Introducing Ralph, the new spokes-bunny of the global campaign to ban animal testing for cosmetics. #SaveRalph is a powerful stop-motion animation short film produced by Humane Society International, featuring an all-star multinational cast including Taika […]
April 21st is National Canadian Film Day! The Wawasayg Film & Media Arts Festival is a proud partner of National Canadian Film Day and as this year’s Wawasayg festival is entirely online we asked each […]
For anyone that grew up in Canada during the 1970’s or 80’s you know Bob and Doug McKenzie. These fictional beer drinking brothers from SCTV were played by Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas. Although these […]
For National Canadian Film Day, my gut reaction was to play it safe and choose a film I was familiar with. But as I went through the 2021 Spotlight Films, I realized that I had […]
The Story of Anvil and what it represents, a film directed by Sacha Gervasi of a Toronto based band with long time founding members Steve “Lips” Kudlow and Rob Rienner created the band Anvil in […]
For National Canadian Film Day, I chose The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open. It’s a beautiful, impactful piece of cinema everyone should see. It is technically masterful while being expertly directed by Elle-Máijá […]
It’s been 4 years since I wrapped work with the National Film Board (NFB) and the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) on the short documentary “Some Stories…”. I thought it would be great […]
Immersive SUPER 8 Immersive (IS8I) This introduction to celluloid filmmaking focuses on collaboration utilizing a contemporary arts lens for film creation engaging in a review of the creation process from beginning to end. This multi-part […]
The Savvy Producer series, now called “Intro to Doc Producing“ is a major outreach event taking form as a series of professional development activations. Zakide is strongly encouraging artists in our circles to access these […]
This summer, ON THE EDGE fringe is once again teaming up with Zakide to present its Duality-Firestarter multi-arts incubator across distances, focusing on individual development and collaboration through digital environments. As Zakide’s contribution to this […]
“Duality – Firestarter” 2019 was the second annual multi-disciplinary arts incubator and exhibition conducted by Zakide engaging artists and community in tandem with the ON THE EDGE Fringe festival. Starting in early July and running […]
Duality Camp-Fire Social (Weather Permitting) Following the actions of the ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival on Friday August 16th from 10pm until midnight; participants in 101 perFORMAnce aRT and presenting artists are invited to attend […]
Workshop: Interactions, Objects and Expression Thursday & Friday Aug 15-16 / 10am – 3pm ***workshop is now full*** ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival is pleased to offer a 2-day performance art workshop intensive. Participants will […]
Zakide brings “Duality – Firestarter”, a multi-disciplinary arts incubator extravaganza facilitated by Clayton Windatt. The core concept of “Duality – Firestarter” is to represent barriers between worlds. Looking through to the other side can present […]
When: September 22nd at 7pm Where: Capitol Centre 150 Main St. E. North Bay Tickets: http://www.capitolcentre.org/ Kristi Lane Sinclair Fierce and feisty, Haida/Cree singer-songwriter Kristi Lane Sinclair is emblematic of a new wave of Canadian […]
“Submerged” is a professional development research project bringing together Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and curators from across Canada for a 5-day arts-residency in Cuba followed by a 2-day creation event in Toronto, Canada. Collaborative research […]
The Red Ride Tour is determined to continue blazing that trail. Rosary Spense and the Johnny’s to play Nipissing at the Big Medicine Studio Wednesday, May 4th, doors open at 7pm with the addition of […]
Wawasayg Micro-Fest: Discussing Treaties Zakide, Aanmitagzi and the Wawasayg Festival are proud to present the event “Discussing Treaties” on April 20th, 2016 at 6:30pm at Big Medicine Studio 161 Couchie Memorial Drive. Zakide Co-Founder Maurice Switzer […]
Breaking Text Jan 26th – 28th, 2017 Breaking Text Schedule 2017 Spoken Word, Literary Readings, Workshops, Performances all responding to current social and political issues showcasing both bizarre and entertaining spectacles and all taking place […]
White Water Gallery is developing a large-scale conference, the “Northern Conference for the Arts: Dream Big” (Dream Big), which is currently scheduled to take place in North Bay, Ontario from May 27th – 30th, 2015. Zakide […]
