Hart House Film Board

Film Board Newsletter – July 5

1. Learn Filmmaking at Hart House

Filmmaking classes start this week: Learn Fundamentals of Directing, Directing Documentaries (almost sold out), Screenwriting, Final Cut Pro, Documenting Fieldwork and more. Details and registration

Film Board Newsletter – June 14

1. NXNE Film Festival (June 16-June 19)

Where music is the star: the world’s best features, docs and shorts. All about music.

Tickets and details at www.nxne.com

2. Doc Now (Until June 26)

Film, photography and new media from Ryerson’s MFA program. Free. Various venues.

For more information, visit www.docnow.ca

3. Summer Filmmaking Workshops now on sale

A perfect selection of entry-level filmmaking classes in writing, directing, editing and documentary filmmaking. For complete details and registration: http://www.uofttix.ca/view.php?id=662

4. New at Hart House – The Actors Training Summer Conservatory

A 4-week intensive conservatory training with Kevin McCormick and a faculty of renowned educators. For details and registration: http://www.uofttix.ca/view.php?id=664

Film Board Newsletter, May 31

1. Worldwide Short Film Festival (June 1-6)

North America’s largest shorts film festival is back!

For program and information, visit http://www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com

2. LIFT OUT LOUD. Wednesday June 9 at 7pm.

THE LIAISON OF INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS OF TORONTO PRESENT

LIFT OUT LOUD

A Bi-Monthly Screenplay Reading Series With Guest Moderator

MAUREEN DOREY (CFC story editor)

*Two short screenplays for discussion:*

Orphaned written by Temenuga Trifonova

A delusional man escapes from an asylum in late 19th century Paris.
Following a series of accidental encounters, his delusions materialize until
he commits the ultimate offense: murder.

Scars written by Cody Campanale

On a cold winter evening, a group of close friends play an
unconventional game of sharing each other’s dark secrets. What is meant to
be harmless fun soon turns into revelations of betrayal and jealousy.

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

*7:00 pm   Admission: $5*

XPACE  -  58 Ossington Avenue (just north of Queen street)

*GUEST MODERATOR – MAUREEN DOREY:*

Maureen Dorey is a free-lance analyst and story editor who helps writers
renew their inspiration and find their voices.  Her production credits
include: * HIDDEN*, written by David Shamoon, now filming with director
Agnieska Holland, *A STONE’S THROW* written by Garfield Lindsay Miller and
Camelia Frieberg, *MOCCASIN FLATS, SEASON II*, *RANDOM PASSAGE*, and the
feature film* MILE ZERO*.   Other credits include* BORN INTO THIS*,*
EXTRAORDINARY
VISITOR*, and* ON MY MIND*.  She has acted as consultant to the National
Screen Institute, Praxis Film Works, NIFCO and B.C. Film, and has been Story
Editor in Residence to the Canadian Film Centre’s Writers Lab for the past
seven years and has acted as story editor on *NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY*, *THE DARK
HOURS, SIBLINGS, HORSIE**’**S RETREAT* and* SHOW ME.*

PIZZA will be served.     Join us afterwards at *The Ossington’s LIFT OUT
LOUD Meet & Greet*

 3. TORONTO SOUNDS is looking for lighting and audio assistant

TORONTO SOUNDS is an ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL (and hhfb) supported feature documentary on the culture of electronic music in toronto. Through event

footage, profiles and interviews – we explore the creative process of an emerging artform.

we’re shooting starting mid june… and we’re looking for 2 student-filmmakers to join the crew as:

   1. LIGHTING ASSISTANT x 1

   2. AUDIO ASSISTANT x 1

compensation:

   - expenses covered for trasportation and shoot only. otherwise GRATIS.

time:

   - required for UP TO the following dates:

   - June 12, 13, 14, 30, july 9, and 5 more dates (TBD) between July 15-Oct

   31

   - 90% weekends, but some awkward weekend hours to be expected…

some experience is good, but easy to get along with-ness is better

you’ll be working under award-winning DPs and Audio guys in complicated shooting situations – so it should be fun!

pls send cv/links to torontosoundsproject@gmail.com with SUBJECT LINE: HHFB

CREW APP before june 1.

www.torontosoundsproject.com for more info.

4. U of T’s television station is looking for filmmakers

“University of Toronto Television is UofT’s very own television station, where students can write, act, and direct their own shows.  Right now we’re looking for enthusiastic people who are skilled in any areas related to film making.  We’re also looking for submissions of short films students may have done in the past, to be featured on the website (www.uttv.ca).  Thank you for your time.”

5. Toronto Urban Film Festival. Early Bird deadline approaching.

Making a great one-minute film, that’s TUFF!

