NBFC E-news - Thursday, March 12, 2009
Spotlight!
MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF, MEMBERSHIP STUFF
Recent Renewals for 2009: Jonathan Collicott, Rodrigo Gutierrez, Greg Hemmings, Mark Hemmings, Steve Foster, Matthew Webber, Lauchlan Oug, Andrew MacCormack, Gary Beatty, Denise Guitard
Memberships run from Jan-Dec annually for all members and we appreciate members renewing in January/February every year.
NEW MEMBERS: Things you can do to get your required volunteer hours in: For new members specifically who need to get their volunteer hours in. Check in with Cat about volunteer work on member shoots coming up and there is cleaning that needs to be done at the Co-op, any help would be appreciated.
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 Erin at Doodles for allowing the Film Co-op and its members to use her cafe space at no charge after hours for screenings, workshops, casting and production meetings. We don't know what we would do without your help Erin!
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RENEWED MEMBERS - HEMMINGS HOUSE PICTURES - SAINT JOHN
When you consider the types of industries in New Brunswick, video and television production probably wouldn’t be on the top of your thoughts. However, 2009 so far has been a very productive year for Saint John based Hemmings House Pictures. Since 2007, Entrepreneur Greg Hemmings has built his business from a single man operation into having six employees and two offices (Saint John & Halifax). Focusing on commercial video, television production, and music related projects, Hemmings House has made a name for itself for passionate, imaginative and, its energetic entrepreneurial spirit.
Since the beginning of the year, Hemmings House Pictures has taken on a plethora of projects and has had many major successes. Starting in January, Hemmings House released a much anticipated live DVD for the Jimmy Swift Band, which was filmed at Halifax’s Marquee Club. Other music projects slated to be released by Hemmings House this year include a DVD for Matt Anderson and Ross Neilsen entitled “Thick ‘N Thin” and a separated DVD for ECMA winner Jessica Rhaye. Speaking of the ECMAs, Hemmings House’s “Wes Jagoe – Live at the Pitt Upstairs” has been nominated for DVD of the year and Hemmings House Pictures
will be filming the entire ECMA event in Cornerbrook, Newfoundland.
On the television production side of their business, Hemmings House Pictures have been busy on the final preparations for their new series entitled “Kardinal Sinners” which will air in April on RUSH HD. “Kardinal Sinners” follows a group of independent, professional wrestlers attempting to gain fame and fortune or one last kick at the proverbial can. As the “Sinners” travel from one small venue to the next, they encounter personal and financial problems, not to mention bruised bodies.
In February, Hemmings House Pictures was represented at t
he Realscreen Summit in Washington, D.C. The summit is a convention where factual television producers, broadcasters, and television insiders meet for networking purposes, learning sessions, and to sell television projects. Greg Hemmings and Hemmings House Pictures felt they came back from the summit with a number of wins. U.S. and International broadcasters have shown solid interest in a number of their new and existing projects and the company feels that more TV projects will be in the works in a short time.
HHP’s corporate video department has also been kept quite busy over the last few months. The University of New Brunswick, Saint John commissioned Hemmings House for part of their intensive MBA program by taking part in an elaborate case study and the Wallace McCain Institute hired HHP to film its Roundtable on Leadership sponsored by Deloitt. A video produced for Rockies Sports Bar resulted in Roger’s Sportsnet to pick it as Canada’s best sports bar. Also, a video produced for a group of Halifax break-dancers has been made into a pilot for a potential television series called "Kings of the East".
Hemmings
House Pictures is also interested in expanding their client base and taking on more corporate video projects and their website: www.hemmingshousepictures.com
offers a number of videos from the past as well as previews of future projects. It has already been a very successful and active 2009 for Hemmings House Pictures and the company hopes the months to come provide even more challenges.
Hemmings House Team & Co-op Members:
In order : Greg Hemmings, Andrew MacCormack, Mark Hemming, Steve Foster, Matthew Webber, Lauchlan Ough
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RENEWED MEMBER - JEREMY ROBINSON - SAINT JOHN
Jeremy Robinson has been working on independent films in New Brunswick since he graduated from NBCC Woodstock in 2000. He spent a season at the International Film and Television Workshops working on the tech crew and as a teaching assistant. Once returning to New Brunswick he joined the New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-op where he began volunteering as a location sound recorder and editor. He honed his sound, camera, and lighting skills on the set of approximately 30 films. He has done some commercial shoots but finds that independent film is where the most artistic work is being done.
