The Banff Centre: Communications

The Globe and Mail: “A stint on a federal government cultural task force brought her to the Banff Centre, where she was later asked to become director of the television and video program. In 1995, she founded the Banff New Media Institute which has grown to become internationally renowned. When she was invited to take the top spot at OCAD, she saw it as an opportunity to come full circle.… She stays in close touch with OCAD students through frequent dinners at her house called Dining With Diamond, organized by the student union.”

Business Wire: “The Art & Technology Network in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontiers Initiative and Banff New Media Institute at The Banff Centre is pleased to announce the winner of the first ever Locative Cinema Commission. The UK-based art group Blast Theory has been awarded $4,500 for the art commission…. Premieres at ZER01’s 2010 01SJ Biennial, 2011 Sundance Film Festival and 2011 Banff Summer Arts Festival.”

Mediacaster: “Canada’s national interactive media association is joining a chorus of commentators, both from industry, government and the cultural sector, to urge the federal government to reconsider… [the] recent decision to discontinue production funds, trade support and media industry education initiatives…. The National Training Schools Program also benefited educational institutions featuring Interactive Media as part of their curricula, including the Banff Centre for the Arts….”

Calgary Herald: He joins CED August 26 as new business development manager, from his position as director of the creative electronic department and acting director of literary arts at The Banff Centre.

Playback: In 1995 “[Carol] Whiteman set about creating a modular workshop designed to mimic the process of production, with women assuming helming duties. The concept became reality through a partnership with Women in Film and Video Vancouver, ACTRA and The Banff Centre, which would be the site of the workshop and provide many of the resources needed to execute the program.”

Nunatsiaq News: “Three years after producers from the National Film Board first scouted Iqaluit, Cape Dorset and Pangnirtung for Nunavummiut who want to learn animation skills, a series of animation workshops are finally scheduled to start in January…. The chosen filmmakers will go to the Banff New Media Institute in Alberta to direct and animate their films, which will be available in French, Inuktitut and English.”

Hour.ca: “Database Imaginary wins the prize! The latest show at the Liane and Danny Taran Gallery is the first, the very first, among the masses of digital artworks and exhibitions I’ve seen in my many years at this job, that has actually interested me.” The show is curated by Sarah Cook, Steve Dietz, and Anthony Kiendl for the Banff Centre.

Computer Arts: Edvin Lee, aka Piperboy, is an interactive designer “living and working in the cold of Banff, Canada.” Edvin was a work study in CEE. His homepage.

Harold Doan and Associates Ltd.: Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and the Banff Centre signed a memorandum of understanding on January 19 to explore opportunities in the areas of research and development, scientific and professional exchange, education and training, and to foster technology and business partnerships among small to medium sized enterprises operating in the digital media sector in Hong Kong and Alberta.