"More Than Just Mud" Music Fest 2010

Many MiNiFLiCK Thanks!

2009-06-02T17:30:00.000-07:00

On behalf of myself and the Raincoast Education Society, I would like to thank everyone who contributed in any way, large or small, to the success of the “More Than Just Mud” MiNiFLiCK Contest, MiNiFLiCK FLiNG and MiNiFLiCK reFLiNG. Specifically, I would like to thank the following—some, many times over:

Big Helpers: Josie Osborne, Lisa Fletcher, Caron Olive, Sandi Rideout, Warren Rudd, Barb Beasley, Kim Johnston, Zoe Rodocanachi, little Sara (SoBo), Matt (Wick School Computer Lab), Celina Tuttle (Clayoquot Theatre).

Filmmakers: Ava Barany, Barb Beasley, Bonnie Glambeck, Caron Olive, Chris Lowther, Dan Lewis, Jenn Yakimishyn, Josie Osborne, Kevin Bruce, Mark Spoljaric, Sylvia Harron, Warren Rudd.

Music and Sound: Smalltown Empire (Anne Klazek, Ron Weeks), Treefrog Industries (Mark Bertrand), musicians in No Pasaran.

Sponsors: Aftanas Surf Designs/BoardMedic (Stefan Aftanas), Anahata Yoga (Natalie Rousseau),Black Rock Ocean Front Resort (Carly Hall), Gulf Islands Film and Television School (Betsy Fairbrother), Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Louanne Ralston), Pacific Surf School (Estuardo Ventura), Raincoast Education Society, Remote Passages (Kati Martini, Don Travers), Sacred Stone Spa (Marie Kjorlien), Shelter Restaurant (Shawna Gardham), SoBo (Artie and Lisa Ahier and all staff), Studio One Tofino (Miss Julie Bergeron), Tofino Consumers Coop (Al Krukoff).

Media: CHMZ Radio (Geoff Johnson), Pacific Rim Arts Society (Greg Blanchette), Tofino Time (Adam Buskard), Westcoaster (Lloyd Samson, Keven Drews), Westerly (Lisa Stewart, Susan Payne, Drew Burke).
Judges: Joe James, Kim Lisgo, Pam Nowlin

As anyone who has organized an event knows, it takes a lot of support to make an event happen, and even more to make it successful. That is why, in addition to thanking many personally, I would also like to thank the AMAZING community I live in. We are a very small community that does very large, numerous and creative things, NONE of which would be possible if it weren’t for:

•the hard-working volunteers, many of whom volunteer for everything (you know who you are and so do we!);
•the event participants, who work very hard to entertain and enlighten us;
•the generous event sponsors, most of whom are small local businesses, sponsoring event after event, all year (please remember this when you do your shopping—supporting local businesses means supporting local arts, culture and sports);
•the event audiences, who increasingly have to make difficult choices about which of the numerous events they will attend each week (what would a show be without an audience?);
•the media, who help connect people with events in an informed way.

Thank you to each and every one of you! Stay tuned for the launch of the Raincoast Education Society’s You Tube Channel where you will be able to watch all the MiNiFLiCKs as often as you want!

Warmly and sincerely,
Tanya

How the MiNiFLiCK FLiNG was FLuNG!

2009-03-11T23:51:00.000-07:00

SOBO's was packed out for the MiNiFLiCK FLiNG on Tuesday and by all accounts, was super-fun and a great night showcasing local talent! The evening began with live music by Tofino's own Smalltown Empire (woohoo!!) and was followed by 11 short films--4 official contest entries and 7 unofficial entries (films made by Raincoast Education Society staff, board members and friends who were ineligible for prizes). After viewing the 4 official entries, the audience voted for the film they wanted to win the People's Choice Award. After all the films were shown, the prizes were announced and everyone went home a winner! I would like to congratulate everyone who participated in this very challenging and time-consuming contest. You all did a great job! Here is sneak peek at the films and how the judges allocated the prizes:

OFFICIAL ENTRIES

MUDRUNNER by Kevin Bruce and Mark Spoljaric.

As winner of the People's Choice Award, they won tuition for a week-long film making course at the Gulf Island Film and Television School plus room and board donated by the Raincoast Education Society.

MUDFLAT CHAT by Chris Lowther.