He received a New Brunswick Short Film Venture Grant in 2007 for the film Misdirection which he Produced, Directed and Edited. Misdirection was written by Fredericton based Film Co-op member & writer Alex Brewer.
Most recently Jeremy met with the marketing department at Sabian where he is going to be editing some commercials for their website.
Jeremy is also a certified teacher who has taught at the elementary, middle, high school and college levels. Teaching and filmmaking are both very challenging fields where one is constantly challenged with new ideas and ways to look at the world.
Jeremy lives in Saint John New Brunswick with his wife Melissa who is also a teacher and their cat Oliver.
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RENEWED MEMBER - LINDA RAE DORNAN - SACKVILLE
Dear NB Film Co-op
After months of planning, I'm finally here at the Banff Centre for the Arts doing a Self-Directed Creative Residency for a month. I have a very large studio with one wall of skylights and plenty of room to pace out this new performance art work I've been contemplating for the past years. Time and space in a beautiful environment. Combine that with not having to shop, cook or clean the house for a month and it is a workaholic's studio paradise. All I have to do is dress myself and eat. The workout centre is adequate for my needs and the pool is gorgeous.
The performance itself includes video projections, storytelling and sound, and I am concentrating on writing the script and developing the choreography at this stage. Most of my previous performances haven't involved a lot of movement and since I'm a fairly physical person, I have a need to use that physicality in my work more. So the choreography at the moment is a learning experience for me. Last November, I did a short workshop with dancer Lee Saunders in Moncton. She specializes in voice and movement, and I have been able to extend myself more after receiving advice and coaching from her.
I received an nbarts Creation Grant to develop the work and to commission Ian Crutchley, a composer in Sackville, to write the sound components. I was also fortunate to receive a Canada Council Inter-Arts travel grant to get me out here and a nbarts Professional Development Scholarship towards defraying the costs of the Centre. It is expensive. So far, I have been given access to another studio space for when I need to make more sound (without disturbing fellow artists), various technical equipment, a recording studio, and the possibility of doing some radio while here. I have had an audio art radio show in Sackville for
around four years now and am looking forward to contributing here.
What else can I say? The environment is beautiful, the food is good, and there are lots of events happening at the Centre. It is a cultural haven and offers that rare opportunity to live solely in a creative environment.
Sackville based Film Co-op member Linda Rae Dornan
(NB Joy Award Winner and Silver Wave Award Winner)
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THE NB FILM CO-OP PRESENTS: PRAIRIE TALES 10!
WHEN: Saturday, March 21, 7pm at Doodles Cafe, Fredericton
FREE
For the past ten years, Edmonton's Metro Cinema has circulated the annual Prairie Tales Program of independent media art throughout Alberta and across Canada. Through Prairie Tales, filmmakers, video artists, animators and documentarians travel to various communities to discuss the process of their work, facilitate workshops and inspire through instruction.
http://prairietales10.blogspot.com/
Presenter of Prairie Tales and special guest at the screening -
Daniel Dugas is a videographer, poet, and a musician. He graduated with an MFA - Time Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was an artist in residence at the Banff Centre, at Sculpture Space in New York, EMMEDIA in Calgary, A.I.R. Vallauris in France, and is preparing for a residency at the University of Sydney in Australia with collaborator Valerie LeBlanc.
He was a founding member of IMAGO - artist run print shop in Moncton, the TRUNK© gallery an alternative exhibition space, and the EMMAX Club in Calgary - a Max /MSP Jitter software based club hosted by EMMEDIA.
Daniel has been working on CAMILLE, ANDREW, KATRINA & CO, a feature length video for the last couple of years. The project will be launch this spring.
www.dandatadugas.com
www.emmax.org
The films:
A Chandelier Accident by Daniel Dugas, Mini-DV, 2:30min, Calgary -
Actor David Hasselhoff enjoyed celebrity status with starring roles in popular television series such as Baywatch and Knight Rider. He later attained notoriety in a widely circulated video shot by his daughter, which featured him eating a hamburger while inebriated and lying on the floor. Daniel Dugas' elegant video A Chandelier Accident chronicles another less fortunate incident in the life of the Hollywood star, this time in London's Sanderson Hotel. Dugas juxtaposes text from a BBC news story of Hasselhoff's run in with a light fixture in a men's toilet with shots of chandeliers in a New Orleans antique shop. A wry take on mainstream culture's fascination with celebrity, A Chandelier Accident directs the viewers' gaze towards the ceiling optimistically envisioning a hassle free future for the Hoff.
