology fitting into education in the future. The pITch@Memorial video contest is a great career opportunity for students who are itching to break into filmmaking, video production and multimedia.
“There is a history of contributing to the media and film sector in this unit, so it’s natural that we’d like to continue in that vein,” said Ann Marie Vaughan, director of DELT. “We’re seeking ideas for short videos that aren’t very conventional, but cutting edge, extremely imaginative and creative, and that push the boundaries of technology in education.”
The top five written entries will continue on to participate in a Dragon’s Den-style live pitch session, during which students will tell a panel of well-known judges who work in film production, criticism and multimedia why their idea should be produced. The session will be broadcast throughout campus and will be available online for a public vote. The top student will receive a paid summer internship in the DELT Studio where they will work with a mentor to shoot and produce their video. That student will also receive a brand new iPad at the end of the summer.
DELT director/producer John Bonnell will be the student mentor and looks forward to both offering advice to and learning from the successful applicant.
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Calls for Entries for the 5th Annual Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival (April 2-9 2011) which are open to all of Atlantic Canada. We would love to receive many more submissions from outside of our area for both of these screenings.
http://afcoop.ca/2010/12/hiff-2011-call-for-entries/
The Copy Copy Copy event will be held in Halifax on February 12-13, 2011 and is completely free. A two-day symposium on copyright, fair use, and intellectual property.
http://afcoop.ca/2011/01/copy-copy-copy-symposium/
Greg Morris-Poultney
Executive Director
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative
(902) 420-4494
admin@afcoop.ca
PO Box 2043, Station M
Halifax, NS, B3J 2Z1
The final two deadlines for the Nickel’s 11th edition in June 2011 is coming up very soon so get your films to us as early as possible!
February 7 is the Final Deadline with a submission fee of $25.
February 14 is the ultimate extended deadline with a submission fee of $30.
If you submit by withoutabox, your film must be registered that day and mailed right afterwards in order to meet the programming deadlines. If you are posting, we will accept a postmark of Feb 7 or 14 but REMEMBER that the mail can be deadly slow and if it isn’t in the committee’s hands when they meet in March, this can cause you film to get very limited consideration. So Express Post if you can.
If you are comparing us to other festivals, remember that the Nickel pays a SCREENING FEE each time it shows your film (those who’ve been in our festival, subsequent tours, or special screenings can attest) that is at the CARFAC exhibition rates. We also pay for return postage of your exhibition tape and help you come to the festival, to the best of our abilities. We’re low budget but we make it go a long way.
For those who wish to use withoutabox, this link will take you directly to our form.
https://www.withoutabox.com/login/5128
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Best Boy Entertainment is now casting for men and women over the age of 18 for dramatic re-enactments for the television series PET ER, scheduled to be filmed February – April 2011.
Pet ER is a new, groundbreaking docudrama series that tells gripping stories of pet medical emergencies.
Based on true accounts, Pet ER employs dramatic re-enactments to tell the heart-wrenching stories of pet medical emergencies — from the frantic race to emergency room, the diagnosis, the operation, the post-op, and, when all goes well, the recovery.
But sometimes, despite the heroic efforts of our pet medical team, we recount the tragic loss of a beloved family member.
Throughout the ordeal, Pet ER embraces the deep bond between pets and the families that love them — a bond of truly human dimensions.
This is a non-ACTRA shoot. Experience is an asset, but not required.
Please submit resumes and head shots to casting[at]bestboy.ca
Appropriate candidates will be contacted for auditions.
— Best Boy Entertainment
The newly released feature film about Newfoundland’s legendary singer/songwriter, Ron Hynes, will be having a special ONE NIGHT ONLY presentation in seven EMPIRE THEATRES in seven cities across Atlantic Canada on Thursday, December 2nd at 7:00pm.
THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS, starring Ron Hynes, Joel Thomas Hynes and featuring rising singer/songwriter sensation, Amelia Curran is a veritable feast of music and story telling for the many thousands of RON HYNES FANS across Canada. For over ninety minutes, Ron performs some of his most famous and beloved songs, including SONNY’S DREAM, THE ST. JOHN’S WALTZ, BOY FROM OLD PERLICAN, DRY, THE MAN OF A THOUSAND SONGS and more. With gut wrenching honesty and his famously disarming sense of humour, Ron faces the camera and tells his own incredible story in his own startlingly blunt manner!
A multiple award winning movie that is proving to be extremely popular with all audiences, The Man of a Thousand Songs has enjoyed standing ovations at sell out screenings in Toronto, Halifax and St. John’s.
On December 2nd at 7:00 pm, please choose the Empire Theatre nearest you from the following list:
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From now until December 24th, we’re asking people to kindly donate a turkey to the Community Food Sharing Association (your local food bank). The turkeys will be given to those less fortunate people in Newfoundland and Labrador during the Christmas season.
Last year, the lovely and generous people of this province donated 6600 turkeys and I think that’s fabulous! I also think we can beat that number this year… and we could really use your help in doing that.
I’m asking you to forward this email to all of your contacts (schools, businesses, friends, families, organizations) to let them all know that the Turkey Drive is happening from now until Christmas Eve. Some of the people I spoke with on the phone said they’d put the information on internal websites — please feel free to do this as well. I’ve also attached a poster and it would be great if you could print some and post them around your building.
Drop off locations and times can be found by going to www.cbc.ca/nl. Donations can also be made online by going to the CBC website.
