[Wamvan] Reminder! DOXA panels and films this week and weekend

Wed May 9 15:38:02 PDT 2012

Hey everyone,

Just a reminder that *tomorrow, May 10*, is the day of DOXA panels related
to women in documentary film, part of its "Making Waves" series.  (Event
link: http://www.doxafestival.ca/making-waves-1).

All panels are free and held at the Roundhouse.

Unfortunately I am jam-packed this week and weekend, otherwise I would love
to meet up with fellow WAMmers for a screening or panel!  Any WAMmers
planning on attending/looking for some company?

Also!  Featured films included in Making Waves series are (click on title
for more info): Brishkay Ahmed’s *Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused
Afghan*<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/story_burqa>,
Leanne Allison’s *Bear 71*<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/bear71>,
Elaine Carol’s *Stock Characters: The Cooking
Show*<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/stockcharacters>,
Violette Daneau’s *The Tightrope of
Life*<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/tightrope>,
Rosie Dransfeld’s *Who
Cares?<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/who_cares>
,* Ève Lamont’s *The Fallacy
(L’Imposture)<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/fallacy>
,* and Pia Massie’s *Just Beyond
Hope*<http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/just_beyond>
.

Below are the panel descriptions for tomorrow.

- Nat
*Panel Discussion*s

*FREE*
*Thursday May 10 | 1:30-5:00PM*
Roundhouse Community Centre Theatre

*1:30PM-2:30PM | Mentorship is Powerful *
Mentorship for women filmmakers is often a critically important part of
learning the documentary ropes. In an increasingly complex world, the
support of other women can have an enormous impact on filmmakers’ career
and work. Panelists will include Tracey Friesen (Executive Producer,
Pacific & Yukon Centre, National Film Board of Canada), Sheila Peacock
(Specials and new talent & program development producer CBC/ Radio Canada),
and Maureen Leavitt (Creative Development Representative at Super Channel).

*2:45PM-3:45PM | New Frontiers: Online Documentary*
Women filmmakers have entered into the territory of webdocs to create
innovative forms of documentary narrative. This discussion will feature
in-depth presentations of this brave new world of documentary practice.
Panelists will include Nettie Wild (*Inside Stories*), Leanne Allison (*Bear
71*) and Josephine Anderson (*The Sticking Place*).

*4:00PM-5:00PM | Funding Bodies and Minds*
What do funders really need to hear from filmmakers, and vice versa? This
is an opportunity for a frank and open discussion between the people who
make films and the people who give them money.

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> They have this special event on women's documentaries associated with the
> festival. Apologies if this already got sent around. Wish the overall DOXA
> site was easier to navigate - would love some more film options flagged.
>
> Dates: May 4th – 13th, 2012
> Venues: Saint Andrewʼs-Wesley United Church, Pacific Cinémathèque, Vancity
> Theatre, Denman Cinemas, Empire Granville 7
> Cinemas — Vancouver
> Admission: Single Tickets: $12 (all films except Opening Night); Opening
> Night Event $20, Opening Night Event + and party: $30;
> Closing Night Film: $12; Membership: $3; Festival Pass: $150 (excludes
> Opening Night film & party, includes $3 membership). 5-
> Ticket Packs: $55; 10-Ticket Packs: $100 (excludes Opening Night; excludes
> $3 membership)
> Tickets: DOXA website (www.doxafestival.ca), Peopleʼs Co-op Books (1391
> Commercial Drive), Zulu Records (1972 West 4th
> Avenue)
>
> Information: www.doxafestival.ca or 604.646.3200
> Media contact: Marnie Wilson 604.685.5575 or mwilson at theartsbiz.com
>
> Making Waves: Spotlight on Canadian Women in Documentary
>
> Vancouver, BC – The seminal work of Canadian women documentary filmmakers
> has rippled out across the globe influencing the development of documentary
> practice the world over. On May 10th, 2012, DOXA celebrates Canadian women
> documentary filmmakers, past, present and future, with Making Waves, a full
> day event with panels, interactive features and talks, capped off with a
> gala screening of Brishkay Ahmedʼs new film Story of Burqa: Case of a
> Confused Afghan.
>
> Free panel discussions (1:30-5:00PM at the Roundhouse Community Centre)
> will include everything from the critical importance of mentorship for
> documentary filmmakers (Mentorship is Powerful), to the emergence of
> webdocs (New Frontiers: Online Documentary), to what do funders really need
> to hear from filmmakers, and vice versa (Funding Bodies and Minds). The day
> will also feature the launch of Bear 71 - NFB Interactive Installation in
> the Exhibition Hall of the Roundhouse (open daily from Thursday, May 10th
> to Saturday, May 12th, 2012).
>
> Additional films included in Making Waves are Leanne Allisonʼs Bear 71,
> Elaine Carolʼs Stock Characters:The Cooking Show, Violette Daneauʼs The
> Tightrope of Life, Rosie Dransfeldʼs Who Cares?, Èva Lamontʼs The Fallacy
> (LʼImposture), and Pia Massieʼs Just Beyond Hope.
>
> From its emergence in the harems of Indian kings, to the influence of
> British foreign policy, to the current ban in Sarkozyʼs France, the burqa
> has been a flash point for economic, political and cultural struggle. With
> humour, tenacity and the fierce intelligence, Brishkay Ahmedʼs new film
> Story of Burqa: Case of a Confused Afghan picks apart the tangled threads
> of Afghanistanʼs complex and complicated history to reveal the barefaced
> facts.
>
> The evening will also feature a live performance from Afghan singer
> Mozhdah Jamalzadah, as well as a screening of the 2012 Kris Anderson
> Connexions Youth Forum films.
>
> DOXA Documentary Film Festival runs May 4–13, 2012. Tickets to the Opening
> event at Saint Andrewʼs- Wesley United Church are $20. Single tickets for
> all other screenings are $12 each plus a one-time $3 membership. Festival
> Passes allow access to all films except Opening Night, and are available
> for $150. Tickets are available at Peopleʼs Co-op Books, Zulu Records, and
> online at www.doxafestival.ca.
>
>  For further information, call DOXA at 604.646.3200. DOXA is presented by
> The Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver-based non-profit, charitable
> society.
>
> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 9:53 PM, Natalie Hill <nhill10 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone!
>>
>> So the DOXA film festival is on from May 4-13th at various venues around
>> Vancouver.
>>
>> Has anyone heard of any feminist films on the schedule?
>>
>> If you know of any (or even just any films in particular you are
>> interested in seeing), please, do share!  I'd like to get a small list of
>> possible films, and see if there's any interest amongst WAM!mers to go
>> together/have a small social after.
>>
>> Here's the full schedule:
>>
>> http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/program
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Nat
>>
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