EcoDoc is a 3 week program for filmmakers and environmentalists to  realize and communicate their vision to the Victoria public, to BC and to the world. MediaNet, in partnership with The Community Arts Council of Greater  Victoria is presenting a week of seminars and workshops for the EcoDoc participants and to the community. 

Workshops Sept 12 to 19; Production Sept 20-Oct 4
Screening Oct 7, Victoria Event center

We are proud to have MediaNet members and Media Partners join with us to bring a mentored filmmaking program to the Victoria community.

To sign up for the program call MediaNet at 250-381-4428 or send us an email 

The registration fee for the program is $150 (or $125 for MediaNet or Cinevic members) and guarantees participants a  space in all the workshops as well as access to MediaNet equipment and editing facilities (rental costs included in the registration fee). As well, participants will receive ongoing technical and production mentoring. There are a limited number of spaces available in this program.

Watch the videos from EcoDoc 08

EcoDoc workshop schedule
(all events at the Community Arts Council Gallery: G6 - 1001 Douglas St, unless otherwise noted - some of the workshops may be open to the general public, but spaces will be limited, and eco-doc participants will have reserved spaces; admission to all workshops is included in the eco-doc program registration fee).

Sat Sept 2 - 4 pm - orientation
Meet your fellow documentarians and become familiar with the schedule and how the program works

7 PM - Rick Searle - keynote address - activism, social networking and people power
Environmentalist, Teacher, Filmmaker, Broadcaster and founder of EKOS Communications, Rick Searle will talk about the possibilites of change using media and social networking facilities (open to the general public) www.ekoscommunications.com

Sunday 13 Sept - 2 PM Cyrus Block - lighting for the Documentary (EcoDoc participants only) Cinematographer Cyrus Bloc will share his insights and knowledge gathered during a lifetime of working on documentaries, feature films and broadcast series info at IMDB

7 PM viewing internet documentaries:
an evening of viewing documentaries available on the internet from Vimeo to YouTube with discussion and shared opinions

Wed 16 Sept - 7 PM Dogwood - Will Horter (not confirmed) - open to the public
Docwood Initiative's inspriational leader Will Horter speaks and inspires as he talks about the environmental issues facing us on the Island.

Thursday 17 Sept - environmental issues talk TBA

Friday 18 Sept - Tom Shandel - creating the documentary: a producers view (open to the public) From "The Corporation" (1999) to "America, Love It or Leave It" (1990), from the founding of medicare ("Bitter Medicine" 1983) to "Kerouac" (1997) Tom Shandel has been making documentaries that take the pulse of the times. Tom will share his insights and his knowledge about documentaries and what makes them work. http://shandel.ca/

Sat 19
Richard Boyce/Kirk Schwartz - Story editing session 10 am to 5 pm (EcoDoc participants only) MediaNet's Technical Director Kirk Schwartz and environmentalist, filmmaker and social activist Richard Boyce team up to help you refine and develop your story

Sunday 20 sept 2 pm Richard boyce - Activist Video Workshop (EcoDoc participants only) Activist and filmmaker Richard Boyce shares his experiences using video not just for creating documentaries but as will in his work with Homeless Nation, in the courtroom, with politians and public accountability and in changing public opinion

Sat 26 Sept (tentative date) Mandy Leith Editing mentor sessions (EcoDoc participants only)- works in progress.Editor, activist and founder of Open Cinema, Mandy brings us years of editing and storytelling experience to help refine and focus your doc

Sunday 27 Sept 7 PM participants Crit night - works in progress - Participants will gather to look at and discuss each others work in progress with an eye to learning from and about each other's work

During the 3 week period of EcoDoc all participants will have access to MediaNet's production and editing facilites and the technical support of MediaNet technical team of Kirk Schwartz and Scott Amos. Participants will be guided in working with Final Cut and Final Cut Express as well as support for audio and video aquisition.

Production ends 3 Oct

Screening Wed 7 Oct 7 PM - Victoria Events Centre (Everybody welcome - admission by donation). Come see the work done by local Victorians about local issues in the friendly atmosphere of the Victoria Event Center, 1415 Broad St

Watch the videos from EcoDoc 08