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North Bay Film Festival 2023

Dates: November 17-19, 2023

The North Bay Film Festival is back!

The 8th Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of Canadian and international films, from Friday, November 17th, to Sunday, November 19th.

Thank you to our title sponsors Theia Productions and Canadore College

Learn more HERE

N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Dates: November 9th, 2023

 Save the Date!  Join us on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, at 7:30 PM via Zoom for our 2023 Annual General Meeting! 

Areas of discussion on the agenda for this year’s AGM will include:
• Reviewing our 2022 financial audit
• Reviewing the successes and challenges from Ice Follies 2023
• The continued growth of Digital Creator North Bay
• The development and roll-out of our new membership structure

N2M2L will also be electing new members for our board of directors, with current N2M2L membership holders having the opportunity to vote on both new and returning board members. Contact us to learn more about N2M2L memberships and/or Board of Directors candidacy at [email protected]

Visit n2m2l.ca/2023agm to learn more and email us now at [email protected] to register. Please join us! All welcome.

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Carrying Over

Date: May 4th, 2023
Time: 5:00pm – 8:00pm

Come check out our new digs!

N2M2L is moving and to celebrate, we are presenting a site-responsive, new-media artwork titled ‘Carrying Over’ by local artist Anyse Ducharme! This reception will also double as an open house for folks to pop in and check out our new location.

Join us Thursday, May 4th from 5-8pm in the Royal Theatre building at 269 Main Street West, unit 205 (buzz 205 for entry).
Email us at [email protected] to RSVP!

Accessibility note: foyer stairlift is not functional and there are 5 steps before the main elevator, which is functioning.

Learn more HERE

Ice Follies 10th Anniversary Biennial

Dates: February 10-24, 2023

Ice Follies is a free festival of contemporary and community-engaged art presented on frozen Lake Nipissing.

For its 10th edition, Ice Follies is returning bigger than ever! This year, Ice Follies will include workshops, tours, and various activations to fully celebrate this uniquely cool festival. Ice Follies has also expanded its reach by welcoming additional arts organizations to present works such as Trinity Square Video (Toronto, ON), Nipissing Regional Curatorial Collective (North Bay, ON), Between Pheasants Contemporary (Kerns Township, ON), and Nipissing University (North Bay, ON), and has commissioned two additional artist projects through a public call, totalling 13 artworks – our biggest year yet! The 10th edition of Ice Follies also includes three special retrospective projects.

Learn more HERE

N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: Januaury 11th, 2023

SAVE THE DATE! 📅📅📅

Near North Mobile Media Lab will be hosting its 2021 AGM on the evening of Wednesday, January 11th 2023 at 7pm EST via Zoom. 🎥🎥🎥

N2M2L will also be electing new positions for our board of directors, with current N2M2L membership holders having the opportunity to vote on both new and returning board members. Contact us to learn more about N2M2L memberships and/or Board of Directors candidacy at [email protected].

North Bay Film Festival 2022

Dates: November 25-27, 2022

The North Bay Film Festival is back!

The 7th Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of Canadian and international films, from Friday, November 25th, to Sunday, November 27th.

Learn more HERE

DGTL Creator North Bay Grand Opening

Date: November 12th, 2022
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm

Join us on Saturday, November 12, 2022, from 11am – 1pm for our Open House & Press Launch event. During this event, we welcome members of the community to come by and visit our space located on the lower level of the Capital Centre at 150 Main St E, North Bay (enter from the parking lot). Activities will include Light-Art Photography, Mixing like a DJ, Photoshop Fun with Portraits, and tours of our newest location.

With the guidance of skilled mentors providing free workshops and activities, pre-teens and teens can explore video and film production, photography, audio recording, graphic design, gaming, podcasting, coding, web development and animation. Our North Bay Digital Creator space is equipped with the latest in digital media technology including Apple computers with Adobe Creative Cloud software; Apple iPads, Canon DSLR cameras, tripods and lights; a GoPro camera; a music recording setup with MIDI keyboard controller; podcasting and DJing equipment, a mini 3D printer; a Meta Quest 2 VR headset; and a Nintendo Switch gaming area.

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N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: March 31st, 2022

The Near North Mobile Media Lab will be hosting it’s official 2020 AGM on the evening of Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 7pm via Zoom.

Join us again as we reflect on another successful year, from being able to welcome folks back to in person screenings at the 2021 North Bay Film Festival, as well as highlighting our Digital Creator North team and the hard work they’ve done to transform the program and create the ultimate online hangout for youth.

N2M2L will also be electing new positions for our board of directors, with current N2M2L members having the opportunity to vote on new and returning board members. Current N2M2L members will also have the opportunity to renew their memberships, if they have not already.

And finally, before she officially passes on the torch, join us as we take the time to thank our Executive Director, Holly Cunningham, for all the hard work and continued dedication she has put in over the last decade to help grow and establish N2M2L as one of the biggest Media Arts nonprofits in Northern Ontario. She will be greatly missed.

North Bay Film Festival 2021

Dates: November 12-14, 2021

The North Bay Film Festival is back! The 6th Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of international and Canadian films, from Friday, November 12th, to Sunday, November 14th.

This year we are once again bringing the majority of the festival online, allowing viewers to take part in the planned screenings and events right from the comfort of home.

