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OIFF Hosts Fourth Annual 72-Hour Film Challenge Registration, Dates, Prizes, and Sponsors Announced

The Ottawa International Film Festival’s (OIFF) fourth 72-Hour Film Challenge kicks off on Thursday, January 26 at 6:15pm at the Lieutenant’s Pump.

The 72-Hour Film Challenge tasks filmmakers to write, cast, direct, edit – in other words –create an entire original short film in three days. To give the Challenge an added twist, filmmakers must include plot points and creative criteria set out in a mystery envelope received upon registration.

“I’m always impressed by the film talent we have in Ottawa,” says Nina Bains, Executive Director of OIFF. “With a few cues, filmmakers put together imaginative stories and wonderfully shot scenes in just three days. It’s pretty remarkable.” Last year’s winners, The Waiting Room (Voters Favourite) and Polar Bear Love (Judges Pick) went on to receive national attention.

Interested filmmakers must attend the 72-Hour Film Challenge registration briefing on Thursday, January 26 at 6:15pm at the Lieutenant’s Pump to receive the mystery envelope. Registration cost is $20 per team, and teams must submit their final product by Sunday, January 29 at 7pm.

The selected film entries will be screened and voted on at the Lieutenant’s Pump on Thursday, February 16 at 7pm. The top three films will automatically qualify for the 2012 Ottawa International Film Festival in August. The winning film team will take home a prize pack valued at over $10,000 that includes Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection 5.5 provided by Adobe, and a full RED ONE production/post-production rental package provided by Parktown free of cost to shoot their next short film (some conditions apply). As well, Parktown is offering a 15% discount off indie equipment rental prices to any filmmaker participating in the challenge for their submission.

The OIFF 72-Hour Film Challenge is sponsored by the Lieutenant’s Pump, Adobe, and Parktown.

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OTTAWA FASHION WEEK TO PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER 2012 SEASON Fifth anniversary season to be featured on the Winterlude 2012 Calendar of Events   Ottawa, ON- Less than three months after the conclusion of another successful season, the Ottawa Fashion Week Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the National Capital Commission (NCC) and its inclusion on the 2012 Winterlude Festival Calendar. As a long time supporter and nurturer of local talent, it is only fitting that Ottawa Fashion Week aligns itself with one of Ottawa-Gatineau’s longest standing traditions.  “The NCC is pleased to welcome Ottawa Fashion Week as part of Winterlude’s growing family of partners and to showcase Canadian designers”, said Guy Laflamme, Senior Vice-President, Capital Experience, Communications and Marketing of the NCC. ”Winterlude is an integral part of winter in the region, and with the addition of events such as Ottawa Fashion Week, it will continue to grow and enhance the Capital’s vibrancy.”  The fifth anniversary of Ottawa Fashion Week (OFW) will be taking place from February 16thto 19th in the Governor General Ballroom at the Westin Hotel (11 Colonel By Drive). In keeping with Ottawa Fashion Week’s mandate of promoting arts and culture in the City of Ottawa, the change in venue allows both out of town guests and citizens of the Nation’s Capital to experience another one of Ottawa’s beautiful historic buildings.  “65% of our guests are from out of town. Apart from fashion, we want to be able to expose our guests to the beauty of Ottawa,” said OFW Public Relations Director, Christine Achampong. “In terms of venues, we were lucky to have a lot of options to choose from but I was delighted when we finally decided upon the Westin Hotel. It’s in the epicentre of the city ̶we really lucked out.”  Each season, thousands of fashion and art lovers take part in the Ottawa Fashion Week festivities. The event would not be possible without the generous support of our major event sponsors: Le Spa and The Loft Ottawa, L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase Paris and 24Hrs and the Ottawa Sun.  Tickets and a full calendar of events will be available via our website (www.ottawafashionweek.ca) in the New Year. Photo by Ming Wu

OTTAWA FASHION WEEK TO PARTNER WITH THE NATIONAL CAPITAL COMMISSION FOR THE AUTUMN/WINTER 2012 SEASON

Fifth anniversary season to be featured on the Winterlude 2012 Calendar of Events  

Ottawa, ON- Less than three months after the conclusion of another successful season, the Ottawa Fashion Week Council is pleased to announce its partnership with the National Capital Commission (NCC) and its inclusion on the 2012 Winterlude Festival Calendar. As a long time supporter and nurturer of local talent, it is only fitting that Ottawa Fashion Week aligns itself with one of Ottawa-Gatineau’s longest standing traditions.

 “The NCC is pleased to welcome Ottawa Fashion Week as part of Winterlude’s growing family of partners and to showcase Canadian designers”, said Guy Laflamme, Senior Vice-President, Capital Experience, Communications and Marketing of the NCC. ”Winterlude is an integral part of winter in the region, and with the addition of events such as Ottawa Fashion Week, it will continue to grow and enhance the Capital’s vibrancy.”

 The fifth anniversary of Ottawa Fashion Week (OFW) will be taking place from February 16thto 19th in the Governor General Ballroom at the Westin Hotel (11 Colonel By Drive). In keeping with Ottawa Fashion Week’s mandate of promoting arts and culture in the City of Ottawa, the change in venue allows both out of town guests and citizens of the Nation’s Capital to experience another one of Ottawa’s beautiful historic buildings.

