Yung Chang is a Chinese Canadian film director and was part of the collective member directors of Canadian film production firm EyeSteelFilm .
85-908: Chang is a graduate of Concordia University 's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal (BFA 99), the Neighbourhood Playhouse School of the Theatre (2003), the Canadian Film Center (2009), and the Directors and Screenwriters Lab at the Sundance Institute (2015). He was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2013 and is currently an active member. Chang grew up in Whitby, Ontario as one of few children of color. He
170-494: A collège classique (the forerunners of Quebec's college system ), Loyola began granting university degrees through Université Laval in 1903. The college moved into the present west-end campus on Sherbrooke Street West in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1916. The School of Sociology opened in 1918. Since Loyola College never became a chartered university, it did not have the ability to grant its own university degrees. In 1920,
255-653: A curation of such works in the emerging field through the incorporation of fiction, non-fiction, and a mix of the two, to showcase transmedia storytelling, multimedia installations, performances and films. At the 2017 Sundance Film Festival , the New Frontier lineup included the US premiere of Jem Cohen 's film Museum Hours and documentary World Without End (No Reported Incidents) , live multimedia performances, virtual reality segments, and immersive installations, among other projects. Developed in 2008 as an initiative to support
340-496: A measure of friction. We look forward now to a new period of creative friction." The legal existence of Concordia dates from August 24, 1974. The integration of the various faculties of the two institutions into a coherent whole took several years. The five faculties of the new university were a combination of existing faculties and departments prior to the merger. There was a Faculty of Commerce, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts at Sir George Williams University. Additionally, there
425-480: A mission to develop and expand the quality of the downtown campus, and to revive the west end in Montreal. The university also acquired the historic Grey Nuns Mother House near its Sir George Williams Campus, for $ 18 million. Built in 1871, it would alone double the size of the current downtown campus. From 2007 to 2022, the university moved into the building in four separate phases. The large property will house
510-551: A result of the substantial growth of opportunities made present by the demand of more serial content for online and television platforms, the Episodic Storytelling Initiative gives writers the chance to refine their episodic-writing/producing skills. The institute offers a year-round program of Episodic Story Labs for 10 writers (or co-writing teams) to work with accomplished showrunners , non-writing creative producers, and studio and network executives. According to
595-574: A short film challenge for young filmmakers ages 18 to 24. The entrants can win the Ignite Ticket Package, which is an exclusive chance to see the newest films at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival, and the Ignite Fellows Program, a year-round Festival and industry experience. Sundance Ignite also puts on Ignite On Tour, a traveling component designed for the winners to engage with Institute staff and alumni. The Sundance Ignite program
680-976: A year and a half to complete. Concordia has more than 400 undergraduate programs under the Faculty of Arts and Science, the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, the Faculty of Fine Arts and the John Molson School of Business. Students are normally enrolled in one of these faculties but may take courses from any of the others as part of their studies. Class sizes vary from 30 to 400 students. The School of Graduate Studies offers about 120 programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees, and graduate diplomas and certificates for professionals seeking to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Concordia Continuing Education offers university-level studies and training to those from diverse backgrounds and stages of life. Sundance Institute Sundance Institute
765-437: Is a non-profit organization founded by actor Robert Redford committed to the growth of independent artists. The institute is driven by its programs that discover and support independent filmmakers, theatre artists and composers from all over the world. At the core of the programs is the goal to introduce audiences to the artists' new work, aided by the institute's labs, granting and mentorship programs that take place throughout
850-493: Is a non-sectarian and coeducational institution, with more than 254,000 alumni. The university is a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada , International Association of Universities , Canadian Association of Research Libraries , Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate , Canadian Bureau for International Education and Canadian University Press . The university's varsity teams, known as
