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 Long-time NB Film Co-op member Dave Bradshaw keeps in touch with Tony and Cat and gives them regular updates on his film work in the UK. See below update.
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CONNECTING MEMBERS - GARY BELDING AT THE HELM OF ACTORS HELPING ACTORS LAB
Alicia Harquail, Josianne Chiasson, Gary Belding, Will Dunnett, Dewayne Keating, Ida Orenbach, Janet Crawford, Lana Lamb-Vallis, Nancy Lynch
The NB Film Co-op AHA lab had a great session recently. The group meets once a month and is hosted by NB Film Co-op member actor Gary Belding
The guest director for this session was NB Film Co-op member Nancy Lynch who is a writer and director. Nancy was awarded a Short Film Venture Grant and Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Grant for her short film, Side of the Road. She went through a number of scenes from recognised films as well as her own short film script and upcoming web series. Nancy also brought a few impromptu exercises.
In attendance were AHA members, DeWayne Keating, Janet Crawford, Alicia Harquail, Lana Lamb-Vallis, Ida Orenbach, Josianne Chiasson, Will Dunnett, and Gary Belding.
The lab offered a round table of introductions with people talking about their background in both film and theatre.
The session included both a read through each of the scripts as well as acting each scene while taking direction which worked very well.
Sully (Will, Alicia, Ida and Dewayne)
Juno (Lana, Janet, Josianne)
Juno 2nd scene (Ida, Josianne, Lana)
Hello Ladassia (Dewayne, Gary B)
The Station (Will, Alicia, Dewayne, Janet, Lana, Ida, Josianne)
There were sufficient scenes that everyone was able to participate.
The group watched a scene from the Nancy's first short film, "Hello Ladassia," and the trailer from web series, "The Station".
We were running out of time but had a quick impromptu with Will, Alicia and Dewayne in a home care centre, which was well done.
A special thanks to Nancy Lynch for her scenes, which were great selections and a challenge for the group.
My best,
Gary A. Belding
AHA LEAD
CONNECTING MEMBERS - DAVID BRADSHAW IS ACROSS THE POND
Long-time member Dave Bradshaw has been busy working in the UK on a popular series (Call The Midwife). When he is not doing that, he works on music videos and commercials. Check out a sublime music video he worked on.
Laura Marling Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapSUlQ4RYE&t=94s
PAYPAL LINKS ARE UP FOR NBFC MEMBERSHIP AND RENEWALS FOR 2017
It's time to renew your co-op membership for 2017, renewals are due annually in January for ongoing members. If you email Cat to ask for her help with anything filmic, the first thing she will ask you to do is renew as her focus is the co-op members in good standing. The paypal links for memberships for 2017 are up on the co-op website - http://nbfilmcoop.com/joining
Renewed and New Members: Matt Brown (Saint John), Larry Collicott, Robert Ogilvie, Ida Orenbach (Fredericton), Dewayne Keating (Saint John), Jason Roy (Riverview)
Silver Wave Film Festival Ambassador Samson the Cat has agreed to share the role with Ella the Dog for the 2017 festival.
BUZZ
2017 SHORT FILM VENTURE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
FREDERICTON - 4 talented New Brunswick filmmakers could be able to launch a career in film through the Short Film Venture Program offered by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative and Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture
The deadline for program applications is March 3, 2017 but the NB Film Co-op will take applications as late as Monday evening following the deadline. Final recipients will be notified on May 12, 2017.
"Through this program, we are supporting emerging New Brunswick filmmakers with some experience who have a serious interest in telling excellent stories," NB Film Co-op ED Tony Merzetti said. "If you are a NB director with a great short script, the best way to make a name for yourself in Canada is with a great short film. It's like having a calling card of your work to showcase your talent to the world.”
The program offers up to $4,000 for digital projects and $6,000 for celluloid-based projects to successful applicants to assist in their production of a short film. The proposed film must be 10 minutes or less in running time and dramatic in nature. Comedies are accepted as well. Experimental, animated or documentary films will not be considered.
In addition to the Short Film Venture funding offered, selected candidates also have the opportunity to train and mentor through the New Brunswick Film Co-op and are required to take workshops through their annual program which takes place in Moncton, Saint John, and Fredericton. As well, Short Film Venture productions will receive special consideration for a screening at the annual Silver Wave Film Festival.
