Call for Latino/a and Aboriginal Youth: aluCine 2013 Paso-A-Paso Project
Call for Latino/a and Aboriginal Youth Participants
aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival’s PASO-A-PASO
Toronto, Winter 2013
Call for Latino/a and Aboriginal Youth Participants
aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival’s PASO-A-PASO
Toronto, Winter 2013
aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival launches Paso-A-Paso, a youth program directed towards Latino/a and Aboriginal communities starting in February 2013: “Paso-A-Paso’s main objective is to nurture and foster the artistic endeavors of underserved youth through a ten-day intensive dance-camera workshop series that will provide youth with the tools and guidance for completing a short movement film. Through the program we hope to increase the support for emerging Latino/a and Aboriginal artists and provide them with new skills for a means of self-expression and creation.”
Youth Participants:
The program is designed for youth roughly between the age of 16 and 22 who are interested in media arts and/or dance. aluCine is looking for students who would like to participate in this free intensive workshop under two avenues: as dancers and/or as filmmakers. Interested participants should send us an idea for a short film, which will be interpreted into a movement piece. Students will learn how to use the camera specifically for movement.
The Artists:
Participant will work with renowned filmmaker Alejandro Valbuena who will provide students with the necessary tools and guidance for completing a whole piece. Students will learn how to develop scripts, shoot and post-production editing. Participants who are interested in the dance portion will work under award winning choreographer, Olga Barrios, who will guide students through a series of choreography and movement exercises. These choreographed pieces will be filmed. Please refer to Mr. Valbuena’s film Burnt for an idea of the kind of techniques and approached which you will be learning.
The Program:
Paso-A-Paso is a ten-day intensive program that will begin on February 4, 2013. The program is absolutely FREE and the resulting films will be showcased at the 13th annual aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival taking place from March 27–31, 2013. This is a great opportunity for students and/ or emerging artists who want to acquire further skills in film as well as dance. Please note that all participants should have basic computer and video skills
Interested film participants should submit a short idea for a film and dancers should submit a biography by Thursday, January 31, 2013. Contact alucine Programming Assistant Keli Maksud at outreach@alucinefestival.com
The Paso-A-Paso Project is supported by the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT).
About aluCine Latin Film+Media Arts Festival:
aluCine strives to showcase excellence and innovation in contemporary independent short film/video and new media, to promote and nurture works made by emerging and established Latin artists living in Canada, Latin America, and the Diaspora,to provide a vital outlet to have their works disseminated to a broader public both nationally and internationally and to transcend pre-established notions of representation and to cross borders, aesthetically, ideologically.
About LIFT:
The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) is an artist-run charitable organization dedicated to facilitating excellence in the moving image through media arts education and production resources. LIFT exists to provide support and encouragement for independent filmmakers and artists through affordable access to production, post-production and exhibition equipment; professional and creative development; workshops and courses; commissioning and exhibitions; artist-residencies; and a variety of other services. Founded in 1981 by a small collective, LIFT has since grown to become one of the foremost centres of its kind globally.
Starting: Thursday 31 January 2013 00:00
Non Members: Free
Members: Free
Location:
Toronto Canada