JumpstART Retrospective | Evolucity screening

Posted by / November 11, 2016 / No responses
SAWvideo is hosting a retrospective for their JumpstART grant and mentorship program. I was lucky enough to be selected for this program in 2010. It was there that I met Firuz Daud, my mentor in the program, and he taught me so so so much throughout the year I spent making Evolucity. I frequently wish he was still mentoring me on all my subsequent projects!!
Anyway, if you are in Ottawa I would strongly suggest going, beacuse the other artists that are also being featured are stellar, and there should be some great films, good food and a fun crowd. Stay cool Ottawa!! xom
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The following text is from SAWvideo’s event posting:
Works spanning from 1987 to 2015 – Curated by Michele Wozny
Arts Court Theatre, 2 Daly Avenue
90 Minute screening followed by anniversary reception and silent auction
Friday, November 11th, 2016
Doors open: 7:30 pm
Screening at 8:00 pm
Refreshments | Cash Bar
$8 in advance | $10 at the door

Featured artists:
Angèle Gagnon, Lynne Nicolson, Allen Deleary, Lyndon Goveas, Karen Guttman, Philip Rose, James Greatrex, Ben Walker, Christopher Rohde, Morgana McKenzie, MeganTurnbull, Matt Miwa, Riley Rempel, Sergio Guerra, Gillian Kirkland and Andrew Letourneau

JumpStart is SAW Video Media Art Centre’s granting program that provides financial and technical assistance every year to aspiring Ottawa-based filmmakers and artists looking to produce their first films. The program has been in existence for nearly thirty years and has helped to produce over 80 films of in dramatic, documentary and experimental genres. As part of its ongoing 35th Anniversary celebrations, SAW Video will be looking back at the fruits of their JumpStart grants by presenting a retrospective screening of 15 distinct debut films, with works produced as far back as 1987 (the year the grant was introduced) and as recent as 2015, effectively covering a span of 28 years of media art history.

35th anniversary raffle draw will be held that evening.  Buy your tickets!