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NEWS from Tamara
Happy Summer!
Okay, so 6 months of e-mail absence has built up some nice news to share,
the most exciting of which, is my return to the Toronto stage in Nightwood
Theatre's production of "Wild Dogs." Here's the deets...
1. WILD DOGS - Toronto (Oct 6 to Nov 1)
2. BODY ALIVE DANCE CLASSES RETURN - Toronto (Sept 21 to Nov 9)
3. FILM SCREENINGS - Germany (Aug 28/31)
1. WILD DOGS - Toronto (Oct 6 to Nov 1)
Under the direction of Kelly Thornton, I will be playing the role of Alice,
alongside a stellar cast, in this very unique play based on the Helen
Humphreys novel. Nightwood Theatre produces, in association with The
Canadian Stage Company, and opens the 2008 season at The Berkley Street
Theatre. Click HERE for ticket info.
"A perspective on love and loss (that) WILL HAUNT YOU FOR DAYS."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
2. BODY ALIVE DANCE STUDIO - Toronto (Sept 21 - Nov 9)
I will be resuming my mixed-style-beginner-level dance classes every Sunday
at Dancemakers Centre for Creation, in the Distillery District. OPEN TO ALL
AGES, ALL LEVELS, ALL GENDERS. Click HERE for class info or join the group
on Facebook.
3. FILM SCREENINGS - Germany (Aug 28/-Sept 5)
For all my German friends, I will be in attendance for screening and Q&A for
FOUR SHEETS TO THE WIND at the University of Greifswald (Aug 28) and at a
local theatre in Munich (Aug 31). There will also be a screening of DANCE ME
OUTSIDE in Konstanz on September 5. Please contact me, directly, at
info@tamarapodemski.com if you are interested in attending these screenings.
As always, if you can't come out, in person, and prefer to send good vibes
from the comfort of your computer, you can always show your support by
writing Music reviews at CD Baby and iTunes, requesting airplay or writing a
review of "Meegwetch" at BravoFACT! and YouTube, or writing Film Reviews for
"Four Sheets to the Wind" at IMDB or subscribe to the movie trailer on
YouTube. Of course, you can always show support by buying my music and films
online through my Website.
For all of you who have been waiting for lyric translations, I appreciate
your patience and I promise to have all songs translated on my website by
the end of September.
Wishing you a great Fall, wherever the cool breeze finds you.
Peace & Love,
Tamara
http://www.tamarapodemski.com
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imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival e-bulletin
www.imagineNATIVE.org
August 21, 2008
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
2008 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival
DOCUMENTARY & DRAMA PITCH:
Exclusive Professional Training & Pitch Sessions
Do you have a great idea for a short, long or series drama, OR a short (23 min or less) documentary? Enter our competitions to pitch your idea to a panel of commissioning editors and acquisitions executives from the major Canadian broadcasters – who will provide valuable feedback and development advice. You will also have a chance to win imagineNATIVE’s Documentary Pitch or Drama Pitch prizes to help your idea become a reality.
Three documentary pitch contestants & three drama pitch contestants will be selected by imagineNATIVE’s Programming Committee to receive a free, six-hour intensive “How to Pitch” workshop with a broadcasting industry professional. This workshop will provide invaluable insight and instruction on the pitching process and advice on improving individual pitch ideas.
The intensive workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 15th in downtown Toronto.
Each pitch will then be presented to the panel of commissioning editors and acquisitions executives during the festival’s “Pitch Competition for Dramatic Works” and “Documentary Pitch Competition” on Friday, October 17th."
One winner from each category will be selected by the panel. Best Documentary Pitch will receive ONE-MONTH USE OF CBC NEWSWORLD’S SONY HDV CAMERA. Best Drama Pitch will receive a $5,000 DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH APTN. The winners will be announced at the imagineNATIVE Closing Night Awards, Sunday, October 19th.
Eligibility Criteria:
The producer or director representing the pitch project must be Aboriginal and a Canadian resident.
Pitch teams must be in Toronto for both the training session on October 15th and the pitching session October 17th.
Applications must be received by email no later than Mon. Sept. 8th, 2008.
You may submit your pitch ideas to each category.
Please note: Travel and other expenses are not provided.
Please email your one-page pitch idea and biographies of the production team to Kerry Potts at kpotts@imagineNATIVE.org.
The deadline for submissions is Monday September 8, 2008.
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imagineNATIVE News Bit
imagineNATIVE is moving on August 25, 2008 to: 401 Richmond Street West, Suite 349
Other contact information will remain the same, however may be temporarily unavailable until Aug 29
Please update this change in your database or address books!
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
IsumaTV, online
IsumaTV is seeking innovative Indigenous filmmakers to submit their films and videos to the IsumeTV website at www.isuma.tv. If you, or someone you know, would like to submit work, features and shorts of all genres are accepted including music videos, interview and testimonies.
IsumaTV had over 2.4 millions hits in 2008 alone, making it an easy way to broaden your international audience base. IsumaTV will also be awarding $1000 monthly to the “Video of the Month Contest” winner.
More information: www.isuma.tv
Taos Shortz Film Fest, New Mexico
Deadline: August 1 - November 1, 2008
Taos Shortz is a Taos Tradition! We are in our second year and going strong, the venue to see and be seen. We are dedicated to featuring quality short films around the globe. Here's your opportunity to strut your creative stuff amidst the mountains and mesas of Taos.
We are accepting submissions from a grab bag of genres including animation, comedy, drama, documentary, experimental and cell phone shorts. Entries about alternative building, green power and the environment are also encouraged. After all, Taos is the solar capitol of the world. So if you think you've got what it takes to be a short filmmaker... SUBMIT YOUR FILM!
