Established in the 1980's, Jumpstart is a video incentive programme designed to give artists the opportunity to explore the medium of video. Applicants to JumpstART must be new to the medium of video or in the initial stages of their video careers. Eligible projects are those over which the artist has creative and editorial control. All genres are accepted (i.e. experimental, drama, documentary, video installation, newmedia...). The JumpstART proposals are assessed by an independent jury and the successful applicants have one year to complete their project.

There are two Jumpstart deadlines a year: March 1st and Sept. 1st.

Applicants retain copyright to their productions, but they must provide a copy of their tape to be kept in SAW Video's archives.

The successful applicants receive

- a SAW Video producing membership for one year
- a Video Handbook
- a $200 credit towards two workshops of your choice
- up to $200 in materials (tapes)
- up to $1000 in access to SAW Video Co-op equipment
(Equipment access is in the form of waivers for SAW Video equipment only, and can be used solely for the purpose of the awarded project.)

Applicants must submit
- a current resume (with emphasis on your artistic work)
- a 1 to 2 page description of the proposed project (may include a script or storyboard)
- a production schedule
- a detailed budget
- examples of previous work (video, film or other artistic work)

Have questions? Check out our granting FAQ's at:
http://sawvideo.com/sawvideo/genericx.php?id=54 and the Jumpstart sample budget at http://sawvideo.com/budget.htm

Other grants available in 2007 can be found at
http://sawvideo.com/sawvideo/production_grantsx.php?type=saw.

If you still have questions after that, contact Erin at (613)238-7648 or at sawvideo@sawvideo.com.

JOB OPPORTUNITY/POSSIBILITÉ D’EMPLOI : SAW VIDEO

PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR

SAW Video is also seeking a Programming Coordinator to plan and implement our dynamic media arts presentation programming.

The Programming Coordinator will oversee all aspects of presentation programming at SAW Video including (but not limited to): preparing grant applications for programming activities; overseeing the design and production of promotional and didactic materials; collaborating on programming events at Club SAW that support the mandate of the centre; fostering collaborations with embassies, arts organizations and collectives locally, nationally, and internationally; and attending regional and national festivals/events related to media art when possible.
Hours of work: 28 hours per week
Salary: $21,840 per year

Qualifications:

The selected individual will have:
· Extensive knowledge of contemporary media art practice and the media arts milieu in Canada and abroad;
· A minimum of 3 years media arts curatorial experience;
· Proven grant writing experience;
· Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage several tasks simultaneously;
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
· Self-motivation and the ability to work independently and collaboratively;
· Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, Excel, and Outlook applications.
· Critical writing abilities and bilingualism would be assets.

Deadline for applications: Friday, March 9th, 2007

Please submit by mail, fax, or email the following documents:
- A letter of intent (up to 2 pages) describing your skills and experience as they relate to this position.
- Curriculum vitae or resumé
- A reference list with names, positions and contact information for 3 references

Send to:

Hiring Committee – Programmer
SAW Video Association
67 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B9
Phone: (613) 238-7648 / Fax: (613) 238-4617
E-mail: sawvideo@sawvideo.com

SAW Video is committed to employment equity. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

About SAW Video:
SAW Video is an artist-run centre committed to support ground-breaking artistic production, presentation and programming of independent video and media art. SAW Video provides many services to its membership including affordable technical facilities, and a wide range of programmes designed to create an atmosphere that will inspire production through the exchange of ideas around form, content and style.
In addition to providing affordable access to video production and post-production facilities, our activities include production support programmes for video artists, a comprehensive range of introductory, inter-mediate and advanced workshops and as well as screenings and exhibitions. For more information on SAW Video, check out our web site: www.sawvideo.com.

SAW Video – Centre for the Media Arts
67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B9
tel. (613) 238-7648 / (613) 238-4617 fax
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COORDONNATEUR DE LA PROGRAMMATION

SAW Video est à la recherche d’un coordonnateur de la programmation apte à planifier et à mettre en œuvre son dynamique programme de présentation d’arts médiatiques.

Le coordonnateur de la programmation s’occupera de tous les aspects de la programmation des présentations de SAW Video, y compris (mais sans s’y limiter) de ce qui suit : préparer les demandes de subventions pour les activités de programmation; superviser la conception et la production du matériel promotionnel et didactique; apporter sa collaboration lors des événements de programmation se déroulant au Club SAW qui vont dans le sens du mandat du Centre; favoriser la collaboration avec les ambassades, les organismes et collectifs d’arts aux échelles locale, nationale et internationale; assister aux festivals et événements liés aux arts médiatiques, lorsque cela est possible.