935-509: Is a public English-language research university located in Montreal , Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College and Sir George Williams University , Concordia is one of the three universities in Quebec where English is the primary language of instruction (the others being McGill and Bishop's ). As of the 2022–23 academic year, there were 49,898 students enrolled in credit and non-credit courses at Concordia, making
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#17328552224861020-572: Is a night club venue for rock, singer-songwriters, folk, country, and hip hop on Main Street in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. Music Cafe daytime programming, produced by ASCAP, has featured such artists as India.Arie , Peter Gabriel , The Black Eyed Peas , Suzanne Vega , Sweet Pea Atkinson, Was (Not Was) and many others. The Native American and Indigenous Film Program facilitates
1105-540: Is also the recipient of the 2008 Yolande and Pierre Perrault award for most promising filmmaker at the 2008 Rendez-vous du cinema québecois; received the 2008 Don Haig Award at Hot Docs ; and the Charles Guggenheim Emerging Artist Award at Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in North Carolina. Concordia University Concordia University ( French : Université Concordia )
1190-454: Is an especially pressing need in independent cinema. Despite their historical, artistic and cultural value, good prints of far too many indie films – even some made within the past decade – no longer exist. Chemical decomposition, neglect, and the changing ownership of film libraries have caused these prints to disappear. To create a living record of the history of independent film, Sundance Institute and UCLA Film and Television Archive initiated
1275-495: Is critically acclaimed. It promotes independent filmmakers, storytellers, and composers. The Sundance Institute's founding staff, assembled in the spring of 1980, included Executive Director Sterling Van Wagenen , director of film development programs Jenny Walz Selby, and director of development Jon Lear. Frank Daniel was secured as artistic director. This staff produced the first Filmmakers Lab in June 1981, which fortuitously followed
1360-430: Is known as the "Computer Centre Incident." Notably in spring 1968, six black West Indian students at Sir George Williams University accused a biology lecturer (later assistant professor) of racism. The complaint was lodged to the dean of students, Magnus Flynn. Dissatisfied with how the administration was handling their complaint, the students decided to make it a public issue in fall 1968. The students occupied and destroyed
1445-551: Is supported by Adobe Project 1324, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications , the College of Visual Performing Arts at Syracuse University , and Chapman University . The Creative Distribution Initiative (CDI), part of the Creative Producing Initiative, is the institute's newest program inaugurated in 2017. Through online resources, workshops, and a network of organizations, CDI empowers filmmakers by teaching them
1530-875: The Academy Awards at which Ordinary People (the directorial debut of Robert Redford) won numerous awards, including Best Picture. Michelle Satter joined the staff in June 1981 and subsequently opened up the Los Angeles office of the institute. The Sundance Institute's 1981 founding Board of trustees included Robert Redford, Sterling VanWagenen, Robert E. Gipson, Ian Calderon, Robert Geller, George White, Irving Azoff, Saul Bass , Ian Cumming, Frank Daniel, Christopher Dodd, Moctesuma Esparza , Dr. Robert Gray, Alan Jacobs, Karl Malden, Mary McFadden, Mike Medavoy , Victor Nunez , Wayne Owens, Sydney Pollack , Gilbert Shelton, Annick Smith , Anthony Thomopoulos, Claire Townsend, and Robert Townsend. The first six listed were also members of
1615-668: The Berlinale Film Festival in 2013. It won the Best Film award at the 2013 Environmental Film Festival in Paris. His documentary short, Gatekeeper, was released in 2016 and is streaming on Field of Vision , Laura Poitras ' curated online film unit. It centers around retired police officer, Yukio Shige , and his work on preventing suicides around Tōjinbō , an infamous location for suicides in Japan. Gatekeeper won Best Short Documentary at
1700-576: The Ford Foundation . Documentary Fund grants are announced once a year. In 2016, the institute awarded over $ 1 million to artists for their documentary projects and global nonfiction storytelling. Launched in 2007, the New Frontier Labs and residency programs foster the works of boundary-pushing artists and technologists, marked by its central themes of innovation and unconventionalism. The New Frontier exhibition at Sundance Film Festival provides
1785-658: The Jesuit Sacred Heart Convent. In 1896, Loyola College was established at the corner of Bleury Street and Saint Catherine Street , and it was named in honour of Ignatius of Loyola , founder of the Society of Jesus . On March 10, 1898, the institution was incorporated by the Government of Quebec and became a full-fledged college. The same year, following a fire, the college was relocated further west on Drummond Street , south of Saint Catherine Street. Although founded as