What You're Ready For by Corey Lee, 16mm/HD Cam, 6:30min, Calgary -
Corey Lee's What You're Ready For presents self-help guru Dr. Edgar O. Laird speaking to devoted followers assembled for the taping of a promotional video. The film's narrator is among the listeners gathered to receive the wealth of wisdom offered up by the esteemed author and therapist. As the self described sage speaks, the narrator reflects on Laird's philosophies in relation to his own personal loss. Advised that 'this moment is your only possession', the narrator seizes the moment. The charismatic doctor may not fully deserve what's coming to him, but by his own testimony, he must be ready to receive it.
Transitting by Collin Ward MacDonald, Digital Animation, 2:32 min, Calgary -
Navigating the urban landscape of Calgary, Transitting by Collin Ward MacDonald is the artist's exploration of his own style of animation which he refers to as Momentism: a step-child of Timelapse and Pixillation. MacDonald's pulsing score provides an insistent undercurrent for the impressionistic images that flow across the screen. Transitting concludes as it began: with one man's unique perspective on the daily driving rhythms swirling around him.
Ice Climber's Waltz by James Reckseidler, Super 8, 15:00 min, Calgary
An aging mountaineer's spirit is rejuvenated by a dance with a beautiful young woman in James Reckseidler's silent film Ice Climber's Waltz. While the mountaineer's passion is rekindled, an old obsession engulfs him leading to the reenactment of a tragic event. Set against the rugged profile of the Rocky Mountains and unmistakably influenced by Guy Maddin, Reckseidler's ambitious work scales dramatic terrain with poetic and technical dexterity.
Intergalactic Who's Who: Praepredatorprae by Carol Beecher & Kevin D.A. Kurytnik, 35mm, 1:30 min, Calgary
For most Canadian baby boomers the Hinterland Who's Who series conjures up distinct memories such as lumbering beavers and waddling woodchucks. Carol Beecher and Kevin Kurytnik have humourously tapped into this indigenous motherlode with their Intergalactic Who's Who animated shorts depicting the fantastical inhabitants of the wild desert planet Zig 5. Praepredatorprae is their latest featured creature, a hatchling whose life cycle is brief and brutal. Existence on Zig 5 demands swift metamorphosis and soon the Praepredatorprae is flung back into the stratosphere to fulfill its destiny and ensure its species survival. For more information on the Praepredatorprae, why not contact the Intergalactic Wildlife Service?
Photosynthesis by J. Scott Portingale, 16mm, 5:34 min, Edmonton
J. Scott Portingale's whimsical black and white 16mm film Photosynthesis uses stop motion animation and time lapse photography to reveal the secret shenanigans taking place in a young couple's apartment. Left alone for the evening, a still camera and vacuum cleaner come to the aquatic rescue of a withering house plant. Photosynthesis features original music by The Polyjesters.
For Me? by Thea Killen-Smith, Computer Animation, 1:00 min, Calgary
Diving deep into the complicated depths of desire, Thea Killen-Smith surfaces with a compact, bittersweet gem. Set to the Train song by Consonant C, the stick figures in For Me? animatedly flesh out the intricate dance of unrequited love. Heads detach dreamily and arms reach out with giggling elasticity as affections are offered, accepted and casually rejected. Suddenly, in a heart beat, it's all over.
Sleepless by Mike McLaughlin, 16mm, 12 min, Edmonton
Mike McLaughlin's film Sleepless features Andy, an insomniac plagued by the regularity of irregularity. At odds with the world around him, he searches for ways to pass the time while enduring the loneliest of moments: watching the sun rise after having spent the night alone. Andy sets out to cure himself. He believes that if he finds a woman to fall in love with he will finally fall asleep. Andy meets his match with insomniac Meg, and pursues her with high hopes for romance and lasting sweet dreams.
Zap Girl Makes Toast by Chris J. Melnychuk, Hand drawn cel animation composited to DVD, 1:36 min, Calgary
A watched pot never boils and a watched toaster that scorches...well, you just know that's cooking up trouble. Chris J. Melnychuk's recipe for Zap Girl Makes Toast is shockingly simple yet electrifyingly concocted. Underscored radio static gradually segues into a highly tuned, spirited rendition of the Mexican Hat Dance as Zap Girl impatiently attempts to dial up breakfast.