Heures de travail : 28 heures par semaine
Salaire : 21 840 $ par année

Qualités requises
Le candidat retenu aura ce qui suit :

· Connaissance approfondie des pratiques en matière d’arts médiatiques contemporains et du milieu des arts médiatiques du Canada et de l’étranger;
· Minimum de 3 ans d’expérience acquise comme commissaire d’arts médiatiques;
· Expérience éprouvée en rédaction de demandes de subvention;
· Dispositions particulières pour la planification et un bons sens de l’organisation, ainsi que capacité d’établir les priorités et de gérer plusieurs tâches à la fois;
· Excellentes dispositions pour la communication orale et écrite;
· Capacité de s’auto-motiver et de travailler de façon autonome et en collaboration;
· Maîtrise des applications Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, Excel et Outlook;
· Dispositions particulières pour la rédaction de critiques et bilinguisme, des atouts.

Date limite de présentation des candidatures : le vendredi 9 mars 2007

Veuillez faire parvenir par la poste, par télécopieur ou par courriel les documents suivants :
- Une lettre d’intention (2 pages, maximum) décrivant vos compétences et votre expérience par rapport à ce poste;
- Votre curriculum vitae;
- Une liste de références comprenant le nom, le titre du poste et les coordonnées de 3 personnes prêtes à vous recommander

À l’attention du :
Comite de recrutement – Coordonnateur de la programmation
Saw Video Association
67, rue Nicholas, Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 7B9
Tél. : (613) 238-7648/Téléc. : (613) 238-4167
Courriel : sawvideo@sawvideo.com

SAW Video souscrit aux principes de l’équité en matière d’emploi. Nous remercions tous les candidats de l’intérêt manifesté; toutefois, nous ne communiquerons qu’avec ceux dont les noms auront été retenus pour l’entrevue.

À propos de SAW Video :
SAW Video est un centre d’artistes autogéré qui se fait un devoir de soutenir une production artistique novatrice ainsi qu’une présentation et une programmation d’œuvres vidéo et médiatiques indépendantes. SAW Video fournit à ses membres de nombreux services, parmi lesquels des installations techniques abordables, et une grande diversité de programmes conçus pour créer un milieu propice à la production à travers les échanges d’idées sur la forme, le contenu et le style.

Outre l’accès abordable à des installations de production et de post-production vidéo, ses activités comprennent des programmes de soutien à la production pour les artistes de la vidéo, une gamme complète d’ateliers d’initiation et de formation intermédiaire et avancée, de même que des projections et des expositions. Pour en savoir plus sur SAW Video, visitez son site web à www.sawvideo.com.

SAW Video - Centre d’arts médiatiques
67, rue Nicholas, Ottawa (Ontario) K1N 7B9
tél. (613) 238-7648/ (613) 238-4617 téléc.

2 Day Introduction to MiniDV Production

Sat March 17th, 2007
12:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun March 18th, 2007
12:00pm - 6:00pm

This two-day workshop teaches the basics of camera, audio and lighting through hands on training.
On the first day of the workshop, participants will receive basic instruction on SAW Video's prime 3-chip MiniDV cameras -- such as the , Panasonic AG-DVX100 and the Sony PD-150. Participants will be introduced to three point lighting and dealing with power on location. A variety of mics will be used and their applications will be discussed.

Day two of the workshop provides the added opportunity for more hands on time and instruction. Shooting exercises will be indoors and outdoors (weather permitting) simulating varying conditions and situations. The second day of the workshop will focus exclusively on the Sony PD-150.

WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 6 PARTICIPANTS Deadline for registration is Monday March 12th

Instructor: Jacob Hanna

Members $125.00
Non Members $150.00

Duration: 12 hours

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2 Day Introduction to Final Cut Pro

Sat March 24th, 2007
1:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun March 25th, 2007
1:00pm - 6:00pm

Our new Mac Pro Tower system has arrived and with it the Final Cut Pro 5 production suite. This 2 day course will cover all steps of the process from setting up a project and capturing from a dv device, to using the timeline based interface, and outputting back to dv. Day 1 of the workshop will focus on a complete overveiw of the FCP software demonstrated by the instructor. Day 2 of the workshop will be hands on for all participants to practice editing a brief sequence under the supervision of the instructor.
This workshop includes 3 hours of practice time which may be booked with the Technical Coordinator according to availability. Workshop is limited to 4 participants On day 2 participants will be seated in pairs at each editing workstation. Deadline for registration is Monday March 19th, 2007

Instructor: Ryan Stec

Ryan Stec is an artist and curator whose work deals with the idea of plurality in audiences experience of media. He started the Remix project(artengine.ca/remix) in 2002 with co-curator Anne Clarke, and it has become a popular local commissioning program producing over 30 new works from local video artists. He has also recently completed a residency at Platform Gallery (www.platform.fi) in Vaasa, Finland where he curated a program of nordic media art which was presented as a performance where the work was remixed in a live context.