Chris won a one-class pass to Anahata Yoga, a night's stay at Black Rock Ocean Resort, a $100 gift certificate from the Board Medic/Aftanas Surf Designs, a family park pass from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, and a $50 gift certificate from Shelter Restaurant.

OUTSIDE IN by Bonny Glambeck and Dan Lewis. Dan and Bonny won a one-class pass to Anahata Yoga, a park pass from Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, a sea kayak day trip with Remote Passages, an organic facial with Sacred Stone Spa, and a $50 gift certificate from Shelter Restaurant.

NO PASARAN by Warren Rudd.

Warren won a one-class pass to Anahata Yoga, a surf lesson from Pacific Surf School, a Pacific Rim National Park Reserve park pass from me, Tanya Dowdall, a $50 gift certificate from Shelter Restaurant, and a $50 gift certificate from Studio One.

UNOFFICIAL ENTRIES

STILL LIFE IN EELGRASS MEADOWS by Jenn Yakimishyn.

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BIRD? A public service announcement brought to you by RES sponsor, Sylvia Harron.

A MUDFLAT ROMANCE by Josie Osborne.

A SHOREBIRD MOMENT by Caron Olive.

DIGGIN' THE 1700 TSUNAMI by Barb Beasley.

A LEISURELY STROLL DOWN TO THE MUDFLATS by Josie Osborne.

EELGRASS ANEMONE LONESOME by Ava Barany.

Watch for another chance to see these films at the MiNiFLiCK reFLiNG. Coming soon to a location near you!

MiNiFLiCK FLiNG TONIGHT at SOBO!

2009-03-08T16:40:00.000-07:00

Come on out to SOBO's for the MiNiFLiCK prize ceremony! Watch the MiNiFLiCKs, hear live music by Smalltown Empire (Ron Weeks & Anne Klazek), pick your favourite FLiCK for the People's Choice Award and win door prizes! Support your friends, community and mudflats!

TUESDAY, MARCH 10th

6pm - Doors open (Full dinner & bar menu available)
7pm - Live Music by Smalltown Empire
8pm - MiNiFLiCKs & Prizes

Free event!

P.S. I've seen the MiNiFLiCKs and they're great! And we all know Smalltown Empire and SOBO are great!! :) See you there!

Worry about the paperwork later!

2009-03-02T14:20:00.000-08:00

If you are panicking about getting the paperwork requirements done and handed in on time, DON'T. Not that we don't want the paperwork--we do--but we don't need it right away if it makes the difference between getting your film done on time or not! Same goes with copyright, we need it but we can get it later. For the purposes of the MiNiFLiCK FLiNG on Tuesday night at SoBo, pick the song you like best and hope to have copyright for! If you have any questions or last-minute problems, let us know! Good luck!

Basic Film Making (video-editing) Class

2009-02-18T18:12:00.000-08:00

Wanna make a film for the MiNiFLiCK Contest but not sure how? We are offering a basic video-editing class that will teach you how to go from individual photos and video clips to finished film. No previous experience required!

Date: Tues Feb 24th 2009
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Wick School Computer Lab
Cost: Workshop Free, Lab-Use $4 donation
Bring: Head/ear phones (there are no speakers at the lab).
Video clips, photos and music will be supplied.

Note to Mac-users: The course will use Windows Movie Maker software but the same basic skills are applicable to iMovie and other video editing software so it is worthwhile taking this class. You’re welcome to bring your Mac laptop and play around with iMovie during the 2nd hour while we’re there to help.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER BY Mon Feb 23rd, 10pm: tofinomudflats@yahoo.ca

Local Musicians for Mudflats MiNiFLiCKs

2009-01-19T17:46:00.001-08:00

If you would like to have local musicians make music for your film or use some of their existing music, Ron Weeks and Matthew Lovegrove are excited to make their musical services available for your mudflat films. Contact them directly for terms and details.

Matthew Lovegrove

Ron Weeks (contact info coming soon)

If you are a musician who would like to advertise your musical services for Mudflat MiNiFLiCKs, let me know!

New Deadline!

2009-01-15T20:42:00.000-08:00

OK Phew! You now have almost one month longer to work on your MiNiFLiCKs! The new deadline is March 4th! But do NOT wait until the last minute. There is much to do and when it comes to making films, so much can go so wrong at the last minute so don't delay!

Also, we have a new date and venue for the MiNiFLiCK FLiNG: March 10th at SoBo. This means we can play the films with a laptop and projector which means we can accept a wider variety of film formats from Macs and PCs that will play on QuickTime, Windows Media Player and other similar free software.

