On Screen Manitoba

Culture Days
September 24-26, 2010

Manitoba celebrates arts and culture with free public activities during Culture Days. Artists and arts groups from all disciplines are opening their doors to offer a variety of participatory activities all weekend long. Activities include collective comic-book making, open studios, behind the scene tours, museum visits and Nuit Blanche a celebration of contemporary art.

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La Fête de la culture
Du 24 au 26 septembre 2010

les arts et la culture sont de la fête partout au Manitoba. La Fête de la culture regroupe des artistes et des organismes culturels pour proposer des activités gratuites au public. On peut explorer toute la gamme des arts et de la culture en participant à des portes ouvertes, des ateliers, des visites guidées en coulisses, et à Nuit Blanche une célébration de l'art contemporain.

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VIFF FILM + TV FORUM
September 28 - October 1, 2010
Vancouver

SESSION SPOTLIGHTS

Screenwriting Master Class
How do you take a best-seller novel and turn it into a killer screenplay? How is the essence of the original material kept while paring it down to a screenplay? In this panel, Oscar nominees and award-winning screenwriters, José Rivera (Motorcycle Diaries, On The Road) and Robert Nelson Jacobs (The Shipping News, Chocolat) discusses elements that can make an adaptation work, including the narrative line, the climax, scene sequences, relationships and visual images. Sponsored by Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund.

The Changing World of Independent Cinema
Our guest speakers constantly face unique challenges in producing and distributing films they're passionate about that also have a home in the marketplace. In this challenging economic climate, the independent filmmaking community is seeing change like never before - as times, platforms and tastes change, it has become vital for producers to break new ground and reach new audiences. How is the international marketplace impacting what films are getting made and the way business is done? Our guest speakers will share with us their new visions, new stories and new approaches as they continue to define the term 'independent'. Featuring Tony Cianciotta (D Films), Peter Saraf (Sunshine Cleaning), Frida Torresblanco (Pan's Labyrinth) and Mark Urman (Paladin).

SPEED DATING SESSIONS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS and TELEFILM CANADA TETE-A-TETE APPOINTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE!

Click here to view the companies and executives that are participating in the above sessions. Please note that Speed Dating appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis and there are eligibility requirements fo the Tete-a-tete appointments and certain roundtable sessions.

Click here for ticket/pass registration info

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Check our website regularly for updates.

GIMME SOME TRUTH
October 21 - 24

Gimme Some Truth is a unique, four day documentary forum that includes panel discussions, master lectures, workshops and special screenings - all intended to provide filmmakers and audiences alike the opportunity to discuss creative, ethical and technical issues related to the documentary form.

Gimme Some Truth is a programming partnership of DOC Winnipeg and the Winnipeg Film Group. Gimme Some Truth is produced by the Winnipeg Film Group.

EVENT PASSES

EVENT PASSES ARE $150 / $100 FOR MEMBERS
* SAVE $40 off the event pass when purchased online by September 3!

OUR 2010 EDITION WILL INCLUDE SERIES ON:

* Cinematography in Documentary, featuring John Walker (Toronto) and Ali Kazimi (Toronto), and including a special series on 3D production concepts with Ali Kazimi and Laurie Wilcox (Toronto)
* Capturing the Identity of Place, featuring Academy Award nominated filmmaker Scott Hamilton Kennedy (Los Angeles) and Sara Roque (Toronto), and including the Winnipeg premiere of The Garden
* Multiplatform Documentary, featuring Brett Gaylor (Montreal) and Clive Holden (Toronto), and including a special screening of Trains of Winnipeg
* Animated Documentary, featuring Bob Sabiston (Austin, TX) and Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre (Montreal), along with a seminar on advanced animation techniques
* Manitoba Documentary Shorts, featuring the premiere of new works by Matthew Rankin, Kevin Nikkel, Caroline Monnet and Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, with others TBA

For more info visit:

http://www.winnipegfilmgroup.com/cinematheque/gimme_some_truth_2010.aspx

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CMF Industry Consultation 2010

Date for WINNIPEG consultation event: Wednesday, Sept 8th - Afternoon

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will begin a new round of consultation sessions with the industry this fall. Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, and Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs, will meet with stakeholders across the country to gain input on key issues to be resolved prior to releasing the program guidelines for 2011-2012 in December.

Please register by selecting a location near you. Exact times and locations will be provided to registrants by email prior to each event.

New this year, stakeholders who are unable to attend a session in person can participate through an online discussion forum. More details will be provided in the coming weeks.

REGISTRATION: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cmf-fmc-consultation2010

Le FMC en consultation avec l’industrie en 2010

Cet automne, le Fonds des médias du Canada (FMC) amorcera un nouveau cycle de séances de consultation avec l’industrie. Valerie Creighton, présidente et chef de la direction, et Stéphane Cardin, vice-président de l’industrie et des affaires publiques, rencontreront les intervenants à l’échelle du pays pour recueillir leurs points de vues au sujet des questions importantes à examiner avant la publication en décembre des principes directeurs qui régiront les programmes de 2011-2012.

Veuillez vous inscrire en sélectionnant la ville la plus proche de chez vous. L’horaire et les emplacements exacts seront communiqués par courriel aux personnes inscrites avant la tenue de chaque événement.

Du nouveau cette année -- les intervenants qui ne sont pas en mesure de participer en personne aux séances prévues pourront cependant le faire par le biais du forum de discussion en ligne. Nous vous communiquerons d’autres informations ultérieurement.

INSCRIPTION : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cmf-fmc-consultation2010

WNDX 2010: Winnipeg's Festival of Film and Video Art
Thursday, September 30 - October 3

Founded in 2005, WNDX places special attention on the most innovative and ground-breaking work by Canadian filmmakers and video artists, with a special focus on the work of Manitoba and prairie artists. We celebrate the impetus to create in motion picture as a means of artistic expression and bring to the forefront works that may be overlooked by the mainstream. We consider all moving image art practices, including film, video, performance, installation and new media forms. WNDX is a film festival that was created by filmmakers, in support of filmmakers.

>> View Programming Highlights!

SAVE THE DATE: MAD MEN, MARTINIS AND MOVIES – A SIXTIES THEMED FUNDRAISER
In Support of the Feature Film Production ‘Hello, Darling’ and the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society

Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010

Time: 8:30pm – 1:00am

Place: Gas Station Theatre – 445 River Ave, Winnipeg

Price: $20 (includes one martini)
$15 (includes one non-alcoholic martini)

Tickets can be purchased at On Screen Manitoba (100 - 62 Albert Street) or call 228-2262.

Join us as we celebrate the start of production on local filmmaker Shelagh Carter’s film Hello, Darling and raise awareness for the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society at Mad Men, Martinis and Movies – A Sixties Themed Fundraiser on Thursday, August 5th at the Gas Station Theatre. In honour of the swinging sixties, there will be jazz music, a martini menu, a theatre playing episodes of Mad Men, and a costume contest. So make sure you dress up!

Set in the 1960's, Hello, Darling is the touching story of a young girl and the tensions that develop in a family dealing with mental illness. The film is being produced under Positron Media and starts production early August.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will be going to 'Name that Feeling', a program developed by the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society to help kids deal with the mental illness of a family member

For more information on 'Hello,Darling' and Shelagh Carter, please visit: http://www.indiegogo.com/Hello_Darling

For more information about 'Name that Feeling', or other programs of the Manitoba Schizophrenia Society, please visit: http://mss.mb.ca/mss_v1/programsChildNTF.htm

For more information about 'Positron Media', please visit: http://positronmedia.com/
 

The 2010 Rogers and MFM $15,000 Pitch will take place this Saturday, July 24 at the Gimli Theatre during the Gimli Film Festival. Join host Evan Campbell (CityTV’s Breakfast Television) and watch as eight finalists ‘pitch it out’ for their chance to win $15,000.

Participants will have 3 minutes to convey a compelling story in front of a panel of judges and live audience. Following the pitches, the jury will have 7 minutes to offer feedback and ask questions. After all pitches are completed the jury will deliberate and choose the winner who will be awarded a $15,000 cheque.

The 8 projects that will be presented are:

Bloom – Ryan FitzGerald
Fat Man Dancing – John B. Lowe
Indie Game – The Movie – James Swirsky & Lisanne Pajot
Legend of Francis the Pig – Clinton Skibitzky
Mr. Writer – Nicholas Friesen & Kaeleigh Ayre
Not Dead Yet – Sarah Constible, Tricia Cooper & Gordon Tanner
Silverback – Dan Licoppe & Dan Walechuk
The Giant Remains – John Gregory Sturko

This is a FREE event open to the public, so come out and join in the excitement as Manitoba talent pitch their ideas for a chance to win $15,000!

