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2015 Silver Wave Industry Series Festival Du Film 2010 2015 Silver Wave Industry Series Silver Wave Industry Series (FREE) Friday – November 6, 2015 Venue: 732 Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium, Fredericton PERSONAL STORYTELLING IN THE DOCUMENTARY REALM WHEN: Friday November 6th, 10:00AM-11:00AM WHERE: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, upstairs auditorium Join Moderator NFB producer Paul McNeill as he has an intimate conversation with a group of documentary storytellers with very personal stories that had to be told. Doc Atlantic chair Chuck Lapp sits in to share his seasoned perspective in documentary filmmaking. Guests: Rachel Bower, NS Filmmaker (Singing Lumberjack); Ryan Groom, NB Filmmaker (Wonders of Iceland: Peek Behind the Scenes); Chuck Laap, Doc Atlantic chair. Why do some personal stories beg to be told? Why do some stories resonate so strongly that they live on years later? Are you curious about the the inspiration for the documentary, the filmmaking process, or something specific about the subject of the film? Would you like to learn more about the art, craft, and business of moving image production for documentary films? Or are you just curious to hear filmmakers in conversation? Learn about the behind-the-scenes stories and be a part of the panel. BIOGRAPHIES NFB producer Paul McNeill has a passion for documentary filmmaking and experience in all aspects of filmmaking, from writing, shooting, directing and producing to editing and sound recording. His track record also includes television drama and feature filmmaking credits. In addition to being an award-winning producer, he holds a degree in business from Nova Scotia’s St. Francis Xavier University. Halifax-based Rachel Bower is an award-winning filmmaker whose varied interests have taken her from solar technology to competitive baton twirling. Her feature documentary, Time Apart: A History of Hope, which follows Holocaust survivor Alice Zuckerman as she journeys back through Eastern Europe to reunite with her lost family, appeared at film festivals around the world. Akain Wari: Building The Niger Delta, her short documentary on the use of solar technology in Nigeria, screened at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa. Her independent documentary, In the Same Boat, won best documentary at the Silver Wave Film Festival. Bower also wrote and directed six thirty- minute documentaries for CBC’s Land and Sea. For her most recent documentary, The Singing Lumberjack, Bower brings the home-grown talent and gregarious personality of Canadian vocalist Charlie Chamberlain back to life in an experimental five-minute short film produced for the NFB. Even as a youngster, filmmaker Ryan Groom has always been a storyteller and had his first professional opportunity in the early ‘90s with a Commodore Amiga and a Video Toaster building videos for a local school board. Video production and Ryan took separate paths until four years ago when he had the opportunity to rediscover storytelling by being the creative force behind Trekkit TV, a series on Bell Aliant TV 1, now in its 4th season. Trekkit has taken Ryan, his camera, and great friends/family to the top of Mount Katahdin, High- lands of Scotland, Stonehenge, Iceland, Norway, and many other places off the beaten path. More about Ryan and Trekkit : http://www.trekkit.com Chuck Laap has been an independent filmmaker and activist in Halifax for over 40 years. He has produced films on the inshore fishery crisis, as well as biographies of artists and writers in Atlantic Canada: Ernest Buckler, Kenneth Leslie, Tom Forrestall, and Robert Frank. Chuck helped to found the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-Op, NS Film Producers Association, IATSE 849, and the Atlantic Chapter of the Documentary Organization of Canada. He served on the board of the HOT DOCS Film Festival and is currently the Chair of DOC Atlantic. 1 Silver Wave Industry Series (FREE) Venue: 732 Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium, Fredericton FEATURE FILMMAKING AT USED CAR PRICES WHEN: Friday, November 6th, 11:15AM - 12:15PM WHERE: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, upstairs auditorium Join moderator Producer Elaine Shannon as she takes her guest through their film paces delving into the challenging world of indie feature filmmaking. Guests: Danny Thebeau, NB Filmmaker (Owl River Runners); Caley MacLennan, NS Filmmaker (Noon Gun); Rob Parsons, NB Filmmaker (Edge of the Line web series, The Divorce, Calling). Join our intrepid group of filmmakers who were determined to produce their recent feature projects even though they were under funded or not funded at all. They did them at used car prices. Hear about their challenges, their supporters and their funny stories straight from set and throughout post production. BIOGRAPHIES Elaine Shannon spends most of her time producing as well as hosting a wellness show called Simply Zen for Bell Aliant’s TV1 