Kendra Black of Film Pix presents a cheque to Kirsten
Stanley, 2008/09 Recipient, Film Pix Scholarship for Aspiring Filmmakers - photo by film pix
NBFC E-news - Thurs, October 9, 2008
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MONCTON - NBFC MEMBER ANIMATION UPDATE
Short Films:
The week of September 25th to October 4th was the FICFA (Festival international de cinéma francophone en Acadie) here in
Moncton
and I attended two interesting events. The first was the "Soirée des p’tites vues" which was showing films from local filmmakers in association with "Le Coude" a newly formed group for amateur filmmakers that go out and shoot short films with a very fast turn around time. they showed experimental and very quirky films, but they also showcased films of some of the NB Film Co-op members which was very nice. They are also open to showing more in the future as
we now have a pool of Moncton based NBFC filmmakers and they would be interested in showing what the local people are producing. Very good news indeed for local Moncton filmmakers for seeing and showing their productions locally!
The main contact for this organization is Sylvestre Dion (lecoude@ficfa.com ) and he is also a trained film editor and is willing to help anyone out. If anyone in Moncton is interested in getting to know more about showing their films through Le coude, feel free to contact Sylvestre.
Animation:
The second event that really excited me this year was the "Table-ronde : l’animation est-elle possible en Acadie? / Round table: Is animation possible in Acadia? Here I was very fortunate to meet some local animators and have a frank discussion about animation in NB and also talk to them about the NB Filmmakers' Co-operative. I learned that there is a French animation school which is similar to NBCC- Miramichi (which has an animation program). This would be for people who wish to study in French. It's through the NBCC- Shippagan:
CCNB Peninsule Acadienne
Paul Duguay
Enseignant en technologie de l'animation
2D-3D
paul.duguay@gnb.ca
(506)336-3228
Another interesting person I found out about is Michael Roy who started an animation studio in Moncton just a few months ago:
Studio FLIC Studios
Michael Roy
Animation
Director
swiftroy@hotmail.com
(506)863-3303
In Fredericton there is the Centre for Arts and Technology which offers programs in 3D animation and gaming animation.
http://www.digitalartschool.com/fredericton/programs.html
Lastly, the most widely known and successful commercial animation studio in New Brunswick is Miramichi based Fat Cat Studios: http://www.fatkat.ca/
I hope this information will help anyone looking for animation information ( in French or English) in New Brunswick.
And of course the best resource to point anyone in the right direction is our lovely Cat Leblanc at the the NB Film Co-op. She is a fountain of knowledge and knows anyone and everyone who has any knowledge on anything to do with filmmaking. Or she knows how to find it.
Enjoy!
Donovan Richard, Moncton based NBFC member filmmaker
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PETITCODIAC - NBFC MEMBER LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
Hello Cat;
I hope you and Tony had a great summer and all is well.
We recently revamped our website: www.groovingfarm.com
Please feel free to check it out and post the note below in the Film Co-op weekly e-news - it's much appreciated!
Thanks & keep on groovin'
Ralf Cassidy Bindels - Composer//Producer
Original music composition for film, t.v. and multimedia
Home / Studio: + 506 534 1807
Blackberry: + 506 383 3112
PIN: 2064FAC3
www.groovingfarm.com
groovingfarm@rogers.com
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As Scene From Here
By Jim Lavoie
ACTOR/SINGER HOSTS MUSIC EVENT
Wally MacKinnon who acted in Bunthivy Nou's Short Film Venture drama, "A Lions Tale" (Official entry for SW 08), invites fellow cast and crew members and all NBFC members to an "evening of fun, beer drinking, toe tapin' music". It is "An Evening of Songs" featuring Wally and guest musician John McCarthy and takes place this Friday, October 10th at the MO-JO'S PUB at 426 Queen St. Fredericton. The fun starts at 9:00 p.m.
EVAN LEBLANC SIGNS ON WITH MUSIC AGENT
You read it here first! A couple of months ago I wrote about the future looking good for singer/songwriter Evan Leblanc after watching him perform at Doodles Café. Well, he is signed on with an agent, a recording deal is in the works, and he is the opening act tonight for "Age of Daze" at the Playhouse. Showtime is 7:30. If you like the Dallas Green style you should check out this gifted NB singer/songwriter.
DOODLES CAFE IS FULL OF MUSIC
Speaking of Doodles Café, cafe owner, Erin continues to bring in live music. The cafe boosts an intimate setting in which to enjoy performances. A very special show is coming up on Saturday, October 18th. It's the "Babes for Breasts" musical benefit tour at Doodles Café, 732 Charlotte St. Fredericton! There will be 5 Babes performing to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer. Last year, the tour raised $21,479.79 and their goal this year is $50,000. Check out www.babesforbreasts.com for all the details, Babe's websites, shows, tpur venues etc. The Doodles show features Jessica Rhaye, Jess Clemons, Amy Campbell, Amanda Rheaume and head babe Ana Miura. These are talented ladies lending their support and voices to fight the good fight. This tour, with a mixture of Babes along the way, is busy with 19 shows in October alone and is going coast to coast. Be part of the cure on Oct 18th at Doodles Café.
