Curated and hosted by perennial favourite Andy Jones, this 90-minute program of gut-busting celluloid from Newfoundland & Labrador filmmakers opens with a performance by comedian Dave Sullivan.

Bust A Gut Again (say that three times fast!) is our final celebration of this 10th anniversary year.

Tickets for this fund-raising event are on sale now for $20 (includes tax, surcharge and a free drink) at the LSPU Hall box office. To reserve, call 753 4531 or visit the online box office at www.rca.nf.ca. Seating is general admission for this event.

For a full list of films and more details, please visit our website at nickelfestival.com.

For more info contact: Mary Lynn Bernard, Special Events Coordinator at nickel10events@gmail.com or call 709-576-3378 (FEST) or nickelfestival.com

IMAC is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the production of media arts on Prince Edward Island. IMAC is the cornerstone of the media arts community on PEI, it provides human resources, equipment, progressive programming, training, and dissemination opportunities to PEI’s media arts storytellers.

The Executive Director of IMAC is given the exciting opportunity to vision for and inspire the media arts community in Prince Edward Island. Through the ED’s leadership, films and videos are produced, screenings and media arts exhibitions engage the public, young minds are inspired by the tools of media arts creation, and a network of talented and prolific media artists is strengthened.

The position of Executive Director is integral to IMAC’s organization. The ED is in charge of sustaining and growing the media arts sector and community on PEI, through forward-thinking programming, responsible administration, out-reach initiatives, advocacy, education, celebration, and communications. The ED is the central figure in IMAC’s landscape and must demonstrate a true dedication and appreciation of the independent media arts.

The Executive Director at IMAC is a position of 24 hrs./week at $15/hr. However, there is real opportunity for the ED to increase his or her hours and hourly wage, through their own initiative.

Applicants for the ED position must meet the following criteria:

* Demonstrate an integration of administrative skills and artistic vision.
* Have the skills to enhance the brand of IMAC to the general public, media artists, and government on all levels.
* Demonstrate a sensitivity to media arts and/or arts communities in general.
* Demonstrate a commitment to outreach to youth, under-served, and culturally-diverse communities.
* Have a working knowledge of the media arts sector and/or experience in arts administration.
* Demonstrate strong communications skills.
* Have a working knowledge of internet technologies and computers. (Both PC and Mac)
* Have experience in, or aptitude for grant-writing.
* Book-keeping/accounting experience is a plus (Simply Accounting a big plus).

If you are interested in applying for this position please contact Jeremy Larter, President on the IMAC Board of Directors, no later than Monday August, 23rd, 2010.

Send a complete resume and cover letter to: reargearproductions@gmail.com

For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html

August 3, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) – The 6th Annual Vancouver Women in Film Festival, scheduled to take place March 4-8, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada, officially launched its Call for Submissions today, looking for short and feature film submissions in all genres. The 2010 Festival received hundreds of submissions from all over the world.

All independent filmmakers (women and men) seeking a Vancouver premiere are encouraged to apply. Submissions featuring strong female characters and stories are encouraged. Eligible films must have THREE of the following (one woman may serve in more than one role): a woman as Writer, a woman as Producer, a woman as Director, a woman as D.O.P., a woman as Lead Actor, a woman as Lead Animator / Editor.

“There was such a breadth of vision, expression and storytelling in the submissions we received last year, I’m very excited to see what we’ll be presenting to our audiences in 2011,” says Festival Director and WIFTV Board Member, Roslyn Muir. “In addition, we’ll be bringing back New Media Day, originally introduced in our 2009 festival, where industry experts shed light on new trends and the future of filmmaking in Canada.”

Last year’s opening night feature film, Penelope Buitenhuis’ “A Wake” went on to be part of Telefilm’s Perspective Canada screenings at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. She was later nominated for Best Director at the DGC 2010 Awards. Writer-director Angelina Cantada, whose film “Let’s Play Boccia!” screened last year, went on to win the $10,000 Omni Television Diversity in Cultures Award at the 2010 Leo Awards in Vancouver.

The Festival is presented by Women in Film and Television Vancouver and is one of our key annual celebration events. In addition to offering independent filmmakers a professional screening opportunity, the festival also serves to build audiences and appreciation for relevant cinema by women.

