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Eight new faces joined the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) welcomes eight new faculty members this fall. “It is always a pleasure to welcome new colleagues who bring original ideas and diverse perspectives to AMPD and York University. This year’s cohort of incoming AMPD faculty members bring extensive international experience, research and artistic …
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AMPD Alumni Premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
September signals back-to-school for many, but for cinema buffs in Toronto, it marks the beginning of film festival season. The 46th annual Toronto International Film Festival is just around the corner, and the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) is proud to have alumni talent on screen in this year’s Official Selections. …
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AMPD alum named new imagineNATIVE festival director
Kahstarohkwanoron Lindsay Monture, who graduated York with a bachelor of arts in film and media studies, has been named the new festival director of the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the world’s largest showcase for film, video, audio, digital and interactive media made by Indigenous creators. In her new role, Monture, who is Kanyen’kehá:ka …
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Project champions audiovisual heritage of minoritized communities
Archive/Counter-Archive (A/CA): Activating Canada’s Moving Image Heritage is a seven-year research-creation project focusing on preserving the audiovisual cultural heritage of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black communities and people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ and immigrant communities. Two events at Congress 2023 will demonstrate its ongoing objectives. Janine Marchessault “The project itself grew out of …
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Congress 2023 attendees got a taste of the arts at York
By Elaine Smith York University is known for its vibrant, diverse arts programs and the Arts@Congress Showcase bring Congress 2023 a sampling of this creativity. “The arts are one of our strengths at York,” says Joel Ong, director of Sensorium: Centre for Digital Art and Technology and a member of the Congress 2023 scholarly planning committee. “This program …
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AMPD student AJ Lawrence joins history making internship with CBC and HBO Max dramedy “Sort Of”
How CBC’s Sort Of implemented its trans mentorship program BY ANGELICA BABIERA AND ORIGINALLY POSTED ON PLAYBACK ONLINE Co-creators Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo discuss using the program, created in partnership with the Trans Film Mentorship, to train trans and non-binary creatives while filming season two. The team behind the history-making CBC and HBO …
York University leads groundbreaking research to ensure technology revolution leaves no one behind
36 AMPD researchers join the $318-million Connected Minds initiative to bring equity and inclusion to the murky waters of AI A massive seven-year interdisciplinary research initiative led by York University – backed by substantial federal research funding — is setting out to tame the unruly world of AI and other disruptive technologies, so humans can benefit …
Sculpture by York professor debuts at Keele and Finch
By Alexander Huls, deputy editor, YFile Designed by Brandon Vickerd, artist and professor of visual arts at York University, the 41-foot sculpture made out of Corten steel is titled “The Heights” and is meant to evoke how the history of a place informs its present and future. Brandon Vickerd The seed of “The Heights” began in 2020, …
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York alumni win big at Canadian Screen Awards
During Canadian Screen Week (April 11 to 16), The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television handed out more than two dozens Canadian Screen Awards to York alumni – from the School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies – recognizing their achievements in film, television and the …
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