The NBFC takes center stage at Silver Wave Film Festival
NBFC E-news - Thur, Nov 1, 2007
Spotlight!
Silver Wave Film Festival 2007
Friday – November 9, 2007
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Venue: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre
(732 Charlotte Street), Upstairs Auditorium
NEW BRUNSWICK FILM INDUSTRY RECEPTION
Guest Speakers: Tony Merzetti, Executive Director, NB Film
Co-op, Premier Shawn Graham, Roger Cyr, Executive Director, NB Film, Jacques Levesque, President, Cojak Productions & Cine Atlantik Studios.
The Silver Wave Film Festival annually puts on an industry reception where producers, students, special guests and filmmakers mingle and make connections. This year’s reception hosts are the NB Film Co-op, New Brunswick Film and Cojak Productions & Cine Atlantik Studios
There will be complimentary refreshments.
Please RSVP Cat at info@nbfilmcoop.com for this event.
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Presenting: the 2007 Silver Wave Awards Jury Members
Semra Yüksel - Fredericton
Semra Yüksel is a sociologist, researcher, documentary filmmaker and president of her own film production company, Acrolect International Inc. She has produced numerous compelling documentaries about people from diverse backgrounds in different parts of the world.
Semra has taught numerous workshops on different topics. She was the Recipient of the 2004 Silver Wave Award in recognition of her professional contribution to film in New Brunswick. Her most recent project is a documentary on the world famous Sabian family and she has several other projects in development stage.
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Connell Smith - Quispamsis
Connell Smith was born in Campbell River, BC. He grew up in Keswick Ontario, and for the past twenty years has been based in Quispamsis, New Brunswick where he works as a filmmaker and journalist. Connell trained as a Journalist at Humber College in Toronto and has a BA (Philosophy) from the University of New Brunswick. His short films include Animating Mr. Saint John (Tidal Wave Film Festival 2002) and Searching for Daniel Baldwin (Saint John One Film Festival Audience Choice award in 2003). Connell is an Associate Producer with CBC Radio in Saint John. To make How I Got Busted, his first feature documentary, he teamed up with producer Peter Atkinson.
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Christine McLean - Moncton
After a ten year stint as host and writer of the arts segment for CBC New Brunswick's TV supperhour news, Christine began working in the world of independent documentary production. She wrote and directed two one-off documentaries for CBC's national performance series, Opening Night: "Flying on the Moon" and "Practice, Practice, Practice". Both of these shows won awards at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival. (Photo to the right - Karine Wade Image)
She wrote and directed many episodes of Discovery Canada's popular "Frontiers of Construction" co-produced by Moncton's Fiddlehead Entertainment. Christine also wrote and/or directed several episodes of another Discovery Canada series, "Stones of Fate and Fortune" co-produced by Connections Productions and Sam Grana Productions, both of Moncton. She also enjoyed working as a narrator voicing the documentary "Edith Butler: Acadian Icon" for Connections Productions.
After taking a NB Film Co-op workshop with instructor Gretchen Kelbaugh, she ventured into screenwriting. "Unraveled", her adaptation of the book "I Cry for Innocence" by Riverview's Theresia Quigley, led to her acceptance in the intermediate screenwriting program at the Summer Institute of Film and Television in Ottawa. Her script was among the top ten in the Inspired Scripts competition at last year's Atlantic Film Festival.
When Christine is not researching documentary proposals, she teaches English at Universite de Moncton.
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Training & Development at Silver Wave 07
New Brunswick Industry Series -
Telefilm Canada Industry Day
Café Telefilm Canada
Friday – November 9, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Venue: Doodles Café - Charlotte Street Arts Centre
(732 Charlotte Street), basement
Jump-start your day with delicious coffee and morning nibbles at an informal meet-and-greet session hosted by Telefilm Canada at 9:00am on Friday, November 9th.
Gordon Whittaker and Patricia Voogt of Telefilm Canada's Atlantic regional office will be on hand to meet and talk with members of New Brunswick's film community.
