Artie's film gets lovely notice in Brooklyn! 2007-11-11 After being somewhat snubbed at the actual screening itself - (How? Well, they verified several times that I would be there and then neglected to introduce me to the audience - it took another film director from France, the talented Manuel Schapira, to drag me up to receive the lackluster applause) I found this very lovely, insightful review of the film by Julia Ann Sirmons. Check it out.http://www.newyorkcool.com/archives/2007/June/film-brooklyn.htm On the festival grind 2007-11-11 Amoung others, "Artie's film" has played the Brno16 festival in the Czech Republic, Kan 2007 and Stopklata in Poland and currently, the Siena Short Film Festival in Italy. We have been to Siena before with "Leonard..." and "the love rack" but I have never been able to attend.http://www.cortoitaliacinema.com/enghomefestival.htm Artie's Film to Play Brooklyn Film Festival 2007-05-08 ARTIE'S FILM has been selected for the Brooklyn Film Festival, which runs from June 1 to 10, 2007. Festival details and screening times can be found at: wbff.org Jacob will be on site for a Q&A after the screening. New mtl-art film on its way 2006-06-15 Last night (June 14), Jacob and Tony finished the sound work on ARTIE'S FILM at Studio La Majeure in Montreal. Tony's father Tom Babinski came in to provide voice over work. He did an excellent job, lending the film a great deal of emotional weight. The film will be striped and completed on Wednesday of next week. Official premiere to follow soon. Once again, Tony and Jacob thank Denis-Eric Pednault for his amazing sound engineering skills. Dancing About Architecture again 2006-02-28 The mtl-ART film "Dancing About Architecture" will be re-broadcast on Bravo! as part of a series of short films about architecture. The broadcast is scheduled for March 17 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. E.S.T. "Leonard Light my Cigarette!" screens on February 11 2006-01-30 "Leonard, Light My Cigarette" has been selected to be screened at an upcoming Bravo!FACT & MaxFACT event in Québec City. The screening will take place at Musée de la Civilisation, auditorium 1, 85 rue Dalhousie, Québec on Saturday, 11 February 2006 at 1:30 p.m. One jazzy step closer 2005-10-15 Jacob and Tony met with their talented musical friends John Sadowy and Adam Over to produce a jazz score for ARTIE'S FILM, the long-awaited 5th mtl-ART film, recently. They were joined by extremely talented drummer Jim Doxas at his Dad's studio, George Doxas's studio de son. Jacob is currently wrapping up the sound edit for the film, which should come out soon. Here is a shot of Jacob's back, John and Adam in studio. tonybabinski.com online 2005-10-14 Sister site online. Visit www.tonybabinski.com "Love Rack" could shoot in Spring 2004 2003-09-29 Tony and Jacob's feature film script for "The Love Rack" has been optioned to Infinity Media Inc. of Vancouver. Here is the official press release: PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE "THE LOVE RACK" MOVES TO THE BIG SCREEN Jacob Potashnik and Tony Babinski option screenplay to Infinity Media of Vancouver. Montreal (September 30, 2003) — Montreal screenwriters Jacob Potashnik and Tony Babinski have optioned their feature film screenplay The Love Rack to Vancouver-based Infinity Media. The Love Rack is to be directed by Steven Goldmann , with production planned for early Spring 2004. The Love Rack, based on a story by Potashnik, was the basis for an award-winning experimental short film of the same name produced by Potashnik and Babinski with the support of Bravo!FACT, in 1999. It is described as "a film noir set in Montreal and Cuba". In addition to producing a series of experimental short films under the mtl/ART banner, Potashnik and Babinski co-wrote a screen adaptation of Leonard Cohen’s Beautiful Losers for Cinémaginaire. Montreal native, Steven Goldmann is a multi-award-winning director of music videos featuring such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, and others…. His latest project – the IMAX film Our Country -- is opening in large format theaters across North America this fall. Steven now lives in Los Angeles. The Love Rack is his first feature. Infinity Media recently produced the critically acclaimed feature The Snow Walker, named one of the top 10 films at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival by the Associated Press and honoured by the Vancouver International Film Festival as its closing night gala. "Dancing" Drummer featured in September 2003 issue 2003-08-22 Ganesh Anandan, who did such a wonderful job of arranging and playing various finger drums (with zarb player Zya Tabassian) on the "Dancing About Architecture" soundtrack, is featured in the September 2003 issue of "Modern Drummer". He is included in the magazine's coverage of the 2003 Cape Breton drum festival . The magazine features Keith Moon on the cover. Ganesh is currently writing two pieces for Ensemble Modern of Germany and will perform them in Berlin, Paris and Switzerland in November. For more information about Ganesh and his work, visit: www.fingerworks.org To read an extract from the article, press the link below. "The Love Rack Theme 1" licensed again. 