Acclaimed Canadian experimental filmmaker Philip Hoffman will be available for up to four one-on-one appointments (one hour long each) with filmmakers on THURDAY, OCT 8
Interested partcipants are requested to an application package no later than MON SEPT 28, 2009, with the following:
(1) a recent film
(2) a brief statement (no more than one page) of the objectives or aspirations for the one-hour session with Hoffman - which could range from picking up a Bolex and going out shooting with him, to having him review your work / work-in-progress and provide comments on it.
Application packages should be submitted to Darcy Fehr, Training and Outreach Programs Coordinator.
Inquiries: darcy@winnipegfilmgroup.com or 925-3450.
These sessions are part of a greater "Mini Retreat" experience with Philip Hoffman that includes:
* WED OCT 7 | 7 PM + 9 PM - Poetic Passages: A Philip Hoffman Retrospective at Cinematheque
* THURS OCT 8 | 5 PM - A Philip Hoffman Master Lecture on Diary Cinema, at Cinematheque
* SAT OCT 10 | 7 PM - A screening of Philip Hoffman's newest feature film All Fall Down
ABOUT PHILIP HOFFMAN
Through a career that has spanned decades, Hoffman has developed a unique practice that situates documentary within a deeply personal realm. He creates collage films with footage that has been collected over years and decades to create as much records of feelings and emotion as documents of actual historic events, creating deeply complex, honest and strikingly profound diaristic portraits of live, love, memory and loss.
Hoffman's filmmaking began with his boyhood interest in photography. As the semi-official historian of family life, Hoffman because intrigued with questions of reality in photography and later in cinema. After completing his formal education which includes a Diploma in Media Arts and a B.A. in Literature, Hoffman began working on his films, as well as teaching film, electronic and computer-based media. He is currently an Associate Professor of Film Production at York University.
Aside from being singularly talented, Hoffman is also a filmmaker of generosity, who has worked at building opportunities for other filmmakers for decades, most especially through his 15 year old Film Farm Retreat. Since its inception, only four Manitoba filmmakers have been invited to participate in Hoffman's retreat, making this Manitoba Hoffman series a rare local opportunity to obtain the Film Farm experience.
www.philiphoffman.ca
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Hoffman one-on-ones are presented by WNDX in collaboration with the Winnipeg Film Group. This program has been made possible through the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council.
