From the NB Film Co-op Staff and Board
NBFC E-news - Thur, Dec 20, 2007
Spotlight!
The New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative will be closed from December 24th to January 1st and will open again on January 2nd.
This will be the last e-news before Christmas. The e-news will start up again on Thursday, January 3rd.
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
A special thank you to new Film Co-op member Rob Imeson for donating much needed camera supplies and books to the Film Co-op. To find out more about Rob, check out his archived biography and pictures at the following link: Click here
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For the next two weeks I'm offering a free download of an audio
recording of "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Anderson from
my website,
buckwheatpete.com
Remembering how sad the original story seemed, I adapted the story to give it a more upbeat ending. Confronted with technological change, the LIttle Match Girl and her Grandmother discover an unexpected opportunity for their business. To download the MP3 file click on the link: http://www.buckwheatpete.com/littlematchgirl.htm
All the best,
Peter A. de Niverville, Riverview NB Co-op member
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MEMBER FILM TO START PRODUCTION IN JANUARY 2008
Writer/Director Gyu Kang, Producer Jon Driscoll and Associate Producer Joe Blades are getting ready to shoot the film Pray My Children, a short film set in 1935 Pusan, Korea.
Min, a young Korean man, is confronted by Japanese soldiers who have occupied his village and country. In the face of oppression Min looks to the role model of his friend and finds strength in prayer.
On board as well for crew are Corena Walby as 1st AD and Michel Guitard as DOP.
Jonathan Driscoll: jrdrisco@hotmail.com
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NEW MEMBER MUSIC VIDEO!/FILMS!
http://www.youtube.com/user/raisedbymediacoop
Tim McDonough
Joel Maillet, Jason Levangie and myself have started a collective of creative filmmakers. We are in the process of uploading our best stuff. The Jon McKiel video is the latest of my five music videos. Subscribe to Raised by Media!
Much more to come (soon) from
Raised by Media, Saint John based member, Tim McDonough
Also, Look up PICNICFACE!
I plan on shooting a short film and casting these guys in the spring. Very funny.
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEER CREW FOR DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Seeking interested persons for volunteer crew positions on upcoming 4-part episodic production "Diplomatic Relations". Principal shooting is scheduled to start on February 8th, 2008. "Diplomatic Relations" is the production created by the NB Filmmakers' Co-op specifically for the Certificate in Film and Television Programme as part of its training practicum. Crew positions are not restricted to Certificate participants only.
Shoot is planned in 4 blocks of 3 days each running between February 8th and February 29th. If you're interested could you please specify shoot date availability and if you're available to commit to 6 days (2 - 3 day blocks).
If interested please forward all contact info to cft@nbfilmcoop.com
John Christenson
Director of Professional Development
NB Filmmakers' Co-op
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Training & Development
The New intro/intermediate workshop program will be unveiled in mid January 2008 so stay tuned!
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Festivals
Hot Docs (Toronto)
Hot Docs accepts submissions of documentaries of all lengths and subject matter. The Festival Programming Team decides in which program a film will be presented, and includes this information on the official invitation. Hot Docs features two competitive programmes, Canadian Spectrum and International Spectrum, and several non-competitive programmes. All feature films selected for Hot Docs are eligible for the Audience Award.
DEADLINE: Jan 10, 2008 (final)
Info:
www.hotdocs.ca/industry/2008festival/submitfilm
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NATIONAL SCREEN INSTITUTE - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
NSI Online Short Film Festival: NSI’s new year-round short film showcase
Winnipeg – The National Screen Institute - Canada (NSI) is now calling for submissions for its brand-new, year-round short film showcase: the NSI Online Short Film Festival.
Through the NSI Online Short Film Festival, NSI anticipates streaming around 100 Canadian short films on its website annually. Four calls will be issued each year.
The deadline for this first call for submissions is February 4, 2008. There is no submission fee. Submissions will be accepted on DVD only.