Completed applications will be submitted to a jury, and up to four projects will be selected. The selected applicants must complete their productions by March 31, 2018.
Please go to the Co-op website to download the applications forms at: http://nbfilmcoop.com/programs/short-film-venture-program
Email Cat at: info@nbfilmcoop.com if you have any questions.
NB FILM CO-OP WORKSHOPS ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK
(there is a paypal link on each workshop page title you click on to register for each workshop, see below).
Through this annual provincial training programme coordinated by the NB Film Co-op, you can learn from qualified, specialized instructors.
By participating, you acquire new, incredibly interesting skills, and enjoy the camaraderie of the film community in New Brunswick.
The NB Film Co-op workshop series provides hands-on practical film and video training for members and non-members alike. Formally registering and paying in advance is the only way to ensure you will have a seat in any of the offered courses. Register in person at the NB Film Co-op (call or email to make an appointment first please!) (Cash, Cheque or Money Order) or by mail (Cheques and Money Orders only). Pay Pal is now an option as well. There are always limited spots available for all workshops so please call or email staff to see if there are available spots before you send your payment. You can put your name on the waiting list for workshops already full.
Moncton and Saint John workshop registration will open next Friday (March 10), and the Moncton and Saint John workshop programs will start up in April.
Workshops and Courses
The Majority of the workshops are held at the NB Film Co-op at 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, NB beginning in early February annually. Instructors and workshop times are subject to change. There are separate workshop programs and schedules for workshops happening in Moncton and Saint John beginning in March annually. All participants will be notified by email/telephone of any changes with the workshop for which they have registered. For all day workshops, we recommend that you bring your own lunch.
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BUSINESS AND TAXES FOR NB ARTISTS
Workshop Page: http://nbfilmcoop.com/workshops/business-and-taxes-nb-artists
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Fee: $10
Class Limit: 20
Workshop Instructor: Gary Belding
Location: New Brunswick Film Co-op, upstairs auditorium, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Workshop Description:
Who should attend: The workshop is designed for anyone in the arts sector but can apply to anyone starting out in business and find the topic of business and taxes an overwhelming task. The workshop covers some basic information along with some detail on the treatment and reporting of business income and expenditures.
Topics covered include:
Proprietor vs. incorporation-advantages and disadvantages
Treatment of business income and expenses
Home based expenses
Use of a personal vehicle
Harmonized Sales Tax
Filing a Statement of Business Income and Expenses with the Canada Revenue Agency
Basic Financial Statements
If time permits, topics of raising funds for your business such as:
Bank financing
Government Assistance Programs
Venture Capital
Crowd Funding
This is an informal session with time for questions and answers
Biography:
Gary Belding is a lifelong resident of New Brunswick. Gary has three grown children who were raised in Fredericton and have journeyed through the school music programs. Gary is also a proud grandfather of three beautiful granddaughters. Gary has been an actor in a number of short and feature films as a member of the NB Film Co-op and is the Lead for the ongoing Actors Helping Actors lab intensive through the organization.
After retiring from the Provincial Government of New Brunswick as the Manager of Financial programs with Business New Brunswick in April 2011, Gary now operates his own business, Belding Business Financing Solutions. Currently, he assists new and existing entrepreneurs with access to financing solutions including bank financing, government assistance programs, non conventional financing and private equity. Assignments also include the preparation of business plans, feasibility studies, business information sessions, small corporate income tax returns and a number of accounting contracts. Gary also has written a number of articles in Risk & Business Magazine which has national circulation. He is also a Distinguished Toastmaster and currently enrolled in the Accredited Speaker Program with Toastmasters International.
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FREDERICTON - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND THE AD ON SET
Workshop Page: http://nbfilmcoop.com/workshops/production-management-ad-set
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Fee: Film Co-op Members: $25.00/Non-Members: $35.00
Class Limit: 8
(Film Co-op Members are required to take this workshop before they direct/produce their own projects through the Film Co-op)
Workshop Instructor: Victoria Clowater
Location: New Brunswick Film Co-op, basement resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Workshop Description:
The production manager on an independent production wears many hats in contrast to a commercial production. This workshop will cover: being hired as a volunteer PM, budgeting and breakdowns; setting up the production office where ever that may be; hiring volunteer crew with the director; workspace organization; production scheduling; locations, daily production reports; location management; petty cash; deal memos; cast contracts, craft services and much, much more!
