AHA MEDIA was very pleased to be at Nokia N8 Direct and Project event at Vancouver Art Gallery on Wed Jan 19, 2011

January 22, 2011 ahamedia 1 comment

AHA MEDIA was very pleased to be at Nokia N8 Direct and Project event at Vancouver Art Gallery on Wed Jan 19, 2011.

There were so many amazing short films all made on a Nokia N8 cameraphone! Congratulations to all the filmmakers! 🙂

Below is a photo of the Red Carpet at Nokia N8 Direct and Project event with Jon Ornoy of Animal Mother Films

Below is Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA

Below are Nokia Reps showing what apps can be bought at the OVI store

Below is a photo of Peter Davies, Lorraine Murphy of Raincoaster and Jon Ornoy of Animal Mother Films

Below are tasty bowls of gourmet popcorn!

Below is Lorraine Murphy, April Smith and Jon Ornoy

Below is a beautiful bar with beautiful people at the Nokia N8 Direct and Project event

Below are people enjoying the h’ordeuvres

Below is the DJ spinning some tunes

Below is Lorraine Murphy looking at the Twitter Page for Nokia N8 Direct and Project

Below is Tom Hall of WomWorld Nokia with April Smith

Below is April Smith beside the Nokia N8 Direct and Project sign

Below is Roland Tanglao with Peter Davies about to enjoy the shows!

Below is the program guide

Below is Brian Adler, MC of Nokia N8 Direct and Project

Below are the 3 judges : Brian Adler, RT! and Mindy Miller

Below is Geoff Peters with Marcus Barnes about to watch Geoff’s video

Below are photos of Glenn Letham with his Nokia N8

Below is Roland Tanglao, Trevor Boudreau and Raul Pacheco

Below is RT! with Mindy Miller

Below is Tom Hall filming the Nokia N8 Direct and Project Twitter page

Below is from the movie “The Commuter”, which was filmed entirely on the Nokia N8 in HD, stars Dev Patel as a commuter on his way to his first day of work. In this action-packed short film, Dev battles a killer Traffic Warden, a blind ninja, parkour bankers and comes face-to-face with Pamela Anderson before getting stuck in a lift with Ed Westwick and stealing a Lotus…will he make it in time?

Below Brian Adler announces the winner Josephine Anderson for her video Normal Design

(Thanks to Roland Tanglao for the photo and videos below)

Below April Smith and Josephine Anderson share a smiles!

Below is Glenn Letham with April Smith

Below is Mindy Miller and April Smith

Below is Peter Davies with Tom Hall

Categories: #N8DirectandProject, AHA Media, Animal Mother Films, April Smith, Jon Ornoy, Lorraine Murphy, Mobile Cameraphone Film and Video, Nokia, Nokia Canada, Nokia N8, Peter Davies, Raul Pacheco, Social Media, Tom Hall - Womworld London, Vancouver, Womworld Nokia

April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA were very happy to attend Bombay Sapphire event with Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill and Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

May 12, 2010 ahamedia 3 comments

April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA were very happy to attend Bombay Sapphire event with Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill and Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

This event was “The Bombay Sapphire and Canada’s Guru of the Grill Chef Rob Rainford Spice-up the Summer Season”

Chef Rob Rainford robrainford.com

Merlin Griffiths www.bombaysapphire.com/ca/en/merlin_griffiths/

Bombay Sapphire BombaySapphire.com

“Ready, shake, grill! With the weather heating up and summer just around the corner, everyone is getting ready to fire up their BBQ and show off their grilling expertise to friends and family alike. This year, take your summer entertaining skills to the next level and skip the burgers and beer. Impress your guests with BOMBAY SAPPHIRE gin’s Inspired Cocktail and Cuisine pairings, featuring exclusive recipes from BOMBAY SAPPHIRE and Rob Rainford, host of Canada’s favourite grilling show License to Grill

Inspired by BOMBAY SAPPHIRE botanicals, each dish is rich in worldy, exotic flavours, complimented by the easy mixability of BOMBAY SAPPHIRE dry gin. There is a pairing for every palate, so sip-in every second of summer and ensure your guests leave begging for an invite to your next BBQ.”

