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Tori Foster
Education
Master of Fine Arts Candidate (Documentary Media)
Ryerson University // 2007 to 2009 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts (New Media)
Ryerson University // 2001 to 2005
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Awards
Ontario Graduate Scholarship // Government of Ontario, 2008-2009
Awarded $15 000.00 to attend the MFA Documentary Media program. |
Ryerson Graduate Scholarship // Ryerson University, 2007
Awarded $7 000.00 to attend the MFA Documentary Media program. |
Canada Council for the Arts - 2006 Media Arts Production Grant // Canada Counci for the Arts, 2007
Awarded $14 000.00 for the production of the experimental video Junction. |
Ontario Arts Council - 2006 Media Artists Grant // Ontario Arts Council, 2007
Awarded $3 465.00 for the production of the experimental video Junction. |
Toronto Arts Council - 2006 Media Artists Grant // Toronto Arts Council, 2007
Awarded $2 000.00 for the production of the experimental video Junction. |
Best Canadian Feature // Inside Out Film Festival, Toronto, 2006
Director, editor, cinematographer of the video 533 Statements, winner of the Best Canadian Feature-Length Narrative or Documentary at Canada's largest gay and lesbian film festival, including an award of $1 200.00. |
Audience Award - Favourite Canadian Film // Reelout Film Festival, Kingston, 2007
Awarded for the documentary 533 Statements. |
Trinity Square Video Award // Toronto, 2004
Awarded for the video documentary 533 Statements as it conveys a message of social significance which advances the understanding of the audience about a particular community. |
Admission Fellowship Award // Univeristy of Toronto, 2005
Awarded $2 500.00 to attend first year in the Master of Architecture program. |
Hattie Aileen Sommerville Award // University of Toronto, 2005
Awarded $3 500.00 to attend first year in the Master of Architecture program.
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Commissions
Video Commission // Pride Toronto, 2008
Awarded commission to create a short video documentary for Pride Toronto 2008. Launched June 25, 2008.
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Selected Collections
University of Calgary, AB
University of Waterloo, ON
Acadia University, NS
University of Toronto, ON
Memorial University, NL
University of Northern British Columbia, BC
Georgian College, ON
Mount Saint Vincent University, NS
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Major Exhibitions
Film Festivals |
| Madurai International Documentary & Short Film Festival // Madurai, India, November 2008 (x2 films) |
| Mauritius Lesbian & Gay Film Festival // Mauritius, June 4, 2008 (x2 films) |
| Bucharest L&GFF // Bucharest, Romania, May 19, 2008 |
| Tel Aviv L&GFF // Tel Aviv, Israel, June 22, 2007 |
| Poland // Touring Poland as part of the programme A Million Different Loves!?, 2008 |
| Grenoble L&GFF // Grenoble, France, April 10, 2007 |
| Ljubljana L&GFF // Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 2, 2006 |
| Toronto Jewish Film Festival // Toronto, ON, Spring, 2002 |
| Toronto Inside Out L&GFF // Toronto, ON, May 27, 2006 |
| Winnipeg L&GFF // Festival Opener // Winnipeg, MB, November 7, 2006 |
| Regina L&GFF // Regina, SK, November 24, 2006 |
| Kingston L&GFF // Festival Opener // Kingston, ON, January 25, 2007 |
| Waterloo L&GFF // Waterloo, ON, March 10, 2007 |
| Prince George L&GFF // Prince George, BC, July 30, 2007 |
| Kitchener-Waterloo L&GFF // Waterloo, ON, August 16, 2007 |
| Edmonton L&GFF // Edmonton, AB, November 27, 2007 |
| Dallas L&GFF // Dallas, TX, October 29, 2006 |
| Milwaukee L&GFF // Milwaukee, WI, September 17, 2006 |
| Philadelphia L&GFF // Philadelphia, PA, July 21, 2007 |
| Norfolk L&GFF // Norfolk, VA, September 8, 2007
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Atlanta L&GFF // Atlanta, GA, October 11, 2007
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| Gallery Exhibitions |
| The Drake // Video Art is Queer // Toronto, ON, Summer, 2008 |
| TTC // Pride Toronto // on 40 public transit platforms, Toronto, ON, June 23-29, 2008 |
| The Gladstone // Contact // Toronto, ON, May 1- 25, 2008 |
SAW Gallery // LIX // Ottawa, ON, August 21, 2006
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| Cultural Events |
| Toronto Pride // Toronto, ON, June 27, 2008 |
| Michigan Women's Music Festival // Walhalla, MI, August 7, 2006 |
Halifax Pride // Halifax, NS, July 17, 2006
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| Universities |
| University of Toronto // 4th yr Women's Studies // Toronto, ON, November 15, 2007 |
| York University // Fine Arts // York, ON, January 31, 2007 |
| McGill University // Queer McGill // Montreal, PQ, October 29, 2007 |