2002-12-13 "The Love Rack Theme 1", used in Episode 3 of "Cirque:The Fire Within", has been licensed for use in the re-edited version of Episode 4, to be broadcast on U.S. television. The show will be seen on Bravo! in the states, on January 6, 2003 (t.b.c.). The Cirque du Soleil documentary/reality tv series was broadcast on Global TV in Canada in the Fall of 2002. "Beautiful Losers": the final update 2002-12-02 Since news of a possible film production of "Beautiful Losers" was made public several years ago, people have been asking us when it will hit the screens. Sadly it is not to be. The official word is Leonard Cohen has decided that, for complicated and personal reasons, he does not want to see the film made after all. That's showbiz. Cheers, Jacob and Tony "The Love Rack Theme 1" heard on "The Fire Within" 2002-09-19 Part of "The Love Rack Theme 1" will be heard on the Sunday, September 22 episode of "The Fire Within" (episode 2 of a 13-part docudrama). Listen for it after Cirque President Guy Laliberté expresses dissatisfaction with the routine presented by two of the young performers the series follows as they prepare for "Varekai". The show airs on Sunday, September 22 at 7:00 p.m. on Global. "The Love Rack Theme 1" to be heard on 'The Fire Within' 2002-07-26 "The Love Rack Theme 1" has been licensed for use in Episode 3 of "The Fire Within", a new docu-drama about the making of Cirque du Soleil's latest show, "Varekai". It will air in Canada on the Global network this Fall. The show will also air on Bravo! in the U.S. mtl-ART site now hosted by HTC. 2002-07-24 HTC of Montreal, who have done a wonderful job of creating and maintaining this site since its introduction in 2000, are now hosting it as well. The site is powered by IgnitionWeb, a CMS tool well worth looking into. Once again, we offer our thanks to HTC and its President, Tom Kouri. If there's a nicer guy in North American marketing communications, we haven't met him yet. "SPOTTING LAYTON" WASHINGTON, D.C. SCREENING: August 3 2002-06-11 "Spotting Layton" will be screened at the Screening Room, the year-round repetory arm of the Washington Jewish Film Festival, on Saturday, August 3, 2002, in Washington, D.C. NEW INTERVIEW AT MP3.COM 2002-05-13 MP3.com carried out an extensive interview with Tony on May 3. It has been posted on the link below.http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/302/tony_babinski_audio_interview.html "LEONARD" PART OF NATIONAL POETRY MONTH AT MP3.COM 2002-04-12 April is National Poetry Month in the U.S.A., and mp3.com has marked the event by creating a special page. "Leonard light my Cigarette!" is among the featured mp3s, alongside poems by artists including Gayle Brandeis, Viggo Mortensen, Meshell Ndegeocello and India Arie. Check it out on link below :http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/294/national_poetry_month_2002.html SEATTLE SCREENING DETAILS 2002-03-27 "Leonard light my Cigarette!" will be part of a Bravo!FACt screening hosted by Eleventh Hour Productions. Place: The Oseo Gallery, in Seattle (corner 14th and Pike on Capitol Hill) Date and Time: Friday, May 3rd 10:30 p.m. "Leonard" plays Seattle Poetry Festival 2002-03-13 "Leonard light my Cigarette!" will be screened May 3rd,2002, at the Seattle International Poetry Festival. For more information on the festival, go to the link below. Thanks to Judy Gladstone at Bravo!FACT for making it happen (again).http://www.poetryfestival.org "Leonard" to play in Washington, D.C. 2002-02-01 Rounding out its mini-tour of national capitals, "Leonard" will be shown at the Washington Jewish Literary Festival, along with the Canadian documentary, "The Song of Leonard Cohen", in the Fall. The Literary Festival runs October 6th - 9th, 13th - 16th. Details to follow, as they become available. "Leonard" makes the National Archives in Ottawa 2002-02-01 We have been contacted to submit copies of "Leonard, light my Cigarette!" to the National Library of Canada, in Ottawa. The Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services department of the library writes: "material received…is preserved in the permanent collection of the National Library, where it is made available for research and consultation. In addition, most titles are also listed in Canadiana, the