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Launch Party (THUR. NIGHT)

WORKSHOP TIME CHANGE

NICKEL ROAD SHOW

NLAC/VideoFACT Music Video Workshop

2007 Award Winners

DOC NL Reception

Join the Documentary Organization of Canada (NL Chapter) as they celebrate the Nickel Independent Film Festival with a banquet of delicious appies!

When:     Friday, June 22, 2007
              5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Where:    RCA Gallery, LSPU Hall
              Cash bar

See you all there!!!

Tickets

Introducing for the first time in Nickel history, the Official Festival Pass!!!

For just $50 you can see all 7 shows! Screenings are sure to sell out, so pick up your tickets now at the LSPU Hall Box Office. Call the Hall at (709) 753-4531

Screening	Number of Screenings	Price	Surcharge	Dates
Evening	5	$10.00	$1.00	19-23
Late Night	2	$7.50	$1.00	21_22
Children’s	1	$5.00	$1.00	23
Pass	7*	$50.00	$7.00	19-23

 *Excludes Children's Benefit Screening

2007 Workshops

To register for these workshops please e-mail us at nickelfestival@yahoo.ca Earlybird registration deadline is 5pm on June 15th

Super 8mm Workshop

LSPU Hall Monday, June 18

Please note, to be eligible you must have had a film programmed in the Nickel in any year. If you wish to apply please e-mail nickelfestival@yahoo.ca

This year, the Nickel will pair filmmakers with composers for their popular Super 8mm workshop, sending three filmmakers out to shoot an 8mm film that uniting music and visual imagery. The resulting films from this two-day workshop will be screened at next year’s festival. All filmmakers must have had a film screened previously at the Nickel festival. Participants will be chosen at random. Filmmakers will be given three minutes of film to be edited in camera and shot in one day. These films will then debut with LIVE accompaniment at the St. John’s Jazz Festival. 

The Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and VideoFACT present Music Video Production Workshop

LSPU Hall, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10 am-12 pm, 1 pm – 4pm

Early Bird: $15 Reg: $30

Speakers: Beverley McKee, Executive Director, VideoFACT, Warren P. Sonoda, Director, TwoThreeFive Films

VideoFACT, the groundbreaking music video, website and epk production fund will present an in depth music video production workshop as a part of The Nickel Independent Film Festival.  Facilitated by Toronto-based director Warren P. Sonoda and VideoFACT executive director Beverley McKee the day long workshop will focus on topics such as production financing, establishing yourself as a music video director and pitching on jobs, creating the right narrative for the artist featured in the music video, and an in-depth view of the realities of music video production in Canada.

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador presents

Making Your 2nd/3rd Film

LSPU Hall, Thursday, June 21, 10 am – 1 pm You’ve made your first film, now what? 

Early Bird: $15 Reg: $30

Please note space is limited

In this lecture-style workshop facilitated by Anita McGee, participants will learn how to approach their second and third films.  Where to get funding? How to budget for the biggest creative return?  Some of the choices the Director will need to make include the script, the location, the cast and crew (size and expertise), working with a producer, and knowing where to put the money.  Anita will provide answers to the most common questions emerging filmmakers ask when pursuing their next project.

Actra Fraternal presents the Nickel Screenplay Series

LSPU Hall, Friday, June 22, 2007   Public reading and  talkback, 2 pm –5 pm 

FREE

Hosted By Lois Brown, this will be the third year of the wildly successful Nickel Screenplay Series. Screenplays by local writers are chosen by a committee of industry professionals.  The successful writers are provided feedback by a high profile script consultant.  Then the selections receive direction in the morning with a public reading by professional actors in the afternoon. Audiences are given the opportunity to hear works in progress read aloud and to give their own feedback to the writer.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation presents Working in HD,
Location TBD, Saturday June 23, 10 am-1 pm, 2 pm-5 pm
Early Bird: $25 Reg: $50
Please note space is limited
Bob Petrie will facilitate a full day hands-on workshop for 10 experienced filmmakers who have an overall understanding of HD.  The workshop will concentrate on understanding the difference between the equipment and shooting in HD vs. Non-HD.  Filmmakers will have access to HD cameras for this workshop.

