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NBFC E-news - Thur, November Dec 4, 2008
Spotlight!
AN ODE TO MIKE COWIE
We would like to wish a very fond goodbye the NB Film Co-op Technical Director Michael Cowie who has left his job at the Film Co-op.
Tony and I will really miss Mike who was an extremely hard worker and great to have around the old Co-op homestead. Mike was a high energy guy who was very protective of the Film Co-op gear and the staff.
Because Tony and I have no children, well, we do get attached to people when we work with them. So Mikey as I sometimes called him became family. I did try to fatten the lad up but he was born to be skinny. My favorite memory of Mike will always be when we worked on Tim Rayne's short film venture film Hopewell (thanks to a cash grant from NB Film and equipment, resources and people from NB Film Co-op) and on one day right in the middle of setup for a scene Tim Rayne was so happy about how things were going that he picked up Mike in a big bear hug and swung his little skinny body around several times. The look on Mike's face was priceless and is now burned in my memory.
Mike is a great cameraman and editor. He is also an excellent AD on film sets with his most recent production being Sam Grana's feature film production Dog Pound .
We wish him the very best in all his future creative endeavors whether they be in NB or beyond and hope to see him at the upcoming NBFC member Christmas Party so we can catch up with all his news.
Mike may not be working at the Film Co-op anymore but we are sure he will pop in from time to time to let us know how he is doing.
If you want to drop a line to Mike to say hello and wish him a Merry Christmas: michael.a.cowie@gmail.com
You can also catch Mike on facebook.
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MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF
NEW MEMBERS: Things you can do to get your required volunteer hours in for Dec 4 Through Dec 11: For new members specifically who need to get their volunteer hours in: Post SWFF clean-up to do and cataloguing and preparing NB Films screened at SWFF to go into the Film Co-op library, dusting and cleaning of the Film Co-op walls
Cat is also looking for some artistic members to redecorate the Viewer's Choice Boxes (3) for Silver Wave 09. The Boxes are getting a little worn and torn and need a makeover.
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!
To all the crew and cast who volunteered on Gia and Tony's CBC 3-2-1 film project which finished shooting this past weekend.
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MEMBER VOLUNTEERS HOURS PUT IN
Fredericton based member BronweN:
Volunteer Hours put in so far
(photo by Jeff Crawford - BronweN & Media Guru Jim Lavoie)
Dennis Poirier's Project: Ask Ug - Script supervision/continuity - 14 hours
Chris Giles: Birth of A Nicola - Acting - over 20 hours
Gia Milani and Tony Whalen: A Dark Radius Film -
Acting - 56 hours
Click here to send Cat your volunteer hours put in so far as a Film Co-op member.
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HOLD THE PRESS! - NEW FREDERICTON MEMBER - EMILY READY
Fredericton based Emily Ready’s first on stage experience took play while she was still in her mother’s womb, as she performed in Brigadoon. Emily spent her childhood watching her mother perform in various shows, and it wasn’t long before she, too, began acting. Emily’s acting debut was in Celeste Raspanti’s I Never Saw Another Butterfly at the age of eleven.
She has taken part in many shows since then and recently appeared as Nurse in William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. It wasn’t until the fall of 2007, however, that Emily began working with film. After reading Ryan O’toole’s script of The Best of Them, Emily spent five months working as the producer of this film which they submitted to the first ever Fredericton High School Film Festival. Emily is proud do have taken part in a movie that led her to the NB Film Co-op, and hopes to work other members to gain more experience in the area.
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MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES
December 3rd, 2008
We wrapped A Dark Radius on Sunday night, after an 18 hour shooting day. We were thrilled to still see people smiling as we cracked open celebratory beer.
A huge thank you to our dedicated 59-member team, we wish we could list everyone. And a very special thanks to the Halifax crew contingent: Gareth Roberts (DOP), Jeff Adams (Key Grip) and Gary Ferguson (Gun Wrangler). There was a lot of mentoring on this shoot and we thank them for their experience, expertise and patience!
Thank you to Corena Walby who did a fabulous job as 1st AD.
Another special thanks to our cast: Jessica Holt (who had to endure a lot on this show), BronweN, Josh Linton, Danny Thebeau, Cara Diamond, Jay-young Chang, Tracey Carney, Naid Kittmak, Jason K. Roy, Jeffery Bate Boerop, Vivian Whalen and the 20 other talented cast members who traveled from all over the province.
