Picture of New NB Film Co-op Staff and Board of Directors
NBFC E-news - Thur, November Dec 18, 2008
Spotlight!
Dear Cat & Tony;
Wishing you and yours a wonderful Christmas and a groovy new year!
Best;
Petitcodiac based Film Co-op member, Ralf CB
Ralf Cassidy Bindels - Composer
GroovingFarm Audio Productions
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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By Jim Lavoie
Dark Radius
"I love the nightlife" and you had to if you were part of the recently shot Shore Road Pictures (Gia Milani and Tony Whalen) production Dark Radius . I was on set for one night and the cast and crew were at the top of their game in this suspense thriller. I am told that you can identify cast and crew members by id tags. Sounds dark and mysterious to me!
Just In the Nick of Time
Looking for that perfect stocking stuffer? Well, it just so happens that the documentary spotlighting those notorious Leafs fans and their iconic impact on Fredericton (Gruff & Ready: The Mazzuca's Story) is now on sale.
Gruff & Ready was this year's Viewers Choice Award winner at the Silver Wave Film Festival. The documentary is a revealing behind the scenes (or counter) look at John and Gus Mazzuca who offered customer service in their own unique fashion. This film captures the ambiance of what this local landmark (Mazzuca's Variety Store) meant to the family through the years and all those who crossed, or dared to, their path.
Director Tony Merzetti has captured a Who's Who of Fredericton from postman to politician, from Mayor Brad Woodside to Premier Shawn Graham. Hockey great Willie O'Ree, local, national, media personalities; all were prey to the barbs of the Mazzuca's special brand of humour. There are so many locals seen and heard in this fascinating piece of history that you or someone you know is probably in the film.
Gruff & Ready is available at the NB Film Co-op for purchase - Monday - Friday (10am -6pm) as well as on this Saturday, Dec 20th at the annual Mazzuca's Christmas party (7 am -10 am) at the Pita Pit on York Street.
For Information call 461-0676 or email jimlavoie@rogers.com
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MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF
Come on new members, contact cat and start volunteering to get your hours in....there is lots to do!
NEW MEMBERS: Things you can do to get your required volunteer hours in for Dec 18 Through Dec 24: For new members specifically who need to get their volunteer hours in: dusting and cleaning of the Film Co-op walls
Click here to send Cat the volunteer hours you have put in so far as a member of the Film Co-op.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
Thank you to Margo Flewelling for taking on the chore of redesigning the SWFF Viewers Choice Boxes.
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MEMBER VOLUNTEERS HOURS PUT IN
Fredericton based member 
Jennifer Chiasson Volunteer Hours put in so far for 2008 to assist others.
Gamers Manifesto - Production Manager (30hrs)
The Morning After - 1st AD (50hrs)
Diplomatic Relations - Location Manager Trainee (18hrs)
Real Men - Editor (8hrs)
A Dark Radius - Hair, Makeup (63hrs)
SWFF 2008 Awards Presentation Video DVD Authoring (4hrs)
Total of 173 hrs in the year of 2008
Click here to send Cat your volunteer hours put in so far as a Film Co-op member.
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MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES
Behind-the-Scene: The Making of A Lion's Tale (10 min. 49 sec.) (CLICK HERE to View Video)
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HOPEWELL NOW IN POST
(Photo by Jeff Crawford)
It has been a couple of months since we shot my Short Film Venture film Hopewell, but I still want to throw props out to my peeps who helped me put this film together.
My partner and wife Nathalie and I moved back to New Brunswick after being away for almost five years.
Before we moved I was an active NB Film Co-op member for years who made films and worked on other Co-op productions since 1998. I have seen the membership grow, technology change, and the Co-op move forward. Essentially, the Co-op has grown and with it, its skilled membership of filmmakers, crew, and actors. All of which, I witnessed and experienced while making Hopewell.
First, I want to thank my wonderful wife Nathalie, who has been my biggest supporter and who has trucked through the mud with me as I chase my filmmaking dreams. Tony Merzetti is my filmmaking brother and a great friend who has been a long time supporter of my filmmaking ambitions. Arthur Thomson was a major player in pushing me to begin filmmaking again when times were dark and bleak. Cat Leblanc's love and support has also made it possible for me to get through the recent challenges in my life so that I can continue to focus on my productions. I could go on all day on how every individual contributed in developing my renewed confidence, but I just want to thank everyone who worked on the film. I only have so much space, but I just want to say thanks to the New Brunswick Film Co-op and its membership community; this is our time so let's kick a little ass.
