#Charming Covets: DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival No. 8 Press Release
October 16, 2015
Mentored by Fashion Design Council of Canada
DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival No. 8 Presents POP!enomics™ at TIFF Bell Lightbox
Films to Explore The Value of Self Through the Theme of “POP!enomics™” Followed by Industry Panel With Richard Stursberg
Toronto, Canada –DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival (DFFF8) opens Toronto’s World MasterCard® Fashion Week SS16 Calendar on October 19th at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.
This season’s theme of POP!enomics™ will widely interpret ‘popularity’ as a commodity, determining the valuation of individual self-worth, and how it can often be measured by material goods.
Official DFFF8 Teaser
Produced by THE COLLECTIONS™, Shot and edited by Istoica, Styled by Dwayne Kennedy of THE COLLECTIONS™, Hair and Makeup by Robert Weir, Stylist Assistant Nikki Kravshik, Tosh from Lang Management, Shelby from Elmer Olsen, Women’s clothing by Sid Neigum and men’s by 3.Paradis
The first of its kind in Canada to support professional fashion film on this scale, the DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival provides an artistic platform for a carefully curated roster of renowned international filmmakers.
DFFF8 will showcase the work of notable filmmakers from Germany, the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Canada. The impressive round up of filmmakers includes Zaiba Jabbar, Adam Beck, Gabriel Gettman, The Levett Brothers, Saty + Pratha, REED + RADAR, Kathryn Ferguson, GhostProm, Eva Michon, Marie Schuller, Justin Anderson, Monica Menez, Victor Claramount, and Mat Maitland.
“At last, the two most glamorous businesses on earth combine in one brilliant festival”, says Richard Stursberg of the event. The Canadian media executive and author will bring his 30 years of media and broadcast experience to moderate an industry panel discussion following the screening. Featured panelists include Robin Kay, President of the Fashion Design Council of Canada and Randi Bergman from Fashion Magazine.
As part of a collaborative partnership with FASHION Magazine, Executive Digital Editor Randi Bergman will announce the “Best DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film” at FASHION‘s Toronto Fashion Week Awards on October 23rd, 2015. DFFF8’s panelists will nominate the top three filmmakers and the winner will be chosen via an online voting process on fashionmagazine.com. Guests of the Awards will experience a DIScONNECT™ screening installation at the event.
THE COLLECTIONS™ will celebrate the festival’s 8th season on October 19th at an invitation-only event at the newly opened Toronto restaurant FIGO.
The DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival is an invitation-only event. DFFF is presented by THE COLLECTIONS™, in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of Canada (FDCC), ISTOICA, INK Entertainment, ICON, FIGO, Fashion Magazine, Kuroblack, Hire Management and Charming Media.
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About DIScONNECT™ Fashion Film Festival (DFFF):
Developed and managed by THE COLLECTIONS™ and founded in 2010, DIScONNECT Fashion Film Festival (DFFF) is Canada’s first fashion film festival having screened over 75 short films, which has featured local and international artists. DFFF continues to provide a platform for artists to engage the technical elements of film, creatively, while providing audiences with a unique insight into the ideas driving the fashion industry.
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About Richard Stursberg:
Richard Stursberg has spent his career in media. He has been the Chairman of the Canadian Television Fund, the CEO of Telefilm Canada and the head of English services at the CBC. His book, The Tower of Babble, about his experiences in Canadian media, was named one of the best books of 2012 by the Globe and Mail. He was described by The Walrus as “a bad man”.”
About THE COLLECTIONS™:
THE COLLECTIONS™ is a privately owned company based in Toronto, Canada offering services in designer management, creative production and events. The company was founded through a collective vision of shared values and inspired by Toronto’s community of tastemakers, society and cultural influencers, who have a strong appreciation for fashion, music and the arts. Follow THE COLLECTIONS™ on Twitter @FSNCOLLECTIONS become a fan of THE COLLECTIONS™ on Facebook www.facebook.com/FSNCollections. For more inform
About ISTOICA:
Official DIScONNECT™ FASHION FILM FESTIVAL event partner, ISTOICA is a full-service Video/Audio Production company based in Toronto.
Working together since 2003 under the name ISTOICA, Jessica and Chris work as photographers and filmmakers in art and fashion around the world. Technically curious and stylistically inventive, they have had the pleasure of shooting over twenty fashion weeks. Their talent for experimental and haptic filmmaking has led them to direct music videos and the film LOVE YA that screened at Hot Docs, Toronto in 2014.