Cost: No charge
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By Appointment - One on One Sessions with Telefilm Representatives
Guests: Gordon Whittaker and Patricia Voogt from Telefilm Canada
Gordon Whittaker and Patricia Voogt will be available for pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with those interested in discussing a specific project. Please contact Cat Leblanc at 455-1632 to book an appointment or email her at info@nbfilmcoop.com
Biography - Gordon Whittaker (Telefilm Canada)
As Director, Atlantic Region, Gordon Whittaker is a member of Telefilm Canada's senior management team and responsible for operations in Atlantic Canada. Located in Halifax, Telefilm’s Atlantic office serves the region’s film and new media sectors. Over the past two years, the office has experienced significant growth in activity and currently manages a diverse portfolio of projects.
Born and raised in Toronto, Mr. Whittaker has enjoyed a 15 year career in Canada’s media industry. Upon graduating with an MBA from UBC, he worked in Vancouver’s burgeoning film and TV industry. After moving to Halifax in 1996, he was hired as Executive Director of the Atlantic Film Festival where he led the festival through a period of unprecedented growth, including the creation and launch of Strategic Partners in September 1998. Prior to entering the MBA program, he was a brand manager at a major packaged goods company.
Since joining Telefilm, he has worked with regional clients on a number of successful films including: Black Eyed Dog, Three Needles, Poor Boy’s Game, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, Shake Hands with the Devil, Down to the Dirt and Just Buried.
Biography - Patricia Voogt (Telefilm Canada)
A graduate of the TV Broadcasting program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Patricia Voogt (then Quesnel) worked for TFO in Toronto for six years as a production secretary as well as in visual research and network promotions. In 2002 Patricia moved to Halifax and almost immediately started working for Telefilm Halifax as an office administrator, and in December 2003 she took over the role of Project Coordinator. Since then, Pat won the 2005-2006 Atlantic MVP award and more recently joined Telefilm’s Industry Development Sector as the Atlantic Region’s Officer.
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Canada Feature Film Panel - Case Study -
Growing Op
Friday – November 9, 2007
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Venue: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre
(732 Charlotte Street), Upstairs Auditorium
Guest Speakers: Gordon Whittaker (Telefilm Canada), Michael Melski (Writer/Director), Monique LeBlanc (Producer), Rick Warden (Producer)
Gordon Whittaker will lead this case study into the upcoming feature film Growing Op produced through Telefilm Canada's Canada Feature Film Fund. This feature film was shot around Moncton and Tracadie this past summer.
This session is aimed at producers and filmmakers who are planning or have thought about putting together a feature film project with support from Telefilm Canada. It will also be of interest to unit production managers, casting directors, directors, production accountants, lawyers and filmmakers.
Biography - MICHAEL MELSKI is an award-winning writer/director who has achieved success in film, television, and theatre. His many plays, including HOCKEY MOM, HOCKEY DAD, THE FLY FISHER'S COMPANION, and JOYRIDE have been published and produced to acclaim across Canada. Michael's writing credits for television include such Gemini-nominated series as STRAIGHT UP, BLUE MURDER, and SNAKES AND LADDERS. He also wrote the screenplay for the multi-award-winning feature MILE ZERO which has screened at festivals worldwide. Michael's short films as director include the award-winning SERENADE and FOCUS GROUP THERAPY, and he's also directed for CTV's hit series ROBSON ARMS. In 2007, Michael directed his first feature film GROWING OP, starring Rachel Blanchard, Rosanna Arquette, and Wallace Langham, in Moncton and Tracadie NB, and he is currently in post-production.
Biography - A graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism, Rick worked at the Canadian Film Centre (CFC) as Executive Assistant to producer Peter O'Brian (THE GREY FOX, MY AMERICAN COUSIN, ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS) and Programme Coordinator. After producing the short dramas HALF NELSON, NO MYSTERY and NOT ALONE, he returned to the CFC to attend the Producers' Lab in 1997.
