The show was a holistic experience. The visuals were especially surprising. They reflect a very artistic approach that transported me to some very nice spots. Ethereal, I’d say. The images of Bush flipping the bird were a crowd favorite. And Jay Walker taking the mic was the high point of the evening. The overall comment for the night: “underestimated.”
Exo7 has become the success it is because of the unique way that Sébastien and Maya established the brand through the creative communication of strict aesthetic values using sleek, clean and polished design.
Exo7 has staked a well-earned claim on the design map, more specifically that of the web, and has since spawned an explosion of signature projects mixing high-end chic with street-honed branding that continues to grant them rare credibility.
Exo7 is based on the profound belief in the intimacy of the complete sensory experience that they offer. Maya explains this by the recurring leitmotif of pure light in every project they take on. This translates in design that refuses to adhere to a soulless mass experience. Instead, focus is placed on a strongly-felt private experience. Affection over information is the trigger.
This never-waning dedication to building strong ties stems from the top. Exo7 has always advocated a high level of sought-after transparency in everything they do and with everyone they do it with. This is why they are at the core of a growing Montreal-based creative collective poised to work with like-minded creators and web strategists on an international scale.
Exo7 remain staunchly committed to their rejection of fluctuating trends and same-field influence. The company remains committed to investment in creativity, collectivity, and the constant renewal of the vocabulary of the beautiful.
Patrick recognizes that the competition is quite fierce and is rather surprised, though quite pleasantly, with the votes he’s been getting. Check out his entry with the song “All I Need.” And vote.
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With All Due Respect are putting on their Montreal show tonight at National. So if you haven’t decided what to do on this fine Friday night, your choice should veritably stop here. The duo promises an overload of all your senses starting with Millimetrik opening as well as a special line-up of DJs following the WADR set. Come share the purifying angst of the looming apocalypse.
Patrick Boivin ranks 17th in the Radiohead/aniBoom contest. The winner gets to direct a Radiohead video for a song culled from the “In Rainbow” album. Radiohead will choose the grand winner June 30th and grant him or her $10,000 to animate the full length version of their submission. Vote for your favorite submission.
La boîte de production Quatre Zéro Un vient d’accueillir Jérémie Saindon, réalisateur des récents vidéoclips d’Omnikron, Numéro et We are Wolves. Saindon, qui vient de compléter la réalisation de projets pour Adidas et Tourisme Montréal, développe un film pour le Musée d’art contemporain et son premier court métrage, qui sera produit par Remstar.
I don’t know if it’s the plain in-yer-face sensibility that gets to us, but Larry Clark is just… what is it… without artifice. It’s the truth. Stripped bare. Down. Dirty. But it’s so damn jubilant and redeeming. The storytelling is always from the same initiatory point of you: kids. What they know. What we don’t. From Tulsa to Ken Park, the controversy continues.
Here, Larry Clark discusses censorship at the Sydney Film Festival. Clark’s brand of reality-testing is not for everyone. Oh well, their loss.
“This is Canada speaking, loud and clear, quirky and unashamed to be itself. This is surely one of the most audacious and fresh poetic debuts of the new Canadian century.” This is Todd Swift speaking. He is speaking about Jacob McArthur Mooney’s The New Layman’s Almanac. “A rollicking debut from a young enthusiast with Walt Whitman’s beaming sincerity.” Just so you know, Jacob McArthur Mooney is a Nova Scotian now living in Mississauga, Ontario. He is poetry editor with the always controversial web journal ThievesJargon.com (which any self-respecting writer should already know about) and the founder of The Facebook Review. Back to Todd Swift. Sadly, the Globe and Mail does not offer the full article online. But do write us and we will gladly email it to you. Swift’s latest poetry collection is called Winter Tennis which Mooney quite fraternally but no less adeptly reviews here.
Hot Docs et Astral Media ont dévoilé mercredi l’identité des candidats ayant mis la main sur une bourse pour participer à la prochaine édition du festival du 17 au 27 avril. Le concours s’adressait aux étudiants et apprentis documentaristes du Québec et de la Colombie-Britannique intéressés à prendre part aux activités professionnelles du Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF) et aux sessions d’information lors de l’événement.
«Nous sommes enthousiastes face au volume et la qualité des candidatures reçues, alors que le programme n’en est qu’à sa première année d’existence», a fait savoir Jean-Pierre Laurendeau, VP programmation de Canal D et membre du comité de sélection. Félicitations, Duncan!