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#17328552224861870-756: The LA Film Festival in 2016, qualifying for the Oscars . This is Not a Movie , his feature documentary about prolific Middle East correspondent, Robert Fisk , had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival . It was co-produced by the National Film Board of Canada and is distributed in the USA by KimStim Films . Chang released Pandemic19 co-directed with his wife, Annie Katsura Rollins , executive produced by Jean Tsien , edited by Xi Feng and lensed by Derek Howard . The film won two awards at
1955-825: The Skywalker Sound studio in Marin County , California , aims to enhance the role of music in independent film. Composers Lab Alumni include Bijan Olia, Cindy O'Connor, Sergei Stern, Jackson Greenberg , Camilla Uboldi, Jesi Nelson, Adam Schoenberg , Rebecca Dale, Ryan Rumery, and Darryl Jones. Composers Lab Advisors in 2017 include James Newton Howard , Harry Gregson-Williams , Thomas Newman , George Clinton , Miriam Cutler , Laura Karpman , Doreen Ringer-Ross, Christopher Beck, Todd Boekelheide , Dennis Leonard , Bob Edwards, Pete Horner, Malcolm Fife, Bonnie Wild, David Accord, Adam Smalley, Miguel Arteta, Robb Moss, Amir Bar-Lev , Toby Shimin and Jon Burlingame. The Music Cafe
2040-665: The Stingers , compete in the Quebec Student Sport Federation of U Sports . The roots of Concordia University’s founding institutions go back more than 120 years with the establishment of Loyola College in 1896 and Sir George Williams University in 1926. Loyola College traces its history to an English-language program at the Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal (today part of the Université du Québec à Montréal ) at
2125-513: The Three Gorges Dam and the economic effect on rural families. It was one of the top-grossing documentary box office releases in 2008 and garnered numerous awards, including the 2008 Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary . Chang released his sophomore film, China Heavyweight , in 2012. It is about a boxing coach and his two students in rural China fighting to become amateur and professional champions. The film premiered at Sundance 2012 in
2210-483: The collège classique education was replaced by humanistic education ( Liberal Arts College ) in 1940, and Loyola became a four-year institution. Theology and philosophy were taught to all students until 1972. In 1940, the Faculty of Science and the Department of Engineering were created. In addition to providing the same undergraduate programs as other colleges, the institution also offered innovative fields of study at
2295-678: The 1980s, then went on to include other programs such as the Native American and Indigenous Film Program in 1994, the Theatre Program in 1997, the Documentary Film Program in 2002, the New Frontier program in 2007, the Creative Producing Initiative in 2008, the Episodic Storytelling Initiative in 2014, Sundance Ignite, a program for young filmmakers, in 2015, and the Creative Distribution Initiative (an extension of
2380-531: The 2020 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival for Best Documentary Short Special Jury Mention and the Matt DeCample Audience Choice Award Short. The jury wrote: "PANDEMIC19 is a poignant document of the factual and emotional details of Covid-19 as seen through the eyes of three American frontline doctors. Smartly utilizing the doctors own video testimonials, this film feels alive and immediate while we remain so disconnected." Chang wrote
2465-606: The Creative Producing Initiative) in 2017. At the U.S. Film Festival, after Sundance Institute took over in 1985, there were 85 films shown at two theatres in Park City with a staff of 13. In January 2017 at the present-day Sundance Film Festival, 181 films were shown at nine Park City theatres with a staff of 224 and 71,600 attendees. For three weeks each June in Sundance, Utah, Directors Lab Fellows rehearse, shoot and edit four to six scenes from their screenplays under
2550-690: The Documentary Composers Laboratory and Edit and Story Laboratory, panels at the Filmmakers Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival and the Sundance Independent Producers Conference, and a variety of collaborative international documentary initiatives. The Documentary Fund was established at Sundance Institute in 2002 with a gift from the Open Society Institute and is supported by a leadership grant from
2635-789: The Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex opened its doors on Saint Catherine Street West between Guy Street and Mackay Street . In September 2009, the university marked the opening of the new building for the John Molson School of Business . In September 2015, the university held a ribbon cutting for the District 3 Innovation Center 's new space on the sixth floor of Concordia's Faubourg Building. The university opened its interdisciplinary Applied Science Hub in 2020. The university has two campuses, set approximately 7 km (4 miles) apart: Sir George Williams Campus in