Something a little different this year: we’ve decided to give away a Turkey Spirit Award to the business or organization that donates the most turkeys. A Junior Turkey Spirit Award will go to the school that does the same. A little bit of friendly competition for a worthy cause!
If you have any questions at all, please give me a call at (709)576-5150. You can also send me an email at amy.joy@cbc.ca.
Thanks so much in advance for taking the time to spread the word about the Turkey Drive. I can assure you that your generosity will make someone’s Christmas that much better.
Thanks again,
Amy Joy
Senior Communications Officer
CBC NL
(709)576-5150
amy.joy@cbc.ca
Call for Expressions of Interest: Arts Awards Producer/Director
Each year the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council (NLAC) presents the Arts Awards show and gala. It is a celebration that honours the accomplishments of Newfoundland and Labrador’s artists. Six awards are presented during an evening of high quality entertainment featuring some of the province’s finest artists.
The six Awards are: Artist of the Year, Arts Achievement, Arts in Education, Emerging Artist, Hall of Honour, and Patron of the Arts. Nominations for the Arts Awards are submitted by the arts community, arts organizations, and the general public. Members of the NLAC vote by secret ballot to select the finalists and winners.
Producer/Director:
The NLAC is seeking expressions of interest from qualified individuals to produce and direct the 26th annual Arts Awards show at the Reid Theatre in St. John’s on Saturday, April 30, 2011.
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First Time Films, Film Class and Super 8mm Workshop Films
Where: LSPU Hall
When: 8:00pm, December 2nd
HOW MUCH??? $5.00 in advance at the Hall or at the Door
This course provides participants with exposure to the core skills, workflow, and concepts involved in nonlinear editing on Avid Media Composer systems. Session time is divided between demonstration and hands-on practice, with ample time for experimentation with sample material.
Participants: 6-8
Experience Level: This course is designed for beginners.
Length: 6 sessions over 3 weeks (two nights a week, Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Dates: October 20th – November 3rd.
Cost: 150.00 per person.
Contact Jean Smith at jean@nifco.org to book.
The 10th Annual Nickel Independent Film Festival will celebrate the end of summer with a lively collection of comedy films from the NIFCO and Nickel repertoire. From comic classics like Codpieces, Outport Lesbian, and Ship Inn Man to contemporary shorts like Dead Bird in the Garbage, Countdown, and Nan vs. Nature, these are hilarious films that deserve another viewing.
Curated and hosted by perennial favourite Andy Jones, this 90-minute program of gut-busting celluloid from Newfoundland & Labrador filmmakers opens with a performance by comedian Dave Sullivan.
Bust A Gut Again (say that three times fast!) is our final celebration of this 10th anniversary year.
Tickets for this fund-raising event are on sale now for $20 (includes tax, surcharge and a free drink) at the LSPU Hall box office. To reserve, call 753 4531 or visit the online box office at www.rca.nf.ca. Seating is general admission for this event.
For a full list of films and more details, please visit our website at nickelfestival.com.
For more info contact: Mary Lynn Bernard, Special Events Coordinator at nickel10events@gmail.com or call 709-576-3378 (FEST) or nickelfestival.com
Call for Applications For the Position of Executive Director of The Island Media Arts Co-op
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Deadline: Monday, August 23rd, 2010
IMAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the production of media arts on Prince Edward Island. IMAC is the cornerstone of the media arts community on PEI, it provides human resources, equipment, progressive programming, training, and dissemination opportunities to PEI’s media arts storytellers.
The Executive Director of IMAC is given the exciting opportunity to vision for and inspire the media arts community in Prince Edward Island. Through the ED’s leadership, films and videos are produced, screenings and media arts exhibitions engage the public, young minds are inspired by the tools of media arts creation, and a network of talented and prolific media artists is strengthened.
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6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival (March 4-8, 2011) Seeks Film Submissions
For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html
August 3, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The 6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival, scheduled to take place March 4-8, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada, officially launched its Call for Submissions today, looking for short and feature film submissions in all genres. The 2010 Festival received hundreds of submissions from all over the world.
All independent filmmakers (women and men) seeking a Vancouver premiere are encouraged to apply. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve in more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as Lead Actor, a woman as Lead Animator / Editor.
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Best Boy Entertainment is seeking a highly motivated and reliable individual to join our team as a VIDEO EDITOR to start immediately on a contractual basis until November 2010, with a possibility of extension.
Applicants must be proficient in Final Cut Pro. Broadcast experience a plus. Must be able to work independently, trouble shoot and meet tight deadlines. Additional skills in After Effects and Photoshop an asset.
Please send your resume with references and work samples to:
Best Boy Entertainment
236 Park Avenue
Mount Pearl, NL
A1N 1L1
or Email:
mail@bestboy.ca
CASTING CALL
Now casting for the short film DECOLOURED – Winner of the The RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award. The film will be shot on 35mm during the Labour Day weekend and presented at this year’s St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival. DECOLOURED is about Albert, a colour-blind man who can see colour only when he is in the presence of his new friend Amber.
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In celebration of film festival season, The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery is looking for your best 1-minute video. Tell us a story; create a portrait; animate a new world. Sought is the forward-thinking. Open to all ages and all experience levels. Submissions will go to jury, with the best showcased in the gallery.
Exhibition Dates: September, 2010 – January, 2011
Submission Deadline: 4 p.m., August 6, 2010
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