| Dalhousie University // Faculty of Law // Halifax, ON, October 19, 2006 |
Laurentian University // Introduction to Women's Studies // Barrie, ON, September 29, 2005 *rough cut presentation
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| Critical Reviews |
| Now Magazine // cover story // May 18 to 24, 2006 Vol. 25 No. 38 |
| The National Post // May 18, 2006 Vol. 8 No. 175 |
| Xtra Magazine: Toronto's gay and lesbian biweekly // cover story // May 11 to 24, 2006 No. 562 |
| SceneandHeard.ca // May, 2006 |
| CTV: Movie Television // May 5, 2006. Episode No.18-029 |
| MTV Canada: MTV Live // July 23, 2006 |
| NOW // June 26, 2008
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| Educational Media Reviews Online // January 22, 2008 |
Simcoe Life Magazine // October 23, 2007
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| Artist Talks & Mentorships |
| University of Toronto // 4th yr Women's Studies // Toronto, ON, November 15, 2007 |
| Philadelphia Gay & Lesbian Film Festival // Philadelphia, July 21, 2007 |
| York University // Fine Arts class // North York, January 31, 2007 |
| Queer Youth Digital Video Project, Inside Out // Toronto, February 3, 2007 |
| Kingston Lesbian & Gay Film Festival // Kingston, January 25, 2007 |
Panel discussion - Small Town Queer Life, Regina Lesbian & Gay Film Festival // Regina, November 24, 2006
Panelist for the Regina Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, including a presentation on small town queer culture as well as a five minute video presentation discussing these same issues. |
| Laurentian University // Introduction to Women's Studies class // Barrie, September 29, 2005 |
| Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film and Video Festival // Toronto, May 27, 2006 |
| SAW gallery // Lesbian Information Xchange // Ottawa, August 21, 2006 |
| Winnipeg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival // Winnipeg, November 7, 2006 |
Emily Rounding
Advised first-time director, Emily Rounding, on production and post production methods and techniques. Her video went on to screen in several film festivals, including Inside Out (Toronto).
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Other Industry Experience
Teaching Assistant // OCAD, Toronto, Winter 2008
Facilitating discussion in class, grading and assisting students for the course: Introduction to Experience Design. |
Teaching Assistant // Ryerson University, Toronto, Fall & Winter 2007 / 2008
Grading, Facilitating discussion in class, and assisting students for the course: New Media: Intro to Computing for Experience Design. |
Juror - Shorts Competition // Winnipeg Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Fall 2006
Judge of 5 short films in the running for Reel Pride's jury award. |
Installation Design & Production Asst // Philip Beesley Architect Inc., Toronto, 2006
Assisted in the design and production of Implant Matrix, an interactive geotextile installation shown at InterAccess Gallery for the 2006 Subtle Technologies Festival. |
Film Production Assistant // Grimm Pictures, October 14, 2006
Assisted on set with synch camera operation, set design & construction, and grip for the production The Sorcerer airing on Bravo! Fact. |
Teaching Assistant // Ryerson University, Toronto, Fall & Winter 2004 / 2005
Assisted in grading essays and exams, as well as organized and reformatted research material for the course: New Media: Theories of Representation. |
Video Research Assistant // Vtape, Toronto, Fall &Winter 2004 to 2005
Researched, compiled, evaluated, and logged articles relating to video art for resource database. |
Website Developer & Print Designer // Fledgling, Toronto, 2003 - 2008
to present Website, publication design, still image logos, branding, and print ad, for clients that include The Design Exchange, The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario, and local photographers and craftspeople. |
Video Producer / Director / Editor // Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Spring 2002
Produced, directed, shot and edited a film short advertising the Toronto Jewish Film Festival which was played before approximately 20 films at the festival--including the premiere. |
Film Festival Committee Member // Barrie Film Festival, Barrie, Spring 2001
Sat with the festival committee resolving fundraising and demographic issues.
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Technical Skills
Software
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Encore DVD
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Dreamweaver
Adobe Acrobat
Autodesk AutoCAD
Microsoft Access
Processing
CmapTools
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Hardware
DV Cameras (including Panasonic DVX100 & HVX200)
SLR Cameras
Digital Still Cameras
Silkscreen |
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