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2720-484: The FOFA Gallery, a primary venue for exhibiting works by faculty, students and alumni of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Concordia's Records Management and Archives stores official records of, or relating to, or people/activities connected with Concordia University and its two founding institutions. The collection consists of manuscripts, texts, photographs, audio-visual material and artifacts. In 2001, Concordia embarked on
2805-475: The Faculty of Arts and Science, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science as well as the District 3 Innovation Centre. Quartier Concordia is a neighbourhood redevelopment project centred around Concordia University's Sir George Williams Campus in downtown Montreal. Bordered by Sherbrooke Street to the north, Saint Mathieu Street to the west, René Lévesque Boulevard to the south and Bishop Street to
2890-748: The Faculty of Fine Arts and possibly the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema, and other departments. Concordia Residence Life currently houses nearly 250 students each year in the Grey Nuns Building. The dorm rooms are among the largest in the country, as many of the rooms have been transformed from when the section of the Grey Nuns Building was occupied by the Grey Nuns. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. The Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Integrated Complex (EV Building) at Saint Catherine Street and Guy Street
2975-651: The Film Festival presented Native films as part a dedicated screening category. The Festival began incorporating Native and Indigenous films into its official film program in 2005. Over the course of its history, the Sundance Film Festival has showcased a range of work by Native and Indigenous filmmakers including dramatic films like Sterlin Harjo's Four Sheets to the Wind , Sherman Alexie 's The Business of Fancydancing , Chris Eyre 's Smoke Signals , Rachel Perkins ' One Night
3060-517: The Guy-Concordia Metro station. However, a project to create a green space on Mackay Street was put on hold. Concordia is led by its president and vice-chancellor (referred to as the president), provost and vice-presidents. The Board of Governors and the Senate manage the university's affairs and academic integrity. The president and the senior leadership ensure transparency and accountability of
3145-710: The Hall Building lobby. Starting in 1998, the university entered a major phase of expansion to meet its growing student enrolment. In August 2003, Concordia inaugurated the Richard J. Renaud Science Complex on the Loyola Campus. In 2005, the university launched a major urban redevelopment project in the neighbourhood surrounding the Sir George Williams Campus, known as the Quartier Concordia . That same year,
3230-786: The Hall Building's ninth floor computer lab after threatening to do so should the riot squad be called. The events forced the university to re-evaluate its policies, leading to the creation of the Ombuds Office and establishment of the University Regulations on Rights and Responsibilities in April 1971. (See Sir George Williams Affair ). Following several years of discussions and planning, Sir George Williams University merged with Loyola College to create Concordia University in 1974. Concordia provided students with representative student organizations and greater power over administrative decisions at
3315-586: The Joint Steering Committee. The Joint Committee of Representatives of the Board of Trustees of Loyola College and the Board of Governors of Sir George Williams University was formed in December 1971 and in fall 1972 produced a document outlining the basis of a university with two campuses. While the committee considered a number of possible models, including that of a loose federation, the solution finally adopted
3400-591: The Lab, it is assigned a Sundance dramaturg who, in collaboration with the Producing Artistic Director, will work with that project prior to the Theatre Lab residency period. The Sundance Playwright's Retreat at Ucross, Wyoming is an eighteen-day writing colony where five playwrights and a composer convene each year and where a Sundance dramaturg can respond to work at an early stage of the creative process. Like
3485-559: The Moon , and Willi White's Miye, Unkiye; documentaries such as Heather Rae 's Trudell , Tom Murray and Allan Collins' Dhakiyarr vs. the King , and Merata Mita 's Hotere; and short films like Gabriel Lopez-Shaw and Sherwin Bitsui 's Chrysalis , Taika Waititi 's Two Cars, One Night , Katie Doane Tulugaq Avery 's Mama Dragon, and Shane McSauby's Mino Bimaadiziwin . The Theatre Program, under
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3570-595: The Norris Building, in 1956. In 1959, the college requested that the Quebec legislature amend its university charter, changing its name to Sir George Williams University. It established a Centre for Human Relations and Community Studies in 1963. Sir George Williams continued to hold classes in the YMCA building until the construction of the Henry F. Hall Building in 1966. The university gained international attention in 1969 for what