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), the only festival of its

kind in North America, is a 10-day long public film festival that

reaches over 1.3 million subway commuters daily. TUFF is looking

for the best one-minute silent films from across Canada and around

the world.

REMINDER: The deadline to submit without a fee is May 31st. Fees

start at $10 CAD on June 1st and rise to $15 CAD on July 1st.

Films are selected by a guest jury of well known filmmakers,

programmers and academics in the field. The TUFF 2010 Jury:

Min Sook Lee, Jorge Lozano, Kathleen Mullen, Sarah Robayo Sheridan,

Haema Sivanesan, and Michael Zryd.

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/386b7f699b

Top awards will be selected by this year’s guest judge,

Academy Award nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

Over $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the winning

films, with a top prize of a 5 star trip for two to Jamaica.

www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/awards

Artist fees of $100 will be payed to every film selected by

our jury to screen on the TTC and on the TUFF website.

The festival runs from September 10 – 19, 2010, at the same

time as TIFF. Films are presented on the Onestop network of

270 subway platform screens inside the TTC, and featured on

the new and improved TUFF website.

Filmmakers, animators and video artists are invited to submit

one-minute silent films that speak to an urban audience.

Programming themes this year are: Urban Encounters and

Other Stories; Our Environment and Urban Growth; The Medium

is the Message; Urban Ideas and Politics; Urban Journeys; The City

is a Poem; After Night Falls.

While you’re submitting a film to TUFF, don’t forget you can

also submit it to our friends at the One Minute Film and Video

Festival,

-

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/cb00b82e2f  also in Toronto.

Submit your film before June 1st and avoid the $10 entry fee.

Fees rise to $15 on July 1st. Final Deadline: July 15th.

www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

TUFF is co-produced by ONESTOP Media Group -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/814d7227c8 

and Art for Commuters -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/90dee4aaf3 and

funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Film Board Newsletter, May 24

1.  Inside Out LGBT Film and Video Festival

Queer film and video fetival with screenings, performances, parties and more.

Various venues.

Visit www.insideout.on.ca for more information.

2. Worldwide Short Film Festival 2010 BOX OFFICE IS OPEN!

Visit the box office located at Cumberland Terrace, 2 Bloor Street West, or call us at 416 929 2232. You can also visit us online for full festival program and ticketing information at shorterisbetter.com. [ http://www.bettermail.ca/ct/213/108303/106097208/282a937fbd0c23e216d8470f0bb42935 ]

 3. TORONTO SOUNDS is looking for lighting and audio assistant

TORONTO SOUNDS is an ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL (and hhfb) supported feature documentary on the culture of electronic music in toronto. Through event

footage, profiles and interviews – we explore the creative process of an emerging artform.

we’re shooting starting mid june… and we’re looking for 2 student-filmmakers to join the crew as:

   1. LIGHTING ASSISTANT x 1

   2. AUDIO ASSISTANT x 1

compensation:

   - expenses covered for trasportation and shoot only. otherwise GRATIS.

time:

   - required for UP TO the following dates:

   - June 12, 13, 14, 30, july 9, and 5 more dates (TBD) between July 15-Oct

   31

   - 90% weekends, but some awkward weekend hours to be expected…

some experience is good, but easy to get along with-ness is better

you’ll be working under award-winning DPs and Audio guys in complicated shooting situations – so it should be fun!

pls send cv/links to torontosoundsproject@gmail.com with SUBJECT LINE: HHFB

CREW APP before june 1.

www.torontosoundsproject.com for more info.

4. U of T’s television station is looking for filmmakers

“University of Toronto Television is UofT’s very own television station, where students can write, act, and direct their own shows.  Right now we’re looking for enthusiastic people who are skilled in any areas related to film making.  We’re also looking for submissions of short films students may have done in the past, to be featured on the website (www.uttv.ca).  Thank you for your time.”

5. En Route Film Festival Call for submissions (deadline May 31)

Submit Your Film

We are now accepting submissions for 2010.

The festival is open to all emerging Canadian filmmakers.

You must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

You must have been a student attending any formal (university or college) film-studies institution or receiving informal training in film studies (production courses, workshops, hands-on experience in media-arts production) anywhere in the world as of September 2007 or later.

You must be of legal age in your jurisdiction; otherwise, an application must be made by a parent or guardian on your behalf.

Submissions that have been broadcast on commercial television are not eligible.

This festival is free to enter. The deadline is May 31, 2010.

Download entry form (PDF)

Download enRoute Film Fest-Rules and Regs

6. Toronto Urban Film Festival. Early Bird deadline approaching.

Making a great one-minute film, that’s TUFF!

The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF), the only festival of its

kind in North America, is a 10-day long public film festival that

reaches over 1.3 million subway commuters daily. TUFF is looking

for the best one-minute silent films from across Canada and around

the world.

