Item posted Dec 6, 2009 in Events
7pm, Thursday December 10th 2009
Cowichan Energy Alternatives, OPEN CINEMA and BC Sustainable Energy Association
present
VICTORIA PREMIERE
FUEL
The world is addicted to oil. It’s time for an intervention.
FUEL is an insightful and entertaining portrait of America’s addiction to oil and an uplifting testament to new energy solutions. Director Josh Tickell takes us on a whirlwind journey to track the rise of the petrochemical industry, revealing a wealth of available solutions to repower North America, from vertical farms that occupy skyscrapers to algae facilities that turn wastewater into fuel. Interviews with environmentalists, policy makers and celebrities guide us through North Americas complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminate a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is not only possible, it’s imperative.
Winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award
Dynamic and persuasive. Its a must-see, and not just for environmentalists. SEATTLE TIMES
Sweeping and exhilarating, Tickells passionate film goes beyond great storytelling; it rings out like a bell that stirs consciousness and makes individual action suddenly seem consequential. SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
7pm, Thursday December 10th 2009
IMAX Theater, Royal BC Museum
675 Belleville St
Admission by donation: $10-$20 suggested
ADVANCE TICKETS at the following locations:
IMAX Theatre Concession, 675 Belleville
MediaNet, #106 – 2750 Quadra (9am – 1pm)
Hemp & Company, 1102 Government
For more information
250.381.4428
www.cowichanenergy.org
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Item posted Nov 20, 2009 in Uncategorized
For all the very latest info about OPEN CINEMA events and other interesting documentary and social justice news and tidbits, please join the OPEN CINEMA Facebook page and Twitter account.
You’ll receive regular updates about OPEN CINEMA events, documentary news, trailers, links and other social justice news.
If you have yet to jump on the social media bandwagon, I encourage you to check it out. These tools are fast becoming the networking and information tools of choice for many non-profits, social profits and businesses.
See you at the movies!
Mandy
OPEN CINEMA Founder and Program Director
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Item posted Nov 12, 2009 in Events
OPEN CINEMA and Sierra Club BC present the Victoria Public Premiere
7pm, Wednesday November 18th, 2009
A documentary set in the future by Franny Armstrong (McLibel).
Blurring the boundary between sci-fi and documentary Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Watch the trailer and get more info: www.ageofstupid.net
Open forum discussion
Dr. Colin Campbell, Science Advisor (www.sierraclub.bc.ca), Dorothy Cutting (www.WestCoastClimateEquity.org), Michelle Culossi (www.TransitionTowns.org/VictoriaBC) and moderator Dr. James Rowe (School of Environmental Studies, UVic).
Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad St (elevator access)
www.1415broad.ca
$10 suggested donation
Cash bar, popcorn (thanks to IMAX Victoria), Wildfire Bakery goodies, door prizes and more!
Doors open at 5.30pm
Please arrive early
to avoid disappointment!
OPEN CINEMA is a MediaNet Program
www.opencinema.ca
250.381.4428
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Item posted Oct 13, 2009 in Uncategorized
OPEN CINEMA is a community event that provides networking opportunities of all kinds.
One way to take advantage of this is by volunteering your time to help make this popular and meaningful program a success.
We are currently looking for volunteers for the following tasks:
~ postering
~ event setup
~ event hosting
~ box office
~ social media and website updates
If you have an hour or three to spare we would love to hear from you!
Please contact Catlin (250) 381-4428 catlin@opencinema.ca
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Item posted Oct 13, 2009 in Uncategorized
If you’re on facebook, make sure to join OPEN CINEMA’s facebook page,which will give you info about upcoming events and other latebreaking news.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-BC/OPEN-CINEMA/91225342625
And for Twitter-ers, OPEN CINEMA is @opencinema!
See you at the movies!
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Item posted Sep 17, 2009 in Events
Featuring a screening of the award-winning and groundbreaking film
with pre-screening media mash-up performance
and post-screening discussion.
Wednesday October 21st 2009
5.30 Doors open
6.00pm Media mash-up PERFORMANCE
with Justin Love & DJ Murge
A true movie for the digital age with adrenaline-fueled performances by mash-up phenomenon Girl Talk
Immerse yourself in the energetic, innovative and potentially illegal world of mash-up media with RiP: A remix manifesto. Let web activist Brett Gaylor and musician Greg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, serve as your digital tour guides on a probing investigation into how culture builds upon culture in the information age.