Inside|Outside by Kyle Armstrong, Super 8, 6min, Edmonton
Inside|Outside is Kyle Armstrong's experimental film based on parallel entities. Shot on black and white Super8, Armstrong's initially fevered, claustrophobic interior images are reminiscent of Dziga Vertov, Andrei Tarkovsky and Fava filmmaker aAron munson. Assembled external elements are more pensively paced; as they begin to surface, so do subtleties of the emerging filmmaker's cinematic expression.
Evolution by John Osborne, Computer Animation, 2:38 min, Edmonton
John Osborne's process of Evolution involves frame by frame captures of a Java program which generates patterns and abstract images using evolutionary algorithms. The overall effect is a super funked up progression reminiscent of the illuminated peg art of the early '70's Hasbro toy, LiteBrite. Set to a score composed using open source loops assembled with After Effects software, circles of primary colours march in and out of frame with infectious rhythm.
DINX! by Trevor Anderson, Super 16mm, 13 min, Edmonton
A frustrated waiter in a men's burlesque club, Zak yearns to star on stage as one of the sultry featured pole dancers. Little, sweet and cheap, he works the room as a shooter boy serving up sticky swallows in tiny plastic tumblers. Trevor Anderson's DINX! is a trip back in time gently revisiting old hurts not quite healed and an emerging identity yet to be fully realized.
Beech-Nut by Cameron Woykin, Mini-DV, 4:45 min, Calgary
The narrator of Cameron Woykin's Beech-Nut admits that he "loves two things." He then confesses "That's a lie. I desire two things: to fly an airplane and to make love with Amelia Earhart." Frustrated attempts for fulfilled desire are reflected in the viewer's downward perspective onto a wooden table top, as the narrator guides us through a five step process for crafting the perfect paper airplane. The two hands that demonstrate the deliberate folds required take intermittent breaks to reach for a glass of beer and a burning cigarette (bandaged wrists imply deliberate action of another kind). Woykin's economical approach to narrative comes full circle with Beech-Nut concluding as it began --- with a skyward perspective. Yet the meticulously engineered paper airplane remains in the grasp of thumb and forefinger in gestured flight; held, not released, thereby avoiding any 'unexpected circumstances.'
Greycon4 by Brandon Blommaert, Animation/Mini-DV, 6:36 min, Calgary
The inhabitants of Brandon Blommaert's Greycon4 are both menaced and menacing. The machinations of a manipulative scientist unfold through Blommaert's meticulous cloth animation: digital processes enable random scene assemblage, allowing for a non-storyboard approach. Blommaert's considered yet spontaneous process evokes the work of another distinct young contemporary Canadian artist: abstract painter Tony Baker's sci-fi 'Expanse' series. The dense and chaotic realm of Greycon4 invites repeated viewings and a variety of interpretations.
Prairie Nautical by Caitlin Thompson, Mini-DV, 4:40 min, Calgary
Calgary's unsuspecting Kensington neighbourhood is vividly overrun by soft-sculptural sea creatures in Prairie Nautical. Two sets of mollusk twins---the Giant Clam and the Giant Octopus--- navigate alleys, streets and river banks in search of fluid lifelines. An elusive yet determined wormhole burrows deep to reveal secret gateways and underlying aquatic realms. Caitlin Thompson's performance/installation video channels a swelling otherworld secretly pooling behind garage doors.
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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, snail mail or in person, but check to ensure there are seats left before you pay by snail mail or online please.
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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
If you miss any required workshops or workshops you would like to take, there is also one-on-one training sessions with instructors for a fee that you can arrange with Co-op staff at any time.
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Festivals
FILM CO-OP MEMBER FILM IN FESTIVALS
Fresh from a successful premiere at Silver Wave 08, Blood Shed is going to screen at Indie Spirit Film Festival in Colorado as well as Cleveland.
Blood Shed was directed by Jason Shipley and written and produced by Jason Shipley and Pierre Huard. The lead actors were Dennis Poirier and Pierre Huard.
The short horror film was shot in NB with NB actors and a Film Co-op crew.
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UPCOMING FESTIVALS
Human Rights DocFest (Victoria)
Human Rights DocFest 2009 is now accepting submissions.
