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Richard’s keynote interview with Spike Lee at Canadian Music Week!

Screen Shot 2015-06-13 at 11.18.31 AMRichard interviewed legendary filmmaker Spike Lee in a no-holds-barred on stage interview at Canadian Music Week. They discussed everything from watching movies on the big screen–“It kills me today that young people see Malcolm X on this (holds up his Blackberry) for the first time. We worked too long. Look, I know Blackberry is a Canadian company. We couldn’t see the future. Now if you’re on a plane, alright, but to see Malcolm X, Do The Right Thing, and not just my films, to see Apocalypse Now the first time, the first time you see 2001 on this? As a filmmaker, I know I might sound like a dinosaur, but that pains me.”–to race in America–“This whole stuff is not new. This thing’s happened forever — back to lynchings. So please do not believe that this is a phenomenon that all of the sudden is sweeping America. Now it’s just being caught. Everybody now, with a camera, is a photojournalist. Here’s the thing though, even with the footage, those cops in New York City got off with the stranglehold of Eric Garner.”

 

 

Richard hosted a keynote interview with Spike Lee at Canadian Music Week

Screen Shot 2015-05-10 at 10.51.14 AMRichard hosted a keynote interview with Spike Lee at Canadian Music Week. Lee was fascinating. They talked about creativity–“Creativity is one of the greatest gifts you can get.”–movies and he even created a new term for people who live in Toronto… Toroncanians. “As long as you’re living you have to work on your craft.” Amen.

Richard to host CMW Keynote Interview with Film Legend Spike Lee

Screen Shot 2015-05-07 at 12.56.18 PMSPIKE LEE TO RECEIVE GLOBAL CREATORS AWARD

FILMMAKER WILL APPEAR AT CMW MUSIC SUMMIT MAY 9

Canadian Music Week is proud to announce that iconic American filmmaker, actor, producer, and writer Spike Lee has been named this year’s recipient of the Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award.

Lee will be presented with the award at his keynote interview during Canadian on Saturday, May 9th. The Global Creators Summit is part of the three-day Canadian Music Week Music Summit, taking place from May 7-9 at Toronto’s Sheraton Centre Hotel. The highly anticipated keynote interview will be Lee’s only appearance at the festival. Full details can be found below.

Spike Lee at Canadian Music Week 2015

KEYNOTE INTERVIEW: Spike Lee

WHEN: Saturday, May 9th – 2:10pm
WHERE: Osgoode Ballroom East, Sheraton Centre Hotel

Tickets are available HERE! Three-day and single day summit passes will be accepted.

The Nile Rodgers Global Creators Award was established in 2014 to celebrate the most outstanding of creative geniuses who have consistently made an indelible impact on a global scale throughout their career. The inaugural award was presented to Nile Rodgers during his appearance at last year’s Canadian Music Week in celebration of his humanitarian work, prolific career, and the influence he has had on the industry as a whole.

About Canadian Music Week:

Canadian Music Week is Canada’s leading annual entertainment event dedicated to the expression and growth of the country’s music, media and entertainment industries.  Combining three information-intensive conferences; a trade exposition; a film festival; a comedy festival; four awards shows and the nation’s largest new music festival, CMW spans a ten-day period from May 1 to May 10, 2015 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel and over 60 downtown Toronto venues, attracting participants from across the globe.  For more information, click HERE!

COMING SOON! RICHARD HOSTING CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK KEYNOTE WITH SPIKE LEE!

Screen Shot 2015-04-18 at 11.16.35 AMOn Saturday May 9, 2015 rom 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm at Osgoode Ballroom East at The Sheraton Centre Hotel Richard will host a keynote interview with legendary director Spike Lee.

On Saturday May 9, 2015, Canadian Music Week is proud to present a special Keynote Interview with Spike Lee, as part of the event’s conference programming. As one of America’s most vital, vibrant, and challenging filmmakers, over his four-decade long career he has made an indelible mark on the independent film scene with his provocative, experimental, and socially active films. Known as “Spike Lee Joints”, he has directed, produced, written, and acted in over 50 films, along with creating his own production company 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.

Expounding upon Spike Lee’s expansive and storied career, the Keynote Interview will give attendees a rare inside look into the filmmaker’s accomplishments, creative process, and more. The interview will take place from 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm at the Sheraton Centre Hotel.

Ticket info is available HERE!

In conjunction with Spike Lee’s participation in this year’s conference, a special engagement of his masterpiece Do The Right Thing will screen at The Royal Cinema, followed by a Q&A with Lee on Sunday May 10th.

To purchase tickets for this event, click HERE!

EVENTS

Keynote Interview with Spike Lee
Saturday May 9, 2015 2:10 pm – 2:55 pm Osgoode Ballroom East @ The Sheraton Centre Hotel

Do The Right Thing + Spike Lee Q&A
May 10 @ The Royal Cinema – 2pm