The festival supports filmmakers with cash awards and artists’ fees. Last year, three filmmakers were the recipients of the Legacy Awards, representing $1500 in cash awards. Award-winning filmmaker Lulu Keating was the 2010 recipient of the Women In the Director’s Chair Feature Film Award, presented by Creative Women Workshops Association, represents industry leadership and support from some of the most significant companies in western Canada and is valued at nearly $100,000.

The early bird postmark deadline is September 1, 2010. The final submission deadline is November 1, 2010.

For more information about eligibility criteria and how to submit, please visit:
http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Film_Submissions.html

To volunteer for our festival, please visit: http://www.womeninfilm.ca/WIFF_2011_Volunteers.html

For more information or for media inquiries, contact filmfestival@womeninfilm.ca
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Applicants must be proficient in Final Cut Pro. Broadcast experience a plus. Must be able to work independently, trouble shoot and meet tight deadlines. Additional skills in After Effects and Photoshop an asset.

Please send your resume with references and work samples to:

Best Boy Entertainment
236 Park Avenue
Mount Pearl, NL
A1N 1L1

or Email:

mail@bestboy.ca

Now casting for the short film DECOLOURED – Winner of the The RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award. The film will be shot on 35mm during the Labour Day weekend and presented at this year’s St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival. DECOLOURED is about Albert, a colour-blind man who can see colour only when he is in the presence of his new friend Amber.

Casting Call for Independent Short Film “DECOLOURED”

Production Title: DECOLOURED

Union/Non-Union: ACTRA & non-ACTRA

Project Type: Short Film

Project Format: 35 mm film

Production Location: St. John’s, NL

Production Start Date: Labour day weekend: Sept 3-5^th, 2010 (Subject to change)

Shooting Schedule: 3 days

Rehearsal: TBD

Synopsis: Albert is completely colourblind, but all he wants to see is red. His world is turned upside down when Amber walks into his life and he begins seeing colour

Auditions will take place on Sunday, JULY 18th BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

Character Breakdowns:

ALBERT – MALE/ANY ETHNICITY/30S

Albert only sees the world in black and white – literally. This is governed much of who he is; he sees the world without color in every sense of the idea. He is cynical by nature, and always plays by the rules.

AMBER – FEMALE/ ANY ETHNICITY/20s, EARLY 30s

Amber is laid back and happy go lucky, still wowed by the world around her on a daily basis. She’s whimsical and emotional, and people often don’t take her seriously.

Paid/Non-Paid: PAID

Other/Additional Compensation: Film Credit, DVD copy

Meals/Lodging/Transportation: Meals and Gas

Please email your CV to: decolouredthefilm@gmail.com

Exhibition Dates: September, 2010 – January, 2011

Submission Deadline: 4 p.m., August 6, 2010

Criteria

• Video running time must not exceed 60 seconds.
• Received at the Gallery office by no later than 4 p.m., August 6, 2010
• Entries should be submitted as Windows Media Video (WMV), QuickTime, MPEG, Audio Video Interleave (AVI), burned to DVD/CD.
• All categories welcome (digital-based contemporary artwork, visual collage, fiction, experimental, documentary, animation, music)
• All genres are acceptable such as: drama, comedy, mockumentary, satire, sci-fi, thriller, horror, etc.
• Videos must be suitable for “General” audience viewing (the programming committee reserves the right to disqualify entries if content is deemed inappropriate)
• The artist(s) must have secured permission to use all applicable copyrighted or trademarked material (music, image, text sources).
• Limit of 2 submissions per candidate or team. All ages and all experience levels welcome!
• There is no submission fee.
• All submissions will be juried. Submission does not ensure participation in the exhibition. Jury notes will not be made available. Submissions will not be returned.

Formats

• Entries should be submitted as Windows Media Video (WMV), QuickTime, MPEG, Audio Video Interleave (AVI), burned to DVD/CD.
• DVD/CD format (NTSC); labeled with the title, artist/team’s name, contact email address, and running time. If selected, the submitted DVD will be the one screened, therefore please ensure that it is of the highest quality using the least amount of compression.

