SAW VIDEO AGM
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007, 7:00 pm.
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St.

Meet the staff and board of SAW Video
Come participate in your centre!
Refreshments provided

SAW Video Association is currently seeking nominations to its Board of Directors. Any member of the Association currently in good standing may stand for nomination. Board terms are for three years. Members interested in serving on the board are encouraged to submit their name and a statement of interest by email in advance of the AGM to Penny McCann, Director, penny@sawvideo.com.
Nominations will be voted upon, and/or appointments confirmed, by the membership at the Annual General Meeting.

You must be a basic member of SAW Video in order to vote. Memberships will be available for purchase at the AGM if you need to renew your membership or become a new member. A basic membership to SAW Video is $25.

Go here for the Agenda

Volunteer Opportunity – Development Coordinator

In 2006, SAW Video kicked off its 25th Anniversary celebrations with an exciting event entitled Video Arcade. Participants were invited to play video games from the past, including Ms. Pacman, Pong, Frogger and Space Invaders. While competing for prizes, participants also listened to music by a variety of DJs and bid on items for the silent auction.

This September, SAW Video plans to hold a second edition of its popular fundraiser, and it is seeking one ambitious individual to help with the event’s coordination. The volunteer will help to secure the participation of various community organizations and businesses. The position is a great opportunity for an individual looking to work in the non-profit sector, and for someone interested in increasing their knowledge of Ottawa’s arts community.

Contract Duration: 3 months

Hours of work: 7 hours per week
Remuneration: The position is a volunteer position, however, a small honourarium will be awarded at the end of the contract. Access waivers will also be awarded.

Qualifications:

The selected individual will have:

· Excellent planning and organizational skills;

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills;

· Some previous experience with development work;

· Strong sense of responsibility and professionalism

Deadline for applications: Friday June 1, 2007

Please submit by mail, fax, or email the following documents:

- A letter of intent describing your skills and experience as they relate to this position
- Curriculum vitae or resumé

Send to:
Erin Kelly, Administrative Coordinator
SAW Video Association
67 Nicholas St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B9
Phone: (613) 238-7648 / Fax: (613) 238-4617
E-mail: erin@sawvideo.com

Premiere Screening of
"Jamie and Eddie: Souls Of Strife"

Written and Directed by Pascal Aka

Date: SUNDAY MAY 27th 2007
Location: BELL CANADA THEATRE (MINTO CENTER)
CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Ticket: $10 dollars (tickets available at the door)

www.soulsofstrife.com

Sound Editing w/ Avid and Adobe Audition

Tue June 05th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Wed June 06th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

What's that rattle? What's that hum? Whether your recording has been cursed with bad audio or not, sound editing is an integral part of creating a quality video. From cleaning up background noise, editing around rough patches or multi-tracking for a new audio environment, this workshop will introduce you to the options you have available. Learn how to get the most out of AVID’s sound tools and export your soundtrack to Adobe Audition for more advanced treatment. Useful for both video and audio works, this workshop is essential for all those who have ears.

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.

Deadline for Registration is Wednesday May 30th, 2007

Instructor: Chris Ikonomopoulos

Chris Ikonomopoulos has been active at SAW since late 2000 with freelance experience in production and post production sound. Along with video and film related audio Chris also engineers, records and mixes full bands, composes music and audioscapes, has recorded in numerous studios around Ottawa and has been programming radio shows at CKCU FM since 1998.

Members $60.00
Non Members $85.00

Duration: 4 hours

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Colour Correction in Digital Post Production

Tue June 12th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Wed June 13th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Everything blue? Orange? That video you just shot on the weekend doesn't match what you shot last month? You need Colour Correction. Join the RGB Parade! Conquer the mysteries of digital and analog colour space (YUV, RGB, YCrCb, etc.), broadcast safe colour, black and white points, gamma, vector scopes, waveform monitors, 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, changing the time of day or feeling of a clip, and correcting colour within a long take using keyframes.