Tony and I are currently finishing the rough picture edit and the film looks great. I will place a trailer for the film online at some point. I hope (no pun intended) everyone that worked with me on Hopewell, will work with me this summer when I shoot Songbird (thank you to Linda Joy Media Arts, NB Joy, New Brunswick Film for their cash award, New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative for their equipment, resources and volunteer member crew and the other sponsors). without all these sponsors and more, I would not be able to do Songbird.
I want to personally thank Film New Brunswick as well and staff Margo Flewelling and Raynald Couturier for the Short Venture Award that has allowed me to produce Hopewell. I also want to thank the NB Film Co-op for their sponsorship of complimentary equipment, resources and volunteer member crew.
Finally, I am truly honored to have received the NB Linda Joy Award for Songbird. Catch you on the flip side.
Film Co-op member, Tim Rayne: timrayne99@hotmail.com
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Hey Cat,
Love the photo of you and your dad in the last e-news. And the list of Canadian films brought back some great memories, especially Lies My Father Told Me, The Bay Boy, and I've Heard the Mermaids Singing. I've yet to see Mon Oncle Antoine and Jesus of Montreal. I'd add to that list The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, not only because it's a fantastic movie of a wonderful novel by Mordecai Richer, but also because many of the scenes were shot in my hometown, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec! Richard Dreyfuss was 25, I believe, when he played 17-year-old Duddy. My older brother was an extra in it, a waiter at the resort. The filming was a big event in my little town (It was released in 1974. I can't remember if they were filming that summer or 1973). I'll have to find it again.
Film Co-op member, Ida Orenbach: Ida.Orenbach@gnb.ca
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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
POST SILVER WAVE PICTURES
The NB Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) screens feature films, documentaries and short films shot in the province and produced by New Brunswick filmmakers. It also showcases some of the best film and videos from Canada and around the world.
By infusing a warm glow and setting the town abuzz, the Silver Wave Film Festival is a grand celebration of New Brunswick's growing presence in the world of film and television entertainment.
Click Here to View 2008 SWFF Photo Gallery (Photos by Jeff Crawford)
Click Here to View 2008 SWFF Photo Gallery (Photos by John Calver)
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*FILMMAKERS! Don't Miss Out! *
Submission deadline for the 10th Annual Dawson City International Short
Film Festival is Friday, December 19th (postmarked).
Dawson City International Short Film Festival
10th Anniversary | April 9-12, 2009
*Klondike Institute of Art and Culture*
Bag 8000, Dawson City, Yukon, Canada Y0B 1G0
tel: 867-993-5005 fax: 867-993-5838
http://www.dawsonfilmfest.com
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The Arts
FREDERICTON - UNSILENT NIGHT by New York composer Phil Kline
Friday, Dec. 19 at 7pm sharp @ Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts, 117 York Street, Fredericton NB
ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS BOOMBOX SYMPHONY!
DRESS FOR THE WEATHER! BRING YOUR OWN BOOMBOX (if you don't have one we have extra)! WE PROVIDE THE CD, CASSETTE OR MP3 COME JOIN IN THIS 21ST CENTURY TRADITION ADMISSION IS FREE WITH A FOOD BANK DONATION OR PAY $2
Gallery Connexion, Motion Ensemble, and Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts are pleased to present UNSILENT NIGHT, by New York composer Phil Kline. A beautiful, mobile piece of ambient public art, UNSILENT NIGHT can be compared to a holiday caroling party except that participants don't sing. Instead, each carries an ordinary boombox playing a separate cassette or CD that becomes part of the piece.
In effect, the individual participants become single elements in a huge, moving sound system. Performed within the confines of Fredericton's city streets, Unsilent Night reverberates off the cars and buildings, resulting in a
magnificent, drifting cloud of shimmering, echoing sound. The 43-minute piece includes sounds of chiming bells, choral voices and various electronic effects.