DEADLINE: April 15 2009
Info :
www.hrdocfest.com
Green Movie Fest (Winnipeg)
Make old film footage and obsolete video cameras come to life in the Winnipeg Film Group’s first upcycled film program.
DEADLINE: April 15, 2009
Info:
jenniferbisch@gmail.com
Emerging Artists Exhibition! (Vancouver)
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre is now accepting submissions for the 9th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition!
DEADLINE: April 24, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Info:
www.interaccess.org
YoungCuts (Montreal)
YoungCuts, the Premiere Showcase for Great Short Films by the Best Young Film Makers 25 and under, is now accepting submissions for the 2009 YoungCuts Film Festival.
DEADLINE: May 15th, 2009.
Info:
www.youngcuts.com/?q=2009_YCFF
Oboro Call for shorts (Montreal)
Creators of all ages, disciplines, and origins; a new prize has been created.
The GEORGES-LAOUN-OPTICIEN-OBORO Super Short Film Prize will be awarded to
an original production of 3 minutes or less.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2009
Info:
www.oboro.net/pdf/press/0809/news/prix_laoun_eng.pdf
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SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL 2009
November 12-15, 2009, Fredericton
(BLAST FROM THE PAST: Filmmaker Jeff Combs accepts award for Most Unique Film for his film Seeds at SWFF 06 - Photo by Glen D. Ross)
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 - MASTER PRINTMAKERS 3/3 - PRINTER'S PROOFS - PAULE MAINGUY
Gallery Connexion Opening Reception
Thurs, March 12 from 5 to 7pm
In the Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Performance by Motion Ensemble
Picaroons beer, white wine and catering
Everyone welcome
Artist Talk and Demonstration with Press by Paule Mainguy
Sat, March 14 at 1pm
UNB Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus
Everyone welcome
Meredith Snider, Director
Gallery Connexion
Location: TBA
Mail: P.O. Box 696 Fredericton NB E3B 5B4
506.454.1433
www.galleryconnexion.ca
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sackville - Feelsgood.ca will host their anniversary celebration this weekend
By Jim Lavoie
Feeling good? The creators and supporters of www.feelsgood.ca , an Internet-based social network where artists and musicians showcase their works collectively and through a variety of events, hope you're feeling good enough for a party. Launched a year ago, the site (now 600 members strong) will host their first anniversary celebration this Saturday, March 14 in Sackville, N.B. The location was carefully selected as the ideal location for members to gather to celebrate their one year mark. Organizers expect a strong turnout of members from across New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to meet at this Mecca of cultural crossroads.
"It amazes me, how our members support our events," says Cassia Beya "Our Christmas party was held during a blizzard. We had over 250 people show up. I think that speaks to the commitment of the group. . .or the need to party." Fellow Feels Good team member Mike Humble (Mumble) agrees.
"We feel that if we build it they will come - metaphorically speaking of course," he says.
The party takes place at multiple Sackville venues: Struts Gallery (7-9 p.m. - Free), Ducky's (8-10 p.m. - Free) and George's Roadhouse (10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. - $5). Struts will host art from 'The Big 3' (Jon Dennis, Paul McAllister, Gil MacNutt and Jon Cleveland), Alice Fudge, Joey Haley and a host of others. Ducky's features acoustic acts by Ben Ross, Owen Steel and more while at George's the night will end with performances from Andy Brown and headliner "Gordon Gets Lost" among other acts.
"March 14 features great art, great music, great people and a chance to mix with other members and get to know their work," says member Jon Dennis.
Although the party in Sackville is the focal point of the anniversary celebrations, it's important to note that other Feels Good events are planned throughout the year. The thing about www.feelsgood.ca is that it not only focuses on art and music, but will use those disciplines and any others needed to address social concerns or injustices.
"We here at Feels Good," said Paul McAllister, "are currently holding painting sessions and our works are being done in conjunction with informative films regarding the inhumane/insane situation ongoing in Darfur. We have the Feels Good 'Art Show for Darfur' on March 16. On March 17 we're privileged to present Omar Ismail giving a lecture on Darfur. This takes place at 4 p.m. in the Ted Daigle Auditorium at St. Thomas University, Fredericton."
