| For kids, summertime often means going to camp. I never went to camp and consider myself lucky, but I don’t recall there being as many cool opportunities when I was young.
Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) is holding Quick Kids week-long animation camps for kids age nine to 13, where youngsters get the chance to create their own animated movies using cutouts, drawings and plasticine. The remaining camps run July 17 to 21 and July 24 to 28 (qas.awn.com). For older kids, age 14 to 18, check out QAS’s Zoom – Film Animation for Youth, a two-week workshop taking place from August 8 to 18.
For teens age 14 to 17 there is also the Summer Media Arts Camp for Teens from July 24 to August 4, presented by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (CSIF) and the Epcor Centre. This camp brings participants and professional filmmakers together, providing an opportunity to write, direct, shoot and edit a film over two weeks. A screening of the completed projects is scheduled for Friday, August 4 and is open to the public.
The CSIF also offered nine Calgarians the chance to participate in its biennial 16mm Film School, which started last week. This five-month intensive workshop will result in a number of short films, all shot and edited on 16 mm film and then completed to high definition video.
EMMedia Gallery and Production Society has several courses in their summer semester, including Final Cut Pro, a standard for digital video editing, in July and August; Nuendo Audio Post Production, a program for sound design and music production, in mid-July; and DVD Studio Pro, the industry standard for encoding and authoring DVDs, in early August. An added bonus is that these lessons can be geared to the experience level of those enrolled in the class (www.emmedia.ca).
Arusha’s Action Film Series continues with Rebel Music Americas on Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. at the Uptown Stage & Screen. This exciting documentary focuses on the popular, dynamic and rebellious music of South America. Calgary Dollars are accepted (www.films.arusha.org).
The winners of the third annual Hot Shots High School Film and Ad Festival were announced at a gala event on June 29. The winners in each of the four categories include Graham Foy for Let Them Play, Ihopscotch by Brittany Elder, Lucile by Nola Daly and Andrew Gillingham’s "Tobacco Free" ad. For a complete list of the categories and placements, visit www.hsfilmfest.com.
The deadline for submissions to the 2006 Ming Short Film Festival is 5 p.m., Friday, July 28. Visit www.mingeatdrink.com to get the complete list of rules, the entry form and to watch last year’s winning films. The grand prize loot is $2,000.
There will be a grant writing workshop with Barbara Mah from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) on Wednesday, August 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers at Currie Barracks. This workshop is geared toward the upcoming AFA Film and Video Project grant competition (deadline September 1), but will also be useful to those writing any media arts grants. Mah will also meet individually with people who have a draft of their grant written on Thursday, August 10 from noon to 3 p.m. To register for either of these workshops, contact Melody at 205-4747 or e-mail melody@csif.org before August 4. |
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