NB Film Co-op

The internal production, Diplomatic Relations is a four-part anthology series which tells four different stories (15-20 mins each) which all occur at the same table at different points in the night at a 24 hour restaurant. Each story begins with an incident at the restaurant and then we flashback to events of the recent past which led up to that particular incident.

The decision to produce a four part anthology series through the New NB Film Co-op Film and Television Certificate programme was done to serve two main purposes. First, we believe that true learning is done through hands-on experience so we wanted our students to be able to perform the various tasks in a real world environment. Professional mentors from the NB and NS film and television industry (Jacquie Anderson - Location Manager, Jason Shipley - AD, Elizabeth Guildford - Production Manager, Paul LeBlanc - Hair & Makeup, Maggie Thomas - Script Supervisor etc.) have been asked to be involved to make sure the students and other trainees are learning how to do the various jobs properly. Secondly, by choosing a project that was produced in installments, we could spread around the duties to more than one person. For example, we have four different writers, four different directors, four different editors, multiple A.D.'s etc.

We began the process by putting together a writer's room last summer. By the fall we had four polished scripts and put out the call for directors. With our directors now on board we are wrapping up casting and are in full pre-production as we get closer and closer to our February 18th start date. We will shoot and finish this project on high definition. We are confident this will not only be an invaluable training tool but also be a high end broadcast quality production. 

This project is a labor of love.

Tony Sekulich, John Christenson, Tony Merzetti and Cat LeBlanc

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

Thank you to Riverview NB Co-op member Peter de Niverville for donating monies towards membership fees for members with financial constraints!

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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: Tim Rayne (Fredericton), Mark Taylor (Fredericton), Gretchen Kelbaugh (Saint John), Paul Angers (Fredericton), Jeff Hackett (Fredericton), Denis Poirier (Fredericton), Ralph Pritchard (Shediac), Jessica Holt (Fredericton), Bunthivy Nou (Fredericton), Glen Ross (Fredericton), Peter de Niverville (Riverview), Roger Harley (Fredericton), Alex Brewer (Fredericton), Sarah Ketcheson (Fredericton), Josh Linton (Fredericton), Jean Bertin (Fredericton), Keith Ruttan (Fredericton), Doug Sutherland (Fredericton).

"Being new to the area of film and video production, joining the NB Film Co-op was a great way to integrate myself into the province wide community. I enjoyed every experience and I'm looking forward to many more!"

Jean Bertin, Fredericton NBFC member




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HOLD THE PRESS! - RENEWED FREDERICTON MEMBER LAURA PEARSON

Laura Pearson hails from southwestern Ontario, in the snow-belt of Lake Huron, and shares her hometown with the white squirrels of Exeter. She obtained her honours degree in English at Huron University College (UWO) in London , taught English for three years in Busan, South Korea at Dong-A University, and is currently completing her MA in English and Creative Writing at UNB Fredericton.

Laura’s passion for world literature and travel widely embraces the realm of film; as both a teacher and a life learner, she is interested in examining the politics of representation, human rights, and the contexts that surround modes of study, life, and aesthetic creation.

Along with her partner, Gyu, she is excited to be on board with JQ Films (agent and editor), and to be associated with the talented community at the NB Film Co-op.

She looks forward to working with many clever people on varied projects in the future.

You can contact her anytime at lauraapearson@gmail.com

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HOLD THE PRESS! - RENEWED FREDERICTON MEMBER GYU KANG

J. Gyu Kang is originally from Busan, South Korea, and has been a resident of Fredericton since August 2006. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Biology and English Language from Kosin University and has completed advanced courses in International Development, Anthropology, and Film/Production at UNB.

In addition to his studies at UNB, he is taking the Film and Television Production Certificate at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative.

Gyu’s interest in film and production began almost ten years ago when he worked for a model/talent agency in. When he began to study at university, these pursuits turned more ‘artistic’ and his creative writing in both Korean and English developed.