Biomedical engineer turned live-performance sensation Girl Talk, has received immense commercial and critical success for his mind-blowing sample-based music. Utilizing technical expertise and a ferocious creative streak, Girl Talk repositions popular music to create a wild and edgy dialogue between artists from all genres and eras. But are his practices legal? Do his methods of frenetic appropriation embrace collaboration in its purest sense? Or are they infractions of creative integrity and violations of copyright?
You be the judge by watching RiP: A remix manifesto.
8.30pm OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION
with filmmaker Brett Gaylor (via skype), Justin Love (media artist), DJ Murge (remix artist), Peter Sandmark (MediaNet) and moderated by Mike Sheehan (Beatboard).
1415 Broad St (elevator access)
$10 suggested donation
Cash bar, food concession, door prizes and more!
More info: 250 381-4428
Watch the trailer!
http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/rip-a-remix-manifesto/
RIPMediaRelease.pdf
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OPEN CINEMA Season Seven launches on Wednesday October 21 2009!
We are thrilled to be screening the award winning and groundbreaking film
RIP: A Remix Manifesto
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Item posted Apr 27, 2009 in Uncategorized
Following our fundraising Earth Day Celebration, we have a few left over silent auction items. So we thought we would put them up for auction online!
Here’s what you need to know:
- Bidding starts NOW!
- Please bid by replying to this post below.
- When bidding, please include the following information: the item you are bidding for, your $ bid, contact info.
- Please bid in $5 increments only.
- Only bids over the minimum bid amount will be considered.
- Bidding closes at midnight Tuesday May 5th 2009.
- If you have questions please contact Catlin at 250.381.4428 or catlin at opencinema.ca.
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includes Sun Soother (60ml), After Sun (200ml), Shea Hands ( 50ml), Shea Lav (50ml), Shea Man (10ml), Shea Hands (10ml), Shea Butter Soap, Shea Bath Bomb, and Kiss Me, I’m Canadian Lip salve.
Value $100, minimum bid $50 (please bid in minimum $5 increments)
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Victoria Operatic Society – 2 tickets to Will Rogers Folly May 1-10, 2009.
Winner of six Tony awards including BEST MUSICAL and BEST SCORE, The Will Rogers Follies is a dazzling Broadway musical that everyone is sure to love, an extravagant look at the life of one of Americas first international multimedia sensations!
Click on the following link to download a pdf of VOS 2008-9 season brochure gd_wrf_brochure.pdf
Visit www.vos.bc.ca for more information.
Value $76, minimum bid $35, (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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SPUD gift certificate ($50)
$50 worth of organic produce and local groceries delivered right to your door!
Visit www.spud.ca for more information.
Value $50, minimum bid $25 (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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Spilt Milk Comedy Theatre Gift certificates
Test drive the Milk Juggernauts (adult), More Cow Bell (15-19 yrs) or Half Pints (10-14 yrs) performance troupes.
Offer valid until September 30 2009
For more information call Scott at (250) 479-3374 or visit www.spiltmilkcomedy.com.
Value $250 per session, minimum bid $50 (please bid in minimum $5 increments).
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All proceeds support filmmakers and community-building initiatives.
Thanks for your support!
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Please place your bids in Comments below.
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OPEN CINEMA Season Six of thought-provoking films touched down gently on April 22 with a two day Earth Day Celebration and fundraiser with VIDEA. Thankyou to all those who supported and attended the events!
OPEN CINEMA: Season Seven will launch in October 2009.
Watch for updates about upcoming screenings and exciting new initiatives in Kenya!
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OPEN CINEMA is honoured to sponsoring an exciting event presented by the Global Oneness Project (www.globalonenessproject.org) on Wednesday May 13th 2009.
The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world. Since 2006, they have been traveling the globe gathering stories from creative and courageous people who base their lives and work on the understanding that we bear great responsibility for each other and our shared world.
This event is part of their 2009 NorthWest tour, featuring free films, discussion, guest speaker Orland Bishop and Q&A with filmmaker Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee. Do not miss this exciting free event.
newnewnarrative_victoria_85x11.pdf
www.globalonenessproject.org/events
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