New Brunswick Film Co-op Telling Our Stories & Sharing Them with the World

$NBFC E-news - Wed, Sept 23, 2009 NBFC Spotlight! New Member - Marie Salonge Marie Solange Amougou Mbarga.is from Cameroon (Central Africa) and just became a Canadian Permanent Resident in July 2009. She earned a diploma in Audio-visual Arts and Techniques from CFPA/PTCA Professional Training Centre for Audio-visual Arts of the Cameroon state TV (CRTV) in 1997. She has trained many Cameroonian youths in film-acting at Club Djamboula in Yaounde. In January 2000, Marie Solange decided to go to South Africa to learn the English language and later went to Zambia where she worked at BGM Production House as a production consultant and the director of “LOOSE ENDS” a TV series broadcast on ZNBC (Zambia National Broadcast Cooperation). Back in Cameroon in June 2004, she worked with the production crew of CONFIDENCES as the 2nd assistant director, a 90-minute film directed by Cyril Masso that won the Special Jury Award at the FESPACO 2006 festival in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). She also was an actress in “KONGOSSA” a CFPA/CRTV production and in “TOUS DROITS” an STV show. From 2004 to 2009, she worked as a Camera-woman, Head of Production, Editor, Assistant Office Manager and Film Director at Spectrum Television-Yaounde studio. Marie Solange is the winner of the Best Short film Award of the RIFIC 2008 (the International Short Films Festival of Yaounde) with her 13-minute film entitled “BUSHFALLER”. She is happy to be a member of the New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-op. Training & Development The workshop program is done for the year but those interested can still schedule one-on-one workshops for a fee. Contact cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com to inquire. Festivals - Silver Wave 09 (BLAST FROM THE PAST: Past President and Marketing and Publicity Lead John Christenson at SWFF 06 - Photo by Glen D. Ross) SILVER WAVE FILM FEST 2009 November 5-8 (Thursday-Sunday) --------------------------- Guess who this very talented NB Actor is and win a free full pass to Silver Wave 09! Email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com The Arts SAINT JOHN - ARTIST OPENING I have just had an exhibition open at the Saint John Arts Centre called "The Books of George Fry" which is of course my one-off books. It will stay open until Oct. 31st. George Fry gstrunn625@rogers.com --------------------------- FREDERICTON - INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE To celebrate the International Day of Peace (September 21st, established in 1981 by resolution number 36/67 of the General Assembly of the United Nations), the Fredericton Chapter of the International Ibero-American Academy of Poetry will offer a poetry recital at the Fredericton Public Library, on Saturday, September 26, 2009, from 3pm to 4.30pm. During the recital a minute of silence will be observed. The general public is cordially invited to attend the recital, and to contribute by bringing a poem, in any language, to be read during this celebration for harmony in the world and in families. I hope you will be able to join us! Thank you/Gracias Nela Rio --------------------------- FREDERICTON - MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES To find out more about the series, go to http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs.htm Memberships for the Monday Night Film Series are available at the Film Co-op and at Tilley Hall before each scheduled screening. EMPTIES September 28, 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus Director: Zdenek Sverak Cast: Zdenek Sverák, Tatiana Vilhelmová, Daniela Kolárová, Jirí Machácek Run Time: 1 hour 40 minutes Country: Czech Republic | UK Year: 2009 Language: Czech | German with English Subtitles. Those cinephiles who rejoice in both charming foreign films and long memories will recall Kolya . The story of how a five-year-old Russian boy gets dumped on a grumpy bachelor cellist in Prague, the Czech film won the Oscar for best foreign film in 1996. Good news: The father-and-son team behind it is back with an equally likable offering. This time, Jan Sverak directs his father Zdenek (who again wrote the script) as he plays another grumpy old guy in a film punningly entitled Empties Sverak Sr. is Josef Tkaloun, an overstressed high-school teacher dismayed by the disrespectful youths he has to instruct. After an episode in which he wrings out the blackboard sponge over the head of one particularly obnoxious student, this twitchy grouch is forced into a frighteningly empty retirement. Realizing he can hardly sit at home watching his tight-lipped wife Eliska (Daniela Kolarova) cook and clean, he looks for another job and eventually finds his calling manning the bottle-return counter at a supermarket. Here, both his libido and his love for humanity re-emerge as he not only indulges his own romantic fantasies but also