NBFC E-news - Thur, Jan 10, 2008
Spotlight!
NB FILM CO-OP MEMBER RENEWALS DUE FOR 2008!
It's that time of the year again members....membership dues time.
For those of you who have already renewed in the late days of December or these early days of January...thank you very much for your support of the Film Co-op.
If you have any questions about your membership (upgrading-downgrading etc.) email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com and she will be happy to help you out.
Recent Renewals for 2008: Kendra Black, Bruce LeGrow, Dens Cormier, Colin Smart, Cayman Grant, Jack Cunningham.
Recent New members for 2008: Colin Charlton
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Open Casting Call for Diplomatic Relations
Fredericton Auditions at Charlotte Street Arts Centre
The Fredericton Auditions for Diplomatic Relations will be held Saturday/Sunday, January 12th & 13th at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre (732 Charlotte Street) from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
Moncton Auditions Saturday at Capitol Theatre
The Moncton Auditions for Diplomatic Relations will be held Saturday January 12th at the Capitol Theatre from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Go through the front door of the Capitol Theatre and follow the signs.
Saint John Auditions Saturday at Third Space Gallery
The Saint John Auditions for Diplomatic Relations will be held Saturday January 12th at the Third Space Gallery (42 Princess Street) from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Go through up to the top floor.
We are looking for all age groups in both males and females. Please bring a headshot and resume.
Diplomatic Relations is a series of four 15-20 minute shorts which all take place at different points in the night at the same 24 hour restaurant. This project will be shot and completed on High Definition and will complete the inaugural NB Film Co-op Certificate Programme in Film & Television.
We are looking for all age groups in both males and females. Please bring a headshot and resume.
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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 mid-February 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 starting mid-February. 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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TIME TO START UP AN ALL NEW WRITER'S ROOST FOR 2008!
Moncton based Co-op member Peter de Niverville will be assisting Cat in putting together a new Writer's Roost for 2008. Any Co-op members who have scripts they want to workshop or discuss with other Co-op member writers through email are welcome to join the Writers Roost this year but the group would be limited to 15 people. Please email Cat to join at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
Once Cat has 15 eager writers onboard, she will update the Writer's Roost web link and online forum.
New Rooster Peter de Niverville is a free lance writer and former free
lance broadcaster with CBC Information Morning in Moncton, NB. As a
stay-at-home Dad for the past 17 years (Good Golly has it been that long!),
he decided it was time to get back into the writing game. His first
project is a 30 min. script entitled "The Little Match Girl". He
featured it as an audio short story on his website
(http://www.buckwheatpete.com) as
a Christmas extra for his visitors.
The story started out as a bedtime story that he told his daughters
when they were young. He looks forward to meeting with other writers
and reading their work.
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SAINT JOHN FILMMAKER GREG HEMMINGS IS ON THE MOVE!
I wanted to share the great news that I was one of a handful of up and
coming producers that was chosen to participate in the National Screen
Institutes's Global Marketing Program. Check it out at
http://www.nsi-canada.ca/global/index.shtml
. This mentorship program will prepare me to export my productions globally
and will also guide me through my next MIPCOM in Cannes. I have two very
strong projects on the go that I will be focusing on, Grave Concerns (see
trailer at:
www.greghemmings.com/video/temp/gravespromo.wmv) and Wrestling Reality (www.thefightnetwork.com,
www.wrestlingreality.com)
I intend to use this opportunity to grow my business to its fullest
potential and help New Brunswick's film industry become known globally as a
quality content generator.
Saint John Film Co-op member Greg Hemmings
Producer / President
106 Acamac Backland Rd.
Saint John, New Brunswick
Canada
E2M-6B9
506.642.0872
www.hemmingshousepictures.com
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SPOTLIGHT ON NB JOY AWARD WINNER CHRIS GILES
After a steady supply of coffee (I used to drink herbal tea), I can finally write about what I'm up to.
