Deadline: Tuesday May 01st, 2007

The SAW Production Fund assists any video, new media, or multi-media production either in production or post-production. Production awards are based on juried competitions. The SAW Video Production Fund is intended for established and mid-career artists.

All genres are accepted (i.e. experimental, drama, documentary, video installation, new media, etc). Proposals are assessed by an independent jury and the successful applicants have one year to complete their project.

A screening of productions will be held in Club SAW. Recipients must provide a copy of their completed tape to be kept in SAW Video’s archives.

Each successful applicant receives

- membership for one year

- $200 towards two SAW Video workshops of your choice

- $500 honorarium

- Up to $2,550 in access to SAW Video Co-op equipment
(Equipment must be SAW Video's, and the access is solely for the purpose of this production.)

Applicants must submit:
- a current resumé (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
- Support material

Artists will maintain copyright of their productions and individuals need not be members to apply.
Questions? Please call SAW Video at (613) 238-7648, email sawvideo@sawvideo.com or consult our website at www.sawvideo.com.

FONDS DE PRODUCTION SAW

Date limite : le mardi 1er mai 2007

Le Fonds de production SAW fournit une assistance à la production vidéo, nouveau média ou multimédia, quelle qu’elle soit, sous forme de production ou de post-production. Les prix attribués pour la production sont basés sur les résultats de concours présidés par un jury. Le Fonds de production vidéo de SAW est destiné aux artistes déjà établis et ceux à mi-carrière.

Les projets admissibles sont ceux sur lesquels l'artiste exerce un contrôle aux plans de la création et du montage. Tous les genres sont acceptés (c.-à-d., expérimental, dramatique, documentaire, vidéo d'installation et nouveaux médias). Les artistes venant d'autres disciplines (c.-à-d., théâtre, écriture, arts visuels et danse) sont également les bienvenus.

Une projection des productions aura lieu au Club Saw. Les candidats conservent les droits d'auteur sur leurs productions mais doivent fournir une copie de leur bande aux archives de Saw Vidéo.

Les candidats retenus reçoivent :

- une adhésion d'un an à titre de producteur
- un accès à l'équipement de SAW Vidéo d'une valeur allant jusqu'à 2,550 $
-Un crédit de 200 $ pour tout atelier leur permettant de compléter leur projet
- jusqu'à 500 $ comptant

Les candidats doivent soumettre :

- un résumé à jour (avec accent sur leur travail artistique)
- une description du projet proposé, de 1 à 2 pages (peut comprendre un scénario, un traitement ou un story-board)
- un échéancier de production
- un budget détaillé
- des exemples de travaux antérieurs (vidéo, film ou autre oeuvre artistique)

Nota : Veuillez ne pas soumettre de matériel qui ne peut pas être remplacé.

Vous avez des questions ? Appelez au 238-7648 ou joignez-la par courriel à sawvideo@sawvideo.com

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

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2-Day Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Sat April 28th, 2007
12:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun April 29th 2007
12:00pm - 6:00pm

Adobe After Effects is the software of choice for creating professional quality motion graphics and special effects for video. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce users to the powerful capabilities of this program and how it can be integration into your projects. Through a series of practical tutorials, this hands on introduction will have students complete a few basic projects in order to gain an understanding of this flexible design tool. Some of the most frequently asked questions and requested operations in After Effects will be answered and addressed. Projects will be divided evenly between motion graphics and compositing. Students should leave the class with a base knowledge of visual effects workflow and how to make a motion graphic. Participants will be seated in pairs at each editing workstation.

This workshop includes 3 hours of practice time, which must be booked with the Technical Coordinator according to availability.

Workshop is limited to 5 participants Deadline for Registration is Tuesday April 23rd, 2007

Instructor: Firuz Daud

Firuz Daud is an alumni of Ryerson Polytechnic University's Image Arts program. He has done graphics for broadcast on stations such as City TV and the CBC and is one of the founding members of the art collective Team Tekki Techy. He has a cat named Puck.

