NBFC E-news - Thursday, January 29, 2009
Spotlight!
FILM CO-OP PAST PRESIDENT RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL AFTER SURGERY.
Past Film Co-op President Melony McCarthy is now recovering in the Dr Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital after life saving surgery.
Melo as the Film Co-op staff call her is still very involved with the Film Co-op as a member.
Cards and well wishes can be emailed to Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com and she will make sure that Mel gets them. Mel will be in the hospital for another week and then home recovering for an extended period of time. Out best wishes go out to her at this time.
Special thanks to Film Co-op members Diane Terry, Karen Ruet and Alison Aiton for being there for Mel at this stressful time as well as all of Mel's friends and family who have stayed the course and helped out.
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By Jim Lavoie
CONDOLENCES
On behalf of the Film Co-op staff, board and members, I send our condolences to Tony Whalen who lost his father to recently. Our thoughts and prayers are with him, Gia, Viv and his family at this very difficult time.
BACK TO SCHOOL FOR JIM!
I am going back to school this weekend (insert snide remarks here, like I hope it is for grammar or grandpa). I will be attending a New Brunswick Film Co-op workshop being held this weekend under the tutorage of SWFF award winning filmmaker Chris Fulton. As you may have noted in past e-news, If, as a Co-op member you wish to use Co-op Resources and Co-op Equipment to shoot your own projects in the future, then this course on Directing is one of five prerequisites to doing so. The others being Screenwriting, Digital Camera & Lighting, Production Management & One Editing workshop.
Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks! I'll be there with bells on. If you are interested in the required workshops, you know the drill, contact Cat at info@nbfilmcoop.com
Space is limited for all workshops and Directing and Final Cut Pro - HD are now full, so move it!
A DARK RADIUS
In the teaser category, and who doesn't love a tease now and then, I received word from Tony Whalen asking to check out the trailer for A Dark Radius which is Gia and Tony's CBC 3-2-1 award winning short film currently in post-production. Directed by Gia Milani and Produced by Tony Whalen and Gia Milani, with Executive producer Nicholas Tabarrok and Cinematographer Gareth Roberts. The Music (Unholy Temple) for the trailer is by Jason Livesay licensed via ShockWave Sound.
HOPEWELL
Also out there for your viewing pleasure is this year's NB Joy Award Winner Tim Rayne's short film Hopewell which Tim hopes you will view at Click Here .
MUSIC COMMUNITY
Don't forget to check out www.feelsgood.ca for music, arts news and upcoming events and join up as a member. It's free and remember membership has its perks. Speaking of music, Matt Minglewood is at Musiplex this weekend. Check out details and upcoming events at http://www.musiplex,com or Call Wendy Lea at 450-8786 (option 2). I also would like to point out that Evan Leblanc is playing at Crumbs next week so check out the details at www.evanLeBlanc'smusic.com (Facebook). I will sign off for today as we all collectively sing If I Had a Shovel …
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MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF
NB FILM CO-OP MEMBER RENEWALS DUE FOR 2009!
It's that time of the year again members....membership dues time.
For those of you who have already renewed in the late days of December or these early days of January...thank you very much for your support of the Film Co-op.
If you have any questions about your membership (upgrading-downgrading etc.) email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com and she will be happy to help you out.
Recent Renewals for 2009: Neerja Kalra (Saint John), Sarah Ketcheson (Fredericton), Dan Thebeau (Dieppe), Franklin Cardy (Fredericton), Ralph Pritchard (Shediac), Paul Angers (New Maryland), Ida Orenbach (Fredericton), Gary Belding (Fredericton), Bob Gillis (Miramichi), Conrad Steeves (Prosser Brook), Jeff Picka (Fredericton), Matt Rogers (Fredericton), Jillian Acreman (Fredericton), Chris Gagnon (Fredericton), Darcie Cormier (Dieppe)
Recent New members for 2009: Arthur Thomson (Fredericton), Tom Henheffer (Fredericton), Susan McAdam (Fredericton), Craig Orser (New Maryland)
Memberships run from Jan-Dec annually for all members.
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PAYPAL IS HERE, USE IT!
