aluCine: History

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Trillium Foundation – Consulado General de Argentina en Toronto –Consulado General de Mexico en Toronto – National Film Board of Canada (Toronto) – CKLN FM – CHRY FM – Toronto Hispano – Humber College –– InsideOut Festival – ImagineNative Festival – Clarion Hotel – Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples – Jumbo Empanadas – Autoshare – Trinity Square Video – Factor Hispano – Tinto Coffee House – La Palette Restaurant – Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) – Radio Voces Latinas – Now Magazine – Jumbo Empanadas – Hot Doc festival – Toronto Reel Asian Festival – Latin Amrican Studies at University of Toronto – Hola Grupo Latino – Experimenta Colombia Electronic Festival – Pleasure Done Festival – Images Festival – V tape - Department of Film at York University – Piccante Xpress – CFMD – Manifesto Festival – Smiling Buddha – Higher Ground Radio – E-fagia, Visual & Media Art Organization – Dos Mundos Radio – CARFAC Toronto.

Guillermina Buzio, Jorge Lozano.

The video works produced in the 2008 workshops exceeded our expectations. Although the works have quality and technical proficiency, they demonstrate the creative potential of the participants and above all they reflect an independent spirit and desire to make professional intimate works, in a short time. (See: Self-Representation Video Workshops DVD1 and DVD 2).
The workshops were divided in two parts one with marginalized youth and the other with the queer Latin community.

Guillermina Buzio, Jorge Lozano

We are working with the Center for Spanish Peoples, Hispanic Council and Ontario Coalition for International Cooperation teaching workshops to Youth in Community Centers and schools. On February 29th, 2008 in collaboration with the Spanish Speaking Peoples we finished the production of 11 video works made by Youth from the Jane, Wilson and Finch area. At the moment we are working with members of the queer community to produce 7 videos. From April to August 2008 we will be working for the Hispanic Council with a group of 40 youth from different high schools in the city preparing them to produce their own videos. We are teaching video workshops to around 70+ youth for the Council for International Cooperation as part of their project real World Challenge competition for youth under 17 years old.

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Trillium Foundation – Consulado General de Argentina en Toronto – Innis TownHall – National Film Board of Canada (Toronto) – CKLN FM – CHRY FM – Toronto Hispano – Kodak Canada – Humber College – Mix Brasil Festival – InsideOut Festival – ImagineNative Festival – Clarion Hotel – Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples – Jumbo Empanadas – Pagina 1 – Autoshare – Trinity Square Video – Toronto Women’s Bookstore – Cinemateque Ontario – Worldwide Short Film Festival – Factor Hispano – Tinto Coffee House – La Palette Restaurant – Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) – Radio Voces Latinas – Now Magazine – Jumbo Empanadas – Hot Doc festival – Toronto Reel Asian Festival – latin Amrican Studies at University of Toronto – Hola Grupo Latino - Alliance Francaise de Toronto – Experimenta Colombia Electronic Festival – Pleasure Done Festival – Images Festival – Arab Film Festival of Toronto – V tape - Department of Film at York University – Piccante Xpress – Casa Canadiense – El Correo News – Hispano American Film Festival.

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Trillium Foundation – Consulado General de Argentina en Toronto – Innis TownHall – National Film Board of Canada (Toronto) – CKLN FM – CHRY FM – Toronto Hispano – Kodak Canada – Humber College – TeleFe Cortos – Mix Brasil Festival – InsideOut Festival – ImagineNative Festival – Toronto Student Film Festival – Clarion Hotel – Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples – Jumbo Empanadas – Pagina 1 – Autoshare – Sokoloff & Assiciates - Trinity Square Video – Female Eye Film Festival - Women of Color Film Festival - Toronto Women’s Bookstore – Cinemateque Ontario – Worldwide Short Film Festival – Factor Hispano - Tinto Coffee House – La Palette Restaurant – Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) – Radio Voces Latinas – Now Magazine – Jumbo Empanadas.

Guillermina Buzio, Jorge Lozano.

From July 17th till July 28 2006 Southern Currents Film and Video Collective facilitated a Hands On Video Workshop for Latin Youth mostly from the Jane and Finch area. The workshop consisted of two weeks, full time intensive learning how to produce low budget video. We worked with ten ¨Youth¨ first time video makers from scratch. Working collectively for ten days to produce ten short videos pieces. Each participant directed their own video and worked in the videos of the other participants, acting and/or doing lights, camera, sound and editing.
These young people come from low-income families. Some of them have been in jail, belong to gangs and are in probation. Isolated from mainstream art, needless to say they don't know experimental video. However after becoming familiar we the diverse ¨art languages¨ reflected in the screening and discussion works by local filmmakers they were able to quickly recognize and learn how to conceptualize the ideas that they wanted to translate as moving images in their work. A testimony of their talent is obvious in the works they created and in their commitment to the project.

Jorge Lozano,Guillermina Buzio.

During the month of November we facilitated video, sound and photography workshops to Youth in Cali from neighborhoods with a history of political and social violence. We worked with 24 participants who directed, shot and edited 17 videos. We followed the same hands on methodology as the one used in Canada. The videos are highly personal and intimate and they are a testimony to the creativity and technical skills of Colombian Youth from popular sectors. They are available for screening.

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Trillium Foundation – Cultural Careers Council Ontario – Secretaria de Asuntos Exteriores de Mexico – Consulado General de Chile en Toronto – Innis TownHall – National Film Board of Canada (Toronto) – CKLN FM – Toronto Hispano – Scholar House Productions – Charles Street Video – Cinema Studies U.of.T. – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) – Autoshare – Clarion Hotel – ImagineNative Festival – InsideOut Festival – La Guia de Toronto – El Correo News – Radio Voces Latinas – Now Magazine – CHRY FM – Anaconda Film Festival – John Italian Caffé - Toronto Film College - El trompo – Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples – Los Andes Travel Agency – La Tienda de las Rosas – Los Incas Crafts – Worldwide Short Film Festival – Diario El popular – Via Olivetto Restaurant - Jumbo Empanadas.

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – CKLN FM – Toronto Hispano – Scholar House Productions – Charles Street Video – Cinema Studies U.of.T. – Cultural Careers Council Ontario.

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Correo Candiense – Lula Lunge – Pace Visual – Ba Ba Lúu – DHL – Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples – El Trompo - Galaviz & Humber Productions – V tape – Humber College – Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) – Guillermo Ramirez Accountant – Charles Street Video – CHRY 105.5 FM. – CIUT 89.5FM

Ontario Arts Council – Canadian Heritage – Canada Council for the Arts – Toronto Arts Council – Harbourfront Centre – Viacom Canada - Escuela Internacional de Cine de la Habana – V Tape – Galaviz & Humber Productions – Ba Ba Lúu – Toronto Images Work – Asociación Canadiense Colombiana – Hallelujah Kyzomba.

Ontario Arts Council – Ontario Film Development Corporation – Toronto Arts Council – Ontario Ministry of Culture – Ontario-Quebec Commission – Canada Council for the Arts – Metro Cultural Affairs – Canadian Heritage – Harbourfront Centre – National Film Board of Canada – CIUT 89.5FM – Lynk Video – Store Front Paper – Racial Equity Fund – Tacones: Tapas Bar – C8K81N FM – Charles Street Video – V Tape- Reportaje Panamericano News – CHRY 105.5 FM.