NBFC E-news - Thur, Aug 20, 2009
NBFC Indie Member Spotlight!
2009 BIG BREAK Contest Semi-finalists Announced
Gia Milani's feature-length script, "All The Wrong Reasons" has been selected as a semifinalist in Final Draft, Inc.'s Big Break International Screen Writing Contest. A total of 20 screenplays were selected from well over 3,000 entries. The 10 finalists will be announced in September and will be judged by an elite industry jury. The top 3 winners will be announced on October 30, 2009.
2009 SEMIFINALISTS (listed in alphabetical order)
Joseph Balczo, Valencia, CA & David Bricker, Henderson, NV - Abducting Christmas
Nathan Blackwell, Phoenix, AZ - Transgalactic Zoo
Karen Briner, Los Angeles, CA - Amanzi
Mary Casavant, New York, NY - Judgey
Robert Jason Clark, Lyndhurst, NJ - Awaken
Michael Ennis, Middletown, CT - Bobby Dawn
Richard Flynn, Chester, CT - Darlin' Pretty
Craig Houchin, Sunland, CA - Ludlow
Christopher Krumlauf, Hollywood, CA & Juan Castro, Sherman Oaks, CA - Dickie Feldman
Rob Leininger, Reno, NV - Tough Kids
Josephine Mackerras, Paris, France - Skin
Ben McCracken, Auckland, New Zealand - Repeating Reprisals
Alasdair McMullan, New York, NY - Jesse James V. Jack The Ripper
Gia Milani, Fredericton, NB, Canada - All The Wrong Reasons
Kevin Lee Miller, Los Angeles, CA - Trigger Mom
Benjamin Odell, Coral Gables, FL - The Lion
Rob Rex, Los Angeles, CA - Atom Bravo
Dave Shramek, Austin, TX - Dudley Charles
J.R. Taylor, West Hollywood, CA - Minus Men
J.R. Taylor, West Hollywood, CA - Borderland
There are over $30,000 in cash and prizes, plus Hollywood industry meetings. For more information about the prizes available and the contest, please go to
http://www.finaldraft.com/products-and-services/big-break/.
Gia has distinguished herself as an award-winning filmmaker with numerous awards for her work and has proven her diversity in directing, writing and producing. Gia is a member of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA), the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Toronto & Atlantic chapters, Film Independent Los Angeles, the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Cooperative and is President of Shore Road Pictures Inc.
Gia Milani:
gia.milani@shoreroadpictures.com
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NBFC Indie Member Spotlight!
Earlier this summer I was looking at the list of films being made through the co-op and noticed there was a large gap in August, with nothing going on. I decided that if no one else was shooting anything, I was going to. So I pulled out a script I'd written for NotaBle Acts, put together the smallest crew ever, and shot True Hollywood Romance right in the middle of one of the busiest months the co-op has ever had.
THR is a film about Brandy, a young girl who believes in true love, and so she waits in the park at midnight waiting for Mr Right to come along.
However, it turns out Mr Right is whoever happens to cross her path. When Mark walks past her park bench on a fateful summer night, he's in for quite
a night.
Emily Brennan (formerly Carter), plays Brandy, and Alex Richards plays Mark. I've worked with Emily before and she's always fun to work with, taking words on a page and making them truly come alive. Alex has never acted before, and I thought he was excellent as the poor, confused Mark. With Keith Ruttan as John, the punchline of the film, my actors all went above and beyond what I hoped it would be.
My crew was pretty awesome too. Rob Gemmell made his debut as director of photography, and it was great working with him in this capacity. Rob and I shared a brain on the vision of this project and I'm really happy with how it looks. Gary Beatty was my gaffer, and his knowledge was a huge asset to
the film. Allen Galloway on sound and on stills photography was a huge help, as always. And Kayleigh (Kiwi) Smith as the entire art department kept me (mostly) on budget and helped me make the film look exactly the way I wanted it to.
This film was a lot of fun to shoot, and after the chaos and complexity of The Morning After, my Short Film Venture film that I shot last summer, this
was a very relaxed, low key shoot. It's nice to just get out there and have some fun once in a while without taking everything too seriously.
We'll be heading to the editing suite in September, and will have this film ready for SWFF 2010. A big thanks to my cast and crew, for being so awesome,
and thanks to Bob and Jessi Jones for letting me shoot in their yard.
Britany Sparrow:
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NBFC New Member Spotlight!
Art Hachey
Art directs, produces, and edits music and video. He has been in music and entertainment since 1958. He has helped new artists make their start and worked with big name performers. He has worked on non-profit, commercial, charity and educational projects. He has done productions in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. His sons Patrick and Michael are commercial successes in the audio visual industry with the Egg and Hatch groups in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After a brief flirtation with retirement, Art is looking for some new projects.
David Smith
David is an emerging writer. He has been writing as a hobby for twenty years. He had the opportunity to hone his non-fiction abilities while earning a BA in Psychology from St. Thomas University, Fredericton in 1995. He developed some talent for technical writing during a seven year stint as a software tester. He also writes fiction and is currently learning screenwriting.
Art: armorpro@hotmail.com
David: takpack@live.ca
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Training and Development
The workshop program is done for the year but those interested can still schedule one-on-one workshops for a fee. Contact cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com to inquire.
Festivals - Silver Wave 09!
SILVER WAVE FILM FEST 2009
November 5-8 (Thursday-Sunday)
The Deadline for Submissions has moved from August 3rd to September 3rd for Silver Wave 2009!
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SWFF SCREENED NB FILM SHOWING WORLD WIDE
BLOOD SHED screens with Horror Shorts at STRASBOURG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in Strasbourg, France Sept. 1, 2, and 5!
http://www.strasbourgfilmfest.com
BLOOD SHED screens at TRASH FILM FESTIVAL in Varazdin, Croatia Sept. 10-12
BLOOD SHED screens at SOCAL FILM FESTIVAL in Huntington Beach, California Sept. 18 - http://www.socalfilmfest.com/
The Arts
FREDERICTON - UNDER THE STARS: CLASSIC FILMS IN THE PARK
Sunday, August 23 at Dusk
SHORT FILM SCREENING BEFORE FEATURE
CLIFFE STREET
Director/Writer/Producer: Chris Giles
Length: 4:00
Contact: wildgiles@gmail.com
Screening Format: Mini DV
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, 2008
The film Cliffe Street simulates the last days of an apartment's life. Ultimately Cliffe Street is a colorful portrait of the life of an apartment and gives closure on Filmmaker Chris Giles' obsession with the 66 Cliffe Street demolition.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
(132 mins)
Starring: Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Thayer David, Peter Ronson, Robert Adler, Alan Napier, Gertrude the Duck.
A fabulous world below the world
Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards on the way.