For the past six months I have been unsteadily working on an experimental film. That label may imply that the filmmaker was doing whatever they wanted. Yes exactly. Although it did have to be finished on film and had to be three minutes long. I applied for a grant through the FrameX program at AFCOOP (based in Halifax) back in July and I received one! As a requirement through the program, I had to sign a contract that I would finish the film, attend screenings of experimental films and take workshops, and of course give proper credit to the sponsors in my film.
Now I am almost done. Waiting what seems like an eternity for my negative and answer print from Niagara Custom Lab. This is it boys and girls and I can't imagine many more people beyond myself attempting to make a film on film and finishing on film (most people now shoot on film if they can and finish on tape).
Ever have the feeling like you're the only one doing something. That's what it has been like making my experimental film. The only company for me being Cat and Tony upstairs and their strong coffee and a family of crickets in the basement of the NB Film Co-op where I am doing my work. I did loose my mind once, and unfortunately killed off Billy and Jenny in the cricket family.
I dusted off the optical printer and spent weeks figuring out how to get it to work for me. Unfortunately I think I broke the automatic sequence box, so the process of copying film became totally manual after that. Using both hands and one foot to advance in a robotic dance through 150' of 16mm film. After roughly 6 hours of robot moving, the inter-neg was exposed and I could pass the time working on sound and wait for the lab to do the rest. Ahhh I can't talk about this anymore as I want to forget some of the problems I've had.
My experimental film, "Cliffe Street" is being pre-screened during the SURGE! event on January 22nd in the CSAC auditorium in DVD format. The first official screening will be during the Atlantic Independent Film Festival in March where it will be screened in its 16mm format.
Now it's time to now move on to my next project, "making it through the winter". If I last long enough to survive, I'm making a film this summer with the NB Joy Award I won. This project I call my potato man movie, not to be confused with Mr. Potato Head. A GMO/Grotesque/Erotic tale being shot on B&W film. The gear and materials are in the can. But, I would most definitely like to be able to pay a crew a decent wage so, off to apply for more grants I go…
Special thanks to the following sponsors for assisting Fredericton based Film Co-op member Chris Giles with his NB Joy project: Linda Joy Media Arts Society, New Brunswick Joy - $16,500, $10,000 in rental services and $500 in materials from PS Atlantic (Halifax), $1500 in cash from New Brunswick Film (Provincial Film Commission), $3,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, $1,000 in film stock from Kodak Canada Inc.
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Training & Development
ANNUAL NBFC WORKSHOP PROGRAMME TO NOW START UP IN MID-MARCH 2008
Due to the Film Co-op's Film and Television certificate programme
productions being shot in February of this year, the New intro/intermediate
workshop program will not start up until Mid March. The new workshop
schedule will now be unveiled in mid February instead of mid January
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Festivals
2008
SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
November 13-16, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Call for Submissions!
The 8th annual Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) is now accepting
submissions. This year's festival takes place from November 13th to November
16th, 2008.
SWFF is the annual film and video festival presented by the New Brunswick
Filmmakers' Co-operative. It has both curated and competitive streams, as
well as a solid line-up of social activities and workshops that get the town
buzzing.
This year, we are celebrating our 8th year with some new programming
approaches and again we’ve waived the submission fee for filmmakers
submitting so, it promises to be a good year. Save the dates and plan to
attend!
Film and video projects that are accepted for screening into the SWFF and
created by New Brunswick Filmmakers residing in the province and those
filmmakers from away will be considered for the Silver Wave Awards.
The deadline for submissions is August 3rd, 2008, 5pm Atlantic Standard
Time.
Incomplete applications and applications received after this deadline will
not be accepted under any circumstances.