I mentioned last week about how quickly the 2008 Silver Wave Film Festival is coming up and since then on a daily basis my email and Cat's are filling up and our phones are ringing constantly with questions about SWFF. Everybody be patient as plans are being finalized for our annual SWFF Media Launch in just a few weeks time (TBA). At that point, as Cat has told me, the full SWFF program will be launched on the Silver Wave website and the print programme will have gone off to the printers and a pdf of it will be available online. We have a great festival in the works and more than a few surprises in store for everyboey (Kudos to Tony, Cat, festival leads, board and volunteers for all your hard work up to this point).
I hope everyone has a safe and great long weekend. Happy Turkey Day if that's your choice.
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MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Thank you to Dieppe based NBFC member Dan Thebeau for his continued support of the NB Film Co-op and the independent film community in NB.
NEW MEMBERS: Things you can do to get your required volunteer hours in for Oct 9 Through Oct 16: For new members specifically who need to get their volunteer hours in: Special 30th Anniversary research project Contact Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
NEW MEMBERS: REMEMBER TO SEND CAT YOUR REQUIRED VOLUNTEER HOURS PUT IN SO FAR, HELPING OUT THE FILM CO-OP MEMBERSHIP IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO SHE CAN PLUG YOU INTO HER MEMBERSHIP VOLUNTEER HOURS CHART AND SHE WILL THANK YOU IN THE E-NEWS AS WELL!
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Training & Development
The New Brunswick Film Co-op annual workshop program will start up again in Feb of 2009 . Stay tuned for the launch of the new schedule in January of next year.
Anyone interested in one-on-one workshops with instructors for a fee, contact cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
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Festivals
SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL 2008
November 13-16, Fredericton
Blast from the Film Past Contest!
Guess who these three lovely film folk in the above picture are from Silver Wave 06 - Hint: one is past prez of the Film Co-op, one is someone who has been on the film scene for over 20 years and one is a SJ filmmaker. If you guess all of them correctly, you will win a full all inclusive pass to Silver Wave 08!
This contest is not open to the Film Co-op board of directors, SW festival leads, sponsors or filmmakers who will be receiving full passes to SW 08.
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 shorts from away will be considered for specific Silver Wave Awards.
JUST A FEW OF THE
SILVER WAVE 08 HIGHLIGHTS!
- CBC Television will make a big announcement at SW!
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The Arts
FREDERICTON - 15 MAJOR PROJECTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2009 CULTURAL CAPITAL CELEBRATION
A new grant program was announced at the Cultural Capital press conference this past Tuesday morning.
A total of $100,000 in grants will be available to Fredericton arts and cultural organizations for special 2009 projects. Minimum grants of $10,000 will be awarded to projects selected by a jury from submitted applications. The jury will be looking for applications that complement the 14 other projects approved for funding (see press release at: Click Here
This special one-time grant program is in addition to the City’s regular arts, cultural and heritage grant program. Guidelines, criteria and applications will be available later this month. For more information please contact Angela Watson at 460-2411 or angela.watson@fredericton.ca
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FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES
THERE IS NO FILM SCREENING ON OCTOBER 13, DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS.
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General Information
The Monday Night Film Series takes place at Tilley Hall, Room 102, UNB Campus
Tel: 455-1632 or email info@nbfilmcoop.com
The NB Film Co-op presents the Fredericton Monday Night Film Series. The series partners are the Film Circuit, a division of the Toronto International Film Festival and the UNB Faculty of Arts.
The series presents limited release, independent foreign and Canadian films for one-night screenings, with the goal of diversifying local access to cinema. These films are new or recent releases, which would not otherwise be available to Fredericton audiences on the big screen.
Tickets and Membership
The film series is open to everyone.
Regular admission is $7.00 per screening
. Memberships are available that provide discounted prices for individual film screenings
Full-Year Memberships
Regular: $30.00
Students/Seniors (65 years and up)/NBFC Members: $18.00
Half-Year Memberships
Regular: $20.00
Students/Seniors (65 years and up)/NBFC Members: $12.00
Tickets and memberships are available at Tilley Hall, Room 102, UNB on Monday Nights. Memberships are also available at the NB Film Co-op between 12pm and 6pm daily.
Film Co-op's Address: 732 Charlotte Street (Charlotte Street Arts Center)
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MONCTON - FAR OUT EAST CINEMA FILM SOCIETY
For those interested in the new season of Far Out East Cinema, attached is a temporary schedule showing the bare essentials for the first series of the season which begins Tuesday Sept 30 at 8 p.m. with the doc
American Teen. Click here for schedule
Films are screened at the Jacqueline Bouchard Bldg. U de M Campus, Moncton, Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Admission:
$6 non-members
$4 members
Membership: $10 adult
$8 seniors/students
See superior cinema for next to nothing!
