Families are invited to take part in this special French-language, hands-on animation workshop for children ages 6-13. The theme is Lazy Summer Days (2-D clay/pixillation), where participants will create a storybook retelling of their favourite summer memory, to hold onto forever.

Also featuring the much-anticipated sequel to L'Hiver de Léon (Léon in Wintertime), Le printemps de Mélie (Molly in Springtime). This puppet animation by Pierre-Luc Granjon tells a medieval tale of treachery and love.

*Please note this workshop will be conducted in French.

FREE

Registration required, as capacity is limited.

www.nfb.ca/mediatheque

Join us the first weekend of every month for hands-on animation fun for the whole family! Each month offers a new technique and theme!

Lazy summer days (2-D clay/pixillation)
Create a storybook retelling of your favourite summer memory, to hold on to forever!

Can't Sit Still - September 4, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm - for ages 3 to 5
Animate This! - September 4 and 5, 12 pm to 2:30 pm - for ages 6-13

$5 per child, adults are free!

Please register in advance by calling 416-973-3012.

NFB Mediatheque, 150 John St. (at Richmond St. W) 416-973-3012

www.nfb.ca/mediatheque

Toronto's 5th Annual Queer West Arts Festival This year arrives for NINE DAYS in August on the THEME of QUEERING BOUNDRIES with arts shows, dance, music, spoken word, drama, laughs, film, community fair, books, and, of course, cabaret! The LARGEST of three dedicated queer arts festivals in ALL OF Canada.

August 2010 will mark the 5th annual QUEER WEST ARTS & CULTURE FESTIVAL - To mark this historic event, Toronto's "West End" will be (re)claimed, (re)presented and (re)named as "queer" over the course of 9 days (Saturday August 7 to Sunday August 15, 2010).

Between the Lines welcomes one and all to the launch of Our Friendly Local Terrorist by Mary Jo Leddy.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

"A chilling story that shakes your faith in our vaunted Canadian immigration system. Secret hearings, spying, betrayal, no accountability are features we associate with desperate dictatorships elsewhere, not our own government here in Canada. It is no wonder Canada's stature in the human rights world has sunk to its lowest level ever. This is a national disgrace." - Helga Stephenson, human rights activist