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The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society (AMAAS) is an arts service organization that aims to advocate, educate and celebrate the media arts in Alberta.

06/11/2026

We are so excited to be joined by three amazing media artists/collectives to start the AMAAS Media Arts Tour in Lethbridge!

Hosted at Casa and moderated by Lethbridge Board member Danielle Wintrip, we will be chatting with David Hoffos, Kels Valenzuela Delamarter, and StrudelBrand about their unique artistic practices, and the successes and challenges of being a media artist in Lethbridge.

Register before June 15 to get early bird pricing! Go to: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/amaas-media-arts-tour-lethbridge-edition

David Hoffos received their BFA from the University of Lethbridge in 1994. Since 1992, Hoffos’s multi-disciplinary practice has been showcased in over 40 solo exhibitions at institutions in Canada, the U.S.A., Switzerland, Spain, and Portugal. Notable venues include the National Gallery of Canada, Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Art Gallery of Ontario, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fundació Joan Miró - and the Southern Alberta Art Gallery where Hoffos’s monumental installation series Scenes from the House Dream debuted in 2009. They have received awards, including the Images Grand Prize in 2007, and the inaugural 2002 Sobey Art Award (2nd place).

Kels Valenzuela Delamarter (she/her) is a biracial Pilipino-Canadian filmmaker, writer, and digital artist based in Treaty 7 territory and in the city of Lethbridge, Alberta. She is the host and creator of the video podcast Q***r in Alberta and the co-director and co-producer of the upcoming documentary film, Beki na, Breadwinner Pa! on Telus Optik TV. Kels sits as a director and advisor on the board’s of the Canadian Museums Association, the BC Museums Association's 2SLGBTQIA+ Advisory Circle, and Telefilm Canada’s Q***ring the Screen. Through her work in heritage and film, Kels strives to share heartfelt, fun, and intersectional representations of life in Alberta today.

STRUDELBRAND is a community-minded, arts-based visual marketing powerhouse focused on producing innovative work within the greater Lethbridge area. Just think of us as a giant, interactive public art display. Our mission is simple: we want you to see the beauty of Lethbridge, everywhere you look. And film is our medium.

06/09/2026

The Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society’s Annual General Meeting for 2026 will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 6:30PM. Register to receive a Zoom invite to attend virtually at: https://www.amaas.ca/amaas-agm/

Our president, Jamie McRae and Executive Director, Vicki Van Chau will be presenting reports for the year, as well as hear updates from Membership & Projects Coordinator, Sophia Lengle and Edmonton Community Coordinator, Shawn Tse. Board Treasurer Sharon Kahanoff will be presenting the Financial Statements for the 2025/2026 fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

We will also be electing new board members for a 3-year term and are particularly interested in members that live outside Edmonton or Calgary. If you’re interested in running to be on the AMAAS Board of Directors, send a letter of intention to [email protected] by June 22 for consideration.

You must be a member of AMAAS to have voting privileges. To sign up or renew your membership, go to amaas.ca.

06/05/2026

AMAAS’ biennial Media Arts Tours continues, this time in Lethbridge on Saturday, June 27! 🚌

Take a curated tour of Lethbridge’s media arts community, while networking with media artists and professionals across Alberta!

Register before June 15 and for only $60, you can hop on the private coach bus in Calgary at 9AM and head to Lethbridge while watching a curated screening program by the Lethbridge International Film Festival! This package also includes a curated media arts tour with catered lunch and dinner, before heading back to Calgary at 10PM!

Don't need the bus? The full day tour with lunch & dinner is only $30 if you register by June 15!

The tour includes stops at Casa, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, and Lethbridge Polytechnic, featuring Lethbridge media artists David Hoffos, Kels Valenzuela Delamarter (host of Q***R IN ALBERTA podcast), STRUDELBRAND!, game demos by Lethbridge Game Developers Guild and more!

For more info, go to amaas.ca or https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/amaas-media-arts-tour-lethbridge-edition

05/12/2026

Curious about Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada funding for media art projects?