begins to meddle in the real world, matchmaking between his lonely colleagues at the bottle return and the various customers who come and go. His harmless plotting comes perilously close to home when, without informing either party of their connection, he sets up his own unhappily separated and born-again daughter (Tatiana Vilhelmova) with his former colleague, the amiable assistant headmaster Lada (Jiri Machacek). The attraction of this optimistic film is the way in which the director begins the action in seemingly inevitable bleakness – the stupidity of adolescents, the boredom of retirement, the loneliness of being single and the frustration of being married – and gradually exposes its many characters to the light. His father echoes that journey with a performance that plausibly transforms Josef from misanthrope to humanist by revealing them as two sides of the same character: If Josef is cantankerous with the world, it is because he knows people are capable of more. Sverak's work anchors a cast that delivers a series of delicately executed performances as the actors bring to life a great range of lightly comic characters. --------------------------- SCREENING EVENT I would like to invite you all to a very exciting movie screening, being held on Wednesday, October 7th, at 6:15pm, at Empire Theatres. The Age of Stupid is being launched worldwide telling the story of our consumption-driven lives, and what it means for our future. For more information, check out The Age of Stupid website: http://www.ageofstupid.net/ ; and watch the movie trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s The film screening is FREE, however, you need to RSVP to reserve your spot, as seating is limited to 170, and entrance is on a first come first served basis. If you would like to join us, please let me know ASAP (alycia.morehouse@fredericton.ca). The screening is sponsored by the New Brunswick Union, in partnership with Green Matters, the New Brunswick Lung Association, and the Conservation Council. If you have any questions please let me know, and I hope to see you there! Alycia Morehouse Climate Change Coordinator City of Fredericton Ph. 506.460.2777 www.greenmattersfredericton.com --------------------------- “HIGH ON THE ARTS” 7-11pm Friday, October 16 Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Fredericton An evening of music & dance, food & drink, including an auction of fine art The evening celebrates Fredericton and its artists and is the launch of ART TREK, a weekend when local artists open their studios to visitors from far and wide, showing us just how art is made! Organized by the Fredericton Arts Alliance, ART TREK provides a map and addresses of all the studios. The launch includes singers, dancers and instrumentalists. Proceeds of the auction will help sponsor the Art Trek and its promotion. Take part in a lively auction of works by Fredericton artists including: Judy Blake, Karen Burk, Marjory Donaldson, Lorna Drew, Katie FitzRandolph, Kim Vose Jones, Paula Keppie, Stephen May, Deanna Musgrave, Cynthia Ryder, George Strunz, and others, including a piece by our fabulous guest auctioneer Brigitte Clavette. Enjoy live music and dance with pianist\Geraldine Mitchell, soprano Cathy LeBlanc, Artemis Dance, tenor Derrick Miller and pianist Diane Roxborough-Brown, poet Andrew Titus, Highland dancers, and more. Conclude your evening by dancing to some wonderful tunes! Treat yourselves to gourmet nibbles, fine wines, and Picaroons excellent beer. (Your ticket will provide you with a free drink, after which there will be a cash bar.) Tickets, $35 per person: Available at Westministers books, from FAA Board members, or at the door. Call 454-1139, 455-8045 Organized by the Fredericton Arts Alliance$ shapeimage_2_link_0

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$* Unsubscribe from this newsletter with unsubscribe in the subject heading * Send in your film/video related ADs and Articles press ready to Cat on every Wednesday to info@nbfilmcoop.com * Click here for member info * Click here for our sponsors * Click here for film co-op activities * Click here for silver wave film fest * Click here for film resources * Click here for nb actors Click here for e-news archive check out the nbfc anniversary website! Send your stories and tributes to cat: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/30years/ Click out the nbfc activity calendar: http://www.nbfilmcoop.com Thank You! Thank you to NB Film for offering a number of Film Co-op members free entrance to their Film Summit! Film Sightings New Brunswick Filmmakers¹ Co-operative member Bernard C. Cormier will have a film, co-directed with Eric D. Allain, competing at Acadie Underground 13. Cormier also acts in the short. The event will be held on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 in Moncton. Follow this link for more details: http://www.super8porter.ca/Shoot&Show.htm#moncton For more information about