Rick completed a development placement at Alliance Pictures before being hired as Business Affairs & Development Officer at Temple Street Productions (QUEER AS FOLK). At the same time, Rick partnered with renowned cinematographer Thom Best (GINGER SNAPS, MEN WITH BROOMS, QUEER AS FOLK) to produce Thom's feature directorial debut, ICE MEN. While ICE MEN was in post-production, he was asked by the CFC's Feature Film Project to produce writer/director Chris Philpott's FAIRYTALES & PORNOGRAPHY.
Since moving to Halifax in the spring of 2004, Rick has executive
produced Michael Melski's short film, FOCUS GROUP THERAPY, and eight short films through the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperatives Film 5 program. Rick managed Strategic Partners, Canada's premier international co-production market, for its 2005 and 2006 editions. At present, he is a producer on Melski's feature directorial debut, GROWING OP.
Biography - Award-winning director/writer/producer Monique LeBlanc, president of CinImage, draws upon 20 years experience in broadcast and film production. Born in Richibucto, N.B., her most recent project Growing Op, a feature film by Micheal Melski which she co-produced with Paranoid Pictures of Nova Scotia.
She has written and produced several documentary series for Radio-Canada and ARTV which were then sold to Bravo, Global and APTN. As a writer-director she received accolades for her NFB documentary, Cigarette, which earned the Rex Tasker Award for best Atlantic documentary at the 1998 Atlantic Film Festival. She earlier won Best Director at the festival for another NFB production, The Acadian Connection, which also won Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Her last feature length documentary Les chemins de Marie-On the road with Mary, co-produced with the NFB-ONF was received very positively by critics.
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BANKING AND ACCOUNTING ISSUES FOR PRODUCERS AND FILMMAKERS
Friday – November 9, 2007
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Venue: The Charlotte Street Arts Centre
(732 Charlotte Street), Upstairs Auditorium
Guest Speakers : Christene Hirschfeld, Partner, Boyne Clarke, Barristers and Solicitors & Nan MacDonald, Relationship Manager, Media & Entertainment, Royal Bank of Canada.
Christene Hirschfeld has been a frequent speaker at the Silver Wave Film Festival on the legal aspects of producing for film and television. This year for the first time Nan MacDonald from the Royal Bank, also a loyal Silver Wave Festival supporter and attendee, will join Christene in a presentation that will look at some banking and accounting issues relevant to producers and filmmakers. After the session, they will be available to speak to producers.
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.
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New Brunswick Industry Series -
NB Film Industry Day
Saturday – November 10, 2007
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne: 715, Priestman Street, Fredericton, N.B.
Q & A with the DGC - Atlantic Regional Council
Guest Speaker: Tim Storey, Business Agent, DGC - Atlantic Regional Council.
Join Tim Storey, Business Agent for Directors Guild of Canada - Atlantic Regional Council as he answers any questions you may have concerning the Directors Guild of Canada and it's role in the film and television industry in the Atlantic region.
Biography - Tim Storey has been engaged in the Motion Picture Industry in Canada for 17 years. Working principally in Toronto in the Production Department, Tim worked his way from office assistant to being one of the most respected Production Coordinators in the city. During his time in production, he worked on several television series (Witchblade II, Little Men), a variety of Movies of the Week, as well as a number of Feature Films (Dracula 2000 -starring Gerry Butler and Christopher Plummer; The Ref - starring Dennis Leary and Judy Davis; The Scarlet Letter - Demi Moore and Gary Oldman, Avenging Angelo - Sylvester Stallone and Anthony Quinn).
In 2003, Tim joined the staff of I.A.T.S.E. Local 411, the union representing Film Production Office staff in the Province of Ontario. As a founding member of the Local and active on the Board and numerous committees, he believed passionately in the efforts of the union and stepped away from production in order to continue to serve his friends and colleagues on a full time basis.