3655-480: The School of Graduate Studies. The respective faculties supervise the academic departments/institutes. For example, the Faculty of Art and Science oversees the Department of Applied Human Sciences and Simone de Beauvoir Institute. In the 2021–22 year, Concordia received $ 586.5 million in revenue . Fifty-two per cent of the university's revenue comes from grants of the Government of Quebec , which are given based on
3740-869: The Sir George Williams Campus and the Georges P. Vanier Library is located on the Loyola Campus. On September 2, 2014, the Library opened the Grey Nuns Reading Room, a silent study space for Concordia students located in the former Chapel of the Invention of the Holy Cross. The Concordia Library houses several special and unique collections including the Azrieli Holocaust Collection and the Irving Layton Collection. Most special collections are located in
3825-435: The Sir George Williams Campus moved to the new J.W. McConnell Building . The Norris Building was closed the same year. On August 24, 1992, Valery Fabrikant , a mechanical engineering professor, shot five colleagues , killing four, on the ninth floor of the Hall Building. Fabrikant was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life imprisonment. The university erected a memorial to the slain professors (four granite tables) in
3910-420: The Spotless Mind ), Heather Rae ( Frozen River ), Mary Jane Skalski ( Mysterious Skin ), Jay Van Hoy ( American Honey ), and more. Recent Creative Producing Fellows and their Feature Film works include Annie Silverstein's Bull , Cesar Cervantes' Hot Clip , Hannah Utt's Stupid Happy , Nick Bentgen's Dey'Dey and his Brothers , Gabriella Moses' Leche , and Pippa Bianco's Share . Initiated in 2014 as
3995-593: The Sundance Collection at UCLA in 1997, and with contributions from studios and distributors as well as hundreds of individual filmmakers, the Collection's holdings have grown to include over 300 film prints. The archive represents a diversity of work from the Sundance Film Festival as well as projects developed through the Sundance Labs. From features to documentaries to shorts, prints in the Collection include Sex, Lies, and Videotape , Reservoir Dogs , The Living End , Smoke Signals , Amores Perros , Harlan County, USA , Love & Basketball , and Welcome to
4080-426: The Sundance Documentary Fund. The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program provides year-round support to nonfiction contemporary-issue filmmakers internationally. The program encourages the exploration of innovative nonfiction storytelling, and promotes the exhibition of documentary films to a broader audience. It supports independent artists both domestically and internationally through the Sundance Documentary Fund,
4165-457: The Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, the Theatre Program, and the Film Music Program. The Sundance Film Festival provides a world stage for compelling and innovative films by Native American and Indigenous filmmakers. The Festival also hosts the annual Native Forum, a program of panel discussions, filmmaker workshops, and networking events that provide opportunities for indigenous filmmakers to share their expertise and knowledge with each other and
4250-401: The Sundance Resort in Utah, other U.S. cities, and internationally. Projects rehearse every other day to give playwrights adequate time for rewrites. There is no physically controllable space, such as a 'black box.' Although lighting and scenic production values are not available, designers have sometimes participated as part of the development of the projects text. When a project is accepted into
4335-468: The Vanier Library. The Library also maintains the university's institutional repository, Spectrum. The Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. The Library also has partnerships with the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and the Data Liberation Initiative. Concordia's Henry F. Hall Building houses the Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery. Samuel Schecter, an art enthusiast and businessman, set up two funds in 1962 to be used for
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#17328552224864420-403: The World Documentary competition. Like its predecessor, China Heavyweight also won the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary in 2012. In the same year, Chang also completed The Fruit Hunters , a feature documentary about exotic fruit cultivators, preservationists, and the history of fruits. The Fruit Hunters premiered at the International Documentary Festival ( IDFA ) in Amsterdam and
4505-516: The administration. The administration is supervised by the Board of Governors and Senate. Under the Charter of Concordia University, the university's highest governing body is the Board of Governors, which has final authority over the affairs of the university. The Senate derives its authority from the Board of Governors. The university has four faculties — Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Fine Arts, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science and John Molson School of Business — as well as
