NBFC E-news - Thursday, Nov 19, 2009
Spotlight!
NEW FILM CO-OP MEMBER
Hi. My name is Troy MacLellan. I have very little experience in the film community but look to change that in 2010. I will be starring in an upcoming (Nov. '09) short film and hope to volunteer and get as much experience as humanly possible on any other projects out there through the film co-op.
I have written several screenplays and edited a couple of medley videos on Facebook but want more. I need more. I want to be a part of as many film crews as possible this year and complete as many workshops as I can in order to start shooting my own films. If you are looking for an actor, writer, editor or anything else for that matter, drop me an email (troymaclellan@hotmail.com ) and I will do my best.
See you around............................tm.
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NEW FILM CO-OP MEMBER
My name is Daniel Sharpe. I am originally from Woodstock, N.B. but have spent the last four years living in Fredericton. I'm a recent graduate from St. Thomas University with a Bachelor's degree in History and English. During my time at University I played rugby for the 'Tommies'. In addition I also spent two years in the military serving with the military police in Moncton, N.B.
My interest in film has spanned for as long as I can remember, however I am extremely excited to make the cross over from viewer to creator in the filmmaking process. Since I have no prior experience in filmmaking I am eager to learn and gain as much knowledge as I can through the NB Film Co-op (workshops, experienced members, productions) in order to broaden my understanding of the art form. I am eager to volunteer, take advantage of me!
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FILM CO-OP UPDATES & ACTIVITIES
AHA MONCTON!
AHA Moncton extends an invitation to all actors living in Southeastern NB (Greater Moncton), to join their group.
Actors Helping Actors (AHA) is new actor's group aimed at fostering a strong acting community in Southeastern New Brunswick.
AHA is a fun, informal and interactive group that offers a friendly
environment for actors to practice and sharpen their craft while
networking with other actors.
Many actors out there consider themselves as a "struggling actor" which is sadly true unless you're an A lister, if so Congratulations... but those of us who aren't, we don't have to struggle alone! Acting is a profession like any other and the more you do it, the better you become.
This group is geared for actors who want to sharpen their skills, learn new skills, and share their know how with others while having fun.
Who can participate?
The group welcomes actors of all experiences and diversity and those interested in film acting specifically. Beginners to veterans are welcome! Actors should be 18 years old and up.
Space is limited so act quickly - 12 Max. Membership is free. Contact
info@nbfilmcoop.com
for more information.
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ALLEN GALLOWAY
I'm writing and shooting a short comedy this weekend. It will deal with rum running and prohibition. This is an optional class project. The project doesn't have to retell a factual even, but can be fiction, as long as it deals with the subject of rum running and prohibition in Canada. I'm including Abbott and Costello style comedy to lighten the mood to what is essentially corruption of officials at the time.
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JOE BLADES
Double Bill at upcoming odd sundays at molly’s: Catherine Owen, Edmonton poet, and local poet, Joe Blades — Sunday, Nov 22, 2pm @ Molly’s Coffee House, 554 Queen Street, Fredericton. Thanks to the quiet generosity of our literary community, every event has a free draw for books.
Next Sunday, odd sundays at molly’s introduces you to the poetry and style of Catherine Owen, bassist, singer, tutor, editor, essayist, and poet, poet, poet [from Vancouver; living in Edmonton]. (See more about Owen at www.cathowenpoet.150m.com.) This event will also present the poetry of Joe Blades, local publisher, poet, man of letters.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
2pm at Molly’s Coffee House
554 Queen Street, Fredericton
Fredericton writers and lovers of writing, come to odd sundays at molly’s to engage with literature, whether in the baby-first steps of some of the open set, or in the mature work of our published featured readers. We remind you that our good hosts, Molly and Darrell, are happier when each of us purchase a refreshment. Thank you for your attention. Contact allison calvern for more information: acalvern@nbnet.nb.ca
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NEW BRUNSWICK FILM CO-OP 30th ANNIVERSARY!
NB Film Co-op President, Bunthivy Nou and members Tim O'Neill, Joe Blades, and Tim Rayne are asking all members to contribute thoughts, reflections, and words of encouragement about the Film Co-op's 30th anniversary. We will pull out quotes and excerpts from the comments given to us and they will continue to be put up on the official 30th anniversary website. Please email them to Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
Share in the excitement of the Film Co-op's 30th year in existence!
We look forward to reading them.
