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		• Dates: - Monday, November 19, 2007: Binding borders - Monday, January 28, 2008: Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place • Location: Room H-110, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve • Details: www.cinemapolitica.org Cinema Politica presents two short films from the Digital Diversity competition. Cinema Politica is a project organized by Montreal-based non-profit überculture , and comprises a network of several local film exhibition sites at Canadian campuses and cultural centers. Cinema Politica's main objective is to promote, disseminate, exhibit and promote the discussion of political cinema by independent artists, with an emphasis on Canadian works. • Date: - Thursday, November 15th, 2007 at 7:30 pm • Location: 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver • Details: www.cinematheque.bc.ca Digital Diversity presentation at the Pacific Cinematheque. Digital Diversity will present 12 short films on immigration and cultural diversity all made in British Columbia at Vancouver's Pacific Cinematheque on November 15th. CBC personality Margaret Gallagher and filmmakers will be there! • Dates: -Thursday, November 15 at 1:00pm - Binding Borders will be at the NFB Cinema - 150 John Street (at Richmond Street W) -Saturday, November 17 at 10:00pm Asiansploitation will be at Innis Town Hall - 2 Sussex Avenue (at St.George St) • Details: www.reelasian.com The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is a unique showcase of contemporary Asian cinema and work from the Asian diaspora. Two Digital Diversity films Binding Borders and Asiansploitation will be screened. • Dates: - Binding borders,Nov 11 @4:15 pm - Being Iraqi Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm - Nath Keo: Profile of a Cambodian Belly Dancer Nov 9 @5:30pm All the screenings are at the Nelson Mandela Public School in regent Park. • Location: Nelson Mandela Public School, 440 Shuter St. East, Toronto • Details: www.regentparkfilmfestival.com Created in 2003,Regent Park Film Festival (RPFF) is the sole community film festival in Canada's largest and oldest inner city neighbourhood; an area populated predominantly by new immigrants. Digital Diversity will screen three films at this festival. • Date: October 17, 2007 • Time: 7:00 pm • Entrance: Free • Details: pier21.ca Pier 21 is Canada's Immigration Museum, will screen 10 short films from the competition. Special guest: Halifax filmmaker Tara Taylor Cain will present her film Diversified Fruit Salad.
GARVIA BAILEY Spokesperson CBC Toronto Canada is a country composed of many diverse communities. Canadian immigrants speak different languages, listen to different music, eat different foods and have unique cultural traditions and experiences. How are they being recieved and how are they adapting to life in Canada? Digital Diversity aims to introduce all Canadians to life in these communities in a creative and expressive way. I'm pleased to be a part of it and I can't wait to listen to and view all the entries this fall when they are broadcast on RCI Viva's website. MARGARET GALLAGHER Spokesperson CBC Vancouver Canada's face is constantly evolving. It's a very different place than it was when my parents came here 40 years ago, and it will change again tomorrow. Immigration is weaving a new cultural tapestry, which makes Canada a vibrant and fascinating place to live. But with these gifts come challenges. We need to listen to each other to understand our differences and our similarities. This competition is an ideal platform for Canadians from all backgrounds to creatively express issues we'll face as a nation in the years to come. SONALI KARNICK Spokesperson CBC Montreal Everytime I see people meet each other for the first time. The question of "origin" always comes up. "I know you're from Pointe-Claire but where did you REALLY come from?" It's a question that has a different answer for everyone and they're all interesting. People come from all walks of life to this country and that's what makes it so interesting to live here. The mix of what we call "Canadian" and other cultures isn't always smooth but I there are so many people who have to deal with it in this country that I am looking forward to hearing or seeing other people's experiences.

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