To renew your annual membership fee for the year, please Click Here
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NB FILM CO-OP'S NEW SOCIAL NETWORK SITE
Introducing the new NBFC Online Community.
This private social network will only be made available to NB Film Co-op members and will be administered by Cat with Chafic Haddad's technical expertise.
Here members will have access to several web services such posting photos, videos, website information and important information for shoots and past films. This resource will allow NB Film members to stay in the loop with projects on the go and will put a face to some of the names we read about in the weekly newsletter.
Why would you start ANOTHER social network if you already have facebook? Well the difference here is that this new network will focus only on members of the film co-op and can be used almost as the IMDB (Internet movie database) for the NB Filmmakers Co-op. Please take a minute to explore the new website @ http://nbfilmcoop.ning.com
The Film Co-op staff thanks Chafic Haddad for all his hard work creating the Film Co-op network and getting the Film Co-op involved in Twitter!
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Come on new members, contact cat and start volunteering to get your hours in....there is lots to do!
Click here to send Cat the volunteer hours you have put in so far as a member of the Film Co-op.
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
- To Rob Imeson for typing up the Monday Night Film Series Membership list in Excel for Cat and Tony.
- To BronweN and Andrew Long for their ongoing work on the Film Co-op filmmaker database.
- To Amy Mabee, Tim Rayne, John Christenson and Nathalie Rayne for the volunteer work on the Monday Night Film Series.
- To Dan Thebeau and Don Richard for all their hard work helping out Cat and Tony with Co-op events and activities in the Moncton area.
- To Jim Lavoie for his ongoing volunteer pr work for the Film Co-op
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RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009 RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009
I have been a long time resident of Fredericton having graduated from Ecole Ste-Anne in 1992.
I have a long history of volunteerism starting in the audio-visual department of my local community centre then moving on to both work & volunteer in the television industry doing various technical support duties.
I have volunteered on various boards such as Habitat for Humanity and also have been involved in various fund raising events for various other non-profit organizations. Outside of the Film Co-op, I also volunteer for York-Sunbury Search & Rescue.
I’m a past member of the Film Coop looking to get back into the swing of things on a volunteer basis.
Cheers,
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RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009 RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009
Greetings from Saint John Film Co-op member Rosi Jory,
- still (ocean) kayaking (weather permitting; see photo)
- also into (wearable) textile art (see red deer on blue coat - suitable for 6 little hasty notes to cut out yourself)
- and sketch crawling/producing 14 Saint John Market Square postcards for Fredericton's Gallery Connexion Fundraiser (
Click Here
to see samples)
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RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009 RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009
Brit joined the Film Co-op back in 2006 and has worked on almost 20 films through the Co-op since then. Highlights of 2008 include directing and producing her Short Film Venture winning film "The Morning After", training under Maggie Thomas as script supervisor trainee on Diplomatic Relations, Assistant Directing for the first time on Paul Anger's Ask Ug and Chris Giles' Birth of a Nicola, and script supervising on the 3-2-1 award winning A Dark Radius with director Gia Milani.
2009 is already off to a busy start with post production on The Morning After, teaching Production Management workshops in February, and the planning of Chris Fulton's Manic Chiropractic in the early spring. Brit plans to focus on script supervision this year to hone her skills, and hopes to direct a short piece in the fall.
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RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009 RENEWED MEMBERS FOR 2009
Glendon McKinney has been wearing many hats of late, working on Jon Collicotts' documentary project, "The Lights of Saint Mary's" as well as creating the costumes for photographer Andrew McNamaras' Mystery and Myth photos.
Glendon is in preproduction on "the Apostles of Beauty", one of the Heritage Canada Fredericton film productions, and has his work in the Struts Gallery "Sweetest Little Thing" art auction on Valentine's Day.
Email Glendon
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MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES MEMBER UPDATES
Kudos to ?Film Co-op member Chris Giles who had his experimental film
Cliffe Street
spotlighted in the Antimatter Film Festival in Victoria, BC.
Cliffe Street is a film based on the last days of an apartment's life. It introduces three inhabitants before melting into a stroboscopic party and fireworks. Throughout the film, an omnipresent bulldozer arm rips at the house. Fireworks engulf the building and the final strokes of the bulldozer collapse it. CG
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Training & Development
The New Brunswick Film Co-op proudly presents its 2009 annual workshop program!