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In this video is April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA’s first walk through of Bombay Sapphire event with Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill and Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire in Vancouver May 10, 2010

April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA enjoyed 360 degrees and panoramic views of Vancouver’s skyline and mountain and water views! Thanks to Lena Beyer of Cossette for serving us Sapphire Southside drinks!

This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA has a second walk through of Bombay Sapphire event ( going downstairs ) with Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill and Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, April Smith of AHA MEDIA speaks with Chef Rob Rainford in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA speak with Chef Rob Rainford in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill and Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire welcome everyone to “The Bombay Sapphire and Canada’s Guru of the Grill Chef Rob Rainford Spice-up the Summer Season” event in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire shows a Sapphire Sapphire with Raul Pachecco in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill shows Grilled Tri Tip Steak made with Bombay Sapphire Gin Part 1 in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

This video was filmed by April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill shows Grilled Tri Tip Steak made with Bombay Sapphire Gin Part 2 in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire shows a Sapphire Sangaree made with Bombay Sapphire Gin in Vancouver on May 10 2010

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill shows Sapphire Salsa Fresca made with Bombay Sapphire Gin in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford shows Sapphire Leg of Lamb made with Bombay Sapphire Gin in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire makes a Sapphire Barcelona with Lorraine Murphy in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill makes Smoked Honey Dew Melon Soup with Bombay Sapphire Gin in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video , Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire makes Lavender Blueberry Sapphire Collins with Raul Pacheco and Lorraine Murphy in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Merlin Griffiths of Bombay Sapphire and Chef Rob Rainford of License to Grill give final thoughts on using Bombay Sapphire Gin with cuisine and cocktails in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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In this video, Chef Rob Rainford slices Sapphire Leg of Lamb at Bombay Sapphire event in Vancouver on May 10, 2010

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Below is a photo of Merlin Griffiths, Raul Pacheco and Chef Rob Rainford

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Below is a photo of Raul Pacheco, Lorraine Murphy and Peter Davies

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Below is a photo of Merlin Griffiths, Peter Davies and Chef Rob Rainford

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Below is a photo of Chef Rob Rainford with April Smith

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Please see all 50 photos from our “The Bombay Sapphire and Canada’s Guru of the Grill Chef Rob Rainford Spice-up the Summer Season” event on our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/72157623918942139/

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Bombay Sapphire, Chef Rob Rainford, Community Engagement, Facebook, Lorraine Murphy, Merlin Griffiths, Peter Davies, Raul Pacheco, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver

AHA MEDIA is very proud to help Lorraine Murphy – Night manager/space animator of Coworking at BOB ( Building Opportunites with Business ) in Vancouver

January 12, 2010 ahamedia 5 comments

April Smith and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA are very proud to help Lorraine Murphy – AHA MEDIA’s friend, mentor and Night Manager/Space Animator of the new Coworking@BOB space 163 East Pender St in Vancouver’s Chinatown 🙂

In the photo below, Andrew “Muskie” McKay of BOB explains to Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA the lockers to be installed shortly and available to Coworking@BOB tenants

AHA MEDIA will supporting and helping out at Coworking@BOB 🙂

What we’re offering is a work surface, be it a desk, a chair, a table, a couch, or the bay window, wherever you’re most comfortable. Of course we’ll offer wi-fi and other niceties such as an electronic white board and a projector to facilitate discussion and creative thinking. There’s a fridge for your food, a microwave, filtered water cooler, and secure storage for your bike. The price is a flat $200 per month and includes keyless access.

We’re looking for creative professionals, progressive thinkers, the socially responsible and ecologically conscious who want to be surrounded by others of like mind. Folks who want more than a cubicle and a 9 to 5 and dream of bigger things and a better Vancouver to call home. If this sounds like you, contact Andrew “Muskie” McKay 778-328-7672 or write coworking@bobics.org

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Please read Gillian Shaw of Vancouver Sun article:

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside gets innovative coworking space

By GILLIAN SHAW

Coworking and hotdesking are growing trends with companies and individuals who are abandoning high-priced real estate in favour of more practical – and less pricey – workspace solutions.