4590-401: The building was completed and opened in September 2009. The 15-story building now houses the John Molson School's about 9,100 full- and part-time students under the same roof for the first time. The departments of contemporary dance, theatre and music also moved into the new MB Building. It is connected to the EV Building by a tunnel under Guy Street. In April 2010, a 120-metre tunnel completed
4675-428: The corner of Guy Street and De Maisonneuve Boulevard West, began in February 2007. At a ceremony at Concordia on October 30, 2006, the Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports , Jean-Marc Fournier , announced an investment of $ 60 million towards the construction of the new building. The government's $ 60 million represented about half of the total construction costs. Construction started on January 22, 2006, and
4760-587: The direction of Philip Himberg, supports the development of independent theatre. Lab Alumni and projects include Tanya Barfield 's Blue Door , Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas ' The Light in the Piazza , Lisa Kron 's Well , Jessica Hagedorn 's Dogeaters , Stew 's Passing Strange , Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik 's Spring Awakening , Moisés Kaufman 's The Laramie Project , Doug Wright 's I Am My Own Wife , Darko Tresnjak 's A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder , and Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori 's Fun Home . The Theatre Labs take place at
4845-408: The downtown core of Montreal, in an area known as Quartier Concordia (around the Guy–Concordia Metro station), and Loyola Campus in the residential west-end district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. They are connected by free shuttle-bus service for students, faculty and staff. Concordia University has three main library locations. The R. Howard Webster Library is located in the J.W. McConnell Building on
4930-423: The east, the district is designed to be a green urban campus that will improve the use and quality of public places and spaces, student life on campus and transportation. As part of the redesign, the small Norman Bethune Square was redesigned and enlarged. Sidewalks in the area were also widened, with additional trees. Since 2010, a tunnel links the university's Henry F. Hall and J.W. McConnell buildings with
5015-439: The ever-changing ins and outs of what it takes to distribute and market independent film. For the Sundance Institute alumni, CDI also offers free consultations on Kickstarter campaigns. Their first release under this initiative was the 2017 film Columbus . The institute maintains the Sundance Collection at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) to conserve and archive the history of independent film. Film preservation
5100-408: The ever-increasing number of foreign students. Obtaining a university charter was an important issue in the 1960s. Although many wanted Loyola College to become Loyola University, the Government of Quebec preferred to annex it to Sir George Williams University. Negotiations began in 1968 and ended with the creation of Concordia University on August 24, 1974. In 1851, the first YMCA in North America
5185-451: The executive committee. In 2010, Keri Putnam was named Executive Director. In 1985, the Sundance Institute assumed management of the fledgling United States Film Festival, which had been experiencing financial problems. The institute hired Tony Safford from the AFI Kennedy Center program as managing director and renamed the festival. The institute started off with its Feature Film Program and Film Music Program (revived later in 1994) in
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#17328552224865270-406: The institute's founder, Robert Redford, "Sundance Institute has always worked to develop and support a next generation of independent artists. As more of those artists look to the opportunities in television and online platforms, it is only natural that we expand our labs to address the unique needs of serialized work." Partnered with Adobe's Project 1324 contest, Sundance Ignite launched in 2015 as
5355-409: The institution became affiliated with Université de Montréal , which began granting its degrees instead of Université Laval. Memorial bronze honour roll plaques in the entrance hall near the administrative offices are dedicated to those from Loyola College who fought in the First World War, Second World War and Korean War. The inter-war period was marked by the shift of education in the institution,
5440-558: The larger independent film community. The Native American and Indigenous Program is supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation , Surdna Foundation , Time Warner Foundation, Ford Foundation , Native Arts and Cultures Foundation , SAGindie , Comcast-NBCUniversal, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation , Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the Embassy of Australia, Indigenous Media Initiatives, Taika Waititi , The White Feather Foundation, Fenton Bailey and Billy Luther , and Pacific Islanders in Communications. From 1994 to 2004,