Gallery Connexion and Motion Ensemble brought UNSILENT NIGHT to Fredericton last year - for footage on the event visit the following website
http://images.justfred.ca/displayimage.php?album=629&pos=0&
The evening will begin at 7pm with a short performance by D'Arcy P. Gray and Andrew Miller of Motion Ensemble at Ingrid Mueller's Art + Concepts at 117 York Street, Fredericton NB.
THEN, WE HEAD TO THE STREETS! If you don't have a boombox, we will have extras on hand. Don't forget batteries!
For more information, visit www.galleryconnexion.ca , call 506.454.1433 or email connex@nbnet.nb.ca .
Gallery Connexion and Motion Ensemble appreciate the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of New Brunswick, and the City of Fredericton.
Meredith Snider, Executive Director
Gallery Connexion
Location: TBA
Mail: PO Box 696, Fredericton NB, E3B 5B4
P: 506.454.1433
E:
connex@nbnet.nb.ca
www.galleryconnexion.c
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Biz & Indie Film News
http://www.whoweare.ca - http://quinoussommes.ca/ is underway and looking for submissions!!!
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Whoweare.ca hopes to chip away at the impersonal face of immigration dominant in more traditional media outlets and instead presents a face whose parts comprise a mosaic that better reflects the diversity and individuality inherent in immigrant experiences.
The primary medium of these stories is short video documentaries submitted by users of the site. Using these videos as a centrepiece, Whoweare.ca provides a context through its blog, newsfeed, and user forum.
In response to the increased movement of people, cultures and ideas that cross our geographic and psychological borders, this website aims to offer a forum for the re-thinking of the single and simple words - "WE" - "NOUS". The site hopes that the theme of immigration will be explored from multiple points of view so as to generate thoughtful and relevant dialogue. Whether you'd like to share an experience, explore a topic, or bring up issues and questions that are on your mind- now is the time to speak up!!!
Check out the website, blogs and videos at: http://www.whoweare.ca/ - http://www.quinoussommes.ca/
The site's content is user-generated, so this is a resources whose potential will only be as great as that of the collective input. All formats, types and genres are welcome!
If you need further information, or have questions about a work that you would like to submit, please send me a mail (below) to know how to get involved. A selection process is underway for those submission of new (and some previously screened works) that will be eligible to receive license fees.
If you, or a group you are involved with is in the planning process with a video project (individual, collective, community) that could fit the mandate, let us know. It would be great to have you involved!
Please send your thoughts, comments, questions and submissions to: danielapinna@videotron.ca
Thanks! Merci!
Daniela
Kung-Fu Media
Montreal, QC
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Advertise
FREDERICTON - MAZZUCA'S DOCUMENTARY DVD RELEASED
One year after the closure of a Fredericton landmark, Mazzuca’s Variety Store, a documentary about the iconic downtown location has been released in time for Christmas. Gruff & Ready: The Mazzuca’s Story gives a revealing behind-the-scenes look at the two brothers who offered customer service in their own unique way. The film includes cameos from dozens of friends and customers including Mayor Brad Woodside and Premier Shawn Graham.
The film recently won the Viewer’s Choice Award at the Silver Wave Film Festival. It is available at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative in the Charlotte Street Arts Centre Monday to Friday between 10am-6pm.
On Saturday November 20th, it will also be available at the Mazzuca’s annual Christmas Party held at The Pita Pit on York St. between 7:00am-10:00am. Price is $15. Info call 461-0676.
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TREEVENGE!
Tree attacks a family - go watch, rate & comment!
Click Here
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WANTED - MUSIC COMPOSER
Looking to partner up with talented music composer in the scoring of my latest comedy titled Do-Gooders .
Drop me a line if interested. dtheb@nb.sympatico.ca
Dieppe based NBFC member Danny Thebeau http://www.keyfilms.ca
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FILM EYES
After being so immersed in a project for so long, it’s easy for a typo to slip by unnoticed, especially in the wee hours of the morning. It happens to the best of us. I want to help you make your best first impression on those Hollywood producers and investors who may be sitting in the audiences of the film festivals where your film will be screened! I’m offering my fresh set of eyes for FREE to help anyone in proofreading credit rolls, subtitles, graphics and any related print/web materials. I have an 11 year background in the IT industry where accuracy and detail is vitally important. If you’re interested, my contact information is as follows:
Jen Mawhinney, Fredericton, NB