Celtx Screenwriting & Pre-Production Software Demonstration
Thursday June 21, LSPU Hall 2:00-3:30 pm
Free admission

This workshop is for all screenwriters-from established to emerging to ‘just about to write a screenplay’ as well as those involved in pre-production. Michelle Jackson from Celtx will facilitate a workshop on using their software in the writing and pre-production stages.
She will cover format, script breakdowns, schedules and creative pre-production areas.  This software has been especially useful for collaborating in pre-production phase.

If you are in the film industry, this is a workshop for you. Please feel free to bring your laptops.  You will be provided with a copy of the software at the workshop.

2007 Festival Screening Schedule

St. John’s, NL Canada 16 min.

Justin Simms, the NLAC’s Emerging Artist for 2007, made this award-winning short in 2006.  Six people reflect upon past mistakes after a botched wedding toast ruins the perfect day.   

Succubus Directed By Alison Reid, Free Spirit Films Inc.

ON, Canada 14 min

Lilith, a cat rescuing entrepreneur, and Athena, a genetic engineer, are desperate to have a baby together. Their attempts to conceive with the help of a science have failed so Lilith takes matters into her own hands, and uses her unique skill set to steal some very special sperm.  That task turns out to be an easy one compared to convincing Athena it’s a good idea. Starring Angela Vint and Megan Fahlenbock.

Desolation Angels Directed by Kurt Breitenmoser, Eriwin Films

VIC, Australia 38 min

A story about love lost and love found. Set against a rugged Australian backdrop, four characters deal with their own disillusionment of loss and regret.

INTERMISSION

The Nickel Gets Jazzed and the Jazz Festival Gets Framed, Directed by Roger Maunder, Justin Simms, Colleen Power
St. John’s, NL Canada 10min

In 2006, the Nickel and the St. John’s Jazz Festival teamed up to hold a Super 8 workshop where three filmmakers were partnered with jazz musicians to create a 3 minute short. All three films were completed the same day and edited in camera. Music was recorded live during the closing night of the Jazz Festival.

delirium Directed by Gerard Neil, Blood from a Turnip

St. John’s NL, Canada   5 min

An exploration into the mind of a man freezing and starving to death.

El otro lado del pasillo (Across the Hall) Directed by Alan Powell, Facilitator Films

ON, Canada, 17 min 

Recently emigrated Miguel has a hard time dealing with diverse cultures while his kids try hard to just fit in. But Miguel’s refusal to acknowledge his cross-dressing neighbor and his strict orders to have his kids do the same angers his wife and eventually has the kids defying his authority.

Absolute Zero Directed by Alan Woodruff

VIC, Australia 23 min

An account of the grim and ironic death by freezing of a man trapped inside a refrigerated meat wagon, told using a combination of archival and imagined material to speculate on the man's final hours.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007   7 PM

Nightingale’s Last Song, Directed by Philip David Hogan, Still Small Entertainment

Mount Pearl, NL Canada  30 min

On the night of his retirement, private detective John Nightingale is forced into saving a man he wished was dead by a woman who may be more than either of them realizes.  What happens before midnight will change all of their lives forever.  Filled with dark imagery and darker characters, with twists that build upon twists, this is homage to 1940’s film noir.

Detroit Unleaded, Directed by Rola Nashef, Gas Afterhours Productions

MI, USA 25 min

Sami, a young Arab American, believes that the family gas station in Detroit will give him a chance to see his girl, Naj, away form the pressures of their family and friends.  His Cousin Mike is sure the station holds the key to an empire built on rolling papers and fake perfume.

INTERMISSION

Life Unkind, Directed by Y. Grace Park

RI, USA 2 min

A son is turned into a man, a husband, then a father; but he becomes none of them. It is a piece for those who we never learned to love.

Off the Grid: Life on the Mesa, Directed by Jeremy Stulberg and Randy Stulberg, Still Point Pictures

NY, USA 64 min

Twenty-five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of radicals live in the desert, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity as they cling to their unique vision of the American dream.

