NB Film Co-op

MENTORSHIP ON FILM CO-OP MEMBER PRODUCTION

BLOOD SHED SEEKING VOLUNTEER CAST & CREW for "BLOOD SHED," a short horror film shooting in Coles' Island, New Brunswick for three days, Friday to Sunday, September 7th, 8th and 9th. This project will be a great opportunity to work and learn alongside film industry professionals such as Jason Shipley (Director), Jeff Wheaton (DOP), Gary Ferguson (Art Director), Rob Cotterill (1st AD), Aram Kouyoudjian (Sound) and others, all of whom originally hail from New Brunswick and currently earn a living working in the film & television industry today.

Thanks to a production grant from the NB Film Co-op, the project is being co-produced by Film Co-op members Pierre Huard ("La Couisne") and Jason Shipley, who will also direct. Mr. Shipley taught the Advanced Assistant Director's Workshop at the NB Film Co-op this past May and in previous years.

SYNOPSIS:
Three estranged brothers reunite at a family camp deep in the New Brunswick woods for a lost weekend of fishing, partying, and deranged, bloody murder!

We are currently seeking CREW to volunteer in following departments: Production
Assistant Director
Props
Set Decoration
Costumes
Hair/ Makeup
Grip
Lighting
Camera
Sound
Picture Vehicles/ Transport
Casting Director

If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please forward a resume detailing your experience and department(s) in which you'd like to work to blood_shed_movie@yahoo.ca

We are currently seeking CAST to volunteer in the following roles:
Elderly Female Victim #1
Elderly Female Victim #2
Generic Victim #3
Generic Victim #4
Generic Victim #5
Stripper #1
Stripper #2
Stripper #3
Puppeteer

If you are interested in applying for any of these roles, please forward a resume and photo(s) to blood_shed_movie@yahoo.ca and to info@nbfilmcoop.com so the Film Co-op can put you in their online Casting Database.

Festivals

"COME TO THE 2007 NB SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL-  NEW SPONSOR OFFERS NEW SCREENING VENUE!

The Silver Wave Film Festival is very excited about a new major festival sponsor which has come on board recently. 

Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne is very excited to be involved with the Festival and looks forwarding to assisting it in becoming fully bilingual by 2008. Along with the Centre's very generous offer to translate the Festival's website, part of it's programme and other promotional materials, the Centre will be swinging open it's theatre doors to the Film Co-op's Silver Wave.

The Fredericton Playhouse will no longer be a screening venue at Silver Wave as the Centre will now be housing the Film Co-op's festival centerpiece instead - Shorts I & II as well as the big Latino Fiesta afterwards which will be just downstairs from the theatre! 

There will be some workshops and other screenings events at the Centre, most notably, a strong French Screening Program for people of all ages put together with the assistance of the Centre's staff.

This one stop shopping set-up is extremely helpful as people will be able to attend a reception before Shorts I & II and then the screenings followed by a party, all in the same building! 

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Venez assister au festival de film Silver Wave 2007 - Nous avons un nouveau commanditaire qui offrira un nouveau site pour la projection des films

Le festival de film Silver Wave est très heureux d'accueillir un nouveau commanditaire majeur.

Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne est fier de s'impliquer auprès du festival et de travailler à en faire un événement complètement bilingue d'ici 2008-2009. Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne sera responsable de la traduction du site web du festival, du programme officiel et des divers outils promotionnels.

Le Playhouse de Fredericton ne présentera plus de film durant le Festival Silver Wave. Le Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne sera maintenant l'hôte d'une composante majeure du festival soit les courts métrages I et II ainsi que la soirée culturelle Latino.

Divers ateliers ainsi que de nombreuses projections de films seront aussi présentés au Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne particulièrement une programmation francophone qui sera plaire aux gens de tout les âges.

Ce site permet d'avoir tout sous un même toit. Les participants pourront assister à une réception avant la projection des courts métrages I et II et par la suite faire la fête lors d'une soirée culturelle.

DEADLINE FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS IS AUG 3RD.

Contact Cat at info@nbfilmcoop.com

Register Online to be a Festival Volunteer Today by Clicking Here!

2007 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL, November 8-11, Fredericton, New Brunswick www.swfilmfest.com


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STUDENTS SUBMIT YOUR VIDEOS!
Filmaka’s aim is to encourage and inspire filmmakers (a.k.a. filmakas) from all around the globe with its upcoming July competition.

Our new theme is “Lost And Found”. Following the incredible response to our first seven competitions, we are excited to see how filmakas explore this new challenge.

The deadline for all uploads is midnight (PST) 30th of July. Film entries must run between 1-3 minutes in length and can be in any language (English subtitles are encouraged).

Each month the top 15-20 filmakas win cash prizes and the chance show their filmmaking talent to our award-winning jury. We are honoured to have industry professionals such as Colin Firth, Werner Herzog, Neil LaBute, John Madden, Paul Shrader and Wim Wenders as part of our jury. They have been very impressed by the quality of the work they have judged thus far.

Our jury picks three winners every month. There are more prizes and all three are allowed to compete in our ‘Filmaka of the Year’ contest at the end of 2007, where one Director wins a feature film deal.