Additionally, this year we will also be hosting three special in-person events which include a screening of Mogul Mowgli at the Capitol Centre Theatre in downtown North Bay, a special screening at Gateway Brewery, as well as the return of our favourite North Bay Film Festival tradition, MOVIE TRIVIA BRUNCH, hosted by Super Fun Time Trivia!

Learn more HERE

N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: May 25th, 2021

Near North Mobile Media Lab will hold it’s 2020/21 AGM on the evening of Thursday, June 24th, 2021 at 7:30pm via Zoom. Join us as we reflect on the past year, from Digital Creator North to the North Bay Film Festival.

N2M2L will be electing new positions for our board of directors and paid members will have the opportunity to vote on new and returning board members. Current N2M2L members will also have the opportunity to renew their memberships.

Interested in becoming a board member? Contact us to talk about the opportunity at [email protected].

Register here: https://www.n2m2l.ca/june-24th-2021-annual-general-meeting/ 

North Bay Film Festival 2020

November 13th – 15th, 2020

The North Bay Film Festival is back! The 5th Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of international, Canadian and local films, from Friday, November 13th, to Sunday, November 15th.

This year we are taking the festival online, allowing viewers to take part in all of the planned screening and events right from the comfort of home!

Film Screening: Falls Around Her + Filmmaker Q&A

February 25th, 2020

Falls Around Her is a 2018 Canadian drama film, directed by Darlene Naponse. The film stars Tantoo Cardinal as Mary Birchbark, an internationally famous First Nations musician who returns to her home community to recharge and reevaluate her life, only to find that her fame is not so easily left behind.

The film screening will be followed by Q & A with Filmmaker Darlene Naponse. Admission is free.

N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: December 19th, 2019
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: White Water Gallery

Industries Colliding or Cross-Sector Collaboration Viewing Party

Date: November 23rd, 2019
Time: 5:15pm – 8:15pm

The Summit is in Banff, but we’re bringing the conversation to you in North Bay!

Geronimo Inutiq: By Land and Water

Date: November 15th, 2019
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: White Water Gallery

“By Land and Water” is a live audiovisual performance by Geronimo Inutiq with ambient electronic music, and manipulated video footage.

Taking us across northern Ontario roads and waterways, and following the road beyond other provinces – video segments are slowed down, manipulated, and rearranged to form an abstract visual narrative, with the countryside as the main focus of reflection. Ethereal melodies, drones, and other audio sources from computer and mini consumer keyboards are treated with effects pedals and sent through a multichannel sound system to create further means of contemplation on ideas of travel, nature, solitude – and connectedness to the environment and country we live with.

Geronimo Inutiq is an electronic music producer, performer, DJ, multi-media artist, and operator of the Indigene Audio independent tape label. Starting off as a hip hop producer in Quebec City with seminal Presha Pack crew in the mid-90s, Inutiq started further exploring electronic music production techniques through private research and at Concordia University. Known for his work as “madeskimo” – and helping innovate a fusion of Inuit throat-singing and drumming with electronic beats – Inutiq has also become recognized for doing video and visual art in the context of museum, galleries, and public exhibits.

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North Bay Film Festival 2019

Dates: November 15-17th, 2019

The North Bay Film Festival is back! The 4th Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of international, Canadian, and local films, from Friday, November 15th, to Sunday, November 17th.

Learn more HERE and on our Facebook Event Page

Cold Waters: Media Arts Symposium & Festival

Dates: June 12-15th, 2019

The Cold Waters Symposium for cultural workers and organizers in the Media Arts and Artist-Run sectors will include discussions, conversations, lectures, workshops, and professional development opportunities. In an era of change and uncertainty, it is increasingly important to come together and work towards new solidarities beyond regional and disciplinary silos.

Providing professional development to artists from Northern Ontario is a central component of the Cold Waters Symposium. Over the course of three days, Cold Waters will offer opportunities to Northern artists to present, skill share, attend workshops, and undergo studio visits with curators and cultural workers through the Remote Studio Talks. This opportunity is limited to 30 artists from across Northern Ontario working with technology, film, video, audio art, and other expanded practices.

More info can be found HERE and on our Facebook Event Page

North Bay Film Festival 2018

Dates: November 16th – 18th, 2018

The North Bay Film Festival is back! The 3rd Annual North Bay Film Festival will once again feature an exciting selection of international, Canadian, and local films, from Friday, November 16th, to Sunday, November 18th.

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N2M2L at River and Sky 2018

Date: July 21st, 2018 

We will be breaking in our brand new Media Lab at River & Sky festival this weekend hosting a beginner video game workshop with Sudbury based artists Collin Marando and Andre Sokolow. Workshops will run on Saturday, July 21 between 12-2, and again between 2-4. Workshops are free for festival attendees!

Indigenous Week Free Screening: Colonization Road

Presented by Nipissing University and Enji Giigdoyang, in partnership with North Bay Film and N2M2L.