This course will be taught using our Final Cut Pro 5 production suite, but will be applicable to AVID and other NLE software. This workshop has a maximum of 4 participants. The deadline for registration is Friday June 8th, 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 $60.00
Non Members $85.00

Duration: 6 hours
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High Definition Camera Clinic

Tue June 26th, 2007
6:00pm - 9:00pm
This evening clinic will serve as an introduction to SAW Video’s newest additions to our video camera arsenal – the Sony HVR-Z1U, and the HVR-V1U.

The Z1U is Sony’s first professional grade video camera in the relatively young HDV High Definition video format. It records a compressed High Definition video image on regular MiniDV tapes at a resolution of 1080i. The HVR-V1U supports 24p (progressive) scan, the frame rate of film and 30p (progressive) scan modes, in addition to typical 60i. Both cameras can also be configured to record in Standard Definition DV.

The workshop will cover basic operation of the cameras, recording in Standard and HDV modes, attaching external microphones and controlling audio levels, and a brief look at some of the special camera modes and alternate frame rates.

Previous experience with MiniDV video cameras or SAW Video’s other production equipment is encouraged, but not necessary to take this clinic.

Limited to 6 participants. Registration deadline is Friday June 22nd, 2007

Instructor: Jacob Hanna

Members $50.00
Non Members $75.00

Duration: 3 hours

Don't miss this excellent opportunity. SIFT isn't only workshops - while you learn from the best in the business, meet and mingle with emerging and established filmmakers from across the country.

Fees include tuition, screenings, NETWORKING opportunities, panel discussions, PITCHING sessions, social functions, and much more.

Spaces are still available; register today.

:: THE MAKING OF A CANADIAN FILM SUCCESS
with Kevin Tierney & Tim Southam
Producer Kevin Tierney and director Tim Southam lead this unique workshop. Day 1 features an in-depth look at hit film Bon Cop, Bad Cop, and Day 2 will take a broader look at the Canadian film industry, in addition to a special
case study of the making of multiple Gemini award-winning TVM One Dead Indian. Don't forget to check out our producing workshops, including INSIDER'S EDGE ON PRODUCING FOR FILM with Elizabeth Yake.


DOCUMENTARY
:: FILMMAKING WITH A PURPOSE
with Peter Raymont (Shake Hands with the Devil) You've got a great idea but who pays for your dream? Discover the best
strategies and resources to get your film made and seen. Peter will also screen a fine cut of his newly completed film "A Promise to the Dead" - don't miss this exclusive event! Don't forget to check out our other documentary workshops, including
DOCUMENTARY STORIES with Steve Lucas.

:: THE RIGHT CUT: STRUCTURING FOR THE DOC EDIT
with Christopher Sumpton (The Nature of Things with David Suzuki) Discover how to best structure scenes and chapters, and decide when a rough cut is ready for unveiling. This is a great workshop for those who have already filmed some or all of a documentary.


DIRECTING
:: THE INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER
with Gary Burns (Radiant City, waydowntown) Sharpen your directing skills and refine your style with this versatile director. Also explore the advantages and disadvantages of shooting in digital video and film.


:: CREATING THE DIRECTOR'S VISION
with Leon Marr (Dancing in the Dark) This is Leon's 20th anniversary at SIFT. Find out why hundreds have taken this workshop and why we keep inviting him back!

:: FINDING YOUR VOICE: DIRECTING FOR THE CAMERA
with Michael Mabbott (The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico, Citizen Duane) Learn how to how to work creatively with actors to create believable performances. Topics include how to block for camera, leading productive rehearsals and tips for scene analysis.

SCREENWRITING
:: THE FEATURE SCREENPLAY
with Jefferson Lewis (Emotional Arithmetic, Les Noces de Papier) Writer's Guild Top Ten Award winning screenwriter Jefferson Lewis will analyze excerpts of your script and give you expert criticism. Also find out how to deliver the perfect pitch! Don't forget to check out our other screenwriting workshops, including WRITING FOR TELEVISION with Charles Lazer.