Entry is free to all students. Simply email us from a valid school/university email address at - collegeregistration@filmaka.com

Please visit http://www.filmaka.com for further information. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Arts in NB

FREDERICTON - MIDDLE SCHOOL FILMMAKING SUMMER CAMP!
On July 16-20, the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative is hosting a Filmmaking Summer Camp for middle school students, coordinated by Co-op member Filmmaker Jeremy Robinson. Cost is $150 per student.

Camp runs from 10am - 4pm daily at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre (732 Charlotte Street) and kids should bring a lunch each day although there will be light snacks and liquids on hand.

Program Outline
script writing
production management
directing
shooting and recording sound
picture, sound editing and music placement
distribution of your finished project 

Spaces limited and registration is open now! Don't miss out on this incredible experience! Please contact Cat Leblanc at: info@nbfilmcoop.com or (506) 455-1632 to register.

INSTRUCTORS PROFILES

Jeremy Robinson graduated from the Video and Television  Production program at NBCC Woodstock in 2000 and then went on to work at the Film and Television Workshops in Rockport Maine as a teaching assistant and a member of the tech crew. He returned to New Brunswick in 2001 and joined the NB Film Co-op where he has worked on numerous productions doing everything from sound recording, editing, camera work, and lighting. 

Jeremy is an instructor at The Centre for Arts and Technology where he teaches Video and Film Techniques. He will also be graduating from the University of New Brunswick this winter with his BA/BED. Through the NB Filmmakers' Cooperative he has taught workshops on location sound and post-production sound editing.

Jeremy is currently co-producing a documentary on the history of Blues Music in the Maritimes as well as preparing to direct a short film entitled Misdirection for which he received a Short Film Venture grant from New Brunswick Film and the NB Film Co-op. Misdirection is a comedy about an actress who does not trust her pretentious high art theatre director. 

Biz News

IN MEMORY: A FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL PASSES AWAY
Faye D. Cameron 60, of Moncton passed away peacefully at The Moncton Hospital on Friday June 29, 2007. Born in Moncton, she was the daughter of Eleanor (Wilson) Cameron of Moncton and the late Allan Cameron (1971). Faye was a member of Humphrey Memorial United Church and was a graduate of Moncton High School (1965) and University of New Brunswick (1969).

She enjoyed her time spent in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and enjoyed painting, gardening, fishing, snow shoeing, drives through the Albert County countryside and was an avid lover of dogs. Besides her mother, Eleanor, Faye will be sadly missed by her aunt, Aileen Pinkerton (Ed), Roberts Creek, BC; cousins, Doug and Gerry Pinkerton, BC, Brian Tingley (Susan), Riverview, Bob Tingley (Mary), NS, Allan Peters (Colleen), Dartmouth, NS, Betty Coleman, NS; good friends, Trudy Colette, Riverview, Maryse Surette, Moncton.

No visitation by personal request. A celebration of life service for Faye will be held at Humphrey Memorial United Church, Massey Ave, Moncton, Tuesday July 3, 2007, 2pm, Rev. Andrew Richardson officiating. Reception in the church hall following the service. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery. Please note family flowers only. Donations to Moncton SPCA, Humphrey Memorial United Church or memorial of choice would be appreciated. Ferguson Knowles Funeral Home, 1657 Mountain Road, Moncton (858-1995) in care of arrangements. www.fergusonknowlesfh.com


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Business New Brunswick
New Brunswick Film announces recipients of 2007 Short Film Venture Program
FREDERICTON (CNB) - The recipients of the 2007 Short Film Venture Program have been announced by Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne. The four winners receive financial assistance for the production of their short films of 10 minutes or less, to be shot in the province this year.

"We need to continually support promising filmmakers in New Brunswick in order to keep the sector healthy and growing," Byrne said. "The film, television and new media industry contributed $27 million to the province's economy last year alone. The Short Film Venture Program will assist a new generation of filmmakers to create works that will help launch their careers."

The Short Film Venture Program, administered by New Brunswick Film in cooperation with the New Brunswick Film Co-op, assists emerging New Brunswick filmmakers who have a serious interest in establishing a career in filmmaking.

The 2007 recipients are:
Danny Thebeau of Moncton, who is writing, directing and producing All Revved Up, a 10-minute romantic comedy about a man's fear of motorcycles and what he does to overcome that fear;
Bunthivy Nou of Fredericton, who is writing, producing and directing A Lion's Tale, a 9-minute drama about a worn-out single mother who confesses to killing her son's school bully;
Steven Doiron of Rothesay, who is writing and directing My Selfish Life, a 10-minute story about a woman's unfulfilled life, her unfinished past, and her vision of a second chance; and
Jeremy Robinson of New Maryland, who is directing and producing Misdirection, a 10-minute comical look at the world of pretentious high-art theatre production seen through the eyes of a small-town girl trying to make her mark on the professional stage. The script was written by Alex Brewer of Fredericton.

The Short Film Venture Program offers a contribution of 25 per cent of the total cost of the project, up to a maximum of $5,000, to assist successful applicants with their production. Many of the projects are created using the equipment and professional assistance of the New Brunswick Filmmakers'
Co-operative, or in association with professionals in the industry. The completed short films will premiere at a New Brunswick film festival.

Since 2000, the program has invested more than $148,000 for the creation of 34 short films. New Brunswick Film is a business unit of Business New Brunswick, with the mission of promoting and supporting a vibrant film and television industry in the province.

MEDIA CONTACT: Ryan Donaghy, communications, Business New Brunswick, 506-471-5554.