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NBFC E-NEWS - October 27, 2006
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SILVER WAVE!
SPOTLIGHT
ON SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 - School Media
Studies Class in NB chosen to be involved and attend Silver Wave!
We present to you the media studies
students from James M. Hill located in Chatham, NB, who will be in attendance at Silver
Wave this year. You will get to know these future filmmakers so well that
you will spot them easily at Silver Wave. Over the next two
weeks you will be introduced to all the students involved in the
winning project, entitled THE RED CARPET, that they submitted to Silver
Wave 06.
Mike MacDonald is a High School student at James M. Hill
Memorial High School. Mike is a grade 12 student at the school; he
has taken Multimedia Design, and is currently in Multimedia Studies
and Theatre Arts courses. Mike is also taking a co-op course at Fat
Cat Animation studios.
Mike works with Media 24/7, or as much as possible. He works
with a lot of Graphics, media, and photo manipulation programs. He also
works with music and sound all the time. He plays the guitar, drums, and edited
the music and sound for the JMH Red Carpet video. Mike also did the
cover art and synopsis of the movies DVD case, and filmed portions
of the video. If you look real close in the video you can see him
acting as a camera man in the background filming actors and filming
an interview. Mike is graduating this year, and is planning to move on to NBCC
to take more multimedia courses, such as graphic design, multimedia
design, game design, and 3D Modeling courses.
Senior Student of James M Hill Memorial High School, Liam
Crowell, recently was
involved in a short media studies film and played a major role in
helping create this award winning feature “The Red Carpet”
During production of “The Red Carpet” Liam Crowell took part in
writing and editing the script, discussing camera angles and stage
layouts. He also directed and starred in this short film, as the
lead role he portrayed the always “-charming” Mick Dreamy. He
was thrilled to work on this media studies project and to be
acknowledged by the
organizers of the Silver Wave Film Festival.
Liam Crowell is an active member in the James M. Hill Drama program
and enjoys script writing, filming short movies, and reading about
politics. After High School he plans to attend University and enter
into the field of Journalism.
At a young age, Sam’s love for animals quickly became obvious
to her parents, when she started bringing home neighborhood cats,
and hoarding them in her bedroom. She managed to get up to a
thousand or more, before her parents noticed whiskers and tails
peeking out from under her bed. They scolded her and sent her to
bed without supper, telling her that she would never see another
cat again.
The joke is now on them. She is now a resident of the Miramichi, pseudo
parent to a cat (Taiter Tot) two chinchillas (Calvin and Hobbes), a
hedgehog ( Thistle) and three fish (Hexadecimal, a rainbow shark,
Megabyte, an ID shark and Fong, a Chinese algae eater). So her
choice for a future career seems fitting: a veterinary technician.
She happened upon a media studies class, mostly by accident, a
little bit by her own hand. You see, she thought it would be “good fun”, and
“entertaining”, and it is.
Her role in The Red Carpet film was simple, and maybe not
entirely necessary, as a security person, standing by the pole.
Behind the scenes she did some graphic work. No, not editing as
that goes way over her head, but drawing signs and the like.
Her class plans on attending the Silver Wave Film Festival, and is
looking forward to taking a trip, and experiencing something she
has an interest in. Not only that, but she is looking forward to
learning new things, and having blast.
Sarah-Lynn Driscoll attends James M. Hill
Memorial High School and is currently in grade 12. After
graduating she plans on studying Accounting. The subjects she is
currently enrolled in are: Math 122, Media Studies 120, Multimedia
120, and Co-op 120. In the film “The Red Carpet” she was an actor and she also was
involved in costumes and props. She is glad that all the class's hard work
and energy paid off and they get to attend the Silver Wave Film
Festival!
Matt Clarke was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and from the very
start he was a traveling man. After moving from Calgary to Fort
Saskatchewan nearly a half-dozen times each, his parents got bored
and they migrated East when he was thirteen. Albeit the year he
spent there was scarring, miserable, and unbearable, he survived
his first year in New Brunswick and- quite thankfully- relocated to
Moncton. After four more moves in nearly the same number of years
(bored, again), he ended up in Miramichi. He currently attends JMH
High School and is in his graduating year.