More information: www.taosshortz.com
Cinema Prosperite, Online
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Cinema Prosperite is open for submissions. This competition is actively seeking short films (2-5 minutes) that use the power of film to expand our experience and shape our understanding of the world around us. Video's should be suitable to be posted online in forums such as MySpace TV, YouTube, etc. The video should use the best film techniques to showcase the story of an entrepreneur - to show the story of what odds this person has overcome, what impact they have had on the world, and how they've managed to achieve their goals. Profiled entrepreneurs should be engaging in for-profit, sustainable and ethical business practices.
More information: www.sevenfund.org/cinema
Espace Videographe, Montreal
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Espace Vidéographe, the programming division of Vidéographe, invites artists, curators, art centres and galleries to submit proposals for video art programs and media-arts exhibitions. Every year Espace Vidéographe presents seven activities in different venues, and in partnership with other cultural organizations. Since its founding in 1998, Espace Vidéographe has been devoted to promoting and exhibiting video art in its various forms and through its relationships with other artistic disciplines.
Projects can be submitted once a year and are reviewed by a committee of peers. We welcome proposals from emerging curators and artists as well as established ones. We encourage proposals that provoke thought on the language of video and its modes of representation, encourage debate, and promote exchanges between different media-arts practices and between local and international production
More information: www.videographe.qc.ca
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
imagineNATIVE Call for Doc and Drama Pitches
Deadline: September 8, 2008
..............SEE ABOVE.............
Features First, National Screen Institute, Winnipeg
Deadline: September 22, 2008
The National Screen Institute - Canada is seeking Canadian filmmaking teams to participate in NSI Features First 2008 – a professional development program designed to help emerging filmmakers advance their first or second feature film. It aims to help filmmakers hone their script while also understanding the business aspects of feature film development.
More information: www.nsi-canada.ca
TVA-HEC Montreal Television and Film Management Training Program
Deadline: September 25, 2008
Michel Pradier, Telefilm Canada's Director, French Operations and Quebec Office, is pleased to announce that the Corporation is joining forces with the Formation des cadres et des dirigeants HEC Montreal for the fifth year running to sponsor five bursaries that will allow Canadian audiovisual producers and distributors to participate in the TVA-HEC Montreal television and film management training program. The sessions will be held November 20 to 27 in Saint-Sauveur, in the Laurentians. Special consideration will be given to applications from companies or managers working outside of Montreal and from a visible minority or Aboriginal community in Québec.
More Information: www.telefilm.gc.ca/03/311.asp?lang=en&doc_id=565&fond_id=5
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JOB AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer, Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Toronto
To make this magical night of art possible, the City of Toronto requires the help of hundreds of community volunteers. Positions are available for Information Ambassador, Project Volunteer, and Docent.
More information: spevvol@toronto.ca or www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Create Chaos 08 - Registration Now Open, Florida
October 13-17, 2008
Creates Chaos is a concept that speaks to a new renaissance of creative professionals - a "create-a-palooza" that will bring together some of the most interesting, educational and inspirational creative industry conferences simultaneously - in one location.
More information: http://www.createchaos.com
Gimme Some Truth: The Winnipeg Documentary Project
November 6 - 9, 2008
GIMME SOME TRUTH: THE WINNIPEG DOCUMENTARY PROJECT is an intensive four-day conference scheduled for November 6-9, 2008 at the Winnipeg Film Group's
Cinematheque that will inspire discussion on a variety of topics - technical, ethical and cultural - related specifically to the production of documentary film.
The conference was initiated by Cinematheque assistant Kier-La Janisse, who developed the conference proposal that attracted the *Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation* to come on board as a major conference funder, and facilitated by a partnership between the Winnipeg Film Group and DOC Winnipeg, a chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada, The National Indigenous Media Arts Coalition (NIMAC) and the National Film Board of Canada.
More information: Kier-La Janisse, kier-la@winnipegfilmgroup.com or 204.925.3454
CBC Aboriginal - New Site Launched
As part of CBC's commitment to bring diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the daily lives of Canadians, CBC has redesigned it's website CBC Aboriginal. Improvements in design and navigation are being made while continuing to bring together CBC's coverage of aboriginal issues on Television, Newsworld, Radio and CBCNews.ca all into one home for viewers across Canada to access and enjoy.
"Our goal is to provide better access to the volume of quality programming produced by CBC which reflects aboriginal life in Canada," explains Alden Habacon, Manager of Diversity Initiatives for CBC Television. "We're hoping this website will improve our connection with aboriginal communities in Canada while reflecting on stories that are important to all Canadians."
CBC ABORIGINAL features current and archival content with accompanying history and background to topical issues. Content includes weekly news stories, art and culture insights, regional content, on-line polls and profiles of aboriginal personalities.
More information: visit www.cbc.ca/aboriginal or contact aboriginalwebsite@cbc.ca
ARCCO Presents a National Conference, Ottawa
November 7-10
Who should attend? Artists, curators, cultural workers, teachers, students, staff and board members of artist run centres, as well as public and commercial galleries working with contemporary art and artists.
For detailed conference schedule and registration information, including early-bird discounts and special hotel rates consult ARCCO's website http://www.arcco.ca/html/activities/hotbuttons/index.html
Media Contact: Cindy Hubert, hot buttons Project Coordinator
hotbuttons-arcco@bellnet.ca
More information: Jewell Goodwyn, Executive , Phone: (510) 672-7898, arcco@bellnet.ca
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