Date: March 9th, 2018
Time: 1:00pm
Cost: FREE
Location: White Water Gallery

COLONIZATION ROAD:
In towns throughout Ontario, there are startling reminders of the colonization of Indigenous territories and the displacement of First Nations people. Anishinaabe comedian and activist Ryan McMahon takes us to his hometown of Fort Frances and down its main drag, which is called Colonization Road. Similar streets have similar names in towns and cities across the province, direct reminders of the Public Lands Act of 1853 and its severe impact on First Nations, their treaties and their land in the name of “Canadian settlement.” On his journey through Ontario, McMahon explores the history of these roads, meets with settlers in solidarity and raises significant questions about “reconciliation” and what it means to “decolonize.”

Light refreshments will be served!

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Michelle St. John

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North Bay Film Festival 2017

Dates: November 17th – 19th, 2017

North Bay Film Festival returns after a stellar inaugural year. NBFF will once again feature an impressive selection of international, Canadian, and local films paired with panel discussions, receptions, workshops, and industry events. Tickets are on sale now through the Capitol Centre Box Office!

Learn more on our Facebook Event Page

2167: Indigenous Storytelling in VR

Co-presented by W.K.P. Kennedy Gallery, ImagineNATIVE, and Toronto International Film Festival

Dates: November 16-18th, 2017

What does Canada’s future look like?

2167 is an innovative virtual reality and immersive media project, that combines new technology and oral storytelling traditions. Indigenous artists Danis Goulet, Kent Monkman, and Scott Benesiinaabandan, alongside the interdisciplinary arts collective Postcommodity, have created stunning VR projects envisioning Indigenous life 150 years in the future.

Krisna: Film Screening

Date: September 20, 2017
Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: White Water Gallery

Dir: Trey Edward Shults

Along with our co-hosts, we are pleased to continue our Sept screenings by bringing you a special presentation of the critically acclaimed film Krisha. Also, this screening will be part of Recovery week and there will be discussions following the film.

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North Bay Film presents: The Other Half

Co-presented by North Bay Recovery House, Art Fix, North Bay Film, and White Water Gallery.

Date: September 6th, 2017
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $8 North Bay Film Members | $10 General Admission | $6 Students

Synopsis:
A woman with bipolar disorder and a grief-stricken man struggle to forge a simpler life.

In The Globe and Mail, Brad Wheeler raves: “The performances are pitch perfect; the soundtrack is evocative; the photgraphy is artful.” In Variety, Justin Chang calls THE OTHER HALF “a troubled, anguised love story that neither exaggerates nor soft-pedals the demons on display.” And in The New York Times, Andy Webster argues: “Mr. Klein is well served by his actors, who exude conviction, charisma and palpable ardor.”

Written & Directed by: Joey Klein
Starring: Tatiana Maslany & Tom Cullen

This special presentation is brought to you in part by: Near North Mobile Media Lab, Rendezvous With Madness, Art Fix and the White Water Gallery.

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AFFECTED: A screening of Short Films

Co-presented by North Bay Recovery House, Art Fix, North Bay Film, and White Water Gallery.

Date: September 5th, 2017
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $5 or PWYC
Location: White Water Gallery

You or someone you care about have surely been affected by mental health and/or substance use issues, and these selections relate one way or another to those affects. These powerful shorts will also affect audience members, by provoking thought, evoking feeling, and inspiring hope.

Featured shorts:

• PSYCHEDELIC SOLDIERS
• MY LAST SUMMER
• ECHOES
• WHATEVER THE WEATHER
• LETTING YOU GO

Proceeds going to Art Fix – a collective of artists with lived experience.

Presented by the Near North Mobile Media Lab, in partnership with the Rendezvous with Madness “On the road” tour. Thanks also to our community partners: Recovery House, Art Fix, North Bay Film, and White Water Gallery.

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WNOONDWAAMIN | WE HEAR THEM

Co-Presented by NAISA, Near North Mobile Media Lab, Trinity Square Video, & White Water Gallery

Dates: January 17th – March 3rd, 2017

Join us for the opening reception of this sound art exhibition featuring work by Autumn Chacon, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Melissa General and Suzanne Morrissette; curated by Lisa Myers. It will feature a performance at 7pm by Jeneen Frei Njootli – who turns an ear to materials, such as caribou antlers, to sound the transmission of embedded and layered ancestral knowledge. The performance will be live broadcast on NAISA radio as part of Art’s Birthday celebrations (http://naisa.ca/naisa-radio/), with broadcast host, Cole Forrest Stevens. “wnoondwaamin | we hear them” calls for the occupation of sound waves, exploring the capacity of these energies to access knowledge and memory. The exhibition itself will be showing through to the closing reception at the Downtown Gallery Hop: Friday March 3, 7-9:30pm wnoondwaamin | we hear them is organized and circulated by Trinity Square Video with the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

Exhibition webpage:
http://whitewatergallery.com/programming/wnoondwaamin-we-hear-them/

Curatorial Talk:
http://whitewatergallery.com/programming/events-2016/curatorial-talk-lisa-myers/

N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: December 1st, 2016
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
Location: White Water Gallery

Come on out for some good company and treats at our Annual General Meeting and reflect on an amazing year from Digital Creator North Project to the North Bay Film Festival!

We will be electing new positions for our board of directors. Interested in becoming a board member? Contact us to talk about the opportunity at [email protected].

ALL ARE WELCOME!