national bibliography." "Havana Suite" EP now available 2001-11-21 Over the last year, there have been requests for a CD containing just the music from "The Havana Suite" section of the "music from the mtl-art project" CD. A specially-priced EP of "The Havana Suite" is now available at mp3.com. To check it out, visit: "Leonard, Light My Cigarette" Vancouver Screening 2001-10-15 "Leonard, light My Cigarette!" is playing at the Vancouver Videopoem Festival, a spoken-word film/video festival. The festival runs from November 8 to 12 "Leonard, light My Cigarette!" screens on Sunday, November 11th, at 7:30 p.m. tickets: $7 at door Tel 604 535 8588 New Music by Tony Babinski and Robert Marchand 2001-10-15 We have posted a new piece of music by Tony Babinski and Robert Marchand, called "Baupumn 2". Tony explains: "I recorded a piano piece at home called ‘Baupumn’, as one of a series of experiments for what people will someday hear on the ‘Artie’s Film’ soundtrack. It was very skeletal, a kind of bop, Autumnul deconstruction. I sent it to Robert, and he really caught fire. He used bits of the piano piece I recorded and built this hypnotic piece around it. The original piano was recorded at home, with my Korg u20 synth miked into a Sony Mini-Disc. It was captured directly from the mini-disc to Sound Edit, where I added a few effects and sent it as an MP3 to Robert. He did the rest on Digital Performer and Pro Tools. I think it shows him at his best." New photo... 2001-10-15 … of a new plant, by Jacob New prose... 2001-10-15 Tony explores his French roots in "Diving in Deep". Jacob appears in "Behind-the scenes" Leonard Cohen video 2001-08-27 As some of you already know, Jacob (quite coincidentally) was asked to Production Manage a video for Leonard Cohen by Floria Siggismundi shot at Habitat, of all places. He can be seen talking briefly with Leonard at Habitat at a new site put up in support of L.C.’s new album (see link below). Jacob appears in the third Quicktime video from the right, where Leonard is seen tipping his hat. Jacob is the guy in the red shirt. It’s in the "behind the scenes" section. Tony visited the set briefly. No news about "Beautiful Losers", but a pleasant social call.http://www.leonardcohen.com Tony's music featured at peoplesound.com 2001-06-01 The A&R team at peoplesound.com, which bills itself as "Europe's No1 Music web site" has accepted material from Tony's "music from the mtl/ART project" . To view the page, which includes an excellent photo by Paul Abraham, go to:http://www.peoplesound.com/artist/tonybabinski New mtl /Art Film Online! 2001-06-01 Jacob and Tony have submitted a new film, entitled "Uno Cortado", to the 8th annual One Minute Festival in Sao Paolo, Brasil. Festival entrants were asked to submit a one minute film that best encapsulated the last millenium "Uno Cortado" can be viewed online. For more information about the One Minute Festival, visit http://www.uol.com.br/minuto. Jacob wins WGC Top Ten Award. 2001-05-01 In April, Jacob picked up a 2001 Writer' Guild of Canada Award for "Stardom", the feature film he co-wrote with Denys Arcand. New song! 2001-04-01 You can now hear a sneak preview from Tony's second CD-in-progress. It's called "Marguerita", co-written with Robert Marchand, and you can hear it at http://www.mp3.com/tonybabinski, or at http://www.garageband.com/song?*wiB89cxBQhzin1246w$$ Jacob and Tony at work on new mtl/ART film 2001-03-21 Jacob and Tony have been working on a new mtl/ART short called "Artie's Film", which they expect to be out in Fall of 2002 (if not sooner!). Here, for your information and entertainment, is the project description: "Artie's film" is an homage, in image and sound, to Pulitzer Prize-winning comic book artist Art Spiegelman. The film addresses issues of alienation and declining morality. The appropriated images were filmed in and around Washington Square in New York city in the summer of 1980. They consist of people's faces, children, animals and the facades of surrounding buildings. There is a distinct graphic strategy at work which describes the world of the artist, much as the comic book panel both frames and liberates the content within. In many images the "framing" is reoriented, challenging the renaissance notion of the "frame" itself. The viewer is faced with a compelling contradiction; there is a palpable sense of isolation and loneliness in these images of one of the world's most populated cities . The film is a visual manifestation of the cliché, "Alone in a crowd." This duality is explored in depth through the sound score. The themes worked out in the film are similar to those explored in Spiegelman's work; the effects of the past on the present and future, the still reverberating shock of the