With inner city Vancouver home to many independent tech and creative entrepreneurs, it’s a natural for the newly opened coworking@BOB space, a shared work space created by Building Opportunities with Business, a non-profit aimed at supporting business development and job opportunities in the neighborhood.

High-ceiling, spacious and located on the main floor of a building at 163 East Pender St., the shared open space gives tenants desk space, along with chairs, tables, couches and other furnishings that distinguish it from a less inviting cubicle haven. Art on the walls from Vancouver’s Grace Gallery will be rotated regularly.

“We hope that this open shared work space can contribute to the revitalization of the inner-city by providing a space for creative professionals to flourish, for ideas to percolate, to cross pollinate, for businesses to grow, a place where stuff gets done,” reads BOB’s announcement of the new space.

Wi-Fi, a fridge, microwave, filtered water cooler and secure bike storage round out the offerings that come at a flat rate of $200 a month with keyless access to the building.

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What we’re offering is a work surface, be it a desk, a chair, a table, a couch, or the bay window, wherever you’re most comfortable. Of course we’ll offer wi-fi and other niceties such as an electronic white board and a projector to facilitate discussion and creative thinking. There’s a fridge for your food, a microwave, filtered water cooler, and secure storage for your bike. The price is a flat $200 per month and includes keyless access.

We’re looking for creative professionals, progressive thinkers, the socially responsible and ecologically conscious who want to be surrounded by others of like mind. Folks who want more than a cubicle and a 9 to 5 and dream of bigger things and a better Vancouver to call home. If this sounds like you, contact Andrew “Muskie” McKay 778-328-7672 or write coworking@bobics.org

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Below are photos of Andrew “Muskie” McKay of BOB and Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA giving the Thumbs Up to Coworking@BOB! 🙂

AHA MEDIA hopes to see you there soon! 🙂

Categories: AHA Media, Andrew "Muskie" McKay, April Smith, BOB Building Opportunities with Business, Chinatown, Coworking@BOB, Gillian Shaw, Lorraine Murphy, Peter Davies, Vancouver, Vancouver Sun

AHA MEDIA from Vancouver Downtown Eastside is very proud to be featured in Robert Matas’ article “Clustering In Action” in “The Globe and Mail” National newspaper

December 19, 2009 ahamedia 1 comment

Clustering in action

Robert Matas

Vancouver — From Saturday’s Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 10:13PM EST

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/clustering-in-action/article1406276/

AHA Media is a struggling new company incubated in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside by a government-funded agency that turned to theories of a Harvard University professor more often associated with Silicon Valley and Hollywood than with revitalization of urban slums.

April Smith, one of the company’s founders, drifted into the Downtown Eastside after a serious car accident left her with severe memory loss and other injuries. With no money, she ended up living in temporary shelters and hotels dominated by predator pimps and drug addicts, she said recently in an interview.

Her life changed after she began cartooning to tell the stories of people she met at the hotel and on the street. A local community group inspired her to think about reporting activities in her neighbourhood without going through traditional media. She became part of an apprenticeship program developed by a cluster of local companies. After completing the program, she worked with others to open a new business in the area, AHA Media.

Prof. Michael Porter has written extensively about the advantages of clustering as an approach to economic development. Concentrating interconnected companies, specialized suppliers and associated educational institutions in the same geographic area fosters increased employment, productivity and innovation, he said. The clusters become a catalyst for innovation that feeds economic growth.

Building Opportunities with Business, a government-funded agency, dedicated to revival of the local economy, embraced clustering at the suggestion of an ex-board member who had studied at Harvard.

Ms. Smith was part of a training program developed by a cluster that included Bell Canada, the FireHall Arts Centre, a local digital filmmaking program that works with youth at risk called Intersections Media, a B.C. government employment program called BladeRunners and a non-profit group working in social media called W2: Community Media Arts.

The training program “gave me a big, big start,” she said. “It gave me a sense of direction.”

Ms. Smith is now on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube and Flickr. She describes herself as a mobile new-media videographer and social media content-producer. She shoots camera-phone videos and live-streams events onto the Internet.

