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International
Guest Artists
Jean-Luc Slock
founded children’s creative arts centre Caméra–etc.
in Liège, Belgium almost 30 years ago. With a mandate to develop
understanding and appreciation of films in young people, Caméra–etc.
encourages the production of first film and video works by children, youth
and adults. A distinguished filmmaker and producer, Slock has led production
workshops with young people all over the world. At the Festival he will
present a collection of films made through Caméra–etc. and
will lead a discussion with the audience after the screening. |
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Delphine
Hermans studied Fine Arts at the National School for Visual Arts
in La Cambre, Belgium, specializing in animated film. A filmmaker and animator
with Caméra–etc. in Belgium since 2006, Delphine has worked
with children on film projects in Africa, India and Europe. During the Festival
she will lead workshops in animation techniques. |
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Canadian
Guest Artists |
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Izabela Byzmek
is an international award-winning animation artist educated in
Poland, Italy and Canada. She has worked on such feature films as Happily
Never After and The Nutty Professor, and has directed the National Film
Board children’s short Oma’s Quilt. Izabela will lead a workshop
in character design involving the creation of expressive characters using
paper cutouts and basic stop-motion animation technique. |
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Mike
Maryniuk, a filmmaker from Winnipeg, cut his teeth in the artform
working with hand-processed film. He has been in love with the technique
since. His influences are Norman McLaren, old National Film Board vignettes,
Billy Van and The Hilarious House of Frankenstein, Jim Henson and base humour
of any sort. Mike will offer animation workshops in pixelation and scratch
animation on 16 mm film stock. |
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Juanita
Peters has worked for over 25 years in the news and entertainment
industry variously as a newscaster, journalist and producer of documentaries
and television series. Juanita is also a seasoned actor of stage, television
and feature films. She wrote and directed Hannah’s Story about Winnipeg
native Hannah Taylor, who founded the Ladybug Foundation to raise awareness
and support for the homeless. Juanita will present the Manitoba premiere
of Hannah’s Story, her second production with the National Film Board,
and will host a story-boarding workshop during the Festival. |
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Suzanne
Druwé has been a journalist with the public broadcaster
Radio-Canada for over 18 years, working as an announcer, producer and reporter.
She is currently a producer in the newsroom at Radio-Canada Manitoba. Her
experience in collecting, analysing and delivering information, combined
with her initial training as a teacher, will ensure that Suzanne’s
workshop on news journalism will be both informative and inspiring for students.
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