Holocaust to the body social and politic, the workings of fate/chance on the individual, and the abdication of moral responsibility. Lastly, the film assesses Montreal's aesthetics as they relate to New York, the great metropolis of the 20th century. In his work Spiegelman has reclaimed the figure of the "cosmopolitan," the person who considers the entire world as his rightful heritage and who is unchained by provincial or nationalist concerns. Montreal, in it's embrace of high-minded European, and mass culture American comic book art, and it's polyglot, multi-cultural/linguistic roots, is the cosmopolitan city of Spiegelman's dreams. (Download a PDF preview of "Artie's Film") Spill Magazine Review 2001-03-11 This review, which recently appeared online, was first published last fall in Spill Magazine of Toronto: Tony Babinski music from the mtl/ART project Scratch N' Sniff Music Inc. Check Out Their Site! Compelling, if a bit inaccessible and off the beaten path, this is Tony Babinsky's first CD and the accompaniment to a series of short films by he and his partner Jacob Potashnik under the mtl/ART project moniker. One of these, "Leonard... Light My Cigarette!", the most well-known, received beaucoup airplay on the snooty tv-too-good-for-tv BRAVO station. The release timed to coincide with a screenings of "Dancing About Architecture" the latest in the series which pays homage to a number of luminaries including, obviously, Leonard Cohen. When things work here, it's the soft contemplative beats, underscoring the spoken word. When things don't work so well, its easy to imagine that its because you are hearing the work outside of its intended context. - James McGarry Read the archived review. Yet Another Kind Review 2001-03-01 "Music from the mtl/ART project" just received another kind review in the University of Toronto's "Varsity Review". To read the online review, go to: http://www.campuslife.utoronto.ca/groups/varsity/archives/121/oct16/review/hotwax.html Scroll down. It's about halfway down the page. "The Love Rack" to be screened at Montreal Festival 2001-02-28 "The Love Rack" will be screened twice at the 10 Jours 100 Courts short film festival in Montreal in November. There will be two screenings: - Saturday November 25 at 5:00 p.m. - Tuesday November 28 at 9:30 p.m. Both screenings will be held at the Cinéma ONF, 1564 DeMaisonneuve E., in Montreal (near the metro Berri-UQAM). "Dancing About Architecture" and "The Love Rack" to be screened at Polish Festival 2000-10-15 Jacob and Tony finally return to their roots! During their recent showing in Brno, "The Love Rack" and "Dancing About Architecture" were picked up for screening at the "Off Cinema Festival" in Posnan, Poland. The festival takes place in Posnan from November 16 to 19, 2000. "The Love Rack" and "Dancing About Architecture" win Austrian Accolades 2000-09-01 "The Love Rack" and "Dancing About Architecure" received awards at the 2000 "Festival der Nationen" in Linz, Austria. "The Love Rack" received an Honourable Mention. "Dancing About Architecture" received an Honourable Mention with the citation that the jury found the video "noteworthy". More info is available on http://members.pgv.at/filmamateure/ebensee.htm A Very Nice Review 2000-07-01 "Music from the mtl/ART project" received a very nice review at "In Music We Trust", a website dedicated to new music. You can read the review at: http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/cgi/article.cgi?32r31 "The Love Rack" In Official Competition At Brno Film Festival. "Dancing About Architecture" Also To Be Shown 2000-05-20 "The Love Rack" has been entered into official competition at the International Selective Competition of Non-Commercial Short Feature Films and Videofilms in Brno, Czech Republic. The festival takes place from October 19t to October 22. "Dancing About Architecture" will also be screened. Jacob will attend the screening, to take place at Bretislav Bakala Hall, 6, Zerotino namesti (Square). He will be accompanied by actor Pierro Hirsch (Religion, The D.J.). "Dancing About Architecture" Screened In Toronto 2000-05-15 "Dancing About Architecture" will also be screened in Toronto in October. The film part of the "Dance on Film" event presented by Bravo!FACT at the Royal Cinema, 606 College Street, on October 17 , at 8:00 p.m.. The Dance on Film event is part of the Moving Pictures film festival in Toronto. Tony will attend. If you haven't seen "Dancing About Architecture" yet, we have posted a RealPlayer clip here. We will post clips of our other films as soon as we can. "Dancing About Architecture" to premiere on Bravo! (Canada) on March 23! 