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FILM DIARY - FRANKLIN CARDY, ST. ANDREWS, NB

After some months of preparation, there is now a YouTube Channel called "Historic Home Movies of Saint Andrews N.B." that has 8 film/videos on it. This is a part of the new Saint Andrews Audio-Visual Archive Collection.   

The earliest of these films dates from 1923 and the latest from August this year. Six of them were filmed by Henry "Teddy" Rooney in the 1960s and 1970s. They were digitised by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick from the original film stocks. Each of them have comments overlaid by local long term residents and music tracks provided by the local Band "Home Made Bread". They were assembled, edited and produced by me. 

It is expected that these will also be shown on CHCOtv our local unique Community Television station that is carried across the country by Bell FibreOp (Channel 26). The work has been carried out in association with the Charlotte County Archives and the Provincial archives and with CHCOtv and several residents of Saint Andrews. Their help is greatly appreciated. The digital files will also be held by the Charlotte County Archives for future use or reference and  also lodged with the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick for safe keeping in due course. 

The attached release gives full details of the Historic Home Movies programme and of the videos already on the channel and those in production.

Enjoy the movies

Franklin Cardy 

cardy.franklin@gmail.com

READ PRESS RELEASE! -  launch_of_the_historic_home_movies_of_st._andrews_part_of_the_st_andrews_audio_visual_archive_collection.pdf

MULTIPLE FILM CO-OP MEMBERS AWARDED GRANTS FROM ARTSNB

Grants Awarded for the October 1, 2016 Competitions - New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb)

December 8, 2016 (Fredericton, NB) - The New Brunswick Arts Board (artsnb) has released the results of its October 1, 2016 competitions. Grants totaling $279,597.64 were awarded to NB artists to help with their creation projects and NBFC members did well.

Creation Grants - B Category

Amount: Up to $10,000

For mid-career artists who have been practicing professionally in their discipline for a sustained period of time and are able to demonstrate their recognized contribution to the arts regionally or nationally.

NBFC Recipients:

Jon Dewar, Fredericton, Media Arts, $7,500 

Robert Gray, Fredericton, Media Arts, $7,000

Creation Grants – C Category

Amount: Up to $5,000

For emerging artists who are striving to achieve a professional level in their discipline and who can demonstrate their commitment to the development of specialized skills or knowledge in their discipline as well as their commitment to the achievement of a professional level in their discipline through training, mentorship or peer recognition, and who are producing a growing repertoire or body of work.

NBFC Recipients:

William Beatty, Fredericton, Media Arts, $3,112.50 

Todd Fraser, Sackville, Media Arts, $4,150

Andrew Long, Fredericton, Media Arts, $4,150

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Media Contact

Claire Shiplett, Programs Officer, claire@artsnb.ca, 506.440.0037

The New Brunswick Arts Board is an arm’s length arts funding agency with a legislated mandate to

facilitate and promote the creation of art as well as administering funding programs for professional

artists in the province.

PAYPAL LINKS ARE UP FOR NBFC MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2017

Co-op staff Ashley Phinney has recovered from SWFF behind the scenes work, and is now painting Cat's office! She's a machine!

Hey there, you don't have to wait until 2017 to renew your co-op membership or join for the first time says Co-op staff Ashley Phinney! The paypal links for memberships for 2017 are up on the co-op website, be an early bird and you may win two full comp passes to SWFF 2017! - http://nbfilmcoop.com/joining

BUZZ

TELEFILM CANADA MICRO-BUDGET CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Recommandation Phase Application

Film Co-op Website: http://nbfilmcoop.com/content/telefilm-micro-budget-programme

The NBFC is now accepting applications for another installment of the Telefilm Canada Micro-Budget Production Program for 2017.

Telefilm's Micro-Budget Program is a production opportunity for first-time feature filmmakers, with an emphasis on digital and online distribution models. the NBFC is eligible to recommend one feature film application and one narrative web-based project for competition at the national level.

New this year Telefilm Canada is putting in place measures to diversify its portfolio of projects, aiming in particular to achieve, by 2020, gender parity in each of the key roles of director, writer, and producer. Based on consultations held this year, Telefilm has determined that its first action area for 2017 will be to favour projects written or directed by women.