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All Vinyl After Party / DJ Shim, DJ Jordaan & Duane Linklater

Date: October 1st, 2016
Time: 9:00pm – 1:00pm
Cost: $10
Location: WKP Kennedy Gallery

Wrapping up day three of the North Bay Film Festival, N2M2L presents the All Vinyl After Party featuring the musical stylings of:

• DJ SHIM
• DJ JORDAAN
• and special guest DUANE LINKLATER

All vinyl, all night.

FREE FOOD catered by Tiny Italy. Cash bar.

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North Bay Film Festival 2016

Dates: September 29th – October 2nd, 2016

The North Bay Film Festival is a celebration of cinema on the shores of Lake Nipissing!

This fall, join us for four days packed with enriching, inspiring, and challenging feature-length films, locally-produced shorts, workshops, artist panels, and community activities. The festival will be taking place at Galaxy Cinemas in North Bay Mall and the Capitol Centre.

The full schedule of events available on our website: http://www.northbayfilmfestival.ca

Support provided in part by:
HGS Canada & CTV Northern Ontario

See event highlights HERE and learn more on our Facebook Event Page

Ruth Marsh: Ideal Bounds – Opening Reception

Co-Presented by Near North Mobile Media Lab & White Water Gallery

Date: September 16th, 2016
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Ideal Bounds imagines a hypothetical near-future wherein the world’s bees have perished due to human causes. This wry, dystopian musing combines the signifiers one finds in present-day museum exhibits with the playfulness of stop-motion animation to build an uncanny fiction.  This seven-minute short imagines a futuristic beehive whose heart has been infected with a technological virus. Cyborg workers attempt to make repairs but are gradually overcome by their mechanical impairments.

Exhibition runs until Monday October 31st, 2016 on display at White Water Gallery

Learn more HERE

Northern Lights Festival Boreal

Dates: July 8th – 10th, 2016

10 songwriters. 5 demos. 3 days… 1 festival.

For this year’s Canadian Songwriter Challenge, MFM is partnering with the Northern Lights Festival Boréal (NLFB), the Near North Mobile Media Lab (N2M2L) and l’Association des professionels de la chanson et de la musique (APCM) to bring you a co-writing and demo recording adventure on the beautiful shores of Sudbury’s Ramsey Lake, July 8-10.

Learn more info HERE

North Bay Film presents: Sleeping Giant

Date: May 18th, 2016
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $8 North Bay Film Members | $10 General Admission | $6 Students

On Wednesday, May 18th, North Bay Film’s 2015/2016 Season closes with Andrew Cividino’s critically-acclaimed SLEEPING GIANT.

On the shores of Lake Superior, teenagers Nate, Riley, and Adam while away the idle hours playing video games, getting drunk, and engaging in all kinds of dimwitted behaviour. The boys are a study in contrasts: loquacious Nate is the most overtly troubled of the group; his cousin Riley is more laid-back and socially adept; Adam is shy and overprotected. Enter Taylor, whose attraction to Riley infuriates both her old friend Adam and the territorial Nate. With its creeping atmosphere of both ennui and danger, SLEEPING GIANT provides a whip-smart look at the emotional extremes of adolescence and their tragic potential and is one of the most finely observed debuts to come from Canada in recent memory.

Shot in Northern Ontario, this award-winning film is the first feature from Canadian writer-director Andrew Cividino. SLEEPING GIANT won Best Canadian First Feature Film at the Toronto International Film Festival and Best Canadian Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It was selected for the International Critics’ Week section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. At the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards, SLEEPING GIANT was nominated for four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actor (Nick Serino). Powerful and personal, SLEEPING GIANT is the perfect way to cap off North Bay Film’s 2015/2016 Season.

Screening one time only in North Bay. Tickets go on sale in the theatre lobby one hour before showtime.

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Indigenous Short Films + Q&A with filmmaker, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers

Co-Presented by Nipissing University, Near North Mobile Media Lab and North Bay Film

Date: March 8, 2016
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: FREE
Location: Capitol Centre Theatre

Mohawk Midnight Runners (2013)
Zoe Leigh Hopkins
16:14 Mins

Repercussions (2013)
Terril Calder
03:35 Mins

A Red Girl’s Reasoning (2012)
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
10:00 Mins

Bihttoš (2014)
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
14:00 Mins

Q&A with Filmmaker: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers:
Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, a member of the Kainai Nation (Blood Reserve, Blackfoot Confederacy) and Sámi from Norway, is a writer, director, producer, and actor. Her award-winning works – often rooted in social justice – explore innovative means of telling stories. She is an alumni of the University of British Columbia’s First Nations Studies Program (now FNIS). She was presented with the 2014 Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award as an emerging artist in film and new media and was included in CBC’s list of “Indigenous Youth Leaders: 5 Under 30 to Watch in 2015.”

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North Bay After Dark presents: Night of the Living Dead

Date: October 22nd, 2015
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $5

North Bay After Dark is a bimonthly film series, offering special screenings of the very best public domain horror, sci fi and film noir. All films are $5 and proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

Steam Whistle Pilsner, the White Water Gallery , and the Near North Mobile Media Lab Present: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD!

A special screening of the horror classic, with all proceeds going to support non-profit public art exhibitions at the White Water Gallery and the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

The screening will be followed by a probably life-saving ZOMBIE SURVIVAL MASTER CLASS.