Influenced by the Korean writer-director, Kim Ki Duk (among many others), Gyu is fascinated with the study of images, films, representations, and their movement, physically, cross-culturally, politically and artistically.

In association with the NB Film Co-op (JQ Films and Johnny Endeavour Productions), he has just written and directed his short film, Pray, My Children, currently in post-production. He has several scripts underway, two in the story editing stages, and he looks forward to producing them in the near future. He also sports a black belt in Judo!

Please email him at: joecue1004@yahoo.com

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Training & Development

Check out the new Intro/Intermediate Workshop Schedule for 2008 on the Film Co-op website by going to our activities link at: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/activ.htm

Email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com for info and if you have any questions. 

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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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SUBMIT YOUR NB SHORT FILM TO REEL YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL

Reel Youth is a non-profit organization that facilitates claymation and video making programs based around the issues that young people want to see changed in their community and the world.  The Reel Youth Film Festival (RYFF) is touring 24 communities across Canada and the US right now.

2008 Youth Film Submissions - deadline June 15

In partnership with Reel Youth, the Silver Wave Film Festival will again have a youth element in the 2008 program! If you are 19 years old or younger, your film could be screened at the SWFF. The program is youth juried and will tour Canada and parts of the States. For more info and a submission form click here .

[NOTE: Please send submissions directly to Reel Youth at the address provided on the form.]

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Arts in NB

FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES

February 4, 2008 , 8:00pm
DEATH AT A FUNERAL
Director: Frank Oz
Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Dinklage, Alan Tudyk , Ewn Bremner, Rupert Graves
Run Time: 90 minutes
Country: Germany/United Kingdom/USA
Year: 2007
Language: English
Distributor: Alliance Films – Odeon
Ratings: ON 14A / BC 14A / AB 14A / SK 18A / MB 14A / PQ 13 ANS+ / Maritimes NR

Fresh off the international film festival circuit, acclaimed director Frank Oz (IN & OUT, BOWFINGER) continues to wow audiences with his dark, award-winning comedy DEATH AT A FUNERAL. The film professes a stellar cast bursting with genius humour that is at once sophisticated and fun.

The film opens with the somber delivery of a coffin to the august home of the deceased's son Daniel, a blocked writer played by Matthew Mcfayden (PRIDE & PREJUDICE), who discovers that the body inside is not, in fact, his father. So begins a string of comedic errors as a second coffin is delivered to the mourning family. Amongst them is the second son, a pretentious and famous author Robert (Rupert Graves, V FOR VENDETTA); their cousin Martha (Daisy Donovan, MILLIONS) and anxious fiance Simon (Alan Tudyk, DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY, KNOCKED UP). 

The plot thickens as Daniel's wife's disdain for his family becomes evident, and Simon's hopes to make an impression upon his severe father-in-law cause him to seek relaxation via pharmaceutical drugs; only, he discovers he's ingested hallucinogens by accident. In addition to the family, a motley crew of characters continue to join the proceedings, including an inexplicable guest Peter (Peter Dinklage, THE STATION AGENT, UNDERDOG) and a group of British eccentrics, hypochondriacs and the foul-mouthed elderly.

The hilarity ensues in direct correlation to the sibling rivalry intensification.

Daniel's apparent effort to prepare a eulogy end up in disappointment as the family realizes their eloquent and published relative won't be delivering it. Simon's hallucinogenic trip allows him to shed more then his inhibitions when he's discovered on the roof top without his clothes on. Finally, family secrets are almost revealed as Peter's mysterious presence and relationship to the deceased is discovered. These combined elements soon force the two brothers to work together in desperate hopes of not only burying their dad but also the family skeletons.

DEATH AT A FUNERAL is funny because of Oz's ability to convey on screen the way tragedy and crisis bring out the best and worst in even the most apparently functional families. The impeccably performed medley of characters is one remarkable element among many in this inordinately hilarious British comedy, comparable to the hijinx-laden Peter Sellers films and reminiscent of FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL. Fun from start to finish.

