Bravo!FACT
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Bravo!FACT is a Canadian
fund established in 1995 to fund the creation of Canadian arts-based short films and videos. Bravo!FACT funds shorts from various subject matters, genres and styles including animation, drama, comedy, dance, and more. Bravo!FACT was established in 1995 by Bravo!, a Canadian specialty television channel devoted to the arts, as a condition of licence. The fund is supported entirely by Bravo!, and the shorts air on Bravo! weekly, on In Short and previously on Bravo!FACT Presents
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Bravo!FACT's objectives are:
"The idea is for artists to be given a chance to have their work exposed to the greater television viewing audience," says executive director Judy Gladstone. Bravo!FACT is the largest funder of short films in Canada, including I Met the Walrus
. The fund also partnered with the National Film Board of Canada
on Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction
, one of the first multi-platform programs produced in Canada aimed at the mobile audience. The project won accolades around the world, including an International Interactive Emmy
nomination, Best Made for Mobile Video Service at the GSM Global Mobile Awards
(Barcelona, 2007) and Banff World Television Award for Best Original Content for Mobile (Banff, 2007).
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...
fund established in 1995 to fund the creation of Canadian arts-based short films and videos. Bravo!FACT funds shorts from various subject matters, genres and styles including animation, drama, comedy, dance, and more. Bravo!FACT was established in 1995 by Bravo!, a Canadian specialty television channel devoted to the arts, as a condition of licence. The fund is supported entirely by Bravo!, and the shorts air on Bravo! weekly, on In Short and previously on Bravo!FACT Presents
Bravo!Fact Presents
Bravo!FACT Presents is a Canadian television series, which airs weekly on A and the arts channel Bravo!.The series presents an anthology of short artistic works, ranging from comedy to drama to opera to jazz to animation. All of these were funded by Bravo!FACT, the foundation arm of Bravo!, which...
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Bravo!FACT's objectives are:
- Stimulate public interest in Canadian excellence in the arts.
- Encourage the creation of new ways of presenting the arts on television.
- Increase public recognition of Canadian artists and their works.
- Provide professional opportunities for film and video-makers.
"The idea is for artists to be given a chance to have their work exposed to the greater television viewing audience," says executive director Judy Gladstone. Bravo!FACT is the largest funder of short films in Canada, including I Met the Walrus
I Met the Walrus
I Met the Walrus is an animated film directed by Josh Raskin and produced by Jerry Levitan. The film stars Levitan and John Lennon. The film's pen illustration is by James Braithwaite and computer illustration is by Alex Kurina.The film is based on an interview of John Lennon by Jerry Levitan in...
. The fund also partnered with the 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...
on Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction
Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction
Shorts in Motion: The Art of Seduction is a Canadian anthology of 10 original, two-minute mobile shorts for video cell phones, by directors, artists and personalities, including: Ann Marie Fleming, Mark McKinney, Guy Maddin, Isabella Rossellini, Theodore Ushev and Denis Villeneuve...
, one of the first multi-platform programs produced in Canada aimed at the mobile audience. The project won accolades around the world, including an International Interactive Emmy
Mipcom
-MIPCOM:MIPCOM is a TV and entertainment market which is held in the town of Cannes once every year, normally in October.It is essentially a content event for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content...
nomination, Best Made for Mobile Video Service at the GSM Global Mobile Awards
Mobile World Congress
The GSMA Mobile World Congress is the combination of the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and a conference featuring prominent Chief Executives representing mobile operators, device manufacturers, technology providers, vendors and content owners from across the world...
(Barcelona, 2007) and Banff World Television Award for Best Original Content for Mobile (Banff, 2007).