National Parks Project
Development phase completed
Supported by the Canada New Media Fund administered by Telefilm
http://www.nationalparksproject.ca
Canada’s urban population continues to grow as technology draws ever-more stubborn lines between people and nature.
The National Parks Project aims to reconnect Canadians with the wondrous wilderness that lies at the heart of their national identity through a digital re-introduction to Canada’s finest natural spaces.
Starring polar bears in Manitoba, rare birds along Point Pelee and the shimmering salmon of Kluane in the Yukon, the NPP initiates an unprecedented collaboration
involving more than 75 of Canada’s most acclaimed filmmakers and musicians (2 filmmakers and 4 musicians per park) to create thirteen 6-minute short films showcasing the artists’ visceral responses to these designated sanctuaries, and to each other.
The National Parks Project’s Virtual Campground is a mix of virtual world and Web 2.0 portability that transports online visitors into the park, empowering the average Canadian to participate in a continual artistic collaboration. The NPP Campground will be a virtual world at its core, but released from the constraints of the walled garden concept to exist in multiple formats, accommodating the widest variety of audiences.
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