Our hat is off to all of you.
With sincere gratitude,
Gia Milani and Tony Whalen
A Dark Radius
Shore Road Pictures Inc.
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MEMBER UPDATES
FREDERICTON - MARC BASQUE
Born in Saint John and raised in Fredericton, Marc has been trained as an ambulance attendant for 25 years, and has been employed as a paramedic since 1998. He has volunteered with the St. John Ambulance for over 30 years, and has served in several executive positions. He has been an instructor/instructor-trainer in many levels of healthcare courses since 1986, and has been a casualty simulator (a makeup artist for mock medical exercises/testing) since 1992.
Marc's film/television experience mostly has been as an on-site medic for several productions including: A Midwife's Tale, Ricky 6, Starhunter, Peter York, Frozen with Fear, Canada Russia 72, and Dark Waters of Crime. He has also done SPFX makeup in the NB Film Co-op member productions: Homeless, Unseen Enemy, The Devil's Tide and Assassins. Marc may be cursed when it comes to being an extra though. He has had two performances: one, in a movie produced by Jerry Springer (that reportedly never was finished); the other, in Frozen with Fear (where you see little more than his two arms).
He's always ready to lend Film Co-p members a hand at building sets. His dad is a retired carpenter, who he's assisted with the construction of several homes. He also enjoys singing, and is a member in his church choir. Marc has been member of the Film Co-o over a little over a year, and has enjoyed taking workshops since joining.
Email Marc if you need help on your production at: marc.basque@ambulancenb.ca or by phone: 450-3251
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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
GO CHECK OUT THE ONLINE 2008 SWFF PHOTO GALLERY AT: WWW.SWFILMFEST.COM
Photos being added every day!
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SILVER WAVE 09 IS GETTING ALL REVVED UP!
The 2008 Silver Wave is now becoming a more distant gleam in everybody's eyes now as work on Silver Wave 09 gets All Revved Up (pardon the pun Dan Thebeau).
SPOTLIGHT ON SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
Opportunity for youth filmmakers in NB to be involved and attend Silver Wave next year.
Teachers and Students in New Brunswick! Here is your chance to win, win, win and have you and your class or individual students involved in Silver Wave 2009! The Silver Wave Film Festival is putting out a call to all classrooms and students in New Brunswick to submit youth videos in French (with English Subtitles) or English 2 minutes in length in any genre, covering any topic. This contest is open to youth between 8 years and 15 years old.
Students can do: drama, documentary, music video, animation, claymation, experimental or an actual trailer for Silver Wave! If the videos submitted are accepted they will be screened in the Silver Wave 09 Youth Screening Showcase and the group of youth filmmakers will get a SWFF t-shirt, bag and a special pass to all SWFF workshops and of course the youth screening program at next year's festival as well as any other youth screening events that are appropriate for youth viewing.
Please mail DVD submissions to: NB Film Co-op/Silver Wave P.O. Box 1537, Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y1, Deadline: June 1
Have questions, email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - 9TH TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
8th Tribeca Film Festival
New York, United States, April 22 to May 3, 2009
(Feature films - fiction or documentary)
Telefilm Canada is currently accepting entries on behalf of the Festival and will coordinate a consolidated shipment of screeners of Canadian feature length films.
Short films must be submitted directly to the festival.
The Société de development des enterprises culturelles du Québec (SODEC) is handling the submission process for the entries from Québec. Contact José Dubeau at (514) 841-2299 or jose.dubeau@sodec.gouv.qc.ca
For Information and registration process click here
Application Deadline via Telefilm Canada, for feature films, fiction and documentary : December 5, 2008
Entry deadline, if submitted directly to the festival: December 15, 2008
Late entry deadline: January 12, 2009
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff to celebrate New York City as a major filmmaking capital and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The Festival's mission is to create platforms for filmmakers to reach the best possible audience for their work. It screens about 150 features and 100 shorts from around the world. In 2008, cash awards totaled $145,000 in addition to $23,000 worth of in-kind services and products.
