Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society is pleased to announce the tenure of interdisciplinary artist Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk as its inaugural LAIR (Local Artist in Residence) program during Fall 2010.

Over the course of her residency, Kazymerchyk will transform Cineworks’ Annex space into the Laboratory of Intrinsic Fragility and Inevitable Decay.  An archive of Super-8 film documenting demolished Vancouver landmarks will be hand-processed at the Cineworks Annex, then subjected to various processes of intentional chemical, mechanical and optical decay. Through these processes, the artist will investigate the ephemeral qualities shared by celluloid and the urban environment.  The LAIR Residency at Cineworks will culminate with the exhibition of Kazymerchyk’s findings, as well as a critical publication.

Kazymerchyk will be working in the Annex space from Sept.-Dec. 2010.  The laboratory will be open three days a week (Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) by appointment for public visits.  To make an appointment to view Kazymerchyk’s work with film, please contact Cineworks Programs Manager and Curator Jennifer Cane.

 Amy Lynn Kazymerchyk is a filmmaker and curator.  She is the Events & Exhibitions Coordinator/ Curator at VIVO Media Arts Centre and Programmer of DIM Cinema at the Pacific Cinémathèque. She is currently making a film, To: Hope, From Here, and is engaged in the first LAIR Residency at Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society titled the Laboratory of Intrinsic Fragility and Inevitable Decay. Both of these projects expand on her observations and ideas about identity, belonging and meaning in the post-modern urban landscape, informed by the dramatic transformation of Vancouver in the five years leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics. 

 The LAIR (Local Artist in Residence) program is supported by Cineworks, The City of Vancouver Artistic Residencies Program and LIFT (Toronto). If you would like more information about upcoming Cineworks events, visit www.cineworks.ca, call Programs Manager and Curator Jennifer Cane at 604.685.3841 or email programs (at) cineworks.ca

CINEWORKS PRESENTS SANS COMIC FOR SWARM 11 (2010)  

Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society is pleased to present work by local film and video artists Barry Doupe, Julia Feyrer, Sharon Kahanoff, and Stephen Wichuk for the exhibition Sans Comic for SWARM 11 (2010).  The exhibition will be open as a one-night installation at the Cineworks Annex, 235 Alexander St. (Ironworks Building, back entrance).  Sans Comic brings together works that prompt nervous laughter, with moments of seriousness verging on absurdity, inspiring giddiness, even terror.  Through the condition of ‘inappropriate mirth’, the show’s title implies the status of the ‘un-funny’; the works, through their playful and awkward gestures, question the social, ethical and formal conventions surrounding humour and taste.  The exhibition will be open for one night only during SWARM 11 (2010), Friday, Sept. 10, starting at 7 pm.  Refreshments will be available.

FOLLOW ALL THE SWARM EVENTS THROUGH THE TWITTER-POWERED WEBSITE AT http://swarm.paarc.ca/ !

If you would like more information about upcoming Cineworks events, visit www.cineworks.ca, call Programs Manager and Curator Jennifer Cane at 604.685.3841 or email programs (at) cineworks.ca. Image courtesy Barry Doupe.

New member orientations are held for prospective members. This orientation is the first step for those interested in accessing Cineworks production equipment and/or post-production facilities.

Orientations are currently held every second Monday at 5:00pm sharp and go until approximately 6:00pm. Attendance is on a drop-in basis and there is no charge to attend. The orientation consists of a brief overview of Cineworks and its programs and a tour of the facilities.

All orientations are held at 5:00pm at the Cineworks Office
(#300, 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver, back lane entrance)

Next Dates:

September 13 2010

September 27 2010

NB. Late arrivals at the orientation will NOT be permitted to join until they have returned to attend the full orientation. Please make sure you're here at 5pm SHARP!

That’s a great song/I can visualize how it would look/Where do I go from here?  ‘Seeing’ a song in your head is one thing; producing that vision is another.  This workshop aims to take the mystery out of creating a music video by detailing all the stages of teaming a great song with great visuals.  A music video can range from a literal interpretation of a song to an abstract embodiment of the emotion or themes involved.  Current trends show highly developed narrative elements and seemingly unrelated, wild scenarios. As most filmmakers these days are required to wear many hats, this workshop will cover the full spectrum of creative problem-solving from all angles and for any scale production or budget.  The course will be a jam-packed full-day workshop with time for one-on-one consultation, and covers the following areas:

-       Manifesting the concept

-       From concept to treatment

-       The treatment’s relationship to cost and production schedule

-       Building your budget (or lack thereof) and team

-       The actual production

-       Post Production

DATE & TIME:  SATURDAY SEPT. 25,  10 am-4 pm

LOCATION: Cineworks Screening Room (1131 Howe St., Vancouver BC)

COST: $80 for members before Sept. 11

$100 for members/ $140 non-members after Sept. 11

Registration deadline Sept. 22

Instructor: AARON MALLIN is a local Vancouver Director.  From artistic endeavors and video production to national broadcast campaigns, Aaron is a unique balance of creative energy and output. Aaron has dozens of commercial broadcast credits and several music videos to his name.  Although his preferred media is video it isn't uncommon to find him drawing, writing or doing graphic design.

An intensive two day hands-on workshop that will teach participants three fundamental techniques of experimental cinema: optical printing, hand processing, and hand colourizing/toning.  The first day is devoted to the printing potentials of the Cineworks Oxberry optical printer, while the second day will be spent hand processing and toning at the Annex..Optical effects including fades, dissolves, masks, motion changes, and re-framing will be taught. After the shots are printed, they will learn how to hand process and add color to their printed film. It is encouraged that participants bring their own 16 mm printed images (either processed reversal or a workprint). Film stock (for the optical printer) and chemicals are included in the cost of the workshop.

DATE AND TIME: Saturday Oct. 2 and Sunday Oct. 3, 10 am-4 pm,

LOCATION: Cineworks (Howe) and Cineworks Annex

COST: $120 for members before Sept. 18

$140 members/ $180 non-members after Sept. 18

Last day to register: Wednesday, Sept. 29           

To register, please call 604.685.3841 or email at (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Instructor: for the past decade, film artist cj brabant has worked to continuously explore the regeneration and reformatting of the small gauge film image.  removing elements from their original space, his films work to create a new spaces for the viewer, new ways of seeing what we see everyday. specialized in optical manipulations, colour separation, and alternative processing techniques, cj's innovative work continues to screen internationally, most recently with his 35mm work "the fall".