2000-01-01 Canada's Arts Station to broadcast mtl/ART film inspired by the work of architect Moshe Safdie. Bravo!, Canadian's Arts Station, will premiere "Dancing About Architecture", the latest short film from the mtl/ART project, between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m., on March 15th. According to Paul Gerard, Head of Programming for Bravo!, the film will then enter heavy rotation on Bravo!, with broadcasts three times per week, until the end of April. It will then be switched to lighter rotation in the weeks to follow. Please check your listings for cable position (will vary depending on where you live, and your cable provider). "Dancing About Architecture" was produced in association with Bravo!FACT. Bravo!FACT films are generally broadcast between 7:00 and 7:30 p.m. most evenings, though exceptions may occur. Interested viewers are advised to consult Bravo! by logging onto http://www.bravo.ca/, or calling (416) 591-7400. Tony talks up Dancing About Architecture and music from the mtl/ART project on the CBC: 2000-01-01 Tony was interviewed for the afternoon drive show on CBC Radio One in Montreal on April 5. The following is a transcript from the show: TRANSCRIPT: MUSIC: INTRO TO DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE, FADES UNDER & ANNE-LAGAC DOWSON: Jenette Kelley is in now in with the Arts Report. Jenette! A little new music &funky stuff there! JENETTE KELLEY: Yes, that's music from a soundtrack of a film called: Dancing About Architecture. It's a film that's part of the mtl/ART project & Montreal Art Project & a tribute to Montreal artists and Montreal phenomena, this one to dance and architecture, more specifically Habitat 67 with its architect Moshe Safdie. Tony Babinski wrote and co-produced the album, and the short film Dancing About Architecture is playing on Bravo! television all through the month of April and May. It's the fourth in his series of art films about Montreal that he's produced with his partner Jacob Potashnik. And so I asked him where this came from, this idea of the mtl/ART project. TONY BABINSKI (PRE-RECORDED): The mtl/ART project got started in 1994 when I was inspired to write a spoken word piece called "Spotting Layton" which was inspired by a true-life encounter I had with Irving Layton in the sauna at the YMCA & J.K..: (LAUGHS) TONY: & and that came to me in kind of an automatic flash, and I called my friend Jacob Potashnik, who's a film-maker, and asked him if he would be interested in making a short film based on what I'd written. He got very excited about it, and we made it . (This was independently produced, I payed for it myself). J.K.: And this was the beginning of the project? TONY: This was the beginning of the project that inspired us to make a series of short, experimental films inspired by the work of artists from Montreal, or, you know, adopted by Montreal, or who seem to somehow encapsulate the Montreal experience. J.K.: (TO A.L.D.) So one of these films that came out of the project is "Light my Cigarette, Leonard Cohen" (sic.), which has led to a deal to write a movie script for the two partners & A.L.D.: And an encounter with Leonard himself & J.K.: &exactly. Their latest film, Dancing About Architecture pays tribute to Moshe Safdie and Habitat 67. TONY (PRE-RECORDED INERVIEW): We have this kind of obsession with Expo '67. J.K. (LAUGHS) TONY: There's a real Expo '67 feel in Leonard, light my Cigarette! as well, but particularly in Dancing About Architecture, where we took these different dancers from a variety of ethnic dance troupes and set them against Habitat. It's our homage not only to Moshe Safdie, but to the whole multi-cultural, international spirit that informed the Expo 67 project. J.K.: One of the parts of the film talks about the feeling that they were creating a utopia when Habitat 67 was built. Can you tell me a little more about that building? TONY: Well, we had the good fortune of interviewing Moshe Safdie himself for the film, and he's on the soundtrack reading from a poetic statement of his own architectural principles. And when he read it to us, it occurred to me that he's not afraid of Utopian thinking. In other words, Habitat itself was planned as a re-invention of urban living. Moshe Safdie is still much concerned with urban lving, how to improve life in cities, and Habitat is an experiment in how you can fit people in high-density areas while respecting their individuality and needs for light, space, harmony &and what was very impressive about Safdie was that in an age which is pretty cynical, right now, he has the courage to think ahead, to think 50 years ahead, or 100 years ahead, and say: how can we improve life? A.L.D.: (TO J.K.) You know, that was kind of an inspiring thought about Safdie, but this is kind of a nice art film, it's not just for people like you and I who go to all kinds