NBFC E-news - Thur, Sept 3, 2009 NBFC Indie Member Spotlight!  (Photo of Actor Josh Linton by Jeff Crawford) Hopewell follows central protagonist David, a mechanic who has worked full-time at his uncle’s garage since he was 10 years old. After his parents’ untimely death, David has become a recluse, rarely engaging with others and never leaving his uncle’s garage where he eats, sleeps, and works. David, who is in his mid-30s, has entirely disconnected himself from the rest of the world, and lives in the images of the postcards he collects of New Brunswick destinations that he has placed on the wall of his work space in the garage. The film is an exploration of David’s struggles to gain personal freedom and independence. Hopewell was just accepted into the 14th Portobello Film Festival which runs September 3-20th. The Festival is 17 days of non stop cutting edge cinema from the modern masters of the medium – unimpressed with bling, spin and celebrity culture, these guys have gone out and made their films, often on budgets of next to nothing, for the sheer thrill of it.   Tim was also awarded a NB Joy Award at Silver Wave 08. The award gives him over 16,000 dollars worth of production support to help make his newest short film Songbird which will be shot Spring 2010. The Award is offered by the Linda Joy Media Arts Society and supported by partners and sponsors including PS Atlantic, The New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative, New Brunswick Film, and Kodak Canada in order to recognize and support outstanding emerging New Brunswick talent. Email Fredericton Film Co-op member Tim Rayne at rayne.tim@gmail.com --------------------------- NBFC Indie Member Spotlight!  "Time Apart: A History of Hope", a documentary that I made with my cousin Warren Brown was accepted into the Atlantic Film Festival. Screening Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009 12:00 PM at Park Lane - Theater 8 Halifax, Nova Scotia Come if you are able!  Also, I was accepted into the Director/Composer mentorship program - run by the Atlantic Film Festival Association, the Guild of Canadian Film Composers, and Symphony Nova Scotia. Four directors and four composers where chosen - each director is paired with a composer. I made a 3 minute piece from the documentary in development "Fishing for Oil." The composer writes a score for this three minute piece, and Symphony Nova Scotia records it!  I have been paired with Newfoundland musician Duane Andrews. He is incredible - check out his website at http://www.duaneandrews.ca Screening for this program is  Friday September 25  1:00 PM at Park Lane - Theater 8 If you can't make it to those screenings, make sure you come out and support the Atlantic Film Festival - the full program is online at  http://www.atlanticfilm.com Thanks! Email Campbell Film Co-op member Rachel Bower at rachelabower@gmail.com Training & Development NB FILM CO-OP: ACTORS HELPING ACTORS (AHA) Hello all you amazing actors out there! The NB Film Co-op’s Actors Helping Actors Group is starting up again and we want you to join the group for the Fall Sessions! The First Session Will Be Held On Wednesday Night - September 16, 7pm to 10pm. The location will given to those who are formally in the group at a later time. If you are interested in acting and want to join the AHA group, check out the AHA page on the Film Co-op website to see who was in the group earlier in the year. Get in contact with Cat and she will send you a membership form which you can fill out and send back to her. info@nbfilmcoop.com Remember, space is limited to 10 people only. so get that form in early. See you soon! Festivals SILVER WAVE FILM FEST 2009 November 5-8 (Thursday-Sunday) The Deadline for Submissions has moved from August 3rd to September 3rd for Silver Wave 2009! --------------------------- CFC WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS 2010 Send us your shorts now! Now in its 16th year, the CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival (WSFF) (shorterisbetter.com) is the premier venue for the exhibition and promotion of short film in North America. The WSFF offers one of the largest prize packages for short film in the world, presenting over $60 000 in cash and prizes. As one of only three festivals in Canada accredited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®, winners of the Best Live-Action Short and Best Animated Short are eligible for the Academy Awards®; while the WSFF’s Canadian award winners are eligible for the Genie® Awards. (UK filmmakers take note: we are also an accredited qualifying festival for the BAFTAs.) In addition to screenings, the WSFF draws buyers, distributors, industry delegates and filmmakers together from across the globe. The Short Films BIG IDEAS Symposium, offers essential professional development opportunities in a series of seminars, panels and workshops on the art and commerce of short filmmaking. Boasting the largest marketplace for the sale and acquisition of short films in North America, which is attended by buyers, distributors, and programmers, the Festival Business Centre offers an unparalleled opportunity for filmmakers to advance their careers.

