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Saint John Youth Wins Grand Prize & People’s Choice at Film Awards

Seventeen year old Spencer Hetherington of Saint John won the Grand Prize and People’s Choice Award for his short film The Island in the 15th annual ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth Film Competition. The annual festival of film, video and media for youth announced its award-winners for the ViewFinders Youth Film Competition presented by DHX […]

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The Playhouse presents Documentary Play Re-enacting Epic Legal Battle over Genetically Modified Food

Coming to the Fredericton Playhouse on Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 pm, SEEDS is an award-winning documentary play that dramatically re-enacts a landmark Canadian court case. SEEDS tells the story of a four-year legal battle between Saskatchewan farmer Percy Schmeiser and one of the world’s biggest biotech corporations, Monsanto Inc. Produced by Montreal-based company Porte Parole, […] Continue Reading

NFB Tremplin 2016 Finalists Include Two from NB

The finalists in the ninth edition of the Tremplin competition (in French), organized by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) in collaboration with Radio-Canada, have been announced: Kevin Arseneau (from Rogersville, New Brunswick), André Roy (from Dieppe, New Brunswick), Colin Champagne (from Edmonton, Alberta) and Julien Capraro (from Vancouver, British Columbia). They were chosen from… Continue Reading

ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth

ViewFinders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, a production of the Atlantic Film Festival, announces its full program for students and teachers taking place at select Cineplex Cinemas throughout the Maritime Provinces during the months of March and April this year. Since its inception in 2002, ViewFinders has brought films to over 75,000 young people in… Continue Reading

2014 Silver Wave Award Winners Announced

On Saturday night, November 8th, the Annual Silver Wave Awards Show handed out major hardware to filmmakers from all over the world. The big winners ultimately were NB Filmmakers. Below is a list of all the award winners: The Isaac ‘The Puma’ Miller Award for Best Youth Shorts in memory of young filmmaker/skateboarder/photographer Isaac Miller: The Railroad… Continue Reading

Silver Wave Film Festival Starts Thursday

The 14th annual Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) featuring over 120 films, a full slate of special events and an industry film summit, will be presented over four days in Fredericton, starting Thursday November 6th and running through Sunday November 9th. “Silver Wave is on a mission annually, to spotlight the creative talent of New Brunswick… Continue Reading

The Phantoms Movie gets Emmy Nod

A television movie inspired by the real-life story of triumph in a small New Brunswick town has earned an International Emmy nomination for producers, Rick LeGuerrier and Timothy M. Hogan of Halifax-based, Dream Street Pictures. Their two-hour dramatic film, The Phantoms, premiered last fall on CBC Television. Inspired by the events surrounding the 2009 New… Continue Reading

Culture Days are Here!

Culture Days are finally here! New Brunswickers are ready to celebrate arts and culture! Celebrations begin today and take place throughout the weekend. Culture Days 2013 is a Canada-wide celebration of arts and culture. Fun for everyone New Brunswickers will have the opportunity to take in collective creations, dance and percussion workshops, behind the scene… Continue Reading