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Special Presentation: Backcountry Screening with Director Q&A

Date: October 21, 2015
Time: 7:30pm
Cost: $8 North Bay Film Members | $10 General Admission
Location: Galaxy Cinemas North Bay

North Bay Film and Near North Mobile Media Lab are excited to be hosting a special presentation in partnership with the City of North Bay of Backcountry, filmed in our very own backyard including many local crew members. The screening will be concluded by a Q&A with director Adam Macdonald followed by a reception at the Best Western FAB lounge. Tickets are first come, first seated.

Windows Collective

Date: September 2, 2015
Time: 9:30pm

Join us for this free event that will transform downtown North Bay into an urban film installation with 35mm and 16 mm film projections from five Ottawa-based artists spanning the storefronts of two city blocks.

Reception begins at 9:30pm in front of the FARM storefront. Projections begin at nightfall.

Participating locations:

• The Westlake Gallery
• Art On Main
• The FARM
• Right Brained Child
• White Water Gallery

For more information on the artists visit windowscollective.ca

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Digital Forest: Artist Residency & Interactive Game lab

Digital Forest: River & Sky
Dates: July 17th – 19th, 2015
Location: Field, Ontario

Digital Forest: Electric Eclectics
Dates: July 31st – August 2nd, 2015
Location: Meaford, Ontario

N2M2L once again teamed up with Anywhere Creator Space of Sudbury, Ontario to host another exciting digital residency and interactive game lab at the Electric Eclectics Experimental Music and Sound Art Festival.

This on-site event will see artists Holly Robin and Brendan Lehman turning the lab into a computer programming station with a gaming hub on the patio. Participants interacted with real time game development while artists create interfaces that react to each unique environment.

Learn more HERE

North Bay After Dark presents: T.N.T. JACKSON with Laser Unicorns’ KUNG FURY

Date: June 18th, 2015
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $5

North Bay After Dark is a bimonthly film series, offering special screenings of the very best public domain horror, sci fi and film noir. All films are $5 and proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

In T.N.T. JACKSON, Diana Jackson is a woman on a mission, slashing and chopping her way through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld. It’s “Foxy Brown” meets “Fist of Fury”.

And in Laser Unicorns’ Kickstarter-funded KUNG FURY, Police Detective Kung Fury hacks his way back in time to kill Adolf Hitler.

All proceeds go to the Near North Mobile Media Lab. Brought to you in part by the fine folks at Steam Whistle Pilsner.

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STRIVE and DRIFT: We Claim Anonymity

Date: May 15th, 2015

For this new 45-minute video collage piece, We Claim Anonymity will project out onto Main Street a brand new video and will later “perform” the soundtrack live for listeners. Audience members will be encouraged to participate. Included in the collage is a shortened version of a silent film by Sergei Eisenstein called Strike and footage recently shot along the Moose River in northern Ontario.

Learn more HERE

North Bay After Dark presents: A Bucket of Blood

Date: April 23rd, 2015
Time: 8:00pm
Cost: $5

North Bay After Dark is a bimonthly film series, offering special screenings of the very best public domain horror, sci fi and film noir. All films are $5 and proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

A cult classic from the mind of Roger Corman, A BUCKET OF BLOOD is the story of Walter, a cafe busboy who goes on a killing spree after accidentally killing his landlady’s cat. By hiding the bodies in clay, Walter becomes the best sculptor in town.

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N2M2L Presents: Hello Spring

Date: March 27th, 2015
Time: 8:00pm (doors at 7:30)
Cost: $10 in advance or $12 at the door
Location: Hidden Roots Studio (124 Main Street E, Upstairs)

Featuring Work From:

• Rose-Erin Stokes
• Cole Fournier
• Annie Sumi
• My Old Shores
• Holly Cunningham
• Molly McNamara

Welcome the end of winter with a special evening featuring intimate performances from some of North Bay’s best and brightest singer-songwriter talent. All proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab’s youth mentorship and access programs.

Learn more HERE and on our Facebook Event Page

TRICK OR TREATY? SCREENING WITH ALANIS OBOMSAWIN

Date: December 3rd, 2014
Time: 6:00pm

An official selection for the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, Trick or Treaty? takes an illuminating look at the controversial document, Treaty No. 9, the 1905 agreement between the British Crown and Canadian government and Cree and Ojibway communities of Ontario and Manitoba that supposedly relinquished sovereignty over their traditional lands. The movie follows the journey of Indigenous people in their quest for justice as they seek to establish a dialogue with the Canadian government.

This screening of Trick or Treaty? is presented by the Office of Aboriginal Initiatives at Nipissing University in partnership with Near North Mobile Media Lab and North Bay Film.

Learn more HERE

Doc North Film Festival 2014

Dates: November 14-16, 2014

Doc North Film Festival returns to the Capitol Centre Theatre! Award-winning films, lively receptions, and panel discussions round out a weekend of celebrating the best in documentary cinema from Canada and the world. Weekend passes get you into all screenings and weekend events. Doc North is presented by the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

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Brendan Lehman & Holly Robin: River & Sky The Game

Dates: July 17th – 19th, 2014

Brendan worked from the N2M2L trailer from Thursday July 17 – 19th in Field, Ontario as a part of the River & Sky Music Festival. He created an interactive video game based on the festival, recording live four channel inputs to fuse the festival’s live music with interactive platforms that allowed for individual experiences for each unique user. Festival goers had a chance to experience their own game from a console outside of the N2M2L trailer on-site at River & Sky.

