Dream Weavers Community Film Project 2021 has been successfully completed. With huge excitement, interest and demand for the program, we are working to bring it back as soon as possible. Until then enjoy the creations of Dream Weavers 2021 teams by clicking the link below!
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PROJECT
Dream Weavers Community Film Project is a hands-on collaborative community film making initiative. This FREE project will engage seniors, youth, newcomers and other community members, with no or minimal experience in filmmaking, to come together as a community in teams to learn, co-create, produce and present new cinematic works in the form of short films to share their stories, and define and celebrate their neighbourhoods, generating a dynamic exchange of creative ideas, validating the lived experience of community members and engendering a sense of belonging and sharing a collective vision with the wider community. The cinematic-expressions (films) created under this project will be celebrated and shared with the wider community via a public exhibition using multiple-platforms.
BRIEF
Sign up for a FREE 8 month program and make your own short film! Dream Weavers has been designed as a collaborative community film making project that requires no expertise. It\’s goal is to encourage creativity, self-development, confidence, teamwork skills, increased self esteem, and provide a fun and interesting way to share stories and express ideas. All films made by the participants will be publicly premiered; Yes! Red carpet and all!
The program is composed of instructional classes/workshops and hands-on filmmaking activities that will be led by experienced facilitators and mentors/advisors, so you don’t need to know a thing about film making. All you need is enthusiasm and a positive attitude!
SCHEDULE
The 8 month program will start in April 2021. All participants will be grouped into teams of 10 who will attend weekly classes/workshops (Tuesdays: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM), complete independent tasks and work together on their film. An exact schedule will be shared once the participant registration and team building is complete.
April – August: Virtual classes – Every Tuesday: 7PM to 9PM
Sep/Oct: Film shoot & post-production (Over the weekend. Exact dates will depend on each team\’s planning. Location of the shoot will depend on the story setting).
Nov: Premiere of the films
There are only 60 spaces available in total. It’s first come first serve basis.
PREREQUISITES
1. Open to all regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnicity or race.
1. No requirement of previous experience in filmmaking.
2. No requirement to have any filmmaking equipment.
3. You can sign up either as an individual or as a group. Group members must fill in the form individually. Do send us a note to make us aware of your group.
4. Full commitment required. The 8 month program will start in April, 2021. Besides attending weekly program meetings (in-person or virtual), participants will work independently as a team to accomplish the required tasks. Time commitment will vary according to the stage of the program, but the minimum would be 2 hours per week plus independent work. More time will be required on actual shoot days.
5. Basic level of digital literacy and access to a computer required.
6. Have an interest in art, storytelling, filmmaking and thinking outside the box and be open minded to learning new creative skills, and connecting with other members of the artistic community.
7. BRING LOADS OF ENTHUSIASM AND POSITIVITY!
REGISTER FOR FREE NOW!
CONFIDENTIAL DREAM WEAVERS PARTICIPANT SURVEY
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This project has been made possible through the financial help of Ontario Trillium Foundation.
