Toronto – March 30th, York University
Nat Taylor Cinema (Ross N102) 4700 Keele St. – FREE admission!

In the impoverished and extremely isolated region of Northern Argentina known as “El Impenetrable”, the children of a detached elementary school eagerly await a visit from their “Godmothers”, a charity mission from the city of Buenos Aires. When they arrive, life in the hamlet of Los Pereyra changes completely. Both delighted and bewildered, the children learn many things from their cosmopolitan visitors, including a glimpse of privileged life and, perhaps, a realization of their own poverty.

More info: www.lospereyra.com

“Who’s in Charge? The impact of agencies, boards & commissions on public accountability & service delivery”.

This video highlights an excerpt from the forum which focused on a critical discussion on the proliferation of arm’s length government agencies, boards and commissions in Canada, Ontario and Toronto. We discussed the impacts of ABCs on public accountability and service delivery by exploring their roles and responsibilities in specific policy areas of health, transit, public safety and security and urban/municipal planning.

In March 2010 CURL partnered up with Artscape and The Firehouse to produce a series of 8 videos from the Creative Places & Spaces conference which took place on October 29-20, 2009 in Toronto . We hope that these video will spark some discussion about the idea of a creative and collaborative city.

This video highlights the unique challenges of the NFB’s pilot project Filmmaker-in-Residence. Katerina Cizek, is Filmmaker-in-Residence at St. Michael`s hospital, working with partners on the frontline: doctors, nurses, researchers and patients. From local projects at the Inner City Health Unit, to global ones, FIR partners media with medicine in innovative ways.

What happens when a hospital and a filmmaker collaborate with homeless youth, medical staff, police officers and cyclists?

This video highlights Richard Florida’s keynote presentation at Creative Places + Spaces. The Professor of Business and Creativity at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management discusses the collaborative city in relation to the global shifts in our work, our values and our communities that are shaping the economies of the 21st century.

This video focuses on artist, environmental activist, and founder of Cape Farewell, David Buckland’s keynote presentation on The Art of Climate Change. David explores what happens when artists collaborate with scientists and educators in response to global warming.

This video focuses on the Open-Access Science panel, where Aled Edwards, Pekka Sinervo, Ilse Treunicht discuss the challenges of collaborating in the public domain and how new ground rules for generating and sharing knowledge are aiding scientific innovation.

Creative Places & Spaces Campaign of Ideas
This first segment highlights Sir Ken Robinson’s roof-raising keynote presentation.

A documentary film
Written by Mars Horodyski & Peer Zumbansen
Directed by Mars Horodyski

5 minute spotlight created for the Creative Places & Spaces conference by CURL.

From the City of Toronto Website:

“City of Toronto is proud to present the annual Doors Open Toronto — one weekend, once a year — when close to 150 buildings of architectural, historic, cultural and social significance open their doors to the public for a city-wide celebration.

The program allows visitors free access to properties that are either not usually open to the public, or would normally charge an entrance fee. Many locations have organized guided tours, displays and activities to enrich the visitor experience.”