5525-476: The mentorship of accomplished directors, editors, cinematographers and actors who serve as Creative Advisors. In addition to the creative support offered through Labs and workshops, Sundance Institute helps independent filmmakers complete their work through various grants and fellowships. Many of these opportunities are designated for filmmakers selected to participate in the institute's Feature Film Program. The Sundance Institute Composers Lab, held every summer at
5610-431: The merger for another year. On August 24, 1974, the Government of Quebec recognized the merger, thus creating Concordia University. The name was taken from the motto of the city of Montreal, Concordia salus (meaning "well-being through harmony"). "When you join together two lively institutions, each with its own philosophies and ways of doing things, each firmly dedicated to freedom of thought and speech, you must expect
5695-504: The neo-noir romantic screenplay for Eggplant《茄子》 , his first narrative feature, about a wedding photographer's happenstance encounter with his swindler ex-girlfriend. The project was selected to participate in the Sundance Institute Director and Screenwriters Lab in 2015. Chang is a fan of cinéma vérité , taking influences from films released by the National Film Board of Canada in the 1950s and 1960s, such as Lonely Boy (film) , and Allan King 's "actuality drama" filmography. Yung Chang
5780-480: The next generation of independent producers, the Creative Producing Labs and fellowships is a 5-day long Lab that focuses on the producer as a whole. With the help of experienced advisors, Creative Producing Fellows have the chance to explore their own take on cinematic material and to equip themselves with the skills and experience necessary in the scripting and editing stages of a filmic piece. Past Creative Advisors include producers Anthony Bregman ( Eternal Sunshine of
5865-416: The original YMCA in London, England, upon which the Montreal YMCA was based. In 1934, Sir George Williams College offered the first undergraduate credit course in adult education in Canada. Sir George Williams College received its university charter from the provincial government in 1948, though it remained the education arm of the Montreal YMCA. Sir George Williams expanded into its first standalone building,
5950-522: The other two Labs, the Ucross Retreat includes both emerging and established artists. Artists are selected by invitation only. In May 2016, Sundance Institute had its first Theatre Lab in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, in the Ourika Valley of Morocco . The Sundance Documentary Film Program assists nonfiction filmmakers from around the world with a series of workshops in editing, storytelling, and scoring for documentary films as well as providing grants to nonfiction film projects through
6035-486: The participation of Native and Indigenous artists in the institute's artistic development programs and the Sundance Film Festival . To date, the Initiative has facilitated the participation of many Native artists into the Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Producers Conference, and the institute's Feature Film Program. In 2008 the Initiative expanded its focus to include outreach to documentarians, theatre artists, and musicians seeking financial and creative support through
6120-546: The purchase of Canadian art at Sir George Williams University and at Loyola College (Montreal) . When Sir George Williams University and Loyola College merged to form Concordia in 1974, their respective art collections were also combined. The collection of the Leonard and Bina Ellen Gallery consists of 1,800 paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and videos, many of the works by 20th-century Canadian artists. Concordia's Engineering, Computer Science and Visual Arts Complex houses
6205-514: The student population. As of 2022, the university's foundation has $ 358.451 million in its endowment. In November 2017, Concordia launched the Campaign for Concordia. The campaign's original target was $ 250 million, since raised to $ 350 million. Its goal is to support the university's nine strategic directions that will advance Concordia's position as "Canada's next-generation university." In January 2018, Concordia President Alan Shepard reported that
6290-685: The time, such as exercise science and communication studies . Students could enrol in academic majors starting in 1953 and honours programs in 1958. Students graduating from Loyola could afterwards pursue graduate-level education in other universities, with a few earning Rhodes Scholarships . Starting in 1958, Loyola also began offering its first evening courses for students who were not able to go to school full-time. New courses were given in library science and faith community nursing . Since its creation, Loyola College had welcomed almost exclusively young English-speaking Catholic men as students. It became co-ed in 1959 and became less homogeneous with
