Tuesday, August 26, 2008

TAIS nooze and more! Well, sort of...


Here's some silly sketches of Emilio to confuse and distract from the fact that I've got nothin'. No, really, some cool stuffs comin' up for both myself and TAIS, but for now, stare at my llama. Here's them nooze:

Toronto Animated Image Society
1. New Events
2. Festivals
3. Members News
4. TAIS Welcomes New Members
5. Other : Valuing Culture: TOWN HALL REGARDING CUTS TO CULTURAL AND HERITAGE GRANTING PROGRAMS
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1. NEW EVENTS
1.1 - Screening Next Wednesday August 27, 2008
7Th Generation Image Makers : ISHSKWADAY
Where: Buddies in Bad Time Theatres , 12 Alexander Street, Toronto
Time : 6-9pm
Including: premiere of films by John Hupfield :new animated short, "Birchbark".
+ films by Shaneeka Melanson and Michael Crawford
( TAIS workshop participants on the project Aboriginal Expressions )
support aboriginal youth arts!!
For more information contact : Adam Garnet Jones : 416 969 8510

1.2- In the Land of Aardman: an evening of chat and cheese
Helen Brunsdon, head of shorts development and manager for television production, presents a short programme of Aardman works -- classic and new -- and will pull back the curtain on the Aardman emerald palace. Hosted by NFB animation producer Michael Fukushima, and co-presented with United Kingdom Trade and Investment and TAIS.
September 16 at NFB Mediatheque 150 John Street at 7 p.m.
FREE EVENT !
Limited space : RSVP tais@bellnet.ca
ref. : Aardman Event

1.3 - Ottawa International Animation Festival : Sept 17-21
TAIS members order your pass and get a discount !

1.4 - October 04 TAIS at NUIT BLANCHE:
A Program of animated films will play all night long at the RHINO 1249 Queen Street West. The program will be announced in the website soon!

1.5 - Ishu Patel Master of Animation coming to Toronto: Reserve your dates for screenings and workshop : October 18-19 ..... More info to come….

2. SUBMISSIONS
2.1- 10th Aubagne International Film Festival March 16th - 21st 2009
Deadline for entries: October 15th 2008 www.cineaubagne.com

2.2- 13th edition of the International Animation Film Festival of Catalonia, ANIMAC 2009
You will find the Animac guidelines, the entry form and the access to the online registration in the website www.animac.info

2.3- The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers: 17th Annual $100 Film Festival
March 5-7, 2009
Calgary, AB; CANADA
Deadline for entries: December 2, 2008.
16mm or Super 8 film under 22 min in length. MUST be able to provide a Super 8 or 16mm film print for exhibition.
Official release date after December 1, 2006.
The Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers is pleased to present the annual $100 Film Festival from March, 2009. The festival embodies the spirit of low-budget, independent filmmaking and brings the experience of projected celluloid to our audience by only screening film prints. It is the only competitive festival in Canada that screens exclusively on Super 8 and 16mm film. The $100 Film Festival does not charge any entrance fees and pays artist fees for all films selected for the festival. The selected films will also be eligible for festival prizes. For more information and entry forms, please visit: www.csif.org/festival or e-mail festival@csif.org.

3. MEMBERS NEWS
Congratulations to TAIS Member Patrick Jenkins, his new film Labyrinth has been selected and screened in the following festivals :

June 2008 Official Selection, Animafest, 18th World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb, Croatia (Competition)
July 2008 Anima Mundi International Animation Festival, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil
August 2008 Odense International Film Festival, Odense, Denmark (Competition)
August 2008 Montreal World Film Festival, Montreal, Canada
September 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ottawa, Canada
September 2008 Animadrid, Madrid, Spain

4. TAIS WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS
Terri Roberton
Christine Whitlock

5. OTHER

Valuing Culture: TOWN HALL REGARDING CUTS TO CULTURAL AND HERITAGE GRANTING PROGRAMS
Everyone is welcome to join specially if concerned about the Federal Government’s blatant contempt for arts and culture.

Representatives from Government, visual arts, film, video, performing arts will be speaking and all will be strategizing on how to get our voices heard in the next election.

PLEASE JOIN:
Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 at 7pm.
The Theatre Centre
1087 Queen Street West, (South East Corner of Queen and Dovercourt)
Toronto
Info: info@fusemagazine.org, info@thetheatrecentre.org or heather@torontofreegallery.org

BECOME A MEMBER, SUPPORT TAIS!
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Toronto Animated Image Society
60 Atlantic Avenue, suite 102
Toronto, Ontario
M6K 1X9

tais@bellnet.ca
www.tais.ca
416-533-7889

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