For full details and an application form: http://nsi-canada.ca/nsionlineshortfilmfestival/
During each selection period, approximately 25 films will be programmed and streamed on the NSI site.
Liz Janzen, NSI’s Director of Programming says, “The NSI Online Short Film Festival is all about promoting Canadian films and the people who make them so we’ll be profiling the filmmakers in new ways to give them as much exposure as possible.”
“Moving to an online format also means we’ll significantly extend our audience so even more people can enjoy the best in Canadian short film.”
“We’re making the user experience interactive. The festival will provide plenty of opportunity to talk about the films and network with other site visitors.”
Submissions must be short narratives not longer than 30 mins: the shorter the better. They can be dramas, comedies, animations or short documentaries but they must tell a story and they must be Canadian.
All entries will be screened by an NSI selection committee led by Janzen.
There will be a “Best of” award given to one film from each of the four selection periods which will be cash and/or services. The award will be made by an independent jury comprised of filmmakers and industry members. Details will be announced in early 2008.
The NSI Online Short Film Festival is part of the organisation’s new web-based initiatives. More details will follow in 2008.
The National Screen Institute - Canada, with headquarters in Winnipeg, is Canada's oldest nationally-recognized film and television training school. The National Screen Institute helps emerging writers, directors and producers bring their stories to life to share at home and abroad. Its market-driven programs have led to employment for National Screen Institute graduates by giving them a competitive edge - according to the latest National Screen Institute Alumni Survey, 97% of respondents are working in the industry.
Liz Hover | National Screen Institute, Direct line: 204-957-8481 | email: liz.hover@nsi-canada.ca
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Arts in NB
FREDERICTON - Gallery Connexion and Motion Ensemble present 'Unsilent Night'
Wanted: People with boomboxes!
Performance begins at 7pm sharp at Gallery Connexion on December 21, 2007
A beautiful, mobile piece of ambient public art, Unsilent Night can be compared to a holiday caroling party — except that participants don’t sing. Instead, each carries an ordinary boombox playing a separate cassette or CD that becomes part of the piece.
New York composer Phil Kline wrote this 43 minute piece in which participants become single elements in a huge, moving sound system. Performed within the confines of the city streets, Unsilent Night reverberates off the cars and buildings, resulting in a magnificent, drifting cloud of shimmering, echoing sound. Unsilent Night has been done in New York City every year since 1992. In San Francisco in 2006, some 400 people took part.
Let's see how many folks we can get in Fredericton!
To get participants in the best frame of mind, there will first be a performance of works by W.L. Altman, Michael Miller, Peter Sculthorpe and more by Andrew Miller, bass, Helen Pridmore, voice and D’Arcy Philip Gray, percussion. Then, we head to the streets!
Don't forget to bring a boombox for yourself, batteries, and warm clothing depending on the weather.
CDs will be provided or if you want to use an MP3, download the music for free at http://www.unsilentnight.com/download/
For more information on Unsilent Night, see these fine sites:
http://www.myspace.com/unsilentnight
-Andrew Miller is well-known to New Brunswick audiences from his work in Motion Ensemble, Symphony NB, Atlantic Sinfonia, Opera NB, UNB Music Camp and the NB Summer Music Festival
-Helen Pridmore, who has taught voice at Mount Allison University since 1999, has recently worked on projects in New York, Banff and London.
-D’Arcy Philip Gray worked in the STEIM Electroacoustic Studios(Amsterdam), taught at McGill University, been a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in New York and given recitals in Canada, the United States, Europe, and South America.
