Toronto, Ontario – April 5, 2011 – Graduating students from Humber College’s Film and Television Production Advanced Diploma program will be presenting their final year projects at the program’s annual film showcase on April 14 and 15 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
The Humber Film & Television showcase is the result of 16 months of work for 85 graduating students. Projects include various genres of short films, television commercials, and Public Service Announcements (PSAs). Featured works include a film about video game addiction, another about euthanasia, a film inspired by the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, a documentary about female genital mutilation, PSAs shot entirely in 3D, and much more.
Event: Humber Film & Television Showcase
Date: Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15
Time: 7:00 p.m. doors open, 7:30 p.m. Showcase begins
Location: TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto
Interview/ Photo Op: Humber Film and Television Production students
13 short films, eight commercials, series of 3D PSAs
About the Film and Television Production Program
Humber’s Film and Television Production program offers the skills and knowledge you need to launch a successful career in film or television production. Students complete film and video projects while learning to work as part of a production team. The curriculum includes individual and multidisciplinary assignments geared to developing both creative and technical proficiency. Large studios and modern production equipment support these goals, enabling students to produce high-quality work. A comprehensive and balanced approach to study includes opportunities to produce, write, direct, shoot and edit on numerous projects. With a strong commitment to post-production, students gain practical experience on a variety of video and audio workstations. In addition, business marketing skills and a field placement are integrated into the third year of the program.
About Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Established in 1967, Humber is one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions. Committed to student success through excellence in teaching and learning, Humber serves more than 22,000 full-time students and 56,000 continuing education registrants. With an internationally recognized reputation for quality learning, Humber offers a wide-range of career-focused opportunities for students to personalize their educational path. Our 150 full-time programs include four-year bachelor’s degrees, two and three-year diplomas, one and two-year certificates, and apprenticeship training. As a founding member of Polytechnics Canada, Humber offers students the opportunity to participate in applied research projects that find solutions for issues confronting small and medium-sized enterprises. Humber is one of 12 Vanguard Learning Colleges as identified by the League for Innovation, and the League’s only Canadian board member. Humber finished first in its class in the highly regarded Community College Survey of Student Engagement in 2009 in each of four categories, including Active and Collaborative Learning, Student Effort, Academic Challenge and Student-Faculty Interaction. More than 85 per cent of Humber graduates are employed within six months of completing their studies. Visit humber.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Andrew Leopold/ Kevin Gonsalves
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Marketing and Communications
416.675.6622 ext. 4296/5778
Andrew cell: 416.518.8989
andrew.leopold@humber.ca / kevin.gonsalves@humber.ca
Cassandra DePetrillo
Humber Film and Television Production Student
647.285.5428
cassandra.depetrillo@humber.ca