 “65% of our guests are from out of town. Apart from fashion, we want to be able to expose our guests to the beauty of Ottawa,” said OFW Public Relations Director, Christine Achampong. “In terms of venues, we were lucky to have a lot of options to choose from but I was delighted when we finally decided upon the Westin Hotel. It’s in the epicentre of the city ̶we really lucked out.”

 Each season, thousands of fashion and art lovers take part in the Ottawa Fashion Week festivities. The event would not be possible without the generous support of our major event sponsors: Le Spa and The Loft Ottawa, L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase Paris and 24Hrs and the Ottawa Sun.

 Tickets and a full calendar of events will be available via our website (www.ottawafashionweek.ca) in the New Year.

Photo by Ming Wu

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Coming hot off of our second consecutive year winning the Xpress “Best Film Festival” Award, OIFF is back with a stunner of a film. This Wednesday at the Mercury Lounge (56 Byward Market Square), join us and all the rad movers and shakers in the local arts and music scene as we present the our next Ottawa Spotlight Series. We’re screening a documentary shot by the people over at The Indefinite Project and staring a ton of local faces - most notably, our friends over at the Ottawa Rock Lottery. The documentary focuses on the brainchild of Samantha Everts and her quest to make a community out of the local music scene. The documentary follows the musical fusion of some of Ottawa’s best and brightest minds. Screening starts at 7pm and will be hosted by CBC Radio One’s Alan Neal. Lots of local music videos, and an acoustic performance by Amos the Transparent are well worth the $8 cover charge. 19+. See you there Ottawa!


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First Weekend Club - Fighting for Canadian Film The First Weekend Club is a proud supporter of OIFF, and in turn, we proudly support them. In a nutshell, the First Weekend Club (FWC) is a non-profit Canadian organization the builds audiences, gets butts in seats and makes a film’s opening weekend box office a sure sell out. For the Ottawa International Film Festival, they were on-site providing live coverage and interviews with the filmmakers themselves. Pssst you can check it out here.  But I digress! FWC is in the middle of something big. We here at OIFF know a little about forging into new territory, and we want you to know about the First Weekend Club Indie-GoGo Campaign going on RIGHT NOW. From their press release: First Weekend Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness for great Canadian films since 2003, wants to make them available to anyone, no matter where they are, at any time of day.  To do just that, First Weekend Club is launching a video-on-demand streaming platform, which will feature a curated library of the very best Canadian films available.To turn this dream into reality, First Weekend Club needs to raise $20,000 and will be using the popular Indie GoGo crowd funding platform to help reach that goal. Aside from supporting First Weekend Club’s cause, donors will have a chance to get some ‘perks’ too. First Weekend Club has turned to friends in the film community and has some great rewards such as film passes, Master Classes, autographed DVDs, a semi-private dinner and movie experience with two of Canada’s most renowned filmmakers, and more! There are perks and rewards for all levels of support, from $5 to $5000. With a contribution of $50, supporters can even buy a personalized seat in First Weekend Club’s virtual cinema, be invited to test drive the new VOD system, and have the opportunity to offer feedback through a private discussion group. They will also get an invitation to attend our online launch where First Weekend Club will stream a Canadian film live from Vancouver, with a live audience including the filmmakers and stars. There’s still time, Canada! Time to get into this movement, this huge development for Canadian film. With the launch of Telefilm’s new Success Index, Canadian movie-goers are getting the recognition they (we) deserve! We want more Canadian films and we want them now. And we want them streaming. Check out First Weekend Club’s Website for more info, or donate directly here. Buy your piece of Canadian film history. 

First Weekend Club - Fighting for Canadian Film

The First Weekend Club is a proud supporter of OIFF, and in turn, we proudly support them. In a nutshell, the First Weekend Club (FWC) is a non-profit Canadian organization the builds audiences, gets butts in seats and makes a film’s opening weekend box office a sure sell out. For the Ottawa International Film Festival, they were on-site providing live coverage and interviews with the filmmakers themselves. Pssst you can check it out here. 

But I digress! FWC is in the middle of something big. We here at OIFF know a little about forging into new territory, and we want you to know about the First Weekend Club Indie-GoGo Campaign going on RIGHT NOW. From their press release:

First Weekend Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness for great Canadian films since 2003, wants to make them available to anyone, no matter where they are, at any time of day.  To do just that, First Weekend Club is launching a video-on-demand streaming platform, which will feature a curated library of the very best Canadian films available.

To turn this dream into reality, First Weekend Club needs to raise $20,000 and will be using the popular Indie GoGo crowd funding platform to help reach that goal. Aside from supporting First Weekend Club’s cause, donors will have a chance to get some ‘perks’ too. First Weekend Club has turned to friends in the film community and has some great rewards such as film passes, Master Classes, autographed DVDs, a semi-private dinner and movie experience with two of Canada’s most renowned filmmakers, and more! There are perks and rewards for all levels of support, from $5 to $5000. With a contribution of $50, supporters can even buy a personalized seat in First Weekend Club’s virtual cinema, be invited to test drive the new VOD system, and have the opportunity to offer feedback through a private discussion group. They will also get an invitation to attend our online launch where First Weekend Club will stream a Canadian film live from Vancouver, with a live audience including the filmmakers and stars.

There’s still time, Canada! Time to get into this movement, this huge development for Canadian film. With the launch of Telefilm’s new Success Index, Canadian movie-goers are getting the recognition they (we) deserve! We want more Canadian films and we want them now. And we want them streaming. Check out First Weekend Club’s Website for more info, or donate directly here. Buy your piece of Canadian film history. 

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