On Screen Manitoba

In the spirit of the Holidays, let me share with you a touching bonne nouvelle. A family in Ethiopia will soon be living in a brand-new house, thanks to the generosity of moviegoers in Manitoba!

The OSM office will be closed on December 24th and reopen January 3.

On Screen Manitoba annonce que Nicole Matiation a accepté le poste de directrice générale de l’association.

On Screen Manitoba is pleased to announce that Nicole Matiation has accepted the role of Executive Director of the association.

Hello all.

I’d like to inform you of a benefit concert coming up for a friend of mine, and a friend of many people in Winnipeg, especially music lovers - Bill Merritt. You’ll find more information down below.

Hello Members & Friends,

As your careers and businesses flourish and grow, we want to be able to meet your needs and evolve with you. Which is why we are proud to inform you that as of this year, On Screen Manitoba will be focusing efforts and resources on web & mobile based tools to help increase the profile of our members. Through the development of an OSM Member Directory iPhone Application (to be launched April 2011) and our Member Directory currently available at www.onscreenmanitoba.com, we will be able to reach a broader audience. By using tools that are dynamic (i.e.: allow for change), we can serve you better. These tools grant you unlimited access to your On Screen Manitoba member profile, which means you can change it as often as you like, upload photos, add new contacts or consistently update your bio to feature your most current projects & experience! Think of the possibilities...

Dear members and friends,

Happy nearly end of year!

A heartfelt thank-you to everyone who attended the AGM last week. It was a surprisingly emotional event for me... although I managed to stay dry-eyed thank-gosh! Please read my report for a gushy review of the AGM.

Please take a moment to read the notice below. There are proposed by-law changes that will be voted on at the On Screen Manitoba AGM along with the elections for the Board of Directors.

It's time to RSVP for the On Screen Manitoba Annual General Meeting!

DATE: Thursday, November 25th, 2010
TIME: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
PLACE: Fort Garry Hotel, The Club Room, 222 Broadway

This year's Industry Wide Holiday Party took place on December 3 at 6 Degrees Martini Bar & Wine Lounge. The festivities included a delicious Candy Bar & Raffle Prizes. John Barnard of Farpoint Films outbid all others to win a Full Delegate pass to the 2011 BANFF WORLD TELEVISION FESTIVAL +nextMEDIA (June 12-15, 2011).

On Screen Manitoba's ALL ACCESS 2010 has wrapped up and it's time to reflect and share thoughts on this amazing event! Please note that video & photos of the panels will be featured shortly on www.allaccessosm.com. Please stay tuned for more details.

On Screen Manitoba's ALL ACCESS 2010 has wrapped up and it's time to reflect and share thoughts on this amazing event! Please note that video & photos of the panels will be featured on www.allaccessosm.com.

Thanks to everyone who completed OSM’s 2010 Membership Review Survey conducted in July 2010. The membership has spoken, and by gosh we're listening. We’ve already begun incorporating a lot of the feedback received into our daily efforts and strategy here at OSM.

Hello Members,

On Screen Manitoba is very happy to inform you that ACCESS to MARKETS is reopened for this fiscal year. We were able to find a little more funding for this popular program.

Written By: Gemma Manangan, OSM Communications Coordinator

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending IN 10 – The Interactive Exchange, September 13-14 in Downtown Toronto. The conference is organized by Interactive Ontario, and brings together the top creative and business minds from the screen-based media industry for two days of panels, discussions and networking. The two-day event focused on interactive content and communications technology.

With the overwhelming success of ALL ACCESS: The TV Edition (2009) and ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator (2010), On Screen Manitoba is happy to announce that we will be delivering our next edition in this series!

Dear members and community friends,

It is with regret that we must inform you that due to very heavy demand and limited budgets within our ACCESS Project, On Screen Manitoba is closing the ACCESS to MARKETS Program and the PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND.

On Screen Manitoba wants YOU (to apply, that is)!

If you have been waiting to hire a consultant to take your company to the next level, wait no longer! On Screen Manitoba will contribute up to 70% to a cap of $5,000.00 per successful applicant per year via the Corporate Capacity Growth Program! What are you waiting for?

The Corporate Capacity Growth Program is an industry driven initiative that supports strategic and business planning for high-potential Manitoba production companies, from Emerging to Established.

The upcoming deadlines are three deadlines this year: Wednesday, September 15th and November 15th, 2010

Dear Members,

As of October it will have been one year since our Communications Coordinator, Gemma Manangan, began working as part of team OSM. During her time here she has taken the communications of our association to another level, setting the bar higher than anticipated. We have watched her evolve and grow into her position, making it her own.

In this picture: Tannis Hogue, Shelly Tyler, Executive Producer Jamie Brown, Actor Brendan Gall, Actress Siobhan Murphy, Flor Marcelino, Ari Lantos, Paul Gross, Louise O'Brien-Moran, Kathy Currie, Tara Walker, Gemma Manangan, Paula Devonshire. CREDIT: Allen Fraser Photography

CBC Television series Men With Brooms (Season 1) wraps up production in Winnipeg today, Friday, August 27, 2010 and with this reminder I am flooded with memories of the time I was fortunate enough to visit the set.

