SWFF NEWS BLAST (Latest Festival News!)Thursday, November 5, 2009
AMERICAN SUNSET OPENS SWFF TONIGHT! The Hon. Rick Miles, as a representative from New Brunswick Film & Wellness, Culture, and Sport will be attending the opening of the 9th Silver Wave Film Festival on Thursday, November 5 at the Gala opening of the New Brunswick feature film “American Sunset" at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus at 7pm. -------------------------------------------------------------- PICAROONS & NB FILM CO-OP ANNOUNCE WINNER FOR 'FILMS ON TAP' CONTEST! And the Winner Is....... Joel Thompson and Jason Nicholson for their strange brew of a short AD. Sean Dunbar of Picaroons will never forget the visual of Jason in a transparent shirt nor his hair style...very disturbing boys, he may have to seek professional help to forget it all. Congratulations to Joel and Jason on winning $500 for this special contest generously sponsored by Sean Dunbar at Picaroons! Their winning AD will play at Silver Wave. -------------------------------------------------------------- "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/ -------------------------------------------------------------- SWFF PHOTOS, PHOTOS AND MORE PHOTOS! Any photos I take during SWFF will be up on Cheers, -------------------------------------------------------------- SWFF PASSES SELLING LIKE HOTCAKES! The Student and All Access Passes will run out soon as there is a limited number of them, so don't delay in purchasing them. Come to the NB Film 455-1632 or info@nbfilmcoop.com All Access: $40 Student: $20 All other individual tickets for the different screenings must be purchased at each screening venue before the specific screening. -------------------------------------------------------------- NB JOY JURY FOR SWFF 09 Gia Milani, and her producer / husband Tony Whalen, are extremely excited to premiere their new short film, A Dark Radius, at the Silver Wave Film Festival on November 7th, 2009 in Fredericton. The film won the CBC 3.2.1 Award last year. Tony and Gia own Shore Road Pictures Inc. Semra N. Yüksel has been making social and historical documentary films for the last 20 years. Semra has recently been working on a several hard hitting documentaries It Was the Dance - A multifaceted future length documentary reveals the social, economic, cultural and class struggle of a young couple- a black Canadian soldier and his Viennese Jewish war bride. The film will portray the history of Blacks in Canada and Jews on Europe; ugliness of the war and its affects on human beings. Despite the deep-rooted social norms, values and taboos, they marry each other and move to Canada. An unusual story full of courage, challenge, sorrow and finding strength to continue life in 1940’s Canada. Natural Targets - Scores of boys sexually abused at a government training school in Fredericton, New Brunswick. When the boys made official complain nothing was done for them. This one-hour documentary will speak of the social and economic injustice, social values, bureaucracy, cover-ups, abuse of power and the negligence of the establishment; along with a few honest people=s up hill struggle to fight against the system. Christine McLean is back from a rewarding year in New York City studying in the Masters program at Columbia University's highly esteemed school of journalism. She was awarded an MA in the arts and culture concentration. In the spring she did a return stint as the New Brunswick panelist on CBC television's Short Film Face-Off. She has now moved to Fredericton where she is teaching television as well as media writing as a full-time faculty member of the St. Thomas University journalism program. She is looking forward to serving on the NB Joy Award Jury for this year's Silver Wave Film Festival. --------------------------------------------------------------
Genevieve Tomney Genevieve received her Bachelor of Journalism from Ryerson University and began her journalism career with the CBC as a Joan Donaldson Award winner in 2007. After working with CBC Newsworld in Toronto and as a reporter for CBC Vancouver, Genevieve moved back to the area where she grew up, Saint John, to join the CBC New Brunswick news team. As a reporter, and now the Co-host of CBC News: Maritimes at 5:30, Genevieve has enjoyed traveling the province to find and tell the stories that matter most to the people who live in our region. Genevieve has also worked for print and online media at the Canadian Press and AOL Canada, but has found her home in broadcasting. “There’s such an amazing feeling when you turn on the television or radio and you hear a story…and it feels like the reporter or the host is speaking directly to you…just telling you that story…that’s the connection you have to strive to make every day.” http://swfilmfest.com/films/cultural_capital-e.html -------------------------------------------------------------- SWFF FILM UPDATES (Send Cat your SWFF updates at: info@nbfilmcoop.com) --------------------- Blood Shed Keeps on Going BLOOD SHED wins BEST SHORT at DEDFEST in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -------------------------------------------------------------- Website Launches Joel Thompson and Jesse Anthony have launched their production company website: http://www.timelinepictures.ca Check out Joel and Jesse's short films at Silver Wave this year at these links: http://swfilmfest.com/films/nbshorts1-e.html -------------------------------------------------------------- Saint