September 10, 2010
INDUSTRY NEWS, EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS
2010 Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards Short List
The Saskatchewan Arts Board is pleased to announce the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award and the short-listed nominees for the 2010 Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards, taking place on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina. The awards celebrate the contributions and achievements made by individuals, groups and organizations to the arts in Saskatchewan.
• Lifetime Achievement (recipient): Michael Hosaluk, Saskatoon
• 30 Below: Heather Benning, Watrous; Amy Matysio, Regina; Andrew Salgado, Regina
• Arts and Learning: Karon Guttormson, Saskatoon; Chris Hamilton, Regina; Wendy Winter, Regina
• Leadership: Carrie Catherine and Curtis Olson, Saskatoon; Gregory and Marcia McLean, Swift Current; Saskatchewan Woodworkers' Guild
• Saskatchewan Artist: Lee Brady, Saskatoon; Codie Prevost, Saskatoon; Jeffery Straker, Punnichy
• Volunteer: Joanne Messer, Tisdale; Trent Watts, Saskatoon
The 2010 Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards were adjudicated by a panel of professional artists who have the knowledge, skills and abilities to make objective and informed decisions. The jury members were: writer Sandra Birdsell, craft artist Mel Bolen and musician Mike Dawson (Library Voices).
The evening will include award presentations and a performance piece by Saskatchewan artists. Tickets are $100 each or $800 for a corporate table of eight. To purchase tickets, phone (306) 384-6044. The deadline for ticket sales is September 15, 2010.
For more information on Arts Board programs and activities, visit www.artsboard.sk.ca
2010 ABEX Finalists Announced
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2010 Achievement in Business Excellence (ABEX) Award finalists. Over 60 exceptional businesses have been selected as finalists in the 12 ABEX Award categories.
"Saskatchewan is booming. We had a record amount of applications come in for this year's awards, over 90, that provided fierce competition in every category. The 2010 ABEX Awards will no doubt, highlight Saskatchewan's innovative and motivated businesses," said Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan.
Finalists for the 2010 ABEX Awards are diverse, covering both large and small businesses, rural and urban centers, and new and innovative entrepreneurs.
"It's an exciting place to be. All of our finalists are unique and truly showcase success in the province," continued McLellan. "The ABEX Awards give us an opportunity to celebrate their successes and give them the confidence to further push the envelope and grow their businesses, which in the end grows our province."
The ABEX Awards were established 27 years ago to celebrate the achievements of private sector businesses in Saskatchewan. Since then, they have become the largest private sector business awards in the province with increasing numbers of business leaders attending the Awards each year.
The ABEX Awards are open to any private sector business registered to operate in Saskatchewan regardless of size, location or industry.
Winners will be announced at the 2010 ABEX Awards Dinner being held on Saturday, October 30, 2010 at the Delta Regina in Regina. Tickets for the ABEX Awards are available online at www.saskchamber.com
Special Congratulations to:
-Nadia Williamson of NWL Contemporary Dresses - Finalist for The Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
-Gyro Productions Inc. - Finalist for The Growth and Expansion Award
CHRC - Youth Internship Program
We are pleased to announce that we received additional funding for our internship program, Career Focus. We recognise the great need for emerging artists to experience practical hands-on training as they move from school to work. Therefore, we would like to offer financial support to employers in the cultural sector who would like to provide a postsecondary graduate mentorship in developing their arts practice for a period of 4 to 9 months (the program ends on March 31st, 2010).
If you are interested in taking advantage of this targeted Career Focus initiative to offer an invaluable mentorship opportunity to a young artist, please contact Geneviève Guilmette at gguilmette@culturalhrc.ca.
We are delighted to provide support to over 70 employers this year and we hope that you are one of them.
Saskatchewan Arts Board - Sessions for Flexible Loan Program Applicants
Karen Henders, Creative Industries Consultant at the Saskatchewan Arts Board, is holding one-on-one sessions for applicants to the Flexible Loan Program to learn more about the program and discuss their business ideas. These sessions are in Regina on September 20 and Saskatoon on September 23.
The Flexible Loan Program offers short-term, low-interest demand loans of up to $25,000 for eligible commercial sector activity. Applications are approved based on a viable business plan.
Loan guidelines and information on the application process are available on the Arts Board website
http://www.artsboard.sk.ca/grants/creative-industries/1677-flexible-loan-program
Please contact Karen to book and appointment by phone at (306) 787-9634,(800) 667-7526 (Toll-Free Sask), or by email at kphenders@artsboard.sk.ca .
Article on CRTC Announcement on Community Television
CRTC Announces New Policy For Community Television, Broadcaster Magazine
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Strong Demand for CMF Experimental Stream Funding
Innovative Projects Seek $90 million
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced that the future of content and content delivery in Canada is being bolstered by home grown innovation, as evidenced by the strong demand for funding through the CMF's Experimental Stream. Applications submitted for funding by the first deadline, July 5, 2010, vastly exceeded the $16.2 million available at this round. Over 250 applicants have requested almost $90 million to support 120 production ($57 million requested), 112 development ($25 million requested), and 21 marketing ($8 million requested) projects. First round applicants represent all regions of Canada, and their projects include console, PC, and online games; alternate reality games; websites and webportals; webseries; mobile applications; software applications; and more.
