Na wa shéw̓ay̓ ta sp’en̓ém – The Celebration

IM4 Media Lab is pleased to invite you to our Screening and Networking Celebration of the IM4 Virtual Production Storytelling Micro-Credential Cohort with a final dinner hosted on Saturday, August 26 from 1:00pm – 7:00pm in the Reliance Theatre at Emily Carr University of Art & Design.

Na wa shéw̓ay̓ ta sp’en̓ém translates from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw to “the seed is growing” 🌱🌱🌱

The seeds of new technologies, AI, VR, XR, VP are growing exponentially and we are not staying behind. We invite you to be part of the weaving of next gen technology and timeless Indigenous traditions, as we nurture spaces for Indigenous narratives to take the spotlight. The IM4 Media Lab and the Media Matriarchs are leading Visionaries who are bringing Indigenous ways, stories and offerings to our techverse.

How can the Indigenous perspective help shape the ecoverse? How can Indigenous ways and stories enrich Virtual Production? What are the opportunities for filmmakers and digital media artists?

As we celebrate our cohort of the IM4 Virtual Production Storytelling Micro-Credential and their films, join us for an day of presentations, ar exhibitions discussions that showcase the potential of Virtual Production and Digital Media, and how years of work are finally sprouting at a critical time in shaping our collective digital futures.

Featuring talks by Indigenous and industry experts, including:

❀ Loretta Todd, IM4 Founding Matriarch

❀ Tracey Kim Bonneau, IM4 Lab Matriarch

❀ Cease Wyss, IM4 Lab Matriarch

❀ Doreen Manuel, IM4 Lab Matriarch

❀ Shenaz Baksh, Virtual Production Project Lead

❀ And more!

Event schedule:

12:30 pm Doors open

1:00 pm: Land Acknowledgement

1:15 pm: IM4 VP Cohort Introduction

2:15 pm: Guest Speaker Presents

2:45 pm: Industry Speaker

3:05 pm: Break

3:20 pm: Indigenous Film Speaker

3:40 pm: IM4 Matriarchs and Project Lead Presentations

4pm: Screening of Short films by the IM4 Virtual Production Cohort

4:50 pm: Meet and Greet Tables

5:50 pm Food & Music Reception

Location:

Emily Carr University, Reliance Theatre – 520 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC

Cost:

Free to attend, registration needed. Limited to 379 in person with food. Livestream available, please register for a Virtual ticket.

We welcome our community, our supporters and the public who want to learn more about us and Virtual Production. We invite you to join us for a celebration dinner following the Meet and Greet tables as part of the event with music by EarthChild.

Please register on Eventbrite by Thursday, August 24 to assist us with catering needs. Kindly register early.

With thanks, the IM4 Media Matriarchs and the Virtual Production Team 🌱

IM4 Virtual Production Micro-Credential is presented in collaboration with Emily Carr University of Art + Design. We thank our funders and sponsors including Discovery Foundation, Digital Technology Supercluster, Indigenous Screen Office, Canada Media Fund, Warner Media, Unity Technologies, Departure Lounge, William F. White International, Laboratory of Artistic Intelligence, Rushcut Media, Vancouver Film School, the University of Victoria and others.

🌲 We acknowledge we’re on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh. xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and səlilwətaɬ Nations. We thank them for caring and to continue to care for these lands and waters since time immemorial, and seek to work in harmony to build a better world together. 🌲