Déranger 2

VP is thrilled to be a production and presentation partner with the NFB Canadian Francophone Studio and On Screen Manitoba to develop new works by Indigenous Francophone artists.

Presentation: November 15 – 6:30-8PM

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), in collaboration with the Video Pool Media Arts Centre and On Screen Manitoba, is launching the second edition of the Déranger Creative Lab, designed for established multidisciplinary artists working in the French language and hailing from Inuit, Métis and First Nations communities anywhere in Canada. Supporting the NFB’s mandate of showcasing the diversity of French-speaking Indigenous voices, Déranger brings a group of artists together around a creative initiative whose goal is to enrich the public space with the works produced. From November 11 to November 15, 2018, at the Video Pool Media Arts Centre in Winnipeg, four creators will be paired in groups of two to develop prototypes for works, with an emphasis on the visual aspect of each project. The four creators chosen for this year are Daphne Boyer (Métis, Manitoba), Jessie Short (kelse, Alberta), Dominic Lafontaine (Anishnabek, Quebec-Ontario border), and Simon M. Benedict (Abenaki, Ontario). Mentorship sessions will be led by internationally recognized Indigenous artists Caroline Monnet and Sébastien Aubin, who participated in the first Déranger lab in Montreal in 2016, and France Trépanier.

Prototypes shown to public, producers and potential distributors on Nov. 15

The prototypes will be presented on Thursday, November 15, at the Video Pool Media Arts Centre, to
Manitoba producers and distributors, as well as to the public at large. Through its participation in Déranger, the NFB serves as a talent incubator and networking hub, supporting cultural organizations and making it possible for works like this to be produced and distributed.