CBC-NB JOY AWARD
"New Brunswick independent filmmakers and video artists need our support, now more than ever," says Tony Merzetti, Executive Director of the New Brunswick Filmmakers Co-op.
The Joy Awards, besides being a recognition of merit, helps emerging filmmakers finish projects which reflect their own creative vision without compromise. These projects help establish their reputation and credibility and provide important networking and contact opportunities, as they build ongoing careers in the field.
CBC/New Brunswick Joy ($5000):
$2,500 in cash from CBC
$1,000 in cash from New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
$1,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative (at staff’s discretion).
Submission deadline: September 1, 2024. The winner will be announced at the annual Silver Wave Film Festival in November.
Email your submission to info@nbfilmcoop.com the following:
properly formatted script (PDF)
small budget in Word or RTF which includes equipment, crew, cast and all expenses (catering etc..), core crew list, director's bio, synopsis of film, time line, hopes and dreams for the film in distribution, resumes (optional), poster (optional), story boards (optional), music (optional), online film links (optional) etc.
Stewart Young, CBC’s Executive Producer of Arts and Documentary Programming in Atlantic Canada, is proud to support filmmakers and the Silver Wave Film Festival with this award. He says, "the CBC/NB Joy Award is an important initiative to identify and nurture emerging producers and directors. We look forward to broadcasting the film that is created from this award and share it with our television audience."
Recent New Brunswick Joy Awards have gone to New Brunswick filmmaker's Britany Sparrow, Lex Gigeroff, Joel Thompson, Tim Rayne, Linda Rae Dornan, Chris Giles, Glendon McKinney, Pierre Huard, Shawn Henry, Fonya Irvine, Amy Bourgaize, Andrew Long, Jillian Acreman, Kaitlyn Adair, Jared Carney, Arianna Martinez, Ariana Marquis, and Rebecca Tremblay.