Gallery Connexion is located at 453 Queen Street in the back of the Justice Building, look for the green door. Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5pm. Contact Meredith Snider with any questions at 506.454.1433 or connex@nbnet.nb.ca or www.galleryconnexion.ca
Gallery Connexion
P.O. Box 696 Fredericton NB E3B 5B4
506.454.1433
www.galleryconnexion.ca
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SAINT JOHN - MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM
Sun, Dec 23 at 2 pm at Mary H. Oland Theatre, New Brunswick Museum, 1 Market Square. Extinction and Rebirth, part of the Miracle Planet series, focuses on dinosaurs and the theories about their extinction. View this documentary in the comfort of our Theatre. Free with regular Museum admission. (506) 643-2300.
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The NB Film Co-op experimental fILM pROGRAMME Presents: Experimental Film & Video Art
When:
Friday January 11th, 2008, 7pm
Where:
Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB
Cost:
FREE! ALL ARE WELCOME!
Join us for a screening of experimental shorts! 
Here is an opportunity for those who wish to broaden their appreciation of film art, or who would like to pick up creative ideas on how to play with the filmic structure and content of their own narrative films.
From the handmade art films of Stan Brakhage and Carl Brown, to the video art and contemporary works of Izabella Pruska-Oldenhof and Barabara Sternberg, we will be screening a wide selection of short films by Canadian Filmmakers.
To check out the NB Film Co-op experimental film program website: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/Experimental%20Film/index.html
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The NB Film Co-op experimental fILM pROGRAMME Presents: Visiting Filmmaker Barbara Sternberg
When:
Saturday January 19th, 2008, Start Time and End Time: TBA
Where:
Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB
Cost:
FREE! ALL WELCOME!
Please join us for a workshop on experimental filmmaking by renowned Canadian filmmaker Barbara Sternberg.
Through screenings of her work from the past 30 years, Sternberg will be discussing both the creative and practical processes of making experimental film.
"Film is the greatest medium- it has inexhaustible possibilities! And its most basic properties, light and time, inherently connect film to how we perceive reality: in passing, in light and in shadow, through repetition, bodily."
Barbara Sternberg has been making films since the mid-seventies. Her films have been screened widely in North America and Europe in artist-run centres and galleries, including the prestigious Museum of Modern Art in New York, George Pompidou Centre in Paris, and Ontario Cinematheque in Toronto. Sternberg has also participated in gallery exhibitions with mixed media installations, performance art and videos.
Sternberg was co-founder of Struts Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick, was a founding member of Pleasure Dome: Film Artists Exhibition Group in Toronto, and taught in Film and Visual Arts at York University.
To check out the NB Film Co-op experimental film program website: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/Experimental%20Film/index.html
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Biz News
10TH ANNUAL SCRIPTAPALOOZA SCREENPLAY COMPETITION
Early deadline is January 7th 2008
www.scriptapalooza.com
Why should you submit your script to Scriptapalooza?
* Grand Prize: $10,000
* 2 writers this year got their scripts made into movies by LifeTime
* 2 other writers this year got their scripts optioned
* All the reading is done by 80 production companies
* Entertainment Weekly Magazine calls us 'One of the Best' and seen on CNN.com
* We promote the winners, runners-up, finalists and semifinalists for a full year
* We are considered one of the best screenplay competitions by agents, managers and producers
About Scriptapalooza:
The Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition was founded in 1998, and has generated heat, publicity and a reputation that demands respect. Scriptapalooza, Inc., along with its various divisions was created to nurture talent and create opportunities. Storytellers come from all over the world and from all walks of life, because of the simple fact that everyone has a story. Scriptapalooza's goal: to seek out that storyteller and honor their script with a grand prize of $10,000. Each year, dozens of production companies and literary representatives sign on as participants to read our winners, resulting in many scripts being
optioned, sold or outright bought.
