We offer local businesses and organizations various ways to participate in our events as sponsors.

Please take a look at the attached for details on sponsoring either individual events or our whole season.

Download the entire pdf here: SEASON Eight SPONSORSHIP REQUEST.pdf

Promote Your Business or Organization by sponsoring OPEN CINEMA!

OPEN CINEMA is offering ethical businesses a low cost opportunity to advertise at our popular café screening events and on our website.

OPEN CINEMA screens thought-provoking films in café style venues, followed by open forum discussion with invited guests. Now in our 8^th successful season, OPEN CINEMA has become a popular feature in Victoria’s cultural landscape, drawing capacity crowds (120+) of all ages and receiving significant local media attention. During Season Eight, which runs September 2010 to May 2011, we will screen 7 films. See below for more details.

OPEN CINEMA’s informed and motivated audiences gather up to 90 minutes before the film to take advantage of the convivial atmosphere, networking opportunities, full bar and local, organic food concession. During this time, a high quality, rotating PowerPoint presentation on the large screen features sponsors logos and services. We have a limited number of spaces for paid advertising still available!

How Much Does it cost?

$60 PER SCREENING

You get a colour slide with your company name or logo featured in our rotating powerpoint presentation at one screening of your choice.

$300 PER SEASON (best value)

You get a colour slide with your company name or logo featured in a rotating powerpoint presentation at all 2010/11 screenings

PLUS your company name or logo featured on the main page of www.opencinema.ca, on our rotating sponsors banner! We will also promote your company on our Facebook page and Twitter stream.

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OPEN CINEMA Season Eight includes the following Victoria premieres

Wednesday, September 22^nd, 2010

FRESH: new thinking about what we’re eating

FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. (2009, USA) www.FreshTheMovie.com

In collaboration with www.FoodRoots.ca

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Wednesday, October 13^th & 14^th, 2010

Winds of Heaven: Emily Carr, Carvers and the Spirits of the Forest

An impressionistic exploration of the spirit that informed the solitary life of one of Canada’s most celebrated and irrepressible painters. This remarkable, documentary offers a fascinating historical portrait of Victoria and local First Nations during the early 20th century. Veteran Ottawa director Michael Ostroff will be in attendance. (2010, Canada) http://carrdoc.wordpress.com/

At the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (www.aggv.bc.ca)

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Wednesday November 17^th, 2010

The Clean Bin Project

www.TheCleanBinProject.com

In collaboration with CRD

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For more information please contact us!

Mandy Leith 250.385.3003 or Catlin Lewis 250.381.4428

info@opencinema.ca

Reel Injun: On the Trail of the Hollywood Indian

Victoria Premiere!

Hollywood has made over 4000 films about Native people, defining how they are seen by the world for more than 100 years. Reel Injun takes an entertaining and informative look at the portrayal of North American First Nations through the history of cinema. Travelling through the heartland of North America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond looks at the myth of the ‘Injun’, providing a context to further explore media representation and cultural identity.

With candid interviews with directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Jim Jarmusch and Robbie Robertson, clips from hundreds of films, such as Stagecoach, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner, Reel Injun traces the evolution of the cinematic depiction of Native people from the silent era to today.

For more information and trailer visit www.reelinjunthemovie.com

OPEN FORUM DISCUSSION

Filmmaker Neil Diamond (via skype)

Lina de Guevara, Founder & Director Puente Theatre

Janet Marie Rogers, Mohawk writer, artist, CFUV radio host

Ana de Lara, actor, comedian & filmmaker

David Black, Professor, Royal Roads School of Communication and Culture

SPONSORED BY ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY

Cash bar, organic pizza (www.PizzaPi.ca), Bubby Rose brownies, popcorn, free Level Ground coffee, door prizes, more!

Silent auction and other fundraising treats!

see below for list of silent auction donors

$10-20 SUGGESTED DONATION

Victoria Event Centre, 1415 Broad Street (elevator access)

DOORS OPEN 5.30pm

GRAND PRIZE DRAW
A luxury night for two at Sooke Harbour House
www.sookeharbourhouse.com

SILENT AUCTION
Hemp and Company – gift certificate and gift basket
Instinct Art & Gifts – Buddha candle holder
Victoria Symphony – tickets
Smoking Lily – gift
Spirit Development – massage
Mountain Equipment Coop – GC
Full Circle Gallery - framed print
Melanie Lichtinger - 2 hr astrology consultation
Kay’s Korner – framed artwork
Pic a Flic Video – 10 movie rentals
Global Village Store – gift
Silk Road Tea – GC and Tea Tasting GC
Habit Coffee – GC
Swan’s Hotel - GC
Good Planet – GC
Willowstream Spa – GC
Cafe Bliss - GC
Fairfield Chiropractic – Consultation
Cadboro Bay Pharmacy - “SAD” lamp
Munro’s Books – book
Rocky Mountain Soap Company – gift basket
Share Organics – GC
Moksha Yoga – one month unlimited
Posh Sukiyaki Restaurant - GC
Speedy Autobody – car tune up
Rick Raxlen – artwork
Monk Office - eco friendly note book and Parker pen
Discovery Sailing Adventures – 3hrs sailing experience
Janis Lacouvee – handmade chocolate truffles

and more…

Please support our vibrant community event!

