| Chris Adams, Film, New Media and TV Producer will visit The Cerntre for Creative Communications on Sept. 9 – 10, 2009, speaking with students and faculty from The School of Communications, Media and Design.
Adams is an internationally recognized new media pioneer, entertainment industry executive and social entrepreneur and co-founded Participant Productions in 2004 with Jeff Skoll, eBay’s first President.
Participant’s first slate of films including Syriana, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon; North Country, starring Charlize Theron; Good Night and Good Luck, starring David Strathairn and George Clooney were nominated for an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards. Chris is also proud to have identified and helped develop former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth which, along with Gore’s work, participated in his being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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INDUSTRY INITIATIVES – BULLETIN : THE ENTERTAINMENT AND CREATIVE CLUSTER PARTNERSHIPS FUND REMINDER: Pre-Qualification Deadline – Wednesday, September 9, 2009 by 5pm
OMDC has launched a call for applications for The Entertainment and Creative Partnerships Fund, a program of the Ministry of Culture, co-administered by the Ontario Media Development Corporation. The Fund assists Ontario’s Entertainment and Creative Cluster stakeholders in the commercial theatre, film and television, interactive digital media, music, book and magazine industries by supporting strategic partnerships that develop fresh approaches and solutions to the priorities and needs of the cluster.
The Program Guidelines Package is available on the OMDC website ( www.omdc.on.ca ) – under Programs / The Entertainment and Creative Partnerships Fund or by clicking here: Guidelines and Application Forms .
To begin the pre-qualification process, please contact: Program Coordinator: Matt Hilliard-Forde
Phone: (416) 642-6632 Email: mh illiard-forde@omdc.on.ca
Tate Britain, the home of British art from 1500 to the present, is seeking to appoint a Director to lead the Gallery.
The new Director will succeed Stephen Deuchar, who has been appointed Director of The Art Fund, joining Tate Britain at a time when a major programme of capital development is under way and when the opportunity to develop a vision of engagement with historic and contemporary British art has never been more exciting. Reporting to Nicholas Serota, Tate’s Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic vision for Tate Britain, building on the successes which have been achieved in recent years.
He or she will conceive and execute the public programme at Tate Britain, representing the Gallery both externally and internally, whilst also working within the Director’s Group developing the Tate-wide Strategic Plan. Candidates for the post will need to command respect across the organisation of Tate, have extraordinary creative vision and demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively with senior colleagues in line with Tate’s cultural objectives.
Please contact Tamsin Chandler of Liz Amos Associates on +44 (0) 20 7664 8601 or at tamsin.chandler@lizamosassociates.com to learn more or to receive an application pack. Information is also available at http://www.tate.org.uk or http://www.lizamosassociates.com Closing date: 14 September 2009.
For 480 million people, this is a big deal.
A legal battle has put the future of Skype in jeopardy, according to eBay, which owns the online communications system. If Skype loses the right to use a key part of its software and can’t create an adequate replacement, “Skype’s business as currently conducted would likely not be possible,” eBay said in its quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/31/skype.lawsuit.threat/index.html
Entertainment industry heavyweights Larry Mirkin, Alyse Rosenberg and Sarah Haasz are the latest to jump on board as faculty for the new Children’s Entertainment: writing, production and management program at The Centre for Creative Communications Centennial College.
Mirkin has produced over 200 television programs and has worked on many others as writer or executive story editor, and worked with the legendary Jim Henson, producing “Fraggle Rock” and “The Jim Henson Hour,” as well as consulting on many other projects, including the feature films “Labyrinth” and “The Witches.”
Rosenberg is a well known Canadian writer, director and producer with extensive credits in children and youth entertainment programming including creating the half hour television series READY OR NOT and has worked with or for Global Television, Showtime Networks, The Disney Channel, ABC Family, Teletoon, CBC and Nickelodeon, among others.
http://www.centennialcollege.ca/thecentre/childrensentertainment
The moniker film festival is something of a misnomer, considering the expansive nature of film, video and multimedia that has incrementally grown to become a significant feature of this festival and the art world in general. Nevertheless, this ever expanding visual repertoire continues its dissection and critique of the pressing issues of the day, in an increasingly fragile world.
For program details and tickets: http://www.fabfilmfest.ca/
The 4th annual Electric Eclectics Festival presents cutting-edge, avant-garde and experimental music by world-renowned musicians, media artists, sound artists and performance artists. The Electric Eclectics Festival takes place in Meaford, Ontario, during the July 31 – August 2 long weekend, with pre-festival exhibitions running July 4 – August 29. Electric Eclectics Festival info is at www.electric-eclectics.com.
The Electric Eclectics Festival takes place on “the Funny Farm”, the site of many artistic and musical ventures, with spectacular views of the breathtaking landscape of the Bighead River Valley, overlooking Georgian Bay. Camping is encouraged and is included with all ticket purchases.
Selected by Festival audiences as one of their Top Ten favourites of Hot Docs 2009, Anders Høgsbro Østergaard’s BURMA VJ opens in Toronto on Friday, August 7th at the Royal Cinema.
Kyaw Zaw Wai, spokesperson for the Burmese Temple, will be in attendance for a post-screening Q & A. On Saturday evening, several monks and members of the Burmese community will peacefully march down College Street towards the Royal Cinema, marking the anniversary of the uprising.
The film also opens in Vancouver on August 7 and screens at the Mayfair in Ottawa from August 7 – 11.
Vancouver, July 29 2009 - Your short film could be part of the sights and sounds of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
CODE, the Cultural Olympiad’s digital edition, is calling for submissions of original concepts for CODE Motion Pictures , a themed strand of short films showcasing human bodies in motion. The selected films will be featured on towering high-definition screens in Vancouver and Whistler, and on computer monitors around the world, during the 2010 Winter Games.
The theme of the short films is the human body in motion; its power and frailty in facing the challenges of sport, art and life. Art films, physical comedy, compelling stories of courage and endurance from dance to athletics: you supply the creative vision, we’ll power up the screens.
In partnership with Telefilm Canada and the Association of Provincial Film Funding Agencies, CODE will commission the production of up to 12 two-minute shorts from filmmakers across Canada. It’s an opportunity for Canada’s filmmakers to show the world what they’re made of, and for audiences across the country and around the world to enjoy the full range of Cultural Olympiad programming.
The deadline for submissions is August 31 , 2009 . Go to vancouver2010.com/code/motionpictures to learn more about CODE, and for guidelines and application details.
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