Members $125.00
Non Members $150.00

Duration: 12 hours

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Video Vulture Culture and Musical Editing w/ Tasman Richardson

An advanced editing workshop with Tasman Richardson (Toronto)

Thursday April 05th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Video artist Tasman Richardson is the founder of the JAWA style of rhythmic collage video. This innovative editing style, inspired by the “cut ups/fold ups” literary technique, is the logical next step and natural heir of the Burroughs/Gysin analysis into the destruction and recontextual-isation of mainstream media.

In this unique hands-on workshop participants will learn to:

- Assemble beats and melodies using video edits

- Create track composites for added complexity

- Appropriate elusive or unstable video signals

- Develop concepts for video collage projects

- Apply JAWA philosophy of audience communication and manipulation

The hands on components to this workshop will be taught using Final Cut Pro with instructor supplied video clips.

This workshop is being delivered at the intermediate to advanced level. Previous knowledge and understanding of digital postproduction and NLE is a recommended pre-requisite.

Enrollment limited to 5 people. Deadline for registration is Monday April 2nd.

Instructor: Tasman Richardson

Tasman Richardson has been a practicing video artist, electronic composer, designer, and curator for over a decade. He has exhibited and performed extensively throughout the Americas, Europe, Scandinavia, North Africa and Asia, and currently lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the founder of the JAWA style of rhythmic scavenger collage video (1996) and co-founder of the FAMEFAME media arts collective (2002). His work focuses on the spectacle of our tele-visionary existence, the re-unification of sound and image, subliminal composition and the capture of elusive digital refuse.

Members $35.00
Non Members $45.00

Duration: 3 hours

NFB CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE

The National Film Board of Canada launched its new NFB CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE at the Canadian Film and Television Production Association's Prime Time 2007 conference, on February 22 in Ottawa.

The NFB CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE is a co-production competition for innovative, interactive, socially engaged content with applications for mobile and broadband. It will award one Canadian producer a $10,000 co-production development deal with the NFB. Deadline for applications is Friday, May 4, 2007. The winner will be announced at the Banff World Television Festival, June 11-14, 2007.

"NFB leads the way in emerging platforms, bringing the values of social engagement to new media and helping to generate a new cinematic language.
We're forging creative partnerships with independent producers. We're creating online communities. The NFB CROSS-MEDIA CHALLENGE builds on these
breakthroughs and offers us a new way of partnering with Canadian content creators in defining the new audiovisual landscape," says Tom Perlmutter,
Director General of NFB English Program. "

About the Challenge
Inspired by the National Film Board's legendary Challenge for Change program of community filmmaking, today's NFB is adapting the adage of "think
globally, act locally" to develop socially engaged media projects relating to issues such as the protection of the environment (global warming), health
care, human rights, poverty and violence against women. How can we inspire an exchange of story-telling practices among diverse
communities? How can we foster a dialogue on issues that have local roots by the creative use of media? How can we unleash creative talents of marginal voices and communities and make them heard?

Eligible projects must be cross-platform and multi-platform concepts, creating user engagement through the innovative use of digital networks and
devices as well as demonstrating direct points of contact and interaction with Canadian communities.

Submissions details
A three page proposal should provide a succinct overview of the project, a development plan and development budget summary along with any supporting audio-visual material. To be eligible, proposals must be received by 5:00 pm (ET) on Friday, May 4, 2007.

Proposals should be submitted to:
Elena Villegas
e.villegas@nfb.ca

3155 Cote de Liesse Road
St. Laurent, Quebec H4N 2N4

For more information, visit www.nfb.ca/crossmediachallenge

Call for submissions Web Cinema

The Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative and Soil Digital Media Suite are currently accepting applications for Web Cinema. Web Cinema is a co-production that seeks to explore the connection between the Web and film as artistic mediums. All projects must be created with the Web as a screening venue in mind. Works should be between 4 and 15 minutes in length. Production resources will be available from both the Filmpool and Soil. Projects must be ready to launch in October 2007 and be archived on the Soil Web gallery site. Artists retain all copyrights to their projects which can be linked or stored on Soil's server. Funding is to be applied to costs for domain names, technical specialists, membership fees.

