SWFF NEWS BLAST (Latest Festival News!)Friday, October 30th, 2009
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New Festival trailers have been created for Silver Wave 09 and they will play before the different screening programs! A special thanks to everybody who assisted with the making of the ADs from the germation of the idea (Tony Merzetti & Tim Rayne) to do new ads to the production and editing of them. Michel Guitard, Tim Rayne, Kirk Pennell, AHA Members, Kirk's lovely wife, Terry Oakes, Tony Merzetti.
'BEERS ON TAP' CONTEST STILL ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS! Please contact cat at info@nbfilmcoop.com if you want to submit your AD to the contest, there is still time. -------------------------------------------------------------- PASSES ON SALE NOW FOR FESTIVAL Ashley Theriault and Mike Erban were the first two students to purchase SWFF student passes today at the Film Co-op. Student passes are only $20 and it gets you into everything at the festival! -------------------------------------------------------------- A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE JURIES FOR SWFF 09 Our hats off and special thanks to the SWFF jury for 2009 Danny Thebeau, Donovan Richard and Corena Walby Our hats off and special thanks to the SWFF NB Joy Jury for 2009 Semra Yüksel, Gia Milani and Christine MaLean --------------------------------------------------------------
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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. --------------------------------------------------------------
THE HOTSPOT TO GO TO AT SILVER WAVE 09! 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) * Weekly Promotions: Monday: Family discount: - 10% A FREE COFFEE/ TEA
-------------------------------------------------------------- SWFF INDUSTRY SERIES ONE-ON-ONES WITH BOYNE CLARKE & THE ROYAL BANK AT SILVER WAVE Christene Hirschfeld, Partner, Boyne Clarke, Barristers and Solicitors & Nan MacDonald, Relationship Manager, Media & Entertainment, Royal Bank of Canada will be available for one-on-ones with Film Co-op member filmmakers & producers, industry producers and filmmakers from away while at SWFF. Take this opportunity to ask everything you ever wanted to know about legal and banking issues as they relate to film, television and new media production.
Please email Cat at info@nbfilmcoop.com to set up an appointment with one or both of them. Sponsored by Boyne Clarke, Royal Bank of Canada , Silver Wave Film Festival and New Brunswick Film
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Pitch your program idea to CBC - Friday, Nov 6 11:00 am - 1:00 pm WHERE: Charlotte Streets Arts Centre, Basement Film Co-op resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton. Peter Hall will be booking one-on-one pitching sessions, please book your session through Lori Wheeler,Sr. Communications Officer CBC New Brunswick. (lori.wheeler@cbc.ca ) 451-4080. Peter is happy to hear all program ideas suitable for the CBC Currently Peter is responsible for all CBC non-news programming in the three Maritime Provinces including independent production.
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WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION-ATLANTIC with the SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL Present: In The Beginning…It starts with the Script WHERE: Charlotte Street Arts Centre - upstairs Multipurpose Room (right beside the auditorium), 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB Delicious pastries and refreshments will be served following the event compliments of Sweet Belgian Desire Cafe WHEN: Friday, November 6, 2009 TIME: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm. Join award winning New Brunswick filmmaker Gretchen Kelbaugh in conversation with Louise Lalonde, Tim Hogan, Tony Sekulich and others. All who have worked with screenwriters or have a body of work as screenwriters themselves. Gretchen will ask the questions that writers too often don’t have the chance to ask: What opportunities are there to develop screenwriting skills? What can a writer do to improve the chances of their work being produced? What do producers look for in a writer beyond just a good idea? Is it possible for a writer to apply for development $ to write a script? When should a writer link up with a producer? When should a writer work with a story editor? How do you get your script to a producer? Can a writer approach a Broadcaster with an idea? When should a writer pitch their idea? What elements should a writer bring with them to pitch their idea? Come join us in this lively interactive discussion during the Silver Wave Film Festival in Fredericton. For more information please contact Pamela Lovelace, creativepam@gmail.com or visit www.wift-at.com Sponsored by WIFT-Atlantic, Silver Wave Film Festival and New Brunswick Film --------------------------------------------------------------
GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT Learn the basics of developing a treatment for a feature film or television series by viewing an exceptional Canadian film and re-creating the treatment by comparing writing a treatment for a feature and a television series. No previous experience or training is required and you don't have to have a script on the go. Click here to watch the promo video People can register with Louise directly at: louise@peiscreenwritersbootcamp.net (This workshop is $30) WHEN: 9:30am to 4:30pm, November 7, Saturday, NBFC Resource Centre, 732 Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton Space is limited for this workshop so register now while you can! Louise Lalonde Biography For three years running, Louise has coordinated and managed the PEI Screenwriters' Bootcamp that to date has offered forty-four emerging writers from Atlantic Canada the opportunity to develop their skills as screenwriters and learn about the industry. The Screenwriters' Bootcamp is a week-long retreat style workshop that has attracted mentors such as Tom Shoebridge founder of the Canadian Screen Training Centre; Alex Epstein, television producer and author of writing guides for both film and television; and Jennifer Podemski, actor, screenwriter, and producer for Redcloud Studios Inc. Louise is also a writer in her own right with several feature-length scripts and television series in development and has written, directed, and produced several shorts on film and video. She is presently developing a bible for