DATE: Saturday, July 24th
TIME: 1:30PM – 3:30PM
PLACE: Gimli Theatre (74 2nd Ave, Gimli, MB)
Gimli, Manitoba

On Screen Manitoba proudly leads this initiative generously funded by Rogers and Manitoba Film & Music to support development of Manitoba talent.

Media Inquiries:

Megan Deaust
Marketing & Membership Manager
On Screen Manitoba
Phone: 204.927.5898
Cell: 204.471.2909
Fax: 204.943.4007
megan@onscreenmanitoba.com
www.onscreenmanitoba.com
 

The 10th Annual Gimli Film Festival (GFF) kicks off Wednesday, July 21, 2010 with director Caelum Vatnsdal’s We’re the Weakerthans, We’re From Winnipeg (Produced by Winnipeg’s Farpoint Films) on the 35-foot screen on the beach and Short Program One: When Things Go Bad at the Waterfront Centre.

We’re the Weakerthans, We’re from Winnipeg follows the beloved Canadian rock band as they embark on their biggest Canadian Tour: from the cliffs of Newfoundland to the northern mountains of the Yukon and almost every major Canadian city in between.

Short Program One: When Things Go Bad
In life, there is no way to predict what will happen next. Would you even want to?

Please note – Tomorrow’s presentation of We’re The Weakerthans, We’re From Winnipeg is a change to the printed schedule that reads Crackie as the free beach screening. Sherry White’s feature length directorial debut feature Crackie will premiere at GFF on Thursday, July 22 at the Waterfront Centre.

Free Beach Films – 10 pm each evening - on the 35 foot screen on the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Bring your beach chair or blanket and sit under the stars for a truly unique experience!

Tickets for all films and events are available on line or at the MTS Headquarters Box Office (74 2nd Ave.) An ALL ACCESS Pass is only $45.00 and allows access to an unlimited number of films.

The GFF is a non-profit charitable organization which enjoys on going support of private and public sponsors. Including, Telefilm Canada, the Government of Manitoba, Premier sponsors: The Burns Family Foundation & Daremax Foundation Inc. Special thanks to Platinum sponsors: Advance Electronics, Canwest, the Winnipeg Free Press and all the incredible sponsors and community partners of GFF.

Full film schedule and information available on-line at www.gimlifilm.com

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
October 20 - 24, 2010

Five days of Indigenous film, video, radio, new media, art, entertainment, and so much more. 

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival will celebrate its 11th year with the festival running October 20 - 24, 2010 at the Al Green Theatre and various other venues in downtown Toronto. imagineNATIVE celebrates new works by Indigenous people on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio and new media.

The Festival will kick off at 1:00pm at the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto with welcomes from imagineNATIVE, the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation and Indigenous artists of the world, a traditional welcoming song, and traditional North American Indigenous food. 

"imagineNATIVE is situated at the intersection of ideas, issues, narratives and contemporary realities of Indigenous peoples from around the world," states Executive Director, Jason Ryle. "What these film and media makers are doing is constructing history in engaging, entertaining and beautiful ways."

This year's international spotlight will be on Taiwan, a nation of fascinating histories and socio-political dynamics. Home to 14 distinct Indigenous nations, Taiwan is a place we've all heard of, but know little about.

New Media continues to exert a strong presence in our lives and in the Festival. Through gallery-based exhibitions, public interventions and web based activity, this year's new media programming promises to be exciting, innovative and challenging.

Admission to the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is $7 - $100 or free - and all ages are welcome.  Activities run all day from 11:00 am until 2:00 am, and include film screenings, exhibits, artist talks, performances and music ... really, something for everyone.

For more information, visit: www.imaginenative.org

About imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is an international festival that celebrates the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. Each fall, the festival presents a selection of the most compelling and distinctive Indigenous works from around the globe. The festival's screenings, parties, panel discussions, and cultural events attract and connect filmmakers, media artists, programmers, buyers, and industry professionals. The works accepted reflect the diversity of the world's Indigenous nations and illustrate the vitality and excellence of our art and culture in contemporary media.

Freeze Frame Media Arts Centre for Young People
and the Kildonan Youth Activity Centre present...

F.I.L.M. (fun.imaginative.little.movies) FREE SCREENING!

Come and see some great videos made by kids and teens

July 29th 2010 1:30 pm
1874 Main Street Edmund Partridge Community School

FREE Pizza Lunch! Fun for everyone!

Questions? Contact 204.949.9355 | 1.866.543.3378 or info@freezeframeonline.org

Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts

Celebrity Status Not Needed To Attend Film Industry Events and Parties at the Gimli Film Festival

You don’t have to be in the know about filmmaking to talk to an experienced actor, director or cinematographer about your most burning or bizarre question of the filmmaking process. Attend intimate sessions, be part of discussions and conversations with seasoned filmmakers on the many aspects of the filmmaking process from July 21-25.

The Industry Pass can give you access to ALL films, programs and hospitality events (a.k.a. PARTIES!) all for just  $80! CLICK HERE to get yours now!

The Industry Program was established to provide our audience and both emerging and seasoned filmmakers with opportunities to engage in professional development, education and inspiration.

Panels and workshops are broken up into two series. The Development Series will cover a wide range of topics including art design, directing, cinematography, creative sound design and producing. The Insight Series objective is to offer a total “vision” into the process of filmmaking. Each year a film is selected and highlighted within this series. This year the series will offer an in-depth look into director Gary Yates’ film High Life featuring the team of people involved in the production of the film including Yates, Rossif Sutherland, Stephen Eric McIntyre, Liz Jarvis and Steph Carrier.

Networking Functions (a.k.a. parties) include the 10th Anniversary Opening Night Party July 21 at the Lakeview Resort, After Party at Cronshaws Pub July 22, Manitoba Filmmakers Reception / High Life After Party at the top of The Waterfront Centre July 23 and the “It’s A Wrap” Party at the Lakeview Resort on July 25.

Tickets for industry programs are available online at www.gimlifilm.com or at the door for $10.00, $5.00 for students. An Industry Pass, which is available to anyone is $80.00 and allows access to all films, programs and hospitality events. For general information, call 204-642-8846.

The festival program is available online at www.gimlifilm.com throughout Gimli, at Manitoba Tourism Centres and at many downtown Winnipeg locations.

It wasn’t an easy decision but after careful deliberation by a jury of broadcasters and industry professionals, 8 hopeful participants were chosen to present their projects to a jury in front of a live audience at the Gimli Film Festival. Not only is this a chance for the finalists to put their projects in the spotlight, but there is a $15,000 development prize up for grabs.

To make sure that everyone is at their pitching best, On Screen Manitoba will provide finalists with one complimentary pass to Film Training Manitoba’s Creative Pitching Workshop.

The 8 projects selected are:

Bloom – Ryan FitzGerald
Fat Man Dancing – John B. Lowe
Indie Game – The Movie – James Swirsky & Lisanne Pajot
Legend of Francis the Pig – Clinton Skibitzky
Mr. Writer – Nicholas Friesen & Kaeleigh Ayre
Not Dead Yet – Sarah Constible, Tricia Cooper & Gordon Tanner
Silverback – Dan Licoppe & Dan Walechuk
The Giant Remains – John Gregory Sturko

Participants will have 3 minutes to convey a compelling story…that’s only 180 seconds! Following each pitch the jury will have 7 minutes to offer feedback and ask questions. After all pitches are completed the jury will deliberate and choose the winner who will be awarded a $15,000 cheque!

Come out and cheer on your favorite!

DATE: Saturday, July 24th
TIME: 1:30PM – 3:30PM
PLACE: Gimli Theatre (74 2nd Ave, Gimli, MB)
Gimli, Manitoba

This is a FREE event and is open to the public!

On Screen Manitoba proudly leads this initiative generously funded by Rogers and Manitoba Film & Music to support development of Manitoba talent.

The 10th Annual Gimli Film Festival (GFF) is set to announce this year’s line up of award-winning films – Tickets, merchandise, All Access and Industry Passeswill be available online at www.gimlifilm.com starting July 3.  A fabulous selection of films, documentaries, features and shorts from across the world, will be available for film lovers in Gimli. For the first time the program categorises films into World, Canadian, Indigenous and Circumpolar groups.

