Women in Film & Television | New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, PEI
By Cat LeBlanc
Sackville based NB Film Co-op member Linda Rae Dornan has set up her Indiegogo fundraiser to help cover the costs of post production for the doc she’s been editing -Walking with EB. It is now a rather entertaining, quirky and eventful 35 minutes – never a dull moment. It will be part of a compilation CD/DVD to be launched in the fall. The CD is music set to Elizabeth Bishop poetry and sung by Suzie LeBlanc.
Grand Bay-Westfield based NB Film Co-op member actress Leah Warren was recently awarded the NBFC jumpSTART Grant for her first short film. “Flirting Addiction” is about a girl that plummets into the depths of a flirting addiction. The film contains various bizarre scenarios where her flirting addiction becomes out of control
© Stefanie Glasgow Photography
Women Making Waves is just a wonderful, not to be missed, weekend of rubbing elbows and sharing good laughs with industry leaders, colleagues and mates. Last year I quite enjoyed meeting new women working in film and television in Atlantic Canada and seeing old friends. I also appreciated last year’s workshops and the Saturday night film screening with popcorn. I look forward to attending again this year!
Read more on Feb 11: What Women Say about Women Making Waves…
This spring she will be producing a music video for Pamela Pachal and a short film for Writer/Director Jared Carney.
HIFF is pleased to announce the Call for Entries for four screening programs at the 2013 festival:
Read more on Nifty Links of the week: January 2nd — The Film Fest Edition!…
Welcome
Hello fellow WIFT-ers! To all of you returning members welcome back, and to all of you joining us for the first time, welcome! There have been all kinds of great things going on this summer at WIFT-AT and we’re excited for what’s coming up this fall.
Image: Becky Forbes
By Britany Sparrow
Fredericton actress Becky Forbes has been a busy little bee over the last few months. She performed in the play Oleanna by David Mamet for Nasty Shadows Theatre Company, which showed in both Fredericton and Saint John. She also acted in two New Brunswick short films, Travis Grant’s film Nick Ryan, and Chris Fulton’s film Buzz. She also had a supporting role in Jesse Anthony’s low budget feature film Skate Proof. Becky also co-directed Beauty and the Beast for George Street Middle School.
Welcome
Britany Sparrow
Hello again! I hope the spring weather is finding everyone. In this issue, we spotlight Wanda Carroll, our 101st member, and talk about our championing program, and hear about two Moncton events that involved WIFT-AT members.
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
From Hali to the Hinterland: How To Make Independent Films Outside Major Production Centres
(October 27, 2011) It’s the age-old question for independent filmmakers living outside Toronto and Vancouver and Montreal – How do you network, finance, and distribute your work if you live outside a major production centre?
Read more on Press Release: Independent Filmmakers Panel at the Silver Wave Film Festival…
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