Questions? Comments? Call the office 323.654.5809 or email us at
info@scriptapalooza.com
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“Sticks and Stones" - filmed in Fredericton, and based on a Fredericton true story
Friendship Takes Centre Ice in CTV’s Original Movie
Sticks and Stones, Jan. 1
- As Canada goes for gold in the Czech Republic, David Sutcliffe, Alexander De Jordy and Daniel Magder star in an inspirational hockey movie about sportsmanship –
Toronto, ON (December 18, 2007) –As the World Junior Hockey Championship on TSN takes a day off on New Year’s Day, hockey fans can score with the premiere of the CTV Original Movie Sticks and Stones, Tuesday, January 1 at 8 p.m. ET (visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings). The two-hour movie is inspired by a compelling true story of how a Canadian Pee-Wee hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick mended Canadian/U.S. relations in the world of amateur sport. Sticks and Stones stars Canadians David Sutcliffe (Gilmore Girls, Private Practice), young television star Daniel Magder (Disney’s Life With Derek), and introduces young Toronto actor Alexander De Jordy. From the producers of critical and commercial success C.R.A.Z.Y., Sticks and Stones was shot in Fredericton, Saint John and Montreal this past summer.
** Media Note ** Download photos from Sticks and Stones at http://www.ctvmedia.ca
In Sticks and Stones, the captain of a Canadian Pee-Wee hockey team organizes a tournament to make amends for the horrible treatment an American team received during a visit to Canada in March, 2003. As the movie begins, the U.S. invasion of Iraq is making headlines when a bus carrying the Brockton Boxers, a team of 12-year-old American hockey players from Brockton, Massachusetts, makes its way to a Pee-Wee tournament in Canada. The Boxers are met by thousands of anti-war protesters who attack their bus. Later, when the American players attend a Montreal Canadiens game, Canadian fans boo the American national anthem and barrage the Boxers with heckles to “go home.”
Despite playing with their chins up, the Boxers face the tough Fredericton Canadiens team and an unfair and seemingly anti-American referee. After this bitter experience the American boys and their families leave, vowing never to return to Canada. A year later, thanks to the efforts of Jordy (Alexander De Jordy), the captain of the Fredericton Canadiens, the American Pee-Wee players are welcomed back to Canada for the "Friendship 2004 Hockey Tournament.”
Neil Martin (David Sutcliffe) is Jordy’s father and coach of the Fredericton Canadiens, who helps his son create the Friendship Tournament; Neil’s assistant coach Craig (Mark Camacho) lives through his own son’s NHL dreams and challenges the idea of the Friendship Tournament. The Brockton Boxers are represented by team captain Michael Carver (Daniel Magder); his father, Peter (John Robinson), a police officer and dedicated hockey dad; and coach Al Bouchard (Richard Fitzpatrick), a patriotic American who at first is not convinced the Friendship Tournament is a good idea.
“As we cheer on the Canadian Junior Team playing in the Czech Republic, Sticks and Stones celebrates peace, unity, and good sportsmanship, on and off the ice,” said Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.
“Sticks and Stones sends an important message to all ages, especially the younger generations,” said Josée Vallée, Producer and President, Cirrus Communications. “Sportsmanship is key in all aspects of life – at the hockey rink, with our friends, and even with strangers,” adds Producer Rick LeGuerrier of New Brunswick-based Dream Street Pictures.
Sticks and Stones is produced by Cirrus Communications and Dream Street Pictures (Moncton). Producers are André Béraud and Josée Vallée for Cirrus Communications (C.R.A.Z.Y., Naked Josh) and Timothy M. Hogan and Rick LeGuerrier for Dream Street Pictures (Canada Russia ’72, Open Heart). Directed by acclaimed director George Mihalka (Dr. Lucille, Race to Mars), Sticks and Stones features a script by Creative Producer Sharon Buckingham (To Walk With Lions, Beastmaster) and Andrew Wreggitt (Shades of Black: The Conrad Black Story, One Dead Indian). The CTV executive overseeing the film is Samantha Morris Mastai. Louise Clark is Vice-President, Program Development for CTV. Susanne Boyce is President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc.