Matt aspires to become many things, most of which are related to
movies or radio. He
would like to be a writer, public speaker, director, producer,
actor, ninja, or cameraman. However, the media field is an unsteady
one, and he believes he may end up working another job and writing
on his spare time. And sidelining as a ninja.
He has starred in many short films in his time, but to his
surprise none have ever been brought to syndication. However, he
has recently played the supporting role in a short film for the
Silver Wave Film Festival, and because of his obviously stupendous
acting, the film was a success. He is very excited to attend the
festival, and promises to sign any number of autographs for a quite
reasonable price. Matt’s greatest goal is to one day have a filmography on imdb.com.
Corey Hachey is a grade eleven student at J.M.H.
He was one of the sound technicians who worked on the winning film
"The Red Carpet", and was also one of the actors.
He enjoy all kinds of sports like, golf, hockey, badminton,
biking. He enjoys music. His favorite
band at the moment is Alexisonfire. Some people would say that
Corey is a very serious person but he does like to have fun. "Keep it
real" is his motto.
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ARTS NEWS
Filmic Events Happening just before Silver
Wave: Moving Images Alliance
invites you to the inaugural Meet & Greet.
 Please join Moving Images Alliance inaugural Meet & Greet
this Monday evening at 8:00 p.m. Thanks to Eyes Post Group who are
sponsoring the evening and thanks also to Atlantic Media Works for
hosting this month's event.
For those of you who were involved in the early development of
this organization you knew it then as PAFFTA but the name is now
Moving Images Alliance.
For those of you who don't already know about Moving Images
Alliance, we are a membership-based organization for professionals
working in the Film, Television and Animation sectors, offering
networking and a variety of services to members.
Come find out more, bring a colleague. The Board of Directors
will be in attendance to answer questions. We will provide
information about the organization and about membership.
There will be light refreshments, beer provided by Picaroons,
and wine will also be available.
Date: Monday, October 30
Time: 8:00p.m.
Location: 61 Carleton Street, Fredericton, at Atlantic MediaWorks.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors:
Roberta Nixon, President
Sebastian MacLean, Vice President
Chet Wesley, Secretary-Treasurer
Alan Edwards, Director
Ray Wilson, Director
Lloyd Salomone, Director
Moving Images Alliance
PO Box 1532, Stn. A
Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5G2
Tel: 506.455.9893
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SILVER WAVE INDUSTRY SERIES 2006
The Silver Wave Industry Series for 2006 is being put into place
and information should be available on Monday in
brochure form at the Co-op office and in downloadable form on the
Silver Wave Website. www.swfilmfest.com
We are very pleased to announce the following workshops in the lineup for the 2006 Silver Wave Industry
Series:
SCRIPTWRITING FOR FEATURE FILMS
Nov 10, 2006 Friday 10:00am – 11:45am
Location: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium (732
Charlotte St.)
Guest Speakers: Jamie Gaetz (Telefilm Canada) and Alex Epstein
(Screenwriter & Author)
This panel will feature Jamie Gaetz, Telefilm Canada Investment
Analyst, & Alex Epstein, screenwriter for television and
movies, and author of scriptwriting books,
discussing the processes and roles of story editor/script
consultant and scriptwriter on a feature film project.
 Biography - Jamie Gaetz brings 20 years of industry experience
to her position with Telefilm. Her significant knowledge of the
Canadian film and television industries, especially in the area of
content analysis, has been gained through varied occupations,
beginning with film critic and journalist for CINEMA CANADA.
Before joining Telefilm’s Atlantic office, Ms. Gaetz spent
four years at Galafilm Productions Inc, as a project analyst, story
editor, and script consultant. Prior to that, she was a contract
Project Analyst with Telefilm’s Montreal office. She has also
acted as an independent story editor and has served as an external
reader and development consultant for several companies and
agencies.