"The casting couldn't be better. With no big stars to upset the balance, the actors work together as a true ensemble, the best since Little Miss Sunshine." - Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

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The NB Film Co-op experimental fILM pROGRAMME Presents: Visiting Filmmaker ANDREA DORFMAN

WHEN: Saturday, February 9th, 11am to 3pm
WHERE: NB Film Co-op, 732 Charlotte Street, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton. 

Wondering how you can make the transition from Short films to Feature films? Trying to figure out how to maintain the playfulness and ingenuity of the short film when shooting a longer production? Wonder what the role of a Film Co-op can be in this process?

Join Halifax-based filmmaker Andrea Dorfman ("Parsely Days", "Love That Boy") for a workshop that explores these questions. Dorfman will be screening excerpts of her work, talking about her personal filmmaking practice, and will be doing a workshop on the practical elements of getting a feature film made in Atlantic Canada.

Andrea Dorfman
WRITER/DIRECTOR/CINEMATOGRAPHER
One of Canada's most promising, versatile and truly independent filmmakers, Andrea Dorfman started making Super 8 films with friends in high school before graduating from Montreal's McGill University in 1992. She graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax in 1995 and then wrote, directed, shot and edited several experimental short films through the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op while working as a camera assistant in Halifax's commercial film industry. An active member of the Co-op, she headed various committees over the years and served on its Board of Directors.

In 1998 she made her first dramatic short film, Swerve, a road-trip movie centering on an all-female love triangle, as well as Nine, a half-hour documentary exploring a year in the life of a nine-year-old girl diagnosed with separation anxiety. Both films earned her the award for Most Promising New Director at the Atlantic Film Festival and went on to play at many international festivals. Swerve was named Best Lesbian Short at Toronto's Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, while Nine garnered the Marion McMahon Award at the 1999 Images Festival in Toronto and earned a nomination for Best Short at Toronto's Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.

Dorfman then produced, wrote, shot and directed her first feature film, Parsley Days (2000), which she shot in eleven days in the summer of 1999. It premiered to great acclaim at the Toronto International Film Festival®, was named one of Canada's Top Ten by an independent, national panel of filmmakers, programmers, journalists and industry professionals, won Best Cinematography and Best Actress Awards at the Atlantic Film Festival and was runner-up for Best First Feature at the Avanca Film Festival in Portugal.

After directing, producing and co-writing three seasons of the award-winning CBC-TV series "Street Cents" from 2000 to 2002, Dorfman made her sophomore feature Love That Boy (2003), (Still to right: Love That Boy ), which drew consistently positive reviews upon its release and was screened at festivals around the world. Next, short film, There's A Flower in my Pedal (2004) received the runner up to Best Short at the Toronto Film Festival '05. Her first documentary, Sluts (2005) made for the Life Network, explores the mythology surrounding high school students who are labeled with the derogatory term and won Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival ('05). Along with several projects of her own and with a variety of collaborators, she is currently in development on her third feature, Harmony, with co-writer Jennifer Deyell and a documentary, Flawed, with the NFB.

www.myspace.com/andreadorfman
www.mongrelmedia.com/films/LoveThatBoy.html
www.mongrelmedia.com/films/ParsleyDays.html

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AT THE EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS: SCREENING OF THE ATLANTIC FILM FESTIVAL 10x10 MUSIC VIDEOS
Sponsored by the Atlantic Film Festival Association Thursday, February 7th, Governor’s Ballroom/Member’s Lounge, Delta Fredericton, 5:45 - 7:00 PM

In September 2007 the Atlantic Film Festival took 10 of the hottest Indie bands, paired them up with 10 up-and-coming young filmmakers, and gave them four days to shoot, edit and create the ultimate music video. The result was 10 inspired and original music videos featuring songs from Hey Rosetta!, i see rowboats, The Superfantastics and more. Come see them for yourself at the ECMA screening of the 10x10 Music Videos.

