Have you shot some footage, but are unsure about how audiences will respond? In an interactive screening format, participants will share their footage and receive feedback. Participants must come prepared to share approximately five minutes of footage on DVD.

Pre-register at: http://filmmakingseries3.eventbrite.com/

Do you have a specific idea to share, but haven't figured out how to translate it into a film? This workshop will help you develop that idea for the screen. In an interactive format, participants will share their ideas with the group and receive feedback. They will work through a series of writing and discussion activities designed to help participants discover the best way to tell their unique tale. Participants must come prepared to share their idea with the group.

Pre-register at: http://filmmakingseries2.eventbrite.com

Do you want to make a film, but don't know where to begin? This workshop will help you get started. In an interactive discussion format, participants will receive a broad overview of the filmmaking process. This session will guide participants through the main creative and logistical questions that filmmakers need to ask themselves before launching into production. 

 

Pre-register at: http://filmmakingseries1.eventbrite.com/

 

The University of Toronto Health Policy class cordially invites you to “Health Care: Today's Cuts, Tomorrow's Costs”, a conference on the future of health care in Ontario.

Free, pre-registration encouraged.

Taking Root tells the dramatic, inspiring, and courageous story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan woman and Nobel Peace Prize winner whose simple act of planting trees grew into a national movement. After the screening, join the filmmakers, Lisa Merton and Alan Dater for a Q&A session.

For more information about this festival screening series, programmed in celebration of Women’s History Month, please visit http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/WhatsNew/WomensMonthFilmFestival2012....

Free, pre-registration encouraged.

The Invisible Red Thread tells the story of two girls were given up for adoption due to China’s one-child policy: one was adopted by a family in a Chinese village and the other was adopted by a Toronto family. It tells of their meeting and explores how the policy has affected families on two continents. After the screening, join director Maureen Marovitch for a Q&A session.

For more information about this festival screening series, programmed in celebration of Women’s History Month, please visit http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/WhatsNew/WomensMonthFilmFestival2012.cfm

Free, pre-registration encouraged.

The F Word is an engaging film that looks at the history of feminism, and questions what its future might be. After the screening, join the filmmakers, Michael McNamara and Judy Holm for a Q&A session.

For more information about this festival screening series, programmed in celebration of Women’s History Month, please visit http://www.rhpl.richmondhill.on.ca/WhatsNew/WomensMonthFilmFestival2012.cfm

A visually rich and exciting feature-length documentary about one of the world's most beautiful and mysterious creatures, the Monarch butterfly. Nominated for an Emmy and three Geminis.

FREE

 

David W Cooper and Mark Kinash will delve into the world of writing for television, covering both the American and Canadian markets and the state of both industries at present. They will provide useful hints and tips on how to break into the industry. David will also talk about his experience at the Banff World Media Festival and share a wealth of tips he learned from some of the leading figures in the current TV industry.

FREE