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www.worldwideshortfilmfest.com The Arts  MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES BEGINS NEW SEASON SOON! 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. IS ANYBODY THERE? September 14 , 8pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus 
Director: John Crowley 
Cast: Michael Caine, Bill Milner, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey 
Run Time: 92 minutes 
Country:  UK 
Year: 2009 
Language: English 
Distributor: E1 Entertainment An official selection of the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival®, the critically lauded Is Anybody There? is a tender portrait of friendship between an inquisitive ten-year-old boy and a retired magician. Fresh from his 2007 Festival success Boy A, Irish director John Crowley returns to the world of a young boy, infusing his new work with the childish naïveté of a precocious and curious lad named Edward (Bill Milner, Son of Rambow), whose less-than-idyllic home happens to double as a hospice for the aged.  As his parents (Anne-Marie Duff and David Morrissey) struggle to keep the family business afloat, Edward pursues his obsession with the paranormal. Surrounded by the elderly, he is intrigued by death, toting his tape recorder 
around in an attempt to find clues that will help him understand mortality. With the arrival of the bitter, burned-out Clarence (the indomitable Michael Caine), who unwillingly finds himself an inmate of the hospice, Edward’s interests take on an entirely different dimension. An ex-magician who has stopped practising his trade, Clarence no longer finds positive elements in anything or anyone. The irascible, angry old man is at first barely able to tolerate the young whippersnapper, but it is not long before they are drawn together, two mutual outsiders trying to make sense of the world. Caine gives a commanding and daring performance as the jaded Clarence, and Milner is a perfect foil as the youngster. This unlikely couple find themselves embroiled in a series of comic misadventures that touch on the deeper questions and mysteries of life. Full of wit, wisdom and wistfulness, Is Anybody There? confronts death and the hereafter with humour and honesty. “It is a trembly and vulnerable Michael Caine that we see in Is Anybody There?, a finely drawn and gentle British drama propelled by another of the star’s unforgettable screen portraits.” – Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times --------------------------- TNB LAUNCHES ADULT ENSEMBLE   Fredericton, NB – TNB Theatre School is thrilled to mark its 10th anniversary with the formation of the Adult Ensemble; a new training opportunity for adult actors that’s unique to the province.   For the past ten years TNB Theatre School has offered a wide range of programming and artistic outlets for students aged 4-18. TNB mentors and supports young actors fresh from their professional training through TNB Young Company, and the Main Stage is committed to celebrating New Brunswick’s best theatre professionals. But, until now, there has been no outlet for the adult community actor. “There is tremendous talent in this province and a missing link” said Artistic Producer Caleb Marshall, who will also lead the ensemble, “there is a need for advanced training. Actors are hungry to have a process that makes sense to them, and that anchors them in the world of the play.”   The ensemble will be made up of emerging and established community actors, coming together to explore and be challenged by theory and technique from the core three disciplines of acting, voice and movement. “Belonging to a company of actors and embracing the risk and trust that comes with that is very important to this kind of training” said Marshall, “which is the reason I chose the ensemble format.” He encourages any interested local performer to apply, “an ensemble has to be made up of a diverse group of characters.”   Auditions will be held for the 14 available places Sunday September 13th from 7-9pm at Theatre New Brunswick; 55 Whiting Road, Unit 31. Interested applicants should contact TNB at 460-1386 or email theatreschool@tnb.nb.ca to book an audition timeslot.   Those auditioning will be asked to prepare a short contemporary monologue (of no more than 10 lines), as well as five lines of Shakespeare. Tuition for the program is $275.00 per term. The ensemble’s first term will run for 10 weeks on Sunday nights from 7-9pm beginning September 20th.    -------------------------- Sightings GOT SKILLS? 