Contest Launch!

2008-12-20T00:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the annual "More Than Just Mud" Contest! We at the Raincoast Education Society are super-excited to announce this year's greatly-anticipated medium of choice: Video!!!! So all you people who've dreamt of making movies (and who hasn't), here's your chance to win fame and prizes! We don't know what the prizes will be yet but we know they'll be great, as always, so don't delay in getting started--you don't want to wait 'til the last minute with this contest! Keep checking back for updates and if you have any questions along the way, don't hesitate to ask us. Happy filming and good luck!

Some Prize Announcements!

2008-02-07T22:27:00.000-08:00

Exciting news for you people of mudflat words! Check the prize box above for a list of some of the prizes you could win by entering the "More Than Just Mud" Contest of Words! Woo hoo! Thank you prize donors!!! Remember, prize-winners MUST be present at the Showdown to claim their prizes.

2008 Welcome!

2008-01-10T21:07:00.000-08:00

It's time to put pen to paper for this year's "More Than Just Mud" Contest of Words! Get creative and express your love for the mudflats in story or poem then join us for the "Read 'em and Eat Showdown" on February 21st. We look forward to your written words!

The Grand Prize!

2007-08-12T14:09:00.001-07:00

Jenn Yakimishyn receives her custom Aftanas Surf Designs surfboard from Shaper Stefan Aftanas for her winning photo of eelgrass beds on the mudflats (see blog archive for photo). Jenn upgraded her shortboard prize for a 9'2" longboard with a gloss coat and a custom paint design of eelgrass. Tanya Dowdall painted eelgrass and a cabezon fish (as well as a hidden clingfish) on Jenn's board that she fittingly named "Zostera", the latin genus of eelgrass. :) Happy surfing Jenn and thank you Stefan for your great prize donation!!

Pre-glass close-up of the Cabezon

2007-08-12T13:24:00.000-07:00

Photos of the Fiesta

2007-02-08T16:06:00.000-08:00

Oddly enough, despite all the photographers in the room, we didn't document the fiesta or exhibit itself! If anyone took some shots at the fiesta we would love to see them! This is what we got AFTER everyone left...and after the margaritas too!

Wow! Thank you!

2007-02-07T14:48:00.000-08:00

What a great turn-out we had for the "Photo Fiesta" on Monday night--more than 75 people came out (on time!!!) to SoBo's to view all the photos, drink mini-margaritas, devour delicious tapas and find out who won the prizes. By all accounts, it was a very fun evening!

I would like to thank EVERYONE who made this event happen successfully:

Thanks to the 26 participants whose photographs were all wonderful and VERY appreciated by the Raincoast Education Society (RES). Even if you did not win a prize this time, your credited photos will continue to live on with the RES on their new website, in pamphlets, posters, calendars, etc.

Thanks to the funders of this project, the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund and Clayoquot Biosphere Trust.

Thanks to the very generous prize sponsors, Aftanas Surf Designs, Pentax Canada, Pete Clarkson, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Tofino Botanical Gardens Foundation, Raincoast Education Society, Jacqueline Windh and Jen Pukonen!

Thanks to "magic-fingers" Lisa Ahier, Amazing Artie Ahier and the Super SoBo crew (Aaron, Katharine, Rick) who provided incredible food, margaritas, and seamless service, like always! Great juggling act too!

Thanks to Barb Beasley and Jen Pukonen for helping me set up and take down the exhibit (bravely hammering holes in newly painted walls and scaling sketchy ladders).

Thanks to the panel of judges (2 professional photographers and the RES Board).

Thanks to Barb Beasley, Josie Osborne, Jen Pukonen and Caron Olive for all their instant feedback and support.

Thanks to Keven Drews and Lloyd Samson at the Westcoaster, and Jen Dart and the Westerly crew for your coverage, interest and technical assistance.

Thanks to Sherrie and Jennifer Aftanas for hurrying and couriering prints from London Drugs to the Nanaimo Bus Depot so we had a photo exhibit!

Thanks to Houle Printing in Port Alberni for their friendly, helpful and expeditious service!

Thanks to Sarah Buga and Kat at the Clayoquot Field Station for all their braun in preparing SoBo's for the fiesta.

Thanks to London Drugs for hastily re-printing for free 85 of the 112 pictures they forgot to put borders on so that all the pictures could look the same.