The main attraction of the GFF, the 11 metre outdoor screen on the shores of Lake Winnipeg, will showcase such films as the independent film from Newfoundland called Crackie on Wednesday evening. Passenger Side will be introduced by Director Matt Bissonnette (Who Loves the Sun) and actor Joel Bissonnette on Saturday evening and Shine of Rainbows will be closing the festival on Sunday evening. Gary Yates film High Life will be showcased on Friday July 23 at 7:30 pm in The Gimli Theatre. Guest filmmakers involved in the film will be on hand afterward for a Q & A, and then join everyone at the High Life After Party at the Johnson Hall.

The Gimli Film Festival continues to have a wide array of moving and informative documentaries, engrossing short film programs and a strong selection of independent narrative features.

The Canadian selection includes:

Love and Savagery  (dir. John N. Smith)
I Killed My Mother  (dir. Xavier Dolan)
Reel Injun  (dir. Neil Diamond)
Martha of the North  (dir. Marquise Lepage)

The World Selection includes:

Everlasting Moments  (dir. Jan Troell)
A Mother’s Corage: Talking Back To Autism  (dir. Margret Dagmar Eriksdottir)
The Cove (dir. Louie Psihoyos)

Industry events and parties include guest filmmakers from across North America.

Special guests to the 10th Annual Gimli Film Festival include:

Director, Gary Yates (High Life)
Rossif Sutherland and Stephen McIntrye (High Life)
Matt  and Joel Bissonnette (Passenger Side)
Danishka Esterhazy (Black Field)
Sean Garrity (Zooey and Adam, Lucid)
Steph Carrier and Dave Rose (Tattersall Sound – Toronto)

Complete Festival programs will be available July 3rd throughout Gimli, at Manitoba Tourism Centres and at many downtown locations in Winnipeg.  Beginning July 3rd tickets can be ordered on-line by going to www.gimlifilm.com.  For general information, call 204-642-8846.

The GFF is a non-profit charitable organization funded by the ongoing support of our Government sponsors: The Government of Manitoba, Telefilm Canada, The Government of Iceland and the R.M. of Gimli, Premier sponsors: The Daremax Foundation, The Burns Family Foundation and Platinum Sponsors:  Advance Electronics, Canwest,  and Winnipeg Free Press.

ON SCREEN MANITOBA PRESENTS…

Breakfast with Carolle Brabant
Newly Appointed Telefilm Canada Executive Director
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

A 20-year veteran of Telefilm Canada, Carolle Brabant brings to her new role a unique mix of financial acumen and artistic vision. Her in-depth knowledge of public and private funding has considerably strengthened Telefilm’s efforts to build audiences and industry capacity. Ms. Brabant spearheaded Telefilm’s new role as administrator of the Canadian Television Fund, and continues to oversee Telefilm’s work with the newly created Canada Media Fund.

Some of the themes Ms. Brabant will cover:

Telefilm...
• must help the industry deal with a current groundswell of change
• must learn how to better serve its clients in useful and creative ways
• should become a real instrument of success for the industry
• must reorient its regional strategies

DATE:
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

TIME:
Registration & Networking Breakfast- 8:30 a.m.
Presentation- 9:00 a.m.

PLACE:
Place Louis Riel-190 Smith Street
Riel Room

Registration Fees:

OSM Member Registration $20 ($1.00 GST included)
Non-Member Registration $30 ($1.50 GST included)
(Registration fees include hot breakfast)

Registration Policies:

1. Deadline for ALL registrations is 5:00 pm on June 30, 2010.
2. Registration will be accepted by email, fax, phone or in-person.
3. We accept Visa, Mastercard, cash and cheques. Company invoicing is also available.
4. Please make cheques payable to “On Screen Manitoba”.
5. Due to food & beverage requirements, there will be no refunds. In the event that you cannot attend, you may arrange for a colleague to replace you.

REGISTRATION FORM (PDF)

How to Register:

1. Email: tracy@onscreenmanitoba.com
2. Fax: (204) 943.4007
3. In-Person: 100-62 Albert Street, Winnipeg, MB
4. Phone (204) 927.5898

*OSM membership forms will be available at the Networking Breakfast or call us today to join!

Thank you to our partners:

Telefilm Canada
Place Louis Riel

A Celebration of a Life Well Lived
Fundraiser for PAL (Performing Arts Lodge)

Honouring Wayne Nicklas, 1951—2010

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2010
Time: Silent Auction 6:00 PM Performance 7:00 PM
Where: Prairie Theatre Exchange 3rd Floor Portage Place, 393 Portage Avenue

Tickets $30 - Everyone Welcome!

Performances
Co-Hosts - David King & Brian Richardson
Joined by - Harry Nelken, Ti Hallas, David Gillies, Fred Penner, Al Simmons, Sam Broverman, Ilena Zaramba, Judy Cook & Lorne Wheeler And Many More

PAL (Performing Arts Lodge) is an organisation dedicated to helping members of Winnipeg’s Arts and Cultural Industries.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission
June 16, 2010 to June 19, 2010

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created to talk about all of the experiences and impacts of the residential schools, and the path to respect and reconciliation.

Come learn about the schools; come meet the survivors of those schools; come celebrate Aboriginal culture.

Come to the first Truth and Reconciliation National Event, June 16 – 19 at the Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Complete schedule of performances, ceremonies and other events can be found at the TRC website

All events are free.

PAL Winnipeg Information Session & Wine and Cheese Reception

On June 24th, 2010 the Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) of Winnipeg will hold an Information Session for all stakeholders. All are welcome, and members of all performing disciplines are strongly encouraged to attend. For the past three years PAL Winnipeg has been laying the foundations for future development, and this coming year sees us poised to begin implementing those plans in a big way. Please join us to share your ideas, energy and resources (and some delicious wine and cheese) as we prepare to launch into the future.

DATE: Thursday, June 24, 2010
TIME: 5:00 PM (4:00 PM - AGM)
LOCATION: 11th Floor, 400 St. Mary Avenue, Taylor McCaffrey LLP Blackstone Lounge

Please RSVP to rmacklin@actra.ca

What is PAL Winnipeg?
Winnipeggers know and love their reputation as a centre for artistic expression and excellence. There is a large creative community that feeds this dynamism we all thrive within - actors, technicians, dancers, writers, musicians, and filmmakers (to name a few) who enrich our lives every day and keep us on the world stage. Yet, the vast majority of those artists won’t have the means by which to afford housing as they age. PAL (Performing Arts Lodge) Winnipeg is a not for profit, registered charitable organization dedicated to providing affordable housing and support services for older members of our community particularly those individuals in the performing and allied professions.

Background
In 1986, performing artists organized Performing Arts Lodges of Canada (PAL), a national, non-profit, registered charitable organization, to meet the special needs of its people, with particular emphasis on affordable housing for elderly members of the community. In 1993, the organization opened its first Lodge, Pal Place Toronto, with the assistance of the Government of Ontario, providing rent-geared-to-income and controlled market rent accommodation for over 200 arts workers.

PAL Place in Toronto has been inspirational - it has been successful in creating more than building - it has nurtured an atmosphere where a vibrant and contributing community can continue to flourish. Since its construction, other PAL Chapters have formed in Halifax, Stratford, Edmonton and Calgary. PAL Vancouver is broadly supported by both public and private funds and is now an established residence - they completed their beautiful state of the art building in 2006.

Some of the most vulnerable people in our community are those involved with the performing arts. PAL considers these cultural pioneers a priority for PAL residency since the erratic employment and overall low income endemic within the performing arts industry has prevented many from establishing sufficient pensions or retirement funds on which to draw in later years. To address this situation, PAL Winnipeg is working to build a Performing Arts Lodge in our community to provide senior members of the performing arts community with a safe and secure home in an affordable and supportive environment.

PAL is a community
When Global TV produced a documentary series about PAL Place in Toronto called The Limelighters, this was their description of that community: These people breathe the life of the inner, downtown Toronto. The building is filled with performers, writers, dancers, painters, directors, stage crew, managers and arts and entertainment production people from every branch of the industry. These are people who have a refreshing view of aging and apply a playful approach to living. Perhaps this is because of their backgrounds from within an industry that thrives on playfulness and imagination or because of the kinship and camaraderie that has developed within the walls of the lodge.

