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Symposium
Short Films, Big Ideas: A Symposium
on the Art & Commerce of Short Filmmaking
Wednesday June 11
CFC 20th Anniversary Master Class – Focus on Performance
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
** NEW ROOM LOCATION - Session has been moved to room EM001**
We are proud to mark the 20th anniversary of the CFC in its mandate to train and promote talent and work across Canada and around the world. This year, our short films BIG IDEAS Symposium is pleased to present our CFC master class on the art of directing performance.
CFC MASTER CLASS – VINCENZO NATALI: Creating His Visual Design
Join us for an inspirational discussion with the acclaimed creative team Vincenzo Natali (Director) and Jasna Stefanovic (Production Designer) as they reflect on their shared creative collaborations and discuss how they built a successful working relationship. Using images from films they worked on together, this Master Class will deconstruct how they determine and discuss a film’s visual design, how a film’s design enhances story, how they bring to life their unique special effects on the screen and how they manage their successful director/production designer creative relationship. This discussion will provide behind-the-scenes insights into the storyboards that have created Natali’s renowned images and share a sneak preview into the design for his latest multi-million dollar sci-fi feature film SPLICE.
Getting the Edge on Insurance
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
** NEW ROOM LOCATION - Session has been moved to room EM001**
Here’s your chance to dive into the scary world of insurance wearing a life vest! From production insurance to E&O, Judi Heron, will make insurance friendly whether you’re a no budget, low budget or a comfortably financed production. Learn about the nuances of drama vs. doc, broadcaster expectations, first vs. third party liability, and national vs. foreign requirements through examples, war stories, and educated decisions of risk management. This master class will include resources, handouts, and a whole lot of what you need to know with a spoonful of sugar.
Master Class Presenter: Judi Heron, Senior Account Executive, Unionville Insurance Brokers
**FREE SEMINAR!!**
Making Music Together – Director/Composer Harmony
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
** NEW ROOM LOCATION - Session has been moved to room EM001**
While music and sound design can make a story sing, the collaboration between director and composer can be a tricky balance. Darren Fung of the Guild of Canadian Film Composers will conduct this conversation between a composer and director team who currently have a film programmed in WSFF competition, delving into the sharps and flats of this important creative relationship. Learn the lingo and how to keep this a platinum part of the filmmaking process.
Moderator: Darren Fung, Board Member, Guild of Canadian Film Composers; Composer, Just Buried
Panelists:
Simon Ennis, Director/Writer The Canadian Shield
Matt Mclaren, Composer The Canadian Shield
Nick Taylor, Composer The Canadian Shield
Mark Sanders, Director Boyfriend Latte
Norman Orenstein, Composer Boyfriend Latte
THURSDAY JUNE 12TH
Distribution 101
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Always a favourite session, Distribution 101 gets your films off the shelf and into the world. Meet a panel of domestic and foreign distributors who are all looking for great content to sell! Topics covered will include E&O insurance, clearances, release strategies, packaging, promotion, and how to get your film into the hands of people that count.
Moderator: Anneli Ekborn, Production Manager, CFC
Panelists:
Catherine Thériault, Travelling Distribution
Christian Gesell, interfilm Berlin
Derry O’Brien, Network Ireland Television
Susan Petersen, Shorts International
Stephanie Despierres, OUAT Media
Fred Joubaud, Premium Films
Millán Vázquez, Freak Short Film Agency
Larissa Fan, Education, Outreach & Development Coordinator, CFMDC
Festivals 101
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
If you want your work to be seen on the big screen or by international audiences, this panel is a must. Get to know a variety of people who program for festivals around the world. Unearth the deets on who likes premieres, where the awards are, what kind of press you can expect, and how best to leverage your festival opportunities for both your film and your career.
Moderator: David Miller, Producer
Panelists:
Danny Lennon, Prends ça court!
Eileen Arandiga, CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival
Alexander Stein, interfilm Berlin
Shane Smith, Sundance Film Festival
Todd Brown, Twitch; Fantasia Festival; Fantastic Fest; Toronto After Dark
Eric Bachand, directeur artistique, Festival Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay
Telling It Like It Is – Non-Fiction Shorts
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
From Citizen Journalism to straight doc talk, this panel is for all media makers who want to capture life as it is. Whether the goal is to change the world, inspire activism, capture a glimpse of real life, explore a topic/character, or launch a career, short form non-fiction is an evolving movement in our media-snacking world. This diverse panel will discuss opportunities and challenges to armchair enthusiasts and emerging professionals.
Moderator: Sudha Krishna, Director of Cross Platform Media, The Nimble Company
Panelists:
Matt Thompson, Multimedia producer/writer/director; Campaign consultant, freepress.net
Gisèle Gordon, Canadian Programmer, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
Armen Evrensel, Director Binty
FRIDAY JUNE 13TH
Business Affairs 101 – Sample Insanity
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
So you’re allergic to paperwork – well, here’s your chance for a dose of administrative antihistamine. Under the guidance of four industry vets and using an arsenal of templates, samples, and handouts, all of those intimidating business affairs will be demystified! This panel is for any emerging talent who wants to start off on the right foot, or the film vet who wants to clean up their paperwork act.
Moderator: Isabel Gomez-Moriana, Executive in Charge of Production and Post, CFC
Panelists:
Karla Bobadilla, Director Ontario Affairs, Director New Media Childrens & Documentary Programming
Heather Marshall, Director Business, Rights & Content Management, News, Documentary Unit & Factual Programming
Sandra Richmond, Stohn Hay Cafazzo Dembroski Richmond LLP
Greg Fisher, fish-fry music and sound
Calling in Flick – Dialing in to Mobiles
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tune in to discuss what’s the latest with movies in the cellular world, who’s consuming, and where. New gadgets are changing our viewing and recording habits while allowing for a new level of citizen surveillance. Meet folks who are dialed in to national and international trends and who have created content for the two-inch giant.
