1)Victoria Rally against Campbell’s contempt for the arts at the corner of Blanchard & Johnson at noonon Wednesday, September 9. Wear Grey, make a grey Rectangle , wear it in front of your face because the Government has taken your face away from you. Our Vancouver Arts Family is meeting same day, same time at Robson Square. ARRIVE AT 11:50.We will stand in silence, motionless in a square formation from 12:00-12:30 Please pass this on.
2) Expression of interest – EcoDoc Scholarship – We may have a partial or a full scholarship for the EcoDoc program. No promises right now but if you would be interested please drop an email at mailto:communications@media-net.bc.ca with your contact phone number and let us know why you should be the recipient of an EcoDoc scholarship. Due to the shortage of time until the program starts (Saturday 12th Sept) we will only be able to contact the successful recipients (if in fact we receive the donation). Please let us know if you would need a full scholarship ($150) or a part Scholarship ($75). We are currently discussing the scholarship with a potential donor and will know the outcome shortly. (there are currently 3 to 4 spaces still open in EcoDoc)
3) INVITATION TO VICTORIA FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCERS
ViFPA is pleased to be presenting an information session on the “Digital Strategy at the NFB” with Tracey Friesen, Executive Producer of the NFB’s Pacific and Yukon Centre. The session will take place on Thursday, September 10th from 3 – 5 pm in the Orientation Room at ‘A’ Victoria, 1420 Broad Street.
“Digital Strategy @ the NFB. How is the film board beginning to define for itself: online storytelling, interactive narrative, web documentary, original digital content? We’ll look at a few NFB sites and many more external ones, for inspiration and dialogue.
What is the impact of this emerging genre on team collaboration, revenue, social intent and artistic expression?”
Please RSVP to vifpa@islandnet.com
4. COORDINATOR NEEDED FOR FALL “TAKE TWO” FILM SCREENINGS
The Victoria Film Producers’ Association (ViFPA) is seeking an organized and self-motivated person with an interest in film to co-ordinate and promote screenings of our members’ work. VIFPA sponsored several “Take Two” screenings over the past year. The final event in May (The Immortal Beaver) was a sell-out in the 120-seat theatre at the Capitol 6. The coordinator will organize a fall season of two or three screenings with an accompanying promotional campaign. An honorarium of $100 per screening, plus 25% of the donations collected at the door is being offered to someone who will co-ordinate, promote and work the door at the screenings. If you are interested, please e-mail info@vifpa.com.
5) Aarrow Productions has openings for a Production Coordinator and a Production Assistant with Down2Earth, a new 13 X 30 minute Aboriginal environmental series licensed to APTN. The series will be in production from September 21 – December 15, 2009. Resumes should be emailed to Barbara Hager, Producer/Director, at bhager@shaw.ca by September 11, 2009. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted by September 15, 2009.