Members $125.00
Non Members $150.00

Duration: 10 hours

Colour Correction in Digital Post Production
Tue April 3rd, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Wed April 4th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

This 2 evening course will be taught using our Final Cut Pro 5 production suite, but will be applicable to AVID and other NLE software. We will simplify the concepts of digital and analog colour space (YUV, RGB, YCrCb, etc.), broadcast safe colour, black and white points, gamma, etc. and software and hardware setup and monitoring. We will cover the use of the digital scope tools - vector scope, waveform monitor, RGB parade and histograms, as well as the Final Cut Pro built-in colour correction tools. We will explore correcting natural skin tones, matching colour from clip to clip in a sequence and correcting colour within a long take, using keyframes. We will also look at using colour as an effect to change the time of day or feeling of a clip or sequence. This workshop is being delivered at the Intermediate-Advanced level. Knowledge and previous experience with digital postproduction and NLE is a required pre-requisite. Knowledge and previous experience with Final Cut Pro is recommended but not required.

Maximum enrollment is 4. Registration deadline is Tuesday March 27th,2007

Instructor: Edward Folger

Edward Folger studied physics at Columbia University in New York, became depressed by Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem and decided to be an artist instead of scientist. He has worked as a still photographer/filmmaker, editor, and writer, apprenticed in feature films with John Cassavettes, Alain Resnais, Milos Forman, et. al., wrote and directed a film for PBS in the Canadian Arctic (1975) and discovered that the Inuit are the most intelligent people on earth. He moved to Baffin Island to teach and produce the earliest Inuktitut TV programming and used all his skills (video, computer programming, etc.) in the fight for Inuit land claims and the establishment of the Nunavut Territory, moved to Vancouver in 1991 and to Ottawa in 2004; still writing and making video, still laughing.

Members $65.00
Non Members $90.00

Duration: 6 hours

New Riser films is currently looking for actors and stage crew for a small feature film shooting in June 2007. We currently need to fill parts for male and female actors of all ages, as well as editors, camera operators and production and costume designers. If you are interested, please send your resume or portfolio and a head shot to

aslam_mq@hotmail.com

telephone 613-327-7815 between 6-9pm.

Casting will take place in March.

thank you.

ALAN BACCHUS
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Program and Administrative Coordinator
CFC Feature Film Project

2489 Bayview Ave. Toronto, ON, Canada, M2L 1A8
t. 416-445-1446 x 268 f. 416-445-3158
cfccreates.com

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Balcone Art Society

bal.co.ny

Pronunciation: bal-ko-nE
Function: noun
One: a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is
enclosed by a railing
Two: an interior projecting gallery in a public building (as a theatre)
Etymology: origin of Old Italian word BALCONE, meaning large window

Balcone is a newly incorporated non-profit society for contemporary art based out of Vancouver. Emerging Canadian artists working in any
medium and pursuing their practice on a professional basis are invited to answer Balcone's first annual call for submissions.

Our vision is to create a unique context - outside of traditional frameworks - for the practice, curation, and exhibition of
contemporary art in Vancouver and beyond.

Our mission is to support and promote emerging Canadian artists by focusing on curation, exhibition, research, criticism, and the
development of a professional practice. By programming a spectrum of events which challenge conventional exhibition frameworks, we aim to
facilitate an engagement between contemporary artists and a diverse audience - local and national - and secure a more prominent place for
art in the everyday. Twelve emerging artists will be accepted annually to actively participate in Balcone programming in Vancouver.
An emphasis will be placed on the development of a meaningful professional practice by exploring models of collaboration, through a
system of mentoring, and exhibitions of work in alternative spaces. Twelve artists will be selected by Balcone's directors to participate
and collaborate in our first year of programming. Accepted artists will have a hosted profile and portfolio on Balcone's website, will participate in a series of workshops and plenary sessions with the aim of accelerating professional development, and will be available
for a group exhibition of new work from Balcone artists in Vancouver during September 2007. By mentoring, promoting and publishing these
artists and their works, Balcone's directors aim to provide new territory for the support and development of emerging artists in Canada.

