Films On The Go 2012

Welcome to the 7th annual Films On The Go screening tour!

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival is celebrating its 23rd year and we couldn’t be more excited. We have grown into a first-class annual event and are making our mark on the international stage. We celebrate outstanding work made by women, for everyone. Our festival showcases national and international award-winning documentaries, feature films and short films of all genres, stripes and formats, alongside an industry Film Forum of workshops and panels.

Films On The Go is proud to present a sample of our very best and most entertaining short films from the festival to communities across Newfoundland and Labrador. The films you will see have been specially selected with your viewing pleasure in mind. They are witty, provocative, beautiful and fun, and we promise you’ll easily lose your-self in the flickering images.

Sit back and enjoy the show, wherever you are.

Noreen Golfman, Chair of the BoardSt. John’s International Women’s Film Festival

MESSAGES

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador is proud to sponsor the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival and 7th annual Films on the Go Screening Tour. Films on the Go brings quality films to communities across Newfoundland and Labrador from Carbonear to Stephenville to Labrador.

Our support of Films on the Go is a logical extension of CBC’s commitment to emerging film makers across the country. This support was seen in this summer’s Short Film Faceoff, a 4-part television series featuring emerging filmmakers and their films from all across Canada. To see more locally produced films, tune into CBC Television on Saturday nights throughout July & August at 8:30 NL/ 8:00 Labrador . Visit cbc.ca/nl to see the lineup. CBC Newfoundland and Labrador extends its congratulations to all the film makers, curators, and crew involved with Films on the Go. We are sure that you will enjoy the show! Denise Wilson Managing DirectorCBC Newfoundland & Labrador

FILMS ON THE GO 2012

LITTLE HEARTOh, this is some clever piece of animation. We love the way Janna-Marynn Brunnen draws her little heart out. Follow the bouncing organ as it endures love, loss, and all that jazz. It’s got a good beat and you can live by it.

Director: Janna-Marynn BrunnenProducer: Janna-Marynn BrunnenWriter: Janna-Marynn Brunnen

Director: Lynn KristmansonProducer: Lynn KristmansonWriter: Lynn Kristmanson

Country: Canada Running Time: 7 minutes

Country: Canada (NL)Running Time: 5 minutes

METERSA brilliant conceit, an elegant metaphor, METERS is at once moving, witty and warm. Here an old man and his sorrow face a ticking inevitability.

Director: Darcy FitzpatrickProducer: Paula GaleWriter: Darcy Fitzpatrick


RESCUE WIFESure, she dresses well, applies her lipstick perfectly, aims to look fresh every morning for the Man, and saves humanity just because she can, but do any of those guys notice? Lynn Kristmanson takes humourous aim at the female curse of invisibility, or irrelevance, whichever comes first.

TASHINAMoving from the res to the city (of Winnipeg), a young aboriginal girl is determined to work out the uneasy tension between change and tradition. This wonderfully evocative film animates the dilemma in vivid, shifting tableaux.

Director: Caroline MonnetProducer: Kevin Lee BurtonWriter: Caroline Monnet

Country: Canada Running Time: 5 minutes

FILMS ON THE GO 2012

CLIPPER GOLDThere’s a lot of stuff going on in this ambitious directorial debut, more than just a cup of tea, for sure. You can cut the tension between this couple with a knife. An amusing, surreal tableau of frustration and rage, desire and repression.

KATHYWow, if Barbie had, like, a totally cool awesomely confident sister she’d be Kathy. Born out of Emily Bridger’s brain, sure, but more commonly out of all our experience of junior high, Kathy is that girl.

A RIVER IN THE WOODSLushly shot and exquisitely framed, this film draws us deep-er and deeper into the woods where, if you remember your teddy bear’s picnic, youare in for a big surprise.

Director: Joel Thomas HynesProducer: Krissy Holmes, Paddy DalyWriter: Joel Thomas Hynes

Director: Mark O’BrienProducer: Shannon Lynn HawesWriter: Emily Bridger

Director: Christian SparkesProducer: Christian Sparkes, Allison WhiteWriter: Christian Sparkes




MICKY BADER (BATHING MICKY)A short swim a day keeps the doctor away. That certainly seems to be the case for 100-year-old Mickey, whose as-tonishing endurance, good humour, and eloquent insight demonstrate why the examined life is way better than its opposite.

Director: Frida KempffProducer: Erik AnderssonWriter: Frida Kempff

Country: Denmark/SwedenRunning Time: 14 minutes

WORKSHOPS

Tuesday, July 31st, 10am-4pmLion’s ClubJoel Thomas Hynes will lead a gorilla style filmmaking workshop in which young aspiring filmmakers will utilize the world around them to create a very short (one to three minute) film.

Tuesday, July 31st, 8:30pm-9:30pmLion’s ClubJoin Joel Thomas Hynes in a post screening Q&A about writing, directing and everything in between.

Wednesday, August 1st, 1pm-6pmFogo Island Film houseJoel Hynes will offer a youth-oriented beginners level workshop on the basics of the short screen-play. Participants should expect to bring their stories from the idea stage to the professional format with emphasis on story development, character and dialogue.

TWILLINGATE

Wednesday August 1st 8:30pm-9:30pmFogo Island Film HouseJoin Joel Thomas Hynes in a post screening Q&A about writing, directing andeverything in between.

FOGO ISLAND

Thursday August 2nd 8:30pm-9:30pmArts & Culture CentrePost screening Q&AJoin us for a post screening Q&A with filmmaker Emily Bridger as she discusses the films screened that evening and answers your questions about making films in Newfoundland. Friday August 3rd, 10am-4pmIntro to Screenwriting: Exploring Character and Plot through SubtextWhat is subtext? And how can a writer use this important script element to create compelling screenplays? Join award-winning filmmaker, Emily Bridger in a hands-on workshop as she explores the basic elements of writing for the screen.

GANDER

Thursday, August 9th, 8:30pm-930pmPrince Dyke Memorial TheatreJoin us for an in-depth interview with special guests Mike Hayes and Emily Bridger as they discuss starting out in their careers and their experiences working in stage and in film. Emily is an emerging actor/writer/filmmaker starting out in the biz and Mike just starred in his first film at the tender age of 76. At any age, we’ve all got lots to learn and to learn from each other.

EASTPORT

Monday August 20th 11pm-3pmMy Point Is…A Community Short Film Project This workshop invites people of all ages and experience to come out and celebrate and capture the spirit of the community of Norris Point on film. Using simple digital cameras, participants will be encouraged to capture the people and environment that surround us. We will then use a simple program to edit together these images and sounds to create a story about place.*Come dressed for the weather, bring sunscreen and fly spray for your shoot. There will be a lunch break (130-230) but participants are also welcome to bring lunch and ask additional questions at that time.

What’s the Point? A Q&A on Filmmaking with Ruth and DesWriter/Director/Actor/Producer Ruth Lawrence and Writer/Actor Des Walsh discuss the films and their experience in the industry. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to be a part of the local filmmaking dialogue.

BONAVISTA

Wednesday August 8th, 10am-4pmGarrick Theatre The Art of the Actor on FilmFilmmaker Jacqueline Hynes will be treating youth to an in depth rehearsal technique utilizing script analysis and physical movement to get at the core of character development. This fun and explorative process will investigate the relationship between the Actor and the Director.

Wednesday August 8th, 8:30-9:30pmGarrick TheatreJoin Jacqueline Hynes in a post screening Q&A as she takes you behind the scenes of the Films on the Go program.

NORRIS POINT

WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS

LABRADOR

Darcy Fitzpatrick leads a comprehensive workshop covering the three main stages of film production: writing, directing and editing. Students will receive an overview of the filmmaking process with a mix of theory and practice that will enable them to articulate their ideas, encouraging them to make their own films.

Tuesday, September 18th, Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday,September 20th, Labrador City

Do It Yourself: A filmmaking workshop for high school students.

BIOS

Joel Thomas Hynes is an award winning novelist and playwright with more than a decade’s experience performing leading and principal roles for film and television and stage. He’s worked as a staff writer for the CBC’s comedy series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, as an associate producer for the feature film Down to the Dirt, wrote and directed the award-winning film Clipper Gold and recently directed the film 11 Years, currently in post-production.

Emily Bridger is an emerging filmmaker and actor from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She has performed in various roles on stage and film. Her first film, Epilogue, which she wrote and directed, screened at various festivals across Canada. Her second short film, Brad, pre-miered at LA Shorts Fest 2010. Her most recent writing project, Kathy premiered at the Atlantic Film Festival 2011 in Halifax. It screened at festivals across Canada, and also won Best Comedy at Lakeshorts Film Festival 2012.

Jackie Hynes is a writer/director/producer and mentor living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Her second film Cardboard Junction (2011) won her the Nickel Independent Film Festival’s Emerging Filmmaker Award and screened at festivals in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. She is the Program Manager at the Women’s Film Festival producing and mentoring a range of filmmaking camps for youth and community groups. Jackie works in film as an Assistant Director and Production Coordinator. Jackie is the recent recipient of the RBC Michelle Jackson Award for her upcoming short film, Two Passengers.

BIOS

Des Walsh is a poet, screenwriter, musician and actor. His screenwriting credits include the international miniseries’ The Boys of St. Vincent and Random Passage. Love and Savagery, his first feature film, was nominated for the DGC’s 2009 Best Feature award and won a Genie Award. His writing has been recognized with international awards including a Gemini, the Umbria Fiction in Italy, the Grand FIPA d’Or Cannes in France, and a 1995 Peabody Award in the United States. He received the NLAC’s Arts Achievement Award for 2009.

Ruth Lawrence’s work as an actor, writer and filmmaker has taken her to Ireland, France, the US, and across Canada. Ruth won the 2011 Joan Orenstein Best Actress Award for Clipper Gold at the Atlantic Film Festival and the 2011 RBC Michelle Jackson Award for Emerging Filmmaker from the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival to produce the short film, Two Square Feet, with Jeanne Beker. She was recently named the NLAC’s 2011 Artist of the Year.

Darcy Fitzpatrick is an emerging filmmaker from St. John’s, Newfound-land currently working as a writer and director on the children’s TV se-ries Mickey’s Farm for Best Boy Entertainment. He first took an interest in filmmaking while earning his BFA in Theatre and made the transition from stage acting to freelance videography shortly after graduating in 2002. He has been pursuing a career in film and television ever since.

THE RBC MICHELLE JACKSON EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD

Are you an emerging female filmmaker residing in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Do you want to make a six-minute short film?

The RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award could help!

The RBC Michelle Jackson Emerging Filmmaker Award (RBC MJAward) was founded in honour of St. John’s filmmaker and student mentor

Michelle Jackson, who passed away suddenly in 2008. Administered by the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival, this annual

peer-juried award is open to emerging female directors living in Newfoundland and Labrador who have not yet directed a feature film.

Only directors may apply. The award provides services and cash to create a six-minute film within six months. The final film will be premiered at the St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival.

Submissions for the RBC MJ Award typically open in May of each year, and the winner is announced in the summer. The 2012 award recipient is Jackie Hynes, of St. John’s. 2011’s winner was Ruth Lawrence, whose

film “Two Square Feet” will premiere at the 23rd annual St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival this October, and 2010’s

winner was Allison White.

For more information, see womensfilmfestival.com or call Sarah Smellie at 709-754-4131.

SPONSORS

A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

THANK YOU TO OUR FRIENDS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThank you…

To our dedicated sponsors, filmmakers, workshop and panel leaders, film tour venues, and to you the patrons of Newfoundland’s film community!

Special thanks to Kelly Davis, Maggie Keiley, Sarah Smellie, Maggie Hickey, Aley Waterman, Victoria Wells, Lynn Kristmanson, Chris Darlington, CBC, Denise Wilson, Amy Joy, Maureen Anonson, Newfoundland & Labrador Film Development Corporation, The Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canadian Heritage, Canada Council for the Arts, the Board of Directors of the SJIWFF, Eastern Audio, Movies in Motion, NIFCO, Winterset, Writer’s at Woody Point, and absolutely everyone who helped us on the road, spread the word and came out to show support.

Films On The Go is now in it’s 7th year and we are thrilled to present not only a full serving of cinematic treasures, but this year for the first time, we are offering workshops and panels in just about every single town we visit. This is a banner year for a cross-provincial screening tour that strives to uphold the mandate of promoting the work of local, national and international women filmmakers and to provide access to their films for film lovers outside of St. John’s.

None of this would be possible without the help of all of you.

The 23rd annual St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival will take place in St. John’s October 16th -20th, 2012. Featuring five full days of films and workshops for filmmakers, youth and the general public, with special galas, parties, receptions and more, this is a festival you don’t want to miss!

For updates and information on Films On The Go, the Festival, or any of other programs, please visit www.womensfilmfestival.com or call us at 709-754-3141.

Jacqueline Hynes, Program ManagerSt. John’s International Women’s Film Festival

Twillingate - Lions Club - Jul 31st, 7pmFogo Island - Film House - Aug 1st, 7pmGander - ACC Art Gallery - Aug 2nd, 7pm

Bonavista - Garrick Theatre - Aug 8th, 8pmEastport - Prince Dyke Memorial Theatre - Aug 9th, 7pm

Carbonear - Paddy’s Garden - Aug 12th, 9pm *Outdoor Screening*Norris Point - Bonne Bay Marine Station - Aug 20th, 7pm

Corner Brook - Grenfell Theatre - Aug 21st, 7pmStephenville - CNA - Aug 22nd, 7pm

Bell Island - St. Michael’s High School - Sept 15th, 7pmHappy Valley-Goose Bay - Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre - Sept 18th, 7pm

Labrador City - ACC Labrador West - Sept 19th, 7pm

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Films On The Go 2012