This year there are workshop programmes in both Fredericton and Moncton. Check out the new schedules at: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/activities.htm
Contact cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com to register for all workshops please. Workshops can be paid for through PayPal, but check to ensure there are seats left before you pay please.
NOTE: for those members hoping to use Co-op resources and equipment to shoot their own projects in the future, please remember there are 5 required workshops that you have to take before you can do that (Screenwriting, Directing, Digital Cam and Lighting, Production Management & One Editing Workshop). On top of the required workshops, volunteers hours must be put in and you must be a full member in good standing. Talk to Cat if you have any questions: info@nbfilmcoop.com
THE REQUIRED DIRECTING WORKSHOP IS NOW CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION. IF YOU NEED TO GET THIS WORKSHOP IN, CONTACT CAT TO INQUIRE ABOUT ONE-ON-ONE OR SMALL GROUP TRAINING WITH THE INSTRUCTOR.
THE REQUIRED FINAL CUT PRO - HD WORKSHOP IS NOW CLOSED FOR REGISTRATION. THERE WILL BE FUTURE SCHEDULED WORKSHOPS FOR FINAL CUT PRO - HD
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Festivals
SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
November 12-15, 2009, Fredericton
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Poster from Tidal Wave 03 before Film Co-op changed the festival name to Silver Wave.
The 9th annual Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) is now accepting submissions. This year's festival takes place from NOVEMBER 12-15, 2009, in Fredericton, NB.
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 9th year with new programming and again we’ve waived the submission fee for filmmakers submitting so, it promises to be a good year. Save the dates and plan to attend!
Film and video projects that are accepted for screening into the SWFF and created by New Brunswick Filmmakers residing in the province and those filmmakers from away are eligible for the Silver Wave Awards.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, August 3rd, 2009, 5pm Atlantic Standard Time.
Incomplete applications and applications received after this deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances.
The following items must accompany the application:
· Completed Application form, on CD in an MS Word or .rtf type document;
· List of credits from project;
(NB filmmakers who, along with their cast and crew, wish to be considered for the various NB awards must show proof of NB residency for all those involved.)
· 3 DVD pre-screening copies of the finished project for jury consideration for awards; (NOTE: only Mini DV, Beta SP and 35 mm will be screened at the Festival. DVDS will not be accepted)
· Productions stills, in jpeg format at 300dpi resolution, on CD to be used in festival promotional materials;
· Press Kit (if available of past festival/special screenings of film/video);
· Director's Bio and headshot;
· Poster representing the film or documentary (if available);
NOTE: Submissions materials will not be returned to you by the SWFF. Please email: info@nbfilmcoop.com if you have any questions. You will be advised whether or not your submission has been accepted for screening in advance of the festival
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The Arts
FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES!
HAPPY GO LUCKY
February 2, 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus
Director: Mike Leigh
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan
Run Time: 118 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Year: 2008
Language: English
Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy), often a highly political filmmaker,
returns to his comedic roots in the delightful Happy-Go-Lucky,
which had its premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film
Festival®.
This latest work is a distinct change of pace after his critically acclaimed 2004 film Vera Drake, and it shows the sheer versatility of one of the cinema’s master filmmakers. Blessed with a vibrant ensemble cast, innovative photography (by frequent Leigh collaborator Dick Pope), deft direction and a genuinely witty script, Happy-Go-Lucky is a vastly appealing comedy about life, love and knowing how to have fun.
Poppy (Sally Hawkins, well regarded for her small roles in
Vera Drake and All or Nothing) is a flamboyant, free-spirited
elementary school teacher. As she rides her bicycle through the
streets of central London, she smiles and waves at acquaintances and strangers alike; she’s constantly taken with life. After her beloved bicycle is stolen, Poppy decides to take driving lessons
from the Axle “good driving is no accident” School of Motoring.