Sticks and Stones is the latest dramatic title from CTV's Signature Series, CTV’s original movie production strand that features programming dealing with social issues of national importance. Previous titles that have enjoyed critical and ratings success include 2007 Best TV Movie Gemini winner Doomstown, in addition to, among others, Last Exit, Selling Innocence, One Dead Indian; Plague City, Milgaard; The Sheldon Kennedy Story; Tagged: The Jonathan Wamback Story; Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story and Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story. The Terrorist Next Door, inspired by the real-life events surrounding the recruitment and capture of Ahmed Ressam – aka the “Millennium Bomber” - is the next Signature Series movie slated for broadcast. CTV's Signature Series was established in 1997.
CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has the number-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and is the number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada's premier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTV Inc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading national specialty channels. Other CTV globemedia investments include an interest in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North American leader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. More information about CTV may be found on the company website at http:// www.ctv.ca
-CTV-
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Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge
I would like to invite you to get involved in a Canada-wide youth engagement project. Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge is a educational initiative hosted at the Atlantic Council for International Cooperation, that aims to sensitize young Canadians to global development issues and to support them in becoming responsible and engaged global citizens. Building on the popularity of video-sharing, KALEIDOSCOPE is inviting youth participants (8 to 12 and 13 to 18 years old) to prepare and submit a "video clip" (under 5 minutes), on what they believe is the most pressing global
issue, and what action(s) Canadians can take locally to address it.
The contest website
http://www.videochallenge.ca
offers background information about the Millennium Development Goals, links to resources that explain how to upload videos to the Internet, a selection of resources for youth to enhance their video production skills and detailed information about the contest.
The contest will be open until March 31, 2008. We invite you use this contest as a motivational tool and connect youth to global issues! Entries will be judged regionally to determine one finalist from each age category. Regional winners will receive a video camera (or the equivalent value in cash up to $1,000). One national winner of each age group will be selected from the 14 finalists through a combination of on-line voting, and review by a national panel.
National winners will be recognized at a ceremony in Ottawa in May 2008.
Happy holidays and 2008 best wishes for the New Year,
Alejandro Gomez
Project Coordinator
Kaleidoscope Real World Video Challenge
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New Brunswick - Rogers Television
Happy Holidays from Rogers Television! Please copy and paste the following link in your web browser! http://www.rogerstelevision.com/holidaygreeting
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The NFB and Radio Canada launch TREMPLIN
This contest is open to all emerging francophone Canadian filmmakers residing outside the province of Quebec. Tremplin offers an important experience for aspiring filmmakers in documentary production. The winners of this exciting opportunity will benefit from writing workshops and professional mentorship throughout their filmmaking process.
Info:
www.onf.ca/professionnels/aide.php?id=26
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WIFT-T bursaries available. Apply now!
(TORONTO – Tuesday, December 18, 2007) Women in Film and Television - Toronto (WIFT-T) is offering members only a limited number of bursaries for the Business Management for Media Professionals Senior Level Certificate Program, presented in partnership with the Schulich Executive Education Centre. The bursaries include:
WIFT-T Bursary for Independent Producers/Small Production Companies : A senior woman in a small production company (maximum five employees) or an independent producer may apply for this bursary. WIFT-T will cover $3,300 of the cost of the program.
WIFT-T Career Transition Bursary: This bursary is for a mid to senior woman in the film and television industry who is unemployed. WIFT-T will cover $3,300 of the cost of the program.
WIFT-T Bursary for Underrepresented Groups: This bursary is for a mid to senior level woman of color, Aboriginal woman, or a disabled woman in the film and television industry. WIFT-T will cover $3,300 of the cost of the program.
Application forms are available at www.wift.com
“This is the executive training program the industry has been waiting for,” said Sadia Zaman, Executive Director of WIFT-T. “ WIFT-T wants to make sure that our members have access to this training, and that is why the bursaries are crucial.“
The Senior Level Certificate Program is designed for managers, professionals, and entrepreneurs working in the industry. The six-session, senior level program will help participants gain a thorough and rounded understanding of how the Canadian industry operates within a global context. With its emphasis on business skills, Business Management for Media Professionals is designed to help participants advance their careers.
