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Prince Edward Island 2014 – the 150th anniversary celebration of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference – is an exciting opportunity for IMAC members to contribute proposals for any project, event, presentation  or original work.  IMAC is eligible to submit proposals for funding and there is no limit on how many for each consecutive deadline, and IMAC is willing to accept any grant proposal from any member or group of members for submission to ‘2014’. Go HERE to find out more about the grant requirements for 2014.

Please be advised that the deadline for submission to IMAC will be Thursday, November 29th.

IMAC will not make selections, or operate as a jury.  Our goal is for the board to review all proposals to make certain of their viability with regards to the ‘2014’ requirements, thematically, practically and fiscally.  Our goal is to help each proposal be as strong and as focused as possible – thus the initial deadline of November, to allow feedback and revisions beforewe submit to ‘2014’.  All proposals should also be made in a spirit of growing our co-op, reflecting well on the co-op and having relevance to the co-op’s mandate, history and goals.

FREE Film Writing workshop with instructor Harmony Wagner

• Friday, October 19^th
• 6:00 to 9:00 pm
• Springhead Studios – 250-B Queen Street, entrance on the parking lot facing Kwik-Kopy

Calling all writers, film-makers and creative thinkers!  With today’s technology making a short film is easier than ever.  Or is it? Crafting a good script is always a challenge, with specific challenges that pertain to the short genre. This free three-hour workshop will analyze the anatomy of a short film. For more info. and to register go HERE.

Want to make a feature with Telefilm? Here’s how to qualify for their new Micro-Budget Production Program (up to $120,000 from Telefilm). DEADLINE FOR FIRST STEP OF APPLICATION IS NOVEMBER 15TH 2012. More about the program on the Telefilm Website.

Read the attached application outline and please contact IMAC if you have any questions. 892-3131 or director@imac.coop

IMAC APPLICATION FOR TELEFILM MICRO-BUDGET PROGRAM

This process has been organized by IMAC’s Telefilm Micro-Budget Subcommittee. We are all grateful for their good work; Mark Sandiford, Harmony Wagner, Errol Richardson, Nils Ling and Jason Arsenault.

The Board of Directors are involved members of the co-op who are open to hearing ideas and suggestions from the wider membership. Click on the bios and get to know your new Board of Directors! Congrats to all.

• Mark Sandiford – President – Bio
• Millefiore Clarkes – Vice President – Bio
• Mary Helen McLeese – Secretary – Bio
• Susanne MacDonald – Treasurer – Bio
• Nils Ling – Member at Large – Bio
• Jenna MacMillan – Member at Large – Bio
• Margaret Magner – Member at Large – Bio

For the sixth consecutive year, writers from Atlantic Canada gathered in Charlottetown for a week of mentoring in the craft of screenwriting. Eighteen writers worked with three mentors: Tom Shoebridge, Jill Golick, and Diane Barnes, developing projects for features, television, and the web.

One of the highlights this year was the pitch session delivered to the group by Marguerite Pigott, Head of Development for Super Channel. Her expertise and advice to the writers shed light on their approach to pitching and gave them a better understanding of the industry and how to attract the right kind of attention to their projects.

The participants this year were: Danielle Hébert, Randy Pelletier, Dawn Morgan, and Bunthiny Nou (NB) Hank White, Joe Leclair, Ann Verrall, Mary Hamblin, Rachel Bower, Sarah Gignac, Tara Reddick, Stephanie Sodero (NS); Marlene Campbell, Jason Rogerson, Molly Youngerman, Margaret Martinello-Magner, Steve Mayoff (PEI); and Joel Hynes (NL).

Thanks to all the funders who support this very important professional development activity: Telefilm Canada, Innovation PEI, Island Media Arts Coop, Super Channel, Astral Media, Bell Fund, and Independent Production Fund, and the City of Charlottetown.

Preparations for year seven are already in progress as we strive to make every year more spectacular than the last.

For more information, visit: www.peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net

The Bootcamp is a program of The Island Media Arts Co-op.