The concept for the website was literally brewed up by Dennis, McAllister, MacNutt and Cleveland. They were looking for a relevant platform to raise art awareness and to touch base with other artists, an electronic watering hole if you will. Out of the brainstorming evolved the idea of an arranged marriage between art and music, one that would profile and highlight both disciplines. (Arranged marriages are highly contentious and seemingly ill-fitted but in this case. . .) The Big 3 enlisted friends, Matthew Everett, Cassia Beya, Mike Humble (Mumble) and Tyler Mcgee and thus the Feels Good team was formed.
"Our website is a free social networking site for musicians, artists, writers and enthusiasts to connect with other like-minded individuals," says Everett. "It's a venue from professionals, to amateurs, to supporters who would like to show work, offer opinions and network in a simple and effective way."
To understand the success of www.feelsgood.ca and why a year later it continues to expand, you need to understand its concept, objectives, what they've achieved and most of all their forward thinking to grow it. First of all it's free, which is an attraction in itself but it's also an advocate of the KISS theory (keep it simple stupid) and does so by keeping the site user-friendly. Artists and musicians, who like the rest of us, are relatively struggling to make ends meet, use it to ply their skills, showcase, advertise, and have interactive dialogue with others including the fans and consumers." Albeit in the form of electronic format it has a distinct encapsulation of 'spreading by word of mouth'. "You like art or music - check it out here and show your friends. . .It is neither pretentious nor ostentatious in style," said Everett.
The feelsgood.ca website allows all its members to keep a blog, upload images, video and audio, give and receive comments on work, network and share information/opinions. It also has event listings and updates. And on Sunday nights combined with BOOM Nightclub they present 'songtricity'.
"This is an evolving sound using live performers combined with a DJ mixing at the same time. It's unique in style and is drawing a good crowd. . . Also Feels Good will be launching a jazz night at the Capital every Sunday."
Check out all the events, profiles, exhibits, dialogues, blogs etc" at www.feelsgood.ca , odds are you'll find something to get involved with and share in something that indeed feels good.
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FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES!
THE READER
March 16, 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin
Run Time: 120 minutes
Country: UK/United States
Year: 2008
Language: English
Distributor: E1 - Weinstein Company
THE READER opens in post-WWII Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly drawn into a passionate but secretive affair. Michael discovers that Hanna loves being read to and their physical relationship deepens. Hanna is enthralled as Michael reads to her from "The Odyssey," "Huck Finn" and "The Lady with the Little Dog."
Despite their intense bond, Hanna mysteriously disappears one day and Michael is left confused and heartbroken. Eight years later, while Michael is a law student observing the Nazi war crime trials, he is stunned to find Hanna back in his life - this time as a defendant in the courtroom. As Hanna's past is revealed, Michael uncovers a deep secret that will impact both of their lives. THE READER is a story about truth and reconciliation, about how one generation comes to terms with the crimes of another.
Middle aged German barrister Michael Berg recollects to himself his lifelong acquaintance with Hanna Schmitz, a relationship with whom he never disclosed to anyone close to him. Michael first met Hanna in 1958, when he was fifteen, she thirty-six. The two had a turbulent summer long love affair, dictated by Hanna that their encounters would begin with him reading to her followed by lovemaking.
Michael next encountered Hanna in 1966, when Michael, now a law student, attended the Nazi war crimes trial of five female former S.S. concentration camp guards, one of whom is Hanna. Through listening to the testimony, Michael comes to the realization that he is in possession of information which could save Hanna from a life in prison, information which she herself is unwilling to disclose. In deciding what to do, Michael is torn between his differing views of justice.
"It is a majestically somber, always gripping film, told with immense restraint and no hint of sensationalism." - Evan Williams, THE AUSTRALIAN
$7 general admission
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MONCTON - NATIONAL FILM BOARD SCREENINGS
There's a National Film Board club, all film lovers are encouraged to attend their screenings held at the Moncton Library. All are welcome and no registration required. Please call 869-6000 for more information about the club and other events taking place at the library.
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MONCTON - ANIME FILM SCREENINGS
The Moncton Public Library will be hosting monthly Anime Club meetings at 6 p.m. Anime is the uniquely styled animation produced in Japan and is often adapted from Japanese comics known as manga. Anime will be shown on a projection screen and there will be free snacks. The shows are dubbed in English, the event is recommended for those over 13. Please call 869-6000 or e-mail mplib@gnb.ca for more information.
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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.
