Stay tuned for information on our upcoming 2008 Film Pop Masterclass! 

See below for details on our 2007 masterclass presented by the National Film Board of Canada:

Albert Maysles Comes to Film Pop!

Legendary American filmmaker Albert Maysles has been invited to the upcoming Film Pop Festival, in conjunction with the Pop Montreal International Music Festival. The highlight of this visit will be a three-hour master class presented by the National Film Board of Canada, and in collaboration with les RIDM and FASA, made accessible for both students and professionals on Saturday, October 6th, 2007, from 2:30 until 5:30 at the Tanna Schulich Hall.

Known the world over for his remarkable humanism, lauded by all ranks of the cinema industry, it is a tremendous honour for the Film Pop festival to welcome this luminary so that he may share his insights with Montreal's ever-expanding artistic community through an enlightening class led by local critic and academic Matthew Hays.

Besides the master class, Albert Maysles will be participating in a Q&A session following a projection of his cult classic, Grey Gardens, at 7:30pm that same Saturday in the H-110 amphitheater, Concordia University, 1455 de Maisonneuve W. 5$/students, 8$/general admission, free for Pop Montreal pass holders.

PLEASE RSVP for the MASTER CLASS at maysles@popmontreal.com. Your attendance will be noted and the balance of the fee will be paid upon entrance on Saturday, October 6th.

"My films stick firmly to the belief that the lives of individuals canbe transformed into works of art that can help us better understand oneanother." - A. Maysles

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