ACTING
:: ACTING FOR THE CAMERA with Michael Riley (CBC Television's This is Wonderland) Study with one of Canada's leading screen actors and take your acting skill from convincing to unforgettable! Participants will work with the camera, as
they explore character development, text analysis and scene preparation. Don't forget to check out our other acting workshop, PUTTING YOURSELF IN THE PART: AN INTRODUCTION TO ACTING with Barry Blake.


PRODUCTION CRAFTS
:: CAMERA & LIGHTING: TECHNIQUE AND AESTHETIC
with Mark Poirier (Christopher Plummer: A Man for All Stages) Accomplished director of photography Mark Poirier provides a solid
foundation in the fundamentals of lighting for the camera in this hands on workshop. Don't forget to check out our other production crafts workshop, EDITING ON FINAL CUT PRO with Paul Andrew.


Space is limited, so REGISTER today! Details and registration at
www.cstc.ca/sift, call 800.742.6016, or e-mail registration@cstc.ca

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 Video (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

Love and Automobiles @ The Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film (Hanover, ON)

The Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film has invited a guest curator to present a series of 35mm films at a drive-in theatre in Hanover, Ontario. Love and Automobiles (working title) takes as its inspiration the nostalgia of the drive-in theatre. Of interest to us is the transformation of the automobile as a sort of time machine which projects the viewer into another place without a kinetic utilitarian function. In this static state, the car takes on other meanings. Our selection of films will be guided by the specificities of the drive-in experience. We wish to address films that reference automobiles and car culture, ideas of nostalgia, landscape and notions of romantic love. There is the possibility of showing silent 35mm with live sound and we are also open to archival intermissions films. Exhibition date: August 2, 2007. Guest Curator: Vicky Chainey Gagnon
DEADLINE: May 31, 2007
Info: metabolikproject@hotmail.com

Call for Submissions: Antimatter Underground Film Festival (Victoria)
Sept 21-29, 2007
Tenth annual international festival seeks imaginative, volatile, entertaining and critical films and videos. Dedicated to the exhibition and nurturing of film and video as art, Antimatter is the premier showcase of experimental cinema in the west, encompassing screenings, installations, performances and hybrid media experiments.
DEADLINE: May 31, 2007 (final)
Info: (250) 385 3327- info@antimatter.ws - www.antimatter.ws

Calgary Fringe Film Festival
August 10 - 19, 2007
The 2nd Annual Calgary Fringe Festival is set for August 10th to 19th, 2007 in the heart of Calgary's cultural corridor. This non-juried, uncensored artistic event will feature raw and innovative local, national, and international theatrical stage productions alongside street performers, musicians, and outdoor stage events. Running in conjunction with the theatrical event, The Calgary Fringe Film Festival embraces the artistry of independent film production, while endeavoring to provide a venue for these productions to screen to the public. Our unique style with screenings set in a pub atmosphere, allows attendees to relax, have a pint, watch some great films and sit around to talk about them afterwards. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance creating a fantastic networking opportunity.
DEADLINE: May 31, 2007 (late)
Info: filmfest@calgaryfringe.ca - www.calgaryfringe.ca

Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film (Durham, ON)
August 2-12, 2007
The Grey Zone Collective, working in collaboration with the Durham Art Gallery, is hosting the sixth annual Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film in Durham and surrounding locales and towns. The festival has become recognised as an important venue for the exploration of filmic art in Canada and is one of the major cultural attractions in our part of south-western Ontario. The intention is to bring to these rural communities the issues, concerns and politics of independent contemporary Canadian experimental film and video. We are looking for submissions for contemporary short films in 16mm, 8mm and video. The works selected by jury will be screened at a local barn that doubles as a concert hall. We will pay artist fees for the successful applicants. The works are not to exceed 12 minutes in length
DEADLINE: May 31, 2007
Info: Tony Massett - tmassett@bmts.com - www.durhamart.on.ca/film/intro.html