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 FILM - COMING UP
Mister Lonely (March 15)
Only Harmony Korine could weave Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, her daughter Shirley Temple, and flying nuns into a hypnotically funny and truly poignant tale of the instability behind fanaticism and the redemption we can hope to find in one another. The film follows a lonely Michael Jackson impersonator who is invited by a beautiful Marilyn Monroe to a commune in the Scottish Highlands full of other impersonators, including the Queen of England, Madonna, Sammy Davis Jr., and James Dean. In a parallel storyline, the incomparable Werner Herzog plays a Latin American priest who learns his missionary of nuns can literally
fly.
14A
112 min
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Biz & Indie Film News
FREDERICTON - THE FIRST EVER FREDERICTON 48 HOUR FILM COMPETITION
Write, shoot and edit a film of 10 minutes (or less) in 48 hours
Imagine it, then get it done.
Application Deadline: Monday, March 16th
Entry fee: $25 (per team of up to 10 people)
Shooting Friday March 20th to the 22nd.
Screenings of all films: Tuesday March 24th with Gala Ceremony to award prizes and celebrate the top films!
Find teams, share ideas, get an application and answers at
http://www.meetup.com/48-hour-film/
Email
fred48hour@gmail.com
or email the NB Film Co-op at
info@nbfilmcoop.com
Click here for poster
Sponsored by UNB Film Studies and the NB Film Co-op
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SAINT JOHN - SHORT FILM WRAPS PRODUCTION IN THE PORT CITY
November 1969; this is what Saint John new Brunswick was transformed into this past March break.
Moncton director, Marcel Gallant and long time collaborator writer & producer Michael McDonald are bringing the short story "Magnifier" to life. "We are really pulling all our resources on this one" Gallant says. We have 1960's period vehicles that need to get towed in and out. Costumes, hair, makeup, and art direction need to be right in order for this film to sell.
Magnifier is about a boy named Tommy Wilkins (Andrew Johnston) who befriends a local curiosity shop owner Jonas Hartman (Walter Learning) and get his hands on a machine with special powers. Other principal rolls also include Tommy's parents played by Wally McKinnon and Emily Bartlett.
We shot for 4 intense 12- 14 hr days, even shutting down Prince William street in uptown Saint John on Friday night. The crew consisted of the best in the business in NB. Gary Ferguson (art director) Brenda McLease (wardrobe) Inge Klaudi (makeup) Linda Flynn (hair) and even designed by Academy Award Winning hair designer Paul LeBlanc. Magnifier was also shot on the RED camera, " This camera is amazing, the camera shoots 4X the resolution of HD." Magnifier is hoping to find its way into festivals late summer because of the effects work that needs to be done.
So stay tuned and we will keep you up to date.
" If you are interested in downloading a full resolution frame from the raw footage please click on the link bellow be patient it is 50Mb* http://thepostman.tv/ftp/frame-01.zip "
Marcel Gallant
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TREEVENGE KEEPS ON WINNING AWARDS
TREEVENGE won the audience award for best narrative short at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Treevenge was directed by Jason Eisener, written by Rob Cotterill and Jason Eisener and produced by Rob Cotterill. It screened to a large audience at the NB Film Co-op's Silver Wave Film Festival in 2008.
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ACTORS ON THE MOVE
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Place of Residence:
Fredericton, NB
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Place of Residence:
Fredericton, NB
Age Range: 29-39 Height: 5' 7 Eye Color: Green Hair Color: Brown
Email Krista McGrath
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GROWING OP @ MONCTON - EMPIRE 8 TRINITY DRIVE
http://www.empiretheatres.com/theatre/showtimes/10,9/20090304
Special viewing of film that was shot in Moncton in 2007:
Saturday March 14 @ 4:30 p.m., fundraiser for "Moncton Association for Assisted Living" and @ 10:00 p.m. the Director, Michael Melski will attend both screenings, Q&A at 10 pm screening only.
Special prices: $6.99 for movie only or $9.99 incl. reg popcorn and regular drink.
Movie Review: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1105730/
GROWING OP is a coming-of-age teen comedy with a twist. The sheltered and home schooled Quinn (Steven Yaffee) rebels and in order to stay close to the young girl (Rachel Blancard) who has just moved next door, enrols in the school.
For a film about weed, director Melski has done his homework on the cultivation and terminology of the home growing operations that Quinn’s parents operate. Odd though is that the film contains negligible scenes of smoking grass except for the crème boule (tainted) scene and the one last scene. This crème boule segment is the film’s funniest and best.
