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CFC Media Lab Chief: Ana Serrano

CFC Media Lab Chief: Ana Serrano

Ana Serrano: Director of CFC Media Lab, (Canadian Film Centre)

 

Ana Serrano is the Director of CFC Media Lab, a world-renowned new media research, training and production facility created in 1997 at Norman Jewison’s CFC (Canadian Film Centre).

As director of CFC Media Lab, she provides strategic leadership, fiscal development, program design and creative direction for all of the Centre’s new media initiatives, including the development and production of a diverse range of critically acclaimed interactive narrative prototypes.

In 2003, Ana was recognized for her contribution to Canada’s new media industry with three Canadian New Media Awards including Industry Advocate of the Year, New Media Educator of the Year and New Media Visionary. In addition, she was selected to be the sole Canadian expert panel member for the 2003 and 2005, World Summit Awards, part of the United Nations’ World Summit on the Information Society.

She has also co-developed the Bell Globemedia Content Innovation Network, a partnership with the Banff Centre for the Arts and L’INIS, thus founding the Interactive Project Lab, a unique alliance of knowledge, resources and funding fostering the creation of innovative projects and viable start-up new media companies.

In 2000, Ana produced the Great Canadian Story Engine Project, a national tour and bilingual website that serves as an interactive storytelling community where all Canadians can share personal stories about their experiences in Canada.In 2004, she created Canada’s first interactive feature film program designed to create, develop, produce, distribute and market long form interactive narrative works.

Ana is currently producing the Interactive Narrative Feature Program’s (INFP) first project, in co-production with the National Film Board.Named one of Canada’s 100 Canadians to watch in McLean’s Magazine, Ana is active on the boards of Artscape, Laidlaw Foundation, M3F, and several start-up companies focussed on interactive entertainment and adjudicates awards for the Webby, Resfest, CNMA, and others.

She teaches at York University’s Communication Studies Department and frequently speaks at new media and film festivals throughout the world about the emerging realms of interactive art and entertainment. 

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This blog explores the future of Cinema, from production to Distribution.

Future of Cinema Salon returns to Cannes 2008 after its sucesfull 2007 introduction.
The Cannes 2008 series will include demos and knowledge sharing that look into how the world of cinema is changing with the advent of interactive technologies.

MINGLETALK
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF DISTRIBUTION
Tuesday May 20th, 2008, Canadian Pavilion, :00PM – 5:00PM

FUTURE OF CINEMA BLOCKBUSTER PANEL
IN ASSOCIATION WITH MOVING PICTURES CINEUROPA.ORG AND FILM & FESTIVALS MAGAZINE
Wednesday May 21st, 2008, Jean-Louis Bory Auditorium, Palais des Festivals, 10:00AM – 11:00AM

GET YOUR HANDS ON THE FUTURE OF CINEMA
A DEMONSTRATION OF CANADIAN INNOVATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELEFILM CANADA
Wednesday May 21st, 2008, Jean-Louis Bory Auditorium, Palais des Festivals, 11:00AM – 12:00PM


Register for the events


V.I.P SPECIAL EVENTS BY INVITATION

FUTURE OF CINEMA FINANCE VOD SCREENING AND CHAMPAGNE PARTY


FUTURE OF CINEMA MEETS FUTURE OF BOOK
IN ASSOCIATION WITH M21 EDITIONS FOR PRESS ONLY
Sunday May 18th, 2008

I WANT MY FUTURE OF CINEMA SALON SERIES
IN ASSOCIATION WITH FILMFESTIVALS.COM FOR FESTIVALS ONLY
Sunday May 18th, 2008

Also watch out for other activities during the Cannes festival.


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