Hugh Murphy, Far Out East Cinema, Moncton, NB
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Biz & Indie Film News
CFTPA INDIE AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCT 31
The Canadian Film and Television Production Association has extended the deadline for submissions to the 2009 CFTPA Indie Awards to October 31st 2008.
All producers are encouraged to submit their entries as quickly as possible. Rules and Regulations and Entry Forms are available at www.cftpa.ca
Please note: In the case of a TV series the first episode being submitted from that series must have been released during the period October 1 2007 and September 30th, 2008. The second episode must be aired by October 31, 2008.
The awards were created by the CFTPA last year in order to recognize and honour the outstanding achievements of Canadian independent producers.
Awards will be given out in the following eleven categories: Best Children's and Youth Programme or Series; Best Comedy Programme or Series; Best Convergent New Media; Best Documentary Programme; Best Documentary Series; Best Feature Film; Best Lifestyle or Reality Programme or Series; Best Mini Series; Best Prime Time Drama Series; Best TV Movie; and a special Jury's Choice Award.
This year's Indie Awards Ceremony will take place at the Ottawa Westin on February 18th, 2009, following the Prime Time in Ottawa opening reception. All members are invited to visit the CFTPA website for updates on both the Indie Awards and Prime Time in Ottawa conference.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 09, 2008
SAINT JOHN - “MY ULTIMATE DREAM IS TO CREATE FILMS”
teenage producer/director announced as recipient of film pix scholarship
Saint John, NB – Kirsten Stanley, 2008 High Honours Graduate of Kennebecasis Valley High School, is the inaugural recipient of the Film Pix Scholarship for Aspiring Filmmakers, valued at $1,000 (cdn) per academic year. Stanley, currently in her first weeks of student life at NSCAD University, is pursuing an undergraduate degree in fine arts.
Describing her ultimate dream as one in which she creates films that entertain and impact the public, Stanley expressed her subtle view of life through the opening words of her scholarship application essay:
“A dog running across a field can be a simple memory from today’s afternoon, or an unbelievable camera shot of an injured dog that was believed never to walk again.”
Already an accomplished filmmaker, Stanley has produced, directed, written, and edited several films. Her productions include ‘Driving Angles’, a short documentary that weaves together the circumstances of four different drivers as they navigate traffic conditions; her high school’s video yearbook, for which she acted as producer and implemented a unique business model to maximize revenues for the project; and, a corporate video for a local construction company, for use as an in-house training tool. And, with broad ranging interests extending beyond filmmaking, Stanley has been a member of her high school’s Leadership Team; a participant in the Youth Apprenticeship Program; an adult fitness instructor at a local health club; a gold medalist rower; and a pianist with a Grade Three certificate.
Film Pix Founder and Operations Manager (volunteer),
Kendra Black, is proud to see the growing film series and scholarship program associated with Stanley, saying, “Beyond being a young filmmaker with significant growth potential, Kirsten is a bilingual high honours student with a mind for problem solving that shifts effortlessly between subjects as diverse as calculus, theatre arts, and entrepreneurship. She is a great role model for others.”
Stanley has also made a lasting impression on her high school teachers, being described by one as “extraordinary”. Upon learning she was short listed for the scholarship, math teacher Marie Eve Theriault commented, “I can count on one hand the number of students who have made an impact like Kirsten. She is very polite, respectful and mature; a dream student.”
Presented by BMO Nesbitt Burns, and programmed with the assistance of the Film Circuit Division of the Toronto International Film Festival, Film Pix ( http://www.filmpix.ca ) is a volunteer-managed and administered, new-release, community film series, annually awarding a scholarship of significance to an emerging local film professional who is pursuing filmmaking as a career choice. Located in Saint John, New Brunswick and founded in early 2004, Film Pix initiated the first-ever film scholarship in the region, while declaring a mandate to generate awareness about non-traditional career alternatives for local youth, and to facilitate public access to world class, feature-length niche films.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: NEW BRUNSWICK FILM INDUSTRY SUMMIT!
"The State of the Industry"
November 13, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Fredericton
More information will be available.
Delegate Registration $50.00 before October 31, 2008.
Delegate Registration $70.00 after October 31, 2008.
Delegate Registration ends November 7, 2008
No refunds after October 31, 2008.
Click here for English Registration Form
Click here for French Registration Form
Click here for Tentative Agenda
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À inscrire à votre agenda! Sommet de l’industrie cinématographique du Nouveau-Brunswick
" L'État de l'industrie "
Le 13 novembre, 2008
au Hôtel Crowne Plaza, Fredericton
Les détails seront accessibles.
Inscription de délégué $50.00 avant le 31 octobre 2008.
Inscription de délégué $70.00 après le 31 october 2008.
Date limite pour s’inscrire le 7 novembre 2008.
Aucun remboursement après le 31 octobre 2008.
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Advertise
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITION IN FILM PRODUCTION
The Department of Theatre and Film is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Film Production. Applicants should have professional expertise in directing feature length and short fiction film. Please visit www.film.ubc.ca for the official published faculty posting and directions on how to apply. Deadline for applications is October 17th, 2008.