Bernard C. Cormier, visit http://www.myspace.com/bernardccormier or send him email at bernardccormier-gncb@hotmail.com --------------------------- Cool and Creative Film Prof Robert Gray is starting to coordinate the next Fredericton 48 Hour Competition with the Film Co-op to happen in 2010. March 12th to 14th are the confirmed dates. Filmmakers, start your engines. --------------------------- Cat LeBlanc’s own Michael Moore in NB; Kevin Matthews has kindly agreed to assist her on the Film Co-op’s 30th Anniversary Documentary to be shot during 2010. Alumni members look out, Cat and Kevin will be gunning for your stories in the new year! Any member news to share, email Cat at: info@.nbfilmocop.com and remember, we can’t promote you if don’t tell us! Film Biz & Indie News Production on Paper Trail is coming along quite nicely. It would be super sweet if you could come out and support Davin and I as we work towards completing this massive project. Feel free to forward this to anyone who might be interested in coming out. Hollywood Dance Night Fundraising event for the arts and local filmmaker’s projects JOIN US September 25th for a night to remember. Come dressed as your favourite actor, super hero, cartoon character, or singer...anything to do with entertainment. There is a $5.00 dollar admission fee. A Bar with cheep drinks and a Mini-Auction with amazing items! Plus there is a prize for best dressed. So Pick out a costume and come have a night of fun with a group of friends and support some local film makers in the process! More details can be found here. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140981074533 Thanks for your support, NB Film Co-op member Travis G. --------------------------- FINAL NOTICE: MONCTON - NEW BRUNSWICK FILM AND TELEVISION INDUSTRY SUMMIT TITLE: “THE FUTURE IS NOW” In partnership with The New Brunswick Producers Association, New Brunswick Film presents the 4th Annual New Brunswick Film and Television Industry Summit on September 30th, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m. at the Delta Beausejour Hotel in Moncton. The focus of the Summit is on New Media and the impact it will have on New Brunswick’s film and television industry. Join us for the following important sessions/presentations: Ø TRENDS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY; Ø IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA ON BROADCASTERS; Ø THE RELATION BETWEEN NEW MEDIA, FILM AND TELEVISION – CREATING DEALS … Ø BEYOND NEW MEDIA; Ø CHANGING TO DIGITAL AT THE NATIONAL FILM BOARD; Ø “ONE-ON-ONE” SESSIONS WITH BROADCASTERS AND PROGRAM EXECUTIVES. The Honorable Hédard Albert, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport will be in attendance. Registration details are available at http://www.nbfilm.ca 4e ÉDITION ANNUELLE DU SOMMET DE L’ INDUSTRIE DU CINÉMA ET DE LA TÉLÉVISION DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK TITRE: “L’ AVENIR EST MAINTENANT” En partenariat avec l’Association des producteurs du Nouveau-Brunswick, Film Nouveau-Brunswick vous invite à assister au 4e sommet de l’industrie du cinéma et de la télévision qui se tiendra le 30 septembre de 8h00 à 14h30 à l’Hôtel Delta Beauséjour de Moncton. Le sommet est orienté vers les nouveaux medias et leurs influences sur l’industrie au Nouveau-Brunswick. Vous pourrez assister aux séances sur : Ø NOUVEAUX MEDIAS- NOUVELLES RÉALITÉS : ÊTES-VOUS PRÊT POUR LE FUTUR ? ; Ø L’IMPACTE DES NOUVEAUX MEDIAS SUR LES DIFFUSEURS; Ø LE RAPPROCHEMENT ENTRE LES NOUVEAUX MEDIAS, LES PROJETS DESTINÉS AU CINÉMA ET TÉLÉVISION --- CRÉER DES AFFAIRES… Ø L’UNIVERS DES NOUVEAUX MÉDIAS; Ø VIRAGE NUMÉRIQUE À L’OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA, et Ø DES RENCONTRES UN À UN DE 20 MINUTES AVEC DES DIRECTEURS DE PROGRAMMES ET TÉLÉDIFFUSEURS DE L’INDUSTRIE. L’honorable Hédard Albert, ministre, Mieux-être, Culture et Sport se joindra à nous. Les détails pour l’inscription sont disponibles au http://www.nbfilm.ca. --------------------------- Advertise AFFORDABLE 8/16mm TRANSFERS Frame Discreet offers up a fresh new approach to digitizing 8mm + 16mm film. Taking the road less traveled, we've boiled up a system that rivals the big dog's traditional telecine methods at a fraction of the cost. 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Both XLR work fine and have phantom power For more technical specifications please use this link: Click here In this package we are including: (We can negotiate the price if you only want certain items in the package or just stand alone items) 1 X Sony HVR Z1U (Serial # -11228XX) 1 X Sony Soft Case 1 X Rode NTG-2 Shotgun Microphone (with XLR cable) 1 X Century Optics Pro Series HD 0.7X Wide Angle Converter (with soft case) 1 X Sony NP-F970 Battery Pack 1 X Sony NP-F750 Battery Pack 1 X Sony NP-F570 Battery Pack 1 X Sony AC Adaptor / Charger 1 X Lesson on how to use the camera! We are asking 2500.00 for the whole package$ shapeimage_7_link_0