11th Annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
November 14-18, 2007
The premier Asian film & video festival in Canada, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema. Exhibiting works that highlight the diverse peoples, languages and cultures from Asia and Asian diaspora, the festival is dedicated to showing the finest works from East and Southeast Asian artists from Asia, Canada, the U.S. and all over the world. All works must be independently produced with an East/Southeast Asian/ Asian-North American in a key creative role. Reel Asian encourages submissions from first-time and emerging directors and welcome the works from, by and about the people and the cultures of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, China, East Timor, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007 (no entry fee) - June 29, 2007 ($10 fee)
Info: (416) 703 9333 - programming@reelasian.com - www.reelasian.com

Ottawa 07 International Animation Festival
September 19-23, 2007
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007 (entry form) - June 15th, 2007 (submission)
Info: www.ottawa.awn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=11&Itemid=546

Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montréal
November 8 - 18, 2007
RIDM is now receiving submission for its 10th edition.
DEADLINE: June 15, 2007
Info: www.ridm.qc.ca/even.e/ridm-10.inscription.reglement.html

Green Sprouts! Youth filmmakers’ showcase
New for 2007, the Green Sprouts! Youth Filmmakers' Showcase gives voice to filmmakers 18 years old and younger. The Showcase will run alongside the Youth, Camera, Action! program during the 2007 Planet in Focus Festival. PIF International Environmental Film & Video Festival recognizes and values the diverse voice of youth around the world. There is no such thing as too young when it comes to addressing issues about the environment. Today’s youth are at the vanguard taking action and building awareness in protecting our environment, which is why Planet in Focus is proud to share its platform with youth filmmakers to help get their voices heard. Youth, under the age of 18 can submit their environmental films for free!
DEADLINE: June 18, 2007
Info: www.planetinfocus.org

TAIS Animation Showcase 2007
June 27, 2007 / NFB Cinema (150 John Street, Toronto)
Have you made an animated short in the last 2 years? Are you ready to show it to the world? Then don't wait! Send your submission to the Toronto Animated Image Society!! All genres, styles, mediums, themes, under 15 minutes in length accepted. Please include a description / bio and all relevant contact information.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2007
Info: www.tais.ca/events-June07.htm

DOKU.ARTS Festival for Films on Art

DOKU.ARTS - 2nd International Festival for Films on Art will take place between September 19th and 23rd, 2007 in Berlin. DOKU.ARTS is the new European platform for international films on art. While the focus lies on documentaries, there is also the chance to see films that are between fiction and documentary. DOKU.ARTS is the only European festival that presents films from all fields of art (music, literature, theatre, dance, cinema, photography, architecture, fine arts). In the forum, "Producing Films on Art", the festival invites filmmakers, producers, critics, persons engaged in the cultural sector, artists and commissioning editors from all over Europe to discuss the challenges involved in producing documentaries on art.

DEADLINE: June 1, 2007
Info: info@doku-arts.de - www.doku-arts.de

* Office Manager

We will also be hiring a Media Coordinator in June. Again, you must fulfill the EI requirements.

OFFICE MANAGER
THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL

The Ottawa International Animation Festival is currently seeking a Office Manager to work on the upcoming edition running September 19 to 23. Be a part of the team that runs this non-stop showcase of animation with screenings, workshops, trade events and parties. The Office Manager is the front-line bilingual public relations representative for the festival who will help to handle all communication coming into the office, will keep the office organized, and manage the database.

This position is staffed through the Government of Canada's Job Creation Program. It's a work training program that gives you a chance to upgrade your skills and jazz up your resume - while you get paid.

To be eligible you must:

* Currently be in receipt of Employment Insurance (EI) payments or have received EI payments within the last 3 years (Reach back status)
* Live in the Ottawa area
* Not leave employment to participate in JCP
* Not be a current full-time student
* Have your Employment Insurance status verified
* You may only participate in the JCP once in a 2 year period

We are looking for someone who has:

* Excellent communication, writing and people skills
* Good organizational skills
* The ability to work in a busy environment (open concept office)
* Various language skills. (spoken French is an asset)
* Strong computer skills - word processing, database and internet programs
* A love of animation and/or film

We are also looking for some specialized skill sets:

* Bookkeeping experience

As Office Manager you will:

* Handle or forward inquiries from the public via phone, email and fax.
* Manage all inter-office communication
* Work with other staff and take on other appropriate projects

Salary: You will be paid the maximum EI earnings ($413) per week. Contracts are 30 weeks.