of art events & J.K. Yes, exactly. It's got that great soundtrack, lots of energy &there's dancers from several different countries: Haiti, Korea, Quebec. There's some Scottish dancers, and they all kind of twirl around in space around these blocks of the building. A.L.D.: There's lots of movement. There's nothing static about this building, the way they shot it. J.K.: & and what he calls & building blocks of beauty: those are Moshe Safdie's words. So it runs for five minutes, it's on the Bravo! channel. It will be screened about three times a week, April and May, between 7:00 and 7:30 in the evening. The films in the collection have also been picked up for distribution outside of Montreal, and the CD is available in record stores. A.L.D. Good stuff! Thanks very much for telling us about it. That's Jenette Kelley with the Arts Report. Various mtl/ART films to play at festivals in Toronto, Houston, Dawson City and Yorkton 2000-01-01 We have learned that arious films from the mtl/ART project have been accepted for screenings at various festivals in and outside of Canada.Here is a list. We will post more detailed information about screening times, locations, etc.. as soon as it comes in: 1. "Leonard Light My Cigarette" is being screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival on May 10, 2000 at 4:00 p.m. . "Dancing About Architecture" will also be screened at this time Tony may be there to do a Q & A. 2. The Dawson City film festival will feature "The Love Rack" in April. 3. "Dancing About Architecture" has been nominated for an award at the Houston World film festival in April. 4. Though not accepted for competition, "Dancing About Architecture" will be screened at the Yorkton Film Festival. 5. All the films in the mtl/ART project are being looked at by the director of the Nashville Film Festival who is looking to program at least two of them. Stayed tuned for dates and their final choices. Most of these film festivals have websites of their own. Feel free to check them out if you want more information. "Dancing About Architecture" and "The Love Rack" picked up for broadcast on PBS 2000-01-01 Short TV - a cable show featuring short films from around the world, and seen by 2,000,000 viewers in the New York and L.A. area and on PBS stations across the USA is buying "Dancing About Architecture" and "The Love Rack" to air later in 2000 and frequently for the next two years. We will post broadcast times as soon as we have them. Tony to be featured as guest on Folk Roots/Folk Branches on CKUT. 2000-01-01 Tony has been invited to play some of the music from "music from the mtl/ART project" and speak with host Mike Regenstreif about the album on April 27. The show airs on CKUT, 90.3 F.M. in Montreal, or on the Internet in Real Audio, on Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. The segment with Tony will begin at 10:30 a.m. For more information about "Folk Roots/Folk Branches, visit http://pages.montrealonline.com/ckutfolk Music from the mtl/ART project to be previewed on MuchMore Music's Freshly Pressed. 2000-01-01 "Freshly Pressed", the album review program on MuchMore Music, will feature a brief segment on "music from the mtl/ART project" on April 17. The segment will include clips from the mtl/ART project films, and will air between 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Tony listed in the Listening Lounge at Bravo.ca. 2000-01-01 "music from the mtl/ART project" joins albums by presigious artists such as Diana Krall, Pat Metheny and Van Morrison online. Tony will be featured as the main artist in the "Listening Lounge" at Bravo!'s website for the next few weeks. The Bravo! Listening Lounge can be found at www.bravo.ca The album joins new CDs by Diana Krall, Van Morrison, Path Metheny, Enigma, Kronos Quartert and Charlotte Church. It takes a while for the page to load. Be patient! "Dancing About Architecture" wins Grand Prize at Houston Worldfest 2000-01-01 "Dancing About Architecture" won the Grand Prize Award for the Best Experimental Film/Tape of at the Houston International Festival. The 2000 edition of Worldfest Houston took place in mid-April. "$50 Odd", a short film co-written by Jacob with Stephen Goldmann, also won a prize in another category. We will post details as soon as we get them. "Dancing About Architecture" selected for Arcipelago Film Festival in Rome 2000-01-01 DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE has been selected for the 8th Edition of the Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films & New Images. The festival takes place in Rome from June 5- to June 8, 2000. For more information, contact: ARCIPELAGO Festival Internazionale di Cortometraggi e Nuove Immagini International Festival of Short Films & New Images CP 6154 00195 Roma (Italy) Tel. +39-06-39387246 Fax +39-06-39388262 e-mail: info@arcipelagofilmfestival.org web: http://www.arcipelagofilmfestival.org "music from the mtl/ART Project" reviewed! 