Thursday June 21, 2007    7 PM

Here On In, Directed by Jordan Canning, AWAY Films

St. John’s, NL Canada 14 min

An accident gives a young girl and her father the time and occasion to examine the precariousness of their relationship, freshly transformed after the death of the mother and wife.

2, Directed by Kim Anderson

AB, Canada 3min

An animated meditation on human communication through visual language.           

This Year for Christmas, Directed by Ken Allaire

QC, Canada 17 min

A Christmas tree war in the Bronx between a local, Crazy Al, and two young French Canadians. 

Scenes From Starkdale, Ohio, Directed by D.B. Dowd Ulcer City Studio

MO, USA 9 min

An experimental animated film from the creator of the 'Sam the Dog' Internet animation series, it uses the language of comics to explore suburban landscapes and attitudes in the age of global terror. Frank Oros' sound design transforms the 'easy listening' audio experience and recasts it as a musical dialogue. Graphically sophisticated, powerful.

Hansel and Stella, Directed by Rob Blackie Blackie Films Inc

St. John’s, NL Canada  4 min

This is a modern adaptation of Hansel and Gretel with a twist.  When Stella’s mother causes a scene in a grocery store, Stella draws the line with an unusual symbol for her coming of age. 

Startle Pattern, Directed by Eric Patrick

NC, USA 13 min

The interior space of a puppet becomes increasingly reflective, revealing the artifice of his creation.

INTERMISSION

Aucune Idée  Directed by Roger Maunder

St. John’s, NL Canada

The first music video from Colleen Power's debut french recording "Terre-Neuvienne". It's a fun, uplifting moment with the singer/songwriter as she frolics through her words and her backyard in springtime.

Souffle sur le Miroir (Breath on the Mirror), Directed by Vanessa Woods

CA, USA 10 min

This film, made during a four-month residency in Pont-Aven, France, explores how space, culture, and geography influence dreams and how, consequently, those dreams can be reinterpreted through varied technologies.

Speaking Volumes, Directed by Ken Pittman Best Boy Productions

St, John’s, NL  43  min

An exploration of the recent burgeoning of fiction writers in Newfoundland and Labrador features interviews with Lisa Moore, Michael Winter, and Wayne Johnson.

Thursday June 21, 2007     10:30 PM

Late Night Horror Show

Viewer discretion is advised.

And The Woods Fell Silent Again, Directed by Rania Ajami Cipher Productions

NY, USA 15 min

A forest warden and his strange companion are faced with a question: two girls don’t just tear each other apart, do they? It looks like two girls just did. And the warden already has the photographs to prove it.

Seamstress, Written/Produced by Justin Oakey

St. John’s NL  2 min

Oakey along with Director/Cinematographer Nicole Bazuin presents a short study of horror, tension, and femininity in this 2007 film.  This short was screened at Toronto’s Maximum Exposure Exhibition.

Y Que Cumplas Muchos Mas (Happy Birthday 2 You), Directed by David Alcalde The Lift

Barcelona, Spain 13 min

Clara, a social worker, will discover a dark secret on her way to help a kid who is supposed to be suffering child abuse. But nobody, even herself, is who they pretend to be in this story about murder, cats, and birthday presents.

Long Pigs, Directed by Chris Power and Nathan Hynes Long Pigs Inc.

ON, Canada 81 min

Winners of Best Feature and Best Actor at Los Angeles Mockfest 2007.

Two bumbling filmmakers stumble across the ultimate documentary subject, a 33 year-old cannibalistic serial killer, who has agreed to give them full access to his life while he is still in the middle of his murderous rampage.

Friday, June 22, 2007    7 PM

Face Machine, Directed by Justin Simms Canadian Film Centre

St. John’s, NL  15 min

A sci-fi love story.  No faces allowed.

Messenger, Directed by Gary Beeber Gary Beeber Graphics, Ltd.

NY, USA 20 min

Take a ride with Kamikaze, New York City’s most legendary bike messenger
and world-class character. Be part of the action and learn the street wisdom
he’s gleaned about work, women, and the meaning of life from his 25 years on
NYC's streets.