3 years ago, when I was in 11th grade, I participated in a video production competition as part of the annual provincial Skills/Compétences Canada Competition. Upon arrival, we quickly found out we had won provincials because no other teams had showed up to compete in our category. Before we knew it we were in Halifax competing in the 2007 Skills Canada Competition against 12 other teams, some of which had beaten out hundreds of other teams just to get a shot at nationals. The concept is simple. Each person or team competing is given a task they must complete in their specific field of expertise, be it welding, small engine repair, graphic design, brick laying, landscaping, etc. They are given a specific amount of time to do it, and then are judged on the work they did. Our first year competing we won a silver medal for NB, and the second year we brought home a bronze in Saskatoon. Then I graduated, and didn't hear anything about the contest for two years. Then, one day out of the blue, my old co-ordinator gave me a call and asked if me and a friend would be interested in covering the World Skills Competition in french, in Calgary, all expenses paid for a week. Of course I jumped at the chance. I remember wishing that the Television/Video event had a World Skills component to it, but it never seemed to make the cut while we competed. So on Monday I am taking off for what is sure to be quite an adventure. For 4 days we will be covering intense international competition between competitors from 51 countries around the world and then putting our videos online at www.worldskills2009.com. The rest of the time we plan on taking in the sights and goings on in the city. I remember being quite the troublemaker in years past, running full tilt in Saskatoon to make it back to our hotel room for curfew, saying hello to our chaperones, and then heading out again for more fun later on. I'm now only slightly older, therefore am legally allowed to do whatever I want and plan to take full advantage of that while away, after all, you gotta have fun sometime! Thanks Cat and Tony for letting me fly away, will see you all very soon! 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Tim Rayne’s short film Hopewell was funded thanks to a Short Film Venture Grant. The Short Film Venture program is possible thanks to a generous financial contribution from New Brunswick Film and equipment, mentorship and volunteer member assistance through the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-op.


Congratulations Tim.

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www.cfccreates.com/features   YOUR IDEA. OUR MONEY. YOUR FILM.   Offering emerging Canadian filmmakers full training, mentorship and up to 100% financing to develop, produce and market their first dramatic feature film.   TELEFILM CANADA FEATURES COMEDY LAB
A CFC Film Program in collaboration with Just For Laughs
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
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http://www.cfccreates.com --------------------------- FILMMAKER CONTESTS Here's another really good contest people should enter http://lgfilmfest.com/ Fredericton NBFC member Jennifer Chiasson --------------------------- ONLINE PLACE FOR FILM PEOPLE   I am sending you this link to my site http://www.filmmakerreview.com I have partnered with Steve Sills,(SolvingIT in Calgary AB, to develop "The Filmmaker Review", a meeting place for all those in the film industry.  We are doing this to create a forum where Actors and film crew can meet and discuss ideas, post resume's, film clips, etc.  This is a totally free site and we hope everyone will join and discuss idea's with others in the field.  Not just in NB, but worldwide.  Suzanne Lyons, (Producer) from LA, California was the first member to The Filmmaker Review, but others are joining.  Please let our members know of this site.   Miramichi NBFC member Stephen McKinnon   M.S. McKinnon, CD Executive Producer 3RB Productions Ltd (506) 773-6521   www.3rb.ca   www.filmmakerreview.com --------------------------- FILM CALENDAR Calling all Fredericton film lovers, cinephiles, movie buffs. Now your independent / world / festival / alternative screenings can be found in one place: www.meetup.com/Fredericton-Film/ UNB’s Film Studies has created an online group and calendar to coordinate all film events in Fredericton. Sign up to be kept current on screenings happening in Fredericton. Post discussions on films you’ve seen at the Monday Night Film Series. Add links to discussions about documentaries you’ve seen at Cinema Politica and find screenings of rare international films at the university. If you’re organizing a local film event you can publicize it here too. Membership is free. --------------------------- ARTIST WEBSITE Photo collage artist Lorna Drew has been making Poodle/Art since 2006. 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