Jason Britski
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Regina Canada |
Contact Type: Artist |
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Bio:
Jason Britski is an independent film and video-maker, who is based out of Regina, Saskatchewan. In 1991 he received his BA (Advanced) in History from the University of Saskatchewan, and in 1997 he received his BFA in Film Production from the University of Regina. Jason has worked in a variety of positions in the film industry as a producer, director, cinematographer, videographer, sound recordist, and in all areas of post-production. In 2004, Jason and Ian Toews created a documentary TV series, Landscape as Muse, which is broadcast on Bravo!, SCN, and Knowledge Network in Canada. In 2006, Jason and Dianne Ouellette created a documentary TV series, Truth or Tale, which will begin broadcast in 2007 on SCN. Jason is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Association, Blackchair Distribution, and the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre. Filmography/Awards Info: Negation - 3:00 min (October 1996) 16mm / Beta SP NSFF 20th Anniversary Retrospective, Regina, Canada (May 2006) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Fragile - 4:00 min (March 1997) HI-8 / Beta SP NSFF 20th Anniversary Retrospective, Regina, Canada (May 2006) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Exteriors - 4:30 min. (Jan. 1999) 16mm optical B/W - 4:30 min. Edmonton Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 1999) Brisbane International, Australia (Aug 1999) Bar Harbor, Maine, USA (Sept 1999) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 1999) Vancouver International, Canada (Sept 1999) Barrie International, Ontario, Canada (Oct 1999) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (Nov 1999) WINNER Best First Film Rotterdam International Short, Netherlands (Jan 1999) Cascadia Moving Images, BC, Canada (May 2000) Independent Finalist Salon de Refusees, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2000) Figeira de Foz International, Portugal (Sept 2000) Iranian International Young Cinema Society, Iran (Oct 2000) Regensberg Short Film Week, Germany (Nov 2000) Rendezvous with Madness, Toronto, Canada (Nov 2000) Basement Films, Albuquerque, USA (Nov 2000) Photophobia, Hamilton, Canada (Aug 2001) Metro Cinema, Edmonton, Canada (Oct 2001) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Film Studies Association of Canada (May 2007) Broadcaster: Kunstkanaal, The Netherlands Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Ripples in the Snow – 8:00 min. (Jan. 1999) 16mm optical B/W Cathedral Village Arts Festival, Regina, Canada (June 1999) Edmonton Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 1999) Rhode Island International, USA (Aug 1999) Bar Harbor, Maine, USA (Sept 1999) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (Nov 1999) Dresden Short, Germany (April 2000) Cascadia Moving Images, BC, Canada (May 2000) WINNER: Best Independent Film Best Independent Experimental Film Co-winner of the People’s Choice Award for Best Independent Film Figeira de Foz International, Portugal (Sept 2000) Iranian International Young Cinema Society, Iran (Oct 2000) Basement Films, Albuquerque, USA (Nov 2000) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (March 2001) Vilimit Film and Media Festival, Kuopio Finland (Oct 2001) “Canadian Landscape” Program Metro Cinema, Edmonton, Canada (Oct 2001) Winnipeg Film Group, Canada (June 2003) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Broadcaster: Kunstkanaal, The Netherlands Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre You would make a good lawyer - 4:30 min. (November 1999) 16mm optical color Hummadruz Global Sounds, L.A., U.S.A. (June 2000) Rhode Island International, USA (Aug 2000) Figeira de Foz International, Portugal (Aug 2000) Telluride International Experimental Expo, USA (Oct 2000) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Oct 2000) Vancouver International, Canada (Oct 2000) Saskatchewan Showcase 2000, Regina, Canada (Oct 2000) WINNER: Best Experimental Finalist for Direction (non-drama) Vancouver Underground, Canada (Nov 2000) Basement Films, Albuquerque, USA (Nov 2000) Metro Cinema, Edmonton, Canada (Oct 2001) Saskatchewan Filmpool “25th Anniversary” (March 2002) "2 Below Zero", Montreal, Canada (April 2003) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Broadcaster: DUTV, Philadelphia, USA Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Transfixed - 2:00 minutes (December 2001) 16mm optical color Saskatchewan Filmpool “25th Anniversary” (March 2002) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (March 2002) Honorable Mention (Tour of 25 cities) “Below Zero”, Montreal, Canada (May 2002) Yorkton Short Film Festival, Canada (May 2002) Reykjavik Shortfilm Festival, Iceland (Sept 2002) Vancouver International, Canada (Sept 2002) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2002) (part of 2003-2004 World Touring program) Kick Fest Film Festival, Amarillo, USA (Sept 2002) Onion City, USA (Oct 2002) Vancouver Underground, Canada (Nov 2002) Brighton Michigan Film Festival, USA (Nov 2002) Edgeworks Film Festival, Corpus Christi, USA (Nov 2002) Select Media Festival, Chicago, USA (Dec 2002) Nova Scotia School of Art & Design, Halifax, Canada (Feb 2003) Detroit International Video Festival, USA (Feb 2003) Photophobia, Hamilton, Canada (March 2003) Dallas Video Festival, USA (March 2003) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (March 2003) "Jury’s Pick" Award Dawson City International Short, Canada (April 2003) Commonwealth International, United Kingdom (May 2003) Yorkton Short Film Festival, Canada (May 2003) Screen 360: Films for Children of the World - Tour in California,(July 2003) Univ. of Central Lancashire, UK, Experimental Film Conference (July 2003) "Placing Spaces, Spacing Places" Canadian Experimental Film Series, Halifax, Canada, (July 2003) Tawaga international Short, Japan (July 2003) Imperial Beach International Film Festival (Oct 2003) Granada Short, Spain (March 2004) Cinemateque Ontario, Canada (October 2004) " The Independents " Programme One Durham Art Gallery, North Carolina, USA (Nov 2004) Alucine: Toronto Latino Film Festival, Canada (May 2005) Tour in South America (5 cities) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Rendezvous with Madness, Toronto, Canada (Nov 2005) MOMA, Bogata, Columbia (Nov 2005) “Alone on the Landscapes of Forever: New Experiments in Prairie First Person Cinema”, Winnipeg, Canada (Jan 2006) “Rear-View Mirror: The Drive-In Downtown, Regina, Canada (June 2006) Alucine: Experimental Canadian Works, (Sept 2006) Tour in Argentina and Brazil (10 cities) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre, Blackchair Microcinema (Part of three touring programs. Screened in 24 cities and 8 countries) Broadcaster: Kunstkanaal, The Netherlands, CBC (French) – “Zig Zag” Moving Violation - 5:30 minutes (March 2002) 16mm optical color Saskatchewan Filmpool “25th Anniversary” (March 2002) Reykjavik Shortfilm Festival, Iceland (Sept 2002) Saskatchewan Showcase (Nov 2002) WINNER: Best Experimental Rotterdam International, Netherlands (Feb 2003) Dresden Short, Germany (April 2003) Festival Tour of Germany "Expedition Kurzfilm" Commonwealth International, United Kingdom (May 2003) Univ. of Central Lancashire, UK, Experimental Film Conference (July 2003) Mackenzie Art Gallery, Canada (Sept 2003) Viper International, Switzerland (Nov 2003) PXL THIS 13, Santa Monica, USA (Nov 2003) Spasm 2 Performance Art Festival, Saskatoon, Canada (June 2004) Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Canada (Nov 2004) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Ed Video Media Arts Centre, Guelph, Canada (Aug 2005) Broadcaster: Kunstkanaal, The Netherlands Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Shooting Star - 4:30 minutes (Nov 2002) 16mm optical B/W Saskatchewan Filmpool, Regina, Canada (Nov 2002) Nova Scotia School of Art & Design, Halifax, Canada (Feb 2003) Dawson City International Short, Canada (April 2003) Atlantic Filmmakers' Coop, Halifax, Canada (April 2003) Huesca International, Spain (June 2003) Cathedral Village Arts Festival, Regina, Canada (June 2003) Toronto International, Canada (Sept 2003) Split International, Croatia (Sept 2003) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2003) (part of 2004-2005 World Touring program) Vancouver International, Canada (Sept 2003) Iranian International Young Cinema Society, Iran (Oct 2003) Rotterdam International, Netherlands (Jan 2004) Granada Short, Spain (March 2004) Atlanta International Film Festival, USA (May 2004) eKsperim[E]nto Film and Video Festival, Manila, Philipines (March 2004) Rim Shots Media Arts Festival, Vancouver, Canada (June 2004) Durham Art Gallery, North Carolina, USA (Nov 2004) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) OSAC Moving Images II Tour, Organization for Saskatchewan Arts Councils (May 2006) Saskatchewan Showcase, Regina, Canada (Nov 2005) WINNER: Best Experimental Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Landscape as Muse (Season One) Documentary TV Series - 13 X 24 min (Fall 2004) Super 8 / Beta SP 53rd Columbus International Film & Video Festival, Ohio, USA (2005) Honorable Mention Saskatchewan Showcase, Regina, Canada (Nov 2005) Finalist for Arts & Entertainment Finalist for Best Photography Finalist for Best Direction (Non-Dramatic) Broadcasters: Bravo!, SCN, Knowledge Network Distributor: Winnipeg Film Group Arc Light - 3:30 minutes (Dec 2004) 16mm optical color Saskatchewan Filmpool, Regina, Canada (May 2005) Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada (July 2005) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Planet in Focus, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2005) Salon de Refusees, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2005) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2005) Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts, Canada (Sept 2005) Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (March 2006) International Fest of Cinema and Technology, San Francisco (2007) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Tortured by Sidewalks - 2:00 minutes (Dec 2004) 16mm optical color and B/W Saskatchewan Filmpool, Regina, Canada (May 2005) Onion City, Chicago, USA (June 2005) Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada (July 2005) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Planet in Focus, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2005) Salon de Refusees, Toronto, Canada (Sept 2005) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2005) PXL THIS 15, Santa Monica, USA (Nov 2005) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (March 2006) Dresden Short, Germany (April 2006) Festival Tour of Germany "Expedition Kurzfilm" “Rear-View Mirror: The Drive-In Downtown, Regina, Canada (June 2006) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Shoulders on a Map - 4:30 minutes (Dec 2004) 16mm optical color and B/W Saskatchewan Filmpool, Regina, Canada (May 2005) Huesca International, Spain (June 2005) Gimli Film Festival, Manitoba, Canada (July 2005) Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Toronto International, Canada (Sept 2005) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2005) Regina Festival of Cinematic Arts, Canada (Sept 2005) Vancouver International, Canada (Sept 2005) Saskatchewan Showcase, Regina, Canada (Nov 2005) Finalist for Best Experimental Viper International, Switzerland (Feb 2006) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (March 2006) “Rear-View Mirror: The Drive-In Downtown, Regina, Canada (June 2006) Distributor: Canadian Filmmakers’ Distribution Centre Dead Horse Point - 18:30 minutes (January 2006) 16mm optical color Regina Fringe Festival, Canada (Aug 2005) Just Watch Me! - New Canadian Video Art, Barcelona, Spain (May 2006) Antimatter, Victoria, Canada (Sept 2006) Rotterdam International, Netherlands (Jan 2007) Tampere International, Finland (March 2007) $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (March 2007) Dawson City International Short, Canada (April 2007) Down Payment on a Dead Horse - 8:00 minutes (January 2006) 16mm / Beta SP Toronto International, Canada (Sept 2006) Xalapa Animation and Experimental Film Festival, Mexico Biennial (Nov 2006) Dawson City International Short, Canada (April 2007) Images Festival of Independent Film & Video, Canada (April 2007) Black Maria Film & Video, USA (April 2007) Director Citation - Honorable Mention Lines on a Slow Decline - 8:00 minutes (Aug 2007) Super 8 / VHS / Beta SP Hot Under The Collar – 3:00 minutes (Aug 2007) 16mm / / VHS / Beta SP Truth or Tale (Season One) Documentary TV Series - 13 X 24 min (currently in Post-Production) Beta SP Retrospectives Metro Cinema: “Interiors/Exteriors: The Films of Jason Britski & Ian Toews” - Edmonton, Canada (2001) Regina Fringe Festival - Regina, Canada (Aug 2005) Exteriors $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (1999) WINNER Best First Film Cascadia Moving Images, BC, Canada (2000) Independent Finalist Ripples in the Snow Cascadia Moving Images, BC, Canada (2000) WINNER: Best Independent Film Best Independent Experimental Film Co-winner of the People’s Choice Award for Best Indie Film You would make a good lawyer Saskatchewan Showcase 2000, Regina, Canada (2000) WINNER: Best Experimental and Finalist for Direction (non-drama) Transfixed Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (2002) Honorable Mention $100 Film Festival, Calgary, Canada (March 2003) "Jury’s Pick" Award Moving Violation Saskatchewan Showcase (2002) WINNER: Best Experimental Shooting Star Saskatchewan Showcase (2005) WINNER: Best Experimental Landscape as Muse Columbus International, Ohio, USA (2005) Honorable Mention Saskatchewan Showcase, Regina, Canada (2005) Finalist for Arts & Entertainment Finalist for Best Photography Finalist for Best Direction (Non-Dramatic) Shoulders on a Map Saskatchewan Showcase (2005) Finalist for Best Experimental Down Payment on a Dead Horse Black Maria, USA (2007) Director Citation - Honorable Mention This Contact appears in this database if Microcinema International has screened a film directed by the Contact, a film directed by the contact is featured in a DVD distributed by the Blackchair Collection Shop, or featured an organization or activity linked with the Contact. 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