There she meets Scott (Eddie Marsan, The Illusionist, Me
and Orson Welles), her hypersensitive driving instructor. As she continues to see Scott for lessons, he becomes increasingly irritated yet equally infatuated by her bubbly, laissez-faire attitude, at one point angrily accusing her of being a flirt. Soon after, Poppy also meets Tim, a social worker from the school system who, by contrast, fully appreciates her effervescent attitude.
Leigh and his cast have fun exploring the ins and outs of this classic romantic scenario. The extroverted Poppy and introverted
Scott are seemingly like fire and water, constantly at each other’s throats. And then there is Tim, the other corner of the triangle. Who will win out? There is a part of Poppy in each of us, urging us to laugh out loud, even during many of life’s terribly unfunny moments. Leigh’s good-natured comic spirit successfully steers us through Happy-Go-Lucky’s light and dark moments, shaping Poppy into one of his most memorable creations.
“Happy-Go-Lucky is as funny, serious, life-affirming and
beautifully performed as anything Leigh has done….”
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Philip French, The Observer
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FREDERICTON @theplayhouse MOVE! Series presents Toronto Dance Theatre
Friday, February 13, 2009 at 8 PM
A dance for the twenty-first century, Christopher House’s Timecode Break is about time, presence and the ephemeral beauty of the body. Choreographed simultaneously for stage and screen, it integrates razor-sharp dancing with gorgeous video images to create a brave new kinetic landscape. Timecode Break is intertwines dance and video by incorporating a compelling video design by Nico Stagias (http://www.stagias.com/). “Split screens allows Stagias to isolate just part of an arm or a leg, or put one movement in a loop. There are also full and partial head shots of the dancers interpolated with their movement to give a burst of humanity to the abstraction” (except of Globe and Mail review by Paula Citron, June 6, 2006).
Yours to discover, this ultra modern stage production will open your eyes to a whole new avenue of dance.
The performance is also part of the In Conversation series which gives patrons a chance to talk with the choreographer Christopher House following the show. In Conversation takes place at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and includes complimentary glass of wine and sweets. Tickets are complimentary but need to be requested from the box office: http://www.theplayhouse.ca/event_detail_conversation.aspx?ID=58
FOR CO-OP MEMBERS: CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT OUT THIS VOUCHER. SHOW THIS VOUCHER WITH YOUR C0-OP MEMBERSHIP 2009 MEMBERSHIPCARD TO GET A $10 TICKET TO THIS EVENT. The regular tickets are $32 so it’s quite a savings.
Toronto Dance Theatre will be hosting an Open Rehearsal at the Playhouse from 3 – 5 PM on February 13, 2009. Free and open to all: http://www.theplayhouse.ca/Event_Detail_create.aspx?ID=63
For more information on Education and Outreach activities, please contact Amani Wassef at amani@theplayhouse.ca or 459-6212.
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SAINT JOHN - UNBSJ's WINTER FILM SERIES
Here is the list of the films we'll be showing through our series. We'll also be screening NB Film Co-op member Pamela Gallant's Secrets of Autumn before our first feature film screening.
Contact: arif.hussain@unb.ca
When: Every Sunday January 25th- March 29th at 2pm.
Where: The New Brunswick Museum's Mary Oland Theatre.
Cost: Zero, Zip, Zilch, Nada ...
To check out our Facebook group: Click Here
THE FILMS
Burn After Reading (Feb 1)
An ousted CIA official's memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two unwise gym employees intent on exploiting their find.
14A
96 min
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FREDERICTON - "TALKABOUT"
"TALKABOUT" heats up with Fredericton Interior Designer Shaune Walsh Daigle
Fredericton. 1/27/2009. "Talkabout", The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design's new lecture series with leading designers, makers, artists and educators continues Monday February 2 when Fredericton Interior Designer Shaune Walsh Daigle.
The series complements the new Diploma of Advanced Studies curriculum at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design. Every week from January 26 to February 2 some of New Brunswick's leading designers, makers, artists and educators will present topical areas of interest to students, educators and the public. The TALKabout series will be presented in the fourth floor Communication Arts studio, Mondays at 6 pm.