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Festivals
SILVER WAVE 09 WRAP-UP
Check some more Silver Wave Photos! (Photos by Robert Vinet).
http://picasaweb.google.com/BobVinet/
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5th ANNUAL WIFTV WOMEN IN FILM FESTIVAL 2010
April 17 - 18, 2010
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: December 17, 2009
REGULAR DEADLINE: January 14, 2010
EXTENDED DEADLINE: January 28, 2010
Vancouver, BC - Women In Film & Television Vancouver (WIFTV) is pleased to announce that the 5th Annual Women In Film Festival (WIFF) will be presented April 17 & 18th, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The Festival will accept Canadian and international SHORT FILM submissions (20 minutes maximum) in the following categories: narrative, documentary, new media, music videos, video poems, or experimental shorts. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as lead Actor, a woman as lead Animator / Editor.
CTV WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) ~ Creative Women Workshops Association (producer of the annual Women In the Director's Chair Workshop) will present an intensive career advancement program for four (4) mid-career Canadian women directors. This module focuses on the personal skills needed to achieve success in screen fiction.
New this year: Use our online submission form. Submission information can be found at http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2010.html
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The Arts
FREDERICTON - Jazzy Wine & Cheese Black Tie AffairCHSR presents its first annual Jazzy Wine & Cheese Black Tie Affair
Thursday November 26th at the Charlotte Street Arts Center from 7pm-9pm.
Hear wine expert Jean-Charles Belzile and listen to the Jazz and Blues sensation Joel Leblanc and Friends. See the work of local artists that will be on display all evening.
Tastings will include a selection of local wines, cheeses, and Pumphouse beers. There will also be several incredible door prizes and silent auction.
This is your chance to support local radio and the arts while having a night out to remember.
Tickets are $30 and can be purchased at the CHSR office in the sub building or at the UNB Bookstore.
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FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES
IL DIVO
November 30, 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti, Flavio Bucci
Run Time: 1 hr 57 mins
Country: Music Box Films
Year: 2009
Language: Italian with English Subtitles
Director Paolo Sorrentino's audacious and inventive biopic of Italian parliamentarian (and "Senator for Life") Giulio Andreotti doesn't make the Byzantine world of modern Italian politics any less confusing (non-Italian viewers may want to brush up on the topic beforehand), but the film illuminates, in great emotional detail, important events surrounding an early-1990s investigation in which the perpetual statesman was accused of having Mafia ties. The case was appealed and overturned several times, and Andreotti never served prison time, but it effectively marked the end of his centrist Christian Democratic party and forever changed the age-old relationship between the Mafia and the Italian government.
Sorrentino's fanciful use of titles, quick edits, multiple-perspective flashbacks, slow motion, extreme close-ups, and sublime musical accents--as well as star Toni Servillo's brilliantly stylized acting--convert this airless and sinister piece of world history into a dynamic tale of moral ambiguity and seemingly invulnerable political power. Servillo plays Andreotti as an arrogant, deadpan Puck--an Italian Richard Nixon replete with easily mimicable physical tics and the conviction of his own rightness. In the film's most memorable scene, Servillo allows his ironic veneer to crack just once, in a molten monologue where, spit flying, he justifies "perpetrating evil to guarantee good." Another chilling sequence intercuts a crucial Mafia hit with shots of a particularly tense and triumphant horse race, while a punky blues number roars in the background. Sorrentino's controlled and masterly storytelling won the 2008 Prix du Jury at Cannes.
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Biz & Indie Film News
CALL FOR ENTRIES: MULTIPLATFORM, MULTI-SUCCESS! TRAINING WORKSHOP IN HALIFAX
Montréal, November 9, 2009 – Telefilm Canada is accepting applications as of today for its Multiplatform, Multi-success! training workshop, to be held in Halifax on January 13, 14 and 15, 2010. The workshop is intended for professionals living and working in the Atlantic provinces (New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Labrador) who have at least three years’ experience in the film, television or new-media sectors. Entries are accepted on a “first come, first served” basis and are subject to eligibility. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, December 7, 2009, at 5 p.m.
The three-day workshop is designed as a tool for exploring the creation and exploitation of content in a multiplatform environment. The initiative is intended for feature film and television producers and managers of companies active in development, production or distribution of content looking to move into multiplatform creation. It also targets new-media producers and project managers working in interactive media who would like to update their knowledge of the issues involved in audiovisual and digital creation and seize real opportunities offered by the multiplatform environment in both content design and exploitation. Furthermore, participants with a concrete multiplatform-concept project will have the opportunity to discuss their project during pre-determined one-on-one meetings with experts.