Biography - Alex Epstein is a screenwriter for television and
movies, and author of the books Crafty Screenwriting and Crafty TV
Writing. He co-created the comic drama television series Naked Josh for
the Oxygen Network (U.S.A.) and Showcase (in Canada); currently
airing its third season. He's been nominated twice for a Canadian
Screenwriting Award for his work on the show.
He did the production rewrite on Bon Cop / Bad Cop, a bilingual
buddy cop comedy starring Patrick Huard and Colm Feore (highest
grossing picture in Canada). As well, he was Head Writer for a new
science fiction TV series, Charlie Jad e. His book, Crafty
Screenwriting, is in its fifth printing. His new book, Crafty TV
Writing: Thinking Inside the Box, just came out.
Before writing full time, Epstein was a development executive at
various production companies in Los Angeles, working with such
directors as Lord Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park) and John
Badham (Saturday Night Fever), and helped develop many independent
pictures.
LEGAL ISSUES—ERRORS & OMISSIONS & CLEARANCES
Nov 10, 2006 Friday 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium (732
Charlotte St.)
Guest Speaker: Christene Hirschfeld (Partner, Boyne Clarke)
Christene Hirschfeld has been a frequent speaker at the Silver
Wave Film Festival on various legal aspects of producing for film
and television. This year she will speak about errors and omissions
insurance - what it is and when you need it. She will also discuss
the latest issues facing producers in an Atlantic and International
context. After the session, she will be available to speak to
producers and filmmakers.
Biography – Christene is a partner at the law firm of Boyne
Clarke in Nova Scotia, and lives in Queensland, Nova Scotia. Her
practice focuses on commercial law, with an emphasis on
entertainment and technology law. Christene is a lecturer at
Dalhousie University Law School, an Associate of the Law &
Technology Institute, an Affiliate of the Intellectual Property
Institute of Canada, past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s
National Intellectual Property section, past Chair of the Nova
Scotia Chapter of Canadian Women in Communication, and a past
director of the Information Technology Industry Alliance of Nova
Scotia.
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ADVERTISE
SEEKING HELP FOR SILVER WAVE 06!
The Film Co-op is looking for more hosts for visiting filmmakers
who will be in town for Silver Wave November 8-12. If you are a
people person and a film buff who would like to host a filmmaker
over several nights and perhaps tour them around and make them feel
extra special, let Cat at the Film Co-op know.
The Film Co-op thanks Co-op member Jack Cunningham and his wife
for hosting Moncton Co-op filmmakers during Silver Wave.
Anyone who helps the Film Co-op out with these very important
hosting duties will receive some complimentary tickets to several
Silver Wave screenings of their choice.
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STORIES
SPOTLIGHT!
New Brunswick Film Co-op Member Shines at
Silver Wave!
Jeremy John Bouchard, Moncton Film Co-op member is a guest at
Silver Wave this year and the Festival Organizers couldn't be more
thrilled. Jeremy will not only be at the festival for its duration,
he will also be a part of this year's industry series at Silver
Wave on the below panel.
After working in theatre as a writer, actor, and director,
Jeremy John Bouchard turned to movies, and wrote Black Eyed Dog,
his first feature length screenplay. The film premiered at the
prestigious Locarno international film festival, with the Hollywood
Reporter admiring the script as an ambitious, well-constructed
story with inventive characters and dialogue that has the comic
spark of the Coen Brothers. Currently, Jeremy is developing a new
feature script with Pierre Even, producer of C.R.A.Z.Y and Ziad
Touma, Gemini nominated director and producer of Web Dreams.
CANADA FEATURE FILM PANEL - CASE STUDY -
BLACK EYED DOG
Nov 10, 2006 Friday 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Location: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium (732
Charlotte St.)
Guest Speakers: Gordon Whittaker (Telefilm Canada), Sam Grana (Grana
Productions & producer, Black Eyed Dog), Ghislain Labbè (NB
Film), Jeremy John Bouchard (Screenwriter, Black Eyed Dog)
In today’s film world, it is imperative that producers think of
strategic partnerships when putting together their project.