The game featured an “infinite runner” – a character moving through scenes, based on the festival setting, to collect items and generate a score. Game scenes, created by Sudbury-based comic artist Holly Robin, were generated based on the audio of original tracks recorded on-site by the festival’s booked acts and festival patrons with the help of the Near North Mobile Media Lab. The game was structured so that each music track constituted a “level”. Actions taken by the player (collecting items, jumping, etc.) generated changes in the audio tracks, allowing the player to mix and layer elements of the audio based on how they play and perform in the game. The number of items collected within the level factored into a score. Players were able to input a name, and a high score list was generated for some friendly competition.

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Braden Sitter & Isabelle Higgins: Field Trip to Earth

Date: May 17th, 2014

As part of Downtown Gallery Hop Braden and Isabelle will present a five-channel video installation of work created with assistance from N2M2L’s Access Grant to Emerging Artists. Field Trip to Earth is a five-channel practice in navel-gazing for humans. Meant solely for the consumption of curious distant life-forms, this museum of video documentation in which the subjects are captured unknowingly, from afar, is a reminder we are always being watched. The question remains, does the glare of another hold an aura all it’s own?

Ice Follies 2014: Ohkwamingininiwug

Dates: February 15th – March 7th, 2014

For the tenth anniversary of Ice Follies, Near North Mobile Media Lab is pleased to present, in association with Nipissing University’s Department of Fine and Performing Arts, the 2013 laureate (Visual and Media Arts) of the Governor General’s Awards, Gordon Monahan.

For Ice Follies 2014, he will attach the wires to the gunwales of the Chief Commanda, which is dry-docked at the government wharf in downtown North Bay. After the installation is complete, he will leave a sound-generating device that will provide an ethereal and aeolian sound experience for our visits to the vastness of frozen Lake Nipissing, from the opening reception on February 15th until mid-March.

Learn more about Gordon Monahan HERE

Learn more about Ice Follies 2014 HERE

Last But Not Least, Member Screening

Dates: November 22nd, 2013

N2M2L members screening featuring work from:

• Kevin Hoffman
• Lieann Koivukoski
• Dermot Wilson
• Braden Sitter
• Chantal Garcia
• Lindsay Sarazin
• Shannon Lucas
• Drew Gauley

See photos from this event HERE

Doc North 2013

Dates: September 27th – 29th, 2013

N2M2L is excited to announce the 3rd annual Doc North Film Festival taking place in the Nipissing University Theatre, September 27 – September 29. The festival includes 17 films celebrating the best in Canadian and international documentary cinema.

This year’s special presentation on Saturday, September 28 at 4 p.m., features a screening of the legendary Canadian film Project Grizzly, followed by a Q&A with director Peter Lynch and an exclusive demonstration by Troy Hurtubise himself, inventor and star of the film.

The festival also boasts a full roster of festival events including panel discussions, a master class and lively after parties guaranteed to keep the conversation going.

Weekend passes: $30, students and seniors: $20; individual program admission: $5. Seating is first come, first served, so you better get there early!?

See photos from this event HERE

Reel Northern II: A Showcase of Northern Ontario Video Artists

Date: July 26th, 2013
Time: 7:00pm
Location: White Water Gallery

REEL NORTHERN II opens at the White Water Gallery July 26th @ 7pm.

N2M2L and White Water Gallery present REEL NORTHERN II: A showcase of Northern Ontario video artists featuring new video work from Tanya Lukin Linklater (North Bay), Nadine Arpin (Sioux Lookout), Dave Carlin (North Bay) and Laurent Vaillancourt (Hearst).

The opening reception for the exhibition will take place July 26th at 7pm at the White Water Gallery and run until August 31st. Laurent Vaillancourt will be traveling from Hearst to attend the opening.

A special emerging artist showcase with work from local artist Braden Sitter will take place July 19th from 6:30pm-9:00pm at the N2M2L space at 141 Main Street West during the North Bay Downtown Gallery Hop.

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Guilty Pleasures

Date: June 20th, 2013
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5
Location: Fox and Fiddle 

We return for another Guilty Pleasures at the Fox and Fiddle Thursday June 20th.

DJ’s Itchy and Scratchy (Cody Morrow & Adam Beaven) playing all your favourite embarrassing ipod jams from the 90s & 2000s to carry you through to the weekend.

So leave your pride at home in honour of getting down on a Thursday night. You’ve earned it.

$5 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab

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Rivers and Skies: Lenka Novakova

Co-presented by the Near North Mobile Media Lab and WKP Kennedy Gallery.

Date: June 15th, 2013
Time: 4:00pm
Location: WKP Kennedy Gallery

Rivers and Skies is a multi-channel video installation in the Gallery II Main Space exploring the relationship between the visual perception and physical observation. It also explores the relationship of light specified work and environment as well as the relationship between object and viewer. The installation consists of multiple conic screens installed throughout the gallery forming an inward-directed space and creating the premise for a possibility of perception which encompasses viewers’ entire physical being. It attempts to transform the entire space into a submersive experience of a river current running through.

