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- BookShorts at St. John's Women's Film
Fest
- The Digital Book: Friend or
Foe? iLunch Event
- McArthur's
Callaghan Hits Cyberspace
- Insomniac's Delible Online Success
- The
Word on The Street Blog Coverage
- Chapters Indigo BookShorts Club
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BookShorts at St. John's
Women's Film Fest
We love the Rock, and the wonderfully
hospitable folks that inhabit it. So we're really jazzed to
have been invited to screen Archetypes, Directed
by Irene Duma based on Mirielle Silcoff's
book illustrated by Kagan McLeod; and Director Sue
Kenney's full length doc Las Peregrinas will
screen as well -- which is not a BookShort but we're a big
fan, and its also tied to the book Confessions of a Pilgrim,
just like our short!
Even yours truly has a gig, moderating
a workshop called Bits and Bytes: Filmmakers Crossing
Platforms where Irene, NL artistst Sherry White and
Mary Lewis plus NFB Filmmaker in Residence Kat Cizek will
show and tell their precedent-setting work.
Face 2 Face is
a speed-date for filmmakers and broadcasters that I'll do
too, and BookShorts will have exciting news to announce while
we're there at the Fest.
iLunch 6.01: The Future
of Reading
The digital book: Friend or
Foe? A discussion on the role of the publisher, the
author and the reader in the online world
Friday October 5, 2007 @ The
Gladstone Hotel
Guest Speakers:
Judith Keenan, Founder, BookShorts
Malle Vallik, Director of Digital Content & Interactivity,
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.
Mike O'Connor, Publisher, Insomniac Press
Moderated by:
Rosemarie Shannon, Director of Technology, Kids Can Press
Though not entirely novel, this idea
needs to be addressed - NOW. What can publishers do to plan,
create, innovate and position themselves in the online world?
The advantages of the digital book are numerous – for
example, the expenses saved on printing and shipping could
be a boon for publishers, authors and consumers. BUT...By
creating digital books, are publishers hastening their own
demise; OR securing their continued position as the broker
of content between the creators and the consumers?
Register and read more at Interactive
Ontario
Barry Callaghan, Man of Letters
on screen
We could have put the whole half-hour interview up, it was
that good. Interviewer Ray Robertson did
a fantastic job prompting master storyteller Barry
Callaghan through his colourful life and intriguing
literary accomplishments.
McArthur's commissioned video
profiles s now posted on
BookShorts.com/blog
Delible Makes its mark despite
the rain
Congrats to Anne Stone on doing a great job during Vancouver's
Word on the Street! Even though it was a challenge weather-wise
and strike-wise, her BookShorts video was viewed over 700
times on the two days Sep 29 and 30 alone!
Power to the authors! Kudos to Insomniac!
Watch it yourself and see what a great interview, cool editing,
and a poignant soundtrack can do - BookShorts.com/blog
The
Word on the Street on the Blog
Might take us a week
or so, cause their was so much good stuff -- but we'll
get there. A bunch of video posts from the Toronto
version of The Word on the Street. With thanks to
Joanna Smale for making it so easy :)
BookShorts
launches Chapters Indigo Book Club
Have you checked out the new Community on
ChaptersIndigo.ca? If you are a true geek - both book and technology
that is -- you will LOVE the ease with which Carolyn, Pamela and
her team have made this the easiest darn thing to use. For those
of us in the trade, its a no-brainer. With 500 in-house staff
and probably as many store staff across the country, their starting
point is probably bigger than the aver Facebook club right outta
the gate.
When you get there, and if you compound your already jammed life
with movie-watching too, join the BookShorts Group for those who
just can't compartmentalize.
The green tab on the top left, www.Chapters.Indigo.ca
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About
BookShorts
BookShorts are short films adapted from books, including exclusive
behind-the-scenes features. They have screened nationally on television
specialty channels, in film and literary festivals from Vancouver
to St. John's, New York and Washington. BookShorts Literacy Program
is supported by Canadian
Heritage Book Publishing Industry Development Fund and our partners
in the Canadian publishing community .For media catalogue, visit
www.bookshorts.com.
Judith Keenan, BookShorts Literacy
Program / BookShorts Inc.
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