Channel. She is also enjoying the success of Owl River Runners a full length feature movie, one of the chosen films for INDIECAN10K, an inaugural initiative aimed at first time feature filmmakers. Owl River Runners was an official selection and had its world premiere at the Atlantic Film festival this past September and will be screening in several other film festivals in Canada and the US including opening the Silver Wave Film Festival, stay tuned for future screening announcements. Elaine was also producer of The Divorce. A maverick and early adopter of new media Elaine has 200+ vid- eos on her youtube channel with hundreds of subscribers and over 90k views. You’ll find Elaine sharing her knowledge and wisdom at workshops and corporate training sessions, on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Linked In. Featured in Canadian Living (2012), the Financial Post magazine (May 2010), Country Guide (April 2010), Via Rail Magazine (2009) and CARP (May 2008), she is a regular guest on CBC radio locally and nationally and was a columnist for the Telegraph Journal’s magazine KV Style. Danny Thebeau joined the NB Film Co-op in 2006. He was trained at the Canadian Screen Training Centre in Directing and he obtained a film certificate from the province of NB and the NB Film Co-op through a specialized training programme. With Donovan Richard he produced Délivrance, a made for TV movie for CBC and SRC that also opened an American top 20 film festival Cinema on the Bayou in Louisiana. He also produced an award winning short film with the financial aid of Telefilm and CBC called The Bannisters in addition to about a dozen other short films. His latest director/producer credit is Owl River Runners. ORR was written by Chris Fulton and produced with Elaine Shannon and André Goguen Over the past ten years, writer/director/producer Caley MacLennan has been busy both producing his own projects and working in the edit suite on many internationally watched films and television shows. His recent editor credits include Trailer Park Boys Season 8, Thom Fitzgerald’s TV Mini Series Sex & Violence, and Nickelodeon’s Rob Dyrdek’s Wildgrinders. As producer/ director, Caley has made over a dozen music videos, 7 shorts and one feature film. His films have played festivals from San Francisco to Cypress, won awards, aired on television and required 3D glasses. Rob Parsons found his voice and his courage to fully immerse himself into film after writing a blog to keep family up to date on his son’s ongoing health conditions. Rob’s first feature Calling was produced by his company Let Em Laugh productions. In 2013 Rob returned with feature film number two, The Divorce, which was the closing gala film at the 2014 Silver Wave Film Festival. In the summer of 2014 he worked as an AD on Danny The- beau’s feature film debut Owl River Runners. In the spring of 2015 Rob wrote what would be his darkest material to date Edge of the Line, a web series that will launch in late 2015. Filmmaking is now Rob’s full-time job. He has also shot, edited and delivered over 30 episodes of Elaine Shannon’s Simply Zen for Bell TV1. 3 FRIDAY Nov 8 / 2013 Silver Wave Industry Series (FREE) Venue: 732 Charlotte Street Arts Centre, Upstairs Auditorium, Fredericton COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH: 12:15PM - 1:15PM THE NEW BRUNSWICK FILM INDUSTRY - A NEW VISION WHEN: Friday, November 6th, 1:15PM - 2:30PM WHERE: Charlotte Street Arts Centre, upstairs auditorium Media NB President René Savoie and his executive Greg Hemmings, Maurice Aubin and Jean-Marc Goguen will present the new Media NB direction and future plans. - An overview of the NB Industry situation and Media NB recommendations to the province for the new NB government funding program - A new Media NB proposed constitution with new by-laws including the three new member categories - The program for the Media NB AGM and Industry Summit - Nov 14th in Moncton - A new website for the Film Industry BIOGRAPHIES René Savoie is a producer and scriptwriter coming from a rich and varied background. After three years with Cojak Productions, he started Productions Du Milieu in 2010. Since then PDM has produced a 10 episode dramatic series, a 26 episode game show for children, an 8 episode musical show and many documentaries. PDM is working with CANAL D – Bell Media, TV5/UNIS TV and TVA CHAU-TV. René is currently vice president of l’Alliance des Producteurs Francophones du Canada (APFC) and president of Media NB. Born and raised in New Brunswick, René is dedicated to the development of a strong and vibrant television, film and new media industry in his province. Greg Hemmings is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and movement-maker. His passion for high impact, positive social change has taken him and his team to all corners of the globe. His company Hemmings House is a certified B-Corporation and employs 12 full time change-makers who feverishly produce content that makes a difference.
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