About the Artist: Lenka Novakova
Lenka Novakova is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Montreal. Born in the Czech Republic, she received her undergraduate degree in sculpture from Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and her masters in video installation and interdisciplinary practices from Concordia University in Montreal. Currently, she is pursuing research/creation PhD in Humanities, positioning her work interdisciplinary between Theatre, Cinema and Computation Arts. Her current research is looking at crossovers between theatre and interactive installation with focus on positioning performance within redefined notions of space. She has been recipient of numerous fellowships, awards and has an active exhibition record in Canada, USA and abroad. Selected Fellowships from: The Coring Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Vermont Studio Center or La Chambre Blanche in Quebec and Santa Fe Art Institute. Selected projects with: Integral Sao Paulo-Quebec, SASC Sao Paulo, Brazil, DMZ festival in Korea, Gallery Puls, Alvik, Norway and USF Verftet, Bergen, Norway.

Artist Website: http://www.lenkanovak.com

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N2M2L Relaunch 2.0

Date: May 17th, 2013
Time: 6:30pm

N2M2L is excited to announce our new location at 141 Main Street West (above the White Water Gallery)! We will be celebrating our new digs by hosting an open night bash during the Downtown Gallery Hop on Friday, May 17th.

Come by to celebrate with us and enjoy a live video DJ, refreshments and take part in a new mobile project that includes the audience interaction exclusive to the Gallery Hop! It’s going to be a brand-spankin’ good time

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Cold Sweat X

Date: May 10th, 2013
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate than to dance the night away to the best of Motown classics and mash-ups at COLD SWEAT? So slip on those warm-weather heels that have been waiting ever so patiently for you. You both deserve it!

Stop by a bit earlier to catch a live set of acoustic jazz, blues, and originals by Holly Cunningham and Eric Treleavan.

$5 at the door goes to the Near North Mobile Media Lab, your local non-profit media arts centre.

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Cold Sweat IX

Date: April 12th, 2013
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5 after 9:30pm

Okay Old Man Winter, enough is enough. You sir have over stayed you’re welcome. Our bicycles are feeling neglected. Our sandals have forgotten what a foot looks like. We are yearning for t-shirts and beach hats, green grass and sunshine.

So here’s the deal. We are throwing you a goodbye party. A party to dance until you return from where you came (some place between the arctic circle and Russia?). To you we say BON VOYAGE! Now, where did I put my dancing heels?

COLD SWEAT returns to the Raven & Republic. Due to a high volume of requests, we are now moving to Friday nights!

60s Pop, R&B, Mashups & Classics all night!

$5 cover after 9:30 goes toward the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

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Cold Sweat VIII

Date: February 7th, 2013
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

If Mother Nature is making you (and your social life) as frozen as a North Bay sidewalk, then we have just the cure for you!

Why not warm up with a pint (or three) and a dance (or ten) while enjoying a groove salad of Motown, 60s pop, disco, retro hip-hop, mash-ups and classics.

Besides, you all look so fetching in your new heels and bow ties, why let the mirror have all the glory?

$5 cover supports N2M2L

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Cold Sweat VII: End of the World

Date: December 20th, 2012
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

Tinsel shimmering on the tree, an assortment of lights decorate each of its branches, chestnuts roasting in the oven while snow blankets the streets. As we marvel at the festive cheer this holiday season brings us, we think quietly to ourselves….

NO SERIOUSLY, ISN’T THE WORLD SUPPOSED TO END?!

$3.50 Muskoka Cream Ale**** Tall Boys. Yeah…. You know the worlds ending when N2M2L, Cole Fournier and The Raven and Republic offer an amazing drink special.

$3.50 Muskoka Cream Ale**** Tall Boys. Big cans of beer. Cheap beer. End of world.

A few thousand years ago the Mayan’s predicted a global apocalypse would befall planet earth on December 21st, 2012. Is there any coincidence this is the exact day after Cold Sweat’s 1 year anniversary? So heck yeah we’re going down in a blaze of dancing glory!

Many of you have been preparing for this cataclysmic reckoning for the past three years

We are ready to ring in this 5125 year old Mesoamerican prophecy at the one and only Raven and Republic with your favorite motown inspired mashups and classics.

As a way of showing our appreciation we’ll be giving away prizes and gifts ALL NIGHT long to say THANK YOU for having lived as long as you have, but more importantly being such amazing supporters of our COLD SWEAT events.

(All Proceeds Donated to The Near North Mobile Media Lab)

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N2M2L Annual General Meeting

Date: December 6th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $5

The Near North Mobile Media Lab will hold it’s AGM on Thursday, December 6th at 7pm. Voting members and all interested public are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.

CALL FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS:
We are looking for new board members from the extended media arts community within the Near North region of Ontario. We are looking for individuals that can drive the vision of N2M2L with dedication and passion. If you are interested or have any questions please contact [email protected].

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Cold Sweat VI

Date: November 29th, 2012
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

Shake off that snow, throw your winter coat down and head directly to the dance floor. You’re on a mission to dance the night away, and we are here to help.

All the motown classics and mash-ups will make sure your heels don’t leave the floor until the wee hours of the morning. Great drinks and good tunes sounds like a perfect November evening. Won’t you join us?

All proceeds benefit the Near North Mobile Media Lab.

