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Audience Choice Award at FMff for PYRE
Tweet Writer Daniel Audet, Producer David Cormican and Director Laurence Cohen’s “Rusted Pyre”, continues its festival run with another notable mention: Not only did it recently open the Fort Myers Film Festival in Florida last week, but it also won … Continue reading
New Poster for WILL released
Tweet In advance of the March 23rd premiere screening of David Carey’s short film script for WILL, we have mocked up a draft of the new poster for WILL based on the feedback provided from our social spheres. Hope you … Continue reading
Posted in Announcement, Announcements, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, david cormican, Interesting Find, Pictures, Production, Rusted Pyre, Short Film, Video, Will, Winner
Tagged fmff, Fort Myers Film Festival, Laurence cohen, March, rusted pyre, WAM, wide angle media festival, will, world war I, wwI
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One down, Two to go!
Tweet Well, it has been a bit of a whirlwind of a few weeks here with the CSSC. The 2011/12 submissions have been closed with the passing of the I-Missed-The-Deadline deadline and Principal Photography has come and gone on 2008′s … Continue reading
Posted in #scriptchat, Announcement, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, david cormican, Industry News, Pictures, Production, Screenplay, Short Film, Winner, Writing
Tagged bc regional inclusive arts network, Brian Markinson, California, Daniel audet, david carey, gordon pengilly, James Cooper, jesse herrmann, kickstart arts, Laurence cohen, Los Angeles, Melanie Nicholls-King, Neil Graham, no man's land, Short Film, Simi Valley, Siobhan McCarthy, Surita Parmar, Tonya Lee Williams, top 50, WAM, wide angle media festival, will, zach herrmann
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Brian Markinson, Melanie Nicholls-King and Tonya Lee Williams set to star in new Crowd-Funded Cormican Short Film
The Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, Producer David Cormican and Director James Cooper announce the joining of Canadian actors Brian Markinson, Melanie Nicholls-King and Tonya Lee Williams to their Kick Starter crowd-funded short film, ‘Elijah the Prophet’. Continue reading
Posted in #scriptchat, #ww, Announcement, Announcements, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, david cormican, Industry News, Interesting Find, News, Pictures, Press Release, Production, Screenplay, Short Film, Website, Winner
Tagged Alan Hardiman, Alwyn Kumst, Best of Canada, Brian Markinson, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, Cannes, Caprica, Charlie Wilson’s War, crowd-funding, david cormican, Degrassi, drunk driving, elijah the prophet, Emmy, Faces in the Crowd, film funding, Ginger Snaps, James Cooper, Jessica Biel, Katherine Isabelle, kick starter, kickstarter, MADD, Melanie Nicholls-King, Milla Jovovich, Minus Lara, Pass Over, passover, Polka Dot Door, Poor Boy’s Game, Reel Rave International Film Festival, Rookie Blue, rusted pyre, screenplay-competition, She’s The Mayor, Shooter, Short Film, The Border, The Tall Man, The Wire, Tonya Lee Williams, Winner, Y and R, Y&R, YnR, Young & the Restless
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Seeing In The Dark sees its’ first audience @ EIFF 2011
I wish I was there, as there is nothing like seeing your baby perform in front of a live audience for the first time. Continue reading
Posted in #ww, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, david cormican, Interesting Find, Pictures, Production, Seeing In The Dark, Short Film
Tagged Amy Matysio, Daniel audet, david cormican, edmonton international film festival, EIFF, EIFF 2011, gordon pengilly, helen hatzis, Minus Lara, red carpet, rusted pyre, seeing in the dark, Surita Parmar, world premiere
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On the cover of Futureale Magazine: Arts | Culture | Living | Rusted Pyre
“Everyone tests their courage as they are growing up; to spend the night in a haunted place, to peer into the closet when they’re sure a monster is inside, or to play Bloody Mary in their mirror at a sleep-over. These are the themes at the root of RUSTED PYRE that make it identifiable to a large audience.” Continue reading
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Tagged anastasia korina, brooke palsson, burning car, Daniel audet, david cormican, future reale, future reel, Futureale Magazine, ginny and sally, Laurence cohen, rusted pyre, Samantha somer Wilson, Worldwide Short Film Festival, wsff
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Rusted Pyre new poster concepts
Tweet We find ourselves pretty jazzed up by the rough cut as we head into the fine and locked cuts. If nothing else, we’re pretty confident that it is ready to start sharing it with other eyeballs for feedback and … Continue reading
BOXING DAY SPECIAL: The Thirteen Days of Short Film Christmas | 13 Movers and Shakers in the Short Film World
Roberta Munroe is the author of How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer — described as the “bible” for short filmmakers. Roberta packed this “bible” with insider tips gleaned from 5 years programming short films at Sundance, interviewing successful short filmmakers worldwide and sharing the horrors and the brilliance of her own award winning short filmmaking career. Continue reading
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DAY 12: The Thirteen Days of Short Film Christmas | 13 Movers and Shakers in the Short Film World
Tweet Though there are many movers and shakers in the short film industry worldwide, these are thirteen you should know about right now: 1. ??? 2. Romen Podzyhun Mr. Podzyhun founded Channel Zero, Inc. in 2000, and serves as its … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, Helpful Tool, Industry News, Interesting Find, Pictures, Production, Short Film, Uncategorized, Video, Winner, Writing
Tagged Channel Zero Inc., CHCH, Metro 14, movieola, Romen Podzyhun, Short Film, short film acquisitions, Short Film Channel, Silver Screen Classics
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DAY 5: The Thirteen Days of Short Film Christmas | 13 Movers and Shakers in the Short Film World
Patrick Kwiatkowski co-founded Microcinema International with Joel Bachar in 2000. Microcinema is a short film distributor; its monthly screening, titled Independent Exposure, has programmed more than 2000 short works to audiences in 45 countries. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Canadian Short Screenplay Competition, Helpful Tool, Industry News, Interesting Find, Pictures, Production, Screenplay, Short Film, Video, Writing
Tagged Exposure, Independent Exposure, Joel Bachar, Microcinema, microcinema international, monthlly screening, Patrick Kwiatkowski, short film distributor
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