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Special EventsAstral Media Presents "Hussain Amarshi In Conversation with Deepa Mehta"This session brings together two visionary forces working in film for candid one-on-one conversation. This interactive one hour session between the two long-time friends and business associates will provide an overview of their careers and unique insight into the Canadian film industry. Deepa Mehta is an internationally renowned Canadian filmmaker. Born in India, the award-winning filmmaker made her feature-film directorial debut in 1991 with Sam & Me and has since directed Camilla, Bollywood/Hollywood, and Republic of Love. She is best known for her film trilogy, Earth, Fire and most recently Water, all of which are based in India. Water was the opening film of the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and is Canada's official entry in the Best Foreign Film category for this year's Oscars. Amarshi is President of film distribution company, Mongrel Media. Amarshi has been instrumental in the production and distribution of some of Canada’s most critically-acclaimed films over the past decade including Water, Bollywood/Hollywood, Marion Bridge, The Corporation, Eve & the Firehorse, Sabah and Manufactured Landscapes. Astral Media Presents Hussain Amarshi In Conversation with Deepa Mehta is open to all registered delegates of the 2006 Innoversity Summit from October 23 to October 24 in Toronto. Through Our EyesTwo of Canada’s hottest filmmakers, David ‘Sudz’ Sutherland and Jennifer Holness, have created an exciting arts education program called “Through Our Eyes.” This innovative project engages 25 kids, some of whom fall into the 'at-risk' category, and introduces them to the medium of film. Meeting weekly for a period of four months, the kids will be introduced to a “key” film professional who will give a brief biographical talk about how they made it into the industry. As professionals of colour they will highlight the exciting non-traditional career opportunities filmmaking provides for the students. Over the course of the program the kids will also get to make 10 “mobisode” films (short films made for cell phones) that will be screened at a gala event at the 2006 Innoversity Summit™. The mobisodes will be written, produced and edited by the students, have been selected from grades 6, 7 and 8 from Elia Middle School in the Jane and Finch community. Innoversity is very excited to showcase this pilot project in the hope that it will be extended to many other schools across this city and the country. “Through Our Eyes” is made possible by:
Launching of Media Access & Participation (MAP) InitiativeInnoversity™ is developing a “MAP” to make the film and television industry more accessible for people with disabilities. The MAP initiative (Media Access and Participation) will officially launch at the 2006 Innoversity Summit™. Working closely with representatives of the media industry and Ontario’s Accessibility Directorate, Innoversity will develop appropriate learning tools to help broadcasters and producers make the media more inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities, while supporting Ontario’s new accessibility law. Innovative workshops include an experiential room where our delegates will gain a greater understanding of some of the challenges that people with disabilities face on a day-to-day basis, and of the often-simple accommodations that workplaces can make to attract talented people with disabilities. |
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2006 Summit Content News FLASHThe CBC's popular and successful Innoversity internship program is back for another year.
Deadline extended for CHUM-funded scholarships
News FLASH Archives
The Innoversity slideshow.
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