Led by Trina McQueen, a veteran broadcaster and journalist who has held a wide range of executive positions in public and private television, the program will feature speakers and panelists from both the industry and the best of the academic world. McQueen’s introductory lecture, Heroes, Villains, Myth and Passion: The Almost Impossible Story of the Canadian Media Industry, will set the context for the entire course.
When: The program launches on February 8, 2008 with an intensive three-day overview of the leadership skills needed to survive and prosper. Subsequent sessions are scheduled to run on Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: Location to be announced.
Fees: The fee for the course is $6,500 (plus $390 GST) = $6,890. No payment is required until notification of acceptance.
Availability: Registration will be limited to 20 participants who will be asked to submit applications which will be reviewed by an industry committee.
Bursary Application Deadline: Final application deadline is January 11, 2008, 5pm EST.
Program Application Deadline: Final application deadline is January 15, 2008, 5pm EST. (Please note, if you have applied for a Bursary, you do not have to apply separately to the program.)
For full course descriptions and application process, visit the WIFT-T website at www.wift.com . The Senior Level Certificate Program is presented in partnership with the Ontario Media Development Corporation on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities , and NBC Universal.
Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is a leading internationally affiliated professional organization dedicated to the advancement of women and underrepresented groups in screen-based media. WIFT-T offers year-round training and business skills development through its Centre for Media Professionals, networking events and industry awards, providing the tools to succeed in Canada's global entertainment industry. WIFT-T serves more than 3,000 women and men in Canadian screen-based media, connecting them to close to 10,000 leading film, television, and new media professionals worldwide. For more information, visit www.wift.com or www.canadianfilmmaker.com
For more information, please contact:
Tara Woodbury
Communications Co-ordinator
Women in Film and Television – Toronto (WIFT-T)
416-322-3430 ext.
229
twoodbury@wift.com
www.wift.com
www.canadianfilmmaker.com
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Advertise
SEEKING CINEMATOGRAPHER
Filmmaker seeking talented Cinematographer for feature length production to be shot in 2008/2009. Must have demo reel for viewing. Contact scineaste@hotmail.com for further information.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News-Cast.Com is very pleased to announce that it has added two outstanding Maritime documentaries to its schedule of movies available online.
FACING GOLIATH
A middleaged man (Ray Taylor) battling depression and impending blindness trains with an experienced bodybuilder (Sebastian MacLean) to challenge himself with competitive bodybuilding at the national level. Directed by: Kirk Pennell and Sebastian MacLean.
PEOPLE OF THE REEFS
The coastal fishery and people of Indonesia and the threat of global warming and rising water levels. Directed by: Don Duchene.
Both films can be viewed via streaming video through the link below:
http://events.news-cast.com/
News-Cast.Com, in operation since 2002, is a Canadian pioneer in the use of video webcasting to reach audiences.
Doug Sutherland
News-Cast.Com
doug@news-cast.com
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fredericton - Complimentary headshots/pictures for models & actors
My name is Cody Caissie. I am a 3rd year student at the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design. I've majored in Photography with Peter Gross as my instructor.
I am presently doing an 'independent study' focusing on Fashion Photography/Portraiture.
I am looking for models or people who want to develop their acting
and modeling skills in front of a camera. It was suggested to me that I should contact the NB Filmmakers Co-op to see if anyone might be interested in modeling for me. It's very important for me that my model is happy with the pictures. He or she will get a free selection of a few of the images from the shoot.
I would really appreciate it if you could pass this information on to your extensive listserv.
You can also check out my web site for pictures I have done in my first two years at the college.
Thank you for your help
Sincerely,
Cody Caissie
codycaissie@gmail.com
Cody's Photography
http://www.codysphotography.ca
(506) 476-8210