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Four bravoFACT shorts heading to Anima Mundi

nschwartz — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:18:00 +0000

Four bravoFACT shorts will be screening at Anima Mundi, a festival that aims to educate, inform and entertain through animation.

The selected shorts include:

Beep Beep Beep (Jeremy Diamond)

Requiem for Romance (Jonathan Ng)

Yellow Sticky Notes | Canadian Anijam (Jeff Chiba Stearns)

Foxed! (James Stewart and Nev Bezaire)

To see the full schedule of screenings visit: http://www.animamundi.com.br/en/festival/information/selected-films-2013:565.html

Congratulations, filmmakers!

Boxed (2013)

nschwartz — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:23 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Drama
Theme(s):	comedy
Duration:	00:04:25
Credit(s):	Jeff Penttila, Writer/Director Arkadiusz Barylka, Composer Jeff Penttila, Composer Jimmy Velor, Composer Dylan Macleod, Director of Photography Christian Lattman, Actor Jorma Lindquist, Actor Marty Adams, Actor Rob Greenway, Actor Jacques Bruyns, Animator Gerry Lattmann, Producer The Dot Film Company, Production Company
Description:	With the world at his fingertips from the confines of home, and so many options to choose from, a man struggles to stay focused long enough to finish one task until a supernatural presence helps him remember what’s important in life.

Drawing Blank (2012)

nschwartz — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:35:42 +0000

Province:	Quebec
Discipline(s):	Animation Dance Visual Art
Theme(s):	modern painting
Duration:	00:04:55
Credit(s):	Stefan Verna, Director David Drury, Composer Emily Honegger, Choreographer Emily Honegger, Writer Stefan Verna, Writer Bill Kerrigan, Director of Photography Stefan Verna, Editor Emily Honegger, Dancer Gene Pendon, Artist David Finch, Producer Emily Honegger, Producer Picture This Productions, Production Company
Description:	A combination of dance and visual art to tell an abstract, dream-like story of movement, texture and color.

Beep Beep Beep (2012)

nschwartz — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:37 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Animation Music
Theme(s):	CGI classical
Duration:	00:02:52
Credit(s):	Jeremy Diamond, Writer/Director Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Denny Silverthorne, Editor Alex Hawley, Animator Craig Schriver, Animator Joel Chahal, Animator Joseph Lague, Animator Kurtis Scott, Animator Mateusz Garbulinski, Animator Alex Hawley, Artist Joseph Lague, Artist Denny Silverthorne, Producer Jonas Diamond, Producer Smiley Guy Studios, Production Company
Description:	An animated short about the frustration of being caught at a red light.

Love Songs from an Android (2012)

kyorga — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:41 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Drama
Duration:	00:06:00
Credit(s):	Sol Friedman, Writer/Director Hiroya Miura, Composer Keir Brownstone, Composer Henry Sansom, Director of Photography Sol Friedman, Editor Joe Kingsbury, Actor Lauren Bullivant, Actor Igloo VFX, Animator Keir Brownstone, Musician Maggie Szpakowksa, Producer Paul Nandrajog, Producer Sol Friedman, Producer Artbeast, Production Company
Description:	A melancholic tale of a robot suffering from the heartache and misery of unrequited love.

Final View (2012)

nschwartz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:25 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Drama
Theme(s):	comedy
Duration:	00:04:00
Credit(s):	Peter Pasyk, Writer/Director Beau Dixon, Composer Daniel Grant, Director of Photography Navin Harrilal, Editor Kate Corbett, Actor Kate Trotter, Actor Rachel Wilson, Actor Katharine Wilson, Producer Peter Pasyk, Producer Final View Productions, Production Company
Description:	After a man dies in an unlikely car accident his secrets are revealed at his funeral by the three women in his life–his wife, his lover and his booty call.

Four bravoFACT shorts screening at Nickel Independent Film Festival

nschwartz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:29 +0000

Four bravoFACT shorts are heading to the 13^th annual Nickel Independent Film Festival in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The festival, which runs from June 18^th-22^nd, aims to showcase Canadian and foreign films from a wide range of genres.

The selected shorts include:

The Yodeling Farmer (John Scoles & Mike Maryniuk)

Overwatch (Calum deHartog)

Final View (Peter Pasyk)

Life Doesn’t Frighten Me (Stephen Dunn)

For the full festival schedule visit: http://www.nickelfestival.com/schedule

Congratulations to everyone involved in creating these shorts!

Do Not Bend (2006)

nschwartz — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:19 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Drama
Theme(s):	comic LBGT
Duration:	00:06:00
Credit(s):	Pierre Bonhomme, Director Judy Klassen, Writer John Angier, Composer Boris Mojsovski, Director of Photography Geoff Ashenhurst, Editor Anna Silk, Actor Josh Peace, Actor Maggie Cassella, Actor Peter Keleghan, Actor Darren Portelli, Producer Kerry Young, Producer Spiral Media, Production Company
Description:	Sometimes even a monster home in the suburbs isn’t big enough to contain the baggage of one complicated couple.

The Perfection of the Moment (2005)

nschwartz — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:10 +0000

Province:	Alberta
Discipline(s):	Drama Spoken Word
Theme(s):	LBGT literary
Duration:	00:04:16
Credit(s):	Corey Lee, Writer/Director Alec Harrison, Composer Robin Loewen, Director of Photography Ken Filewych, Editor Cam Sutherland, Actor Gillian Carfra, Actor Joel McNichol, Actor Ken Zilka, Actor Wally Houn, Actor John Gould, Author Susan Bristow, Producer enriquePoe Moving Pictures, Production Company
Description:	A man walks along a deserted downtown street in the wee hours of Sunday morning. As a truck careens toward him, we are forced to consider the consequences of actions, and the alternate courses one might take… The Perfection of the Moment won the Reel Canadian Indie Award at the Canadian Filmmakers Festival in Toronto in March 2007.

Drag (2006)

nschwartz — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:19:34 +0000

Province:	Ontario
Discipline(s):	Drama
Theme(s):	LBGT
Duration:	00:05:52
Credit(s):	Jaime Escallon-Buraglia, Writer/Director Stan Barua, Director of Photography Alison Taylor, Editor Kevin Finlayson, Actor Richard Tse, Actor Elena Lombardi, Producer Robert Budreau, Producer Lumanity Productions, Production Company
Description:	Jeremy needs to leave his conservative Manitoba town in order to fully live his sexuality in the city, so he marries a rich man who wants a Canadian passport. Their differences and secrets turn a simple transaction into a twisted love story.