John Film to Premiere at SWFF Poverty, education, healthcare, family violence. These issues are, on average, of greater concern to women than men, not just in Canada, but in the USA and UK. Childcare, pay equity and violence against women are of much greater concern to women. But because our type of democracy favours those already in power -- in this case, men -- our government doesn't emphasize these issues as much as the majority – women -- would like. I've finally finished 2.5 years of working part-time on a documentary that probes deeply into one of the biggest problems with society – lack of women political leaders. I'm thrilled that the world premiere of "Menocracy" is screening this Saturday, Nov 7, at the Charlotte St Arts Centre, hosted by SWFF. It's 1 h, 22 minutes long. $5, tickets at the door. None of the broadcasters thought that my pitch sounded like a tv documentary, so I had to produce this on my own. I didn't have a choice in making it. The spirit of my great-aunt, Gert Harding of Welsford, NB, has been haunting me for decades about the dearth of elected women. In 1913, at age 23, Gert joined the most radical group of women ever to fight for a woman's cause, the Militant Suffragettes of Great Britain. They risked their jobs, health, social standing and family approval all to fight for the female vote. We got it in 1918. And now, 90 years later? We women of NB have all of 15% of the legislature. In Ottawa, women MPs number 22%. And people of colour? Why doesn't our democracy reflect our society? Learn why not at Saturday's screening. Hear what Rt Hon Kim Campbell, the only woman to be head of government in North America, and top Political Scientists in Canada, the US and UK have to say about how to fix the problem. There are two simple solutions, and it's high time we women demand the changes to make our menocracy into a true democracy. Most of the rest of the democratic world made the changes long ago. Soon to be distributed across Canada by the Canadian Learning Co. http://swfilmfest.com/films/docs-e.html -------------------------------------------------------------- 'Africville: Can't Stop Now' to Screen at SWFF 09 NB documentary filmmaker Juanita Peters will be presenting a *Free* screening For further info: http://swfilmfest.com/films/docs-e.html This film documents the powerful life stories and community activism of three -------------------------------------------------------------- Julie's Story to Screen at SWFF 09 http://swfilmfest.com/films/docs-e.html http://www.nsi-canada.ca/julie_s_story.aspx -------------------------------------------------------------- LA Film to Screen at SWFF 09 “Project Ion” was accepted into the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada for the beginning of November. It played the Gold Lion Film Fest in Swaziland on Halloween night. “68˚ & Clear” (Screened at SWFF in 08 and back again at SWFF 09 to play in the Youth Screening Program) is being honored in St. Petersburg, Russia in December as one of the best American shorts in this decade in an American Independent Film Week sponsored by the US Embassy-Moscow, the US Consul General-St. Petersburg, and the St. Petersburg Art Center. -------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Filmmaker at SWFF 09 Graham Sheppard from "Six Hours Away" will be in Fredericton for SWFF 09 beginning on November 6th. Also, attending with Graham, Vanessa Jung (co-director, co-producer, co-writer), Ermina Perez (lead actress), and Lillian Perez (production co-ordinator). Graham and his film peeps are from Toronto, Ontario. Catch Graham's film: http://swfilmfest.com/films/cdn_nat-e1.html --------------------------------------------------------------
You can check out her website and updates at www.acaymangrantfilm.com or the film's website at www.acaymangrantfilm.com -------------------------------------------------------------- TO DO FOR SWFF
To get the Silver Wave Rate you must call the Crowne Plaza in Fredericton directly at their local number: 506-455-3371 for the SWFF deal. --------------------------------------------------------------
INDULGE YOUR TASTE BUDS We may be hard to find, but once you do, you'll always find your way back! (located in the basement of the centre) FRIENDLY SERVICE - BILINGUAL - PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT - SOCIABLE Charlotte Street Art Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton Mon - Sat (9 am- 9 pm) *All DAY BREAKFAST (Start @ $4.75) * For this week during Silver Wave Monday: Family discount: - 10% Tuesday: Senior day: -10% Thursday: Student day: Buy a Belgian Waffle or Crepe and get one free Saturday: Free coffee with any breakfast !
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Your CBC Host for Fredericton: A Cultural Capital Film Showcase
Cayman Grant, writer/director/producer of the film 'His Good Will' will be attending this year's 30th Annual Silver Wave Film Festival. Cayman, a former New Brunswicker, comes to us from Los Angeles to share in the 30th Annual festivities. Her film is screening Saturday at 11:00am at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.
CHORE #1 - Out-of-town sponsors, supporters and attending filmmakers, hurry up and book your room at the Crowne Plaza in downtown Fredericton! The festival rate is $124/night and the Hotel is a major sponsor this year hosting multiple parties for us as well as providing us with beautiful rooms at a reduced rate. 
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