To be considered for inclusion in our 2007-2008 programs please submit the following information via email to submissions@balcone.org
with the subject line reading 2007-08:

- curriculum vitae, recent, including full contact information and
weblinks to show archives, if applicable.
- artist statement, 500 words.
- 10x12 examples of work with descriptions, including title, date,
medium. We prefer weblinks pointing to the artist's own hosted
portfolio, though where this is not possible we shall accept
attachments of low-resolution JPEG's, Quicktime movies or AIFFs to a
total of fifteen megabytes per applicant.

Full time students are not eligible. Only email submissions will be
accepted.

The deadline is May 1st, 2007, at 5:00 pm PST.

For more information, please visit our website at: www.balcone.org

The Film & Video Arts Society ­ Alberta (FAVA), Metro Cinema and Latitude 53 are pleased to introduce you to the first annual STEM Cell ­ a new Edmonton event celebrating non-traditional media art and co-op culture.

STEM Cell emerges on April 12th, 2007, and will stay above ground until April 15th.

Attached is a call for submissions for the STEM Cell Film Festival ­ one of the main events at STEM Cell that will celebrate the role of our co-ops and the fantastic talent of their members. The festival is looking for short submissions from members of media arts co-ops near and far.

For the entry form and more info download this PDF

For more information about the STEM Cell Film Festival, please contact FAVA at (780) 429-1671.

For more information about STEM Cell, keep your eye on stemcelledmonton.org or contact FAVA, Metro Cinema or Latitude 53. We can be found at:

www.fava.ca
metrocinema.org
www.latitude53.org

Please distribute widely!

Alison Turner, Executive Director
FAVA The Film & Video Arts Society - Alberta
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p: 780. 429.1671
f: 780.429.3636
w: fava.ca

The Film and Video Arts Society - Alberta (FAVA) is a non-profit,
artist-run media arts centre serving our members since 1982.
Our mandate is to facilitate and encourage the production
and exhibition of independent media art.

Call for Submissions: Hot Docs - Doc Lab

After the overwhelming success of last year's inaugural Doc Lab, Hot Docs is again inviting 15 early to mid-career documentary writers and directors to participate in the intensive, five day master class programme, running April 22 - 27 during the 2007 Hot Docs Festival.

Doc Lab provides filmmakers in need of creative refueling an opportunity to connect with leading creative documentary professionals through intimate and focused discussions of their craft and projects. Last year's Doc Lab speakers included Stephen Bognar, Julia Reichert, Francois Verster, Rainer
Frimmel, Joan Churchill, Manfred Becker, Atom Egoyan, Larry Weinstein, Brian Hill, Elizabeth Klinck, and Werner Herzog. The curated, salon-style itinerary will include Doc Lab workshops, meetings, social gatherings, screenings, one-day access to the Toronto Documentary Forum, as well as admission to many other industry panels and events.

This year, industry veteran Gerry Flahive will act as Doc Lab Mentor, guiding participants through the programme and, alongside the guest speakers, sharing and debating ideas.

For more information and eligibility requirements, please visit
http://www.hotdocs.ca/TemplatePage.aspx?PageID=99

The deadline for applications is March 9, 2007.

IFCO's INDIE FILMMAKER SERIES PRESENTS:

AN ARTIST TALK WITH DECO DAWSON

When: Monday, March 5th, 2007
Where: IFCO Lounge
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Cost: $20 IFCO & SAW Video Members/$25.00 Non-Members

On Monday, March 5th guest filmmaker Deco Dawson will be in town to give an artist talk at IFCO. Q & A session to follow talk. Since 1998 Winnipeg filmmaker Deco Dawson has been making surreal, award-winning short films in a wide range of styles, covering a variety of subjects. Below is Deco in his own words, on what he'll be discussing:

"Filmmaking is generally considered the most engaging of all art forms and the most popular in terms of accessibility and scope, yet with this comes the many outside expectations of broad entertainment. Winnipeg filmmaker Deco Dawson will discuss how we as filmmakers can remain fiercely independent by looking back at the films and filmmakers working from within “the system” over the past 80 years, and how their relatively ground breaking, yet totally mainstream styles can be incorporated into modern filmmaking. Deco will be presenting clips from such movies as Night of the Hunter, Playtime, 42nd Street, Vertigo and others, while also referencing clips from his own filmography. Deco will speak for 3 hours, sharing his insight into independent filmmaking, style and his love of the screen. Deco will take questions and topics from the audience throughout his talk, so come for an open discussion with one of Canada’s most fascinating and daring young artists".

