WNDX is proud to be supporting this new 16 mm installation incubator workshop at the Winnipeg Film Group:

CELLULOID AND PUBLIC SPACE:

16 MM FILM INSTALLATION INCUBATOR WORKSHOP

June 1 to June 22, 2013 – with Saturday class sessions

Learn more or to register for this workshop on the WFG’s website here.

Spectators in cinema are protected, both from the mechanisms of cinema’s production through the artifice of film and from elements that would disrupt its reception through the architecture of the theatre. Consequently, although the physical experience of viewing a film is a collective one, the space of the theatre promised a private, anonymous viewing experience.

This installation incubator workshop explores the intersection of experimental cinema, public space and installation. Combining a theory and hands-on handmade filmmaking, participants will work on individual, 100 ft silent films that thematically consider the engagement of film, space and place. Participants will receive feedback from the instructors and other participants during this workshop, and should be open to having their works critiqued.

The completed collective student project will then be presented to the public in a looped, outdoor pop-up exhibit during the WNDX festival at the end of September.

INSTRUCTORS: Solomon Nagler and Lawrence Bird

MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 8

WORKSHOP FEE: $179 for members / $209 for non members (plus tax)

WORKSHOP FEE INCLUDES:
• 2 x 100 ft of 3378 16 mm stock (B/W, high contrast, orthochromatic)
• Use of Bolex camera and accessories for two days
• Access to hand processing facilities
• Access to tinting and toning resources
• Access to Steenbeck for hand editing
• Inclusion in final public group workshop exhibit during the WNDX festival

WORKSHOP LOCATION: Winnipeg Film Group Production Centre

WNDX seeks new Canadian and international films and videos for our next edition, to be held Sept 26 to 29, 2013. WNDX pays special attention to the most innovative and ground-breaking works created by moving image artists. In the past, WNDX has featured spotlights on Guy Maddin, Joyce Wieland, George Kuchar, Steve Reinke, Barbara Sternberg, Phil Hoffman and John Price, a well as the work of the Loop Collective. Our website’s archives section provides an overview of how we program the festival.

lindsay mcintyre | Alberta

31:00, HD, 2011

A version of family. From mother, grandmother, great-grandmother to me, stories flow through out matrilineal heritage to explore the remarkable life of my Inuk great-grandmother.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: CFMDC (bookings@cfmdc.org, cfmdc.org)

7:00, 16mm, 2005

Not long ago, my uncle told me the secret to life; shortly thereafter he had a massive heart attack and died. My grandfather lost both his wife and his son – my grandmother and my uncle – in a span of three years. Images of my grandfather by my grandmother’s grave talking about his own mortality and life together, are mixed with images of family.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: Dianne Ouelette (diane.difilms@gmail.com)

Danishka Esterhazy | Manitoba

2:00, SD, 2002

A “bower” is an enclosed garden but also a medieval woman’s private chambers. Embowered is a short re-telling of The Lady of Shalott and an exploration of the restrictive demands of femininity. Inspired by the imagery of Julia Margaret Cameron, this film was shot on B&W 16mm, hand-processed, and hand coloured.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: Winnipeg Film Group

Coral Aiken | Manitoba

4:00, SD, 2002

A woman contemplates an unusual dilemma as she drifts. Shot on Super 8 film, this film examines the borders of a difficult choice. A collaboration with poet Ada Bello.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: Winnipeg Film Group

Sarah Abbott | Saskatchewan

4:00, 16mm, 1997

Having faith in the unknown. The film is in memory of Marian McMahon – filmmaker, academic and independent curator whose ideas and suggestions were instrumental in the development of this film.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: CFMDC (bookings@cfmdc.org, cfmdc.org)

Paula Kelly | Manitoba

7 mins, SD, 2009

This film transforms the 75th anniversary celebration of Winnipeg in 1948 into a discourse on the city’s shifting identities through decades of progress and regress, cynicism and hope. “Waiting for the Parade” is part of a collection of three short films, Souvenirs, commissioned by the City of Winnipeg’s Public Art Program.

• Program: Biography - Sun Sept 30 @ 3 PM | Cinematheque
• Print Source: Winnipeg Film Group