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Deadline Friday February 29th, 2008 Please click here for more information
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| Sound Editing for Video Sat
February 9th, 2008 If your video has sound, you will need to mix it. This full day intensive session will introduce you to the basic concepts of sound mixing and teach you what to listen for, how to balance dialogue, music and sound effects, and how to correct some of the most common problems that leave you with bad audio. The workshop will focus on audio within non-linear editing programs, including navigating and using built in audio tools, getting the final mix you want and producing proper levels for exporting to other applications as well as for a final output. You will also learn about importing audio in to sound editing programs such as Adobe Audition or Soundtrack and will include editing audio files, building a multitracked audio environment and more advanced techniques for cleaning up background noise. Learn how to get the most out of, your sound for the benefit of you video. An essential workshop 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 Monday February 4th, 2007 Register for both Sound Recording for Video and Sound Editing for Video at the same time and members pay only $100 for both workshops. Non members pay $85 for the first workshop and receive the 2nd workshop at the discounted price of $50. 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 --------------------------------- 2-Day
Introduction to Video Production On the first day of the workshop, participants will receive basic instruction on SAW Video's prime 3-chip HDV and Mini DV cameras -- such as the, Sony Z1U and V1U and the Panasonic AG-DVX100. 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. WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 6 PARTICIPANTS Deadline for registration is Monday February 18th, 2007 Instructor: Jacob Hanna Members
$125.00
2
day-Introduction to Final Cut Pro Sun
February 24th, 2008 Learn the basics of FCP from A to apple Z! 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 6 participants. On day 2 participants will be seated in pairs at each editing workstation. Deadline for registration is Monday February 18th, 2008 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
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Submission deadline: April 1, 2008 (postmark) ***Visit www.outonscreen.com to download a submission form and complete guidelines.*** There are no entry fees. Out On Screen, producer of the Vancouver Queer Film Festival, invites you to submit your film or video for consideration for our 20th annual event, to be held from August 14th – 24th, 2008. The VQFF is the largest queer media event in Western Canada, and each year we host 11 days and nights of outstanding cinema, performances, networking events and parties, all in the backdrop of beautiful mountain and ocean views. The Vancouver Queer Film Festival privileges outstanding innovation, regularly showcasing work that confronts stereotypes, pushes boundaries, provokes and titillates, and, above all, highlights the tremendous diversity of queer artists working in Canada and internationally. We present over 120 films each year, including short- and feature-length documentaries, narrative and experimental works. Situated in one of the most spectacular cities in the world, we welcome visiting artists and industry professionals, and provide great opportunities for both work and play. We offer over $5000 in juried and audience choice awards, masterclasses, workshops, and industry networking events in addition to an array of parties and galas. **Please note we are also accepting year-round submissions for our Out In Schools program, which brings queer cinema to high school classrooms. Please see www.outinschools.com for more information. Send preview
copy with completed submissions form to: Contact: 20th Vancouver
Queer Film Festival: August 14th – 24th, 2008
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AVAILABLE
LIGHT: MONO LOGICAL
OTTAWA
FILM PREMIERE: EZRA
SHOWTIME
- IFCO WINTER GALA 2008
ARTENGINE:
DORKBOT OTTAWA
CFI
PRESENTS: THE FILMS OF JASON BRITSKI
OTTAWA
ART GALLERY: PASSAGES
NORTHERN
FILM SERIES
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Ottawa Film Premiere EZRA
Followed
by A former child soldier in Sierra Leone, Ezra is now struggling to find his bearings and return his life to normal after the civil war laid waste to his country. His days are divided between a psychological rehabilitation centre and a national reconciliation tribunal under the auspices of the United Nations. During the trial, Ezra has to face his sister, who accuses him of murdering their parents. But Ezra can't remember a thing. Will he ultimately admit to the horror and allow his sister and village community to forgive? Tuesday,
