Brett Gaylor
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Brett Gaylor is a Canadian
documentary film
maker living in Montreal
, Quebec
. Born in 1977, he grew up on Galiano Island
, British Columbia
. He is a member director of EyeSteelFilm
documentary production company and its Head of New Media.
He is the founder of the Open Source Cinema
project and the web producer of Homeless Nation
.
and Mila Aung-Thwin
(all three of the EyeSteelFilm production company) in a National Film Board of Canada
initiative to teach Inuit
students in a high school in Inukjuak, Quebec
, Nunavik
(Quebec
) to document their final year in the high school through film. The result was Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
a joint 58-minute 2004 documentary
by 8 students from the Inukjuak - Innalik School
.
His latest production is entitled RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
, a documentary about "the changing concept of copyright". RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a call to overhaul copyright
laws. As the title suggests, this documentary is particularly interested in the "legally grey area" of remixing existing works.
was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2008 where it won the Audience Choice Award.
In December 2008, it was shown during the Whistler Film Festival, winning the Cadillac People’s Choice Award.
It won the Special Jury Prize in Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
in Montreal
and was a Special Selection at South by Southwest
Film Festival (also known as SXSW).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
maker living in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. Born in 1977, he grew up on Galiano Island
Galiano Island
Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located on the west side of the Strait of Georgia, it is 27.5 km long, 6 km at its widest point, and 1.6 km across at its narrowest point and is separated...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. He is a member director of EyeSteelFilm
EyeSteelFilm
EyeSteelFilm is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded and co-owned by Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin, dedicated to socially engaged cinema, bringing social and political change through cinematic expression...
documentary production company and its Head of New Media.
He is the founder of the Open Source Cinema
Open Source Cinema
Open Source Cinema is a collaborative website created to produce the documentary film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a co-production with Montreal's EyeSteelFilm and the National Film Board of Canada...
project and the web producer of Homeless Nation
Homeless Nation
HomelessNation.org is a not-for profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In order to bridge the digital divide, documentary filmmaker Daniel Cross created www.HomelessNation.org in 2003. A website by and for the homeless, www.homelessnation.org gives people on the street the...
.
Documentaries
He took part, alongside his fellow directors Daniel CrossDaniel Cross (filmmaker)
Daniel Cross a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice.He is co-founder of EyeSteelFilm with fellow director/producer Mila Aung-Thwin. He is the president of the company...
and Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice.He had a multi-disciplinary education in arts, journalism, and photography. In 1998, he met his fellow director/producer Daniel Cross and co-founded with him EyeSteelFilm specilaizing in...
(all three of the EyeSteelFilm production company) in a National Film Board of Canada
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...
initiative to teach Inuit
Inuit
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language...
students in a high school in Inukjuak, Quebec
Inukjuak, Quebec
Inukjuak , alternatively spelled Inoucdjouac, former name and current postal name Port Harrison, is an Inuit settlement located on Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Innuksuak River in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,294...
, Nunavik
Nunavik
Nunavik comprises the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. Covering a land area of 443,684.71 km² north of the 55th parallel, it is the homeland of the Inuit of Quebec...
(Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) to document their final year in the high school through film. The result was Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive
Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive is a joint 58-minute 2004 documentary about Inuit high school students in Inukjuak, Quebec, Nunavik , documenting their final year in the high school....
a joint 58-minute 2004 documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
by 8 students from the Inukjuak - Innalik School
Inukjuak - Innalik School
Inukjuak – Innalik School, part of the Kativik School Board, is a primary and secondary School in Inukjuak, Quebec, Nunavik with more than 400 students...
.
His latest production is entitled RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about "the changing concept of copyright"directed by Brett Gaylor.Created over a period of six years, the documentary film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to the Open Source Cinema...
, a documentary about "the changing concept of copyright". RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a call to overhaul copyright
Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...
laws. As the title suggests, this documentary is particularly interested in the "legally grey area" of remixing existing works.
Festivals and Awards
RiP!: A Remix ManifestoRiP!: A Remix Manifesto
RiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about "the changing concept of copyright"directed by Brett Gaylor.Created over a period of six years, the documentary film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to the Open Source Cinema...
was shown at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) in November 2008 where it won the Audience Choice Award.
In December 2008, it was shown during the Whistler Film Festival, winning the Cadillac People’s Choice Award.
It won the Special Jury Prize in Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
The Festival du Nouveau Cinéma was known as the Montreal Festival of New Cinema and New Media until 2004. Founded in 1971, by Claude Chamberlan and Dimitri Eipides, it is an annual independent film festival held in Montreal and features independent films from around the world...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and was a Special Selection at South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
Film Festival (also known as SXSW).
See also
- EyeSteelFilmEyeSteelFilmEyeSteelFilm is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded and co-owned by Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin, dedicated to socially engaged cinema, bringing social and political change through cinematic expression...
- Open Source CinemaOpen Source CinemaOpen Source Cinema is a collaborative website created to produce the documentary film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a co-production with Montreal's EyeSteelFilm and the National Film Board of Canada...
- RiP!: A Remix ManifestoRiP!: A Remix ManifestoRiP!: A Remix Manifesto is a 2008 open source documentary film about "the changing concept of copyright"directed by Brett Gaylor.Created over a period of six years, the documentary film features the collaborative remix work of hundreds of people who have contributed to the Open Source Cinema...
- Inuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am AliveInuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am AliveInuuvunga: I Am Inuk, I Am Alive is a joint 58-minute 2004 documentary about Inuit high school students in Inukjuak, Quebec, Nunavik , documenting their final year in the high school....
- Homeless NationHomeless NationHomelessNation.org is a not-for profit organization based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In order to bridge the digital divide, documentary filmmaker Daniel Cross created www.HomelessNation.org in 2003. A website by and for the homeless, www.homelessnation.org gives people on the street the...