NB Film Co-op member Gia Milani directed the video “The Year You Were Born” for the band “Hey Rosetta!”. Check it out if you missed it at the Silver Wave.

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ECMA - WORLD MUSIC AT IT'S BEST

Come out and enjoy World Music at it's best!! The ECMA World Music Partnered Stage is one night ONLY!!

February 8th @ 6:30pm. Charlotte St. Arts Center, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton NB

Only 130 tickets being sold - 10$ tickets.....471-4898 giverkt@rogers.com

BANDS

el Viento Flamenco

- El Viento Flamenco brings its own, very distinct voice to the art form. With a singer and guitarist who hail from rock and roll, a percussionist who is involved in everything from Newfoundland folk to African drumming and Punk rock, and dancers who have lived all over the world, the group stands subtly but resolutely outside of flamenco tradition.

Sean's "voz clara" is perhaps the most defining element of El Viento Flamenco's sound. With years of performing gospel, blues, and rock, he has developed a unique style and clear timbre which sets El Viento Flamenco apart from other flamenco troupes around the world. El Viento Flamenco also benefits from singer Maral's background in Armenian folk and Turkish pop tunes. Together, the singers provide the inspiration for the elegant simplicity of the dancing, while both the singers and dancer are sustained by the crisp, aggressive sound of Bob's guitar. Tony, with his influences of Celtic, Middle-Eastern, African and Rock drumming, adds the final touch to El Viento Flamenco's singular sound. The genuine expression of each artist's individuality is of prime importance: thus, in its own way, El Viento Flamenco is fiercely authentic.

Brollachan

- Brollachan is made up of members who are all well versed in the Scottish and Irish traditions but who are able to blend influences from Latin, French-Canadian, and world genres into the mix.
You've got to hear their take on traditional tunes and rockin' reels and jigs. But this band offers a whole lot more.

With years playing and performing in the Celtic style as individuals, this instrumental band has come together to create a blend of sounds truly unique to Brollachan. With Krista's Cape Breton fiddle tradition, Matt's strong pipe band background, and Carolyn's years of Celtic accompaniment, Brollachan has moved beyond to bring a fresh face to these influences. And, although the group's name is taken from Celtic mythology, Brollachan brings the spirit of the Celts alive with infectious jigs and reels and original material by Krista, Matt, and Carolyn. Brollachan has performed for private kitchen parties, festivals, conferences and on many concert stages around New Brunswick, the Maritimes and Ontario. Their first CD recording was released in July 2007.

Gypsophilia

- Taking inspiration from the music of the legendary French jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, Halifax’s Gypsophilia combines hot jazz and European gypsy music, adding their own modern edge and fusing elements of tango, klezmer, funk, and classical in their original music.

Admired by listening and dancing audiences young and old, the group's passionate, exciting and sophisticated sound has quickly catapulted them to unprecedented jazz popularity in Nova Scotia. Not simply a Gypsy-jazz cover band, Gypsophilia’s unique voice comes from the fusion of the members’ diverse musical and artistic backgrounds, as well as from their innovative and eclectic original repertoire.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!! Only 130 tickets being sold!!

10$ a ticket....contact Krista Touesnard at giverkt@rogers.com or 471-4898 to get yours!!!

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Biz News

FREDERICTON - CBC OFFERS LIVE BROADCASTS AND GREAT PROGRAMMING FEATURING A STELLAR LINE UP OF PERFORMERS FROM THE 2008 ECMAS

CBC will showcase Canadian Music, East Coast Style from coast to coast to coast with a multitude of live broadcasts and programming from the 2008 East Coast Music Awards Festival & Conference in Fredericton, NB from February 7-10.

Q with Jian Ghomeshi, CBC Radio One's national arts, culture and entertainment show is coming to Fredericton for the entire ECMA event.

"One of my favourite parts of the ECMA weekend is discovering vibrant new east coast artists that I've not heard of or seen yet, but that I inevitably end up loving and championing for the rest of the year," says host Jian Ghomeshi. "I'll be out late checking out the music each night in Fredericton. I'm looking forward to what surprises I might find."