2004 saw Tim sworn in as the newly elected Business Agent for I.A.T.S.E. Local 411. During his tenure as B.A., he organized two previously un-represented groups in the industry, developing and negotiating contracts for each, increasing the membership to almost double what it had been. Along with a dynamic Executive Board, Tim updated and revitalized all aspects of the life of the Local. Serving on several Industry bodies while BA, Tim increased the profile and respect for the group both locally and nationally.
Coming to the end of his term in office at Local 411, Tim decided to leave Local 411, and seeking new challenges, he became the Business Agent for the Directors Guild of Canada, Atlantic Regional Council, as of January 07.
Packing up lock, stock and a vast collection of art and books, Tim barrelled down to Halifax and has been excitedly discovering and learning about his new home city, the surrounding region and the Motion Picture Industry it supports.
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DOCUMENTARY ROUNDTABLE
Saturday – November 10, 2007
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Venue: Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne: 715, Priestman Street, Fredericton, N.B.
Guest Speakers: Kent Martin, (National Film Board of Canada Producer), Don Chapman (Lost Canadians), Jonathan Collicott (Anthony Flower), Connell Smith (How I Got Busted), Kent Nason and Teresa MacInnes (Hope for the Future).
Join us for what promises to be a dynamic session with filmmakers who produce films that both raise social consciousness and are relevant in our modern world. Films that deal with citizenship, people in NB who left a lasting impact, marijuana use in Canada and NFB Documentaries that have bite and flavor will be on the table. Everyone is invited to sit down for a frank and illuminating discussion.
Biography - Kent Martin is Executive Producer and Director for the National Film Board’s Atlantic Regional Office. An accomplished documentarian whose directorial credits include the Gemini Award-winning Donald Brittain: Filmmaker, Kent has been bringing great stories to the screen for nearly three decades. Kent's recent productions include the acclaimed NFB documentary Westray, which garnered the Genie for Best Documentary, as well as The Spirit of Annie Mae. He also served as NFB producer on the Genie-nominated co-production Men of the Deeps, which aired nationally on CTV. New releases include the NFB feature documentary Animals and the timely NFB co-production Teaching Peace in a Time of War.
Biography - In 1868 Canadian legislation was introduced declaring that married women, minors, lunatics, and idiots were to be classified under the same disability for their national status. Don, born in Vancouver, the son of two Canadian parents, his father a Canadian officer in WWII, his Great, Great Uncle one of the Fathers-of-Confederation, despite all that, he’s still not a Canadian citizen. Apparently that old discriminatory law stripped not only Don of his citizenship, but its huge tentacles are still reaching well into the 21st century. What began as his individual struggle decades ago, has now blossomed into a David & Goliath story, affecting every Canadian on the planet. Is your citizenship safe? Don’t be so sure.
Biography - Alumus NB Film Co-op member Jonathan Collicott has been working in the Film and Television industry since 1997 and has worked with History Television, The National Film Board of Canada and CBC Nature of Things. He also does freelance work for various independent production companies such as Fredericton's Atlantic Media Works and Outreach Productions. He works in both documentary and dramatic films, focusing on Writing, Directing and Shooting. Anthony Flower is his first full-length documentary.
Biography - Connell Smith was born in Campbell River, BC. He grew up in Keswick Ontario, and for the past twenty years has been based in Quispamsis, New Brunswick where he works as a filmmaker and journalist. Connell trained as a Journalist at Humber College in Toronto and has a BA (Philosophy) from the University of New Brunswick. His short films include Animating Mr. Saint John (Tidal Wave Film Festivla 2002) and Searching for Daniel Baldwin (Saint John One Film Festival Audience Choice award in 2003). Connell is an Associate Producer with CBC Radio in Saint John. To make How I Got Busted, his first feature documentary, he teamed up with producer Peter Atkinson. Connell has never been charged with a criminal offence.