National and International Business Development
Telefilm Canada, Montréal
514-283-6363
:: Consult the complete list of current calls for entries by clicking here
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The Arts
FREDERICTON - UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS AT GALLERY CONNEX
All three upcoming exhibitions are organized by Gallery Connexion and graciously being hosted by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in their lower level gallery space at 703 Queen Street, Fredericton NB. Gallery Connexion continues the search for a new home.
100 Stories About My Grandmother - Peter Kingstone - Jan. 24 to March 7 / 09
Opening: Saturday, Jan. 24 - 5 to 7pm
Workshop: Community Based Video Art (making a video on a small budget and getting it seen): Sunday, Jan. 25 - 1 to 4pm
Peter Kingstone works with video and photography, often experimenting with narrative strategy to explore ideas of personal history and the intangible nature of truth. His new documentary work 100 Stories About My Grandmother, is a four channel video installation weaving together portraits of male sex trade workers telling stories about their grandmothers. Sharing family stories may seem banal, but inviting sex trade workers to do so becomes a way of including them in a society all too frequently eager to reject them. Audiences are invited to spend time lounging and listening to the thoughts and memories of an often marginalized community, allowing the talked-about to talk, giving a voice to those who have been voiceless.
Master Printmakers 3/3 - Paule Mainguy - March 12 to April 25 / 09
Opening: Thursday, March 12 - 5 to 7pm
*Artist Talk and Demonstration with Press: Saturday, March 14 - 1pm
*at the UNB Art Centre, Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus
Paule Mainguy is the third Master Printmaker in a series of three to be showcased at Gallery Connexion over the course of three years. Mainguy is currently working in Montreal, Quebec as the Master Printmaker in residence at Atelier Circulaire. Mainguy will be exhibiting a selection of original prints from artists' editions she has pulled over the years. The first Master Printmaker showcased in 2007 was David Umholtz who exhibited a survey of his work including mono prints, woodcuts with hand colouring, etchings with papier colle, linocuts, and a watercolour. He is currently living and working on Deer Island, NB. The second Master Printmaker shown in 2008 was Robert Van de Peer, Master Printmaker in residence at Sunbury Shores Art and Nature Centre in Saint Andrews, NB. His exhibition, titled 'Then and Now' consisted of two parts; the first were works dealing with earlier printmaking techniques using the old toxic processes in the medium of etching. The second part demonstrated the use of toxic free materials and the advantages gained.
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Effections - Immony Men - April 30 to June 13 / 09
Opening: Thursday, April 30 - 5 to 7pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, May 2 - 1pm
"'Effections' is a series of video installations based on a labour-intensive process. Each installation is a video composed of digital prints illustrating different components of intimate relations. The show addresses the stories and physical remnants of the union, whether it be the time, space, or memory the two units have shared. The installations will also depict the fond memories of actions and reactions of a relationship. The gesture of crumpling moments and reviewing the discards plays on my interests. 'Effections' is a physical reflection of a process. It questions where we go from there."
- Immony Men, artist statement
For more information on any of the above exhibitions, please contact Executive Director Meredith Snider
Gallery Connexion Contact Info
Location: TBA
Mail: PO Box 696, Fredericton NB, E3B 5B4
Phone: (506) 454-1433/Email: connex@nbnet.nb.ca /Web: www.galleryconnexion.ca
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FREDERICTON - NASTY SHADOWS THEATRE CO.
Nasty Shadows Theatre Co. staging plays by Nobel Prize winner Harold Pinter & Governor General Award and Siminovitch Prize winner Daniel MacIvor.
The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter and House by Daniel MacIvor will be the next round of productions staged be the Nasty Shadows Theatre Co. The evening of one-act plays will run December 3rd-5th (NOTE: Wed-Fri) @ the Charlotte St. Arts Centre Auditorium (2nd
Floor).
The Dumb Waiter
Written by Harold Pinter
Performed by Andrew Jones & Matthew Spinney
Directed by Scott Shannon
The story of two men waiting in a basement for further instruction about the "job". Questions and tensions mount as they continue to wait:
Gus: Eh, I've been meaning to ask you.
Ben: What the hell is it now?
Gus: Why did you stop the car this morning, in the middle of that road?
Ben: (lowering paper) I thought you were asleep?
Gus: I was, but I woke up when you stopped. You did stop, didn't you?