The Telefilm Micro-Budget Program will provide financing for the development, production, digital distribution and promotion of a first feature-length film or other format of narrative-based audiovisual content made specifically for online distribution. Once completed, the projects must be made available to the public through one or more digital platforms (e.g. web portals, video portals such as YouTube or Netflix, video on demand, mobile platforms/devices, etc.).

As its name indicates, this program is for micro-budget productions, meaning those with budgets under $250,000. Telefilm will support eight to ten projects per year through a non-repayable financial contribution of up to $127,500 for feature films and narrative-based web projects of 75 minutes and more in total length. The contribution amount for narrative-based web projects under 75 minutes will be prorated based on the total number of minutes of the project, each full 10-minute segment providing access to $15,000 up to a maximum contribution of $112,500. Telefilm’s financial contribution must be used to cover direct expenses relating to the development, production, postproduction, distribution and promotion of the project.

An amount of $7,500 of Telefilm’s total contribution amount must be reserved for the hiring of a digital marketing expert that will help applicants elaborate and put in place a promotion and digital marketing strategy for their project. Further, at least 15% of Telefilm’s total contribution amount (excluding the amount reserved for the hiring of the digital marketing expert) must be used for promotion and distribution expenses.

The NBFC is eligible to recommend one feature film and one narrative web-based project for competition at the national level in English and French.

The NBFC invites current NBFC members (any members who have outstanding projects not completed are not eligible for this program) seeking a recommendation letter from NBFC to forward a complete Recommendation Phase Application to the NBFC on or before Jan. 16th 2017 at 11:59pm for review by an NBFC assembled peer jury from outside NB.

DEADLINE: Jan. 16th, 11:59pm, 2017

Eligibility:

NOTE: You must already be a full NBFC member in good standing to apply for this grant for projects. You can't join and then apply.

Emerging - All the key members (producer, writer and director) of the project must be emerging talent i.e. they must already have produced, directed and/or written at least one short film (i.e. 30 minutes or less) but must not have produced, directed or written a feature length film (i.e. 75 minutes or more). NBFC Member - All the key members (producer, writer and director) of all recommended projects must be either current NBFC members (Full, Associate or lifetime).

Please confirm your eligibility with NBFC prior to submitting your application (contact Cat info@nbfilmcoop.com). To submit, please email your completed application form, required documents (PDFs only, please) and a link to your video pitch, trailer and support material by Jan. 16th, 2017 at 11:59pm to: info@nbfilmcoop.com

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information:

Film Co-op Guidelines and Application Form (pdf):  nbfc_form_telefilmmicro_17.pdf

Telefilm Guidelines (pdf):  guidelinesmicro-budget-2017eng.pdf

ABOUT THE NBFC:

Established in 1979 the New Brunwick Filmmakers' Co-operative (NBFC) is a non-profit Charitable Film Co-op for the production of creative films in a collaborative, learning environment.

The NBFC operates with generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Province of NB as well as other supporters and sponsors

www.nbfilmcoop.com

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The Monday Night Film Series presents "THE DRESSMAKER", on Monday December 12th at 7:30pm in Tilley 102, UNB Campus, Fredericton, NB.

This wickedly comic drama stars Kate Winslet (Steve Jobs, Labor Day) as a worldly dressmaker returning to the Australian backwater that exiled her. The latest feature from writer-director Jocelyn Moorhouse (How to Make an American Quilt) after an almost 20-year hiatus, The Dressmaker is a sumptuous, saucy, and scandalous tale of love and vengeance in the mid-1950s. It also has the most fabulous gowns this side of the red carpet. 

Tilly Dunnage (Winslet) arrives in the small town of Dungatar like a gunslinger: broad-brimmed hat on her head, sleek pumps on her feet, trusty Singer sewing machine at her side. Driven away when she was just 10 years old for supposedly committing a heinous crime, the resilient Tilly found her way to Paris, where she trained under legendary designer Madeleine Vionnet. She has come back to look after her ailing mother, Molly (Judy Davis, The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet, To Rome With Love), but, with her beguiling, form fitting dresses, she’s soon turning heads at the town rugby game — most notably the one atop the broad shoulders of star player Teddy McSwiney (Liam Hemsworth, Cut Bank).

When Tilly is hired to design and custom-make haute couture for the more rebellious local ladies, a battle line is drawn: on one side, those who love Tilly’s progressive style, and on the other side, Dungatar’s conservative busybody contingent. As tension between these camps escalates, Tilly’s shadowy past becomes her enemies’ most potent weapon — but this fearsome fashionista has resolved to never let Dungatar get the best of her again. 

