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CALL FOR MEMBER CREW - MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Are you a new Co-op member looking to gain some experience? Are you a veteran Co-op member looking to broaden your horizon?

Sparrowhock Productions is looking for members to take part in a trial mentorship program. We are looking to pair up new members with experienced crew members in some of the key positions in order to allow members to have a full on-set training experience.

Positions currently available include:

Director of Photography (member must have taken at least 1 camera and 1 lighting workshop by shooting date)

Production Designer (member must have taken at least 1 production design workshop by shooting date)

Location Sound (member must have taken at least 1 location sound workshop by shooting date)

Members selected will be expected to participate in both the pre-production stage of the shoot as well as to be available for all 4 days of shooting in Fredericton (May 5-6 and 12-13). Out of town members are welcome to apply.

Not all applicants will be chosen to participate. Please contact britsparrow@gmail.com with a short film resume and a paragraph explaining why you wish to be chosen.

The deadline for these positions is February 15. Only members chosen for the positions will be contacted. 

We will also be looking for production assistants to work during the production. Please send a separate email if you are interested in one of these positions.

BRITANY SPARROW - CONNECTING MEMBERS WITH MEMBERS - MENTORSHIP

Since joining the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative in 2006, I have written, directed, and produced 6 short films. I have screened my films in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, Ontario, and Florida, and had them broadcast on CBC and Rogers TV. I was awarded the Short Film Venture Grant and the NB Joy Award, and my films have been nominated collectively for 8 screenwriting and acting awards, winning 3.

Absolutely none of this would have been possible without mentorship.

When I first joined the Co-op I had big dreams, big ideas, and little self confidence. I knew I loved being a part of a film shoot, but never in my wildest dreams did I think I could actually direct something of my own. That was what filmmakers did, and I was just a writer.

I'll never forget what it felt like to have a group of relative strangers say to me that yes, I could direct a film, and not only was it a possibility, but it was going to happen, and they were going to help me do it. It was terrifying and exhilarating and empowering all at once. They held my hand every step of the way and in June 2007 I shot my first film, The Perfect Cliché, and the rest is history.

Mentorship is one of the most precious gifts that a person can receive. It allows you to learn from those who have gone before you in a very practical, hands on way that you could never learn in a classroom. They can teach you from their successes and their failures and give you real life examples of what works, what doesn't work, and realistic solutions to problems that you may face.

Mentors also give you confidence when you're struggling to find confidence in yourself. Having someone in your corner telling you that you are good enough to succeed is worth more than its weight in gold. I know that for me personally, if it wasn't for people like Colin Smart, Dale Brown, and Dennis Poirier taking a chance on me, I would never have found the confidence to take that first step.

As time moves on technology has changed, and with DSLRs and home editing suites available to the everyday consumer, the technical role the Co-op provides has shifted as people no longer rely exclusively on the Co-op to provide them with access to the equipment needed to shoot a film. However, the Co-op is more valuable than ever with its growing membership and the networking and mentorship components continually getting stronger.

As a veteran Co-op member, I feel it is my duty to pay it forward and mentor new and upcoming filmmakers. It makes me so happy to see new filmmakers find their voice. Many of the filmmakers I have mentored have gone on to do great things, and I love to celebrate in their successes with them.

So if you are a veteran active member, reach out to an aspiring filmmaker. It might make all the difference to them. I know it did to me.

Britany Sparrow

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:

Tess Madigan (Fredericton), Ralph Pritchard (Shediac), Lana Lamb Vallis (Kingston), Nickolas Cliche (Fredericton), Marie Alice Vellone (Oromocto), Tony Tomarchio (Fredericton), Ty Giffin (Fredericton), Emily St. Pierre (Saint John), Arianna Martinez (Fredericton), Gordon Mihan (Fredericton), Jon Wilkinson (Fredericton), Nancy Lynch (Fredericton), Gia Milani (Fredericton)

SPECIAL THANKS: To Scott Brownlee who will be hosting a Film Co-op Members BBQ Social at his place in SJ in May when the weather is a bit warmer, thank you Scott!

To Britany Sparrow and Rob Gemmell who will be hosting a Film Co-op Members Social at their place in late February, thank you!

BUZZ

THE FIVE IN FOCUS: ATLANTIC INITIATIVE AT CMPA'S PRIME TIME IN OTTAWA SPOTLIGHTS GIA MILANI

OTTAWA (February 1, 2018) – Women in View announced the selected directors forthe “Five in Focus: Atlantic” initiative at CMPA's Prime Time in Ottawa today.

Launched at Prime Time in 2017 as a three year initiative, Five in Focus illustrates the depth and diversity of directing talent by shining a spotlight on five women directors, each year. The program was designed to bring together producers and broadcasters to identify and promote Canadian women media creators.

“Five in Focus was one of the most professionally gratifying experiences for me. It was instrumental in helping me sign with an agent as well as getting me in front of producers which resulted in my first TV directing gigs.” said director Gloria Ui Young Kim, one of the 2017 Five in Focus directors. “This invaluable spotlight helped me to advance my career in the most meaningful way.”

