MARCH 28th, 2007  |  (613) 238.7648  |  SAWVideo.com

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SAW Video News:

DIRECTOR'S NOTES
CONGRATULATIONS
SAW PRODUCTION FUND/FONDS DE PRODUCTION SAW
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Also in this issue:

CALLS FOR SUBMISSION
UPCOMING SCREENINGS AND EVENTS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

SAW VIDEO NEWS:

DIRECTOR'S NOTES
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I'm pleased to announce that we have a new Administrative Coordinator at SAW Video. Erin Kelly will begin work full-time on Monday April 2nd. Erin is a familiar face around the centre, having coordinated communications and outreach at SAW Gallery from 2004-06. Erin has been acting as Interim Office Coordinator since Linda Norstrom's departure and has impressed us with her strong organizational skills and commitment to the centre. Welcome Erin!

Penny McCann

 


CONGRATULATIONS
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Congratulations to SAW Video member Sabrina Mathews and staffer Penny McCann, who all have works in the Dawson City International Short Film Festival. Penny will be winging her way to Dawson City on the Easter weekend to wave the SAW Video flag.

 

 


SAW VIDEO PRODUCTION FUND
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SAW PRODUCTION FUND

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


 

 


UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
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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. One spot left!

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

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2 Day Intro to Final Cut Pro

Sat April 28th, 2007
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Sun April 29th, 2007
12:00pm - 5:00pm

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 April 23rd, 2007

Instructor: Ryan Stec

Ryan Stec is an artist and curator who's 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

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2 Day Intro to Avid Xpress Editing

Sat May 12th, 2007
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Sun May 13th, 2007
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Now, by popular demand, the Introduction to Avid Xpress DV editing workshop has been expanded to two full days of instruction!

AVID Xpress DV is the ideal solution for anyone looking to edit DV on the desktop while maintaining many of the same features and the same interface as the more powerful dedicated AVID editing systems. The course will cover all steps of the process from setting up and capturing from a DV device, using the timeline based interface, and outputting back to DV or exporting for the web.

Day One of the workshop will focus on a complete overview of the Avid Xpress DV software demonstrated by the instructor.

Day Two of the workshop will be hands on for all participants to practice editing a brief sequence under the supervision of the instructor. Depending on the size of the class, participants on Day Two may be seated in pairs at each editing workstation.

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

Workshop is limited to 6 participants. Registration deadline is Monday May 7th

Instructor: Jacob Hanna

Members $125.00
Non Members $150.00

Duration: 10 hours

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2 Day Intro to MiniDV Production

Sat May 26th, 2007
12:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun May 27th, 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 timeand 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 May 21st

Instructor: Jacob Hanna

Members $125.00
Non Members $150.00

Duration: 12 hours

 





 


CALLS FOR SUBMISSION  

PHOTOPHOBIA
NSI TOTALLY TELEVISION
CENTRETOWN MOVIES WANTS YOUR SHORTS

PHOTOPHOBIA
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Art Gallery of Hamilton International Film & Video Festival 9
(Photophobia)
August 8 & 9, 2007

Call for Entries 2007:
Bell Canada Award and Screening, Short Film & Video

Deadline for Entries: April 30, 2007

Select this link for complete Entry Information and for the Entry Form:
http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/wo_film_fest-call.php

The AGH International Film and Video Festival is the Art Gallery of Hamilton's 9th annual festival of film, video and contemporary media; an international Festival celebrating innovation, excellence and diversity. This Festival culminates with the Bell Canada Award Screening of the winning work and the 10 - 12 short film and video finalists, all works under 15 minutes. This Call for Entries is for the Bell Canada Award and selection of short films and videos to be featured at the Bell Canada Award Screening. Works selected by jury from international submissions.

Bell Canada Award
The winner of the Bell Canada Award for short film or
video will receive $1000

Honorarium for Finalists
The 10-12 finalists selected for the Bell Canada
Award Screening will each receive an honorarium of $300

Entry information
There is a $10 entry fee. Entries must be received by
April 30, 2007. A completed, signed entry form must accompany your
submission.

Eligibility
Entries may be from any genre.

Total running time must not exceed 15 minutes.

Entries must have been completed after January 1, 2005

For complete entry information and entry form go to link http://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/wo_film_fest-call.php or email:
film@artgalleryofhamilton.com or call 905 527-6610 x 232 at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.

Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 4S8
T: 905-527-6610 ext. 232
F: 905-577-6940

 


NSI TOTALLY TELEVISION
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Could you create a hit Canadian TV series?

Winnipeg - The National Screen Institute - Canada is calling for applications from talented Canadian writer/producer teams ready to develop their television series idea through the NSI Totally Television training program.

NSI Totally Television is a market-driven, rigorous and individualized training program that allows working professionals to fine tune their projects over a 10 month period. The course starts with an intensive boot camp in the fall and ends with projects being pitched at the Banff World Television Festival in 2008.

