SWFF NEWS BLAST (Festival Wrap-up News!)Thursday, November 12, 2009
THAT'S A WRAP!THE SWFF VIEWERS CHOICE AWARD WINNER IS...
1. A Saturday Affair!
The winner of two full passes to the 2010 Silver Wave Film Festival is: Loralie Boyle
We would also like to thank all the team leads on the festival who did an outstanding job with their volunteer work in the various departments: HR, Logistics & Venues, Sponsorship, Galas and Events, Programming and Finance, Marketing and Publicity; incredible work everybody. Thank you to all the general volunteers who helped out doing cash, tickets, distribution of posters and programs, hosting, speaking, signage, venue management, driving etc... A big shout-out to Jim Lavoie for his outstanding festival publicity work leading up to the festival and to Bunthivy Nou who teamed up with him during the festival to promote the filmmakers through interviews, facebook etc..
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The team at Azure Sky Films is thrilled to congratulate the co-winners of the inaugural Azure Sky Films Excellence in Screenwriting Award Chris Fulton for Manic Chiropractic and Gia Milani for A Dark Radius. We plan to sponsor the award and the Silver Wave Film Festival for years to come and we can’t wait to see the great work by all our emerging filmmakers.
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I am writing this on Sunday, the final day of an exhausting, but awesome Silver Wave weekend. There were so many great films, great people, and great parties.
I was very surprised and honoured to receive the 2009 Award for Excellence in Production Design. My greatest hope for the night was that one of the films I was involved with received some sort of award (which both did!), but I didn't imagine there would be one for me. My one regret of the evening was not getting a chance to give a thank you speech and, as I am sure most Co-op members realize, there are a lot of people to thank. So, while I didn't get the chance to speak Saturday night, I'm taking the opportunity to write a few words of thanks to the following people: To my wife Ivy and daughters Olivia and Sophia - thank you for letting me pour so much of my attention and free time into films for much of the spring and summer of 2009. To Tony Merzetti, thank you for inviting me (and trusting me), to work on Francis Sherman even though I had little experience at the time, and was concurrently doing the same job for Bunthivy and Randy on Super Geek Math Boy (watch for it next Silverwave!). To Joe Blades, thanks for taking on some of the specialty props and sharing some of your personal treasures! I don't think the the archives have noticed that we switched out the real first edition "Matins" with your fine reproduction (just kidding everyone!) To Larry Tannahill, thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge of life in the 1890's and for sharing many of your personal treasures. Is there anything you don't have tucked away somewhere? To Jan Thompson, thanks for creating the mustache we really needed at the 11th hour. To Rachel Noel, thanks for your make-up magic and moustache wrangling! To Christine LeBlanc Bennett and her daugthter Katie and friends who assisted on hair and makeup, thank you. To Nathalie Rayne, thanks for all your help lugging and set dressing...and sorry you had to carry a shovel around the graveyard! To Cat LeBlanc, thank you for joining Tony and I in our wardrobe hunt marathon, coordinating the actors, and making sure all the wardrobe looked great! Last, but certainly not least, thanks to best bud Tim Rayne for introducing me to the NB Film Co-op family and the world of film production through our work on Hopewell. I would also like to thank the rest of the cast and crew for helping bring the world of Francis Sherman alive, and I look forward to the chance of working with you again some day! So, a sincere thanks for the award, and I hope to see you all at next year's Silverwave! Arthur Thomson - Production Designer, Francis Sherman -------------------------------------------------------------- SWFF PHOTOS, PHOTOS AND MORE PHOTOS! http://www.flickr.com/photos/bunthivy/sets/72157622605615419/Check out the Silver Wave Film Festival Facebook page as well as pictures are now online. -------------------------------------------------------------- FILM CO-OP ACTIVITIES - UPDATESA CONVERSATION WITH COLIN SMART ABOUT AHA (ACTORS HELPING ACTORS) Tim O'Neill: Could you detail a little more of what the idea and goals of AHA are?Colin Smart: The Actors Helping Actors Group is a Co-op members driven group that allows the participants to sharpen their skills, learn new skills, network, and share their expertise with other members of the group in a safe comfortable and relaxed environment. The group likes to get together ever couple of weeks and try out new things and various acting techniques. Some of the participants are new to the film acting while others are veterans. This creates a setting where the participants can all work together in a cooperative friendly environment. We help each other improve our acting skills while forming new friendships and creating new opportunities for actor/actress education. Plus it’s just a lot of fun. That in a nutshell is what AHA is about. TO: One of the interesting things I find about AHA is that the participants are invited to come up with activities and skill building exercises to share with the group, so in this way AHA is constantly growing and has a flexibility that many other courses lack.... Can you comment on this unique aspect of this group? CS: When we started this group we wanted it to be a collective experience and one that each individual could contribute to in some way. That gives us the ability to try out things that in a less conventional educational setting and allows our members a measure of freedom that they wouldn’t have in say a regular institutional setting. We didn’t want AHA to be a course per say but more like a support group of like minded individuals coming together to practice and exchange ideas in a setting where there is no one leader or teacher but the whole group works together for the common good. So far it has been a very enlightening and interesting experience. But we have to remember that this is the first time that we have done this so we will probably have a few growing pains that we will have to deal with. TO: I am sure the growing pains will be part of the fun. You and Bunthivy