Thanks to Adam Buskard for letting me submit the photo fiesta event in the Tofino Time well after the deadline for submissions!

Thanks to all the residents along the mudflats for the interesting conversations and friendly faces I encountered as I delivered your invitations.

Thanks to everyone who came out to support friends, family and local community members from as far away as Port Alberni (Thanks Denise!) to as close as next door, from as young as Katie Arnet to as old as....the rest of us!

This event would not have been possible without you! Thank you so much!

Stewardship - Winner

2007-02-07T13:24:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Jenn Yahimishyn
PRIZE: Custom Surfboard by Aftanas Surf Designs!

Flora - Winner

2007-02-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Andrew Reid
PRIZE: 10x24 UCF WR Pentax Binoculars!

Landscape - Winner

2007-02-07T13:19:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Jon Deslippe
PRIZE: 10x24 UCF WR Pentax Binoculars!

Lifestyle - Winner

2007-02-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Stephen Ashton
PRIZE: Pete Clarkson Original Art Piece!

Fauna - Winner

2007-02-07T13:15:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Jenn Yakimishyn
PRIZE: Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Annual Pass!

Stewardship - Runner up

2007-02-07T13:12:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Don Osborne
PRIZE: Tofino Botanical Gardens Annual Membership!

Lifestyle - Runner up

2007-02-07T13:10:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Nadia Bonenfant
PRIZE: Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Annual Pass!

Fauna - Runner up

2007-02-07T13:07:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Chris Pouget
PRIZE: Jaqueline Windh's book "The Wild Edge", Photo Cards and Calendar!

Landscape - Runner up

2007-02-07T13:02:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Stephen Ashton
PRIZE: David Pitt-Brooke's book "Chasing Clayoquot" and Rice Root seedling and seeds-a native mudflat plant!

Flora - Runner up

2007-02-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Jenn Yakimishyn
PRIZE: Frank Harper's book "Journeys"

Funniest Photo

2007-02-07T12:13:00.000-08:00

PHOTO: Andy Loiselle and Friends
PRIZE: A mudpie made by me!

2 new prizes!

2007-01-31T08:56:00.000-08:00

Woohoo!! I just got word of 2 new prizes: Pentax Canada is donating 2 pairs of 10x24 UCF WR binoculars to the contest!

More prizes!

2007-01-25T13:32:00.000-08:00

Here are some of the other prizes you could win:

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve annual passes
Tofino Botanical Gardens annual membership package
An original Pete Clarkson art piece
David Pitt-Brooke's book 'Chasing Clayoquot'

Plus some secret prizes too!

More Plant and Animal Pics

2007-01-22T14:29:00.000-08:00

Since the "wildlife category" is rather large, we will sub-divide it and accept 6 photos per entrant: 3 plant and 3 animal (or fungi...).

Wanna win a surfboard?

2007-01-13T20:48:00.000-08:00

Great News! Aftanas Surf Designs will be donating the grand prize: a custom-made surfboard up to 7'0"!!! Woohoo! Thanks for supporting the mudflats, Stefan! More exciting prizes will be announced soon so check back!

So, where exactly is the Tofino Mudflats WMA?

2007-01-05T14:36:00.000-08:00

Photo Content Q & A

2007-01-04T12:54:00.000-08:00

A lot of people are wondering if the photos have to be from the Tofino Mudflats WMA or if they can be from mudflats outside the WMA. Here is the scoop: the objectives of this contest are 1) to raise local awareness and stewardship of the Tofino Mudflats WMA and similar habitats, and 2) to acquire photos of this area for use on the RES's new website to increase world-wide awareness of this special area. Therefore, if the photo subject is something that can also be found in the WMA (e.g. eelgrass beds, shorebirds, clams, etc), is taken in comparable habitat and CANNOT be identified as outside of the WMA (i.e. through landscape or habitat), it is acceptable. Landscape photos must contain a portion of the WMA. You will be notified if a submission is unacceptable.

Welcome!

2006-12-28T10:23:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the "More than just Mud" Photo Contest everyone! My name is Tanya and I will be managing this site and receiving your entries at tofinomudflats@yahoo.ca. If you have questions or concerns don't hesitate to contact me. Please check back for prize updates soon or if you would like to be notified automatically whenever this site is updated, subscribe to this post (see below). Good luck to everyone!