February 5th, 7 pm Presented
by: Colours of Africa Film Festival Partnership Africa Canada Contact Black History Ottawa at bhottawa@yahoo.ca · www.blackottawa411.com Partnership Africa Canada at 613-237-6768 · ca@pacweb.org · www.pacweb.org
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The Independent Filmmaker's Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO) celebrates 16 years of 'reel' entertainment in the Nation's Capital. On Saturday, February 9th, 2008, IFCO invites the Ottawa public out for an evening of knock-out entertainment. It's an evening of celluloid (film) magic. 8 exciting new shorts will make their premiere to an audience in the auditorium of the National Library and Archives of Canada (395 Wellington Street @ Bay). Check out the filmmakers and their films: Eric
Asante presents: King This year's films are certain to stir up some interesting conversations. Come see for yourselves! Mix 'n' Mingle with the filmmakers at our after-mixer in the foyer of the National Library & Archives. Tickets are $12. Tickets can be purchased in advance at IFCO's office starting Friday, January 25th at (Ste.140 - 2 Daly Avenue), or the Arts Court front desk (2 Daly Avenue). You can also purchase tickets at the door. The screening starts at 7:00pm. When:
Saturday, February 9th, 2008 Where: National Library & Archives of Canada 395 Wellington Street @ Bay Street
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DORKBOT
OTTAWA Where:
Artengine M70 Lab Dorkbot is an informal gathering of artists and electronics enthusiasts interested in sharing ideas on works in progress or experimental prototypes. Artengine is pleased to host a new chapter here in Ottawa, so come out and share your love for all things electronic! Dorkbot meetings will be taking place on the first Tuesday of every month in the new Artengine M70 Lab. Dorkbot is open to everyone. This month: RepRap Project Sebastien Baillard is a member for of the RepRap Project and will be presenting info about the concept and state of the project. RepRap is short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper. The project is an initiative aimed at creating a largely self-replicating machine which can be used for rapid prototyping and manufacturing. A rapid prototyper is a 3D printer that is able to fabricate three dimensional artifacts from a computer-based model. Links: http://reprap.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome Also building xoscope circuits! Xoscope circuits are a buffer+amplifier circuits which will enable you to use your computer's sound card as an oscilloscope. (An oscilloscope is a tool that measures, records, and graphs the voltage in an electrical circuit.) This circuit may be helpful as a buffer/amplifier for circuit bending as well. Links: In the months to come: Andrew
O'Malley will be presenting updates on a project he is working on
with Ken Campbell developing a new easier to use I/O Board for artists.
For more information on Dorkbot check out dorkbot.org or contact Ryan Stec at Artengine by email (artistic@artengine.ca) or phone 613.686.1941.
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Thursday,
Feb 7 at 7:30pm Based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Jason Britski is an independent film and video-maker whose work explores how we see what we see. Interweaving 8mm film and digital video imagery, Britski’s moving images explore themselves as much as they explore their subjects. In 1991 he earned a degree in History from the University of Saskatchewan, and in 1997 he received his BFA in Film Production from the University of Regina. Britski has worked in a variety of positions in the film industry as a producer, director, cinematographer, videographer, sound recordist, and in all areas of post-production. Jason is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association, Blackchair Distribution, and the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. Tonight we will present a number of his films and videos, selected by Britski himself, including: DOWN PAYMENT ON A DEAD HORSE, TORTURED BY SIDEWALKS, YOU WOULD MAKE A GOOD LAWYER, SHOOTING STAR, and others. Jason Britski will attend the screening to introduce and discuss his work. Presented in association with SAW Video and the Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa (IFCO). CAFÉ
eX @ CLUB SAW
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02.02.02 BY / DE PENNY MCCANN
Cheryl Pagurek Chantal Dahan Sarah Fowler Linda Norstrom Phil Rose Penny McCann Paul Gordon BEARwitness Dan Sokolowski
*COLLECTION OF THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY, PURCHASED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS AND THE WALTER & DUNCAN GORDON FOUNDATION, 2003. *COLLECTION DE LA GALERIE D'ART D'OTTAWA, ACQUISITION GRÂCE AU CONSEIL DES ARTS DU CANADA ET À LA FONDATION WALTER & DUNCAN GORDON, 2003.
