CinéCanada
ACSN seminar 2004 on new Canadian Film
For whom?
For members of the ACSN and for everybody interested in (Canadian) film.
When?
Friday, October 29 from 10.30 a.m. till 6.15 p.m.
Where?
Images, at the Poelestraat 30 in Groningen (Near the Grote Markt).
What?
On our Day on new Canadian film a Québec film will be shown in the morning, introduced both in French and English by two specialists from the Department of Arts, Culture and the Media of Groningen University: dr Annie van den Oever (in English) and dr Jeanette den Toonder (in French). In the afternoon, filmmaker Louis Taylor will be present to talk about black Canadian film in general and show some of his own work.
Programme
| 10.30 hrs | Reception with coffee and tea; registration. |
| 11.00 hrs | Short introduction on Canadian film by Dr. Annie van den Oever. |
| 11.10 hrs | French Canadian Film Screening of La grande séduction (subtitled in English) preceded by a short introduction by Dr. Jeannette den Toonder. For more information, please see below. |
| 13.15 hrs | Lunch in Images. |
| 14.15 hrs | Black Canadian Film Director Louis Taylor, Toronto (who made a.o. 'Esther, Baby and Me'), speaks on black Canadian film in general and shows his own work. For more information, please see below. |
| 16.20 hrs | End of the day programme. |
| 17.00 hrs | Drinks and snacks during a boat tour through the town of Groningen, on board the Golden Raand. Embarkation opposite the railway station, at Rederij Kool, Stationsstraat (adjacent to the Museumcafé). |
| 18.15 hrs | Dinner at Museum Café. |
More information
La Grande Séduction (subtitled in English)
Réalisateur: Jean-François Pouliot
St. Marie-La-Mauderne is a tiny fishing village in the middle of nowhere. For eight years the locals have stood in line for weekly welfare checks, wearing patched sweaters and glum expressions, and remembering the good old days when the catch was good, the fishermen were proud, and life seemed a lot better. Then one day, a chance at salvation: a small company wants to build a factory on the island, but only if a full-time doctor lives in the village. The situation seems hopeless until a young doctor in Montreal has an unfortunate incident with a traffic cop and finds himself on a boat to the faraway village. But how to convince handsome, young, urbane Dr. Lewis to stay in this dreary little spot on the map? As it turns out, the answer lies in just a bit of seductive subterfuge--along with a tapped phone, a hastily assembled cricket team, and something called Festival de Beef Stroganoff.
Louis Taylor
Filmmakers like director Louis Taylor (Best Video award in the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival) suggest that the needs of black filmmakers have changed. Louis Taylor has been an actor in Canada for 21 years. Recently he has become highly visible for his work behind the camera with his hugely successful and hilarious film, Esther, Baby and Me. A founding member of now-defunct Artists Net-working Together (ANT), Taylor has a unique perspective about filmmaking in Canada: "What's fascinating for me is seeing the creation of a black Canadian film industry. The black community in Canada is now established to a degree."
About Esther, Baby and Me
This documentary takes viewers on a hysterical romp through the mind of Louis Taylor as he discovers he is about to become a father. Responsibility, race guilt, alcohol poisoning, SUVs and a serious lack of sex are part of his journey toward fatherhood and maturity. Esther, Baby & Me is a moving film that takes on issues of race, gender and relationships with compelling insight and humor.
The film got the 'Best Video' award at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival.
Prices
| Members | Day programme Day programme and boat tour Day programme, boat tour and dinner |
EUR 15 EUR 22.50 EUR 57.50 |
| Non-members | Day programme Day programme and boat tour Day programme, boat tour and dinner |
EUR 25 EUR 35 EUR 70 |
| Students | Day programme Day programme and boat tour Day programme, boat tour and dinner |
EUR 20 EUR 30 EUR 65 |
For more information, please contact the ACSN secretariat.
Getting there
For those who fear that Groningen is the end of the world:
At least two times an hour there are direct trains to Groningen: from Rotterdam (2hrs 45 min.), The Hague (2 hrs 45 min.) and Amsterdam (2 hrs 15 min.). In Groningen you either walk 10 min. or take bus nr 3, 5, 6 or 11 to Grote Markt. It is only 3 stops.