The film hits the nail on the head with regard to depiction of home schooling. I happen to know a couple who home schools their kid and he, too is rebelling into wanting to enrol into a high school to obtain normalcy. The couple, like the parents in the film are also pot smokers – I think I have given more information here already – and the humour in the film is often biting accurate, not to say the quite funny.
One wonders during the film whose side the director/writer is on. On the free thinking cannabis cultivating couple’s or the standard way of life? More a comedy than a message movie or romance, Melski focuses more of the laughs. Melski’s sharp observations and biting one-liners work well. Needless to say, the result is a rather hilarious feel good teen movie. Melski also demonstrates, with feeling, what it really is like to love someone.
The film was made in Moncton and surrounding area and it won the 2008 Atlantic Film Festival prize for Art Direction.
Please forward this email as you wish, supporting a locally filmed movie will only bring more local work to the big screen.
See you there @ the 10pm screening
Paul H. LeBlanc
60 Edmond St.
Moncton N.B.
E1A 3K6
Home: 506 854 3081
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Advertise
FREDERICTON - CASTING CALL
There will be an open casting call for a short film entitled "So Long, & Good Night". This calls for male actors aged 16-25. This project is being shot in the Fredericton area in mid June.
WEDNESDAY - APRIL 1
Doodles Cafe- 732 Charlotte Street Arts Centre (same building the Film Co-op is in). Doodles is in the basement of the centre.
6pm-10pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Fredericton Public Library- Upstairs Assembly Room
12pm-5pm
There will be signs and arrows posted at each casting venue.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Production Manager Jillian Acreman at jillianacreman@hotmail.com or call (506)260-0492.
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CREW CALL
Open volunteer crew call for a new short film "So Long, & Good Night". Primarily seeking trained Co-op member technical crew, or members interested in learning technical positions on set under trained members. This project will be filming in mid-June. Please contact Production Manager Jillian Acreman at jillianacreman@hotmail.com or at (506)260-0492.
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FREDERICTON - ACCESSING BUSINESS FINANCING
Delora Media will host a free opportunity for you to learn how to access business financing quickly this Monday, March 16th in Fredericton. This free seminar will teach the knowledge you need to know for finding business financing. The seminar will also teach you practical steps for protecting your business or organization against fraud. The one-and-a-half hour meeting will take place at the Wu Conference Center and begin at 9am. Please email seminars@deloramedia.com or call 206-0388 to register. RBC Royal Bank is a partner in hosting this seminar.
Delora Media will also host a number of other seminars during that day on topics ranging from using the Internet to market a business to practical business planning. Full details are available at www.deloramedia.com
Award-winning entrepreneur Rivers Corbett will also host a innovative marketing seminar on March 30th in Fredericton. Full details on this session is available by clicking on this link: click here
Please contact us with any questions.
Delora Media Seminars
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Office: (506)206-0388
Fax: (506)206-0435
Email: seminars@deloramedia.com
Website:
www.deloramedia.com
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FREDERICTON - CASTING CALL
"The Apostles of Beauty" (short film) depicts Oscar Wilde's visit to Fredericton in 1882, the reaction of city residents, and the effect on poet Charles G. D. Roberts of meeting Wilde.
Roles to be cast:
BUNTHORNE, a singing and dancing character parodying Wilde from the Gilbert and Sullivan show "Patience". Male, 20 -40 years old.
OSCAR WILDE at 28. Male, 25 - 35.
NARRATOR. Male or female.
THE REPORTER. Male, 25 years and up.
CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS at 23. Male, 20- 30.
THE ANGRY LADY. Female, 25 and up.
UNIVERSITY STUDENT . Male, 18 - 25.
Actors may try for more than one role.
Auditions will take place on Saturday, March 21 from 10:00a.m. to 4:30p.m.
Audition Location: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte St., Fredericton, NB
Follow the signs directing you downstairs to Doodles Cafe which is in the basement of the building.
If you have a head shot (photo) please bring a copy with you.
If you have questions, or require further information, about the auditions please contact Roberta Nixon, Production Manager, Tel: 506.455.9893 Email: meritevents@rogers.com
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DEMON SEED
A scientist's A.I. research backfires when the semi-organic supercomputer he's experimenting with develops an agenda of its own – including the rape of his estranged wife. Adapted from the novel by Dean Koontz. Directed by Donald Cammell. Starring Julie Christie and Fritz Weaver.