Biography -
Born and raised in New Brunswick, Canada; Kent Nason began his film making career with Crawley Films
Ltd in Ottawa in 1969. He joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1973 as a cinematographer and participated in the formation of an NFB film production studio in the Atlantic region. He has photographed well over one hundred films in his career and has been a freelance cinematographer and videographer for the last ten years. Kent has also edited, directed and produced documentaries. He has traveled all over the world shooting films that have been broadcast internationally and screened at major film festivals. Many of these programs have been nominated for and have won numerous awards. He received a Gemini in 1997 for
best cinematography for the documentary series The Human Race hosted by Gwynne Dyer. Kent has photographed a number of award winning documentary series for television and enjoys shooting drama as well as documentary.
Biography - Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C. Teresa came to the film and television industry from a background in social work and psychology. While completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at Simon Fraser University in 1988, she became involved in filmmaking. Working as an independent producer and director Teresa has gone on to direct a dozen documentaries for television including; Generation XXL (2007) Hope for the Future (2006) Teaching Peace in a Time of War (2004); Learning Peace: A Big School with a Big Heart (2002) Waging Peace: A Year in the Life of Caledonia Junior High (2001) Lost (1999) The Other Side of the Picture (1998); Under Wraps; (1996); A Rough Crossing (1995); Teen Rebel/Teen Mom (1994). Her films have aired nationally and internationally and have garnered top awards at many film festivals, including New York, Yorkton, Columbus, Sprockets, ViewFinders, Houston WorldFest and the National Educational and Video Festival.
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DRAMATIC FILMMAKERS PANEL
Saturday – November 10, 2007
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Venue: Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne: 715, Priestman Street, Fredericton, N.B.
Guest Filmmakers: Joel Thompson, Fredericton (They Didn't Make it/Waiting for Myra/Breakdown), Danny Thebeau, Moncton (A Days Grace/Father Time and the Lady Slipper), Steve Doiron, Saint John (Avarice), Dawn Boyd, Grand Barachois, (Daddy Why?/Dog Boy), Michael Aronson (Doisey Films)
Join us for what promises to be a dynamic session with filmmakers who produce dramatic films with punch in different areas of New Brunswick. From films that terrorize and creep us out to films that tantalize the funny bone and the brain.
Biography - Joel M. Thompson was born in Nova Scotia but has lived in New Brunswick the majority of his life. His interest in film began at the young age of 10 when his father bought a home video camera to film family occasions. Needless to say the camera wasn't used much for family videos. Since then he has been making short films and has had a camera in his hand whenever he gets the chance. He joined the Film Co-op in 2001 and that same year acted in an award winning film that was screened in Winnipeg. He has since directed his first independent feature horror film (They Didn't Make It) and has many other projects in the works.
Biography - Danny Thebeau lives and works in Dieppe New Brunswick. His early interest in video and film began by producing little league sports videos, promotional videos, and a music video. He appeared as an extra on The Trailer Park Boys, as well as the feature Film Black Eyed Dog. A member of the NBFC since 2005 and an alumni of the Summer Institute for Film and Television, A Day's Grace is Danny's directorial debut.
Biography - Working independently out of Saint John, NB, Steven Doiron has written, produced and directed three short films and two music videos under his self-started company "Dark Night Pictures". He recently received funding under NB Film's Short Film Venture Program to produce his latest project titled "My Selfish Life" which is in post-production. My Selfish Life is a love story about second chances, and will be ready for festivals in Summer 2008. Also in the works is a dramatic television pilot that will be filmed throughout Saint John in spring 2008, as well as inspirational Christian videos, which he promotes and sells online.
When not producing his own projects, he assists with video and multimedia at the church he currently attends, and is an active member of the New Brunswick Film Cooperative, where he is enrolled in the Advanced Television and Film Certificate Program. All this while he assists with a weekly children's ministry program, takes part in a weekly small discussion group for young adults, and works full time for the New Brunswick Government. Sleep is tough to come by. If you notice his nodding off while you speak, he asks that you please do not take offense, and would appreciate a quick slap to the face to stay awake.
