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workshop 1
direct-or
Feedback

Filmmaker Feedback
with Max McGuire

Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Location: SAW Video The Loop

Feature film director Max McGuire sits down in an intimate conversation about the registered filmmaker’s film screened at Digi60. He reviews jury notes and commentary, while providing concise and constructive feedback to the filmmaker. This constructive workshop has been a hit for 3 years, and isn’t to be missed for new filmmakers. First come, first served to new and emerging Registered Filmmakers only: This workshop will sell out.

Maximum 8 participants

PWYC/By Donation

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WORKSHOP 2
Camera &
Lighting

The Craft & Art of Cinematography
with Matthew A. MacDonald

Time: 9:00-11:00 am
Location: SAW Video Training Space

sold out!

The craft of cinematography is the practice of crafting moving images using light, shadow, colour, composition, and movement. The art of cinematography is the process of applying this craft to make people feel something, to represent a feeling through moving images. With that in mind, attendees can expect to learn more about the critical importance of lighting and composition in any motion picture, and how even the seemingly smallest lighting or compositional decisions can have a profound impact.

This workshop will be of particular interest to those who want to learn some useful principles of cinematography that they can apply to their own work, and things to look for when trying to improve their lighting and composition. Attendees should come away from it with a much deeper appreciation for the art and craft of cinematography.

Maximum 10 participants

PWYC/By Donation

panel 1
HORROR Films

Do You Like Scary Movies?
An Outlook on Genre Films

Time: 10:30-11:45 am
Location: Arts Court Theatre
(2 Daly Ave.)

Alumni Filmmakers Kristian Lariviere and Alex Lee Williams and producer Christopher Giroux will discuss the outlook on genre films as well as the trends and accessibility of making horror, the festival landscape, funding and distribution challenges.

PWYC/By Donation

panel 2
DIRECTING

F is for Failure: Making Movies without Getting Greenlit

Time: 12:00-1:15 pm
Location: Arts Court Theatre
(2 Daly Ave.)

Digi60 Alumni Filmmakers Jay Drakulic and Alex Lee Williams will discuss the successes and failures they've had with their feature films, the lessons they learned, how to measure “success”, and how to keep going even when you get a "No".

Come ready to ask questions and to be challenged on the definition of success and failure.

Facilitators: Jay Drakulic & Alex Lee Williams (Hellmington)

panel 3
PRODUCING

Making It Happen

Time: 1:30-2:45 pm
Location: Arts Court Theatre
(2 Daly Ave.)

Creating in different mediums and at different budget levels, Producers discuss the challenge of funding their projects, being "creative producers" and how they collaborate and work with others to get their projects made.

PWYC/By Donation

panel 5
Producer mentorship panel

Pitch It! Industry Producer Panel Providing Mentorship

Time: 4:30-6:00 pm
Location: Arts Court Theatre
(2 Daly Ave.)

Come and watch 5 pre-selected Project Pitches to Producers. Pitchees will receive constructive mentorship-style feedback as well as an overall outlook on what producers look for in a pitch.

There will be an open Q&A to the producers at the end.

Panelists:
Hoda Elatawi (GAPC)
Michelle Aseltine (Blind Luck Pictures)
Sarah Fodey (SandBay Entertainment)
Adele Cardamone-Martel (CBC)
Christopher Giroux (Black Fawn Films, Black Fawn Distribution and Vortex Words + Pictures)

Maximum 5 Pitches are pre-selected.
Open to everyone to attend