To speak with April Smith more personally

http://www.facebook.com/AprilFilms
http://www.twitter.com/AprilFilms
http://www.twitter.com/April

To see more of AHA MEDIA:

http://www.facebook.com/AHAMEDIA

http://www.twitter.com/AHAMEDIA

http://www.youtube.com/AHAFilm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/AHAMEDIA/sets

Clustering pushes local businesses to think how they can work together, BOB’s chief executive officer, Shirley Chan, said. But, unlike Silicon Valley, the Downtown Eastside businesses do not have resources to carry out many of their ideas.

“Many employers here are marginal, they do not have a lot of money. That is why they are here. The rent is cheap,” she said. “ Without finding sources of funding, there is not a lot that can be created.”

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AHA MEDIA wishes to thank the following 🙂

Robert Matas, Reporter for Globe and Mail http://www.theglobeandmail.com

Shirley Chan of BOB ( Building Opportunities with Business ) http://www.buildingopportunities.org

Irwin Oostindie of W2 Community Media Arts http://www.creativetechnology.org

Lani Russwurm of DTES CAN ( Downtown Eastside Community Arts Network ) http://tinyurl.com/yaqw5mz

Lorraine Murphy of Raincoaster Media http://RaincoasterMedia.com

AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend BOB’s Christmas Open House 2009 at Main and Pender in Vancouver

December 18, 2009 ahamedia 2 comments

AHA MEDIA was pleased to attend BOB’s Christmas Open House at Main and Pender in Vancouver. Their new location was beautifully decorated and very spacious… located right at Main and Pender in Vancouver

Based in Vancouver B.C., Building Opportunities with Business (BOB) is a non-profit organization that is championing an inclusive revitalization process for the inner-city that values existing businesses and residents. BOB is a connector, a resource and a facilitator working to: strengthen the inner-city’s community capacity; identify and build on untapped business opportunities; improve employment opportunities and retention; and increase investment in Vancouver’s inner-city.

buildingopportunities.org/

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In this photo is Libby Davies – MP for Vancouver East

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In this photo – Shirley Chan – CEO of BOB and husband Steve Hopkins

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In this photo, Andrew “Muskie” McKay – Industry Initiatives Coordinator for BOB

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In this photo, Shirley Chan presents a certificate to London Drugs at Woodwards

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In this photo, Shirley Chan presents to Nester’s Market at Woodwards

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In this photo is Kerry Jang, Vancouver City Councillor and Lorraine Murphy aka Raincoaster http://www.Raincoaster.com

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In this photo, Andrew “Muskie” McKay, Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA, Lorraine Murphy aka Raincoaster

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In this photo, Irwin Oostindie – Executive Director of W2 Community Media Arts, David Lee, Toby Barrazoul and Peter Davies

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In this photo, Peter Davies of AHA MEDIA at BOB’s Christmas Open House

To see all 15 photos of BOB’s Christmas Open House 2009, please see our Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahamedia/sets/7215762302541

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Co-Working Opportunities are available at BOB.
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To further our mission we would like to make available to select partners, individuals, and businesses the main floor of 163 East Pender Street. We hope that this open shared work space can contribute to the revitalization of the inner-city by providing a space for creative professionals to flourish, for ideas to percolate, to cross pollinate, for businesses to grow, a place where stuff gets done.

What we’re offering is a work surface, be it a desk, a chair, a table, a couch, or the bay window, wherever you’re most comfortable.

Of course we’ll offer wi-fi and other niceties such as an electronic white board and a projector to facilitate discussion and creative thinking. There’s a fridge for your food, a microwave, filtered water cooler, and secure storage for your bike.

The price is a flat $200 per month and includes keyless access.

We’re looking for creative professionals, progressive thinkers, the socially responsible and ecologically conscious who want to be surrounded by others of like mind.

Folks who want more than a cubicle and a 9 to 5 and dream of bigger things and a better Vancouver to call home.

If this sounds like you, contact Andrew “Muskie” McKay 778-328-7672 or write coworking@bobics.org

buildingopportunities.org/