Die Besucher (The Visitors) Directed by Ulrike Molsen Maedchen, die fluestern FILMS

Berlin, Germany 38 min 

A young woman hosts a couple in trouble and becomes the target of their cruel game.

INTERMISSION

Sam and Piccolo, Directed by Adam Walker Adam Walker Film

TAS, Australia 15 min

Everything is perfect in the isolated world of two friends until one is overcome by blinding greed.

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures, Produced by Bart Simpson, Directed by Hasko Baumann Avanti Media/Morag Loves Company

Germany/Canada 68 min

Atruly international documentary about comic-book revolutionary, Jean “Moebius” Giraud featuring Stan (Spiderman) Lee, Mike (Hellboy) Mignola with music by Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk)

Late Night Friday Screening 10:30 PM

Slam Planet: War of the Words, Directed by Mike Henry, Kyle Fuller Slam Channel, LP

TX, USA 98m

Slam Planet: War of the Words follows teams of poets from NYC and Austin, TX, into the gritty, intensely personal world of Poetry Slam. Can three minutes on a microphone lead to a doorway out? To a career? This is the sport of spoken word.

Saturday, June 23, 2007    12 PM

Children’s Screening

Benefit for Big Brothers/Big Sisters

The Red Balloon, Directed by Michael Olesen

CA, USA 3 min
A young boy enlists the help of a balloon seller to send birthday wishes to his Mom - in the only way he knows how. A simple story of loss and longing.

What Do They Do In There? Directed by Christian Sparkes Best Boy Productions

St. John’s, NL Canada 18 min

Eleven year old Abby Brown and ten year old Ian Carter are investigative reporters for their school newspaper, the Riverhead Beacon and they write a really cool column called “What Do They Do In There?’ They’re the writers, the editors, the photographers; they do it all!   

All About Oscar Dir. by Ryan Knight SwishPan Films

ON, Canada 7 min 

A universal story that will refresh everyone’s childhood memories, ‘All About Oscar’ is a well-crafted short that follows a young boy and his quest for a dog.

For All The Marbles, Directed by Kris Booth Shoes Full Of Feet

Toronto, ON  11 min

Fllows the escapades of a 10-year-old boy as he attempts to retrieve his prized marble, tossed away at recess, from across a schoolyard fraught with unbelievable dangers.

Ice Fishin’, Directed by Rajash Massey College of the North Atlantic

Stephenville, NL Canada  2 min

Student Massey and producers James Grace and David Gale bring us his first animated short created through the Digital Animation Program at the College of the North Atlantic.  A comedy of errors in unlikely places.

The Snow Fort, Directed by Ian Yorski Buffalo Gal Pictures Inc.

MB, Canada 5 min

A group of children spend the morning building a snow fort only to have it destroyed by a group of mischievous teenagers.

Len and Hugo Directed by, Chris Trebilcock Megalodon Entertainment

ON, Canada 22 min

A young magician-ventriloquist must break from the world of illusion in order to find his true self.

Saturday,  June 23, 2007   7 PM 

Faire Chaluim Mhic Leòid (The Wake of Calum MacLeod), Directed by Marc Almon  Opolo Pictures

NS, Canada 8 min

Calum MacLeod, last of the great bards of Cape Breton, is very lonely. His two sons and one daughter have moved far away. One stormy evening, Calum angrily demands the Baron of the Winds, a mythical figure inhabiting the best of Calum's tales, return his children to him. Calum promptly falls dead. From distant points, the Macleod’s assemble to attend Calum's wake. But the deceased Calum has a surprise in store for them yet...

Last Chance Christmas, Directed By Scott McClellan Oneblacksock Productions

St. John’s, NL Canada

It’s Christmas Eve and Tom just forgot his girlfriend’s present back at the party. The clock is ticking and he needs to go back and get the gift before it’s too late.

Valley of the Chapstick, Directed by Robert Kennedy

ON, Canada 8 min

A recovering lip balm addict takes it one day at a time.