First ADs must be authoritative team-leaders and motivators, whilst also being approachable team players. They need exceptional organizational and time-management skills. The ability to plan ahead, trouble-shoot and pay close attention to detail is vital. Overall, they provide the key link between the Director, the cast and the crew, whilst also liaising with the production office, and providing regular progress reports about the shoot.
Instructor's Biography:
Victoria first joined the Co-op in 2011, and has been able to work on a variety of projects, from short films to independent features, television productions, and more. Among the NBFC community, she has produced and production managed a number of short films, including the CBC 3-2-1 award-winning The Art of Decay (directed by Jillian Acreman), the winner of the NB Joy Award, Chopsticks (directed by Britany Sparrow), and zack & luc, winner for Best Short at the 2014 Silver Wave Film Festival. Most recently, Victoria directed and produced the queer comedy web series, Babes, which is now available on YouTube.
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FREDERICTON - DIRECTING
Workshop Page: http://nbfilmcoop.com/workshops/directing
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Fee: Film Co-op Members: $35.00/Non-Members: $45.00
Class Limit: 8
(Film Co-op Members are required to take at least one directing course before they direct/produce their own projects through the Film Co-op)
Workshop Instructor: Cam Woykin
Location: New Brunswick Film Co-op, basement resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Workshop Description:
Using a combination of presentation, discussion and practical exercises, the workshop will cover filmmaking from the director’s perspective. This workshop will also cover working with actors and how to elicit the best performance from them.
The workshop is especially useful for those new filmmakers who are interested in writing, producing and directing their own material.
Biography:
Woykin is a Toronto-based artist and educator, and currently teaches film production at the University of New Brunswick. He received his BFA in visual arts from the University of Lethbridge, an MFA in film production from York University and, in 2011, was recognized by the Toronto International Film Festival as one of Canada’s emerging talents in film. His creative work has been exhibited at festivals, galleries, and alternative spaces across Canada and internationally. Woykin's recent collaboration is The Stairs, a feature documentary he contributed to as cinematographer. The project recently won the Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, Canada’s richest arts prize, which is presented annually by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
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FREDERICTON - PRODUCTION DESIGN
Workshop Page: http://nbfilmcoop.com/workshops/production-design
Date: Thursday, March 23, 2017 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Fee: Film Co-op Members: $25.00/Non-Members: $35.00
Class Limit: 8
(Film Co-op Members are required to take this workshop before they direct/produce their own projects through the Film Co-op)
Workshop Instructor: Tracey Lavigne
Location: New Brunswick Film Co-op, basement resource centre, 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton
Workshop Description:
The Production Designer conceives and creates the overall look, mood and style of the film, working in close conjunction with the Director and the DOP. This can mean adapting existing locations to ones purpose, or creating new ones from scratch.
This workshop will look at the stages of practical preparation and production on a film, dealing with restrictions of money, time and resources.
Biography:
Tracey Lavigne is a production designer with several short film credits. She won the Excellence in Art Direction award at the 2015 Silver Wave Film Festival for her work on Lisa Jodoin's "In Search of Laura Fearne", and was nominated in 2014 for "Tracing Blood". She is a serial DIYer with many creative interests, including playing with power tools, hobby farming, music, and filmmaking. Tracey was a recipient of the Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker award in 2016.
NBFC MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES SCHEDULE: JANUARY - APRIL, 2017
We have launched the programme for the Monday Night Film Series (January - April 2017) on our website. Our next film is below.
Please check out all the details at: http://nbfilmcoop.com/exhibition/monday-night-film-series
We have print programmes and posters available at Tilley Hall.
Tony, Cat and John
Manchester by the Sea
MARCH 6 & 12, 2017
Kenneth Lonergan
USA, 2016
English
136 minutes*
Principal Cast: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges, Kyle Chandler
Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone, Good Will Hunting), Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn, Take This Waltz), and Kyle Chandler (Carol, Bloodline) star in this critically acclaimed drama from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan (You Can Count on Me, Margaret), about a reclusive handyman whose life is upended after the sudden death of his beloved older brother. With only his third feature in 16 years, Lonergan takes us through a familiar milieu in Manchester by the Sea, but does so in wholly unfamiliar ways.
