SAW Video is an artist-run-centre committed to support ground breaking artistic production, presentation and programming of independent video and media art. SAW Video provides many services to its membership including affordable technical facilities, and a wide range of programmes designed to...
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SAW Video is an artist-run-centre committed to support ground breaking artistic production, presentation and programming of independent video and media art. SAW Video provides many services to its membership including affordable technical facilities, and a wide range of programmes designed to create an atmosphere that will inspire production through the exchange of ideas around form, content and style.

In concrete terms, we provide affordable access to video production and post-production facilities. Our activities include production support programmes for video artists, a comprehensive range of introductory, intermediate and advanced workshops and as well as screenings and exhibitions.

Artists are encouraged to explore video and other electronic media in relation to other media. SAW Video's facilities are used in a wide range of productions - video art, drama, documentary, multi-media, performance, installation, and community-based projects.

SAW actively promotes access for all artists, regardless of age, class, gender, sexual orientation, race or ability.
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SAW Video's Community action mobile video initiative

Building upon the success of our highly successful youth-at-risk training program, SAW Video will take video to the people of Ottawa and beyond. From rural communities to women from immigrant and refugee communities to at-risk...
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SAW Video's Community action mobile video initiative

Building upon the success of our highly successful youth-at-risk training program, SAW Video will take video to the people of Ottawa and beyond. From rural communities to women from immigrant and refugee communities to at-risk urban youth, this project offers community organizers and organizations the expertise and equipment to implement video workshops to activate and empower their communities. Through this program, three video workshop models have been designed to accommodate different needs and approaches. After an initial training and content development phase, instructors will work with diverse communities on video projects tailored to their needs.

Médiathèque

The SAW Video Médiathèque is an online digital archive housing more than 300 Canadian independent films and videos. The archive includes short and feature-length productions from all genres, including dramas, documentaries, animations and video art, all of which are streamed for free.

Launched in 2003 as an initiative of SAW Video Association, a media arts centre located in Ottawa, Canada, the Médiathèque features 20 years of videos from SAW Video members and the Ottawa-Gatineau region, as well as films and videos from across Canada. In all, the works of more than 100 Canadian artists are featured on the site, ranging from emerging to established film and videomakers.
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Workshops

SAW Video presents a range of training and professional development opportunities for media artists and artists from other disciplines seeking to explore video in their work. All workshops are open to members of the general public but priority is given to individuals...
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Workshops

SAW Video presents a range of training and professional development opportunities for media artists and artists from other disciplines seeking to explore video in their work. All workshops are open to members of the general public but priority is given to individuals engaged in independent creation.

SAW Video members receive discounts on all workshops on offer. For non-members, the cost of a basic membership to SAW Video is included in the workshop fee.

In addition to hands-on practice during workshops, free access for follow-up practice times is available for some workshops.
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