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Istvan Kantor: Screening & Performance

Date: November 16th, 2012

A mastermind of criminal art, Istvan Kantor employs all his skills and talents to constantly confront the bureaucratic, institutionalized art system ruled by government agencies, and corporate and bank-related funding, under the moralist leadership of political correctness.

His main interest lies in creating work that establishes a discussion within and around the conflicting territories of institutional authority and cultural gentrification.

Learn more HERE

Cold Sweat V: The Big Chill

Date: November 1st, 2012
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. Your hibernation a-la-couch routine is making an appearance in most of your weekday evenings. If you’re going to make it through another big chill, you’re going to need a better plan…

Don’t fret! Simply throw on your favorite peacoat, vintage scarf and click clack your best dancing shoes down to the Raven & Republic to warm up with the hottest 60s pop, R&B & Motown inspired classics and mash-ups!

DJs Holly GoLightly & Donna Unicourt are ready to show you another good old time, and the friendly Raven staff can recommend the best specialty craft beers, spirits and wines off the menu.

After burning up the dance floor into the wee hours of the morning, you’ll leave wondering ‘old man winter who?’ Proceeds going to the Near North Mobile Media Lab

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Cold Sweat IV: Autumn Swing Edition

Date: September 27th, 2012
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5

The Raven and Republic, in partnership with Muskoka Brewery have decided that for every pint of their delicious beverages that are sold, one dollar will be going towards our organization!

Summer’s ending. Yes, we know it and we have mixed feelings about it too. But fall does have a few pretty amazing things, cardigans, tea, scarves and chai flavoured anythings. So to kick off this seasons favourite features we’re hosting
what’s quickly becoming a new local favourite, ‘Cold Sweat’ at our beloved new dancing spot The Raven and Republic.

So for all of you new and returning students who don’t like the ole’ ‘swagga’ that local Top 40 spots are offering, come have a few pints and hang out with your local Non-Profit Media Lab while listening to some old-school pop favourites
like The Temptations and The Supremes.

It’s a Motown themed event which means one important thing, bring your pretty sunday dress and a pair of dancing heels because Cold Sweat’s new DJ’s HollyGoLightly and Donna Unicourt have a few amazing 50’s – 60’s trick-tracks up their
sleeves.

So as we leave the summer behind, make sure you’re not falling away from fun. Excuse us while we pine after some cone-y puns.

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Doc North 2012

Dates: August 17th-19th, 2012

This year saw an amazing increase in coverage as numerous news organizations in and around North Bay were so helpful in making Doc North a well known function within our northern community.

With numerous returning, and oncoming sponsors Doc North witnessed the growing support of our local community as we witness the value in growing the industry of arts and culture within our beautiful city of North Bay. Doc North’s story published on CBC’s Points North, allowed us the opportunity to showcase some the wonderful local talent that embodies Doc North’s identity, as we spoke about a few of our showcasing documentaries.

Learn more HERE

Cold Sweat III

Date: August 16th, 2012
Time: 10:00pm
Cost: $5
Location: The Raven and Republic

Dancing & FUNdraising – at the new and fabulous The Raven and Republic!!!

Come out and help raise funds to support Near North Mobile Media Lab’s second annual Documentary Film Festival!

Home and Heart: A Benefit Show for N2M2L and Live at the Opera

Date: October 13th, 2012
Cost: $10 DONATION
Location: WKP Kennedy Gallery

ALL AGES. LICENSED.

On Saturday, October 13, North Bay’s WKP Kennedy Gallery will play home to a benefit show featuring an eclectic line-up of local talent — including

David Dino White
Holly Cunningham
Chris Cucullo
Cole Fournier

— in support of the Near North Mobile Media Lab and Live at the Opera.

$3 Steamwhistle Beer // $3 Wine // As supplies last

Bertrand R. Pitt Travellings – Opening Reception

Date: Friday, August 10th
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: FREE
Location: White Water Gallery

Travellings is an installation of filmed landscapes that arise first as electronic abstract pictures eventually their origins are revealed gradually by the interaction of the viewer.

Learn more HERE and on our Facebook Event Page

N2M2L Youth workshop highlights screening

Date: July 28th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Nipissing Arts Council at 142 Main Street East

N2M2L is proud to be screening a collection of highlights from years past youth workshops at the Nipissing Arts Council’s new location at 142 Main Street East!

We will be showing a selection of short films created by youth from various 2008-2012 N2M2L youth workshops. Hope to see you there!

Cold Sweat II: Holiday Edition

Date: December 22nd, 2011
Cost: Free/Members  |  $5/Non-Memnbers OR $2 @ the door with a non-perishable food item!

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.

See you there!

NOISENITE: AN EVENING OF LOCAL, ALTERNATIVE SOUND

Date: December 9th, 2011
Location: The Underground aka Cornerstone on Oak

All proceeds go to N2M2L!

Cold Sweat I: N2M2L Motown Pub Night Fundraiser at 100 Georges!

Date: November 24th, 2011
Cost: Free/Members  |  $5/Non-Memnbers

N2M2L presents COLD SWEAT, our pre-holiday fundraiser party at 100 Georges on November 24th, 2011.

Cost is FREE for N2M2L Members and $5 for the general public. Prizes will be won! Tails will shake, rattle & roll! Don’t miss this fun-filled kick off to the holiday season.