An opportunity that may be of interest to young filmmakers:
TIFF Nexus is an exciting new initiative designed to equip Ontario storytellers with the network, skills and partners they need to succeed in the rapidly evolving digital media landscape. TIFF Nexuswill support Canada’s film, game, digital and new media communities as well as foster integrations between academics, industry members and enthusiasts.
The TIFF Nexus New Media Literacies Conference looks at how the children and youth of today – and their families, educators and content creators – exist in a drastically evolving media landscape, and explores what new skills are needed to thrive in this interactive, instant-on, internet-enabled, and mobile media ecosphere. Join keynote speaker, Dr Nichole Pinkard, as she shares insights into the inspirational work she and her collaborators are doing with platforms like the Digital Youth Network and institutions such as the Chicago Public Library (co-founding YOUmedia), to build new media literacy awareness and skills development for youth. Other inspirational and innovative creators, researchers and educators include Melanie McBride (Experiential Design and Gaming Environments (EDGE) Lab @ Ryerson University), Emily Treat (Games for Change New York), Carly Schuler (Joan Ganz Cooney Center), and Sara Grimes (iSchool @ the University of Toronto).
Or take part in one of two hands-on workshops: learn SCRATCH, a programming language that makes it easy to create and share personal interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art OR tap into the collective intelligence of creative communities with an introduction to exciting DIY technologies like the Arduino electronics prototyping platform and the revolutionary worlds of 3D scanning, creating, file-sharing and printing exploding on websites like Instructables.com and Autodesk 123D.
The day ends with our popular Networking Reception where you have the chance to cement new relationships with a diverse array of cross-sector media-makers, academics, businesses and educators across film, gaming and interactive media and get an up-close look at the initiatives resulting from the Youth New Media Literacy Jam!
Register now and sign up for the STUDENT rate (only $30)!
Visit http://www.tiffnexus.net/ for more information.
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