We are working toward making PAL Winnipeg just such a place. Active, artful ageing in an urban environment.

The Supporting Cast
Support is a big part of PAL’s Vision - a team of volunteers known variously as The Supporting Cast or PAL’s Angels are an integral aspect of the caring environment PAL Lodges provide. PAL Winnipeg has initiated the Supporting Cast Committee who will help establish our own volunteer network to assist residents with a number of practical issues of daily living. PAL Angels make sick visits in hospital and escort residents to their doctor’s appointments or to the theatre. It is through this network of support and care giving that PAL residents can continue living on their own and, for many, to continue working well into old age.

PAL’s motto, Caring For Our Own, is no idle boast but a serious promise to those who have given much to all of us through their dedication to the Performing Arts - the elderly pioneers of Canada's performing arts industry who created the standards of cultural excellence which reflect the country and instill pride for the quality of Canada's artistic products.

Presented by On Screen Manitoba

Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Place: Gimli Theatre (74 2nd Ave, Gimli, MB)

FREE EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Watch contestants as they try to convince a live jury that they deserve the 15K prize! Participants have just 3 minutes to convey a compelling story...that's only 180 seconds! Following each pitch the jury will have 7 minutes to offer feedback and to ask questions. After all pitches are completed the jury will deliberate and choose the winner who will be awarded a $15,000 prize!

Check out pictures from the 2009 Rogers and Manitoba Film & Music Pitch!
 

For more than 150 years, thousands of Aboriginal children in Canada were sent to Indian Residential Schools. Children were taken from families, communities, and stripped of languages, cultural identities and traditions. They were to become a part of mainstream culture. The government policy failed, and the devastating impacts continue.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is hosting its first national public gathering in Winnipeg, June 16-19 at The Forks. Throughout those four days there will be opportunities to learn about the history of the schools and share the experiences of former students and their families. There will also be opportunities to reach out, reconnect and reconcile so that as a community, we can move forward with respect.

Survivors will be journeying to Winnipeg to be part of this historic event. Hotel rooms in the city are sold out. If you are in a position to host a residential school survivor during their stay, please contact the Truth and Reconciliation office at 984-5885.

Please, open your heart, open your home. Show a residential school survivor that it is indeed, about respect.

Call 984-5885. Thank you, Meegwetch.

Representatives of the TRC are available for interviews about the National Event, and the urgent need for billets.

For more information or to arrange an interview, contact:

Anne Bennett, Communications, TRC National Event
Ph. 204-888-5870
Cell: 204-781-3368

2010 YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL
May 27 - 30, 2010

Featuring the Golden Sheaf Awards Gala, LobsterBlast, Film Screenings and amazing networking opportunities!

For more details visit www.goldensheafawards.com 

THE WORKSHOPS

Friday May 28

· Blast Off – Social Media at the Festival: 8:15-8:45am - Presented by Erica Hargreave
Social media, plus how to use it to build the buzz for your production

· Panasonic Workshop and Presentation: 9:00-10:30am - The latest Panasonic video cameras and technology, including notes and news on 3D

· Let’s Play CanCon Convergence Roulette: 10:45am-12noon - Hosted by Robert Hardy with panelists Cam Bennett and Trent Haus featuring a fun filled game show where panellists compete by trying to adapt new convergent technologies and applications to classic Canadian TV shows

· Which Way To The Future?: 2:00-4:30pm - Host Richard Gustin and panelists Cindy Witten, Daniel Cross, Norm Bolen, Valerie Creighton and Rudy Buttignol try to make sense of and figure out where the rapidly changing screen based media industry is headed

Saturday May 29

· Blast Off – Social Media at the Festival Part 2: 8:30-9:00am - Presented by Erica Hargreave
Social media, plus how to use it to build the buzz for your production

· Now’s Your Chance Table: 9:15-10:15am - Table-hopping group discussions with industry leaders, broadcasters and distributors. Ask the questions you’ve always wanted answered. Enjoy the Yorkton advantage and join industry leaders for small group discussions you have never seen or heard at bigger festivals

· Oh, Oh! They Said Yes – Now What?: 10:30am-12noon - Host Joanne McDonald with panelists Stephen Onda and Peter Raymont will share insights and ideas of what has to happen in order to get the proposal into a finished project

· My Big Break: 1:30-3:00pm - Hosted by Bruce Steele with panelists Michael Snook, Jeff Beesley, Denis Jackson, Melanie Jackson and Anand Ramayya
Five successful Saskatchewan film and television producers discuss their first big “success” and how they found it (or how it found them)


SCREENINGS AT THE YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL
All screenings are open to the public and festival participants, free of charge

Thursday May 27

· 15 Minutes of Fame Screenings: 1:30-4pm at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre
15 Minutes of Fame was a popular series on SCN. Local independent and community filmmakers created shorts on topics in and about their communities
· Opening Night Screenings and Welcome Reception: 5:30pm at the Parkland Room, Painted Hand Casino
Double feature with Rust at 5.30 pm, and Last Train Home at 7.30 pm

Friday May 28 and Saturday May 29

· Programmed Screenings: 10am-5pm at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre
Featuring some of the year’s best Canadian Short Films nominated for a Golden Sheaf Award with the filmmakers will be in attendance
· Mini-Cinema: 11am-5pm at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre
Privately screen any film entered into the 2010 Yorkton Film Festival at your own booth. No charge

Sunday May 30

· Screening of Winning Films: 9am-12noon at the Godfrey Dean Cultural Centre
Some of the winning films honoured the previous evening will be screened.


FUN EVENTS AT THE 2010 YORKTON FILM FESTIVAL

· Minister’s Luncheon: Friday May 29 from 12noon-1:30pm at the Ramada Yorkton
With the Honorable Dustin Duncan, Minister of Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport, Government of Saskatchewan

· Networking LobsterBlast: Friday May 29 at 6pm at the Wildlife Federation Clubhouse, York Lake
A prairie LobsterBlast with fresh lobster direct from the east coast. Enjoy networking, skeet shooting, horseshoe pitching and bonfires. Alternate non-shellfish meal and additional tickets are available

· Golden Sheaf Awards Gala: Saturday May 29 at 5:30pm at the Gallagher Centre
Honouring the best in Canadian short film, along with a gourmet Ukrainian dinner and MC Bruce Steele. Additional tickets available

· After Party: Saturday May 29 at 10:30pm at the Spot Nightclub & Ultralounge
Celebrate the weekend at the official Festival After Party, sponsored by Saskatoon's Hulo Films and KarmaFilm


Register to attend the Yorkton Film Festival by visiting www.goldensheafawards.com. Full day registration package are available as well as individual LobsterBlast and Awards Gala tickets. There’s also special pricing for students!

Book your accommodations soon! The host hotels offer special rates to Film Festival delegates - book soon to avoid disappointment! Details can be found at www.goldensheafawards.com

The Yorkton Film Festival is pleased to be going interactive this year! With this we now have a blog - http://yorktonfilmfestival.com featuring links to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube. Join in the exciting social networking opportunities!

Gimli Film Festival
Ten Years in Twenty Ten
Launch Party
Presented by Scotiabank
Thursday June 10, 8:00pm
Winnipeg Art Gallery – Rooftop Sculpture Garden
$20

The Gimli Film Festival will celebrate their tenth annual film festival with a Launch Party in Winnipeg on June 10 at the WAG Rooftop Sculpture Garden. The Party celebrates the talents of filmmaking in Manitoba and ten years of bringing the very best of independent film to the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Watch a Rooftop Screening of previews of the festival program, mix with filmmakers and friends and enjoy the fun.

The Gimli Film Festival is known internationally for its outdoor beach screenings with a 11 metre screen set in the water. The festival has always been a champion of Manitoba filmmakers through the years and supports their creative work by bringing their films to an appreciative audience each summer.

“We believe passionately in the talent and creativity of our Canadian filmmakers, so well shown on the Manitoba scene. We also present a Circumpolar program to showcase our northern locale and Icelandic heritage,” said Janis Johnson chair of the Gimli Film Festival. “Our goal is to continue to grow the Gimli Film Festival into the most cutting edge indie film festival in the country.”

Executive Director, Kristine Sigurdson adds “2010 will once again bring the audience together with art and a thought provoking and exciting selection of films will be sure to move everyone in some perceptible way.”