Harold Pinter is a world famous playwright and has been making theatre since the 1950s. He has also certainly made his mark in the world of film and acting. Pinter won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005 and the Swedish Academy cited him for being "generally regarded as the foremost representative of British drama in the second half of the 20th century."
House
Written by Daniel MacIvor
Performed by Scott Shannon
Directed by Robert Moore
"My mother is possessed by the devil. My father is the saddest man in the world. My sister is in love with a dog. The one I love does not love me and I got no place to live." House is a stand up sit down one man comedy nightmare about Victor, a man on the
edge.
Daniel MacIvor is an award winning Canadian playwright/actor/director. Born in Cape Breton he has been creating new theatre since 1986. For 20 years MacIvor was the artistic director of his own company, da da kamera. He continues to create new theatre, and also works in film. In 2006 MacIvor won the Governor General's award for Drama for his collection of plays I Still Love You. Also, Daniel MacIvor is this year's recipient of the $100,000 Elinore & Lou Siminovitch Prize in Theatre, Canada's largest theatre award, which is awarded to a mid-career playwright, director and designer on a three-year cycle.
Tickets available at the door.
$10/adult; $8/student
Curtain time is 8pm.
For more information about the company visit us online @
http://nastyshadows.wordpress.com/
Comments/questions/information contact Scott Shannon
email -
rshannon@unb.ca
phone - 476-6049
With thanks to TheatreUNB for their support.
House is produced by special arrangement with PLAYWRIGHTS GUILD OF CANADA.
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Len Falkenstein and Ryan Griffith
Co-Artistic Directors
NotaBle Acts Theatre Company
717 Aberdeen Street,
Fredericton, NB
E3B 1S7
http://www.nbacts.com
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SAINT JOHN - SCREENINGS ON GLOBAL AWARENESS
The United Nations Climate Talks are being held in Poland from December 1 - December 12, 2008. December 6 has been chosen to bring global awareness to climate change. There are events planned in many countries.
A few environmental groups in Saint John have joined together to sponsor a free environmental film fest to bring attention to what is happening to our environment.
Joan Pearce
Where:
Community Health Centre 116 Coburg Street (next to
St. Joseph's Hospital)
When:
Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 from 10:00 am until 4:00 PM
10:00 AM - 11th Hour (runtime 93 minutes)
'The 11th Hour'
is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we've arrived at this moment -- how we live, how we impact he earth's ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.
11:30 AM - Gimme Green (runtime 26 minutes)
Gimme Green is a humorous look at the American obsession with the residential lawn and the effects it has on our environment, our wallets and our outlook on life. From the limitless subdivisions of Florida to sod farms in the arid southwest, Gimme Green peers behind the curtain of the $40-billion industry that fuels our nation's
largest irrigated crop-the lawn.
12:00 noon Garbage Warrior (runtime 86 minutes) What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing.
For 30 years New Mexico-based Reynolds and his green disciples have devoted their time to advancing the art of "earthship biotecture" by building self-sufficient, off-the-grid communities where design and function converge in eco-harmony.
2:00 PM What a Way To Go -Life At the End of Empire runtime 123 minutes)
A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle.
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FREDERICTON - DANCE FREDERICTON DANSE EVENT
Dance Fredericton Danse and sponsors Fredericton Community Foundation, the City of Fredericton and Investors Group wish to invite children young and old to their seasonal dance presentation, "The Nutcracker Suite & Friends."
Dance Fredericton's Performance Ensemble, with featured guest artists from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School will sweep you away to "The Land of the Sweets" on a wondrous excursion guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Delightful original choreography by Johanne Gingras from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School makes this a truly unique experience.
Join our performers from Dance Fredericton with special guests Erin Brennan and Jesse Fraser from The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 7 pm at Le Centre Communautaire Saint-Anne.
Tickets are available at Dance Fredericton by calling 457-2538, Westminster Books, Owl's Nest Book Store or at the door. Ticket prices are $15 for Adults and $8 for Children and Students. Dance Fredericton invites you to stay after the performance to enjoy "sweets" and meet and greet our dancers and guest artists.