Moderator: Peter Ignacio, AtomFilms
Panelists:
Duncan Kennedy, Executive Producer, Mobifest
Christina Litzi, Director Business Development & Planning, Content, TELUS
Robert Kennedy, Director I’ve Never Had Sex
Hans Spielthenner, ohm:tv
Users’ Experience
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Do you ever wonder who gets funding, how they get support, what happens when they do, and if it really does launch their career? Meet a panel of users who have been there and done that – they’ll reveal how they did it, what happened (the good and the bad), and what they wish they did differently. Learn about Bravo!FACT, the National Screen Institute, the CFC, the NFB, the Canada Council for the Arts, and work pre-sales with broadcasters from people who have been there and survived.
Moderator: Andy Marshall, Mahaica Point Productions
Panelists:
Pat Mills, Director Marjorie
Mark Montefiore, Director Back in ‘93
Charles Officer, Director Short Hymn, Silent War
John Christu, Director The Colony
STUDIO4ºC – Animation in Translation
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
What’s it like being part of one of Japan’s powerhouse animation studios? STUDIO4ºC’s renowned animators have garnered huge attention for their stunning animation and first-rate execution. Get a glimpse into the heady world of big-time animation from director Shinichiro Watanabe in conversation with Todd Brown from Twitchfilm.net. Some things translate beautifully.
Emmanuel College, Room EM 108
Moderator: Todd Brown, Twitch; Fantasia Festival; Fantastic Fest; Toronto After Dark
Panelist: Shinichiro Watanabe
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| Shinichiro Watanabe |
A brilliant animation director who is highly popular with the younger generation for his cool images and music selection sense. He first rose to fame in the TV animation series COWBOY BEBOP released in 1998, and also for COWBOY BEBOP THE MOVIE THE DOOR TO HEAVEN. Following that, he created a wild and tasteful world in the period animation SAMURAI CHAMPLOO. He also directed two episodes of completely different styles for THE ANIMATRIX in A DETECTIVE STORY and KID’S STORY. His contribution to STUDIO4˚C’s omnibus project GENIUS PARTY is the episode BABY BLUE.
Born in 1965 in Kyoto, Watanabe joined Sunrise under the production team, before becoming a choreographer. In 1994, he made his directorial debut in MACROSS PLUS, and together with the same team, he produced the hit series COWBOY BEBOP. Watanabe is also well-known for his use of music, and his collaboration of jazz and hip-hop music with animation scenes in his choreography. As such, he also received much support from music lovers and musicians themselves. Watanabe also served as the music producer for Masaaki Yuasa’s MINDGAME.
Source: STUDIO4C.co.jp
Who Buys What – The Mega Panel
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Our annual speed-dating-meets-daytime-gameshow-with-a-small-touch-of-stock-trader-zeal showcase hits the floor running with a panel of Canadian and international buyers ready to tell you exactly what they’re looking for when acquiring shorts. This is where we get to the nitty-gritty of who is buying what, for how much, and what kind of rights they want to secure. All the buyers attending the Festival will be in attendance.
Moderator: Sue Biely, Symposium Producer
Panelists:
Aubie Greenberg, Astral Television Networks
Hans Spielthenner, ohm:tv
Holly Stoddart, Movie Central, Corus Entertainment
Jack Ofield, The Short List
Jamie White, Film Festival Collection
Justin Rebelo, Super Channel
Linda Olszewski, Shorts International
Mary Lampe, Southwest Alternate Media Project
Tina Santomauro, Acquitisions, AtomFilms
Sharon Stevens, Bite TV
Sarah Fowlie, The Comedy Network
Shane Smith, Movieola
Cara Longo, Manager, Acquisitions & Programming, Sundance Channel
Orsola Clausi, Programming Manager, NBC Universal Global Networks
Nick Solowski, Programming Manager, Spafax Canada Inc.
Robin Neinstein, Canadian Reflections, CBC
David Russell, Mini Movie Channel
SATURDAY JUNE 14TH
The Wide World of Video on the Web
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
2008 has been named the year of video on the web – but what does that really mean to you? From big picture trends, to IP issues, leveraging social networks for building international audiences, and (of course) making money, the web holds more and more opportunities for short form creative content makers. Get the scoop on how traditional content meets new media.
Moderator: Amber MacArthur, New Media Journalist & Web Strategist, commandN
Panelists:
McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves, CEO, The Nimble Company
Darren Wershler-Henry, Author & Assistant Professor Wilfred Laurier University
Andrew Lockhart, Associate Creative Director, Trapeze Media Ltd.
What I Didn’t Learn in Film School (If I Went)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
The obvious, the treacherous, the d’oh! moments that ‘could have’ been avoidable if someone had mentioned…you name it. This is where industry vets who have cut their teeth (and other things) share the lessons they wish they didn’t have to learn the hard way! Potentially irreverent, heartbreaking, or crass, these are honest and poignant pointers you could only learn from folks who have been around the block.
Panelists:
Larry Weinstein, Director, Writer & Producer, Rhombus Media
Dan Redican, Writer, Performer & Puppeteer, The Franatics
Jamie Kastner, Director, Writer & Producer, Kike Like Me
Note: Moderator TBD
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