Film For Artists: Site and Cycle – 2015 Residency
Feburary 26, 2015
Modern Island by Eva Kolcze, 2012
FILM FOR ARTISTS: SITE AND CYCLE
Residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point
June 2015, Toronto
Feburary 26, 2015
Modern Island by Eva Kolcze, 2012
FILM FOR ARTISTS: SITE AND CYCLE
Residency at Artscape Gibraltar Point
June 2015, Toronto
This hands-on filmmaking workshop, appropriate for absolute beginners and small-gauge film enthusiasts alike, will focus on artisanal film techniques while engaging with the specific geography of the Toronto Islands.
Facilitators: Zoë Heyn-Jones and Eva Kolcze
Program Dates: June 1 – 8, 2015
Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Price: $750.00 (CND)+ HST
Spend a week on beautiful Hanlan’s Point investigating the compelling materiality of celluloid film. We will explore various hand-processing techniques on Super 8 and 16mm film, exploring the creative and aesthetic potential of film in conjunction with notions of site specificity and psychogeography.
We will embrace experimentation, chance, and accident in our process, thinking of the filmmaking process as a cycle not separate from the natural, ecological cycles that encompass our lives and practices. An alternative to traditional filmmaking instruction, we forego the rules in favour of integrating cycles of experimentation, growth, and decay.
We will teach you:
– Basic camera theory and how to use the Super 8 and Bolex 16mm cameras
– How to hand process black and white 16mm and Super 8 film
– Decay techniques using bleach, soil, oil and salt
– Painting, drawing, and scratching on film; tinting and toning
We will provide:
– A bedroom and shared studio at Artscape Gibraltar Point
– Hands-on instruction supplemented by film screenings, and engagement with relevant literature
– Black and white film, darkroom chemistry and supplies
– Super 8 and Bolex cameras, though supplies will be limited and you are encouraged to bring your own
Participants are encouraged to share their own films, or films that inspire them, in several informal screenings.
For more information about Artscape Gibraltar Point:
Apply online: http://artscape.wufoo.eu/forms/online-application-for-artscape-gibraltar-point
Facilitators:
Zoë Heyn-Jones is a Toronto-based researcher and visual artist whose handmade films have screened locally and internationally. Zoë is a member of the programming collective at Pleasure Dome and serves on the board of directors at LIFT (the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto). Zoë is a PhD student in Visual Arts at York University, focusing on experimental ethnography and expanded cinema. She studied cinema and anthropology at the University of Toronto, and holds an MA in Film Studies from Concordia University and an MFA in Documentary Media from Ryerson University. www.vimeo.com/zoeheynjones
Eva Kolcze is a Toronto-based artist and filmmaker whose work explores themes of landscape, architecture and the body through material investigations with the surface of celluloid. Her work has screened locally and internationally at venues and festivals including Anthology Film Archives, The International Rotterdam Film Festival, The Images Festival, Nuit Blanche and Antimatter Film Festival. She holds an MFA in Film from York University and a BFA in Integrated Media from OCAD. www.evakolcze.com
Questions can be directed to:
Email: filmforartists(at)gmail.com
Subject Heading: Residency Inquiry – Film for Artists 2015
Generously sponsored by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT)
Starting: Thursday 26 February 2015 00:00
Non Members: $750.00 (CND)+ HST
Members: $750.00 (CND)+ HST
Location:
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto
443 Lakeshore Avenue
Toronto ON Canada