To apply, let us know what your skill set and why you should work for us. Send us your resume with a cover letter by May 11 to kelly@animationfestival.caThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Call (613) 232-8769 if you have any questions.

Ottawa International Animation Festival - 2 Daly Ave. Suite 120 Ottawa, ON Canada K1N 6E2
ph: 613.232.8769 - fax: 613.232.6315 - email: info@animationfestival.ca

Attached is a job posting for a Documentalist at the National Gallery of Canada.

Documentalist (MS Word File)

Ligne de flottaison
Installation visuelle et sonore de Caroline Gagné et Patrice Coulombe
du 24 mai au 3 juin 2007

Vernissage le mercredi 23 mai à 19 h suivi d’une soirée rencontre à 20 h

Au StudiÕ de DAÏMÕN, 80, rue Hanson, Gatineau. Ouvert du mardi au dimanche de 12 h à 17 h.
La rencontre aura lieu dans la salle 2 de la galerie AXENÉO7 avec l'aimable collaboration d'AXENÉO7.

DAÏMÕN
Art médiatique et photographie · photography and media art
78, rue Hanson (secteur Hull)
Gatineau (Québec) J8Y 3M5
Renseignements : 819.770.8525 poste 302

DAÏMÕN remercie ses membres, le Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, le Conseil des Arts du Canada ainsi que le Service des arts, de la culture et des lettres de la Ville de Gatineau. Merci également à AXENÉO7.

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Ligne de flottaison [Water Line]
Visual and sound installation by Caroline Gagné and Patrice Coulombe
from May 24 to June 3, 2007

Opening May 23, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Followed by a discussion at 8:00 p.m.

At DAÏMÕN’s StudiÕ, 80 Hanson St., Gatineau (Hull sector). Open Tuesday to Sunday from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. The discussion will be held in the second gallery of AXENÉO7 with their kind collaboration.

DAÏMÕN
art médiatique et photographie · photography and media art
78, rue Hanson (secteur Hull)
Gatineau (Québec) J8Y 3M5
Information: 819.770.8525 ext. 302

DAÏMÕN thanks its members, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Service des arts, de la culture et des lettres de la Ville de Gatineau. Our thanks also to AXENÉO7.

Tickets are just $5.00 bucks!

Thursday/jeudi May 30 mai, 19:00
THE SOUL OF WIT
Director: Ed Folger, Canada 2007, 10 minutes
OFF THE MAP
Director: Campbell Scott, U.S.A. 2003, 108 minutes.

The funny and heartbreaking OFF THE MAP, directed with a poet’s eye and a keen ear for nuance by Campbell Scott, resonates with something rare in today’s movies: simplicity. It respects the New Mexico desert setting where Charley, his wife, Arlene, and their eleven-year-old daughter, Bo, have decided to make their home away from modern conveniences like electricity and running water. And the deft script, which Joan Ackermann adapted from her play, never exploits Charley’s untreated depression, Arlene’s earth-mother tendency to garden in the nude or Bo’s frustration about a life without friends. The entrance of an IRS man into this fragile Garden of Eden allows Scott to observe changes, subtle and seismic, in this maverick family. Joan Allen and Sam Elliott perform brialliantly. Preceded by Ottawa filmmaker Ed Folger’s short drama, THE SOUL OF WIT (Canada 2007, 10 minutes.), based loosely on Shakespeare’s HAMLET.

NOTE: Tickets are $10 ($6 for CFI members) and will be available at the box office on the evening of the event.

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER: Ed Folger, Director of THE SOUL OF WIT.

‘Mad About the Arts’ organizes or sponsors cultural events that aim to increase public awareness about mental health issues and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness. Current MAA partners include the Canadian Mental Health Association — Ottawa Branch, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario — Ottawa Branch, the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group and the Community Arts Program — City of Ottawa.

The screening is at 395, rue Wellington Street, Auditorium Library and Archives Canada
Bibliothèque et archives Canada

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