Intra-provincial co-productions are a reality to financing many
productions. How are these deals packaged? How can a filmmaker find
a co-production partner? How is the financing and accounting for
these arrangements handled? These types of deals can be complex,
but this workshop will help demystify the process and get you
comfortable with the idea of working in a global marketplace by
examining the making of Black Eyed Dog as a case study.
Join Sam Grana, producer of Black Eyed Dog, Jeremy John Bouchard,
screenwriter of Black Eyed Dog, Ghislain Labbè, Financial Services,
NB Film and Gordon Whittaker from Telefilm’s Atlantic Office as
they discuss the making of this Atlantic Canadian film.
This workshop is aimed at producers who are planning or have
thought about putting together an intra-provincial co-production.
The workshop will also be applicable to unit production managers,
casting directors, directors, production accountants, lawyers and
filmmakers.
Biography – Gordon Whittaker (Telefilm Canada)
In April 2005, Mr. Whittaker was appointed Director, Atlantic
Region for Telefilm Canada. He is a member of the organization's
senior management team and is responsible for the operation of the
Atlantic Canadian office.
Prior to joining Telefilm Canada in 2002, Mr. Whittaker was
Vice-President of Helix Animation in Halifax where he was
responsible for all business affairs, strategic planning and
marketing the studio within North America. Before joining Helix, he
was Executive Director of the Atlantic Film Festival where he
oversaw all marketing, strategic planning and administrative
activities and guided the festival through a period of
unprecedented growth. In 1998, he prepared the business plan and
secured the seed capital necessary to launch the inaugural
Strategic Partners conference.
Born and raised in Toronto, Mr. Whittaker was also a brand manager
at a major international packaged goods company and holds a MBA
degree from the University of British Columbia.
Biography – Sam Grana, an Italian-born veteran of the Canadian
film industry has written and produced such films as The Boys of
Saint Vincent, and Geraldine's Fortune to name but a few, and most
recently the locally shot feature films These Girls and Black Eyed
Dog. His career as a producer, director, writer and actors spans
over 30 years. He is past Executive Director of NB Film.
Biography – Ghislain has been a professor in the recreation
department at the Université de Moncton for fifteen years starting
in 1983. During his stint at the University, Ghislain
has been involved in various capacities with different Arts Groups
as member of Boards of Directors, Consultant, etc. He has been an
active consultant for many provincial agencies: the New Brunswick
Arts Council, The Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Arts and
Cultural Affairs. He has directed the discussion during Forum
87, a provincial symposium on the Arts and was a special consultant
for Forum 95. He has been twice the Canadian invited consultant for
the CONFEJES in Africa (Senegal, Ivory Coast) in community
development.
Ghislain has been with Film New Brunswick since September 1998 as
Financial Services Manager where he brings with him a long
experience in the evaluation process, policy analysis and financial
development. His main tasks are related to the management of the
Equity Investment, Development Loan and the New Brunswick Film Tax
Credit programs.
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SILVER WAVE/SILVER WAVE/SILVER WAVE
 "COME
TO THE 2006 NB SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL, I'LL BE THERE!" says Nan
MacDonald, Account Manager, Media & Entertainment, RBC Royal
Bank, Commercial Banking Atlantic, Halifax, NS (a special thank you to Nan for contributing Royal Bank Lanyards to Silver Wave this year!)
Whether you are a volunteer OR an attendee at the New Brunswick Filmmakers’
Co-operative’s 6th annual Silver Wave Film Festival in 2006, you will have the
opportunity to experience and be a part of what has now come to be known as one of
the most outstanding events for New Brunswick. Whether you’re interested in meeting
great people, learning about the film and television business, or watching a
fantastic collection of films and videos, Get Involved!
Register
Online to be a Festival Volunteer Today by Clicking Here!
2006 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
November 8-12, Fredericton, New Brunswick - Email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com
if you have any questions!
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The NB Film Co-op acknowledges with thanks the financial assistance
of the following - The Canada Council for the Arts: Media Arts Section, The National Film Board-Atlantic
Studio, the Province of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Film,
Telefilm Canada and the
support of Atlantic Media Works, NBCC-New Brunswick, Toronto
International Film Festival Group: Film Circuit and New Brunswick's Independent Film & Video Community.
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