Lee Chandler (Affleck) is the resident handyman for a small apartment complex in a Boston suburb. He spends his days shoveling snow, fixing leaks, and doing his best to ignore the tenants’ small talk. He spends his evenings either alone in his basement apartment or nursing a beer at his local pub, where he’ll pick a fight with anyone who throws a glance his way. Yet buried beneath this sadness and isolation is another life.
When he receives the news that his older brother Joe (Chandler) has died of a congenital heart condition and that, to his unpleasant surprise, he’s been appointed legal guardian of Joe’s teenage son, Patrick (Lucas Hedges), Lee returns to his nearby seaside hometown.
Despite the sudden loss of his father, and in stark contrast to his uncle, Patrick is full of life. A popular student, he juggles hockey, band practice, and two girlfriends. As this mismatched pair stumbles through the mundane details of estate planning and the awkward strain of adolescence, Lee is forced to confront his past, revealed seamlessly through flashbacks, and the realities of his present.
In Manchester by the Sea, Lonergan has created a world so messy that it can only be described as wonderfully human.
The persistence of grief and the hope of redemption are themes as timeless as dramaturgy itself, but rarely do they summon forth the kind of extraordinary swirl of love, anger, tenderness and brittle humor that is Manchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan’s beautifully textured, richly enveloping drama about how a death in the family forces a small-town New Englander to confront a past tragedy anew. —Justin Chang, Variety
NATIONAL SCREEN INSTITUTE - CBC NEW INDIGENOUS VOICES
The National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) is now accepting applications for CBC New Indigenous Voices (formerly known as NSI New Voices). Applications must be received by Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
CBC New Indigenous Voices presented by NSI is a culturally-sensitive training course that exposes young Indigenous people aged 18 to 35 to a variety of creative and challenging employment opportunities in film, TV and digital media. The course is led by program manager Ursula Lawson with Indigenous programs & administrative assistant Kaya Wheeler and NSI Indigenous training programs advisor Lisa Meeches.
Workshops and seminars in the classroom phase are led by industry experts. Students intern with a broadcaster or independent production company giving them firsthand knowledge of the business. Training also includes the production and screening of three short films. Minimum wage is provided throughout the course. 73% of graduates are working in the arts sector or pursuing further related education.
Find out how to apply. Apply by 4:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
The CBC New Indigenous Voices faculty, in consultation with an Elder and industry representatives, select up to nine students. Selections are based on a candidate’s strength, suitability and experience relating to the film and television industry and a firm commitment to fully participate in the course.
109 students have graduated from the course since 2005.
CBC New Indigenous Voices is funded by: Title, Presenting and Tuition Sponsor CBC; Program Partners Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and Telefilm Canada; NSI Aboriginal Training Programs Partner Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Breakthrough Entertainment and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival; and Industry Partner the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC). NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council. Additional partners to be confirmed.
NSI New Voices 2016 was funded by Presenting Sponsor Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage; Program Partners Telefilm Canada and the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD); NSI Aboriginal Training Programs Partner Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries; Supporting Sponsors Entertainment One, Super Channel, Corus Entertainment, Breakthrough Entertainment and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival; Provincial Sponsor Manitoba Film & Music; Industry Partners Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT) and the Directors Guild of Canada; and Service Sponsor William F. White. NSI Core Funders are Manitoba Sport, Culture & Heritage and the City of Winnipeg through the Winnipeg Arts Council.
About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. We are Canada’s trusted source of news, information and Canadian entertainment. Deeply rooted in communities all across the country, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also provide international news and information from a uniquely Canadian perspective. In 2017, CBC/Radio-Canada will be at the heart of the celebrations and conversations with special 2017-themed multiplatform programming and events across Canada.
About the National Screen Institute
Renowned for having given many emerging filmmakers, television writers and producers their first breaks, the National Screen Institute provides training and production support through courses like NSI Totally Television, CBC New Indigenous Voices presented by NSI, NSI Features First, NSI Business for Producers, Movie Central Script to Screen, Corus Diverse TV Director, NSI IndigiDocs, TELUS STORYHIVE Web Series and Digital Shorts, and TELUS Optik™ Local.
NSI also offers exposure through the NSI Online Short Film Festival and provides vast resources and support to those in the film, television and digital media industries at nsi-canada.ca.
All media enquiries
Laura Friesen, Manager, Communications & Alumni Relations
Tel: 204.957.2999 or email: laura.friesen@nsi-canada.ca
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