Biography - Dawn Boyd is originally from Saint John and has just moved back to NB after 20 years in Nova Scotia. Most of those years were spent in as a production artist in advertising, but eventually she began to branch into video editing and animation. Her animated piece, Heino, won first place at the 2003 Garrison Big Break Ad Challenge.
She directed her first live-action short film, The Fishing, in the summer of 2005, which became an official selection of the Dragoncon Film Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended the Nova Scotia Community College Screen Arts Program, graduating with the Highest Achievement Award and the William F. Whites Industry Award. In the summer of 2006, she taught a Screen Arts workshop to a group of teen girls for the Women in Media Foundation. In 2006, she directed Daddy Why?, again selected for the DragonCon Film Festival 2007.
Dawn is now living happily in Grand-Barachois with husband and collaborator Michael Aronson and cats Bruce Willis and T-Bone.
Biography - After dropping out from the journalism program at Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, Aronson fell into a career as an advertising writer, winning him international acclaim. In 2004, his commercial Kids for the Canadian SPCA was honoured at the London International Advertising Awards. In that same year a television campaign for the Atlantic Jewish Film Festival was included in the curriculum of the Jewish Media Studies course at Denmark's University of Aarhus.
Recently, Aronson has gone back to journalism, having had an interview with celebrity actor Lucy Liu published in Canada's national newspaper The Globe & Mail. His cover story about Canadian adult video star Steven Ziegal was published in Halifax's The Coast for whom he also documented a very personal medical procedure.
Aronson's attentions have also turned to writing and producing for television and film, partnering with director/producer Dawn Boyd to form Doisey Films, under whose banner he has written the short films The Fishing and Daddy Why?, and the television pilot for illusionist Jeremy Bennett's Believe.
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DOCUMENTARY MASTERCLASS (In French)
TBA
Guest Filmmakers: Suzette Lagacé et Maurice André Aubin
Biography - Suzette Lagacé, croit à la réalisation de nos rêves. Passionnée, elle croit que les bonnes idées peuvent voir le jour avec une vision solide et un travail acharné.
Suzette a débuté en production au théâtre qu’elle a fondé à Edmonton, ‘La Boîte à Popicos’, une troupe professionnelle pour jeune public où elle a pu créer et produire pour les enfants. Elle a acquit son expérience en film et en télévision éducative comme productrice de contenu auprès de Télé-Québec, TFO, SDA, Cinégroupe et l’ONF.
Depuis 10 ans, elle s'est consacrée à la production en tant que productrice, réalisatrice et scénariste..., réalisatrice et scénariste pour plus de 9 séries documentaires. En 2001, elle fut co-fondatrice de MOZUS productions.
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Suzette Lagacé began her film and television career as a content producer for the public television stations; Télé-Québec and TFO. She was involved in such series as Kid Cam Television, Write Around the World, Robin and Stella and Allô Prof and as writer-researcher the NFB series Franc-Ouest. She has since devoted her energies to documentary filmmaking where she has worked as producer, writer or director in more than 9 documentary series.
Her pioneering spirit still alive, she co-founded MOZUS Productions in 2001, a new production company in Moncton New Brunswick, which is quickly paving its way through the ranks of the production world producing both in French and in English.
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Biography - Co-fondateur de MOZUS productions, Maurice André Aubin a produit et a réalisé autant en français (ONF, TFO, Télé-Québec, Radio-Canada, Canal Vie) qu’en anglais, (CBC, Discovery, History Channel, WTN.) Il a réalisé et produit plusieurs genres d’émission dont les variétés et le documentaire.
Un musicien accompli, il a réalisé plus d’une centaine d’émissions variété, et a remporté plusieurs prix notamment le prix du Conseil Canadien de la Musique pour ‘A Christmas presence’, une célébration de la musique de Bach et Handel.
Maurice André Aubin has produced and directed in both English and French and has worked in performance and documentary film for many of Canada's major networks.