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Biz & Indie Film News
Check out Fredericton's own Trevor Lyons who has a sample of his voice work on the NB Film Co-op website at: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/voice_actors.htm
If you would like to have cat put your voice work sample on line, email her your MP3 or Wav File at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
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NCREATIVE ARTIST LOOKING TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FILM & TELEVISION COMMUNITY IN NB
My name is Andrew Davenport and I grew up in Centreville, New Brunswick.
In my senior year at Carleton North High School, my Visual Arts teacher, Mrs. Galbraith, suggested that I think about NBCC-Miramichi for the Art Fundamentals program. After graduation, I followed through on her advice, which seemed like the obvious thing to do since I've been drawing as long as I can remember.
During Art Fundamentals, my basic drawing skills were enhanced and I had the chance to explore and develop different media such as painting and sculpture. After completing this year, I continued on to take the Animation and Graphics Technology course, which was offered at NBCC-Miramichi as well. Throughout these two years, I developed a strong understanding of traditional animation. As the end of my course approached, job opportunities came up, and a first-time Internship program at the Department of National Defense was offered for graduates around New Brunswick. I applied for a position, got my shot at an interview, and
landed the job; therefore, I moved to Fredericton.
There were approximately 30 interns hired at "The Base." At first, it was a little rough getting us situated with projects that matched our individual skills. I started off doing more graphic design and web development work, and eventually I was re-positioned to work on some 3D animation based projects. Because I had the opportunity to work with different media, I realised that I could do a lot more, and I began thinking about different job opportunities. At the end of my internship, I received an advanced diploma in my field of study.
I still live in Fredericton where I have a part time job and do creative work for my friends and family to keep me busy. I continue to look for creative work, whether it is animation, illustration, or graphic design.
Give me a shout at:
andrew_dx@hotmail.com
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Advertise
AWARD WINNING MUSIC COMPOSER'S WEBSITE ONLINE
(Photo by Jeff Crawford)
Robot Cousin Soundworks is finally online. I'll be adding more stuff to the demo reel very soon, as right now, there are only 4 things. For now, enjoy!
Jordan Roherty, Miramichi based Film Co-op member
Audio Post Engineer/Score Composer
Robot Cousin Soundworks © 2008
(Jordan won the the SWFF 08 Award for
Excellence in Music Composition
for Chris Fulton and Joshua Linton's short comedic film, Gamers' Manifesto)
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MONCTON - PAID ACTING OPPORTUNITY
Breakdown from DRG Casting
The New Brunswick Securities Commission
Project Details
Project: Commercial for the NB Securities
Commission
Union: NON-UNION
Area of Media: Television Commercial
Company: The Wright Company
Director: Chris LeBlanc
Casting Director: Donna Rae Gibbs
Audition location: Moncton, NB
Shooting location: Moncton, NB
Contact Info: Donna Rae Gibbs
388-3696
drgibbs@canadafilm.com
Key Dates, Rates and Union
Deadline for submission: ASAP
Auditions: Saturday, December 6, 2008
Shooting: December 13, 2008
Rates and Union: Non-union only, one time $200 for a one year
buyout.
Submission Instructions: Please submit online
Talent Required
Male Lead: (30s) Slick, used car salesman type
Female Lead: (late 50s to mid 60s) She is being duped
by the male lead into a bogus investment
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SUPER U ANNOUNCES ANIMATION CONTEST WINNER!
We've got some exciting developments happening at Super U right now that we'd love to tell you about!
FIRST TIME ANIMATOR TAKES HOME TOP PRIZE
Super U is proud to announce "L'interprétation des rêves ou les aventures du Robot Bleu” by Elohim Sanchez has won $2,500 in the first SuperU.ca and TAC.tv Animation contest. Head to
http://www.superu.ca/content/508
to watch the film!
'TIS THE SEASON TO BE FUNNY
It’s that time again! Every year we deal with the stress of the holiday season and, like you, we at Super U could use some laughs. Share your funniest story about the holiday season – any holiday will do! Winning film will take home $1500.
http://www.superu.ca/contests/view/44#
EARLY SEASON SESSIONS
We're also looking for the story of your early season session - fresh snow, new skis, and your video camera. You could win $3,000. Head to
http://www.superu.ca/contests/view/43
to enter!
Hope to see your films soon!
If you need any more information or have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Melissa Wood
Super U
Make a film. Enter a contest. Win stuff.
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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