REMINDER: The deadline to submit without a fee is May 31st. Fees

start at $10 CAD on June 1st and rise to $15 CAD on July 1st.

Films are selected by a guest jury of well known filmmakers,

programmers and academics in the field. The TUFF 2010 Jury:

Min Sook Lee, Jorge Lozano, Kathleen Mullen, Sarah Robayo Sheridan,

Haema Sivanesan, and Michael Zryd.

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/386b7f699b

Top awards will be selected by this year’s guest judge,

Academy Award nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta.

Over $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to the winning

films, with a top prize of a 5 star trip for two to Jamaica.

www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com/awards

Artist fees of $100 will be payed to every film selected by

our jury to screen on the TTC and on the TUFF website.

The festival runs from September 10 – 19, 2010, at the same

time as TIFF. Films are presented on the Onestop network of

270 subway platform screens inside the TTC, and featured on

the new and improved TUFF website.

Filmmakers, animators and video artists are invited to submit

one-minute silent films that speak to an urban audience.

Programming themes this year are: Urban Encounters and

Other Stories; Our Environment and Urban Growth; The Medium

is the Message; Urban Ideas and Politics; Urban Journeys; The City

is a Poem; After Night Falls.

While you’re submitting a film to TUFF, don’t forget you can

also submit it to our friends at the One Minute Film and Video

Festival,

-

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/cb00b82e2f  also in Toronto.

Submit your film before June 1st and avoid the $10 entry fee.

Fees rise to $15 on July 1st. Final Deadline: July 15th.

www.torontourbanfilmfestival.com

TUFF is co-produced by ONESTOP Media Group -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/814d7227c8 

and Art for Commuters -

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FourthWallMedia/485e9735d0/c139aaa989/90dee4aaf3 and

funded by the Canada Council for the Arts.

Film Board Newsletter – May 17

1. Contact (May 1 to 31)

Photography exhibitions, public installations, lectures, workshops, portfolio reviews and more. Most shows free. Various venues. Visit contactphoto.com for more information, visit contactphoto.com

2. WSFF 2010 BOX OFFICE IS OPEN!

Visit the box office located at Cumberland Terrace, 2 Bloor Street West, or call us at 416 929 2232. You can also visit us online for full festival program and ticketing information at shorterisbetter.com. [ http://www.bettermail.ca/ct/213/108303/106097208/282a937fbd0c23e216d8470f0bb42935 ]

3. A World of shorts (May 19th)

May is the month that all things “doc” descend upon Toronto and A WORLD OF SHORTS joins the celebration, serving up a host of delectable documentaries that have mastered the short film form. This vibrant collection is sure to inspire both debate and appreciation as all

things great and small go under the discerning lens of the motion picture microscope. Watch out, Mr. Moore…These shorts pack a punch!

DATE {BM-AMP} TIME: WEDNESDAY MAY 19, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M.

LOCATION: NFB Cinema, 150 John St (at Richmond St. W)

INFORMATION: 416 973 3012 or www.nfb.ca/mediatheque [

http://www.bettermail.ca/ct/213/108303/106097210/282a937fbd0c23e216d8470f0bb42935 ]

ADMISSION: $6 Adults, $4 Students, Seniors, NFB Members

4.  U of T’s television station is looking for filmmakers

“University of Toronto Television is UofT’s very own television station, where students can write, act, and direct their own shows.  Right now we’re looking for enthusiastic people who are skilled in any areas related to film making.  We’re also looking for submissions of short films students may have done in the past, to be featured on the website (www.uttv.ca).  Thank you for your time.”

5. Canadian Student Film Festival 2010

The 41st Canadian Student Film Festival

Montreal August 28-September 1st, 2010

The entry deadline: June 11, 2010

The entry fee: 30$CAD

2010 Entry form and Festival Regulations are attached.

The same documents are available on the Montreal World Film Festival website:

http://www.ffm-montreal.org/pdf/ffm_etudiant_2010.pdf

ADDRESS

STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

1432, de Bleury Street

Montreal, Quebec

H3A 2J1

Tel.: 1 514 848-3883

Fax: 1 514 848-3886

 <mailto:info@ffm-montreal.org&gt; info@ffm-montreal.org

ACCEPTED FILMS

- Directed by the Canadian university and school students

- Produced after August 2009

- Never presented in Canada, except at the director’s university or school festival.

- Animation, documentary, experimental, fiction

THE STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS

 <http://citoyen.onf.ca/blogs/un-citoyen-au-ffm/et-la-grande-gagnante-est/>

NORMAN McLAREN AWARD for the overall winner

Offered by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

KODAK IMAGING AWARD for the Best New Canadian Student Director

Presented by Kodak Canada Entertainment Imaging