Winslet exudes femme-fatale danger and sexiness as Tilly — she’s Clint Eastwood meets Rita Hayworth. And Moorhouse, working with co-writer P.J. Hogan in adapting Rosalie Ham’s novel, infuses The Dressmaker with a perfect blend of glamour and edginess, generating laughter and intrigue right up to the explosive finale.

Moorhouse’s adaptation of Rosalie Ham’s 2000 novel may lead audiences to expect a primmer, more well-behaved movie based on its title alone, but that doesn’t mean it won’t have them in stitches. —Justin Chang, Variety

This year, 30 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $7/film, but a yearly $18 student film society membership reduces admission cost to $4/film. The series is open to all. Memberships are available at Tilley 102 every Monday night.

For further info, contact NB Film Co-op 455-1632  info@nbfilmcoop.com http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/exhibition/monday-night-film-series

The NB Film Co-op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series.

SAINT JOHN - CANADA SHORTS INVITES YOU TO TWO FREE SCREENINGS

Canada Shorts 2016 is delighted to invite you to two free screening events on Saturday Dec 10th in Saint John (N.B.) of an outstanding selection of award winning Canadian and International short films.

The shorts being screened are best-of-category and award winners at Canada Shorts. They include short films from Canada, United States, Chile and Belgium.

The screenings will take place in the elegant Mary Oland Theatre of the New Brunswick Museum.

The screenings will be in two blocks on Saturday Dec 10th:

Block #1 ... 11am to 12.30pm

A Perfect Day ... Grand Prize Winner / Best International Short / Best Director / Best Screenplay

Therapy ... Best Drama

Servant ... Best Crime/Action/Suspense

Innocence ... Best Family/Animated

Block #2 ... 1.30pm to 3pm

The Path of Grey Owl ... Best Canadian Short / Best Documentary / Best Cinematography

Don't Let Them In ... Best Thriller/Horror

Moonshot ... Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Thornbird ... Best Experimental Film

Entelechy ... Best Music Score

Some shorts may not be suitable for children.

For additional details see the Canada Shorts website:

http://canadashorts.com/2016.php

Tickets are free and available via this link:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-shorts-2016-canadian-and-internationa...

FREDERICTON - FROM SHORTS TO FEATURES

Date: Sunday, February 5, 2017 - 11:00am to 5:00pm

Fee: Film Co-op Members: $35.00/Non-Members: $45.00

Class Limit: 12

Workshop Instructor: Becky Parsons

Location: NB Film Co-op basement resource centre, Charlotte Street Arts Centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB, New Brunswick 

Workshop Description: 

This evening workshop will fully look at the unique relationship between a motion picture director and their cinematographer. What you, as director can expect from your cinematographer and what they need from you. 

We will study some of the countless techniques of story telling through moving image and discuss comparisons between a short film and a feature. 

The technical element will include a broad look at the language of the lens, the science of eye lines, how to keep your best possible image quality at screenings, the use of post production as an important tool to your motion picture medium and the prep to do to ensure your workflow works. 

Instructor's Biography: 

Becky Parsons is an award winning cinematographer (Rhonda’s Party) and fine art photographer (Kodak Achievement Award). A graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, she has 18 years experience in the photographic and motion picture arts. Mostly based in the Maritimes, Canada she has acted as director of photography and/or camera operator on a number of local productions, recently Cle du Studio and First Weekend. Throughout her career as a camera assistant (1999 to 2013) and as a cinematographer and camera operator (since 2002) she has been an integral part of the shooting team on award winning films screened at festivals and distributed for television and cinematic release. As a fine art photographer Becky has exhibited in London, England, Toronto and Halifax, Canada. Her work is found in Winnipeg Art Gallery rentals and in publications and books (Under the Broken Sky by Shandi Mitchell – portrait of the author) as well as various private collections. In 2012 she founded Oculus Arts, a photography and print based collective of artists, presenting ‘pop-‐up’ exhibitions and publishing photographic art books. Throughout her study and career Becky has mentored and instructed, lecturing and providing ‘on-‐the-‐job’ training with organizations like The Atlantic Film Co-‐operative and Viewfinders: International Film Festival for Youth, and lecturing for the Screen Arts program, Nova Scotia Community College. Samples of her work are at http://beckyparsons.com/reel1/index.html