SPOTLIGHT!
MEMBER CASTING CALL - EXTRAS - FREDERICTON!
The indie short film Glitter is now looking for young EXTRAS of 16 to 25 years old for scenes shooting in Fredericton June 11th, 17th and 18th. Glitter is a 1980s high school drama about queer identity so we're looking for your best 80s looks as well! Contact annickalicenoel@gmail.com to join the fun!
Feel free to share should you know anyone interested!
MEMBER CASTING CALL - MONCTON!
NEEDED
Male:
Late twenties to mid-thirties
Attractive slim build
Prefer longer hair if possible dark hair or willing to have it darkened
This is for a lead role in a feature drama that will be submitted to festivals internationally.
They can contact colleenfurlotte1@gmail.com
SWFF2017!
Submissions are open!! SWFF2017 (Fredericton, NB) is accepting submissions from May 26-August 3rd. Go here to download the application form and pay the $10 submission fee: www.swfilmfest.com
Major award hardware is handed out at SWFF annually. The festival is international and competitive, if you get in, you are lucky and may win an award or two!
Check out our Award Winners from SWFF2016:
Silver Wave Celebrated 16 years with record high attendance & Awards Galore!
The Annual Silver Wave Awards Show handed out major hardware to filmmakers from all over the world. The big winners ultimately were NB Filmmakers.
Best Youth Short: The Red Queen by Patric Schroeder
Best Student Short: The Glitz by Kelly Hill
Excellence in Music Composition: Greg Profit for Chiaroscuro
Excellence in Art Direction: Kara Brauen for The Wakefield Will
Excellence in Sound Design: Pat Bonner for Bad Noise
Excellence in Picture Editing is: Martin Goguen for Bascule
Excellence in Cinematography: Matt Rogers for The Beautifully Drowned
Best Experimental Film: 3 Cafes by R. W. Gray
Best Low Budget Documentary is: Turtle In The Wrong Shell by Henry Colin
Best Horror/SciFi Short: Fourth Door by Nathan Nicholls
Best Canadian OR International Short: Ingrid and the Black Hole by Leah Johnston
Best Documentary: Women Building Peace by Colleen Wagner and Genevieve Appleton
Lex Gigeroff Excellence in Screenwriting Award for a NB short Drama OR Comedy: Jon Dewar for The Beautifully Drowned
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Drama OR Comedy: Ariana Marquis in The Beautifully Drowned
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a supporting role in a Drama OR Comedy by a New Brunswicker: Clarissa Hurley in Green Light
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama OR Comedy: Marshall Button in Bascule
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a supporting role in a Drama OR Comedy: Jeffrey Kelley in Frozen Trade
Best NB Short Drama: The Beautifully Drowned by Jon Dewar
2016 Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award: Tracey Lavigne for her story Chrysalis
CBC/NB Joy Award Winner: Andrew Long for Black Sun
WATTPAD IS CHALLENGING FILMMAKERS TO ADAPT A STORY FROM AN AWARD WINNING HORROR ANTHOLOGY
Josh Saltzman’s award winning anthology, “Strange Yarns,” is being woven into a series of bone-chilling short films and we’re looking for filmmakers with a taste for the macabre to help! Applications open mid June, 2017.
FILMMAKERS
Think you’ve got what it takes to spin one of Saltzman's nightmarish Yarns into horror gold? Submit a 60 second trailer for your adaptation idea starting in June and let Wattpad’s 55 million loyal users decide if your idea deserves to be a short film.
Click Here for More Details
JOB OPPORTUNITY - ARTS ACCELERATOR COORDINATOR
Location: Saint John
Hours per week: 35-40
Contract term: 1 year with the possibility of extension/renewal
Pay: $50,000
JOB DESCRIPTION
ArtsLink NB seeks an experienced, energetic full-time coordinator to implement and deliver its Arts + Culture Accelerator: CATAPULT 2.0. This intensive, high-calibre program is designed to give entrepreneurial artists in New Brunswick the skills and networks they need to expand their markets and increase their commercial success. The right candidate will have strong business skills, but does not need an arts background. The Coordinator will oversee and implement CATAPULT programming, offer ongoing assistance and coaching to CATAPULT alumni, and develop and secure support for a trade mission which will bring artists and their works to industry fairs in the new year.
CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS
Rosanne Sorrentino: She played Pepper in the 1982 Annie, which celebrates its 35th anniversary. Enjoy!
http://chsrfm.ca/blog/current-shows/spoken/pythons-paradise/pythons-para...
Ralph Bakshi: Celebrating the 45th anniversary of Fritz the Cat this concludes my January 2017 interviews and if I do an interview finer than this I will be surprised. This is one of my best.
http://chsrfm.ca/blog/current-shows/spoken/pythons-paradise/pythons-para...
Python
THE FIRST ANNUAL PEI FEST IS COMING!
PEI FEST, July 13–16
Connect with Passionate Thinkers on Picturesque Prince Edward Island, Canada.
The first annual PEI FEST, a new film, food & ideas festival set in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, will take place this July 13–16. PEI FEST features a lively program of film screenings, communal open-space dinners, musical performances, inspiring talks, and a youth conference. Prince Edward Island is a world famous destination with a rich cultural heritage and an impressive roster of internationally renowned writers, musicians, painters, poets, filmmakers and storytellers. PEI FEST celebrates the Island’s creative legacy with an immersive, interactive, and inspiring festival experience, providing unique access and engaged connections to an extraordinary line up of filmmakers, keynote speakers, thought leaders and social change agents.
CINÉ SHEDIAC CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
On three consecutive Wednesdays (Sep 27, Oct 4 and Oct 11) Ciné Shediac will be holding our 2nd annual film festival. Our focus is on New Brunswick-made films in English, French and Mi’kmaq/Maliseet. Long or short, traditional or experimental, live or animated. We showed 15 films last year. Our audiences may be small but we appreciate good work. Plus, there’s a small stipend for filmmakers.
Any interested filmmakers can contact click@nbnet.nb.ca
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