Five $1,000.00 production honorariums will be awarded to five successful applicants who must be independent artists / filmmakers and who will retain all copyrights to their projects. Please submit a brief (one-page) synopsis and / or treatment of your project, a C.V. and 1 example of past work to the Saskatchewan Filmpool Co-operative, 301-1822 Scarth Street, Regina, SK (postal code).

DEADLINE: March 30, 2007
Info: www.filmpool.ca - www.soilmedia.org

Show Us Your Shorts Call for Submissions!!!

Centretown Movies (www.centretownmovies.org) is proud to be holding the 6th annual "Show Us Your Shorts" short film competition. In collaboration with IFCO (www.ifco.ca) and SAW Gallery (www.sawvideo.com), the competition offers local filmmakers the opportunity to have their submissions compete for a Saturday night screening over the nine weeks of the Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival.

Entry Guidelines:

* Works must be fifteen (15) minutes or under in length to be considered
* They may be live action or animation
* They may be submitted in either VHS or DVD format
* The filmmaker must be based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region to be considered 'local'
* Please include contact information; a short biography is optional

The Entry Deadline is set for Friday, June 1st, 2007. Entries will be judged by a jury, and winners notified by June 22nd.

Send your entries to IFCO to:

Andrew Dzuba of Centretown Movies: gadzuba@magma.ca

Will Auto Enthusiasts Warm Up to Contemporary Art?

Title: Culture Crash: Art and the Automobile
Presented in collaboration with: Ottawa-Gatineau International Auto Show
Dates: March 22 - 31, 2007
Artists: Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable (Montréal), Kim Adams (Grand Valley, ON), Ant Farm (San Francisco), Kate Barry (Ottawa), John Boehme (Victoria), Carl Bouchard (Chicoutimi), Reuel Dechene (Montréal), Julie C. Fortier (Montréal / Rennes), Shelley Niro (Brantford) and Ramona Ramlochand (Montréal)
Curators: Stefan St-Laurent and Tam-Ca Vo-Van with the collaboration of James Missen

Venues (Group exhibition in two locations)

Galerie SAW Gallery
March 22 - 31, 2007
Action Terroriste Socialement Acceptable, Ant Farm, Kate Barry, Carl Bouchard,
Julie C. Fortier, Shelley Niro and Ramona Ramlochand.
Free admission. 67 Nicholas Street.

Ottawa-Gatineau International Auto Show
March 22 - 25, 2007
Kim Adams, Kate Barry, John Boehme and Reuel Dechene
Admission: $10. Ottawa Congress Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive.

Opening night party
Friday, March 23, 8PM - midnight
Pay What You Can. Music with DJ BEAR witness. Cash bar. 67 Nicholas Street.

The art world and the auto industry collide in this first collaboration between an artist-run centre and an auto show. Culture
Crash is a two-venue exhibition that looks at the far-ranging influence of the automobile on contemporary cultures. Taking
inspiration from the powerful symbolism of the automobile, ten prominent Canadian and American visual, media and performance artists deal with an array of subject matters, such as gender identities, war, the environment, cultural displacement and homelessness. An important aspect of Culture Crash is the bringing together of diverse audiences—a "culture clash"—to engage visitors in fervent cross-disciplinary discussions.

Galerie SAW Gallery
67, rue Nicholas, Ottawa ON, Canada K1N 7B9 T: (613) 236-6181
sawgallery@artengine.ca www.galeriesawgallery.com
Heures d'ouverture : du mardi au samedi de 11 h à 18 h

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez contacter Tam-Ca Vo-Van, Directrice ou Stefan St-Laurent, Commissaire, Galerie SAW Gallery, par téléphone à (613) 236-6181 ou par courriel à sawprogramming@artengine.ca.