2000-01-01 The following review of "music from the mtl/ART Project" appeared in the Thursday, April 27 edition of the "Montreal Gazette". It was written by T'Cha Dunlevy: "Montreal native Tony Babinski's first album is a collection of music written by Babinski to accompany his and partner Jacob Potashnik's mtl/ART project - a 'series of films inspired by...artists such as Leonard Cohen, Moshe Safdie, Irving Layton and Cuban music legend Beny Mor. "It's a rudimentary, poetic foray into the Montreal art comunity's tired, colourful soul, featuring pleas to Cohen (Leonard, light my Cigarette!), an ironic salute to Havana, and various meditations and philosophical musings on the meaning of life under the cross of Mount Royal." Rating: *** "Dancing About Architecture" in the indie spotlight on Much Music 2000-01-01 "Dancing About Architecture" will be broadcast across Canada on Much Music on Thursday, May 25 in the "indie spotlight", between 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. (these shows usually repeat during the 24-hour broadcast cycle, so it will probably be on again later at night and early the next morning). The "Dancing" video will then be broadcast in the "indie spotlight" at later dates and times still to be determined. Check your local listings for details. Tony visits Nashville 2000-01-01 Tony visited Nashville for a screening of "The Love Rack" at the Nashville Independent Film Festival in June. While he was there, he met with several people in the music industry and some people who were interested in discussing "The Love Rack" feature film. Words to "Leonard, light My Cigarette" posted online 2000-01-01 The poem "Leonard, light My Cigarette!" has been posted at the web page for Jones Avenue, the small press publication in which it was published all those years ago. The magazine is a wonderful venue for new poetic voices. "Leonard, light my Cigarette!" at Bravo.Ca 2000-01-01 A complete version of "Leonard, light my Cigarette!" can be viewed online at bravo.ca. Go to: bravo.ca/bravofact/mycigarette.asp While you're there, you can read about Bravo! and Bravo!FACT in depth. "Leonard, Light My Cigarette" to be screened at the Florida Gulf Coast Jewish Film Festival 2001 2000-01-01 "L.L.M.C" will be shown on February 4, 2001, with screening time T.B.A. The festival runs on February 1,3,4 and 8,10,11. For more information, visit www.fgcjff.org. Festival numbers are tel: 813-961-5357, and Fax: 813-962-4072 Jacob shoots for the Soros Foundation in Hungary. 2000-01-01 Over the last few months, Jacob has been busy working on a documentary about the Roma (gypsies) of Hungary, for the Soros Foundation. Read about the European Roma Rights Center and the issues dealt with in the documentary. See some of Jacob's photos of a Roma settlement. The reviews are in! 2000-01-01 More reviews for "Music from the mtl-ART Project" have been appearing on the web. To read what people are saying. Check out the French or English review. "Music from the mtl/ART Project" on Toronto Streets 2000-01-01 Tony has signed a non-exclusive agreement with REVENT Records to sell "music from the mtl/ART Project" on the streets of Toronto. There are several REVENT booths on the Toronto streets (one on Queen street right near the City T.V. empire). Music from the album will be featured on the REVENT compilation CD, which is played at the REVENT listening posts. The album is also for sale. The booths are another innovative and interesting way to bring fresh music to fresh ears. If you live in Toronto, look for the booths and check them out. In the meantime, you can check out REVENT. Stories Can Now Be Printed 2000-01-01 You may have found the various pieces in the PROSE section a little long to read on screen. They can now be printed. Visit the prose section to check it out. Another Kind Review 2000-01-01 A nice review of "Music from the mtl/ART Project" has been posted online, at an MP3 fan station. Among other things, it calls the album "playful" and "gorgeous". To read the review, visit:http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/105/cybermuse_man-full.html "Dancing About Architecture" Screened On Bravo! In October 2000-01-01 "Dancing About Architecture" will be aired as part of the "Best of Bravo!FACT Dance Shorts" in conjunction with the Toronto Moving Pictures Festival on Bravo! from October 16 to October 20, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Check your local listings for the precise station number. For more information about the Moving Pictures festival, call (416) 927-7901.