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_______________ Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1904 Subject: Message from Canada Council From: "Peter Sandmark" <[email protected]> Dear IFVA members I am enclosing below a message from David Poole about a web dissemination research project that Council is doing. Please read it and respond to their questionnaire. Peter Sandmark National Director Independent Film & Video Alliance -------------------------------- January 31, 2001 Re: WEB DISSEMMINATION PROJECT Dear Colleagues, The Board of Directors of the Canada Council is funding the Media Arts Section to organize a project to consolidate and support the efforts of Canadian media artists, in order to ensure that they have an informed, active presence in Web dissemination. The potential for creation and distribution of media artwork over the Web is enormous but there is a narrow window of opportunity within which to carve a meaningful presence for artists. In the United States, the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (Namac) estimates that within three years "audience expectations regarding ... interactive media, and the infrastructure designed to deliver it, will become resistant to alternative structures and experiences." The Media Arts Section is interested in the dissemination of work that was not originally produced for the Web (videotapes and film, audio works) and work that only exists in the Web environment (Web movies, webcasts, work with hypertext links). The project plans to: 1. Study: consolidate information regarding current practices, challenges and opportunities, enrich it with international research and test it with government and private sector partners. 2. Discuss and develop: bring together members of the community and key partners in a working group to develop a work plan. 3. Present a proposal for funding web dissemination projects to the Board of the Canada Council (June 2001) 4. Fund prototypes: subject to additional funding, organizations will be invited to apply for funds to build and test dissemination prototypes. 5. Inform: set up a website to post the research, to invite commentary and feedback from the community and to follow the development of the prototypes. Katherine Watson, an Ottawa-based researcher and producer, has been hired to co-ordinate the project. We have also hired Katarina Soukup of Montr�al to undertake the basic research phase of the project. Katherine has prepared the attached set of survey questions that we are asking you to complete and return it me at the Council (...) as soon as possible. If you have questions about the project or the survey, please contact me at 1-800-263-5588, extension 5250 or by e-mail at [email protected] or contact Katherine directly at 613.233.7523, fax 613.233.3069, [email protected] We look forward to working with you on this exciting project and will shape the project to reflect the needs that you identify in the survey. Sincerely, David Poole Head, Media Arts Section ------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION QUESTIONNAIRE For: Canadian and international distributors of: film, video and web-based work. Re: Web streaming activities and initiatives PART 1 IDENTIFICATION 1. Who do you represent? What is your constituency? How do you identify/select artists? How large is your membership? 2. What is your structure? (ie artist run center, not for profit, commercial) 3. What is the reach of your distribution? Can you define your audience? PART 2 CURRENT STREAMING ACTIVITIES 1. What type of work is being digitized now and what are the technical considerations? 2. Are you currently streaming work? PART 3 IMMEDIATE PLANS 1. What are your immediate plans for streaming? What type of work? 2. What are your priorities? 3. What is your timeline? PART 4 BARRIERS/CHALLENGES/GAPS 1. What are your biggest challenges to meeting both short and long term plans for streaming work? (technical? copyright? e-commerce etc.) 2. What resources would you need? What role could the Canada Council play? 3. Any other issues? ============================================ :-) Message ends, Signature begins (-: George Lessard, living @ 61.10N 94.05W Member, ICANN @Large Member # 375469 Comments should be sent to [email protected] MSN Messanger address [email protected] [Remove _no_spam_ from addresses to e-mail] "Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot... 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