Jian will kick off CBC Radio's live broadcasts on Friday, February 8th from noon to 1:30 pm at the Fredericton Playhouse. Q will feature live performances by two of the top ECMA nominees - Joel Plaskett (solo) and WINTERSLEEP - along with Carmen Townsend; plus, Jian will have a few special surprises during the show.

Q will also broadcast a weekend wrap up on Monday, February 11th from 2 pm - 3:30 pm. Listeners will hear all the tales, stories and highlights of ECMA weekend as experienced by Jian himself! (tune-in only)

SHIFT with Paul Castle will broadcast live to Atlantic Canada from The Playhouse on Friday, February 8th from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm and will feature live performances by David Myles, winner of the 2006 International Songwriters Competition, the smooth vocals of Meaghan Smith, jazz guitarist Duane Andrews, and Damhnait Doyle backed up by members of the band SLOWCOASTER, and Thom Swift.

CBC RADIO 3 will join forces with SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO for two nights to present an incredible line-up on the rock stage at the Delta Fredericton Hotel. Friday, February 8th will showcase Mark Bragg, Two Hours Traffic, hey rosetta!, The Tom Fun Orchestra, and the Jimmy Swift Band. Saturday, February 9th will feature Dwight D'Eon, Age of Daze, Carmen Townsend, SLOWCOASTER, and The Trews. Both shows are from 11 pm to 2 am and are ECMA ticketed events.

The SOCAN Songwriters' Circles will be recorded live on Saturday, February 9th and Sunday, February 10th from 1:30 - 2:30 pm for future broadcast on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio 2. Jenn Grant, David Myles, Damhnait Doyle, Christian "Kit" Goguen, Lennie Gallant, Thom Swift and Jean -Francois Breau will share their stories about songwriting in the cozy and intimate setting of the songwriters' circle. (ECMA ticketed events)

ATLANTIC AIRWAVES with Stephanie Domet is up next at the Playhouse on Saturday, February 9th from 5 pm to 6 pm. Fredericton hiphop artists First Words, featuring legendary beatman/producer JoRun will be performing. The Extremeties project "The New Tonic", a hiphop/jazz collaboration produced at CBC Halifax (based on original tracks from the Tonic CD nominated for Jazz Album of the Year) will make its debut on the show. Joining The Extremeties are MCs Fizz, Ghettosox, DJ JoRun, and jazz players Jamie Gatti, and Chris Mitchell.

CANADA LIVE will celebrate east coast style with a two-hour special edition featuring all the highlights from various artists performing during the entire 2008 ECMA weekend. It will be broadcast to the country on CBC Radio 2 on Friday, February 29th from 8 pm - 10 pm. (tune in only)

BARENAKED EAST COAST MUSIC! hosted by Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies is a one-hour national TV program celebrating Canadian Music, East Coast Style featuring the very best musical performances captured at various locations and events throughout the 2008 ECMAs. The fast-paced show will have special performances by Meaghan Smith, Jenn Grant hey rosetta!, Jordan Croucher, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Dave Gunning, and Ron Hynes. It will also include a special concert celebrating the ECMA's 20th anniversary featuring Lennie Gallant, Damnhait Doyle, Ashley MacIsaac and Bruce Guthro. The program is produced by Dream Street Pictures in association with CBC. BARENAKED EAST COAST MUSIC! will be broadcast Sunday, March 2nd at 7:00 pm on CBC Television.

Be sure to check out www.cbc.ca/eastcoastmusic for additional web-only performances by performers featured in the show. In addition, www.cbc.ca/eastcoastmusic will be the home of original content gathered during the celebration weekend and edited into on-line features that explores the future of the music industry, from the perspective of musicians, fans and label representatives. Also available will be the CBC Halifax production of "East Coast Sessions" featuring the best and brightest new artists that the East Coast has to offer. Visitors will see extended performances, only available on www.cbc.ca/eastcoastmusic.

