NOMFA keeps on growing!

Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards
News Release

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Since 2003, the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards (NOMFA) has grown in size and stature. It has now reached a stage where it must evolve to better meet the needs of the Northern Ontario music and film industries. Music and Film in Motion (MFM) is pleased to announce new expansions to the NOMFA program.

In May 2008, MFM will be adding two new components to the Awards program. The first component is a grassroots industry conference. The goal of this conference will be to create practical skills development and networking opportunities for all participants.

The event will include a networking lounge for participants and industry guests to interact with one another, listening and viewing stations where participants may sample works submitted to the Awards program, as well as skills development programming such as seminars, workshops and panel discussions. This grassroots industry conference will become MFM's key skills development activity, allowing MFM to make the most effective use of its resources and industry connections.

The second component will be a music and film showcase. This showcase will enable us to keep the talent of Northern Ontario's musicians and filmmakers firmly in the spotlight. It will allow music finalists to play more than one song and Best Film finalists to screen more than one minute of their film submissions, as currently happens during the Awards Ceremony. These showcase opportunities will allow us to create a program celebrating a greater number of our music and film nominees.

These two new NOMFA additions will help MFM fulfill its mandate to foster the promotion and development of the music and film industries in Northern Ontario. The conference and showcase will be a part of the Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards, and will be starting on Friday, May 9th , 2008. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 10th, 2008. We will be making further announcements about these exciting additions in early 2008.

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