Join laura jeanne lefave, a Program Officer for the Artistic Creation and Artist Driven Organizations components of the Explore and Create program at the Canada Council for the Arts, as she demystifies the process! Her specializations are Digital Arts and New Media, Media Arts (moving image practices), and Visual Arts, so this is your chance to ask all your questions you've ever had about preparing a proposal for Canada Council!

This FREE webinar will be held online via Zoom on Saturday, May 23 from 1PM - 2:30PM. Please register here to get the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/8KVPe8u18xgPMfrJA

04/28/2026

FascinAsian Film Festival - Edmonton is happening next month from May 12-16 and we're so excited to be a part of it!

Join AMAAS on Friday May 15, 6 p.m., at the Landmark Cinemas 9 Edmonton City Centre for a FREE Industry Panel Discussion: Off the Beaten Filmmaker's Path!

This free event is an open, candid industry conversation that centres non‑traditional routes into filmmaking: careers that began through community storytelling, self-funded projects, online platforms, adjacent creative industries, cultural work, activism, or learning-by-doing outside film school and legacy systems. This panel invites local filmmakers to share how they built momentum without waiting for permission—how they found collaborators, sustained themselves financially, navigated gatekeeping, and defined success on their own terms. Panelists will speak honestly about detours, setbacks, hybrid careers, and the creative strategies that helped them survive and thrive in an industry not designed with them in mind. Whether you’re emerging, mid-career, or redefining your relationship to film, this conversation aims to validate alternative journeys and spark new ideas for forging a path that reflects who you are, where you come from, and how you want to create.

Panelists: Joselito II De Los Angeles, Omar Mouallem, Anne Mueller
Moderator: Vicki Van Chau
Co-presented by Alberta Media Arts Alliance Society
Co-sponsor: Alberta Media Production Industries Association

RSVP for a limited free spot here: https://edmonton.fascinasian.ca/schedule/industry-panel-discussion-off-the-beaten-filmmaker-s-path-free-69c88db982b849f4992a46dc

04/22/2026

We had an amazing weekend attending the 23rd edition of . There are still 5 days of the 11 day festival left to check out! Located . Congratulations on another amazing festival and we look forward to CUFF.Docs coming up in Nov.

I heard that both screenings of The History of Concrete sold out awhile ago, but there is still the concrete inspired softserve to experience!

I made sure to check out the 2026 CUFFcade in the moments before screenings and my many visits to the concession🍿 🍫

It was so fun bumping into some members of the Klee team after the screening, thank you for the chat and the photo together. I had been wanting and waiting to see Klee ever since actor, graphic designer and fellow AUArts alum posted about her involvement with the project more than a year ago!

Incase you haven't heard about the film:

KLEE follows an alien who is sent to earth and tasked with a mission to invade, seduce, and terminate a family of colonizers in 19th century Saskatchewan.

writing and direction
Gavin Baird

producer(s)
Gavin Baird, Kyle Zurevinski, Jacob Farrell, Kayla Peters

Cast
seth cardinal dodginghorse, Hannah Brennen, Gin Fedotov, Joan Mylymok

04/21/2026

Thanks festival team for the beautiful opening ceremony - great catching up with , dancing to .daniels.music and , enjoying the stew and bannock, and much more.

The program is incredible and showcases Indigenous Animations, Documentaries, and Shorts from around the world.

We watched the doc .puna.ora.film following three exceptional Tahitian women who unite to protect their cherished beach from privatization, determined to prevent their island from facing the same challenges as Tahiti.

You can catch this important film and many other as the festival continues with virtual screenings and workshops April 20-26!

04/20/2026

Had a great weekend at and meeting so many talented Lethbridge and Albertan filmmakers! 🙌🏻🎞️

Congrats to Tess Mitchell and her team on their 4th festival! 👏✨

04/15/2026

We took over the Lower Rotunda at the Alberta Legislature Building yesterday for the CREATIVES IN THE HOUSE event, presented by Alberta Partners for Art and Culture (APAC), to shine a light on the impact of arts and culture industries in Alberta! We had a variety of amazing art performances and speakers throughout the day that advocated and celebrated our sector! 🙌🏻✨

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