Apply for the program by May 15, 2007, 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

Guidelines and an application form are available at: www.nsi-canada.ca/totallytelevision/registration.shtml

"We're looking for writers and producers who are poised to create hits for the scripted television industry in Canada and around the world. We're looking for the best!" said Kit Redmond, NSI Totally Television Program Manager.

"What sets the NSI Totally Television training program apart from others, like all programs at the National Screen Institute, is the way it connects people and builds relationships that are key to the development of the participants' projects."

Kit is the executive producer of From the Ground Up with Debbie Travis and executive producer of Maxed Out.

Since NSI Totally Television began in 2002, graduating teams have entered production deals with broadcasters such as CHUM, CTV and YTV. Two pilot projects have aired on CBC and APTN and another has recently been produced for Global:

* Wapos Bay - There's No 'I' in Hockey by producer Anand Ramayya and writer Dennis Jackson (NSI Totally Television 2002-2003), won the Canada Award at the 21st Annual Gemini Awards, Best Short Drama at the 2005 ImagineNATIVE Media Arts Festival and Best Children's Production at the 2006 Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival.

* This Space For Rent, a pilot by producer Jason James and writer Nick Citton (NSI Totally Television 2002-2003) was broadcast on CBC in January 2006. The series has been green-lit for more episodes.

* Da Kink (formerly Kink in My Hair) by producer Damion Nurse and writers Trey Anthony and Ngozi Paul (NSI Totally Television 2004-2005) has just gone into production with Global and will air in fall 2007.

NSI Totally Television has been made possible through the generous support of Presenting Sponsor CTV and the CTV/BCE Benefits. Additional funding has been provided by Program Partner Telefilm Canada and we also gratefully acknowledge the further support of our provincial sponsor British Columbia Film.

The National Screen Institute - Canada, with headquarters in Winnipeg, is Canada's oldest nationally-recognized film and television training school. The National Screen Institute helps emerging writers, directors and producers bring their stories to life to share at home and abroad. Its market-driven programs have led to employment for National Screen Institute graduates by giving them a competitive edge - according to the latest National Screen Institute Alumni Survey, 97% of respondents are working in the industry.


The National Screen Institute - Canada operates with ongoing funding from Telefilm Canada throughCanadian Heritage , and Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Tourism. Additional support provided by Patrons: CTV , CBC Television and The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and financial assistance provided by theWinnipeg Arts Council.

Media enquiries:
Liz Hover | Publicity & Outreach | National Screen Institute
Direct line: 204-957-8481 | email: liz.hover@nsi-canada.ca

 



CENTRETOWN MOVIES WANTS YOUR SHORTS
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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

 




  UPCOMING SCREENINGS AND EVENTS

TIBETAN CULTURAL AWARENESS EVENING
DRUNKEN MASTER REVUE PRESENTS
CFI PRESENTS "DUCK SEASON"
ARTENGINE PRESENTS "SMASH"
KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE

TIBETAN CULTURAL AWARENESS EVENING
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Tibetan Cultural Awareness Evening

Fri Mar 30, 2007
7:00pm - 11:00pm
A benefit for The Ottawa Friends of Tibet

This is an open invitation to anyone who is intrested in investigating the world that surrounds them. We invite you to an immersive evening of specail guest speakers, filmmakers, musicains, photographers, authors and poets. The OFT (www.oft.ca) is working to raise monies to build an old age home in Kalimpong. His Holiness has already purchased the land and the OFT is presently raising money to fund the construction project.

Included in the night is the feature length film :Tibet- Cry of the Snow Lion"

Ten years in the making, this feature-length documentary was filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. CRY OF THE SNOW LION brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world" with an unprecedented richness of imagery... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through riveting personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one documentary. A definitive exploration of a legendary subject, TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion

Tickets are $10.00

 



DRUNKEN MASTER REVUE PRESENTS
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NIGHT OF THE COMET

CFC

 

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

For the Trailer go here

for the Drunken Master's radio show go here (Wednesdays at 5-6pm)


CFI PRESENTS PRESENTS
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CFC

Wed./mer. April 4 avril, 19:00 MEXICO
DUCK SEASON
Director: Fernando Eimbcke Mexico 2004, 87 minutes

Flama and Moko are fourteen years old; they have been best friends since they were kids. They have everything they need to survive yet another boring Sunday: an apartment without parents, videogames, porn magazines, soft drinks and pizza delivery. The electricity company, Rita, the neighbor, Ulises, a pizza deliveryman, eleven seconds, the Real Madrid-Manchester game, some chocolate brownies and a horrible painting of ducks, all combine to break the harmony of what promised to be a placid Sunday, and reveal issues such as the parents' divorce, loneliness, the confusion between adolescent love and friendship, as well as frustration in adult life. DUCK SEASON is an offbeat gem. English sub-titles.

