Filmmakers drink and drive

Aptly, I stumbled across a couple of June 21st events at ottawafilm.ca happening in the Byward Market that are worth passing along. The first is a pub gathering at The Aulde Dubliner and Pour House co-hosted by The Writers’ Room Ottawa, the second is a retrospective and fundraising drive by Digi60 at the Market Media Building across the street. Both start at 7pm. Check 'em out:

Les Soirées Schmooze, June 21, 2011
The Aulde Dubliner and Pour House, 62 William Street (at George), Ottawa
"The Writers’ Room Ottawa and inkCanada (Ottawa) are teaming up to put on an entertainment industry event for Ottawa screenwriters, directors, producers, animators, editors, videographers, game developers, actors, etc. The idea is to get everyone together for a night of schmoozing."


http://thewritersroomottawa.wordpress.com/events/les-soirees-schmooze-ottawa-style/


DIGI60: Retrospective and Fund Raiser, June 21, 2011
Market Media Building, 87 George Street, Ottawa
"DIGI60 challenges Ottawa-area filmmakers to write and shoot a short digital film in 60 days. But there’s just one “catch”… and it changes every Festival."


http://www.digi60.org/


Here are a few upcoming screen and stage events happening in the next couple of weeks:

SCREEN: Fake Trailers/Real Festival, June 24, 2011
Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street, Ottawa
"In the tradition of Rodriguez's and Tarantino's Grindhouse, we present a festival of real trailers for fake movies. This is the only chance you’ll have to see these original works by local and international filmmakers, because these flicks are never coming to a theatre near you."


http://mayfairtheatre.ca/movies/Fake-TrailersReal-Festival/


SCREEN/STAGE: NT Live: The Cherry Orchard, June 30, 2011
SilverCity Gloucester, Cinéma Starcité Gatineau, Cineplex Odeon South Keys, Coliseum Ottawa, Empire 7 Cinemas
"Be a part of the action of National Theatre Live on 30 June! The Cherry Orchard will be filmed and broadcast live into cinemas around the world."


http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/64453/productions/the-cherry-orchard.html

http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/The-Cherry-Orchard-National-Theatre.aspx?date=2011-6-30&loc_cookie=OTTAWA+-+ON

http://www.empiretheatres.com/movie/nt-live-cherry-orchard


STAGE: Les papillons de nuit, July 6 - Aug 27, 2011
Théâtre de l'île, 1, rue Wellington, Gatineau
"Comédie de Michel Marc Bouchard; Mise en scène de Mathieu Charette. Bernadette, inquiète de voir sa fille policière Carmen désespérément célibataire, désire à tout prix lui trouver un mari. Elle loue donc un chalet et l'invite à passer une semaine avec elle."


http://www.gatineau.ca/page.asp?p=quoi_faire/spectacles_theatre


SCREEN/STAGE: Conan O'Brien: Can't Stop, July 7, 2011
Coliseum Ottawa Cinemas, 3090 Carling Avenue, Ottawa
"After a much-publicized departure from hosting NBC's Tonight Show - and the severing of a 22-year relationship with the network - O'Brien hit the road with a 32-city music-and-comedy show to exercise his performing chops and exorcise a few demons (...) Filmmaker Rodman Flender's resulting documentary, Conan O'Brien Can't Stop, is an intimate portrait of an artist trained in improvisation, captured at the most improvisational time of his career." - http://conanobriencantstop.com/


http://www.cineplex.com/Movies/MovieDetails/Conan-O-Brien-Can-t-Stop-One-Night-Only-.aspx?date=2011-7-7&loc_cookie=OTTAWA+-+ON


SCREEN/STAGE: Music and Beyond, July 7 - 17, 2011
Various locations, Ottawa-Gatineau
"Music and Beyond is a new classical music and multi-disciplinary arts festival that presented its first festival in July, 2010 (...) The festival will open with one of the greatest actors of our time, Canada's Christopher Plummer, in an evening devoted to Shakespeare and Music."


http://www.musicandbeyond.ca/


STAGE: Fundraising Gala at Disney's The Lion King, July 14, 2011
NAC, 53 Elgin Street, Ottawa
"Ottawa’s first performance of Broadway’s Tony® Award-winning sensation, Disney’s The Lion King, is July 14 and the Kilimanjaro Grannies are proud to host an exclusive African-themed Gala dinner in the National Arts Centre’s Panorama and Fountain Rooms prior to the performance."


http://www.nac-cna.ca/en/broadway/event.cfm?ID=6572


Thanks for checking in.