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Introduction to Producing a Documentary Film or Series May 31

Submitted by Mark Terry on May 15, 2012 - 11:28am

Greetings Fellow CSIers! 

Interested in creating your own documentary film or television series, but don't know where to start? 

Well, here's a good place to start - right here at 720 Bathurst on May 31.

Gemini-Award-winning documentary filmmaker and fellow CSI Member Mark Terry is offering an intense 3-hour workshop based on his course "Creating A Documentary Television Series or Program" which he has been teaching at the Toronto District School Board since 2006.

Documentary directing workshop at CSI starts June 12

Submitted by Robin Koning on May 14, 2012 - 11:47am

Do you have a story to tell? Taking place once again at CSI Spadina starting June 12, Director and Story Consultant Juan Baquero is leading a 16 week documentary directing workshop - The Doc Story Studio.

THE DIRECTOR'S JOURNEY:
Toronto's ONLY mentor-driven workshop where aspiring documentary filmmakers learn while making their own film from start to finish. Make a documentary in 16 weeks.

Congratulations "Dear 16-year-old Me"

Submitted by Eamonn O'Connell on May 10, 2012 - 12:14pm

Patient Commando honours the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund on their recent accomplishment's at this year's Webby Award.  

Watch and show your support here - patientcommando.com

Call for Submissions: Events for Mad Pride Toronto 2012

Submitted by Barnabe Geis on May 10, 2012 - 11:15am

Call for Submissions: Events for Mad Pride Toronto 2012

 

Tuesday, July 10 to Sunday, July 15

 

Mad Pride is an arts, culture, and heritage festival created by psychiatric survivors, consumers, mad people, folks the world has labelled “mentally ill”, and those in solidarity with us.

 

Mad Pride is about:

•             remembering and participating in mad history

7 virtues founder, Barb Stegmann, in Toronto on May 10th!

Submitted by Raheena Dahya on May 8, 2012 - 11:34pm

Hi All,

Barb Stegmann, the founder of 7 virtues (a perfume line she created in order to create alternatives jobs for Afghan farmers to growing poppies for the purpose of heroine production) is coming to Toronto. 

Telling Transformative Stories of Immigration in Canada

Submitted by Andrew Chung on May 4, 2012 - 2:43pm

Your Antidote to Stress & Anxiety: Food!

Submitted by Anne Carbert on May 2, 2012 - 3:30pm

Certain foods, that is. Holistic Nutritionist Kate Leinweber is leading a workshop at CSI Annex on how you can ease stress, anxiety and insomnia with the food choices you make. So, overworked innovators, look after yourself! See the details on the Tikkato website. Registration appreciated by May 8th. The workshop is May 16 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Now accepting applications to Teach in Bhutan!

Submitted by Kristen Scott on May 1, 2012 - 11:27am

The Bhutan Canada Foundation is recruiting qualified teachers to fulfill minimum one-year contracts offered by the Ministry of Education in Bhutan. Contracts begin January 2013.

‘LIVE FROM THE CENTRE : The Screening’ - Friday @ CSI Annex Lounge

Submitted by brian g. smith on April 26, 2012 - 12:50pm

Join us in celebrating the 1st season of the hit Comedy Internet Talk Show… 

‘LIVE FROM THE CENTRE : The Screening’

Friday, April 27th 2012 - 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Beer, wine and free nibblies.

Want to start a social enterprise? Workshop and business plan competition

Submitted by Barnabe Geis on April 19, 2012 - 10:59am

If you want to know how to start a social enterprise...start here!

 

  1. Introduction to Social Enterprise (mandatory for prospective applicants)

Tuesday, May 8th 9:30am to 1:30pm

United Way Toronto offices

26 Wellington Street East, 2nd Floor Board room (Enter via United Way reception on the 2nd floor)

TED Talk - Crossing the Northwest Passage

Submitted by Mark Terry on April 17, 2012 - 11:23am

CSI Member Mark Terry delivers a TED Talk at the Ontario Science Centre:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMpvbfh_2CI&feature=relmfu

He speaks on his climate change research with the scientists of ArcticNet while making an historic crossing of the Northwest Passage.

His work was incorporated into the documentary feature The Polar Explorer, now seen on CBC.

The film was invited by the United Nations to screen to world leaders attending the climate summit in Cancun in 2010.

Unreasonable at Sea: Tech Entrepreneurs to Circumnavigate the Southern Hemisphere on a Ship!

Submitted by Barnabe Geis on April 17, 2012 - 10:45am

The Centre for Social Innovation is proud to have recently partnered up with a new tech accelerator program, www.UnreasonableatSea.com.  As part of our partnership, we wanted to let you know that they just announced the program and have opened their applications! Unreasonable at Sea is a mentor driven accelerator program for entrepreneurs who desire to take their ventures into new international markets.

Latest CSI Community Buzz

Introduction to Producing a Documentary Film or Series May 31
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Greetings Fellow CSIers!  Interested in creating your own...
Documentary directing workshop at CSI starts June 12
Monday, May 14, 2012
Do you have a story to tell? Taking place once again at CSI...
Congratulations "Dear 16-year-old Me"
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Patient Commando honours the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund...