Discovery Channel's "Wreakreation Nation with Dave Mordal" was at Colby Sawyer College in New London on Saturday to tape a segment for the show that will focus on the annual skijoring event held at the college.
The Union Leader has more here.
4th Annual Digital Filmmaking Workshops announces spring dates
[Received this press release from our friends at the Digital Filmmaking Workshops in Manchester.]
4th Annual Digital Filmmaking Workshops announces spring dates for Producing, Marketing, and Screening Your Independent Film
Popular hands-on production seminar returns to Manchester, NH on the weekend of April 25-26, 2009.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Digital Filmmaking Workshops have announced that their popular Producing, Marketing, and Screening Your Independent Film Workshop will be held on the weekend of April 25-26, 2009. The workshops will run from 10:00-6:00 pm on both days and will be held inside the Manchester production studio of Back Lot Films, located at 105 Faltin Drive in Manchester, N.H. The lineup of guest speakers will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
The DFW was founded by Bill Millios of Back Lot Films & Marc Vadeboncoeur of Goodheart Media Services with a philosophy towards instructing students how they can achieve their goals with a ‘no-nonsense do-it-yourself’ approach. Their feature-length films include the regionally shot and distributed Old Man Dogs, Dangerous Crosswinds and the upcoming Death & Glory.
“An ongoing myth for independent filmmakers is that once they complete their first feature, it’ll be accepted into festivals, secure big-money distribution and the filmmaker’s career will be set from that point onward,” said Millios. “That's a fantasy world which occurs to a select few. Our workshops continue to address the reality of independent filmmaking to the student who loves filmmaking but isn’t sure how to proceed. We offer genuine solutions based on our experiences. If a student’s goal is simply filling up their film’s website with photos of their crew posing alongside Hollywood actors then this workshop clearly isn’t for them. However, if that same student would rather have their film’s website include a link to purchasing their DVD, as well as list of film-friendly theaters in the area who would like to screen their film, and then these workshops are perfect.”
Attendees will receive valuable insight into the creative, technical, and marketing strategies essential for filmmaking. Small class size, practical demonstrations, and a wide range of topics will give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and put it to immediate use. Testimonials from past workshops have been posted on the www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com website.
In 2005 Dangerous Crosswinds screened in close to twenty locations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, including the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, N.H. and the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Commentators praised the film as an outstanding example of independent film made outside traditional cinema circles. DVDTalk.com awarded the film a four-star rating, New Hampshire Magazine called Dangerous Crosswinds “provocative – a film which explores the light and dark sides of human nature,” John Clayton of the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote that “this is honest and brave filmmaking,” while Mike Sullivan in the Portsmouth Herald described Dangerous Crosswinds as being “independent filmmaking in its purest form.”
Registration for the two-day seminar is $497. Seats for this popular workshop fill up fast, so interested parties should register early. In addition, attendees will receive complimentary copies of the Digital Filmmaking Workshops Handbook, a DVD of Dangerous Crosswinds and the Discmakers Ultimate Guide to Releasing Your Film on DVD. For more information please call Marc Vadeboncoeur at Goodheart Media Services at 1-978-702-9503 or visit www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com.
4th Annual Digital Filmmaking Workshops announces spring dates for Producing, Marketing, and Screening Your Independent Film
Popular hands-on production seminar returns to Manchester, NH on the weekend of April 25-26, 2009.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Digital Filmmaking Workshops have announced that their popular Producing, Marketing, and Screening Your Independent Film Workshop will be held on the weekend of April 25-26, 2009. The workshops will run from 10:00-6:00 pm on both days and will be held inside the Manchester production studio of Back Lot Films, located at 105 Faltin Drive in Manchester, N.H. The lineup of guest speakers will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
The DFW was founded by Bill Millios of Back Lot Films & Marc Vadeboncoeur of Goodheart Media Services with a philosophy towards instructing students how they can achieve their goals with a ‘no-nonsense do-it-yourself’ approach. Their feature-length films include the regionally shot and distributed Old Man Dogs, Dangerous Crosswinds and the upcoming Death & Glory.
“An ongoing myth for independent filmmakers is that once they complete their first feature, it’ll be accepted into festivals, secure big-money distribution and the filmmaker’s career will be set from that point onward,” said Millios. “That's a fantasy world which occurs to a select few. Our workshops continue to address the reality of independent filmmaking to the student who loves filmmaking but isn’t sure how to proceed. We offer genuine solutions based on our experiences. If a student’s goal is simply filling up their film’s website with photos of their crew posing alongside Hollywood actors then this workshop clearly isn’t for them. However, if that same student would rather have their film’s website include a link to purchasing their DVD, as well as list of film-friendly theaters in the area who would like to screen their film, and then these workshops are perfect.”
Attendees will receive valuable insight into the creative, technical, and marketing strategies essential for filmmaking. Small class size, practical demonstrations, and a wide range of topics will give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and put it to immediate use. Testimonials from past workshops have been posted on the www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com website.
In 2005 Dangerous Crosswinds screened in close to twenty locations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, including the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, N.H. and the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Commentators praised the film as an outstanding example of independent film made outside traditional cinema circles. DVDTalk.com awarded the film a four-star rating, New Hampshire Magazine called Dangerous Crosswinds “provocative – a film which explores the light and dark sides of human nature,” John Clayton of the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote that “this is honest and brave filmmaking,” while Mike Sullivan in the Portsmouth Herald described Dangerous Crosswinds as being “independent filmmaking in its purest form.”
Registration for the two-day seminar is $497. Seats for this popular workshop fill up fast, so interested parties should register early. In addition, attendees will receive complimentary copies of the Digital Filmmaking Workshops Handbook, a DVD of Dangerous Crosswinds and the Discmakers Ultimate Guide to Releasing Your Film on DVD. For more information please call Marc Vadeboncoeur at Goodheart Media Services at 1-978-702-9503 or visit www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com.
Screenplay Reading Series to present "Someplace Like America" on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.
The New Hampshire Film and Television Office, in partnership with Red River Theatres, will present a reading of the original screenplay Someplace Like America written by Aaron J. Wiederspahn, on Thursday, February 5 at 7 p.m. at Red River Theatres in Concord, as part of the ongoing Screenplay Reading Series.Someplace Like America, which is scheduled to be filmed in New Hampshire later this year, is a contemporary tale set in New Hampshire's North Country after the closing of its paper mills. It follows Dutch, a long-unemployed steel worker and transient poet, as he returns to his family after a prolonged absence and attempts to reestablish contact with his grandson. Focusing on the struggles of the unemployed and disenfranchised, this narrative feature reflects on the possibility of personal and communal rebirth in the aftermath of economic collapse, illuminating in human terms a growing national issue in this post-industrial age.
The reading of Someplace Like America will be followed by a discussion with members of the New Hampshire-based production company, Either/Or Films, which produced The Sensation of Sight, starring David Strathairn. Either/Or Films Executive Producer Buzz McLaughlin and Writer/Director Aaron Wiederspahn will lead the discussion. The screenplay is inspired by the nonfiction book Journey to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass, by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Dale Maharidge and Michael Williamson, both of whom will be on hand for the discussion along with documentary filmmaker Ron Wyman, who will be working with the project.
The Screenplay Reading Series showcases new motion picture scripts read live by actors before an audience, followed by Q&A, creating a unique movie-going experience. The series focuses on the craft of cinematic storytelling, long before a frame of film is shot, and is dedicated to fostering a forum where screenwriters can hear their words come to life and network with actors, potential film investors, and other artists involved in filmmaking.
The Screenplay Reading Series accepts screenplays for consideration on an invitation-only basis and screenplays must have an emphasis on New Hampshire, either in their setting or their potential to be filmed in the Granite State. The screenplays are read in an intimate setting at Red River Theatres and can last anywhere between ninety minutes to two hours.
"Our Screenplay Reading Series launched in October with Plowing Up a Snake and it was a huge success," says Matthew Newton, director of the New Hampshire Film and Television Office. "We're looking forward to having another sell-out crowd at Red River for Someplace Like America."
With three screenplay readings held throughout the course of a year, audiences have the rare opportunity to "listen" to a film script, take part in a dialogue with the writer afterward, and hear the artistic conversation that happens "behind-the-scenes."
Tickets are $8 ($6 members) and are available at the Red River Theatres box office or online. Seating is limited and reservations are strongly suggested. Information on the Screenplay Reading Series can also be found here.
Netflix and Film Independent Announce Competition for Independent Filmmakers
Netflix, Inc., the online movie rental service, and Film Independent, the not-for-profit arts organization that produces the Independent Sprit Awards, the Los Angeles Film Festival, and film education programming, have joined forces to launch a competition for independent filmmakers. The "Netflix FIND Your Voice Film Competition" will award one aspiring filmmaker the means, guidance, and resources to make a full-length narrative film. In addition to production resources needed to make the film, the winner will receive a $150,000 cash production grant funded by Netflix. Deadline: February 9, 2009. See the Netflix Web site for full eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and an entry application form- http://www.netflixfindyourvoice.com/
"Iron Brides" segment taping in Portsmouth
Segment for NH-produced "Iron Brides" taping @ Portsmouth Sheraton 1/23 @ 3:30p. Ltd. seats for live audience. http://tinyurl.com/c8jcne
Visit www.ironbrides.tv for info on the show.
Visit www.ironbrides.tv for info on the show.
Princess Cinema in Berlin, NH to reopen
[From the Berlin Daily Sun:]
TBA Theatres has plans for a grand reopening of the theater in March 2009.
Read the full story here.
Thanks to Shelly Angers at the Dept. of Cultural Resources for passing this story along to us.
The owners of the Rialto Theatre in Lancaster have purchased the movie theater on lower Main Street and plan to bring the same combination of first run movies and community involvement to Berlin.
TBA Theatres has plans for a grand reopening of the theater in March 2009.
Read the full story here.
Thanks to Shelly Angers at the Dept. of Cultural Resources for passing this story along to us.
New Hampshire Creative Club meets Jan. 20
[From Chris Conroy at Heartwood Media:]
What do On Golden Pond, The Thomas Crown Affair and Jumanji have in common? They were all filmed on location right here in New Hampshire. Attend the New Hampshire Creative Club’s first meeting of the New Year to find out what makes New Hampshire so desirable to filmmakers. Matthew Newton of the New Hampshire Film Office will highlight some of the reasons filmmakers come to New Hampshire as well as the process that’s involved in shooting here. Bill Millios, filmmaker and founder of Back Lot Films will also be at the meeting. He’ll give us a behind-the-scenes look at producing films in the Granite State and talk about his most recent NH film Dangerous Crosswinds. Enjoy refreshments during our social networking hour prior to the lecture presentation.
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
6-7 p.m. (networking); 7-9 p.m. (presentation)
Where: Heartwood Media
83 Hanover St., 4th Floor, Manchester, NH
Cost: $5 for members & students, $15 for non-members
Visit www.nhcreativeclub.org for more information.
What do On Golden Pond, The Thomas Crown Affair and Jumanji have in common? They were all filmed on location right here in New Hampshire. Attend the New Hampshire Creative Club’s first meeting of the New Year to find out what makes New Hampshire so desirable to filmmakers. Matthew Newton of the New Hampshire Film Office will highlight some of the reasons filmmakers come to New Hampshire as well as the process that’s involved in shooting here. Bill Millios, filmmaker and founder of Back Lot Films will also be at the meeting. He’ll give us a behind-the-scenes look at producing films in the Granite State and talk about his most recent NH film Dangerous Crosswinds. Enjoy refreshments during our social networking hour prior to the lecture presentation.
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
6-7 p.m. (networking); 7-9 p.m. (presentation)
Where: Heartwood Media
83 Hanover St., 4th Floor, Manchester, NH
Cost: $5 for members & students, $15 for non-members
Visit www.nhcreativeclub.org for more information.
Call for Entries: The International Documentary Challenge
[This crossed my desk recently - thought I'd pass it along!]
The International Documentary Challenge returns to Hot Docs in 2009!
http://www.docchallenge.org/
For the third straight year, The International Documentary Challenge returns to the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto. This year's challenge takes place March 5-9, 2009 with registration opening on January 5, 2009. Hot Docs dates are April 30 - May 10, 2009.
The Doc Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (March 5-9, 2009) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Character Study, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as "Change") that will influence the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at Hot Docs where the Winners are announced. Three major awards (with cash prizes) will be presented: The American Documentary/P.O.V. Award, The Documentary Educational Resources (DER) Award and the Best Film Award. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.
Check out the new Doc Challenge website where you can learn more about the event, view films and hear directly from past participants about their exhilarating experiences:
http://www.docchallenge.org/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration opens on January 5, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: January 31, 2009 Final Registration Deadline: March 4, 2009
DocChallenge: March 5-9, 2009
Space is limited - only the first 300 teams to register will be accepted.
Check out the new Doc Challenge website where you can learn more about the event, view films and hear directly from past participants about their exhilarating experiences:
http://www.docchallenge.org/
The Doc Challenge is produced by Doug Whyte of KDHX Community Media.
The 2009 Presenting Partners include Hot Docs, American Documentary/P.O.V., Documentary Educational Resources and Typecast Releasing. Supporting partners include the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Organization of Canada, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Dokufest, Film Action Oregon and the 48 Hour Film Project.
The International Documentary Challenge.
Real Life. Filmed Real Fast.
The International Documentary Challenge returns to Hot Docs in 2009!
http://www.docchallenge.org/
For the third straight year, The International Documentary Challenge returns to the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto. This year's challenge takes place March 5-9, 2009 with registration opening on January 5, 2009. Hot Docs dates are April 30 - May 10, 2009.
The Doc Challenge is a timed filmmaking competition where filmmakers have 5 days to make a short non-fiction film (4-7 minutes.) All of the registered participants make their films during the same time period (March 5-9, 2009) and are required to ship the movie by the deadline. In addition to being restricted on time, the filmmakers must choose between 2 assigned documentary genres (such as Character Study, Music, 1st Person, etc.) and are assigned a specific theme (such as "Change") that will influence the content and direction of their film. The top 12 films (determined by a panel of judges) premiere at Hot Docs where the Winners are announced. Three major awards (with cash prizes) will be presented: The American Documentary/P.O.V. Award, The Documentary Educational Resources (DER) Award and the Best Film Award. After the premiere, there are additional theatrical screenings in major cities, possible television exposure and a DVD release of the best films.
Check out the new Doc Challenge website where you can learn more about the event, view films and hear directly from past participants about their exhilarating experiences:
http://www.docchallenge.org/
IMPORTANT DATES:
Registration opens on January 5, 2009
Early Registration Deadline: January 31, 2009 Final Registration Deadline: March 4, 2009
DocChallenge: March 5-9, 2009
Space is limited - only the first 300 teams to register will be accepted.
Check out the new Doc Challenge website where you can learn more about the event, view films and hear directly from past participants about their exhilarating experiences:
http://www.docchallenge.org/
The Doc Challenge is produced by Doug Whyte of KDHX Community Media.
The 2009 Presenting Partners include Hot Docs, American Documentary/P.O.V., Documentary Educational Resources and Typecast Releasing. Supporting partners include the International Documentary Association, the Documentary Organization of Canada, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Dokufest, Film Action Oregon and the 48 Hour Film Project.
The International Documentary Challenge.
Real Life. Filmed Real Fast.
Full-time sales position at Great Northern Video
[From Mike Sutton at Great Northern Video:]
Great Northern Video (Pembroke, NH) has been selling AV solutions to broadcast, corporate, education, ad agencies, and independents for 30+ years. We are looking for a full-time Outside Sales Rep to sell into Public Access, corporate, and education in NH/MA. Huge territory with existing clients, base pay plus commission, and benefits. This position is available in early February.
Candidates should have either 2+ year’s production experience or sales experience or both ideally. Being a people person is a must as well as having a sense of humor. If you know professional AV equipment (not consumer) and have what it takes to sell into towns, schools, and corporations, forward us your cover letter and resume to:
msutton@greatnorthernvideo.com
Contact Person: Michael Sutton
Company/Organization: Great Northern Video
Contact Phone: 603-228-0412
Fax: 603-225-5435
Email: msutton@greatnorthernvideo.com
Great Northern Video (Pembroke, NH) has been selling AV solutions to broadcast, corporate, education, ad agencies, and independents for 30+ years. We are looking for a full-time Outside Sales Rep to sell into Public Access, corporate, and education in NH/MA. Huge territory with existing clients, base pay plus commission, and benefits. This position is available in early February.
Candidates should have either 2+ year’s production experience or sales experience or both ideally. Being a people person is a must as well as having a sense of humor. If you know professional AV equipment (not consumer) and have what it takes to sell into towns, schools, and corporations, forward us your cover letter and resume to:
msutton@greatnorthernvideo.com
Contact Person: Michael Sutton
Company/Organization: Great Northern Video
Contact Phone: 603-228-0412
Fax: 603-225-5435
Email: msutton@greatnorthernvideo.com
Silent film blockbuster "The Crowd" (1928) to screen Jan. 19 in Manchester
The Crowd (1928), regarded as one of finest Hollywood films of the silent era, will be screened with live music on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, NH. The Crowd, directed by King Vidor, chronicles the fortunes of young couple struggling to survive in 1920s New York. Combining humor and melodrama, The Crowd centers on a tragic turn of events that strains the couple's relationship to the breaking point, forcing them to fight to keep their ever-diminishing dreams alive in a soulless urban society. One screening only on Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, 80 Hanover St. in Manchester.
The Crowd is part of the Palace Theatre's first-ever "Silent Film Blockbusters" series, which aims to show best quality prints of silent classics on the big screen with live music. See for yourself the films that made audiences first fall in love with the movies! Palace screening includes live music by local musician and composer Jeff Rapsis. General admission, $7 per person; proceeds to benefit the Palace Theatre. For tickets and more info on The Crowd and other films in the series, visit www.palacetheatre.org or call the Palace box office at (603) 668-5588.
New film from New Hampshire filmmaker George Butler
Despite the fact that George Butler was erroneously pronounced dead on the Charlie Rose Show recently (more on that here), the New Hampshire filmmaker was also in the news this past weekend as his new 40-minute IMAX film, Roving Mars, gears up for showings at the Boston Museum of Science starting January 16.
The Union Leader's Paula Tracy has more about Butler and his film here.
The Union Leader's Paula Tracy has more about Butler and his film here.
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