Firegrove Studio

13/12/2023

If you weren’t aware Hingman and I opened up a cozy studio in Hintonburg! We will be hosting a zine making workshop this evening and we still have some spots left!
https://www.strastmedia.com/studiobooking

23/10/2023

12/09/2023

Understanding Arts & Entertainment Contracts:
FREE Art Law Workshop.

Hosted by Artists’ Legal Services Ottawa (ALSO), partnered with Multicultural Artists' Coalition (MAC-CAM)

Date: September 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Art House Café, 555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa ON K1R 5K1
Scan the QR code in poster to register for this FREE info session! Limited spots.

This presentation will focus on key terms and concepts in entertainment agreements, both broadly, and regarding specific considerations in arts and entertainment areas from visual arts to music to audio visual productions. Bring your questions!

About Speaker
Byron Pascoe is an entertainment lawyer and partner with Edwards Creative Law (www.edwardslaw.ca). Before law school, he was a television and new media producer. Based in Ottawa, Byron works with clients across Canada. He understands creative businesses, and works with clients in various creative industries from music to film/TV.

21/06/2023

A mini film festival to celebrate trans and non-binary joy

21/06/2023

Our short film "Pot Bound" will be showcased next Thursday at the LabO theatre in the Arts Court! If you'd like to see it and the other great films, get treats, and even be entered into a raffle - head over here to get tickets:

A mini film festival to celebrate trans and non-binary joy

16/02/2022

09/10/2021

Catch the write up on CBC about our film I Am: Limitless. And if you want to watch it again, it's available on demand on CBC Gem!

"Filmmakers capture 3 women and their journeys in Ottawa skate parks"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/i-am-limitless-documentary-ottawa-pandemic-1.6200260

Local filmmakers share the stories of three women whose lives intersect in Ottawa skate parks through a newly released Ottawa documentary, filmed and produced during the pandemic.

06/10/2021

Support A7G - Assembly of Seven Generations and donate to their GoFund Me page.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/a7g-call-out-for-land-and-space?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet

A7G is asking community members, allies, small businesses to support us… Assembly Of Seven Generations needs your support for A7G Call Out for Land and Space

02/10/2021

If you missed us live on air this morning, two of us were on CBC In Town and Out with Giacomo. Catch the segment here:

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-98-in-town-and-out/clip/15869903-firegrove-studios-feature-film-i-am-limitless?onboarding=false

These Ottawa filmmakers are on a mission to move the needle when it comes to representation of women of colour, both behind and in front of the camera. And their first feature-length documentary follows three individuals carving out a space for themselves and others at Ottawa's skateparks.

10/09/2021

Our team will be helping with Debaser's second edition of Pique!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/pique-fall-edition-tickets-167217719701

10/09/2021

We are very proud to share with you that the air date for I Am: Limitless has been announced on CBC!

Stay tuned on October 2 at 7pm for this doc we've had the pleasure to create over the past year featuring skaters from CIB Crew Ottawa and Girls+ Skate 613!!

Big thanks to CBC Ottawa 🔥

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/community/absolutely-canadian-ontario-2021-1.6129194

04/08/2021

If you didn't catch it, the full video of Orchidae 's performance we filmed live over at Debaser for Pique - Check out the stunning outfit designed by Marisa Gallemit 😍

Live from Club SAW Co-presented by SAW Produced in partnership with Firegrove Studio https://www.firegrovestudio.ca Presented as part of Pique on June 12, 2021.…

30/07/2021

The Great FGS Faceoff: Grapes!

In between our current contracts we're doing a little photo competition. This time it's grapes. Help us pick who wins this time!

Picture 1: Mailyne

Picture 2: Hingman

Picture 3: Adrienne

Comment your favourite below! The winner will get a doughnut so this is really important!! 😂

15/07/2021

Happy Birthday to our Co-Founder, foodie and short film maker extraordinaire Hingman! She always brings the fun, silly and direction to our biz. Thank you for being you buckaroo!!

13/07/2021

Wow! This is really cool! Big love to everyone involved, we're incredibly humbled! Apt613

Shot behind closed doors at Club SAW, Asuquomo's extraordinary set for Pique is now streaming on-demand.

03/07/2021

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14/06/2021

Check out our 360 timelapse capturing our behind-the-scenes setup for Pique, which took place this past weekend, hosted by Debaser and featuring headliners Orchidae Yolande Laroche and Asuquomo!
https://youtu.be/o8leqPPOrcA

Check out how we set up the live stream at SAW Gallery for Pique, presented by Debaser and co-produced by Firegrove Studio.Check out the show at thisispique.com

28/05/2021

Our beloved Hingman has been getting a lot of well deserved attention for her short film "Curbside Pickup". Check out this interview Hingman did about her film with Robyn of Ottawa Mornings!