Join CBC at our many live radio broadcasts, tune in, watch, and visit us online to experience all the great music and performances captured at the 2008 East Coast Music Awards Festival and Conference. Unless noted, all live broadcasts are free and open to the public. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information or interviews, contact:

Lori Wheeler
Senior Communications Officer
(506) 451-4080/447-7153
lori_wheeler@cbc.ca

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Mobile Stories: Obsessions is a conversation in film

Six award-winning filmmakers — Apeman888, Malcolm Clarke, Hubert Davis, Renuka Jeyapalan, Smiley Guy Productions, and Shuibo Wang — give their 'take' on obsession. From going bald to fantasizing about a stranger, a loved one or the past, these obsessions last far beyond their 3-minute running time.

View the films at www.mobilestories.ca and create your own obsession for a chance to win $1,000 and a special screening at the 2008 Worldwide Short Film Festival.

Submit to www.mobilestories.ca before April 5, 2008.

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HALIFAX - FILM 5 Productions Receives Genie Nomination

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) congratulates FILM 5 participants Marc Almon and Nona MacDermid for their Genie Award nomination in the Best Live Action Short Drama category, for their film , Faire Chaluim Mhic Leòid (The Wake of Calum MacLeod), The film was developed and produced through AFCOOP’s FILM 5 program in 2005 / 2006.

The first gaelic-language film produced in North America, Faire Chaluim Mhic Leòid tells the tale of a Cape Breton storyteller who has lost his audience.

“It is very rewarding to see the achievement of FILM 5 participants recognized with a Genie nomination”, says Walter Forsyth, Executive Director for the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, “ For over ten years we have been improving the training available through the program and it is gratifying to see that this is helping emerging Nova Scotia filmmakers to advance onto the national stage”

FILM 5 provides emerging writers, directors and producers with ten months of intensive training and mentorship. It also provides over
$220,000 in cash and sponsorship to up to four creative teams annually towards the creation of a short film. Now in its' thirteenth year, FILM 5 has helped some of the regions most prominent filmmakers launch their careers. To date the program has yielded over twenty-five innovative short films and alumni include directors such as Thom Fitzgerald, Andrea Dorfman and Jay Dahl.

FILM 5 is presented in partnership with FILM NS and PowerPost Production Services. It is made possible with generous support from CBC, Telefilm, Deluxe Labs, Fuji Film, PS Atlantic, William F Whites International, Panavision, the Directors Guild of Canada – Atlantic Regional Council, IATSE 849, IATSE 667, the Atlantic Film Festival Association, the Lord Nelson Hotel and The Coast .

The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative operates with generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts, CBC Atlantic, the National Film Board of Canada and the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage.

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Press inquires can be directed to:
Erin Oakes
Membership and Program Co-ordinator
membership@afcoop.ca P/420-4480
The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op

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Advertise

GOOGLE MAPS INFO NEEDED

If you are a filmmaker who has gone through the process of obtaining permission from Google Maps to use their maps in your film(s) and know the procedure for doing this, please contact Cat so she can pass on the info to the Film Co-op members. info@nbfilmcoop.com

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VIDEOMAKER MAGAZINE

Videomaker is the #1 magazine for video enthusiast and professional videographers. We specialize in helping people create better videos.

http://www.videomaker.com

We have a learn page which is packed with useful information about creating and editing video: www.videomaker.com/learn

We also have a news page which has links to our blogs about the video industry as well as press releases from people in the video industry: You can find it at: www.videomaker.com/news/

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Find your next project on InkTip.com!

2007 Update: Last year, a total of 167 scripts were optioned or writers hired/repped through InkTip. We had 18 films produced from scripts/writers found via our services, and there are at least 20 already scheduled to start production in ’08!

Register for access here: www.inktip.com/pro-register1.php

See below for great loglines from up-and-coming writers and contest winners!

We are pleased to announce that another feature has been optioned and two short scripts have been acquired through our network!