The training workshop will be given in English. French-language professionals may also apply, but it should be noted that they will be invited to take part in a French-language “Multi-talents pour le multiplateforme” workshop offered under the Official Languages Activities (OLA) Program, to be held in Montréal in February 2010. French-language professionals will only be allowed to participate in one of these workshops.
Living and accommodation expenses for workshop participants residing outside Halifax will be fully covered by this initiative; as for travelling expenses, 75% of actual costs incurred will be reimbursed, upon presentation of vouchers.
For details regarding eligibility criteria, and to download the application form for this professional development initiative, please see Telefilm Canada's website.
For further information: Helene Comstock
Halifax, 1-800-565-1773, ext.2750
comstoh@telefilm.gc.ca
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ACADEMY SPEAKER SERIES
Presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers
When: November 19
Enhance your career and business practices with these annual seminars addressing a wide range of financial topics from the experts at PwC - knowledge is power!
Tax Credits And Other Production Financing – Halifax
Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Join us as we highlight updates and developments regarding production and digital media tax credits and financing and how it is relevant to your industry
Free for Academy members: $5 for Non-members (cash at the door)
The Carleton
1685 Argyle St.
Halifax NS
Refreshments will be provided. Seating is limited
RSVP: Francis Domingue, Tel: 416-366-2227 ext. 245
Email: fdomingue@academy.ca
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CINEPLEX ENTERTAINMENT FILM PROGRAM
Application Deadline: January 25, 2010
PRODUCERS – EDITORS – WRITERS – DIRECTORS
In this five-and-a-half month program, directors, producers, writers and editors will be completely immersed in the art and business of dramatic filmmaking. Filmmakers develop their technical, collaborative and business skills, while developing project slates and refining their artistic expression in an intensely demanding, creative and professional environment.
Apply today at www.cfccreates.com/film
CFC FEATURES
APPLICATION DEADLINE | JANUARY 29, 2010
GET YOUR MOVIE MADE.
CFC Features is looking to invest in filmmakers from across Canada with engaging stories for the big screen. From development to distribution, we offer an unparalleled opportunity to make your movie a reality.
Check out our new guidelines offering even more flexibility and financing for filmmakers at www.cfccreates.com/features
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Advertise
HOLIDAY RENTAL SPECIAL
For the Christmas & New Year holiday season 2009, you can rent any items from the rental department at Tony's Music Box in Fredericton from Wednesday, December 23 to Monday, January 4 (13 days) for a single weekend rate.
This applies to all items in our rental department including keyboards, guitars, speakers, mixers, karaoke players & discs, microphones, …...well, you get the picture. EVERYTHING. ( I have attached a rental fee schedule for your convenience)
In order to take advantage of this opportunity, we suggest you reserve as early as you can because the interest in this special will undoubtedly be high and availability will quickly become limited.
We will be announcing this special to the general public in our December Newsletter but I wanted you to know about it before that.
Just send us an e-mail or give us a call to discuss what would be best to add that extra flare to your holiday events.
HAL PENNELL
RENTALS
TONY'S MUSIC BOX LTD
506-458-8286(Phone)
506-450-2922(Fax)
rentals@tonysmusicbox.ca
www.tonysmusicbox.ca
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MONCTON - WEDDING WISH
Hello This may sound ridiculous. I am looking to get my wedding day captured on film (16mm 8mm or super 8 or something of that nature).
Would this be something that someone could do?
Thanks!
Sophie
Ps: the Wedding is June 12 2010
Sophie Aubé
Administrative Clerk/Commis à l'administration
Oceans and Science Branch/Direction des océans et sciences
Fisheries and Oceans Canada/Pêches et Océans Canada
Gulf Region/Région du Golfe
343 Université Avenue, P.O. Box 5030
Moncton, NB E1C 9B6
Tel.: (506) 851-6253 Fax.: (506) 851-2387
Sophie.Aube@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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MONCTON - FOR SALE
Valerie and I were in Australia working on a video installation
project. We have been back for a couple of weeks.
We have a Manfotto tripod and a folding cart for sale.
Here are the details:
Manfrotto 525MVB/501 Video Tripod Kit 525MVB, 501, 520BALL, Probag
Mint condition
$650.00 firm
Lee Valley Folding Hand Truck
Carries up to 275 lb
$100.00
Thanks,
Daniel Dugas, danieldugas@gmail.com