a reality show. Before entering the world of film and television, Louise was a vocational teacher for many years. She also owned and operated a Bed & Breakfast, The Stratford Inn, for a few summers, worked as a chef and eventually a restauranteur managed her own small café, The Garden of Eatin.' Prior to her foray into the hospitality industry, she worked as an executive assistant on Parliament Hill. Louise came to PEI on May 1, 1984 to visit friends, enjoy some lobster and a few sunsets and never left. She is now happily settled in Charlottetown. Sponsored by New Brunswick Film, New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative, Telefilm Canada, Island Media Arts Co-op and techpei. NBFC PRODUCTION UPDATES Donovan here from Moncton, just wanted to give a little update on my Short Film Venture historical drama entitled: "Délivrance" (in french) not to be confused with the English film of the similar title: :Deliverance". The filming of this production went very well! The site of Fort Beausejour was just perfect for us, we were able to shoot almost everything on location and we made the best use of the location that we could. The footage looks incredible. I have received some pictures from my stills photographers and I am going to post them on my facebook and more on my film website (http://www.redleafproductions.com) this week. We completed the whole production on Saturday evening, October the 24th at the Fort Beausejour location and on Sunday October 25th we shot the final scenes at Centennial park and in Hilsborough, my favorite location where I shot 2 other films (thanks to the gracious and accommodating land owner of Hillsborough location, Christian Theriault) . We had a great crew and superb cast! Dieppe NBFC member Danny Thebeau, my writer and main actor for the film was the best asset for me to have. He was on hand to help with the film at every step of the way from conception, pre production and of course during the whole production (he's still not off the hook, with post production on the way). Saint John NBFC member Jeremy Robinson, my DOP, has a great eye and was able to come up with some good creative ways to shoot several scenes we needed in a pinch! Saint John NBFC member Tim O'Neil was there to help in pre-production, which helped me shape and organize this whole project and Fredericton, NBFC member Britanny Sparrow, our wonderful 1st Assistant Director, kept everything going every step of the way on the days we were shooting! Our unsung heroes the grips, NBFC members Ralph Pritchard (Shediac), Dennis Poirier and Rob Gemmel, both from Fredericton who were multitasking as either cast (Ralph and Dennis) or sound man (Rob) were crucial to this shoot as they were always there to help and set-up lights and we did need a lot of setups once we were in the bunkers. My Production Designer, PEI NBFC member Jonathon Driscoll did an incredible job of gathering props, set decorations and setting up each scene for us. He did his homework and surpassed my expectations! My stills photographer James Lawrence was always around to take come candid shots and my Continuity Stills/Tech Fredericton NBFC member Andrew Long was also very proactive and not only was he getting all the continuity photography we needed but he would anticipate certain problematic issues and would handle them without us even knowing (taking out modern signs, hiding cables, etc). Moncton based NBFC member Denis Sweet was always making sure that I was aware of any continuity issues and script lines flubbed or not uttered in a scene. Thanks also to my special FX makeup man who had a broken leg and still came to help out, waddling around in his cast! You can't say dedication without thinking of Brian Neil! Lastly but not the least in my crew, Moncton, NBFC member Ray Michaud, who was always the happy go lucky person who found the right thing to say and was always there to help! I can keep on going but needless to say all my crew was amazing and my cast and extras did a superb job with this script! Finally, I was very fortunate to be on the set the first weekend and a CBC reporter Vanessa Blanch came to bring her children to visit the site and she discovered that we were shooting a film there. So I was then approached to do an interview and on top of the interview for CBC news I also had a second interview with the evening show with Paul Castle on CBC called Shift, Friday October 23rd. Yes I have to say that I was a bit nervous for the live interview, but I am happy I was able to not fumble too much! Happy to have been able to get on air with CBC to help promote this short film which is certainly going to be an interesting film next year and I hope to submit it to Silver Wave 2010! thank you again to everyone who helped and supported me. I would also like to personally thank the Short Film Venture Program, which possible through a partnership between NB Film and the New Brunswick Filmmakers'
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ADVERTISEJOB 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- Media Contacts or for more information contact:
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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. 
Biography - Christene is a partner at the law firm of Boyne Clarke in Nova Scotia, and lives in Queensland, Nova Scotia. Her practice focuses on commercial law, with an emphasis on entertainment and technology law. Christene is a lecturer at Dalhousie University Law School, an Associate of the Law & Technology Institute, an Affiliate of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Intellectual Property section, past Chair of the Nova Scotia Chapter of Canadian Women in Communication, and a past director of the Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova Scotia. 
Biography - Nan MacDonald Senior Account Manager, Media & Entertainment has provided interim financing to numerous Canadian film industry projects including feature films, television series, documentaries and animation programming; as well as complex international co-productions. Nan brings a wide and diverse range of skills to her position. Before joining RBC, she was the Director Business Development for Discovery Centre in Halifax and spent 14 years as a Forensic Scientist in Ontario. Nan holds a Bachelor of Science from St. Francis Xavier University and a Masters of Business Administration from Saint Mary's University. (please visit: 
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