Provincial Government cuts NS Film Tax Credit

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From the Screen Nova Scotia website:

URGENT: THE FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA INDUSTRIES ARE UNDER THREAT!

As you may be aware, the film, television and digital media industry is currently facing a great deal of uncertainty due to comments made by the Finance Minister. There is a growing concern that the Film, Television and Digital Media Tax Credits which our industry relies on to be competitive in a global industry could face drastic changes. It’s important to know that it’s not too late to influence the budget, which is being tabled on April 9th. It is CRITICAL that our community and its supporters make our collective voice heard.

To find out more and get updates check the Screen Nova Scotia website.
Read the latest press release here >

Michael Fuller wins Technicolor Post Joy Award

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We are pleased to announce the 2014 winner of the Technicolor Post Joy Award is Michael Fuller for his project, Myrtle Beach.

Myrtle Beach is an experimental feature-length narrative-driven documentary set in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

This film takes place during that time of year when this beach town is mostly devoid  of tourists. As Canadians such iconic tourist destinations inform (or perhaps  misinform) our idea of what awaits south of the border down the I-95 highway: a land  of perpetual sun and good times. Myrtle Beach uses the parameters of a place to  explore something larger. It shows a beach town that is alive with personal stories, singular histories, private sorrows, quiet passions, lonely moments, happy accidents, joyful epiphanies and nocturnal rants. Disarmingly quiet and visually arresting, these candid monologues and conversations gently coax disparate world views to the fore and fix a circumspect gaze on a flip side of life in resort towns that we tourists rarely get to witness.

 

Fonya Irvine wins NB Joy Award

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With great pleasure we announce the winner of the 2014 New Brunswick Joy Award,
Fonya Irvine for her project, Adrift Without An Anchor. Congratulations Fonya!

The Award includes
$5,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
$1,000 in cash from New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
$7,500 in post services from The Postman
$10,000 in equipment resources from Equifilm
40% off invoice discount on 35mm or 16mm film stock, with a minimum purchase of 1 400ft roll from Kodak Canada Invoice.

Special thanks to Cat LeBlanc for coordinating the NB Joy Award and jury, and to the New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative.

Also special thanks to Cat and Tony for coming down to the Joy Awards Brunch in 2014! Every year they make the trip to lend a hand, a generous and appreciated gesture!

The NB Joy Award is announced at the Silver Wave Film Festival each year. Visit the Award page and the Silver Wave Film Festival website.

 

Deadlines still coming!

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2014 isn’t over yet, there are still three Joy Awards to be announced at the Silver Wave Film Festival!

The New Brunswick Joy Award deadline is October 17th!

The Helen Hill Animated Joy Award deadline is October 17th!

The Technicolor Post Joy Award deadline is October 28th!

Get your application forms on the relevant Award pages (from menu at top of page, or click through links on this post). Remind your colleagues!

 

Martine Blue wins Newfoundland Joy Award 2014

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The Linda Joy Media Arts Society is pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Newfoundland Joy Award. The LJMAS extends heartfelt congratulations to Martine Blue.

Winner: Martine Blue
For: Perfect Family
Award partners: Atlantic Studio Cooperative ($7,500), Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Coop ($2,500), John Doyle ($1,200), Kodak Canada.

Edda McCraken, a six-foot tall parrot woman and former circus performer, struggles with her thirteen year old daughter’s new found embarrassment of her freakish family.

Martine Blue is a filmmaker living in rural Newfoundland.  She has self-financed several award winning films which have been screened at film festivals here and internationally. Most recently her comedy Me2 has received enthusiastic reviews.