McLibel

UK / 2005 release / 85 Minutes / Produced and directed by Franny Armstrong.

This outstanding documentary shows all the aspects of anti-corporate activism via the real life story of two UK activists who wouldn’t say McSorry: Helen Steel (gardner) and David Morris (postman). They represented themselves against the McDonald Corporation’s $19 million legal team and won, in the largest corporate image fiasco ever and the longest trial in English legal history. This is why we no longer have to look over our shoulders when we suggest that maybe Big Macs are not all that nutritious…

***This screening is dedicated to all the students who have and are suing the University of Ottawa for their rights. Several of these students will be on hand to answer questions.

March 23, 2007
Doors open at 7pm / Film starts at 7:30pm
MacDonald Hall Auditorium (MCD 146),
150 Louis Pasteur Street
University of Ottawa main campus.
Admission: FREE

Screening of Eros and Wonder

In conjunction with the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, a screening of the film Eros and Wonder by recipient R. Bruce Elder will take place Saturday 24 March at 1:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. Admission to the screening is free

Please be advised that the film Eros and Wonder contains mature subject matter.

Bruce Elder is a filmmaker, critic and teacher of film studies at Ryerson University. Described by New York filmmaker and critic Jonas Meklas as “the most important North American avant-garde filmmaker to emerge during the 1980s,” Elder combines images, music and text to create works that reflect his interest in philosophy, technology, science, spirituality and the human body. His first major film cycle of twenty films, The Book of All the Dead, inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Commedia and Ezra Pound’s Cantos, grew out of his preoccupation with the horrors of modernity, its faith in progress and the loss of a sense of what is good and evil. His current film cycle, The Book of Praise, makes extensive use of computer-image generation, highlighting his fascination with mathematics and digital technology. Elder has been a guest lecturer at institutions across North America and around the world and has written books and articles on film, music, poetry and the visual arts. He is the winner of the 2007 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.

Présentation du film Eros and Wonder
Dans le cadre des Prix du Gouverneur général en arts visuels et médiatiques, le film Eros and Wonder du lauréat R. Bruce Elder sera présenté le samedi 24 mars à 13 h 30 dans la Salle de conférence du Musée des beaux-arts du Canada. La présentation est gratuite.

Veuillez prendre note que le film Eros and Wonder contient des scènes réservées à un public adulte.

Bruce Elder est cinéaste, critique et professeur d’études cinématographiques à l’Université Ryerson. Il est considéré par le réalisateur et critique new-yorkais Jonas Meklas comme « le plus important des cinéastes d’avant-garde d’Amérique du Nord apparus au cours des années 1980 ». Elder combine les images, la musique et le texte pour créer des œuvres qui sont le reflet de son intérêt pour la philosophie, la technologie, la science, la spiritualité et le corps humain. Inspiré par la Divine Comédie de Dante et par les Cantos d’Ezra Pound, son premier grand cycle cinématographique, The Book of All the Dead, qui comprend 20 films, reprend les préoccupations que suscitent chez Elder les horreurs de la modernité, la confiance dans le progrès et la perte de sens de ce qui est bien et mal. Son actuel cycle de films, The Book of Praise, qui a largement recours à la création d’images par ordinateur, témoigne de la fascination qu’exercent sur lui les mathématiques et la technologie numérique. Conférencier universitaire invité en Amérique du Nord et ailleurs dans le monde, Bruce Elder est aussi l’auteur d’ouvrages et d’articles sur le cinéma, la musique, la poésie et les arts visuels. En 2007 il est le lauréat du Prix du Gouverneur général en arts visuels et en arts médiatiques.