All screenings at
395, rue Wellington Street
National Archives Auditorium
Archives nationales du canada

FREE PARKING


ARTENGINE PRESENTS "SMASH"
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SMASH
Friday April 6th, 2007
7:30PM – 11:30PM
Club SAW
67 Nicholas St.
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN

DJ BEARwitness and VJ Daisy
Jacob Hanna and Chris Ikonomopoulos
Tasman Richardson

Artengine presents SMASH - a speed driven evening of audio-visual performance mash-ups.

Each of these unique audio-visual performances will bring a fresh heart pounding aesthetic to their cinematic acts of cultural subversion. Beyond cross-fading between a few fancy remixes, this evening promises to pound pop into a new immersive presentation of intelligent dance music and broken video beats.

After years of casual collaborations, Jacob Hanna and Chris Ikonomopoulos have focused their energy on the creation of a dark and atmospheric performance. This brooding work draws on drum n' base and glitch influences, mixed with the meaningless aural landscape of scientific language, to create a sparse and intense composition.

From remixes of hip-hop and rock n' roll classics to smash-ups of Rockstar Games and B-Movie horror flicks, Tasman Richardson performance will take the audience on an unrelenting subliminal critique of inconceivable connections in popular media. This is cultural conspiracy theory at 160 beats per minute.

To round off this audio-visual speed walk DJ BEARwitness and VJ Daisy will serve up a dance-able digest-able reflection on the mash-up. Like an expensive digestif this pair will cleanse your palette and send you back into the world refreshed and invigorated.

Please join us for a unique evening of pop perversions and musical montages as these artists shape the mainstream into a new cultural flow.


KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE
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CFC

Brett Kelly Entertainment is thrilled to announce the World Premiere of their newest movie KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE.

The event is taking place at the Mayfair Theatre (1074 Bank ST. at Sunnyside) in Ottawa at 11:30 pm on April 14th.
Admission is $8. Start time is approximate so people are asked to arriveearly.

Brett Kelly is the notorious, Ottawa-based cult film maker responsible for such movies as “The Bonesetter” and its sequel “The Bonesetter Returns” as well as “The Feral Man” and last year’s indie hit “My Dead Girlfriend” which enjoyed appearances at Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival and release through the Blockbuster Video chain. “Kingdom of the Vampire” marks Kelly’s sixth feature film since 2002.

“Kingdom of the Vampire” is a remake of the 1991 film of the same name originally directed by cult movie director J.R. Bookwalter (“The Dead Next Door”, “Robot Ninja”). Bookwalter remains on board for this newer version of the film as executive producer. Bookwalter began his directing career in the late 1980's after being discovered by famed director Sam Raimi (“The Evil
Dead”, “Spider man”) “Kingdom”will be released by Bookwalter’s label Tempe Video in the fall of 2007.

The movie stars Brett Kelly, Anastasia Kimmett, Karin Landstad, Chip Hair and Jody Haucke.

Plot synopsis:
Jeff seems to be a normal guy who lives at home with his mother and has a good night job in a video store. But Jeff's mother is a seductive murderess who has a habit of killing neighborhood children in her bloodthirsty rages. Jeff remains reluctant to reveal his true identity until he meets Nina, a young woman who fancies him. But Jeff's not the only one with eyes for Nina...mother
has other plans for her!! KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE is an action-packed horror drama in the tradition of George Romero's vampire epic MARTIN.

For more information contact BRETT KELLY at 613-863-2738 or at
admin@brettkelly.net
Please visit www.brettkelly.net


  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
CAA POLICY ADVISOR
IMAA SEEKS ADMIN COORDINATOR

OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL
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The 2007 OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL is seeking a Sponsorship Assistant to work for the festival under the Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages Program. This is a chance to learn about the animation and festival industry, to gain office and administration skills, to make important contacts while visiting a new part of the country and to practice your second language.

The position starts May 1 and runs to October 26. The rate of pay is $10/hour. Applicants must be Post-Secondary students ideally
graduating this year, have strong spoken and written English and spoken French. You must have a contact address 100km outside of Ottawa in order to apply.

The Position:

Sponsorship Assistant

Objectives of the Position
To organize all correspondence with festival sponsors and ensure that their needs are met. To undertake a local sponsorship campaign.

Job Description
The sponsorship assistant will work with the Managing Director and will assist with the sponsorship campaign. They will prepare contracts and keep a contact log updated in the festival's database. They will track incoming logos and advertisements. They will undertake a local sponsorship initiative and will handle the logistics of the Festival's trade show, the Animarket Trade Fair.

Candidate Profile
The candidate must be very outgoing and must have excellent communication skills - written and oral. Spoken French is necessary and written would be an asset. Experience in marketing or sales would be useful. They must be organized and must have experience in an office environment using database and word processing programs. A professional demeanor is essential.

Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why we should hire you to by April 6.
Kelly@animationfestival.ca or by fax (613) 232-6315.

Questions? Call 613 232-8769

 


CCA POLICY ADVISOR
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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

 



IMAA SEEKS ADMIN COORDINATOR
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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