We extend an invitation to join us in this celebration on June 10. Advance tickets are available at On Screen Manitoba and Gimli Box Office or by phone at (204)642-8846 for only $20.

Panel Discussion: The Essentials of being a Filmmaker in Winnipeg
Wed June 23 - 7PM
* Free Admission

Winnipeggers Deco Dawson, Jeffrey Erbach, Danishka Esterhazy, Sean Garrity and Paula Kelly have all built accomplished careers as independent filmmakers, achieving a level of recognition for their work that only a very few in Winnipeg have attained. While any successful career as an independent filmmaker is founded in making ‘good’ films, there are also a lot of experiences – and lessons learned – that can take a filmmaker into the realm of national and international recognition. In this panel discussion that is targeted at aspiring and emerging filmmakers, these five directors will provide insight into the process of evolving from aspiring to be a filmmaker, to becoming one – and then how to sustain this career. Among the topics to be discussed include how to successfully bridge the gap between art and industry, and the role played by the conscious awareness of a unique voice. A screening of a selection of short films by each of the filmmakers will complement the discussion.

Danishka Esterhazy's Black Field will be playing at the Cinematheque these dates:

Fri May 28 – 7 & 9PM
Sat May 29 to Sun May 30 – 7PM
Wed Jun 2 to Sun Jun 6 – 7PM
Wed Jun 9 to thu Jun 10 – 7PM

The WFG is also doing a retrospective on filmmaker Paula Kelly, featuring such films as The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong and Appassionata: The Extraordinary Life & Music of Sonia Eckhardt-Gramatte. Sifting History: The Work of Paula Kelly will be featured at the Cinematheque from June 11 - 12, 2010.

The Winnipeg Film Group acknowledges the generous support of On Screen Manitoba.

Open Screen Door: Anything but Kerouac script reading
Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2 pm, King's Head Pub

Reading by local actors of a feature script by local writer-director Ian Yorski, who has just been accepted into the Canadian Film Centre for screenwriting. Anything but Kerouac is the story of a smart but struggling vagrant who must choose between the familiarity of his old lifestyle and the dream of something new, after he befriends a university researcher.

Please join us!

If you are interested in submitting a script or acting in a future Open Screen Door, send an email to: wpgopenscreendoor@gmail.com

NUNA (now): ICELAND CANADA ART CONVERGENCE
FOUR WEEKENDS MAY 2010

The fourth annual Nuna (now) celebration of Icelandic and Canadian art, and of the ever strengthening span between, brings a variety of culture in just about ever medium to Winnipeg and Manitoba’s Interlake through four weeks in May.

This year’s events kick off with a screening of the claimed Icelandic film Dreamland and shows by electro-pop dance-maniacs FM Belfast. Further treats include a specially commissioned mural by visiting artist Sara Riel; the world premier of a multimedia piece by Svavar Jonatansson, with music by former GusGus front man Daniel August Haraldsson; the North American premier of the startling Humanimal; new work from performance artist Ingibjorg Magnadottir; music from Christine Fellows, Ólöf Arnalds and others; lectures, receptions, parties and more.

Nuna (now) is part of the Canada Iceland Arts Festival Inc. and has been curated by a committee of Manitoba artists and publishers.

PLASTIC PAPER: WINNIPEG'S FESTIVAL OF ANIMATED, ILLUSTRATED + PUPPET FILM
May 5 - 8, 2010
Park Theatre, Winnipeg

PLASTIC PAPER: Winnipeg's Festival of Animated, Illustrated & Puppet Film is an international festival that takes place May 5-8, 2010 at the Park Theatre in Winnipeg, Canada. The festival is one component of the year-round organizational activities of the Big Smash! Film Collective. PLASTIC PAPER’s programming is a mix of premieres, retrospective screenings, short films and features with special guests, workshops, multi-media presentations, installations and exhibits, artist talks, and gatherings where the artists and the audience can interact more informally.

Lots of interesting shorts will be screened, including Film Training Manitoba's Irene Bindi's short Black Chalk at Closing Night; be sure to check it out!

Confirmed special guests for PLASTIC PAPER 2010 include Oscar-nominated animator BILL PLYMPTON, who will be presenting an animation master class, and puppeteer and curator HEATHER HENSON (of the illustrious Henson clan), who will be premiering a new "best of" selection of her ongoing HANDMADE PUPPET DREAMS series of independent puppet films. Toronto-based curator NAOMI HOCURA will be appearing in person to present SECONDS UNDER THE SUN, an amazing program of contemporary Japanese animated short films on opening night, and local progressive psych band MAHOGANY FROG will be closing the festival with the premiere of a new live score for legendary animator Bruce Bickford's work-in-progress, CAS'L'.

ADDITIONAL PREMIERES include the Oscar-nominated SECRET OF KELLS, Mamoru Hosoda's SUMMER WARS, Priit Parn's LIFE WITHOUT GABRIELLA FERRI and Barry Doupe's PONYTAIL, as well as the return of the SATURDAY MORNING ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CEREAL CARTOON PARTY!

PLASTIC PAPER is generously sponsored by the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.

ANIMATORS (emergin, experienced and everyone in between) you are invited to an:

ANIMATION MEET & GREET
Wednesday, April 28th
4 - 6pm
NFB Prairie Centre
Suite 300 - 136 market avenue

Please join us to talk about working with the NFB on your animated film or digital project!

We want to know who you are and what you are doing, and to also let you know how we produce, co-produce and work with animators to realize award-winning films.

RSVP by phone, 983-0139 or email m.perron@nfb.ca

INplay 2010
May 18-19, 2010, Toronto, Canada

Learn how you can get discounted tickets below!

Interactive Ontario just announced that award-winning kids content creators Peter and Paul Reynolds, co-founders of FableVision, will be keynote speakers at INplay 2010, along with Jon Berrett, executive producer and Christian Jacobs, co-creator, director and writer of the hit kids TV show, Yo Gabba Gabba.

INplay 2010 is a conference about the art and business of kids interactivity, taking place May 18 and 19 in Toronto, Canada.

Here are more of the speakers you’ll meet at INplay:

• James Jones, VP, Digital Media & Gaming, Hasbro, Inc.
• Scott Traylor, Chief Kid, 360KID
• Irene Weibel, VP International Co-Productions and Development at Corus Entertainment/Nelvana Studio
• Jacob Blackstock, CEO / Creative Designer / Lead Designer, Bitstrips Inc.
• Amar Varma, Co-Founder, Xtreme Labs
• Judy Perry, Research Manager, MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program
• Robert Ferrari, VP Global Publishing & Business Development, Sanrio Digital & Typhoon Games Studio
• David Kleeman, President, American Centre for Children and Media

To register, go to www.inplay2010.com and use the code: INDYF20 to receive 20% off the regular rate.

Did you know Manitoba is a lead province for a new national Cultural Event?

CULTURE DAYS LAUNCH

Location: The Winnipeg Art Gallery, 200 Memorial Boulevard
Date: April 20th, 2010
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm (Concert Noon to 1:00pm)
What: The official launch of Culture Days, a collaborative Canada-wide initiative that aims to raise awareness, increase access, participation and engagement by all Canadians in the arts
and culture.

On Tuesday, April 20th, Manitoba’s thriving artistic and cultural community is pleased to showcase some of its best local talent at the inaugural Canada-wide Culture Days kick-off celebration. Between 11am and 2pm, join us at the Winnipeg Art Gallery and immerse yourself in this interactive event featuring artists, musicians, actors, dancers and short films produced and performed by Manitobans of all ages. The concert includes the Summerbear Dance Troupe, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, PTE, Eagle and Hawk and Daniel ROA. This event is free of charge and is open to everyone.

For more information, visit: www.culturedays.ca

Contact: Nicole Matiation, Project Manager
nicolematiation@culturedays.ca
(204) 942-8221

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Le Manitoba s’affirme comme un « leader » national pour un nouvel événement culturel ?

Pour calendriers
Lieux : le Musée des beaux-arts, 200 av Memorial
Date : le 20 avril 2010
Heure : 11h00 à 14h00 (Spectacle de midi à 13h00)
Quoi : Le lancement officiel d’une collaboration pancanadienne qui a pour but de faire connaître,rendre accessible, et encourager la participation et l’engagement de tous les canadiens aux arts et à la culture dans leur communauté.