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Northern Lights Trade Show (Ottawa Congress Centre) starting each day of the show (Jan 31st- Feb 2nd 2008), 12-6pm apprx. ATANARJUAT
THE FAST RUNNER BY DIRECTOR ZACHARIAS KUNUK WILL BE SCREENED AT THE
CINEMA IN THE MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION ON SATURDAY NIGHT, FEB 2 at 5
pm TICKETS ARE FREE. For more info contact George Ritter by email at george@nunavutfilm.ca Films from Nunavut Atanarjuat
The Fast Runner Winner of the Camera d'or at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, Directed by Zacharis Kunuk, Produced by Isuma Productions and the NFB. 2001,
172mins Isuma's second feature film is set in Igloolik in 1922-23 as the last Inuit shaman Avva and his family are converted from their traditional life and beliefs to Christianity. Produced by Isuma Productions 2006, 112mins Kiviuq Kiviuq is a legendary and heroic Inuk who has lived very long through many lives. He is a wanderer, and the adventures he has on his journeys vary according to the storyteller. This film follows the hero through many scenarios, including one of wellknown legend of an old woman who changes her grandson into a seal. The boy – as a seal – is forced to swim out to sea, and is followed by a group of hunters who intend to kill him. Before the hunters reach him, however, the old woman creates a storm and drowns everyone but the seal and Kiviuq. The seal swims safely back to shore, where the old woman turns him back into a boy. Kiviuq drifts away in his kayak continuing his adventures and living with people of many foreign lands. Kiviuq is a modern way to share and preserve the Kiviuq story-cycle stories as told by elders through oral tradition. This film is an adaptation of a live performance which adds an element of magic to the telling of these stories. 2007, 72mins Kikkik,
E1-472 During the 1950s' famine in the Canadian Arctic, Kikkik, an Inuk woman, killed a man in self-defense and then found herself having to leave two of her five children on the tundra. She was tried for murder and criminal negligence, and subsequently acquitted. Her daughter, Elisapee Karetak, who lives in Arviat, Nunavut, has spent many years tracing the events of her family's story. Elisapee's brothers and sisters as well as many members of the Inuit community who lived through the ordeal recount their memories. 2002, 48mins The Making of The Journals of Knud Rasmussen.: By Greenland filmmaker, Kenneth Rasmussen, behind the scenes mixing Igloolik Inuit, Greenlanders, Danish movie stars and French-Canadian technicians 50 miles out into the arctic Inuit Piqutingit (What Belongs to Inuit). A group of elders visits five southern museums to view the mostly hidden-away collections of priceless artefacts and clothing collected from their Inuit ancestors over the past two hundred years. Nunavut (Our Land), 13-part TV series recreating the fictional year 1945-46 in the life of Igloolik Inuit. Qimuksiq (Dog Team). Episode 1: Spring 1945. While imparting knowledge to the next generation, Inuaraq's family travels in the immense and beautiful arctic during spring. Avaja. Episode 2: Spring 1945. Inuaraq's family finally arrives at Avaja to a warm welcome. The priest invites them to come to church. Qarmaq (Stone House). Episode 3: Fall 1945. Grandmother remembers how to build a stone house in the old way. Tugaliak (Ice Porch). Episode 4: Fall 1945. News of the terrible world war raging outside makes people frightened and uneasy. Angiraq (Home). Episode 5: Fall 1945. The stone house is warm and comfortable. Men look for seals on the fresh ice, while women work at home. Auriaq (Seal Hunting). Episode 6: Spring 1946. season of never-ending days. Two dog teams searching the spring ice, men and boys hunting day and night. Qulangisi (Seal Pups). Episode 7: Spring 1946. A springtime delicacy, when pups come out on the ice, even small children and grandmothers can hunt. Avamuktulik
(Fish Swimming Back and Forth). Episode 8: Spring 1946. Inuaraq throws
his bones and finds the fish swimming back and forth. Qaisut (Polar Bear Island). Episode 10: Summer 1946. Children explore ruins of ancient times. Tuktuliaq (Caribou Hunt). Episode 11: Fall 1946. It's an early autumn and the weather is already getting colder. Unaaq (Harpoon). Episode 12: Winter 1946. Tea boils over seal lamps, children play on caribou skin beds. Qulitalik talks about the year gone past. Quviasukvik (Happy Day) Episode 13: Winter 1946. A month since the sun disappeared, Christmas is a strange mix of ritual, some from the old life, some from the new. Qaggiq (Gathering Place). A late-winter camp in the 1930's. Four families build a qaggiq, a large communal igloo, to celebrate the coming spring with games, singing and drum dancing. Nunaqpa (Going Inland). Summer, 1930's. Two families leave for the long walk inland to catch enough summer-fat caribou for the hard winter ahead. Saputi
(Fish Traps). As summer ends in the 1930's, three families build a
