FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14th,
2007 Photos/Clips/Interviews available upon request
Producer/Media Contact: Paul Armstrong
T: 604 727-0253 E: paularmstrong@telus.net
Media
Contact: Alison
Walker T: 778 388-4626 E: metaphorpr@shaw.ca
BIF NAKED’s New Music Video
‘MY GREATEST MASTERPIECE’
in support of the THEATRICAL
RELEASE of ‘CROSSING’
ALSO FEATURING SEVERAL FILMS ON A
ZOMBIE THEME
in support of the THEATRICAL
RELEASE of ‘FIDO’
with a Q&A with the director ANDREW
CURRIE
PARTY FOLLOWING SCREENING:
BON VOYAGE PARTY for our HOST of 9 YEARS
KEN HEGAN
and THE COLD READING SERIES
PRODUCER
SARAH NIXEY
as THEY JOURNEY to TORONTO
for 1 YEAR
(see email below for more details)
The ANZA Club, #3 West 8th Ave. at
Ontario St., Vancouver, B.C.
604-734-8339
Admission - $5.00 at the door
Hosted by KEN HEGAN
Produced by PAUL ARMSTRONG
Co-Produced by
AARON HOUSTON
Technical Direction by MICHAEL BROOKS
Vancouver, B.C…The CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB,
monthly screenings featuring the best in independent provocative short and
feature films & videos followed by a Q&A. No Minors. Prizes galore.
TRAILER for CROSSING
directed and produced by Roger Evan Larry, written and produced by Sandy
Tomc, starring Sebastian Spence (Dawson's Creek, First
Wave), Crystal Bublé (Cold Squad), Fred Ewanuick (Corner
Gas) and rock star Bif Naked - a gangster who discovers the
thrills and perils of cross-dressing. This romantic thriller won silver at Cinequest (‘05) for the Best First Feature
Prize / Emerging Maverick. In a pre-release review, Rob Salem of The
Toronto Star says “CROSSING... surprises and delights in strange and
unexpected ways. Expertly and evocatively shot, wonderfully cast and vastly
entertaining.” Gary Morris, editor of the Bright Lights Film Journal calls
CROSSING “a striking entry into the neo-noir canon.” “Crossing”
is Larry’s feature directorial debut.
OPENING FRIDAY MARCH 30 at FIFTH AVENUE CINEMAS
‘MY GREATEST MASTERPIECE’ music video featuring BIF NAKED, Sebastian Spence &
Crystal Bublé, directed by Roger Evan Larry, produced by Paul
Armstrong. Acclaimed Canadian pop punk princess Bif Naked had
a key role in Roger Evan Larry’s feature thriller “Crossing”
as drag king thug and also contributed the original song “My Greatest
Masterpiece.” The song is the lead single on The Warner released
‘Crossing’ soundtrack that features, among others, Swollen Members, Nelly
Furtado, Champion, Michael Buble, Buck 65 and Sara Slean.
DONOVAN LIFE directed by Roger Evan Larry, written by Roger
Evan Larry and Sandy Tomc, starring Crystal Bublé, Sebastian
Spence and Matty Finochio, sponsored by Cressey - a new
comedy up on YouTube with a I Love Lucy meets Sex in the City vibe.
3 episodes X 4 min.
TRAILER for ‘FIDO’
directed by Andrew Currie (Mile Zero), written by Robert
Chumack, Andrew Currie & Dennis Heaton, produced by Blake
Corbett & Mary Anne Waterhouse, co-produced by Trent Carlson &
Kevin Eastwood, starring Billy Connolly, Carrie Anne-Moss (The
Matrix, Memento), Henry Czerny, Tim Blake, Sonia Bennett &
Mary Black. FIDO is certainly not your average zombie movie.