Mardi 20 avril, les artistes et organismes culturels du Manitoba vous invitent au lancement officiel
pancanadien de la Fête de la culture. Entre 11h00 et 14h00 soyez des nôtres au Musée des beaux-arts de Winnipeg afin de prendre un bain d’art et culture. Cet événement interactif mettra en vedette divers artistes, musiciens, acteurs, danseurs et quelques courts-métrages produits et mis en scène par des Manitobains de tous âges. Le spectacle inclut le « Summerbear Dance Troupe », the « Royal Winnipeg Ballet », « PTE », « Eagle and Hawk » et Daniel ROA. Cet événement est sans frais et ouvert à tous.

Pour plus d’information sur la Fête de la culture, visitez : www.fetedelaculture.ca

Contact : Nicole Matiation, Gestionnaire du projet
nicolematiation@fetedelaculture.ca
(204) 942-8221

DIGITAL DAY CONFERENCE
Stay Ahead of the Electronic Curve

Date: May 20, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: The Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg

Learn what it all means and stay ahead of the electronic marketing curve. Join the CMA on May 20, 2010 at the Fort Garry Hotel in Winnipeg for insight into current trends and facts in digital marketing. Be inspired to rethink your marketing programs, and engage with the digital marketing community to share ideas and best practices.

Participants at this event will be in for a high-energy, jam-packed day that will explore the latest digital trends, focus on what’s working and why, how to get buy-in on new technologies from senior decision makers, and strategies for implementation, regardless of size and budget.

CLICK HERE to learn more and to register for the event.

Early Bird Tickets: $175 for Members, $225 for Non-Members

Regular Tickets: $225 for Members, $275 for Non-Members

Early Bird Registration Closes: April 23rd at 5 PM

The Children`s Acting Center has moved! We would like to invite you to an Open House on Saturday, April 17th.

Time: 7:00pm
Date: Saturday, April 17th
Location: Osborne Village
                B1 101 #11 Evergreen
                BUZZ 182

Please join us for "wine and cheese" any time after 7 pm.

GIRL GEEK DINNER #3 - SOCIAL MEDIA
April 13, 2010 at 6PM
EAT! Bistro

Come and geek out with us at the next Winnipeg Girl Geek Dinner at EAT! Bistro in Aqua Books on April 13, 2010, starting at 6:00 PM. Everyone is invited; enthusiasts, students, professionals, young and old. Guys are invited too; the rule of thumb is to be invited by another girl attending. Admission is free, but you pay for your own food and drinks (excellently priced and delicious). There will be some door prizes drawn courtesy of Microsoft.

Please RSVP for free via EventBrite

This Month’s Topic: Social Media

The tools of social media are multiplying every day: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, FriendFeed, blogging, StumbleUpon, Google Apps… But behind them all is the idea of interacting with others for a variety of purposes in your professional and personal lives.
Liz Hover and Polly Washburn will present an overview and demonstration of some of the current tools for engaging with others in the digital world, and answer your questions. To attempt to tailor this ever-changing topic to meet the needs of their audience, Polly and Liz would like you to put the “interactive” into “media” via a short web survey.

The presenters:

Liz Hover moved to Winnipeg from London seven years ago. She works as digital media manager for the National Screen Institute – a film and television training school. She authors two blogs: Diary of a Web Gal and Hi, I’m Sadie Shih Tzu (nominated for a Canadian Weblog Award). Liz has presented workshops about the social web for the National Screen Institute, On Screen Manitoba, Canadian Women in Communications, the National Film Board and more. She also does web consulting to help develop and improve websites. Her passion is the internet and how to best use it as a communications professional.

Twitter: @lizhover @nsicanada @sadieshihtzu

Polly Washburn moved to Winnipeg from New York over 10 years ago. She is a film and digital media producer, owner of the production and consulting company Positron Media. She provides consulting and training in the areas of production and web marketing. She is currently producing three feature films, a couple of short ones, a collaborative online digital media project, an iPhone app and an augmented reality game. She has just launched a new blog ScreenLiving to examine content creation and distribution in a world where screens are both converging and proliferating.

Twitter: @pollywashburn

Yorkton, SK – The Yorkton Film Festival is pleased to announce the 13 members of the 2010 Golden Sheaf Awards adjudication jury.

The 13 jurors will preside over the awards selection for films in official competition, deciding the nominees and winners in 21 genre and 3 craft categories and the recipients of 4 special awards.

Category award nominations will be announced on March 15; Craft award nominations announced on April 12.

The 2010 award winners will be announced at the Golden Sheaf Awards Gala on Saturday May 30 during the 63rd annual Yorkton Film Festival May 27-30, 2010.

“We are extremely pleased to have such a diverse group of talented filmmakers from British Columbia to Nova Scotia adjudicating these incredible Canadian short films”, said Executive Director Randy Goulden.

The 2010 Golden Sheaf Award Jury members are:

Halifax, Nova Scotia - Kent Nason
Kent joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1973 as a cinematographer and participated in the formation of an NFB film production studio in the Atlantic region. He has photographed over 200 hundred films in his career and has traveled all over the world photographing films as well as edited, directed and produced documentaries. In 1998 he and his wife Teresa MacInnes formed Sea to Sea Productions and their documentaries have been broadcast nationally and internationally.

Montreal, Quebec - Germaine Ying Gee Wong
Germaine’s distinguished career at the National Film Board of Canada spanned three decades, with numerous credits in documentary and feature films. She has won many awards including the prestigious Caméra d'Or for Best First Feature film at the 2001 Cannes International Film Festival, numerous Genie awards and has been selected by the Toronto International Film Festival.

Toronto, Ontario - Hilary Armstrong
Former Senior Producer/Commissioning Editor for CBC Television’s documentary series, Witness and three-time Gemini Award winner. Now retired, her career in broadcasting began in 1972 as a story editor with Peter Gzowski’s This Country in the Morning and included producer/director and senior editor roles in a variety of news, current affairs and documentary programs, such as The Journal and Marketplace.

Toronto, Ontario - Alberta Nokes
Alberta has developed, financed, executive produced and commissioned more than 500 hours
of television from long-running factual series to award-winning feature documentaries on subjects ranging from archaeology to outlaw bikers. She has worked with Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, Peabody, Juno and Gemini award winning directors and producers, has written three factual series and has recently become an independent producer with her own company, La Sirena Inc. and has just joined Frantic Films as VP of Development.

Toronto, Ontario - Donna Dudinsky
Donna is an award-winning documentary film producer who researches, directs and produces in English and French. Currently at TFO, Donna has done archival, content and character research on hundreds of films. A children’s storyteller, she is on the Executive of the Canadian Association of Storytellers for Children and performs at concerts across the country.

Winnipeg, Manitoba - Jeff Newman
Jeff has crafted a career out of telling stories that reflect and celebrate human nature. From testing the limits of human endurance on Guinea Pig, to the bright lights of Broadway in Kyle Riabko: The Lead, from blood-soaked hockey rinks in Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice, to a surreal South American surf adventure in Breakbound, Jeff captures the unique, bizarre and beautiful qualities that bring his subjects to life. A Gemini Award winning director, Jeff’s eclectic resume includes writing, directing and editing credits.

Regina, Saskatchewan - Mark Bardley
Mark has worked in the Saskatchewan film and television industry since 1998. As the Business Affairs Manager at 291 Film Company, he has worked on the Gemini Award-winning Landscape as Muse and Saskatchewan River Delta and is currently producing the documentary series Untamed Gourmet and developing another, Great Minds of Design. Mark has served on the Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Filmpool Cooperative and QCC International Media Arts Festival, and produced and/or directed several documentary, experimental, drama, and music video projects.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Mike Gossedin
Mike became a screenwriter by attending the Aboriginal Storytellers Program with the National Screen Institute. There he worked with a team of emerging writers and mentor Peter Lauterman to develop and write Cashing In, a comedy/drama currently in it's second season. To date he has written scripts for Rabbit Fall, Cashing In, Wapos Bay and By The Rapids, as well as a monthly A&E column for Eagle Feather News.

Edmonton, Alberta - Eva Colmers
Eva is an independent filmmaker who has written and directed over a dozen of award-winning short films and documentaries which have been seen at many national and international festivals as well as on television and she has received several awards for her accomplishments. Eva has also exhibited some media installations and has created video collages for theatre, dance and orchestra. At this time, she is completing the comprehensive DVD collection, The Elder Project with the NFB. Eva is co-chair of DOC-Alberta and very active in her arts community.