Pismo (The Letter), Directed By Matvei Jivov Telesto

ON, Canada/Russian Federation 14 min

After spending nearly three years as a partisan fighter in the wilderness, Stepan is heavily wounded and rescued by advancing regular army. Healed and sent home, the battle for Stepan is hardly over. A new, different battle will only just begin.

Nest, Directed By Suin Choi

Seoul, South Korea 9 min

On a cloudy and gloomy night in a beautiful village, two moons are shining. The village gradually transforms…

Screeched, Directed By Adam Chambers

St. John's, NL Canada 7 min

After breaking up with his girlfriend, a man is forced to kiss a fish and drink a shot of 'screech' at a bar. This experience results in a strange and erotic relationship with the fish that ultimately tests the man's ideas about love and sexuality.

INTERMISSION

Dinner For One, Directed by Anita McGee Kickham Productions
NS, Canada 10 min

A bathtub opera about two neighbors with three things in common: they share a bathroom wall, a love for singing, and a penchant for eating meals in the bathtub. They court on the elevator and finally make a date: Dinner together, yet alone.

Ahead of the Curve, Directed by Rosemary House Rock Island Productions/Rink Rat Productions

St. John’s, NL Canada 48 min

The dancers of House’s Toronto Dance Theatre are amongst Canada’s most talented, accomplished and beautiful. House regards them as a profoundly important part of his art and creation; their artistry in interpreting and advancing his choreography is front and centre in the film. House also draws his inspiration from travel and the sometimes strange beauty of familiar landscapes: a trip to his home on the island of Newfoundland is framed by choreographic retreats in northern Scotland and the bucolic Toronto Islands, just minutes away from the arts-centric energy and towering skyline of his adopted city. “Ahead of the Curve is a film about process and inspiration, about dance's dazzling energy and mystique, about art and its wonders. A film about my brother.”

Nickel '07 Poster

The Nickel Independent Film Festival is pleased to reveal the poster for it's 7th annual installment.



click here for a larger version.


The 7th Annual
Nickel Independent Film Festival
June 19th - 23rd
LSPU Hall (Victoria St.)
St. John's, NL

Nickel Launch Party

Mon., May 7, 8p.m.
The Last Drop, 193 Water Street

Nickel Road-Show!

Friday April 20th
Stephenville, NL
DSB Fowlow Building
Bay St. George Campus
Lecture Theatre
7pm

Saturday April 21st
Grand Falls-Windsor, NL
Phoenix Theatre
3pm

MySpace!

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Benefit Concert

Distortion (George St.)
FRIDAY, JAN. 12 @ 10pm.

Scavenger Hunt!

2007 Poster Contest

2006 AWARD WINNERS

THE SIXTH ANNUAL NICKEL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS, presented July 22, 2006

Audience Choice Award

Thick & Thin (Jordan Canning, writer/director)

Best Story or Screenplay

The Seventh Dog (Zeina Durra, writer)

William F. White Emerging Filmmaker Award

Christine Poker (My People's Journey)

Jury Award for Animation

Changes (Lorcan Finnegan, director)

Jury Award for Cinematography

Les Pieds dans le Vide (Giulia Frati, director of photography)

Jury Award for Production Design

Dark Arc (John R. Taylor, production designer)

Jury Awards for Acting

Harriet Cox (Judith)

Sylina Jones (Thick & Thin)

Best Documentary Film

An Ordinary Family (Fredrik Gertten, director)

Best Dramatic Film

Rogairi (Thomas Cosgrove, director)

Best Newfoundland and Labrador Film

Keeping Up With Cathy Jones (Barbara Doran, director)

Workshop Schedule

2006 Nickel Schedule!

JULY 18-22, 2006

LSPU HALL, 3 Victoria Street

FOR TICKETS CALL 753-4531

FILM SCHEDULE

Nickel Party!!

Monday, June 12th, Bianca's Bar, $5

         

THE NICKEL INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
AND
NEIGHBOURHOOD DANCE WORKS
TEAM UP FOR FESTIVALS LAUNCH PARTY

Accepted Notice

The 2005 festival award winners

The 2004 festival award winners

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