NIGHT OF THE COMET

11:30pm March 31st at the Mayfair Theatre (1074 Bank St.)
Tickets are $5.00

for the Drunken Master's radio show go here (Wednesdays at 5pm)

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY INITIATIVES

- PLEASE POST/CIRCULATE -

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is currently accepting applications for a DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRY INITIATIVES (1 YEAR, FULL-TIME CONTRACT POSITION, STARTING IMMEDIATELY)

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 eighth 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 community and the candidate will nurture and develop key contacts within both the public and private sectors.

Responsibilities

Fundraising:

Corporate fundraising and development: researching and initiating new, and maintaining and building existing relationships with corporate, foundation, consular, community organizations, and other private sector partners
Sponsorship database development and regular maintenance
Working with the Executive Director to write government grants and reports
Developing and regularly updating fund development goals and direction, including new sponsor targets and sponsor levels
Developing sponsorship opportunities related to programming and special initiatives

Managing Festival’s Industry Series:

Programming and managing the festival’s annual workshops and panels
Managing the industry and market initiatives of the festival including submitting funding applications to funders that specifically fund industry and market initiatives
Soliciting and maintaining relationships with buyers/industry delegates, inviting and hosting buyers/industry delegates at the festival
Overseeing buyers/industry delegate activities
Tracking sales and acquisitions on an on-going basis

Qualifications:

University or college degree in areas including: humanities, fundraising, arts administration or commensurate experience in the not-for-profit sector or media industry Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Grant or proposal writing experience; writing samples will be requested for interview
Personable and confident, with strong negotiation experience Self-starter with the ability to set and meet deadlines and targets Ability to work independently and manage a number of projects simultaneously Strong organizational and analytical skills; ability to think strategically
Knowledge of the landscape of Aboriginal media arts in Canada an asset

Deadline: March 26, 2007

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 Development Position in the subject line.

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.

The CCA is looking for a policy advisor

The CCA is pleased to announce a new job opportunity within the organization, as they are seeking a Cultural Policy and Communications Advisor to join their small, dedicated team in Ottawa, mere blocks away from Parliament Hill. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply by March 30th. The full job posting is available in the Particles section of the website. All CCA members and supporters are encouraged to circulate the information about this important and professionally challenging position.

DEADLINE: March 30, 2007
Info: www.ccarts.ca

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La CCA est à la recherche d’un conseiller politique
La CCA vient d’afficher un poste de Conseiller politique et communications. Il s’agit d’un emploi à plein temps au sein de la petite équipe d'Ottawa, à quelques coins de rue du Parlement. Toute personne intéressée doit faire parvenir sa candidature d’ici le 30 mars. La description complète du poste de même que le profil du/de la candidate idéale se trouvent dans la section Particules du site internet. Prière de faire circuler cette annonce importante au sein de votre organisation et auprès de toute personne susceptible d’être intéressée à relever ce défi des plus stimulants!

DATE LIMITE: 30 mars 2007
Info: www.ccarts.ca

The Independent Media Arts Alliance (IMAA) seeks an Administrative Coordinator

The Administrative Coordinator is primarily responsible for communication with the membership and the general public, and assisting with office administration. The ideal individual must be fluently bilingual (spoken and written), have excellent communication and organizational skills, excellent writing skills (primarily in French), and a good understanding of the independent media arts and of artists-run culture in Canada.

Start date: April 24, 2007 (12 months contract with the possibility of renewal)
Salary starting at $15/hour
Hours: 30 hours/week.

Founded in 1981, the IMAA is a national network of independent film, video and electronic media producers, distributors and exhibitors from all parts of Canada and it works to promote the improvement of means and access for independents at every stage of funding, production, distribution and exhibition. The IMAA currently has 80 artist-run member organizations, representing more than 12,000 artists and cultural workers.

DEADLINE: April 12, 2007

Info:www.imaa.ca/pdfs/IMAA_AdminCoord_Job.pdf

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