Prizes:

Grand Prize:

• $750 – The grand prize for Short Sighted 2010 will be selected by the jury.

Viewer’s Choice Award:

• $250 – It’s simple – the entry that receives the most votes by the end of the exhibition WINS! (Entries will be available, and are to be submitted, in the gallery.)

Viewer (voter) Prize Draw:

• Watch, Vote, Win! One voter will win a $50 gift certificate to The Rooms Gift Shop.

Artist Fees:

• If accepted into the exhibition, a screening/exhibiting fee of $50 per entry will be paid.

Submission Checklist (Please ensure your submission is complete):

• Completed and signed Submission Form
• DVD copy of your film/video (labelled correctly)

Please send submissions to:

Short Sighted Submission

The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Division

P.O. Box 1800, Station C

9 Bonaventure Avenue

St. John’s, NL A1C 5P9

Inquiries:

Submission Forms are available for download here or by contacting The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery as follows:

Phone: 709.757.8040

Email: christineharris@therooms.ca

Winnipeg, MB - Canadian filmmaking teams working on their first or second feature film can apply for training through NSI Features First. Run by Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI), the program prepares you for production through customized, intensive training and mentoring with industry professionals. It aims to help filmmakers hone their script while also understanding the business aspects of feature film development.

The teams chosen for the program are not required to pay tuition fees or relocate and, after initial training, learning opportunities are developed close to home.

Teams must apply with a feature film script. Up to four teams are chosen for this 10-month, three-phase program and are selected based on the strength of their film concepts and the potential development and packaging of their film projects. The curriculum includes script and story development, market research, legal requirements, pitching, financing, distribution as well as marketing and sales training – delivered by leaders in the Canadian film industry.

Guidelines and application forms are available here.

Applications must be received by 4:30 pm CST on Wednesday, September 22, 2010.

NSI Features First alumni have continued their feature filmmaking careers, producing many films that have won awards and been seen on screens across Canada. “NSI helped me get my first feature off the ground,” says Trish Dolman, producer, Screen Sirens and NSI Features First grad. “Ten years later, it seems I’m producing a feature film every year.”

Eleven features developed through the program have been produced. They have won awards, debuted at prestigious festivals and played in commercial theatres.

Jim Murphy Filmmakers Bursary

Along with his friends and colleagues, NSI established the Jim Murphy Filmmakers Bursary in memory of the former NSI Features First program manager.

In keeping with Jim’s incomparable film distribution, marketing and promotion contributions a $2,500 award is presented to a team going through the NSI Features First program that develops an inventive and creatively-integrated marketing plan as part of the program requirements in the first phase of training.

The NSI Features First project Heaven’s Door by the Vancouver team of writer/director Geoff Redknap and producer Katie Weekly was the most recent recipient of the bursary.

Learn more about the bursary or make a contribution here. Tax receipts will be issued.

NSI Features First is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Telefilm Canada; Program Partners The Brian Linehan Charitable Foundation and Canwest; Strategic Sponsor Corus Entertainment Inc.; and Service Sponsor William F. White International Inc.

Canada’s National Screen Institute (NSI) is a national training school widely known for its prestigious training programs for Canadian writers, directors and producers working in film and television. NSI also runs a year-round online short film festival.

Deadline for submissions: Monday, July 12th 5pm.

The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op (AFCOOP) in conjunction with the FILM 5 program and Women in Film and Television – Atlantic (WIFT-AT) is pleased to present a summer screenwriting intensive with screenwriter Tricia Fish, (New Waterford Girl).

The program is designed to foster talent among emerging female screenwriters in the Atlantic region. The workshop will take place in two weekend intensives, Aug. 14th/15th and 28th/29th 2010. Applicants will apply with a short film script suitable for a five – seven minute film. A jury of local screenwriters will select up to ten scripts to be developed through the workshop. Scripts can be any genre.

Through the program, participants will go through a rewrite of their scripts. From the final draft, one film will be awarded the ‘She Writes Short Shorts’ award. The award will be announced at AFCOOP’s FILM 5 party, during the Atlantic Film Festival in September.

Program Structure:

Deadline for Applications: Monday, July 12th 5pm.

Successful applications announced: July 22nd.