"We are truly impressed by the vast quantity and diversity of projects submitted thus far," said Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the CMF. "The demand for funding from the CMF's Experimental Stream by pioneering Canadians reflects the demand by Canadians for innovative content and content delivery and points to the need for financial support for these types of projects."
The CMF also announced details regarding the process it has implemented to evaluate applications to the Experimental Stream. As published in the 2010-2011 CMF Experimental Stream Guidelines, projects will be assessed on the following factors: innovation (40%), production team (15%), business plan (30%), and distribution strategy (15%). For production projects, the innovation and production team factors, comprising a total of 55% of the assessment, will be evaluated by a jury of Canadian and international industry experts. All remaining factors for production applications, plus all development and marketing applications, will be assessed by CMF Program Administration analysts at Telefilm Canada.
Applications received by the first deadline, July 5, 2010, are currently under evaluation and decisions will be announced in early October. Of the $27 million in funding available through this stream, 60% will be disbursed in the first round and 40% in the second. As a result of the high demand experienced in the first round, the second and final deadline for applications is being extended from October 4 to November 12, 2010. All decisions made by the CMF will be considered final.
Telefilm Canada Announces Streamlining of Corporate Forms
Montreal - September 2, 2010 - Telefilm Canada announced today a streamlined approach to submitting corporate information as part of an application.
Previously, four documents were required in order to provide all required corporate information with an application; now only one is required. The new Canadian Status of Corporation and Corporate Information Affidavit now online replaces the following forms:
-Corporate secretary's certificate naming the shareholders and the number of shares held by each
-Corporate secretary's certificate naming the officers and indicating their signing authority
-Declaration of Corporate Information
-Canadian Status of Corporation Affidavit
Telefilm Canada is committed to providing effective and efficient service to its clients and as such continuously works to provide new ways in which to work with the industry.
Nominations for the 25TH Annual Gemini AWARDS ANNOUNCED!
TORONTO, August 31, 2010 - The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the nominations for the 25th Annual Gemini Awards, recognizing the year's best in Canadian English-language television. This year's celebrations will be held in Toronto over three nights in November. The Industry Gala Presentations will take place on Tuesday November 2nd and Wednesday November 3rd at the Kool Haus Entertainment Complex; the Broadcast Gala will take place on Saturday November 13th at the historic Winter Garden Theatre and will be broadcast live-to-tape on Global and Showcase.
The drama Flashpoint leads the 2010 Gemini Awards nominations with 15 nominations including Best Dramatic Series. Coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games garnered 13 nominations including Best Live Sporting Event. Bloodletting And Miraculous Cures, Guns, Stargate Universe, and The Summit are up for awards in 9 categories each; Less Than Kind and Love, Hate and Propaganda each received 8 nominations.
For the complete list of nominations, please visit www.geminiawards.ca.
CBC - SHOW OFF!
SHOW OFF! is a special one-hour CBC television event and online campaign which will celebrate the inaugural year of Culture Days. Through compelling personal stories of the artists, musicians, and craftspeople that yearn to make a difference in Canada and abroad, we will connect Canadians to the behind-the-scenes world of arts and culture in Canada.
SHOW OFF!, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, will air across Canada on Thursday, Sept. 23rd, at 7 PM on CBC Television.
For more information visit: http://www.cbc.ca/culturedays/
CMF Encourages Canadians to Turn on Canada and Win
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is holding a contest for a chance to win a VIP weekend for two to Montréal, including transportation, two nights' accommodation, and tickets to the 2010 Prix Gémeaux gala.
The objective of the contest to raise awareness amongst the Canadian public about the organization and to draw the connection between the shows they love to watch and the funding agency that supports their creation.
For full contest rules and regulations, please visit the contest website at http://www.turnoncanada.ca/.
Contest Closing Date: October 1, 2010
WIFT-T Calls for Nominations - 2010 Crystal Awards
Women in Film & Television - Toronto is pleased to announce the 2010 Crystal Awards call for nominations. The Crystal Awards recognize the extraordinary achievements of Canadian women in screen-based media (film, television and digital media).
The deadline for nominations is Monday, September 27, 2010, 5 PM EST.
Since 1988, these coveted awards have been presented to more than 90 accomplished professionals for their significant contributions to the Canadian screen-based industry and the global entertainment community at large. For a complete list of past winners, visit http://www.wift.com
Nominations are being accepted for the following Crystal Award categories:
Outstanding Achievement Award
Awarded to a woman who has made a major contribution to screen-based media through the consistent quality of her work throughout her career. Through personal example and leadership, she has inspired and set standards for women and men working in the screen-based industry.
Creative Excellence Award
Awarded to a woman in recognition of the creative excellence and dynamic quality of her work in screen-based media. The recipient's recent work has received national and/or international attention in the previous year and has established a standard for those working in screen-based media.
Mentorship Award
Awarded to a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to building women's careers in screen-based media. The mentor supports the advancement of women, offers guidance and support, and/or assists female entrepreneurs in growing their own media companies.
Please note that a Special Jury Award of Distinction is awarded periodically at the discretion of the jury.
The 2010 Crystal Awards Nomination Form is available at www.wift.com. An independent jury of past award recipients will select the Crystal Award winners for 2010.
Award winners will be honoured at the 2010 Crystal Awards Gala Luncheon on December 6, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.
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