The Working Lab
After a successful inaugural year, The Working Lab is back! Born of a desire to focus on works in progress, this lab provides an opportunity to workshop projects with industry leaders. Potential participants are invited to submit:
Up to 10 pages of script
OR
Up to 10 minutes of content
OR
A short they would like to develop a festival strategy for
OR
A project for which you want to develop publicity materials for.
Three delegates will be assigned to a professional where they will spend 2 hours pushing their projects forward. Participants will be expected to contribute to the discussion of two other projects, and to receive feedback/suggestions on their project for a minimum of 30 minutes each, thus enabling a group learning environment led by the mentor.
The Working Lab will accept the first 12 eligible applicants. All you need to do is submit your application form to shortfilmfest@cfccreates.com.
Deadline for submissions is Monday, May 17, 2010 at 6 p.m.
Symposium staff will contact the applicants (on a first come first served basis) to review the application and request payment of $20 until all the spots are filled. Mentor matches will be made by Symposium staff.
Please note that only one person can participate in the Working Lab for each project.
Below are the mentors that have confirmed. Please check back to see added mentors:
2010 Working Lab Industry Mentors are:
Joy Loewen, Program Manager, NSI Drama Prize
Joy has experience as a broadcaster, producer and trainer. She was acquisitions manager responsible for buying, pre-licensing and scheduling all genres of programming at WTN in addition to producing several seasons of an international fashion show - In Fashion. Prior to joining NSI four years ago, she was an associate producer at CBC Television responsible for developing and producing regional programs.
Micol Marotti, Publicist, Media Monkey Productions Inc.
Micol Marotti has more than fifteen years of experience in film, television and cross-platform productions. She headed the PR/Marketing departments at Alliance Communications, ACTRA National, Banff World TV Fest and the NFB. As a freelance publicist, she worked on Richie Mehta’s AMAL, the TIFF campaign for Denis Villeneuve’s NEXT FLOOR, the interactive short film festival Migr@tions, and the internet series TÊTES À CLAQUES (English version). She produced a short film CRUST, which screened at the Palm Springs Film Festival and the American Cinematheque.
David Miller, Producer, DRM Productions Inc., Poor Man’s Productions Ltd
David Miller is an internationally established producer, who has overseen independent productions both within Canada and abroad, under Poor Man’s Productions Ltd and his DRM Productions shingle company. Miller has garnered numerous international awards and most recently received a 2009 Genie nomination for Best Motion Picture for the multi-award winning feature film AMAL (by Richie Mehta). Miller is currently in production on two feature films, and in development on four other feature films as producer and/or executive producer. In addition, Miler is also a partner in Agency 71 inc., a North American based marketing and banding company.
Jessica Parkinson, Acquisitions Supervisor, Ouat Media
Jessica Parkinson manages international film acquisitions for Ouat Media, a distributor specializing in short films. Based on her previous years of experience in television sales and marketing, Jessica has an eye for finding successful films for the world market. She has traveled to festivals and markets around the world seeking quality films. In her previous life, Jessica worked in the publishing industry where she honed her skills in film criticism. Outside of the world of film and television, Jessica can flick a mean Frisbee throw!
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