The following items must accompany the application:
· Completed Application form, on CD in an MS Word or .rtf type document;
· List of credits;
· 3 DVD pre-screening copies of the finished project for jury
consideration for awards; (NOTE: only Mini DV, Beta SP and
35 mm will be screened at the Festival. DVDS will not be accepted)
· Productions stills, in jpeg format at 300dpi resolution, on CD to be used
in festival promotional materials;
· Press Kit (if available of past festival/special screenings of
film/video);
· Director's Bio and headshot;
· Poster representing the film or documentary (if available);
NOTE: Submissions materials will not be returned to you by
the SWFF. Please email: info@nbfilmcoop.com
if you have any questions.
You will be advised whether or not your submission has been accepted for
screening in advance of the festival.
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Arts in NB
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 - upstairs
room
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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FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES SWINGS INTO ACTION IN 2008
Jan
14, 2008, 8pm at Tilley Hall, Fredericton UNB Campus
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
Director: Craig Gillespie
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider
Run Time: 106 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Language: English
Making its world premiere at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Craig Gillespie‘s sweetly off-kilter debut feature film of , LARS AND THE REAL GIRL, has already received overwhelming critical acclaim, with Ryan Gosling delivering another dazzling performance in the title role. This perfectly composed first film is the perfect marriage of impeccable performance and incredible script, and a potent delicacy for the heart and mind.
Set in a Midwestern small town during a typically snowy winter, Lars Lindstrom (Gosling, THE NOTEBOOK, HALF NELSON) is an awkward young man who lives in the garage beside his deceased father's house. With a brother and sister-in-law who would like to see him settled down and raising a family (especially after years of living under the shadow of his taciturn widower father), Lars' social life consists primarily of attending church. Lars' family is obviously overjoyed then, when he makes the announcement that has found a special friend. Delight turns to panic, however, when the new girlfriend arrives.
Although lovely in her own way, the fact that Bianca is a realistic full-sized doll with an elaborate back story (charmingly recounted by a boisterously in-love Lars) leads Lars' family to believe Lars has finally gone off the deep end. At the urging of Dagmar (Patricia Clarkson, DOGVILLE, ALL THE KING'S MEN), a kind but slightly loopy doctor, his worried family is told to go with the flow and pretend that Lars's lady friend is real, in the hope of helping him work through his issues. The local community ultimately responds with surprising compassion in welcoming the new couple as Bianca goes bowling, starts a career as a model, and is embraced as a member of the community.
At times both hilarious and heartbreaking, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL is a gently naughty comic melodrama of love found and lost. The film boldly addresses how a damaged person comes to terms with past traumas and grows into adult responsibilities when faced with death, loneliness and even abuse. Both Gosling's exceptional - indeed - revelatory - performance and the impressive direction of Craig Gillespie evoke overwhelming empathy for a man and the past he struggles to leave behind.
"Ryan Gosling is once again outstanding in this offbeat but exceptionally accomplished film. Starting off as funny and quirky, Lars and the Real Girl gradually becomes a riveting yet never heavy-handed psychological portrait of a lost soul who thinks no one loves him" - Peter Brunette, Screen International
Call 455-1632 or visit: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm
The Monday Night Film Series takes place at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus.
Tickets and memberships for the Monday Night Film Series are available at the door, Tilley Hall, Room 102 at each scheduled screening. Regular admission is $7 per screening, $3 for members. Regular half-year memberships are $20; $12 for students, seniors (65 years and up) and NB Film Co-op members. Memberships are now available at the NB Film Co-op, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, 506-455-1632.
MEDIA CONTACT: Tony Merzetti, New Brunswick Film Co-op, 506-455-1632; info@nbfilmcoop.com
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CBC
PRESENTS WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?
(A portion of this episode was shot here in New Brunswick, and the
Story Producer who did the research is Fredericton based Film Co-op member
Roberta Nixon).
Canadian Opera Star Measha Brueggergosman Traces her Family’s History on WHO
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Airing on CBC Television Thursday January 17th at 7:30
PM ( 8 PM NT)
Award-winning international opera singer, Measha Brueggergosman, is widely
hailed as one of the great sopranos of the 21st century. Her voice has taken
her around the world to perform in New York, London, Spain, Brazil and
Africa. While she has sampled many different cultures through her travels,
Measha knows little about her own heritage.
Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Measha’s knowledge of her
family history does not extend beyond her parents, Sterling Gosman and Ann
Eatmon. They, in turn, know little about their difficult pasts, focusing
instead on building a future for their children. Measha, who combined the
Gosman family name with her husband’s surname when she married, travels back
home to visit her parents. Sterling tells Measha that he knows the Gosmans
have been in Fredericton for many generations, so Measha begins her
investigation here.
Before setting off on a more traditional search through historical records,
Measha and her brother Neville undergo DNA testing – with startling results.
The story of the Gosman ancestry proves to be an epic tale, worthy of an
opera.
The new series, produced by Barna-Alper Productions, follows 13 celebrated
Canadians as they embark on fascinating journeys to discover their family
roots. Upcoming subjects include Margaret Trudeau who travels to Singapore
to explore the myth of a Hindu princess in her family ancestry, and activist
and journalist Avi Lewis who investigates why the RCMP spied on his
grandfather for five decades. All of these celebrities discover how their
family histories also reflect the sweep and drama of Canada’s past while at
the same time they undergo the powerful experience of discovering one’s
ancestry.
Genealogy has become a huge phenomenon with historical records now available
on the internet. The CBC has partnered with Library and Archives Canada so
that Canadians can discover their family roots and build their own family
trees on the WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? website at
www.cbc.ca/whodoyouthinkyouare
Series Producer for Barna-Alper is Janice Tufford. Executive Producers are
Laszlo Barna and Steven Silver. Senior Producer for the CBC is Linda
Laughlin. Michael Claydon is Area Executive Producer, Independent
Documentaries and Mark Starowicz is Executive Director, Documentary
Programming.
The series is a Barna-Alper Production produced in association with the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with the generous assistance of Library
and Archives Canada and with the participation of the Bell Broadcast New
Media Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. The
series is based on a format devised by Wall to Wall Media and originally
produced for the BBC in the UK by Wall to Wall Media.
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For more info, to set up interviews, request screeners, get GAT:
Ingrid Hamilton ingrid@gat.ca
h/o: 416-482-6142 c: 416-731-3034
Corrine Leon corrine@gat.ca
t: 514-603-6962
Pictures are available for download from the GAT Media Centre:
http://www.gat.ca/media
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The NB Film Co-op experimental fILM pROGRAMME Presents: Visiting Filmmaker Barbara Sternberg
When:
Saturday Jan 19,
Time:
2pm - 5pm
Where:
Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB, upstairs
room.
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 Barbara's Website: http://www.barbarasternberg.com/index.htm
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FREDERICTON - UPCOMING CBC SCREENING EVENT
CBC will be screening The Little Black School House, the
recent
production of Nova Scotia's well known producer Sylvia Hamilton at UNB
Campus in Fredericton on Thursday, January 24th at Marshall d'Avray Hall,
Room 143, 10 MacKay Drive at 7pm.
This one hour documentary unearths the story of men, women and children who studied and taught at Canada's racially segregated schools.
Sylvia will be doing a Question & Answer session after the screening.
Presented by CBC, UNB and Maroon Films Inc.
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Biz News
NSI DRAMA PRIZE
For information about other NSI Drama Prize productions, visit: www.nsi-canada.ca
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Advertise
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Last week one of our customers found a computer cable on the sidewalk outside the York Street side of our store and thought it might belong to us. It doesn't. I thought you may have heard of someone loosing a splitter cable of this type.
It appears to be a Molex brand splitter cable for sending a computer signal to 2 separate monitors and is likely for an Apple computer. The identification on the cable is as follows:
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THE FOLLOWING SEEMS TO BE A BAR-CODE ID
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SEEKING CINEMATOGRAPHER
FilmFilmmaker 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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