Screenwriting Adaptation w/ Claire Mulligan
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada25 January 2019 - 1 February 2019
This two-part workshop will occur over two Saturdays. In the first session we will look at the techniques and challenges of adaptation, how to format and structure your film, how to find source material, and how to get legal rights, amongst other topics. Participants will then be challenged to write a short film adaptation of an adapted scene which will be workshopped and discussed in the second session the following week.
CineVic’s Yappy Hour
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada29 January 2020
If you liked CineVic Lounge and Monthly Member Meetups of the past, you'll love the new YAPPY HOUR! On the last Wednesday of the month, join your fellow CineVic members for some socializing, networking, collaborating, and just plain schmoozing. Each month we'll have a different speaker give a short presentation on their work, then we'll head across the street to the Yates Taphouse side-room to continue the conversation.
Short Circuit + CINE⚡️SPARK: Final Submission Deadline
1 February 2020
Short Circuit, the only Pacific Rim film festival in the world, returns to Victoria in May 2020 with a showcase of short films from over 30 countries around the Pacific Ocean. CINE⚡️SPARK awards a hefty production package worth over $17,500 to the production of an outstanding short film script from the Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands region. Don't miss the FINAL DEADLINE for these two opportunities - submit your film or screenplay now!
Telefilm Talent to Watch Panel 2020
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada2 February 2020
CineVic is excited to be returning as a recommending partner in the 2020 Telefilm Talent to Watch Program! If you are planning to apply, this is the event for you! Join us on Sunday February 2nd for an informative panel discussion featuring two 2019 Talent to Watch funding recipients, Arnold Lim & Ana de Lara.
Open for Submissions – VFF Reception
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada10 February 2020
CineVic member and former Executive Director, Bryan Skinner, is set for a hometown premiere of his breakthrough feature film Open for Submissions on Monday February 10th at 6:00pm at Cineplex Odeon. And it's already sold out! After the screening, pop around the corner to CineVic headquarters in Millie's Lane to raise a glass and celebrate the achievements of Skinner and his talented crew.
Respectful Workplaces in the Arts – Workshop
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada11 February 2020
CineVic is pleased to bring this national tour of workshops to its only stop on Vancouver Island. The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is working in collaboration with national arts service organizations and leaders in the sector to guide artists and arts organizations across the country towards preventing harassment of any kind, and to build respectful workplaces as the norm in the cultural sector.
Cinematography Workshop with Amy Belling
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada23 February 2020
* SOLD OUT * Cinematographer Amy Belling will discuss the Director / Cinematographer relationship from finding the right creative partnership during the interview process to communication and how to discuss visuals during pre-production, production and post. CineVic is pleased to bring Amy Belling to Victoria as part of THE INCUBATORS film training and mentorship program.
Telefilm Talent to Watch 2020 – Application Deadline
24 February 2020
CineVic is pleased to return as a recommending partner in the 2020 Telefilm Talent to Watch Program! Production Members can apply for up to $150,000 towards production of their feature film or web series projects.
Artist Talk with Amy Belling
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada25 February 2020
Join us for a FREE artist talk by renowned Cinematographer, Amy Belling. CineVic is pleased to bring Amy to Victoria as the sixth mentor in our new film training program The Incubators!
Amy Belling, CSC, is a Canadian Society of Cinematographers nominee and multiple Leo Award winning director of photography with a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematography from the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles. Belling has worked extensively in both film and video across features, documentaries, music videos, television and commercials since lensing her very first critically acclaimed short films, WHY THE ANDERSON CHILDREN DIDN’T COME TO DINNER (2003) and THE SADDEST BOY IN THE WORLD (2006) by Jamie Travis, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, SXSW, Slamdance, Rotterdam and Karlovy Vary.
CineVic’s Yappy Hour
CineVic #102-764 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada26 February 2020
It's the return of our monthly member social -- welcome to the new YAPPY HOUR! On the last Wednesday of each month, join your fellow CineVic members for some socializing, networking, collaborating, and just plain schmoozing. Each month we'll have a different speaker give a short presentation on their work, then we'll head across the street to the Yates Taphouse side-room to continue the conversation and munch some nachos! For our February YAPPY HOUR we've got local young filmmaker Octavian Kaul -- he'll share experiences working with the local film communities in Sidney and Victoria.