Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 from 7:00pm (sharp) until
approximately 10:00pm
Location: A to be determined Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.
Featured Guest:
Michelle van Beusekom, Manager of Program Development, CBC Montreal
Bonus Special Guest:
Andrew Johnson, Commissioning Editor, CBC Newsworld's "The
Lens", visiting from Toronto.
Cost: $30 (includes set dinner and 1 soft drink, alcohol not
included)
Description:
An evening of dinner and discussion about CBC's mandates,
new programs, and future goals. It's a rare opportunity for you to get to
know Michelle and Andrew, and for them to get to know you and the future
projects you may want to bring to CBC. (It is NOT a Òpitch sessionÓ,
though.) The evening will take
place over Chinese food at a restaurant in Chinatown on the 28th of
February at 7PM sharp.
Who will be eligible to attend this event:
MFG members who have produced for television before or MFG
members whose work has appeared on television.
Event Capacity:
12 MFG members only. The first 12 eligible people who
apply with a written statement (see below) will be invited to join us. Apply as
soon as possible! There will be a waiting list set up for applicants in
the order that they apply. This is not an event for students. We will have
other helpful and informative events open to students in future months.
How to Apply:
Write to us at the MFG Contact Page and let us
know, in a MAXIMUM of 350 words, why you would like to participate in this
event. Tell us a little about yourself. How can this opportunity be
useful for you? Are you working on something you are planning on pitching
to CBC in the future? (Do not divulge confidential details, just broad strokes
of what TYPE of show you have in mind).
CBC focuses
on the following genres: Documentary, Comedy, Drama, Variety,
Performance, and Kids. They are NOT currently commissioning Lifestyle or
Reality shows.
Be sure to include some of the TV projects you've worked on in the
past and where they have aired.
Followup:
Ezra or Val of the MFG will contact you by email if you are
one of the first 12 to apply or are one of the people on the waiting
list. We will post a message on the events page once maximum capacity is
reached.
More info on Michelle Van BeusekomÕs mandate at CBC - Please
read before applying: http://www.montrealfilmgroup.com/MichelleInterview.htm
TO APPLY:
To sign up
for the Round
Table Dinner with Michelle Van Beusekom, send your letter to ÒGeneralÓ at the MFG Contacts Page.
Good luck!
Please Note:
If this event is not relevant to you, have no fear, our next
one, on March 29th, will be another big bash like our Shaika 2006
Launch Party. It will be open to all and tons of fun. Read about it here.
If you miss this Round Table event:
Coincidentally, Andrew Johnson of CBC Newsworld's "The
Lens" is hosting a presentation at the CBC earlier the same day, February
28th. (It is not an MFG event.) If you would like to attend, find
out more information here:
http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/features/docmeet/
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