Shaune Walsh Daigle is well known in Fredericton as an interior designer, consultant and owner-operator of the Decorator's Mill. With her Masters Degree in Education, Shaune brings her passion for teaching to the Community College in St John, where she teaches interior design and business, as well as to her individual consultations with clients, for whom designing or re-designing their homes is often a learning process. Please join us for Shaune's talk 'The Business of Design', next Monday evening, 6 pm, at the College of Craft and Design, 457 Queen Street in downtown Fredericton. Evening parking is free and available on the street and in the City Hall parking lot behind the college. Everyone welcome. Admission for this lecture series is free.
Click Here for full schedule (PDF)
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For more information contact Linda Brine at 453-5940.
Theatre UNB Presents Carthaginians by Frank McGuinness, Jan. 28-31
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FREDERICTON - NOTABLE ACTS
One of the most powerful, moving, and extraordinary plays to come out of Ireland in recent decades will be performed at UNB this month when Frank McGuinness' Carthaginians takes the stage at Memorial Hall January 28-31.
The play is set against the backdrop of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, the three decade-long sectarian conflict between Catholics and Protestants that claimed thousands of lives between the late 1960s and the late 1990s.
McGuinness' play is set more than a decade after Bloody Sunday in a Catholic graveyard in Derry. A group of men and women have gathered there, believing the dead souls buried there are about to rise. As they keep their vigil, the characters, all outsiders and outcasts whose lives have been touched either directly or indirectly by the violence of Bloody Sunday, tell jokes, share stories, and come together to perform a play called "The Burning Balaclava" that is a hilarious send up of the Troubles.
Performed by students in UNB's senior acting class.
Carthaginians runs Wednesday January 28 through Saturday January 31 at 8 PM, with tickets ($10, $6 for students) available at the door. Patrons are advised that the play contains mature language and subject matter. For further information, call 455-5609
or email
lfalken@unb.ca
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Biz & Indie Film News
CANWEST-HOT DOCS FUNDS TO AWARD $40,000 TO BEST CANADIAN PITCH AT 2009 TDF!
Hot Docs is pleased to announce that the Canwest-Hot Docs Funds will award a special $40,000 grant to the best Canadian pitch at this year’s Toronto Documentary Forum, May 6-7.
The TDF is widely regarded as the most effective international market in North America for the documentary industry. Aimed at stimulating international co-production financing, over 150 key international broadcasters regularly attend the TDF to hear a pre-selected slate of project presentations and meet with attending producers from around the world.
The deadline for TDF project submissions is this Wednesday, January 28. Visit www.hotdocs.ca for more information.
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NEW IN 2009: HOT DOCS HOSTS THE GOOD PITCH - SUBMISSIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED!
Hot Docs is pleased to host The Good Pitch at this year’s Toronto Documentary Forum, May 6-7. An initiative of the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation and the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program (DFP), the Good Pitch is an innovative documentary forum that gives filmmakers a unique opportunity to pitch social-issue documentary projects with associated campaign strategies to NGOs, charities, foundations, campaigners, advertising agencies, brands and media.
The deadline for submissions to the Good Pitch @ Hot Docs is Friday, February 20. For more information visit www.britdoc.org
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INTERVIEW WITH WILLIE O'REE
Thought you might be interested in this item from December 16, 2008. It's a 17-minute interview with Wille O'Ree
Liz at CBC
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9832979
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Advertise
TRAILER ONLINE FOR HOPEWELL
I put together a little teaser trailer for the film on YouTube so click the link below if you want to see it. I will keep everyone informed of upcoming screenings and festivals.
Best,
Tim Rayne
Tim received a grant to produce his calling card short film through the Short Film Venture Program. NB Film gives out the much needed cash component of the grant and the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative provides the full complimentary professional equipment package, volunteer member crew resources as well as post production facility access.
Click Here to learn more about this valuable NB Program compliments of the NB Film Commission and New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-operative.
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SAINT JOHN - ACTOR NEEDED
I'm looking for a actor to wear a mascot costume in Saint John for the weekend of Mar 13-15 and Moncton for weekend April 17-19.
Looking for a petite woman/teenager 5'0" to 5'2" slim build with strong shoulders, likes kids, is comfortable playing with kids. This is a paying gig.
People can contact me for more details
Lori Wheeler
Sr. Communications Officer
CBC New Brunswick
506 451-4080