Festivals near York Factory MB (686 Result(s))

Our Board of DirectorsDean Cooper – President (Instructor, Red River College)Dean has been working as a media educator for the past 18 years. He is currently a media production and communications instructor in the Creative Communications program at Red River College, and also runs his own production company specializing in corporate and promotional video. Along with commercial voice-over work and acting, he has a love of silent film, magic and pop culture collectibles.Pascal Boutroy – Interim Executive Director, Formerly Vice-President / Vice président (Independent Filmmaker)Pascal Boutroy is an independent scriptwriter and director based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bilingual, he has been working in French and English, in film and television production, for the past 12 years.Originally from France, Pascal Boutroy has studied in Paris and Montréal. Interested in international relations, he worked for six years with CIFEJ, a non-governmental international organization linked with UNICEF and UNESCO, dealing with children films and television.

ABOUTJAZZ WINNIPEGJazz Winnipeg is a non-profit organization promoting the art of jazz through concert presentations and community outreach. As producers of the annual jazz festival, as well as concerts and workshops throughout the year, Jazz Winnipeg is a vibrant and essential organization, dedicated to the enrichment of Winnipeg's cultural community.MISSIONTo be a leader in furthering an appreciation of jazz music through presentation, promotion and outreach.VISIONThe organization's vision for the future of the organization:The jazz experience in Winnipeg will be the proliferation of jazz as an urban art form, not just an intellectual experience, but one that reaches out to a variety of communities and is built on shared experiences and efforts of artists, performers, schools, funders and audiences; it will be a synergistic cross pollination that furthers the intepretive and personal jazz experience where more than the music is happening. The organization and the Festival event will evolve and Jazz Winnipeg will be seen as a leader in jazz dissemination, in organizational governance, in drawing talent from many sources and in creating best practices in arts marketing and resource development

Winnipeg, Manitob,a CanadaMission Statement:In the spirit of its sacred site, the Manito Ahbee Festival is a gathering that celebrates Indigenous culture and heritage to unify, educate, and inspire.Vision Statement:Manito Ahbee is recognized as a leader in transforming relationships to share Indigenous culture and heritage with the world.The Manito Ahbee Festival is an initiative of the Manito Ahbee Festival Board of Governors.Hosted in Winnipeg, Manitob,a Canad,a the festival draws people from across Canada the United States and abroad. The impact of the festival reaches well beyond entertainment; it has communicated a very significant message the importance of celebrating Aboriginal culture.It arouses a far deeper understanding and powerful affirmation of Aboriginal cultural rebirth and renewal. It showcases the talents, gifts and abilities of Aboriginal artists from all nations. It is truly a celebration of Aboriginal music, arts, culture and heritage not seen before by the broader public through the many festival events