Part I: Aug. 14th/15th – Presentation and analysis of individual screenplays, rewrite development, and screenings.

Deadline re-writes: Aug. 25th via email.

Part II: Aug. 28th/29th – Rewrite presentations and analysis, pitching new projects, individual feedback, career development and celebration!

She Writes Short Shorts Award – Winner announced at the AFCOOP party Sept. 19th.

Eligibility:

This program is designed for emerging level screenwriters, defined as either having completed some basic training in screenwriting (through workshops, film school or related study) OR having other relevant experience (i.e. written a short that has been produced, film industry experience or other writing experience).

Applications:

· Deadline – Monday, July 12th 5pm.

· Letter of Intent – (a short cover letter summarizing your screenwriting experience and your reasons for applying to the program).

· Script (in proper script format, 12 point font, 5 – 7pages).

· Resume, filmography or short bio.

Tricia Fish is a best known for writing “New Waterford Girl”, an award-winning feature comedy about a teenager in Cape Breton. With rave reviews from the Village Voice to the New Yorker to the National Post, it started her career as a feature screenwriter. She was named a Variety Magazine “Top Ten Writer to Watch”. Fish attended the Canadian Film Centre and wrote the short “Shift”, starring Nadia Litz, which traveled the world and won a number of awards. Among other things, she has been a writing assistant to the Kids in the Hall, written for a cartoon based on Gene Simmons life “My Dad the Rock Star”, and story edited on many features and TV shows. Fish has been on the Feature Film Advisory committee to Sheila Copps, juried for Telefilm, FUND, and the CFC, as well as working as a story editor at Praxis and for many other individuals. Tricia is a mother of two, and took time out for their early years, and is currently back at it; developing two features with Sienna Films as well as several other projects.

By mail:
She Writes Short Shorts c/o AFCOOP
PO Box 2043
Halifax, NS B3J 2Z1

In person:
AFCOOP c/o CBC Radio
5600 Sackville Street, Suite M02

Via email:
membership@afcoop.ca

ABOUT WIFT: Women in Film and Television, WIFT is an international organization that was created in 1973 to give women who were struggling to have a voice in Television and in Film a network and support system. There are now currently 35 chapters worldwide. WIFT continues to grow with a mandate to be a global network dedicated to advancement for women in professional development and achievement in film, video, and other screen-based media. For more information on our Atlantic Chapter, please visit wift-at.com

ABOUT FILM 5: FILM 5 is an intermediate level training program for emerging Nova Scotia Writers, Directors and Producers, as well as aspiring film crew. Past participants have included award-winning filmmakers such as Thom Fitzgerald, Andrea Dorfman and Jay Dahl. FILM 5 films have screened at festivals nationally and internationally.

ABOUT AFCOOP: The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing new and experienced filmmakers with equipment, facilities, training, and funding. Established in 1974, AFCOOP is an accessible member-run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative and learning environment.

Telefilm Canada and NIFCO
Present
PICTURE START 2010/2011
Application Kit

Deadline for Picture Start 4: Monday, August 9th, 2010 at 5pm

Download: 2010/2011 Picture Start Application Kit (PDF).

See our Picture Start page for more information.

“This two-week program offers young artists the exciting opportunity to gain increased knowledge and professional development in their chosen discipline,” said the Honourable Terry French, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation.

“The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador remains committed to our province’s emerging artists and arts community, and I encourage young men and women throughout the province to take advantage of this program and all the benefits it has to offer up-and-coming artists.”

Three artists will be selected from each province/territory, for a total of 39 participants. Team Newfoundland and Labrador artists will be selected by a jury of established artists based on artistic talent, commitment to the creative development of their artistic discipline, and ability to collaborate. Under the guidance of senior arts facilitators, NAP participants will engage in a variety of training and presentation opportunities. Costs associated with travel, accommodations and meals will be covered by the Canada Games.　The deadline to submit an application is September 30, 2010.

For an application for NAP, along with detailed information about program objectives and eligibility requirements, please visit:

http://www.tcr.gov.nl.ca/tcr/formsandApplications/index.html#Arts

or contact Jacki Northcott at 709-729-3842

or email jackinorthcott@gov.nl.ca