DECO DAWSON SCREENING

On Tuesday, March 6th, Deco will be screening some of his award winning films at Club SAW through IFCO and the Available Light Screening Collective. The screening will feature some of Dawson's top films including: FILM(dzama) about pop artist Marcel Dzama winner of the Best Short Film Award at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival; FILM(knout) the winner of The Chicago Underground Film Festival Best Experimental Film prize, and its uncharacteristic, mystical sequel The Fever of the Western Nile. Other films to be screened include Defile in Veil, Dumb Angel and his latest short Elizabeth Short, which he premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Elizabeth Short, is a sensitive yet evocative portrait of the 1947 Black Dahlia murder victim.

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 at 7:30PM
Club SAW / SAW Video
67 Nicholas Street, in the Arts Court Building
Ottawa, Ontario
$5 or $3 unemployed/under-waged

Has it been four years since the U.S. envaded Iraq? Lets start at the beginning... with the feature length documentary by Matt Frame, Paul Gordon and Adam Bowick

With a $10,000 budget, but with a sense of humour and an enormous amount of determination, director Matt Frame and his two-man strong crew of Paul Gordon and Adam Bowick set out on an incredible journey. The team leaves the snowy Canadian village of Yellowknife, destined to reach Baghdad in time for the war that is bound to, and does, break out. Their goal is to document "regular" people's opinion on the impending war, and Frame does so with incredible wit and humour.

Screening one time only at Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.) 7:30pm, Digital Video (70mins), Pay what you can

"Baghdad or Bust is a satirical comedy that chronicles three young Canadian film makers from Yellowknife as they travel
from Northern Canada to the Middle East just as the Iraq war is erupting. As well as being very funny, it is also quite thought
provoking..." New York Times

"Matt Frame plays the goof ball guerrilla interviewer, engaging in cheeky repartee with Turkish rug merchants
and Kurdish refugees. But behind the posture as a hick from the Great White North lurks a sharp political wit." Macleans Magazine

"Baghdad or Bust is a funny, poignant piss take on the war in Iraq." Aaron Spitzer, CBC TV

"It’s a fun, political primer for those who skip the nightly news. These improvised and often indirectly political portraits save
the film from becoming yet another pointless road trip documentary." Mike Armitage, Chart Attack

for more on the documentary go here www.baghdad-or-bust.com or to Quickbeam Films

OTTAWA POST-INPUT 2007

Mark off March 30th and March 31st on your calendars and join CBC producers, technicians and others from the independent sector at CBC Ottawa for the fifth annual POST-INPUT. POST-INPUT is a two-day forum for television creators showcasing the best in public television from around the world. It's a chance to get together with other television professionals and broadcast students to see and debate what the rest of the world has to offer. We'll be showing 39 programs from 23 countries. Sessions will be moderated by both CBC & independent producers. The event will be hosted by CBC / Radio-Canada in Ottawa at 181 Queen Street.

For full program information and to register for this free event, go to: www.cbc.ca/ottawa/postinput

Registration deadline is Wednesday March 28th. (Seating is limited, so please register early.)

Please share this announcement with friends and colleagues!

POST-INPUT 2007 À OTTAWA

Cochez vite les 30 et 31 mars dans votre agenda! Radio-Canada vous invite à participer à la cinquième édition de POST-INPUT à Ottawa. Ce forum de deux jours s'adresse aux artisans de la télévision, aux réalisateurs, aux équipes techniques, aux étudiants ainsi qu'aux créateurs et met en vedette les meilleures émissions produites ou diffusées par des télévisions publiques de partout à travers le monde. C'est un événement lors duquel vous aurez l'occasion de rencontrer vos collègues de l'industrie afin de visionner, discuter et évaluer 39 émissions en provenance de 23 pays. Les sessions seront animées par des journalistes et des réalisateurs de Radio-Canada, de Télé-Québec ainsi que du secteur privé. C'est un rendez-vous à ne pas manquer, à Radio-Canada / CBC, 181, rue Queen et c'est gratuit !

La programmation ainsi que la fiche d'inscription sont disponibles sur le site Internet : www.cbc.ca/ottawa/postinput. Date limite d'inscription : 28 mars (obligatoire étant donné le nombre limité de sièges).

SVP faire suivre cette invitation à vos collègues et amis!

SAW Video receives financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Ottawa, Department of Canadian Heritage, the Community Foundation of Ottawa and the Laidlaw Foundation. Many thanks too, to our corporate sponsors: Adobe Canada, Ntegrating Solutions and to our artist-members.

SAW Video
67 Nicholas Street
Ottawa, ON, Canada
K1N 7B9

East of the Rideau Centre in Arts Court (which is at 2 Daly Ave).

T: (613) 238.7648
F: (613) 564.4428
www.sawvideo.com