Happy New Year!

2010 is already shaping up to be a great year and we are very excited to announce our Spring 2010 schedule, featuring 2 Victoria premieres of powerful and poignant films on topical issues.

On Wednesday February 24th, we’ll be screening the Victoria premiere of the Montreal made film H2Oil, which takes a sobering look at the Alberta tar sands and featuring post-discussion guests from Dogwood Initiative and Beaver Lake Cree legal action, and more. See below for more info.

And on Wednesday March 10th, OPEN CINEMA will partner with the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition to bring you the Victoria premiere of the excellent film TAPPED (USA, 2009), which is an excellent film about the kaleidoscope of issues associated with bottled water.

Stay tuned for details of a great film and an exciting new collaboration for our April event!

All events take place at the wonderful Victoria Event Centre, with door prizes, cash bar, food concession and great conversation. Admission by donation.

Join our email list to receive regular updates – send an email to info at opencinema.ca with SUBSCRIBE in the subject header.

See you at the movies!

7pm February 24th, 2010

VICTORIA PREMIERE!

H2Oil

Sponsored by Dogwood Initiative

Ever wonder where American gets most of its oil? If you thought it was Saudi Arabia or Iraq you are wrong. Americas biggest oil supplier has quickly become Canadas oil sands. Located under Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil.

It goes without saying that water, its depletion, exploitation, privatization and contamination, has become the most important issue to face humanity in this century. At the same time, the war for oil is well underway across the globe. A struggle is increasingly being fought between water and oil, not only over them.

Alberta’s oil sands are at the centre of this tension. As the province rushes towards a large-scale extraction, the social, ecological and human impacts are hitting a crisis point. In only a few short years the continent will be a crisscross of pipelines, reaching from the arctic all the way to the southern US, leaving toxic water basins the size of Lake Ontario, and surface-mines as large as Florida.

H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history.

With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time. (Canada 2009)

For trailer and more info visit: www.h2oildoc.com

Stay tuned for post-screening discussion guests!

7pm March 10th 2010

VICTORIA PREMIERE!

Tapped (USA 2009)

Sponsored by Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition

Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.

From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water.

From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the publics right to water.

For trailer and more information visit www.tappedthemovie.com

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

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

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Victoria-BC/OPEN-CINEMA/91225342625

And for Twitter-ers, OPEN CINEMA is @opencinema!

See you at the movies!

We are thrilled to be screening the award winning and groundbreaking film

RIP: A Remix Manifesto

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Bidding starts NOW!
2. Please bid by replying to this post below.
3. When bidding, please include the following information: the item you are bidding for, your $ bid, contact info.
4. Please bid in $5 increments only.
5. Only bids over the minimum bid amount will be considered.
6. Bidding closes at midnight Tuesday May 5th 2009.
7. If you have questions please contact Catlin at 250.381.4428 or catlin at opencinema.ca.

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• ITEM A

Shea Butter Markets gift basket

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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• ITEM B

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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• ITEM C

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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• ITEM D

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.

OPEN CINEMA: Season Seven will launch in October 2009.

Watch for updates about upcoming screenings and exciting new initiatives in Kenya!

OPEN CINEMA founder and Director Mandy Leith recently spent time in Nairobi researching community media initiatives and the Kenyan film industry.

It was incredibly inspiring to meet so many talented and hardworking folks who are doing amazing things with video, photography, radio and print, despite extremely challenging living conditions and limited resources. I spent a few days with one group in particular, The Mwelu Foundation and I was so touched and impressed by their vision, talent, humour and the ways that they are empowering young people in the slums of the Mathare Valley, on the outskirts of Nairobi.

Founder Julius Mwelu and other members of the group have been winning international awards for their photography, and making short films with next to no resources. It is exciting to think what they might be able to achieve with support!

I encourage you to take a look at their website www.mwelu.org.

OPEN CINEMA will be developing support and exchange initiatives with this group, and other community media groups in Nairobi in the near future.

For more information please contact Mandy (info@opencinema.ca).