6375-440: The two institutions. It was proposed, in 1969, to create a university federation that allowed students to take courses at both campuses without paying additional fees. There was also mention of a shuttle bus service linking the remote facilities 7 km (4.3 mi) apart. Criticized for the difficulties encountered by the cohesion of the various departments and faculties, this option was set aside, but not totally rejected by
6460-636: The underground connections of the Guy-Concordia Metro station with the Henry F. Hall Building and the J.W. McConnell Building. Concordia opened the Applied Science Hub on the Loyola Campus in December 2020. The $ 63.1-million state-of-the-art facility — built thanks to $ 36.7 million in support from the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec — was strategically designed to enable interdisciplinary collaboration and research between faculty and students in
6545-617: The university among the largest in Canada by enrollment. The university has two campuses, set approximately seven kilometres (four miles) apart: Sir George Williams Campus is the main campus, located in the Quartier Concordia neighbourhood of Downtown Montreal in the borough of Ville Marie ; and Loyola Campus in the residential district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce . With four faculties, a school of graduate studies and numerous colleges, centres and institutes, Concordia offers over 400 undergraduate and over 120 graduate programs and courses. Concordia
6630-504: The university had already reached "more than halfway" of its goal. As of 2023, the campaign is still ongoing. Students begin their university studies in September or, in some cases, in January or May. An undergraduate degree normally requires three or four years of full-time study, a master's one to three years, and a PhD at least four years. Diplomas and certificates usually take no longer than
6715-576: The university. In 1968, in the wake of the Parent Commission Report, which recommended the secularization of Quebec's educational system, the Government of Quebec asked Loyola College and Sir George Williams University to consider some form of union. The proposed merger was discussed by the Loyola-Sir George Williams Joint Steering Committee, a committee created to analyze all forms of possible mergers of
6800-589: The year in the United States and internationally. The institute has offices in Park City , Los Angeles , and New York City , and provides creative and financial support to emerging and aspiring filmmakers, directors, producers, film composers, screenwriters, playwrights and theatre artists through a series of Labs and fellowships. The programs of Sundance Institute include the Sundance Film Festival , which
6885-454: Was a Faculty of Arts and Science at Loyola College. The Faculty of Engineering of both institutions had previously been combined. The Faculty of Fine Arts was created in 1976. The first phase of the combination of the Faculties of Arts and Science began in 1977 and ended in 1985. In the late 1980s, the Georges P. Vanier Library on the Loyola Campus was enlarged, while in 1992, the library on
6970-699: Was established on Ste. Helene Street in Old Montreal. Beginning in 1873, the YMCA offered evening classes to allow working people in the English-speaking community to pursue their education while working during the day. Sixty years later, the Montreal YMCA relocated to its current location on Stanley Street in Downtown Montreal . In 1926, the education program at the YMCA was reorganized as Sir George Williams College, named after George Williams , founder of
7055-519: Was later sent to boarding school at Upper Canada College . Chang released the medium length documentary, Earth to Mouth , in 2002 with the National Film Board of Canada. It revolves around migrant Mexican worker working on a Chinese operated farm in south-east Ontario. Chang released his first feature length documentary, Up the Yangtze in 2007. The film highlights the repercussions of building
7140-553: Was opened in September 2005. The building is directly connected to the Guy–Concordia Metro station and also houses Le Gym, a facility of Concordia's Department of Recreation and Athletics. Across the street, the 100-year-old TD Canada Trust building was donated to Concordia in 2005 by the Toronto-Dominion Bank . Construction of the new John Molson Building (MB), the home of the John Molson School of Business located on
7225-525: Was that of an integrated institution, Concordia University, operating under the existing charter of Sir George Williams University. Following several revisions in November 1972, the document became the main plan of the proposed merger. It was accepted by both institutions, which began the process of consolidating their operations. In early 1973, the two institutions announced the merger would take place that fall. However, legal and administrative procedures delayed
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