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ELANews reports to the community on our own activities. Here you will find information on ELAN's upcoming events, programs for artists, partnerships with other organizations, as well as information on arts-funding advocacy work and important policy developments. This section of news is updated once a month, and available in both official languages.
We’ve all been stuck in a blinding snowstorm when visibility was zero. It is a nerve-wracking sensation, hurtling down a highway, not seeing what’s in front of you and not knowing if you’re missing warning signs for a sharp bend immediately ahead. Visibility – or the lack of it – is one of the major struggles of being an artist: getting the attention of bookers, media, and audiences; trying to figure out how to get where you're trying to go. Over the past five years ELAN has identified Visibility as one of the key priorities of the arts community. ELAN’s RAEV project (Recognizing Artists: Enfin Visibles!) focussed on raising the profile of English-language artists in Quebec. Arcade Fire winning a Grammy Award at the same time was fortuitous synchronicity which helped make the point that English-speaking artists are an important part of Quebec’s culture and can be splendid ambassadors.
The second priority has been Access, which means giving artists greater access to audiences, and vice versa. ELAN’s new project – ACCORD (Arts and Community Culture on the Road) is a pilot project designed to connect artists with communities all around Quebec. We are working with partners in the Eastern Townships, Gatineau, Quebec City, the Gaspé and other more remote English-speaking communities such as Rouyn-Noranda, the Magdalen Islands, and the Lower North Shore (including the picturesque village of Harrington Harbour where La Grande Séduction was shot. Real life in Harrington Harbour is like a dubbed version of the film.) The ACCORD project is creating a ‘menu’ of artists so promoters can know who is available and how much they charge. If you have a performance or presentation that could go one the road, and have not yet registered for ACCORD, see the links below. Winter or summer, Quebec is a beautiful place to tour, and the ACCORD project hopes to make it possible for more artists to do it more often.
Guy Rodgers
Executive Director
- To register as an ACCORD Artist, click here.
- To learn more about ACCORD, visit quebec-elan.org/accord.
We’ve all been stuck in a blinding snowstorm when visibility was zero. It is a nerve-wracking sensation, hurtling down a highway, not seeing what’s in front of you and not knowing if you’re missing warning signs for a sharp bend immediately ahead. Visibility – or the lack of it – is one of the major struggles of being an artist: getting the attention of bookers, media, and audiences; trying to figure out how to get where you're trying to go. Over the past five years ELAN has identified Visibility as one of the key priorities of the arts community. ELAN’s RAEV project (Recognizing Artists: Enfin Visibles!) focussed on raising the profile of English-language artists in Quebec. Arcade Fire winning a Grammy Award at the same time was fortuitous synchronicity which helped make the point that English-speaking artists are an important part of Quebec’s culture and can be splendid ambassadors.
The second priority has been Access, which means giving artists greater access to audiences, and vice versa. ELAN’s new project – ACCORD (Arts and Community Culture on the Road) is a pilot project designed to connect artists with communities all around Quebec. We are working with partners in the Eastern Townships, Gatineau, Quebec City, the Gaspé and other more remote English-speaking communities such as Rouyn-Noranda, the Magdalen Islands, and the Lower North Shore (including the picturesque village of Harrington Harbour where La Grande Séduction was shot. Real life in Harrington Harbour is like a dubbed version of the film.) The ACCORD project is creating a ‘menu’ of artists so promoters can know who is available and how much they charge. If you have a performance or presentation that could go one the road, and have not yet registered for ACCORD, see the links below. Winter or summer, Quebec is a beautiful place to tour, and the ACCORD project hopes to make it possible for more artists to do it more often.
Guy Rodgers
Executive Director
Call for Applications: Filmmaker Info Dates (Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2011)
Wed 01 Feb, 2012
A new mentoring program to help filmmakers get the right advice for right now.
In Montreal, many excellent programs exist that offer the formal training you need to begin making films. But how do you then go about getting your big ideas on the big screen?
Finding funding, accessing tax credits, managing a shoot, hiring actors or crew... The film industry is notoriously complex, and so many essential skills are not taught in workshops or classrooms. What you really need is a bit of advice from someone who knows the biz, to point you in the right direction.
ELAN, in partnership with Parabola Films, is now accepting applications for our first ever evening of Filmmaker Info Dates.
If selected, you’ll have a one-hour, one-on-one with an experienced Montreal filmmaker ready and able to answer your most pressing questions and walk you through some concrete steps to help advance your current project(s).
TO APPLY, simply email a one-page letter to admin@quebec-elan.org.
Your letter must:
- describe your background and experience.
- list 3-4focussed questions you hope to discuss one-on-one with an experienced filmmaker.
Your letter can take the form and tone of your choosing, but should make clear:
- any progress you’ve already made in pursuit of your goals.
- any strengths and weaknesses you feel you bring to the table.
If possible, please include supporting samples that offer context for your questions:
- Video samples should not exceed 15 minutes in total. (DVDs accepted; online links preferred.)
- Script samples should not exceed 10 pages in total. (PDF preferred.)
DEADLINE: Applications must be received by 10am, Thursday, March 1, 2012.
Successful applicants will be paired with a professional filmmaker whose knowledge and experience match the specific questions listed in the application letter. A one-on-one meeting will be scheduled during the month of March 2012.
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ELAN was created in the wake of a major English-language artistic revival that became evident early in the new century. ELAN's members are artists who work in all disciplines and in many areas across Quebec. ELAN serves them in four ways. 1) Stimulate connections between thousands of artists working in different disciplines, neighbourhoods and regions. 2) Increase connections with francophone colleagues. 3) Develop new connections between artists and partners/funders. 4) Encourage an evolving Quebec identity that is unified around French as the public language, while recognizing the benefits of social, cultural and artistic diversity.
VIDEOS: Becoming an artist: A MONTREAL HOW-TO Panel Discussions
Tue 10 Jan, 2012
December 9 2011, ELAN organized a series of four panel discussions by artists, for artists on how to get an arts career rolling in Montreal.
Our friends at CUTV (Concordia University Television) filmed the talks, so you can watch them at your leisure!
PANEL I: Visual Arts
Nadia Myre & Max Wyse, moderated by Milutin Gubash
PANEL II: Theatre
Johanna Nutter & Paul Van Dyck, moderated by Stéphane Demers
PANEL III: Writing
Julie Barlow & Dimitri Nasrallah, moderated by David McGimpsey
PANEL IV: Music
Katie Moore & Paul Cargnello, moderated by Evan Dubinsky
February Schmoozer in the Plateau: Feb. 13, 6pm-8pm
Bar L'Barouf, 4171 Saint-Denis (Métro Mont Royal)
ELAN's Schmoozers are bi-monthly get-togethers that offer a great chance to make new professional connections and catch up with old friends.
Entry is free, and open to all (you don't have to be a member to attend).
RSVP to admin@quebec-elan.org or 514-935-3312
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