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A multi camera director, Maurice André Aubin has produced and
directed over 100 musical and variety productions. As a producer director for CBC Television in Edmonton, where he began his career, Maurice received a Canadian Music Council Award for A Christmas Presence, a celebration of the music of Bach and Handel.
Maurice André Aubin co-founded MOZUS Productions, which is devoted to producing high quality content driven productions for Canadian and International markets.
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DRAMATIC FILMMAKERS PANEL - (In French)
Saturday – November 10, 2007
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Venue: Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne: 715, Priestman Street, Fredericton, N.B.
Guest Filmmakers: Pamela Gallant, (La Voisine), Samuel Caron (Au bout du chemin)
Join us for what promises to be a dynamic session with Francophone filmmakers who produce NB dramatic films with punch in different areas of New Brunswick.
Biography - Prince Edward Island native Pamela Gallant has been working in the film industry for more than 20 years. In the mid-80's she produced and directed three independent short fictions and one documentary that won awards at The Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax and The Canadian International Annual Film Festival in Barry, Ontario. Since her independent filmmaking days, Pamela has directed television documentary series episodes and has edited more than fifty documentaries broadcast in Canada and in Europe for stations such as: Discovery, Télé-Québec, Oxygen (UK), Life, Canal Vie, CBC, Radio-Canada, FR3, Space, TV5, APTN, BRAVO! and Artv. Recently, Pamela wrote, directed and edited the half-hour fiction La voisine produced by Phare-Est Productions which won ''Best Atlantic Short'' at the 2007 Atlantic Film Festival this fall and has just completed shooting a new short film called "Liberty's Beach".
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Native de l'Île-du-Prince-Edouard, la réalisatrice et monteuse Pamela Gallant travaille dans l'industrie du cinéma et de la télévision depuis plus de vingt ans. Dans les années 80 et 90 elle réalisa trois courts-métrages et un documentaire indépendants qui lui on méritées des prix au Atlantic Film Festival d'Halifax et au Canadian International Annual Film Festival de Barry en Ontario. Depuis ces années de réalisation indépendante, Pamela a réalisé une douzaine d'émissions de séries documentaires et a monté plus d'une cinquantaine de documentaires diffusés au Canada et en Europe aux chaînes de: Discovery, Télé-Québec, Oxygen (UK), Life, Canal Vie, CBC, Radio-Canada, FR3, Space, TV5, APTN, BRAVO! et Artv. Plus récemment, Pamela a écrit, réalisé et monté la dramatique d'une demi-heure, La voisine, qui a remporté le prix ''Best Atlantic Short'' au Atlantic Film Festival cet automne et elle vient de compléter le tournage d'un nouveau court-métrage intitulé "Liberty's Beach".
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Festivals
NB 2007 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVALNovember 8-11, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
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New Brunswick Silver Wave Awards 2007
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Arts in NB
Arts Icon's passing creates huge void
This morning Tony Merzetti and I walked into the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in Fredericton and felt a deep sense of loss. We thought about how we would never see a certain familiar face at the centre again. You see, we used to see Charlotte Glencross in the halls, different tenant spaces and in the bathroom even, on a regular basis.
It is because of Charlotte that the NB Film Co-op found its home in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. As many people know, Charlotte was very persistent. She decided long ago that the NB Film Co-op must be one of the tenants in the new arts facility. She emailed us and called us for quite some time to make her point and well, as many know, the NB Film Co-op is now housed in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre.
Another great Charlotte story is what happened when we first moved into the centre. The Film Co-op did its own construction when we moved in and we were one of the first tenants in the building so we were at the centre day and night it seemed. One night while painting walls in our space, we heard a sound next door where no tenant had moved in yet. We went to investigate and there was Charlotte's small figure wobbling on a very tall ladder close to the ceiling! She was trying to put in ceiling tiles before the tenants moved in, and figured that she would do it herself to make sure it was done.
