4th annual Lindalee Tracey Award call for submissions
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Posted by Liz Hover
on Thursday, February 18, 2010.
Categories: Film, NSI
The 4th annual Lindalee Tracey Award is calling for submissions. This
award celebrates emerging Canadian filmmakers. Submission deadline is
March 12, 2010.
In 2007, the first Lindalee Tracey Award was presented to NSI Drama Prize alumnus Trevor Anderson for his film Rock Pockets.
To be eligible for the award you must be an emerging
artist (an individual who has less than
three years of training or experience in media arts, which can be
formal (university or college studies) or informal (production courses,
workshops, hands-on experience in production, etc.). The emerging
artist must also have completed at least one independent film or video,
excluding school film projects.
About Lindalee
Lindalee Tracey was an award-winning filmmaker, author, entertainer and mother. Through her extensive body of work and indefatigable personality, Lindalee brought great joy to the world.
She was passionate about bringing issues of social justice into her work, and championed people who are often ignored, underestimated or forgotten. Equally, she celebrated those who rise above disadvantage.
Lindalee passed away on October 19, 2006, at age 49, after a five-year battle with breast cancer. At the time of her passing, Lindalee's family, friends and admirers created this award in her honour.
The award
The Lindalee Tracey Award is presented yearly at the Hot Docs International Documentary Film Festival held in Toronto each spring.
This year's award winner will be announced at the Hot Docs awards night on Friday, May 7, 2010. The winner will receive $5,000 in cash, courtesy of the Lindalee Tracey fund, $3,000 in film stock or services and $1,000 in cash, courtesy of Kodak Canada, and a beautiful hand-blown glass sculpture commissioned to honour Lindalee.
For full details about the submission process, please visit the official Lindalee Tracey Award website.
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