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Technical internship – digital video distribution, evaluation, and conservation

Paid internship offer

APPLICATION DEADLINE : SEPTEMBER 5, 2025
Vidéographe



DETAILS

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 5, 2025

INTERVIEWS WITH CANDIDATES: September 18 to 24, 2025

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTED CANDIDATE: September 25, 2025

INTERNSHIP PERIOD: October 1, 2025 – March 1, 2026

 

DESCRIPTION

Vidéographe offers an in-depth technical internship focused on developing video skills related to digital cinema projection, databases, digital collections, and platforms, as well as advanced digital video production techniques related to conservation, experimental tools, and installation practices.

 

The internship combines training and practical experience in various specific aspects of digital video, from DCP (Digital Cinema Package) management to learning our custom database software linked to the NAS digital storage system. This internship will allow the successful candidate to strengthen their digital skills, gain practical experience in professional digital environments, and actively contribute to the digital transition of cultural tools.  

 

Internship activities include, but are not limited to:

 

  • inspecting and evaluating new video acquisitions
  • preparing and transcoding files for mastering, archiving, broadcasting, and the web
  • creating DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages) for festivals and cinemas
  • digitizing and inspecting the physical collection
  • monitoring and evaluating digital preservation projects
  • researching and testing new tools for the preservation of older video formats
  • editing and mastering programs for exhibition
  • inspecting and creating subtitles for video
  • managing video files via our custom database software and NAS digital storage system
  • researching and testing new creation tools and software 
  • managing equipment rentals to members via our custom rental inventory software
  • installing digital video equipment for production and exhibition
  • documenting tools, methods, and research via our custom wiki.

 

CONDITIONS

Hours worked per week:  28.00

Hourly wage:  $25.33

 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • Be between the ages of 15-30 years old (at the start of the internship);
  • Be legally entitled to work in Canada (must be either a citizen, permanent resident or person with refugee status);
  • Declare yourself as underemployed (i.e., have a job below your level of education, work part-time, or work in emerging fields where there are few jobs);
  • Have completed post-secondary studies (Interns in Nunavut, Yukon or NWT are not required to meet this criterion);
  • Not be immediately related to the employer.

 

APPLICATIONS

The application must include:

  • A cover letter explaining your motivation
  • An up-to-date resume

 

Applications must be sent in a single PDF file to info@videographe.org with the subject line 

Paid technical internship – application

 

This project is funded by the Government of Canada.

 

© Charlotte Clermont, Plants Are Like People, 2018

Technical Support Program

Call for submissions

Deadline : March 1st, 2022



CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline : March 1st, 2021

* New: 4 calls for submissions per year

Program description

The Technical Support Program is intended to support artists interested in experimentation and in pushing the boundaries of the moving image in all its forms.
This support can be used in the production phase of the project or in the post-production phase.

A total of 4 calls for submissions per year will be made, for which the following are the deadlines;

  • March 1st (for projects that will start between April and June)
  • June 1st (for projects that will start between July and September)
  • September 1st (for projects that will start between October and December)
  • December 1st (for projects that will start between January and March)

Please note that 2 projects per call for submissions will be selected.

Artists selected under this program have free access to:

  • Our editing suites, sound booth and digitizing equipment for a maximum of two weeks. These two weeks can be contiguous or spread over 3 months.
  • Free access to available equipment belonging to Vidéographe.
  • Two meetings with Vidéographe’s team to discuss the project and its circulation potential: one meeting at the start of the project in order to specify the needs and a second meeting at the end of the project.
  • The possibility of organizing a private screening at Vidéographe.

It is not necessary to be a member of Vidéographe to apply; however, should your proposal be accepted, we will ask that you become a member. Once you have signed the agreement, you will have three months to take advantage of the benefits that this program has to offer. Regular membership fees are $50 + tx per year and student membership fees are $25 + tx per year.

We are looking to support independent experimental or documentary works that stand apart for their currency and endeavour to renew the artistic language. We will accept proposals for single-channel video, installation, Web-based work, and all other forms of moving image. We consider all genres—video art, experimental work, fiction, documentary or essay form, animation, dance video, and videoclip. Please note that all works must be independent and non-commercial. Projects of a conventional nature, such as classic short narrative film or television documentary will not be considered.

Once your project is finished, you may submit it for active distribution by Vidéographe. Please note however that acceptance into the Technical Support Program does not guarantee that your work will be distributed.

Required

  • Candidates must possess full editorial and creative control of the project.
  • Projects must be independent and non-commercial.
  • Projects that have received support through this program may not be re-submitted.
  • Student projects are not admissible.
  • We encourage traditionally under-represented artists to submit a project. Vidéographe is driven by the conviction that multiple points of views are necessary to enrich society and the discipline we work in.

Selection process

Works will be chosen by a selection committee made up of Vidéographe staff and members.

Projects that are retained will be subject to a contractual agreement between the artist and Vidéographe. Schedules, revised budgets, and requirements regarding equipment, rooms, and technical support will be planned and clearly laid out, as will the terms and conditions relative to each party.

Application file:

  • Contact information and website if applicable
  • Project description (500 words)
  • Schedule; (Overall project timeline and detailed timeline for support for creation).
  • Technical needs; (Please consult our website for more details on our editing suites and equipment).
  • Resume.
  • Supporting documentation (current or past projects);
  • Maximum 10 minutes of video footage. Please send a link to your video(s). Do not forget to include the password if applicable; and/or maximum 15 images (max: 1024 px wide, 72 dpi); sketches, plans, and mock-ups may also be submitted in PDF format.

Submission of your file

Applications will be accepted by email only. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent. Please write TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROGRAM in the subject heading of your email and send your file to info@videographe.org. Please send your file as a SINGLE PDF document (including links to videos). Files found in the text section of the email will not be taken into account.

Please allow three weeks for a response. Vidéographe chooses eight projects per year.

© Sam Meech

Introduction to Isadora: the video installation toolbox
Sam Meech

WORKSHOP

18-19 octobre 2025 - 10h-17h
Vidéographe – 4550 Rue Garnier, Montréal, QC H2J 3S7

$125 + Taxes



▶ Click here to register  [+]

 

DESCRIPTION: 

Do you want to run two videos on two different screens at the same time? Do you want to easily project your video onto a wall or object?  Do you want to include randomness in your installation? A two-day beginners workshop introducing artists to Isadora interactive video software and exploring how it can be applied to video installations. 

Isadora is mainly used in the visual, interactive and performing arts, from installation to the design of projections for theater and dance. Benefiting from a very active community on help and development forums, this software is a simple, easy-to-understand tool.

In this introductory workshop, participants will learn about multi-channel video and screen setup, synchronization, real-time effects, scene structure, automation and randomization, adding control panels, basic projection mapping, basic interactive triggers, performance optimization, connecting to less common projectors and screens, and more!

 

PRICE: $125 + Taxes

*The workshop includes a one month subscription to Isadora.

*The training will be given in English.

 

Please note that the training room at Vidéographe is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Please note that LSQ and ASL interpreters can be arranged. If you would like an interpreter to be present, please contact Sonya Stefan before registering.

 

Sonya Stefan

info@videographe.org

(514) 521-2116 (ext. 221)