If you haven't seen it yet, it will be playing at Inside Out Festival! Tickets for the festival:https://insideout.ca/toronto-films/shorts-sparks-fly/

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-100-ottawa-morning/clip/15845719-curbside-pickup-film

By day, she’s an international development worker. By night, a budding filmmaker. And now her short film is being included in Toronto’s Inside Out film festival. (OM520 Curbside Pick up bill “She has big plans … a new love”) We meet the Ottawan who decided to pick up a camera, during the p...

19/05/2021

Grateful to be working with the folks at Debaser on this one!!

05/05/2021

Congratulations Hingman !!!

Following its Best Film and Best Director wins at the Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival, Hingman Leung's 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥 has been selected to compete in this year's CBC Short Film Face Off. Nine filmmakers from across the country will be vying for the coveted Telefilm Canada Award of $30,000 for their next project, with the home audience ultimately choosing the winner.

CBC Short Film Face Off airs this August on CBC Gem and CBC TV. In the meantime, you can watch 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙪𝙥 when it screens at the Inside Out LGBT Film Festival later this month.

Join us in congratulating Hingman and her team! 👏👏👏

21/04/2021

Check out this Virtual Speaker Series being organized by our team member Hingman Leung, Momo Lambkin for Digi60 Filmmakers' Festival!

The series launches May 1, 2021.

Digi60 is Ottawa's original, leading digital film festival, focusing on professional development and screening opportunities for new and emerging filmmakers in Ottawa-Gatineau.

19/04/2021

We updated the site with the comprehensive FAQ on the legal issues brought on with the new Ontario COVID rules from Movement Defence Committee - Toronto, along with Know Your Rights Workshops with Danielle H. Morrison dates and links to register.

https://www.firegrovestudio.ca/quick-guide-for-essential-workers

In response to the extended restrictions and announcement of increased police law enforcement, the team at Firegrove Studio with the help from legal counsel have developed this quick guide for essential workers to assist them should they be stopped by the police due to the extended restrictions. The

17/04/2021

In response to the extended restrictions and announcement of New Provincial Enforcement Measures to Support Public Health Orders, the team at Firegrove Studio, with the help from legal counsel, have developed this quick guide for essential workers to assist them should they be stopped by the police due to the extended restrictions. The restrictions will go into effect April 17, 2021.
https://www.firegrovestudio.ca/quick-guide-for-essential-workers

In response to the extended restrictions and announcement of increased police law enforcement, the team at Firegrove Studio with the help from legal counsel have developed this quick guide for essential workers to assist them should they be stopped by the police due to the extended restrictions. The

02/04/2021

Check out this article on the Charlatan of our very own talented Adrienne Row - Smith on the recent free portraits being offered for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.

"The portraits taken by Row-Smith are part of her own mission to bring marginalized individuals the representation and inclusion they’re often denied.

“There are negative people in this world who would rather that these people didn’t exist, who act like they don’t exist and erase them from society,” Row-Smith said."

Home Arts Free professional portraits offered to q***r and BIPOC individuals Free professional portraits offered to q***r and BIPOC individuals By Pippa Norman - April 1, 2021 24 [Photo Provided via Adrienne Row Smith] Free portrait sessions for trans, gender diverse, q***r or BIPOC individuals are....

01/04/2021

Check out this video feat. our very own talented Hingman Leung about this recent music video she shot and co-edited with Sophie D'Orléans!

08/03/2021

In honour of International Women’s Day, we are proud to announce the soft launch of Firegrove Studio, a full service content creation and film production studio that brings together the talents of three Ottawa based women-of-colour, Mailyne K. Briggs, Adrienne Row - Smith, and Hingman Leung.

The team:

Mailyne K. Briggs (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer and filmmaker born in the Philippines and raised in Ottawa. She aspires to connect communities, while building safer, more accessible spaces centered around those who are underrepresented, both online and in-person.

Adrienne Row - Smith is a photographer and videographer working in both Ottawa and Toronto. Through the utilization of bold and dark imagery, Adrienne aims to bring marginalized voices to the forefront of media representation and inclusion.

Hingman Leung is an independent producer, writer, and director based in Ottawa. Hingman uses visual storytelling to change minds and build better communities.