Charlotte was stubborn, warm, passionate and a highly intelligent and creative individual. Many times, we would discuss issues with her and we would disagree on something but she never held it against us and always continued to call on us to do workshops and other things in the arts community. We always felt that she showed us honesty and a gritty truth that was oh so very Charlotte and we respected her a great deal for her bluntness and goodwill.
We will miss Charlotte and her presence here at the centre.
It would be wonderful to see the centre renamed in her honour - The Charlotte Glencross Arts Centre.
Tony Merzetti and Cat Leblanc at the Film Co-op
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FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES
Nov 5, 2007, 8:00pm
TEN CANOES
Co-Directors: Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr
Cast: Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, David Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin, Peter Minygululu, Frances Djulibing
Run Time: 92 minutes
Country: Australia
Year: 2007
Language: English, Ganalbingu with English subtitles
The phenomenal TEN CANOES was the recipient of the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and swept the 2006 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning six categories including Best Film, Best Direction and Best Cinematography. Filmmakers Rolf de Heer (ALEXANDRA’S PROJECT, THE TRACKER) and Peter Djigirr have accomplished something extraordinary: they use the contemporary moving image to honour oral tradition and the result is a riveting celebration of both art forms.
The result of a close collaboration with the Ramingining Aboriginal community of the Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory, the film is part ethnography, part anthropology and, above all, a rollicking good time. There are two stories – one framed within the other – in TEN CANOES. The first takes place one thousand years ago and the second a long time before that – just after “The Beginning,” in fact. The first tale starts with Dayindi (Jamie Gulpilil), a young man who covets the wife of his much older brother Minygululu (Peter Minygululu).
While ten of the village men are on a trip to harvest bark to make canoes, Minygululu takes the opportunity to tell a story from the even more distant past in order to instruct his younger brother on the proper way to live. The parable from the past is filled with forbidden love, sex, sorcery, gluttony, war, kidnapping and revenge. With the aid of a narrator (renowned actor David Gulpilil) who both sets the tone and acts as a cultural guide, we move between the two narratives with ease and pleasure. The core lesson within both stories is one of respect for one’s culture and the laws that bind it, but there is little that is pretentious in TEN CANOES. Men make ribald comments about sexual performance, first wives gossip about second and third wives, and they all poke fun at the rolypoly elder Birrinbirrin (Richard Birrinbirrin) and his passion for honey.
Sumptuously shot by award-winning cinematographer Ian Jones (ALEXANDRA’S PROJECT, THE TRACKER), TEN CANOES offers a visual feast of Australia’s majestic beauty. This humorous and mythical tale gives us a clearer appreciation of a little-understood culture.
“Gorgeous widescreen lensing by Ian Jones in croc-infested wetlands exudes the other-worldly aura of a Werner Herzog [film]….” – Richard Kuipers, Variety
“This mythic history lesson also is buoyed by naturalistic performances from a cast of first-time Aboriginal actors and chatty narration by the legendary David Gulpilil.” – Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter
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. Regular admission is $7 per screening, $3 for members. Regular full-year memberships are $30; $18 for students, seniors (65 years and up) and NB Film Co-op members. Memberships are now available as well 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; e-mail: tony@nbfilmcoop.com
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BACK UP MAN GOES WEST!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE BACKUP MAN opens in Montreal November 2 for a one week engagement at Guzzo Cinemas' Mega-Plex Spheretech 14 in Ville St. Laurent (3500 Cote Vertu, north of the Met).
Many of the film's Montreal- area actors will be in attendance for the Montreal premiere - Isabelle Cyr, Patrizio Sanzari - who's flying in from Vancouver to help promote the picture - Constantine Kourtidis, Susan Corbett, Marty Daniels, Chuck Halliday, Danielle Berthiaume, and John Thomas. Farther afield, of those cast members who haven't seen the THE BACKUP MAN yet, are Freya Ravensbergen (Toronto), Daniel Stringer and Jack Messenger (Ottawa) and Farland Dowell (Los Angeles).
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