saputi to trap fish going upriver for the winter. Ajaina! (Almost) Igloolik Elders discuss their views and values: the role of Inuit and "Southern" forms of education, survival strategies (such as how to save a drowning victim), and the differences between camp and settlement life. Artcirq (Circus Group). Students from Montreal's National Circus School and local Inuit youth of Igloolik produce a unique circus performance which marries Inuit traditions with classic elements of the Big Top, using art to combat suicide and despair. Nipi (Voice). Rapid change in Nunavut has concentrated power, wealth and information in a few hands. Nipi asks Inuit politicians and elders to comment on fundamental questions of power and leadership and the real meaning of 'self-government.' Arvik! (Bowhead!). In 1994, a group of hunters from Igloolik fulfill the dying wish of a respected Elder, illegally harvesting a bowhead whale after years of government prohibition. Angakuiit (Shaman Stories) Inuit memories, experiences and oral histories of shamanism; interviews with youth, elders and politicians who all share a belief that things happen, and that shamanism is still a living religion. Kunuk Family Reunion. Zacharias Kunuk's family gathers at the birthplace of his father and grandfather Sigluk to honor their history. Qallunajatut
(Urban Inuk). The lives of three Inuit in Montreal over one hot, humid
summer, exploring urbanization of the Inuit psyche, as people move
farther away from a direct connection to the land that has sustained
their ancestors for thousands of years. Kiviaq vs Canada. Zacharias Kunuk travels to Edmonton to meet Kiviaq, Canada's first Inuit lawyer fighting for the legal definition of Inuit and Inuit rights.. 407/Issaituq (Waterproof). A young Inuk who lost his love tries to use alcohol to put reality and the past behind him, but the past keeps hunting him. other films 2007 Kivalliq Arts & Crafts Festival The Mystery of Arqioq by Piksuk Media Waiting
at the Edge The Nunavut Elders Serie's by ICSL Films from Nunavik The
Story of Mitirajuk Looking at her, she seems so small, so frail but when you consider her desire to learn and to teach she is a real giant! The
story of Mitiarjuk depicts one woman's determination to preserve the
language and culture of the Inuit in Nunavik. In 1999 she received the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Heritage and Spirituality. In 2000, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by McGill University. 2003, 48 mins Inuuvunga:
I am Inuk I am Alive Directors: Bobby Echalook, Sarah Idlout, Laura Iqaluk, Linus Kasudluak, Willia Ningeok, Caroline Ningiuk, Dora Ohaituk, Rita-Lucy Ohaituk, Mila Aung-Thwin, Daniel Cross, Brett Gaylor Hockey,
hip hop, hunting and midnight Ski-Doo rides. Welcome to Inukjuak. 2004, 57 min 40 s Respect
Each Other: Asimauttaq's HipHop Message Respect Each Other: Asimauttaq's Hiphop Message tells the story of how students in Kuujjuaraapik took part in a weeklong marathon on breakdancing while learning how Hiphop culture can provide a positive outlet for anger and help build self-confidence. Although initially hesitant and shy, the students pushed themselves that extra mile to prove they have what it takes to succeed! 2007, 24mins 40 s Ullumi
Ullumi is an unusual, sometimes irreverent and often moving documentary directed by four young Inuit directors from Nunavik and Nunavut: Qajaaq Ellsworth, Lena Ellsworth, Evie Mark and Tunu Napartuq. Full-fledged members of today's Northern baby-boom generation, the four mean to show the world, at home and down South, just how they see themselves living as Inuit in this age of information technology and self-government. 2006, 52mins Films from Labrador "Romancing The Labrador - The Journey of Nutakuan" Shot in Natuashish, Newfoundland and Labrador. The director was Christine Poker, Innu from Natuashish; the producer was Jerry Evans of Muinjij Productions 48mins
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DOC
OTTAWA: MEETING WITH TVONTARIO
OAC
INFORMATION SESSION
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The Ontario Arts Council (OAC) invites audio, new media, film, and video artists of all cultural backgrounds to attend an Information Session on OAC Media Arts Grant Programs 2 p.m.
– 4 p.m. If you want to know: Whether
you are eligible for OAC grants. Please come meet Mark Haslam, OAC Media and Visual Arts Officer. He will answer your questions and lead you through the grant application process step-by-step. This event is presented in collaboration with Artengine. The Information Session will be conducted in English only. For OAC
grant program guidelines and application forms, call 1-800-387-0058;
14 heures
- 16 heures Si vous cherchez à vous renseigner sur : Votre
admissibilité aux subventions du CAO. Venez rencontrer Mark Haslam, responsable des arts médiatiques et visuels du CAO. Il répondra à vos questions et vous guidera à travers toutes les étapes du processus de demande de subvention. Cette activité est présentée en collaboration avec Artengine. La séance d’information se déroulera uniquement en anglais. Pour obtenir
les renseignements généraux et les formulaires de demande
des programmes de subvention du CAO, composez le 1-800-387-0058, envoyez
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