For year two, Women in View has partnered with Women in Film and Television- Atlantic and Telefilm Canada to turn the spotlight on five women directors from the Atlantic region.

"We have so many talented women in Atlantic Canada working outside the mainstream. It’s exciting to see our directors given the chance to step up and show the rest of Canada what they have to offer,” says Kimberlee McTaggart, WIFT-AT chair.

This year’s Five in Focus: Atlantic directors are:

• Martine Blue, Hunting Pignut

• Stephanie Clattenburg, Play Your Gender

• Koumbie, Ariyah & Tristan’s Inevitable Break-up

• Gia Milani, All the Wrong Reasons

• Harmony Wagner, Kooperman  

The directors were selected by an esteemed panel of jurors representing both the broadcast and production communities:

• Michelle Daly: Senior Director, CBC Comedy

• Allan Hawco: Actor/Producer/Writer, Take the Shot Productions

• Gosia Kamela: Production Executive, Drama & Feature Film, Bell Media

• Joan Lambur: Producer, CEO Lambur Productions

• Michael Volpe: President, Topsail Entertainment 

Gia Milani (Atlantic)

New Brunswick-based writer, director, producer and NB Film Co-op member Gia Milani’s 2013 debut feature, All the Wrong Reasons, film won several awards including the Grolsch Film Works Discovery Prize at TIFF (10k prize), the Script Accessible Award at Slamdance, and the Viewer’s Choice Award at the Silver Wave Film Festival.

Her short film, A Dark Radius, won the CBC 3-2-1 $25,000 Award. Gia mentors up-and-coming filmmakers and has executive produced several shorts and a feature film for new talent.

Gia’s latest screenplay, Strathcona, was shortlisted in 2017 for the TIFF/CBC Diverse Screenwriter’s Grant.

Each of the five directors will participate in an Industry Day organized by international consultant Jan Miller, in Halifax on March 2 where they will have customized one-on-one meetings with producers, and a Master Class with some of Canada’s most respected media creators.

This will be followed by their full participation in WIFT-AT’s Women Making Waves conference which begins the evening of March 2 and continues March 3 with a remarkable line-up of talent. The Five in Focus 2018 directors are available for interviews. Five in Focus: Atlantic is supported by the Status of Women Canada and Telefilm Canada.

Five in Focus runs alongside 2xMore, an initiative to double the number of Canadian women directing scripted TV. 2xMore is sponsored by the Status of Women Canada in partnership with Alberta Government, Bell Media, CBC, CMF, CMPA, Creative BC, DGC, NFB, OMDC, and Telefilm Canada. Learn more about 2xMore here.

About Women in View

Women in View is a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening gender, racial and cultural diversity in Canadian media both on screen and behind the scenes. They do this through a range of initiatives that seek to generate awareness, promote talent and spark dialogue across the full spectrum of production, policy and artistic arenas.

For more information please contact Rina Fraticelli T: 416-304-9398 E: rina@womeninview.ca http://www.womeninview.ca @womeninview

PINK LOBSTER: NEW BRUNSWICK'S LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL!

We're excited to announce the films screening for Thursday February 8th, Friday February 9th and Saturday, February 10th for this great festival we are partnering on with Frictive Pictures happening soon!

pink_lobster_friday.pdf

pink_lobster_saturday.pdf

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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: CALL ME BY YOUR NAME on SUNDAY, FEB 4, AND MONDAY, FEB 5 AT 7:30PM AT TILLEY HALL, 102, UNB CAMPUS.

Adapted from Andre Aciman’s 2007 novel of the same name, director Luca Guadagnino (A Bigger Splash, I am Love) drenches us with the golden heat of a Northern Italian summer in his new sensual masterpiece, Call Me by Your Name. 

It’s 1983, and 17-year-old music prodigy Elio (Timothée Chalamet) whiles his time away by the pool in a beautiful vacation villa along with his Greco-Roman professor father (Michael Stuhlbarg, Arrival; Trumbo) and French mother (Amira Casar), while the family reads German poetry to each other. Each year, the family welcomes an academic assistant for six weeks and this year’s guest is the broad-shouldered, cocky Oliver (Armie Hammer, Free Fire; The Social Network), who could easily stand on his own among the Greek statues he studies. At first ambivalent to each other, it’s not long before the mutual attraction between the wiry, hot-blooded adolescent and the Adonis in tiny shorts simmers beyond the bathroom they share. 

This time around, Guadagnino eschews his usual splashy filmmaking with a less hurried pace and understated storytelling, at the same time offering ripe, glowing visual details to amplify and fill in the subtext. Ultimately, the director and his cast have crafted a movie that transcends its same-sex central story to tell a universal coming-of-age story. Reflecting on human nature, family, and first love, Call Me by Your Name joins the likes of Brokeback Mountain, Carol, and Moonlight in the essential queer cinema canon. 

“Even as he beguiles us with mystery, Guadagnino recreates Elio’s life-changing summer with such intensity that we might as well be experiencing it first-hand. It’s a rare gift that earns him a place in the pantheon alongside such masters of sensuality as Pedro Amodóvar and François Ozon.”  – Peter Debruge, Variety