Artspace Boardroom | Saturday March 10 | 3pm ( One on One Sessions)
WFG Black Lodge | Sunday, March 11 | 1pm – 5pm (Film Directing Workshop)
The Winnipeg Film Group is pleased to announce that Director, Screenwriter and Actress, Georgina Lightning will be coming to Winnipeg to teach two filmmaking workshops open to all members of the Aboriginal Filmmakers Collective.
**SOLD OUT**Saturday March 10 | One on One Session w/ Georgina Lightning: These one on one sessions are reserved for 6 AFC Members. Each of the 6 AFC members will get a 15 minute one on one workshop with Georgina, where they will discuss a project of their’s and will be able to receive feedback from the director. Those interested in the one on one sessions program must email milos@winnipegfilmgroup.com with a short request explaining why they would like to attend the one on one session. Successful applicants will be notified by March 6, 2018.
THERE ARE 6 SPOTS LEFT. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT: kojbfilms@gmail.com Sunday, March 11 | Film Directing Workshop: Located in the WFG Black Lodge (304 – 100 Arthur Street), this workshop will focus on Film Directing. Georgina Lightning will provide the workshop goers with a full crash course in directing. The class will run for 4 hours and will detail all the roles a director has in the pre-production, production and post-production areas of a film. This class is open to 20 AFC members and is free. To register for the class please click register above.
To register for the Directing class, please email: kojbfilms@gmail.com
About the instructor:
Georgina Lightning is a Canadian First Nations film director, screenwriter, and actress. Lightning was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and is a Maskwacis (Plains) Cree, registered with the Samson Cree Nation of the Samson Indian Reservation near Edmonton, Alberta. She was raised off the reservation. In 2007 she was featured in Filmmaker Magazine as one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film. In 2010 she was the recipient of the “White House Project- Epic-Award for Emerging Artist”. She co-founded Tribal Alliance Productions, partnering with executive producer Audrey Martinez, as a means to create opportunities for Native Indian and indigenous filmmakers.
In 2008 she directed, wrote, and starred in the supernatural thriller film Older Than America. As such, she became the first female North American aboriginal director of a feature-length film. The film won several awards from various film contests, including Best Feature Film, Best Director and Best Actor. The idea for the film came from her personal exploration of her father’s past.
She is an outspoken advocate of North American aboriginal causes, working to restore a greater common appreciation and awareness of the intrinsic value of North American aboriginal culture to society in general. Her three children are either currently or previously performing actors. They are Crystle Lightning, Cody Lightning, and William Lightning.
This workshop series is presented with the generous support of the Winnipeg Foundation and Film Training Manitoba.