It is with very mixed emotions that we share with you the news that we will be losing one of our strongest board members Mark Saidi who served on the Board of Directors as one of our Professional Services Chairs. Mark was the Senior Account Manager, Commercial Financial Services at Royal Bank of Canada and has been promoted to Deputy Vice President, Commercial Banking for Regina, Parkland and Southern Saskatchewan, and will be re-locating to Regina. We wish you the best of luck in your future endeavours Mark!

Please welcome our newest board member Lawrence Dennis, appointed by the Board to be the Interim Professional Services Chair, the position previously held by Mark Saidi, until the AGM in November. Lawrence was also elected to fill the roles of Vice-Chair Finance and Treasurer from now until the AGM.

Jurors Louise O'Brien-Moran, David Christensen and Dwight Iwan (left to right) present Ryan FitzGerald (second to left) his over-sized cheque as host Evan Campbell (far right) says a few words

On Screen Manitoba would like to congratulate Ryan FitzGerald (President & CEO of Rogue Nation Studios) who walked away with an oversized novelty cheque at the 2010 Rogers and Manitoba Film & Music $15,000 Pitch. FitzGerald was one of eight finalists, selected from 47 applicants to participate in the event this past Saturday during the 2010 Gimli Film Festival.

On behalf of OSM and our members, I wanted to take a moment to recognize the contributions of Susan Millican, NSI-Canada's departing CEO. Her work through leadership roles at WTN, the Women's Television Network and then at the NSI have significantly contributed to developing Manitoba's talent base and production industry. Under her leadership, the NSI grew into a highly respected and effective national training force that gives Manitoba a competitive strength and a point of great pride!

On behalf of the Board of Directors of On Screen Manitoba, we wish to inform you that our Executive Director Tara Walker has let us know that she plans to pursue an MBA degree next year and will therefore be leaving OSM. While we recognize Tara's huge value to OSM, we also encourage her to continue to develop her skills and follow her dreams. So it is with mixed feelings that we received her news and that we pass it on to you. She has given us lots of notice so we can seek out our next ED and affect an orderly transition.

By Gemma Manangan, Communications Coordinator

Ross McMillan. Beloved actor. Playwright. Aspiring television writer. 2009 ROGERS AND MANITOBA FILM & MUSIC winner. It was during the Gimli Film Festival last year where Ross McMillan stopped being an ASPIRING television writer and took his first steps to BECOMING one. In front of a panel of four judges and a live audience Ross pitched his idea for a series called Eco Café.

ON SCREEN MANITOBA MEMBER DIRECTORY iPHONE APP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (PDF)

As always, if you are planning a Market trip, pursuing a Professional Development opportunity, or have been invited to screen your work or appear on a panel at a Festival, the deadlines are 30 days prior to the event or opportunity. You can download the applications and guidelines for Access to Markets, the Professional Development Plan, and Access to Festivals at http://www.onscreenmanitoba.com/programs

For those of you new to On Screen Manitoba, or who just can’t quite remember what program does what for you, here is a little primer on our full slate of ACCESS goodness:

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Application & Guidelines for the Corporate Capacity Growth Program!

On Screen Manitoba is proud to present

THE NEW REALITIES OF SCREEN-BASED MEDIA IN CANADA:
National Leaders from the CMF, CRTC, NFB and MFM come together to discuss what this means for creators here in Manitoba

In January On Screen Manitoba in partnership with New Media Manitoba brought you world-renowned strategic innovation practitioner, international lecturer and author Alexander Manu as the keynote speaker for ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator.

Dear Members and Friends,

An update from me is long overdue! There’s so much to share with you...that's why my update is so long!

If you hadn’t already noticed, at long last you can download the applications and guidelines in either DOC or PDF format for the 2010-2011 Access to Markets (AtoM), Access to Festivals (AtoF) and the Professional Development Fund (PDF) by visiting www.onscreenmanitoba.com/programs

Directors: Jeff Peeler/Kyle Irving
DOP: Kim Bell
Editor: Andrew Shire
Composer: Sean Pierce

Gemma Manangan, OSM Communications Assistant

On Wednesday, March 10, a few brave new thinkers were in Winnipeg to discuss film distribution in a digital world. The panel was organized by NSI-Canada’s Liz Hover and took place at The Urban Shaman Gallery. If you weren't able to attend, NSI Canada will be posting up the video from the event within the next few weeks.

Didn't get to attend ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator? Or were you there and had to step out for a few minutes to take an important call and missed out on some info? Or maybe you're just one of those people who likes to watch the same movie repeatedly?

Alexander Manu (Innospa International) was the keynote speaker at ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator. His insightful and thought provoking presentation is now available for download.

Alexander Manu's Presentation (PDF)

By Claudia Garcia de la Huerta

When the news hit last week that the National Film Board’s Winnipeg office would be undergoing a massive downsizing, Manitoba’s screen based industry was in shock. Not only for the loss of 4 dedicated employees but also what this would mean in the long-term for our industry.

ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator was brought to you by On Screen Manitoba in partnership with New Media Manitoba.

With the overwhelming success of our inaugural ALL ACCESS: The TV Edition in the spring of 2009, it was evident that Manitoba’s screen-based media industry wants more ACCESS! We are happy to announce that On Screen Manitoba will be delivering two conferences in 2010 -  ALL ACCESS: The Digital Incubator (January 28) and ALL ACCESS: TV 2010 (April).

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

On Screen Manitoba in partnership with New Media Manitoba present: