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WIFT-A April Newsletter (Members Only) |
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In This Issue:
WIFT-A NewsFirst Thursday Film Screening Join us May 4th for this month's First Thursday Film Screening of �Catching The Chameleon.� When: Reception at 5:00, Screening at 6:00, followed by a Q & A with the film's Producer.
Where: Olde Scotch Room Calgary TELUS Convention Centre South Building (main floor) 120 Ninth Avenue SE Admission:$5.00
*************************************** Top^ MEMBER NEWSLocal Filmmaker Receives Award in Vancouver ... Good news for local filmmaker, Eva Colmers whose unique shortfilm, HAND SUM received The Zed Most Innovative Short Film Award, sponsored by CBC Television during the Reel2Real International Film Festival for Youth in Vancouver. The ten-day festival screened ten features and 32 short films from 16 different countries. HAND SUM is also nominated for a "Rosie" Award at the upcoming Alberta Film & Television Award on April 29th. For those Edmontonians who have not yet had a chance to see this intriguing shadow film or who would like to see it again, HAND SUM will be featured at Metro Cinema on Sunday, April 30 at 1pm during the Reel Femme Film Festival (April 28-30). ********** What
have you been up to the last few months? ***************************************
Top^ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAMPIA Broadcaster
Information Sessions (Click here for more information) ********** ********** CBC
Newsworld Presents ********** ********** CSIF The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is offering its Spring series of Filmmaking workshops. Workshops include Camera Operation and Lighting, Screenwriting, Low Budget Special Effects, Editing, Promoting your Work, Hand Processing Super 8 film, Storyboarding and other film production workshops. For more information call 205-4748 or visit http://www.csif.org/html/spring2006.html.
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British Columbia
Film (Vancouver) on this DVD set can be found on the British Columbia Film Website: www.bcfilm.bc.ca
Employment OpportunitiesACTRA Calgary � Administrative Assistant For more employment resources see our *************************************** Top^ Volunteer OpportunitiesCurrent volunteer opportunities include Box office positions for WIFT-A's First Thursday event May 4th, 2005 from 5:00 PM to 9:00PM. If you are interested in volunteering, please email the WIFT-A office at [email protected]. We recognize how very busy our members are and as a result are most
grateful for your time and efforts. An organization is only as strong
as its members and with your help WIFT-A will *************************************** Top^ Organization NewsACTRA Calgary's 40th Anniversary Party Calgary Underground Film Festival April 19 - 22, 2006 2006 Calgary ImaginASIAN Film Festival Pitchfest - Win A $25,000 Trailer Production EIFF World's Hottest Commercials NFB looking for shorts (Registration deadline Apr 21) (see below for WIFTA member's discount offer)
BANFF World Television Festival
Media Releases *************************************** Top^ Call for Entries2006 imagineNATIVE Call for Submission NSI seeks talented TV writer/producer teams 31st annual Toronto International Film Festival CBC Television - �Great Documentary Proposals� Vanishing Media Project Submission Call Portland International Short Short Film Festival
Telefilm
Canada's Calls for Entries *************************************** Top^ Special Discounts for WIFTA MembersAMPIA
Broadcaster Information Sessions (Click here for more information)
Hot Docs, North America's largest documentary festival and market, will present its 13th annual edition from April 28 to May 7, 2006. An outstanding selection of 100+ documentaries from Canada and around the world will be presented to Toronto audiences and more than 1700 international delegates from over 25 countries. This year�s festival includes an intimate onstage discussion with 2006 Outstanding Achievement Award recipient Werner Herzog, as well as national spotlights on Japan and France. Hot Docs will once again mount an intensified full roster of professional development and market events for documentary practitioners, including the renowned Toronto Documentary Forum running May 3 & 4, 2006 (separate accreditation required, register by March 16, 2021 for Observer Seats). Participants in last year�s Forum reported having secured a total of $3M in additional funding. Hot Docs has partnered with WIFTA for an exclusive promotion offering members $50 CAD off of the price of an early bird or regular priced Hot Docs Industry Pass. WIFTA will provide you with your three-digit discount code via email ([email protected]). The deadline for early bird registration is March 24, 2006. Visit www.hotdocs.ca for further information on industry events and screenings, and to register online. *************************************** Top^
WIFT-A would like to thank the following for their generous support: Alberta Foundation for the Arts CFCN through the BCE-CTV Benefits Program Status of Women Canada |
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