The 2012 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards Conference will take place from April 26th – April 28th, 2012 in Sudbury. That means MFM will have a lot of exciting announcements to share with you in the coming weeks so stay tuned to their website, Facebook and Twitter pages! The first announcement is the launch of their brand new website! There are some exciting new features that are currently a work in progress but will be available in the upcoming weeks. They just couldn’t wait any longer to show you the site, so they launched it a little early! For now, take a look around and let them know what you think!

Due to the ongoing installation of Ice Follies Biennial Exhibition on Lake Nipissing access to the N2M2L services will be limited for the week of Feburary 13th-17th, and some disruption in office hours will occur the week of February 20th-24th. If you need to get a hold of us, please email us at mobilemedialab@gmail.com and you will receive a reply promptly.

Please join us for the Ice Follies official opening on Saturday February 18th beginning at 6pm on Lake Nipissing just off shore from the Boat restaurant location. See you there!

Ice Follies 2012: Installations, community engaged workshops and events from February 18th – March 10th, 2012 on Lake Nipissing, Ontario.

Over the past decade Ice Follies has become a signature event for both North Bay, and the North-Eastern region as a whole. Ice Follies appears to the visitor as a strange assemblage of dwellings and structures placed across the ice along North Bay’s waterfront. This eccentric community of artworks and architectural creations echo the community of ice fishing shacks found elsewhere on the lake. Ice Follies 2012 will be the fifth biennial of site specific multi-disciplinary artwork to take place on Lake Nipissing.

This year’s title “Anaamimikomiing” meaning “Under the Surface” or “Sous la surface” was chosen because it represents the efforts behind the scenes to make Ice Follies 2012 more community oriented and engaging. With artists travelling from across the country to work alongside of local artists, community members and coordinators we hope to present a unique arts experience on Lake Nipissing that everyone can enjoy. For up to date information, artist bios and more please visit icefollies.ca.

ICE FOLLIES is supported by the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts.

N2M2L is on the road again and pleased to announce it’s upcoming March Break workshop in Temiskaming Shores, Ontario. This Jr. Animators camp will run from March 12-16th at the OPSEU building at 11 Riverside Drive. For more information, contact the Media Lab at 705-476-6402.

Octavia Films has launched a Short Film Grants Program to assist female filmmakers in Ontario between the ages of 18-30. This new organization is based in Toronto, Ontario and aims to provide opportunities for women filmmakers and encourage them to choose filmmaking as a career.

The Short Film Grants Program awards grants to directors and writer/directors to help with production expenses for short films. Grants are awarded at three  levels: $500, $1,000 and $2,000. Selection is made based on the overall quality of the proposal. Octavia Films will never exclude a film from consideration based solely on genre or content, with the exception that the films cannot be documentaries.

These grants are intended for emerging filmmakers with a limited track record who can demonstrate a sound knowledge of the craft and show strong potential for future artistic achievement. The grant can be used for any stage of the filmmaking process. For this program, a short film is defined as a film of less than 10 minutes with a budget of no more than $5,000.

The initial grants application process runs from December 1, 2011 to February 1, 2012.  Winners will be notified and funds awarded by March 9, 2012.

The N2M2L office will be closed due to an annual holiday closure at the Capitol Centre building from December 24th – January 9th. We will checking email daily so if you need to get in touch regarding memberships, rentals, or workshops please contact us by email at mobilemedialab@gmail.com and we will get back to you promptly.

Thanks and Happy Holidays from N2M2L!

Vintage Desert Christmas by Paige Bridges more of her work here

Space is very limited for these workshops so register today!

N2M2L is happy to announce the much anticipated sequel to last months inaugural fundraiser Motown Pub at 100 Georges. This Holiday edition we will also be collecting non-perishable food items for donation to the local food bank.

Come on out and shake your christmas tail on December 22nd! DJ Mic Pro starts spinning all your 60′s pop, R&B and soul favorites starting around 10pm.

$5 @ the door (Free for N2M2L members!) OR $2 @ the door with a non-perishable food item!

See you there!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our first N2M2L Motown Pub and making this fundraiser a great success!

Stay turned for a funkadelic sequel, which will be coming to a 100 Georges near you!