were also hoping that other like-minded individuals in the different cities around New Brunswick would pick up this model/example, weren't you? CS: Yes we were hoping that occurs. CS: For someone interested in join Actor’s Helping Actors - I would recommend that they contact the NB Film Co-op and check out the AHA link to see what we are all about. Then I would recommend that they sign up for the workshops because the confidence, the companionship and the training that is received [in these workshops] is useful, practical and fun. For someone who is interested in acting - I would recommend that they get their name out there, do as many projects as they can, take as many acting classes as they can, practice as much as they can and shoot for their dreams because one can never tell where those dreams could lead. However I would also counsel them to stick to their day jobs until they establish themselves in the industry, because chasing your dreams tends to cost money. -------------------------------------------------------------- "IN YOUR WORDS - NBFC ANNIVERSARY WEBSITE! Quotes/messages are now online on the NBFC 30th anniversary website! This very special page features fab quotes and musings from founding, alumni and newer members as well as staff. Thank you to Bunthivy Nou, Tim Rayne, Tim O'Neill, Joe Blades and others for all their hard work and to those who have sent in their quotes up to this point. http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/30years/ -------------------------------------------------------------- THE ARTS
GOODBYE SOLO
An audience favourite at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival®, Goodbye Solo is a rare cinematic gem. Even within the idiosyncratic world of American independent cinema, its director, Ramin Bahrani, stands out. Much like his earlier works, the highly lauded Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, Bahrani’s third feature, Goodbye Solo, uses perfectly cast actors and concentrates the action in a specific geographical place.
However, Goodbye Solo exhibits an artistic growth and thematic maturation, yielding an unusually rewarding experience for the viewer. Followers of Bahrani’s work know that he immerses us into
Over the course of their negotiation, Solo comes to understand that William has a tragic plan for the end of his trip, and decides to befriend the man and dissuade him from his goal. Solo is one of the most remarkable characters in recent cinema. He is good through and through, and lacks the North
This “it takes a village” approach to life is anathema to William, who harbours pain, secrets and a desire for privacy, all of which keep him at odds with Solo. Given the freshness and candour of the dialogue, it is hard to believe that Goodbye Solo followed a script. Much credit should be given to co-writers Bahrani and Bahareh Azimi for the creation of a story so graciously nuanced and complex. As William, West (best known as part of Elvis Presley’s Memphis Mafia) asks little of us but to witness, and as Solo, Savané shows us shadow, light, love and manhood with a natural charisma that fills the screen. With the aid of these extraordinary performances, Bahrani succeeds in his ultimate goal: delving deeply into the lives of his characters, he shows us ourselves. “Carefully directed and convincingly acted... This film’s unsettling conclusions will likely haunt you long after other, slicker films have faded from view” – Kenneth Turan, Losm, Angeles Times 2009’s best. --------------------------------------------------------------
CHSR presents its first annual Jazzy Wine & Cheese Black Tie Affair
Hear wine expert Jean-Charles Belzile and listen to the Jazz and Blues sensation Joel Leblanc and Friends. See the work of local artists that will be on display all evening. Tastings will include a selection of local wines, cheeses, and Pumphouse beers. There will also be several incredible door prizes and silent auction. This is your chance to support local radio and the arts while having a night out to remember. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the CHSR office in the sub building or at the UNB Bookstore.
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Nova Scotia - The Chester International Film Festival presents
The World Fall Film Series 2009 at the Chester Playhouse theatre,
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I am looking for a cameraman for first week in December. He/she must have HD and own lavs. This is a one or two day shoot.
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-------------------------------------------------------------- Discover Canada without even leaving your living room! Fredericton, October 27, 2009 - That's what Katimavik, Canada's leading national youth service program, has to offer if you become a host family between November 20 and November 29, 2009. Our organization is presently looking for families who are willing to host Katimavik participants aged 17 to 21 from across Canada. Here is your chance to get to know a young person who is presently volunteering in your community while introducing them to your way of living! As part of Katimavik's learning program, participants must spend 9 days in a host family of the region they are volunteering in, so as to get a better grasp of the culture and local life. For some participants, this is also an excellent opportunity to benefit from a full-fledged linguistic immersion. This precious experience will be filled with discoveries for both your family and the participant(s). Each host family will receive a subsistence allowance for the host period.
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-------------------------------------------------------------- JOB OPPORTUNITY Looking for a Japanese-speaking editor as well as a French-speaking editor for a short documentary project. This is a paid position. Please contact Nicole at edwardsnicole3@hotmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------- JOB OPPORTUNITY Looking for someone who can shoot, do sound, edit and finish short videos for the Dept of Agriculture for web streaming. Contact: Bruce.Melanson@gnb.ca |
(photos by John Calver & Karen Ruet)
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AZURE SKY FILMS EXCELLENCE IN SCREENWRITING AWARD
FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES
Jazzy Wine & Cheese Black Tie Affair
WRITER WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH FILMMAKERS