Vicki Letizia with Porchlight Entertainment has optioned the feature script ‘True Confession’ from InkTip writer Daniel Smith, after discovering his script on InkTip. Ironically, although their paths have never crossed before, Smith sold another script to Showtime a few years ago while Vicki was working there! PorchLight Entertainment, a multi-faceted production and distribution company, has produced more than 40 live-action and animated movies, including the recent Christmas film ‘The Family Holiday,’ which starred Dave Coulier, and ‘Secrets of Maple Cove,’ starring Melissa Joan Hart. Daniel Smith’s produced credits include ‘Black Indians: An American Story,’ a documentary narrated by James Earl Jones. He also has another project under option, ‘The Phoenix,’ with Nick Cannon attached to star and produce.

Rich Helms of That's Rich Productions has purchased the short horror/comedy script 'The Usual Sacrifice' from InkTip scribe Philip Greenstreet. Greenstreet, a winner of an Academy Technical Achievement Award for his work in developing a backdrop filming system, has had one previous feature option and another hire to write a feature screenplay. Helms has worked in image technology since the mid-1980s, and his production company is the culmination of a lifelong dream. 'The Usual Sacrifice' joins another short film project in Helms' portfolio, which continues to grow.

Mike Garcia with Gingerbread Productions has optioned Kenneth Shelden’s short script, ‘Living with Ned - The Mad Scientist' after finding it on InkTip. This is Shelden’s first short option through InkTip, although he also has a feature script currently under option. ‘Living with Ned’ is being developed as a pilot for a series of short films/webisodes. Shooting is scheduled for April 2008.

Congratulations and best of success to them all!

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The Easiest Way to Find a Great Script!
Daniel Smith
2007 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Contest Winners
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For more information on the scripts below (writer’s resume, synopses, scripts, and more), go to: www.InkTip.com

You are welcome to contact these writers directly if you would like to read their scripts! Please let us know when you find a script/writer through our network.

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1) The Easiest Way to Find a Great Script!
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Fast. Easy. Efficient. At least 50 films have been produced through our network.

To gain access to our global network of screenplays, teleplays, and books for adaptation, register now at: www.inktip.com/pro-register1.php
There is no charge to industry members to access our writers' scripts.

Go here for more info: www.InkTip.com

To see a list of producers and representatives who have recently found scripts/writers through us, see: www.inktip.com/success_new.php

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2) Daniel Smith
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The Arrangement (Romantic Thriller) by Daniel Smith
A computer geek, trapped by his job and a domineering fiancée, casually follows a stranger, a beautiful and mysterious woman, only to discover that she and he become targets of a vengeful stalker. Body Double meets The Game.
EMAIL: daniel@phoenixfilms.net
Please tell Daniel that InkTip.com referred you.

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3) 2007 Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Contest Winners
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Winner
Whale Farts (Comedy) by Brian Price & Samuel Gailey
When loveable loser Skip Shaw challenges his ultra-competitive, overbearing father to a Caribbean deep sea fishing tournament, he finds himself floundering in the deep end, forced to face his fear of the water, a maniacal sea captain, a blood-thirsty albino whale, and most frightening of all, himself.
This script is repped by Bettina Viviano of Viviano/Feldman.
EMAIL: bviviano@aol.com
Please tell Bettina that InkTip.com referred you.

Runner Up
L.A. Coincidental (Comedy) by Mike Mason
A washed-up detective finds himself embroiled in corruption and deceit when he becomes involved with a millionaire heiress, after the death of her husband.
EMAIL: mike_m_1984@hotmail.com
Please tell Mike that InkTip.com referred you.

Runner Up
Love and Other Natural Disasters (Romantic Comedy) by Stephen Garvey
A man combs Tornado Alley in a hapless search for his storm chasing ex, joined by two friends, one chasing his own hopeless romantic past, the other running from hers.
EMAIL: SteveGarv@aol.com
Please tell Stephen that InkTip.com referred you.