Calgary, Alberta - Brent Kawchuk
Brent Kawchuk has written and produced television programming for networks across Canada including, has worked on award-winning shows and films, produced several music and performance specials as well as many award-winning commercials. Brent has co-written and co-produced independent feature length film and won a prestigious drama prize from the National Screen Institute. He has also worked for television channels such as CMT and Much Music, as well as completing several award-winning BravoFACT projects. Brent now makes his home in Calgary as an Executive producer for White Iron Pictures.

Vancouver, British Columbia - Anita Adams
Anita has over 20 years experience working in film and television. She got her start in the film industry as an actor and has also worked as development officer for Orca Productions, has produced her own short films, was an associate producer for the acclaimed Crazy8s Filmmaking project, and the coordinator for the CBC Television & British Columbia Film Signature Shorts Screenwriting Competition. In 2003, Anita launched the First Weekend Club, an initiative designed to build audiences for Canadian films and to support a film’s critical first weekend in theatres.

Vancouver, British Columbia - Charles Wilkinson
Charles has written and directed numerous dramatic films and TV programs for theatrical and network release. He wrote a feature piece in the Fall 09 Moviemaker magazine, and the 2nd edition of his book, The Working Director will soon be in book stores. He is a Professor in the Capilano University Film Center, and his current film Down Here is enjoying critical and audience success on the domestic and international festival circuit.

Vancouver, British Columbia - Ileana Pietrobruno
Ileana has written, directed, edited and produced several short films and features. Critics describe her films as drop-dead gorgeous, surprisingly innovative, oddly intriguing and seductively thought-provoking and they have won awards and screened at hundreds of festivals, including the Berlin International Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

About the Yorkton Film Festival
The Yorkton Film Festival is the longest running film festival in North America. In the 63 years of its existence, the Festival has developed a tradition of recognizing excellent films and providing great professional development and learning opportunities. The Festival recognizes outstanding Canadian short films and rewards the very best with the annual Golden Sheaf Awards. Join us May 27-30, 2010.

For information, contact

Randy Goulden, Executive Director
Yorkton Film Festival
306.782.7077
director@goldensheafawards.com
www.goldensheafawards.com

Kelly Hughes Live! High Life

Date: Friday, March 5, 7:00 pm
Location: Aqua Books (274 Garry Street, between Graham and Portage)
Cost: FREE

Host Kelly Hughes interviews High Life star Stephen Eric McIntyre, stunt coordinator Rick Skene and storyboarder Nicholas Burns.

Winnipeg's only live talk show, Kelly Hughes Live! brings you all the trappings you've come to expect from the television talk show: comedy, music and celebrities. The only difference is that you haven't heard of any of my guests, and you'll have to leave your house. So it's not that much like TV after all.

High Life (dir. Gary Yates, 2010) is a comedic heist movie from the flip-side of the 80's consumer dream. It's 1983, and petty-thief Dick gets a surprise visit from his unhinged former cellmate, Bug. When Bug gets Dick fired from his first straight job, Dick devises the perfect plan for some much needed, fast cash. The problem is, his crew is so rife with loathing that just getting to the bank's front door will take a miracle as the plan starts to unravel before Dick's eyes.

FREEZE FRAME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
For Children of all Ages
SEE FILMS - MAKE FILMS
March 4-13, 2010
IMAX Theatre / Globe Cinema / Portage Place / Artspace /  Cinematheque

For advance passes and tickets or to register for English or French workshops call 204-949-9355, 1-866-543-3378 or email info@freezeframeonline.org.  For a full schedule, visit our website: www.freezeframeonline.org.
 
Freeze Frame International Film Festival presents an award-winning collection of films made for children and young people from the all over the world, post-screening discussions and hands-on workshops with international, Canadian and local guest artists.  Find out what the 2010 festival has in store and why Winnipeg's own Freeze Frame is one of the top international children's film festivals.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:
- DVDs of the 2010 films – for review. Broadcast, or online news
- Interviews with Artistic Director Pascale Boutroy (pascal@mts.net)  227-1136, Executive Director Anna Fontaine (execdirector@freezeframeonline.org), 949-9355
- Interviews with guest filmmakers:  Francois Avard and Marie Cadieux mariec@magma.ca, marie@bellefeuilleproduction.ca (506)-855-8467
- Hi res colour photos
 
MEDIA CALL:  10:30 AM, Tuesday March 2nd, Portage Place, Third Floor - Interviews with our executive director, kids making their own animated movies at our traveling “Animation Station”, DVD copies of films from the festival and copies of films made by kids.

CONTACT:  CLAIRE MARCHAND (cell) 955-7751 (office) 949-9355, freezeframefestival@live.com

BOB CULBERT APPRECIATION NIGHT
With Special Guest Robert Hardy, Development Manager, Western Region, CTV

DATE: THURSDAY MARCH 4
TIME: 7:00 PM
PLACE: THE IRISH CLUB, 654 ERIN STREET

CASH BAR

DOC members free; $5 general admission for non-DOC members.

ONE ON ONE MEETINGS:
Robert Hardy and Bob Culbert available for one on one meetings with DOC Winnipeg members on March 4.

About Bob Culbert:
Bob Culbert was Vice-President of Documentaries for CTV. Until 2009, he was responsible for all network documentaries on CTV. Winnipeg productions were among them: As Seen on TV: The K-Tel Story (Midcanada), Music Rising (Frantic Films), There’s Something Out There (Farpoint Films), the forthcoming 4Teen Stories (Merit Motion Pictures) and Gemini-winner Hockey Brawl: Battle on Thin Ice (Numan Films).

Bob’s impact on the independent documentary community in Winnipeg has been unparalled.

Previously, Culbert had a distinguished 29-year career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. From 1994 to1999, he was Executive Director of News and Current Affairs. In this role, he was responsible for all network news and current affairs programming, and Newsworld, CBC’s 24-hour news channel.

From 1991 to 1994, he held the position of Area Head of Network TV Current Affairs, responsible for all network current affairs programming, all documentary specials and documentary series. From 1981 to 1991, Culbert worked at the CBC’s daily current affairs program The Journal, becoming Senior Producer. He was Area Head of all television news and current affairs programming for CBC Nova Scotia from 1979 to 1981. He joined CBC Winnipeg in 1970, working in both television news and current affairs.

In addition to his television journalism experience, he also worked in print media in Northern Ireland and the Winnipeg Free Press (1968-1970), after immigrating to Canada in 1968. Culbert is a member of the Board of Directors of Hot Docs, North America's largest documentary festival. He is also on the steering committee for Innoversity. For 18 years, Culbert has taught a course in documentary programming at Ryerson University in Toronto, and teaches at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ont. Culbert was also the recipient of the Academy Achievement Award at the 2006 Gemini Awards.

Because no matter what business you're in, you have to sell.

About Girl Drinks
A group of women who were together at the CMA (Canadian Marketing Association-Manitoba Chapter) luncheon the other day thought that it would be a fun idea for women in the business of advertising and marketing to get together every so often for an informal time of drinks and networking.

First meeting:

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 5:00 pm
Place: Lounge at Confusion Corner (Osborne and Corydon)

No need to RSVP - just show up if you can make it

PS please feel free to pass this along to any female in the business who you think would like to attend

March 23, 2010: “Cashing In”: From Concept to Completion – How a TV Show is Made in Manitoba

Learn about the process of taking a television project from development to broadcast! Join CWC Manitoba Region on Tuesday, March 23 for a panel with the Manitoba production team behind the first season of “Cashing In”, a half-hour series, aired on APTN and Showcase. This event will be moderated by Alison Gilmor, Entertainment Critic and Journalist.

Confirmed panelists for this event:

- Jean du Toit, Producer, Buffalo Gal Pictures

- Vanessa Loewen, Producer, Animiki See

- Phyllis Laing, Executive Producer, Buffalo Gal Pictures

- Elizabeth Denny, Writer

- Brandice Vivier, Program Manager, National Screen Institute

Presented in partnership with On Screen Manitoba

Event Details:

Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Check-in at 11:30 a.m., Lunch at 12:00 p.m.)
Location: The Park Theatre, 698 Osborne Street, Winnipeg

CWC and OSM Members*: $35
Non-Members: $50
Students: $20 (Rate is for full-time students only. Students will be required to show valid student ID at the door on day of event. Student spaces are limited.)
All Prices include GST (R130652902)
Lunch is included.

