Make Your Pitch Deadline: March 28, 2014!

Make Your Pitch, the Government of Ontario and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), are pleased to be bringing back the Young Entrepreneurs, Make Your Pitch high school competition.

The competition challenges students in grades 9 to 12 to pitch their business ideas in a two-minute video to be voted on by the public and expert judges. Finalists will receive a trip to Toronto (including transportation and hotel for the finalists and chaperones) to present their ideas in front of a judging panel at OCE’s Discovery Conference and Trade Show on May 12-13. Six winners will then be selected and will be presented with a reserved entry into Summer Company to develop their business idea (worth up to $3,000).

This year’s competition is run by OCE on behalf of the Government of Ontario and presents an exciting opportunity for high school students to learn about the benefits of a career in entrepreneurship and of starting their own business. Student participants will also receive expert guidance on pitching a business proposal.

 www.makeyourpitch.ca

New Ways of Discovering Canadian Talent

DEADLINE: Nov 24, 2013. As part of its New Ways of Discovering Canadian Talent Campaign, Telefilm Canada is pleased to share the news about the Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest. Create a 30 second Doritos commercial and you could win $1M (US) & the chance to work on Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron! http://www2.telefilm.gc.ca/email/canadiantalent2013/doritos/index.php

Originally published on November 7, 2013 at 11:46 AM.

Call for Young Artists

Announcing an exciting opportunity for youth to express their creativity, win prizes and have their videos digitally projected on city hall, Kitchener. Open to youth, ages 12-25. Winners will get cash prizes. Finalists will get great exposure, the videos will be projected on 'The Cube' atop Kitchener City Hall using state-of-the-art Christie Digital projectors.Submission deadline: June 14, 2013  

www.kitchener.ca/youthvideocomp


Republished on May 22, 2013 at 3:02pm

CALL FOR YOUTH FILM-MAKERS & DOCUMENTARIANS

EAST is calling for youth between the ages of 15 to 19 who are interested in videography for the EAST Documentary Collective!

Presented by Scarborough Arts, EAST is a project creating a buzz and attracting attention from aspiring young musicians, new media journalists and youth interested in getting into the arts and entertainment industry. EAST is made up of three components: Project Management Collective, Music Collective and Documentary Collective.

EAST Documentary Collective is a collaborative project where members will learn how to use a DSLR
camera for videography, storyboard, and shoot and edit documentaries and music videos. The EAST Documentary Collective will be covering topics involved in the pre-production, production and post-production of film-making. Basic equipment is provided. The new collective commences in April 2013 and will run until August 2013.

REGISTER
To register or for more information, contact EAST Coordinator, Jen D. Fabico at (416) 698-7322 or east@scarborougharts.com
Deadline to register is April 10, 2013 - midnight

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