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ALL'S USUALLY WELL THAT CONTINUES WELL - THAT'S THE HOOK FOR AN ACCOMPLISHED LIFE 

'WANDERING THOUGHTS FOR A WANDERING MIND'

Well after a long hiatus dealing with my cancer and creating 'real and new' projects with my partner Helene Lacelle, I'm back at the helm of my life despite my Cancer. (going in for 'robotic cyber-knife radiation on my spine in a couple of weeks )

Been having memory problems with FCPro7 since it's a very sophisticated software editing program (yes I'm still using it and not X yet but will probably soon upgrade/change as there are no longer updates for FC Pro 7. I guess age and illness and doing lots of shit doesn't make the memory that agile, at least not mine. )

The question is whether to stay with FC or go with Premier which crosses platforms on Mac and Windows OS.

Anyway, I'm working away on a series of short documentaries because they're cheap to make using digital gear and easier than fiction films that require actors/scripts, etc.

Recently, I completed SOLITUDE, shooting from my kayak with my Panasonic 770 in one hand and my kayak paddle in the other'. Not sure if that qualifies as a 'run and gun' setup or a 'paddle&cam' style of shooting. It's all very fast and easy since I hand hold rather than 'rig a jig.'

SOLITUDE was shot in 3 hours while the Fundy Tide and Spring ice melt raised the water levels on the Salmon River about 8' which made the riverside woods a water wonderland - no earth to be seen.

For us kayakers it was a miracle paddle weaving my way through birches and pines floating on water instead of stepping on earth; unique indeed.

Moments like this make kayaking a true communing with nature event.

For those of us who experience nature in person and, not from our computer screens, the 'feel' of such an experience blossoms our Spiritus Sanctus. It's a religious definition of a miracle lived in reality.

I wish others could realize such experiences and as Archibald Lampman in 'Morning on the Lievre' poetically phrases 'and to experience joy like a child again.'

PS: just completing another short documentary entitled REMNANTS which nostalgically traces the decline of the log river runs down the Salmon River to the mill. Interweaving the past with my present kayak paddle along the shore of the Salmon River documenting the remnants of the old ways from river log jams before they began hauling the logs with tractor trailers. 'ART never SLEEPS'

PAYPAL LINKS ARE UP FOR NBFC MEMBERSHIP AND RENEWALS FOR 2018 

Membership renewals are due in Jan/Feb annually.

The paypal links for memberships for 2018 are up on the co-op website for renewing members - http://nbfilmcoop.com/content/renew

Welcome back to the following members who joined for the first time or renewed and came back to us:

Alex Vietinghoff (Fredericton), Peter Evanchuck (Chipman), Helene Lacelle (Chipman), Jared Carney (Fredericton), Joel Cousins (Quispamsis), Melissa Lunney (Fredericton)

BUZZ

NB FILM CO-OP/IMAGINENATIVE INCUBATOR RECIPIENT ANNOUNCED

The NB Film Co-op and the imagineNATIVE International Film Festival are proud to announce that the 2018 Incubator Program recipient for NB is Melissa Lunney for her project, Ligpenigen (basket).

Melissa Lunney, originally from Minto, New Brunswick, is a Mi’kmaw actor, writer and entrepreneur. Having always had a creative spirit, Melissa has more recently found film as a new and powerful means of expression. Her experience on set began in 2014 with a starring role in Lisa Jodoin’s award-winning short film Tracing Blood. The following year she went on to be cast in Jared Carney’s The Man who Loved Flowers, an adaptation of the Stephen King short story. That same year, she worked with Lisa Jodoin a second time with a role in her short film In search of Laura Fearn. The following summer, she was cast as an extra in Jon Dewar’s The Beautifully Drowned, and by this time she was developing a love for acting and behind-the-scenes work.

In the Spring of 2017, she was given the chance to participate in artsnb’s “FILM SLAM”in partnership with the NB Film Co-op, a two-day event which gave hands-on training to aspiring Indigenous filmmakers by helping them create their own short films. Having always had a knack for creative writing and thinking, the workshop allowed Melissa to flourish, and with this newfound excitement she participated in the second “FILM SLAM” by the NB Film Co-op in association with artsnb in August of 2017. Through these workshops Melissa not only began to find her voice in film, but also had the opportunity to meet and work with a great team of aspiring indigenous filmmakers and receive training from indigenous and non-indigenous mentors.

Now, as the recipient of the NB Film Co-op/ImagineNATIVE Incubator Project, Melissa is looking forward to bringing her creative vision to life.

PINK LOBSTER: NEW BRUNSWICK'S LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL

TELEFILM - 2018 TALENT TO WATCH PROGRAM

Recommendation Phase Application

Film Co-op Website: http://nbfilmcoop.com/content/talent-watch-program

The NBFC is now accepting applications from full NBFC members in good standing for another installment of the Telefilm Canada Talent To Watch Program (formerly the Micro-budget program). The deadline for all proposals has now been extended to March 16, 2018 as the Telefilm 2018 guidelines are available yet but should be up on our website by end of January

Telefilm's Talent To Watch 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.

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 determined that its first action area for 2017 was to favour projects written or directed by women.

The Telefilm Talent To Watch 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.).

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 March 16, 2018 at 11:59pm for review by an NBFC assembled peer jury from outside NB.

NEW DEADLINE: March 16, 11:59pm, 2018

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).

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 document (One PDF only, please) which includes a link to your video pitch, trailer and support material to: info@nbfilmcoop.com

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

For more information:

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

Telefilm Guidelines (pdf): TBA (They have not put them online yet for 2018)

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

MONDAY NIGHT FILM SERIES: JAN-APRIL, 2018

Dear Cinephiles,

The team at the Monday Night Film Series is excited about the line-up of films happening in 2018.

Half year memberships (Jan 2018 - April 2018) are $20 regular and $12 (students, seniors, NB film co-op members)

Admission prices: Members $5.00 and General admission $8.00
We will have programmes and posters available.

Please check out the NEW film lineup on our website for 2018:  http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/exhibition/monday-night-film-series
Email: info@nbfilmcoop.com concerning memberships please.

See you at the movies. 

Tony, Cat, John and Trish

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The Monday Night Film Series presents GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN on Monday January 22nd  at 7:30pm in Tilley 102, UNB. 

A rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children's author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive, Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?

Goodbye Christopher Robin resonates today amid multiple wars and a celebrity culture that skews fame, life, and values. It confronts family schisms. And it reflects on the long and sometimes tortured path to healing the human psyche. - Robin Wright , New Yorker

This term, 15 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. Admission is $8/film, but a half-yearly $12 student film society membership reduces admission cost to $5/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.