*Members who have registered for the 2009-2010 Full-Season Subscription DO NOT have to register for this event! You're already on the list!

Register Now!
Online registration deadline is March 21, 2010

Our cancellation policy allows for refunds up to 3 days before the event, after which we regret that we will not be able to offer you a refund.

*Note: OSM Members to receive the $35 registration rate please select the OSM member option ont he registration page.

About the television series Cashing In:

Cashing In is a half-hour comedy drama set on Stonewalker First Nation, nestled comfortably beside an affluent beach community in Southern Manitoba.

With a diverse cast of shark executives, smooth dealers, scheming slicksters and colourful community members, the North Beach Casino is a successful gaming palace recently purchased by Matthew Tommy and his casino empire. His mission: to make North Beach North America's #1 First Nation Casino.

Season 1 of Cashing In was produced by Buffalo Gal Pictures and Animiki See Digital Productions Inc. for APTN and Canwest. The series is directed by Norma Bailey.

Find out more about Cashing In at the websites below:

Buffalo Gal Pictures
APTN
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TRLabs Information & Communication Technologies Symposium 2010 in Winnipeg will explore the theme of "Converged Digital Media".

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Place: Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave

Featured speakers and discussion panelists from the telecommunications & digital media industries, together with researchers, policy makers, financiers and visionaries will discuss the implications of the "convergence" of telecommunication networks with New Media.

What are the disruptive applications, creative opportunities and new business models that lay at the confluence of converged telecommunication networks, information technology and New Media?

Join us at the 2010 TRLabs ICT Symposium to learn and get connected with the people creating the next great communications revolution!

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TRLabs is a not-for-profit, tri-partite, applied R&D consortium with a mission to foster information and communication technology innovations. With an industry-led pre-competitive research program, community connector activities and other industry services, TRLabs fast tracks innovation to market by creating innovative technologies, training students, and working with its partners to accelerate technology commercialization.

Friday February 26 from 1 - 2pm
$7 ACI Manitoba members/$12 non members - includes lunch from Human Bean Coffee & Tea
The Buchwald Room at the Millennium Library, Second Floor, 251 Donald Street

Presenter: Media Panel moderated by RoseAnna Schick (RAS Creative)

Hear the insiders’ advice from print, television and radio media in a panel presentation moderated by a publicist in the arts and creative industries. Panel: John Kendle, Canstar News/Uptown Magazine; More to come.

Reserve your spot and lunch today! contact admin@creativemanitoba.ca or ph:204-927-2787

Promotion through Publicity
Media Panel moderated by RoseAnna Schick (RAS Creative)

Hear the insiders’ advice from print, television and radio media in a panel presentation moderated by a publicist in the arts and creative industries. Panel: John Kendle, Canstar News/Uptown Magazine; and Laurie Langcastor, CJOB.

RAS Creative is a strategic communications company specializing in publicity and promotions, writing and editing, research and consulting, and project management for music and motion pictures, special events, sports and entertainment, travel and tourism, and the Aboriginal community. Since 1995, company president RoseAnna Schick has worked on more than 60 film and television productions, over 50 special events and creative projects, and with dozens of musicians. RoseAnna was proud to be recognized by her peers with nomination for the Manitoba Women Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in 2007. www.ras-creative.com

For all you film buffs, here's your chance to shine!

Date: Thursday, 25 February 2010
Time: 19:00 - 22:00
Location: Kings Head Pub

Get your company team together and put your movie trivia skills to the test! This first annual "Movie Trivia Night" is a fundraiser for Freeze Frame/Storyline FX Inc. and will help promote this year's Freeze Frame International Film Festival!

Entry fee is $100 per team, with a maximum of four members per team. Only 20 teams can enter and tickets are going fast so make sure you confirm your attendance ASAP!

Doors open at 7:00, with the trivia contest starting at 7:30. Let's get out as many film, television, and media production people here in Winnipeg to help support this great cause. Prizes and bragging rights for the winning team!

Freeze Frame, Winnipeg’s Media Arts Centre and the 14th annual International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages, is pleased to present a NEW ‘Traveling Animation Station’ series.

Supported by Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 and the Winnipeg Arts Council, Freeze Frame will be touring Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba, visiting as many communities as possible during various events, such as Carnivals, Family Fun Days, Children and Youth programs etc.

The Traveling Animation Station is a bilingual, informal and fun hands-on workshop that will be presented free of charge to the public. It is designed to encourage children, teens and adults to explore the world of stop motion animation. Kids of all ages, including the very young, will create characters out of plasticine, paper and other recycled materials. The characters are brought to life through a series of digital photos, that are edited and played back. A selection of the animated shorts will be posted on the Freeze Frame web site.

“The Animation Station is one of our most popular and widely accessible activities. We’re definitely having fun, but we’re also showing children and families how films are made,” says Freeze Frame Executive Director, Anna Fontaine.

The Animation Station is warm-up to the actual annual international film festival. The Festival features films made for young audiences from the world over and lots of opportunity for hands-on workshops under the direction of guest filmmakers. Participants at each Traveling Animation Station location will have the chance to win a Family Pass for the Festival. Held at Portage Place, Globe Cinema and the Cinemathèque from March 4th to the 13th, 2010 Freeze Frame’s Fourteenth Annual International Film Festival for Kids of All Ages is sure to be a highlight for schools and families alike.

To have Freeze Frame’s Traveling Animation Station come to your community event contact us toll free at: 1-866- 543-3378 or by email: info@freezeframeonline.org.

It's Power Hour time! Join us at our next event - FREE for CWC Members!

Thank you to everyone who filled out our Power Hour survey. We have been collecting your input and "the survey says"... at our next Power Hour event you want to learn more about pitching and producing interactive media!

Following a great turnout at our first Power Hour event in October, CWC Manitoba Region is pleased to announce our next Power Hour event on Wednesday, January 20 - Pitching and Producing Interactive Media.

Our special guest Ryan FitzGerald, President and CEO of Rogue Nation Studios and Executive Director of Fortune Cat Games Studio will share his experiences and answer our questions about interactive media.

The Power Hour is a casual after-work get together where you can nibble on appetizers, mingle with your peers and learn about communications industry topics of interest or concern to you. Appetizers will be provided courtesy of our venue, The District Cocktail Lounge!

Introduce a friend or colleague to CWC for only $10! This event is FREE for CWC Members. FREE wireless available at the venue - bring your laptop!

Why Attend?
Converging technology and the proliferation of content consumed outside traditional broadcast mediums presents:
opportunities for content creators to tell stories in new ways, reach new audiences and reach larger audiences AND
opportunities for businesses to extend the brand experience and attract and engage the consumer in new ways.

If you have questions about what interactive media is, how to create interactive media content, who you can work with on interactive media projects, how to pitch interactive projects, markets for interactive product, or what funding is available to help you develop and produce interactive projects, then this workshop is for you!

Details
Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Time: 5 - 6:30 p.m. (Appetizers and mingling at 5 p.m., workshop begins at 5:30 p.m.) Cash Bar
Location: The District Cocktail Lounge, 177 Lombard Avenue

Members: Free (Online registration is required)
Non-Members: $10 (Online registration is required)
All Prices include GST (R130652902)
*Members who have registered for the 2009-2010 Full-Season Subscription DO NOT have to register for this event! You're already on the list!

Register Now!
Online registration deadline is January 18, 2010

Our cancellation policy allows for refunds up to 3 days before the event, after which we regret that we will not be able to offer you a refund.

About Ryan FitzGerald

Ryan FitzGerald has written for linear and non-linear media in film, TV and new media. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab’s Interactive Art & Entertainment Program and the National Screen Institute’s Features First Program which launched funded development of the feature film Chroma and its own alternate reality game, Ars Finium. Ryan was selected for the National Screen Institute’s inaugural playWRITE Program. He has taught convergence media nationally for both the Cultural Human Resources Council and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. He is on the advisory board of New Media Manitoba and the Winnipeg Chapter of the International Game Developers Association. Ryan is currently the President & CEO of Rogue Nation Studios and the Executive Director of the game development incubator Fortune Cat Games Studio. He lives in Winnipeg with his family and three-legged dog named Typo.

Upcoming Events

January 15, 2010: CWC-AFC Webinar: Privacy 2.0 with Sacha Fraser, Xerox Canada FREE for CWC Members!
January 20, 2010: Pitching and Producing Interactive Media Power Hour
February 9, 2010: 5th Annual Key Communicators Luncheon