THE NB FILM CO-OP PRESENTS THE 2018 JANE LEBLANC FILMMAKER AWARD. (Photo: Maureen LeBlanc, Jane LeBlanc and Cat LeBlanc in 2010).
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JANE LEBLANC FILMMAKER AWARD
Formerly known as the Members Give Back Award, the NB Film Co-op proudly announces the Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award for 2018. In honour of a woman who lived life to the fullest and courageously took action in making her dreams a reality.
A message that will hopefully inspire the winner of this award in realizing his/her dream of making films a reality.
Submit a 4-8 page script (drama or comedy) by Monday, October 1st, 2018 to info@nbfilmcoop.com along with a cover letter telling us about you and your creative goals, hopes and dreams.
Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award ($1880.00 value) (for first or second time Filmmakers)
• $200 in workshops/training from the NBFC (2019)
• $600 cash from The LeBlanc Family and generous donations
• $1000 in equipment and post services from NBFC
• $80 (full membership for two years) from the NBFC
• Workshopping of winning screenplay
Sponsored by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, the LeBlanc Family, Tony Merzetti and donations from the public. Eligibility is open to all New Brunswick first and second time filmmakers.
The New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative is a registered charity with a charity number as well as a non-profit and you will receive a charitable tax receipt by snail mail when you donate. Please consider donating to this very worthwhile filmmaker award. More donations mean more financial resources for the winning filmmaker.
Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award Donation
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If anyone wishes to directly donate to this special award, they will receive a charitable tax receipt and mention in the award literature.
Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award Donation
BACKGROUND ON THE AWARD
The Jane LeBlanc Filmmaker Award sponsored by The NB Film Co-op and the LeBlanc family is in honour of NB Film Co-op Staff member Cat LeBlanc's only sister Jane who passed away in 2010 just before the Silver Wave Film Festival. Jane was a huge supporter of the NB Film Co-op and Silver Wave.
Jane was a true adventurer who lived her life to the fullest every day. Always an entertainer she was extremely popular all through school and was a champion pitcher as a teenager. Jane studied French at Collège St- Louis in Edmundston, NB for a year and then when she was 19 years old, she flew to Paris to be a nanny. Once there, she also studied French and other subjects at University. After finishing her work as a nanny, she travelled all over Europe, making friends as she went. She became an excellent sailor & photographer sailing across the Atlantic. Skydiving, ballooning, extreme water rafting, she did it all. Jane came back to Miramichi, NB and took a 6 month Travel Agency Course and then traveled by land from Texas to British Columbia.
Soon after that, she moved to Fredericton and went to St. Thomas University. After graduating from STU, she went to work at NB Liquor where she remained for many years up until her illness didn't allow her to work anymore.
Jane became very ill in 1999 just before she turned 35, and was rushed to the hospital immediately; just weeks after her father had suffered a debilitating stroke. She was operated on after it was discovered she had a brain tumour. 3 brain surgeries and 11 years later after living with Cat and Tony, after her celebration of life party, she finally lost her struggle with the disease at her mother’s home surrounded by friends and family at her bedside, she had just turned 46.
This filmmaking award is in honour of a person who did it all and always kept going without a complaint. Jane was and continues to be a true source of inspiration to her family and friends and those who met her at Silver Wave. Special Thanks to Co-op member Semra Yüksel whose young filmmaker award in Jane’s memory at the 2010 Silver Wave Film Festival encouraged this idea of a special award for Jane.
UPDATE YOUR CAST AND CREW PROFILE TODAY!
So you've joined the NB Film Co-op. You've taken a bunch of workshops. You've gone to networking events. But you're still unsure how to actually get involved with a film shoot.
One way to get your name out there is to register for the NB Film Co-op Cast and Crew Profile. It's a database where filmmakers can see a list of members who are able to fill in various cast and crew positions. It's simple to fill out and in no time your name will be made available to all filmmakers who are looking for cast and crew for their upcoming projects. It has recently been modified to allow new members with little or no experience create a profile, and it also allows members to fill in a more complete resume if they wish.
It's also beneficial for our more experienced members too. It is a place where commercial filmmakers can go to search for people to hire for paid shoots, and it gives members a platform to self promote themselves and their work.
So please, take a few minutes to fill out your profile and help the Co-op promote you!
This benefit is only for Film Co-op members in good standing with their dues paid up. Email info@nbfilmcoop.com to find out more info.
Note: If you want to get calls from outside production companies and local production companies looking for creative crew, please ask Cat to be put on her film job short list. She can't refer you if you don't let her know.
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:
Gary Weekes (Fredericton), Jack Butler (Saint John), Dennis Poirier (Shediac), Denis Cormier (Moncton), Carr Sappier (Tobique)
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!
SPECIAL THANKS: To Britany Sparrow and Rob Gemmell who hosted a Film Co-op Members Social at their place in late February, thank you!
Summer NBFC Student Staff Mariana Amero and Summer Grant
Best of luck to NB Film Co-op member and award winning filmmaker Jillian Acreman as she goes into production this weekend to shoot her CBC/NB Joy Awarded film, Queen Of The Andes.
NB Film Co-op member filmmaker Jillian Acreman
New Brunswick based Jillian Acreman recently received two major awards at the 2017 Silver Wave Film Festival. She won the CBC/NB Joy Award and the Brian Carty Volunteer Recognition Award for her long-time involvement and commitment to her film community in New Brunswick.
Born in Ottawa in 1986, Jillian Acreman relocated to the east coast in 2004 to earn her Bachelor of Arts at St. Thomas University. In 2009 she founded Columbus Avenue Pictures and directed five short films including the CBC/Telefilm 3-2-1 Award winning short The Art of Decay. Acreman wrote and directed The Man Who Sold the World starring Golden Globe nominee Steve Railsback, and in 2014 she produced Pop (dir. Ryan O’Toole) which was selected by Telefilm Canada for the “Not Short on Talent” showcase at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
In 2015 she wrote and directed Marigolds which premiered at the 15th Annual Silver Wave Film Festival, and was awarded both Best NB Short Film, and the Viewer’s Choice Award. Her feature script Wheat Kings is currently in development with Telefilm Canada and the Province of New Brunswick.
In 2016 Acreman was selected to participate in the Atlantic Film Festival’s Script Development Program with her second feature script Queen of the Andes.
Acreman has screened at over 50 festivals and had several of her shorts licensed to CBC.
In 2017 she travelled to Iceland to participate in the Reykjavik International Film Festival's Talent Lab. She has studied under Judith Weston in Los Angeles and Toronto, and is a full member of the Writers Guild of Canada, Film Independent, WIFT-AT, and the NB Filmmakers’ Co-operative.
Jillian's film Marigolds screened at the National Arts Centre.