After all, how many zombie flicks do you know that star a Scottish comedian
(Billy Connolly) as the title character? Far from being a typical gore fest, FIDO
is a clever satire that has everyone in stitches. From film critics to film
festival goers at Sundance and the Toronto International Film Festival,
everyone is laughing their heads off. This often strange and delightful tale
follows Timmy Robinson (K'Sun Ray), a lonely boy whose family is the only one
on the block without a zombie. One day, in a desperate attempt to 'keep up with
the Joneses', his mother (Carrie-Anne Moss) surprises the family with a
six-foot rotting zombie soon-to-be-dubbed, Fido. A perfect addition to the
family portrait. Trouble ensues, however, when Fido eats the next-door
neighbor...
A
boy-and-his-dog movie for grown ups, FIDO will rip your heart out.
Distributed by TVA.
FIDO opens in
theatres across Canada this Friday, March 16th!
CAUTION! Zombies may
attack.
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THE JANITORS, written and directed by Daniel Arnold and Matthew
Kowalchuk, produced by Clinton Carew and Jason Margolis, DOP Shannon
Kohli, music by Krystian Dell, starring WILLIAM B. DAVIS (The
X-Files, Robson Arms, Sisters) and MEDINA HAHN (The
Collector, The 4400). 12 min, Super-35mm, Romantic
Comedy/Drama, 2006 - When a video conference connection is left on in the
boardroom, a reclusive old night janitor meets a talkative young cleaning lady
... and he's forced to question his choice of an isolated life. Winner of the 2005
NSI Drama Prize. Screened at Vancouver International Film Festival, Calgary
International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival, Whistler
Film Festival, interfilm Berlin, and the Hollywood Film Festival, CBC's
Canadian Reflections 2007
MASUMI by Murielle
Freoa, starring Masumi Kobari and Alex De La Cruz, 4
min. - a writer looking for his muse, between dream and reality. Made in 24
hours for a Festival of Literature in Montreal.
THE VEIL directed by Mike
Jackson (Hooped, Hell's Habit, The Bar), written by Sam
Dulmage and Mike Jackson, starring Corina Akeson (Hell's
Habit), MacKenzie Gray (The Collector, The Net), Charles
Zuckermann, Toren Atkinson (singer / songwriter of the Darkest of
the Hillside Thickets, the world's premier Lovecraft-themed rock band) and Robin
Forsyth, Cinematography by Sam Dulmage, edited by Jean-Denis
Rouette, music by Jeff Tymoschuk, 11 min., 2005 Bloodshots Horror
Competition, 2006 - A young married woman is haunted by dark visions. Is it her
medication, or something more sinister? A lovecraftian period piece. H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival, Toronto After Dark Festival, Chicago
Horror Film Festival. Vancouver Premiere.
ZOMBIEWALK, written,
directed and produced by Kryshan Randel, co-written by David Lewis,
music by Goblin, starring David Lewis (Lake Placid, The
Bully Solution) and hundreds of zombies. 5 min., documentary / news
segment, 2006. Produced for Novus TV's news program "City Lights" -
On August 19 2006, hundreds of zombies marched the streets and beaches of
downtown Vancouver; stopping traffic, climbing into moving vehicles,
terrorizing beachgoers, and eating a whole lot of brains. And all of this was
caught on tape, as exclusive media coverage of Vancouver's second annual
ZombieWalk. WARNING: What you are about to see is 100% real, and is not
for the faint of heart.
SPONSORS: The ANZA Club - www.anzaclub.org ,
VIDCOM - www.vidcom.ca , NovaCurrent Creative Solutions - www.novacurrent.com
PRIZE SPONSORS: Reel West Magazine and Digest - www.reelwest.com , Videomatica - www.videomatica.bc.ca , Biz Books – www.bizbooks.net, The Barefoot Contessa - www.thebarefootcontessa.com
, intake.ca – www.intake.ca , The Casting Workbook – www.castingwork.com , NovaCurrent Creative Solutions - www.novacurrent.com
NEXT CELLULOID SOCIAL CLUB APRIL 25, 2007
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THE END OF MY ERA:
Hi gang,
You may have heard that I'm going to prison in Kingston. Or maybe you heard
that I was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The truth: I've been recruited to be the Series Producer/Head Writer for the
first season of a new documentary TV series. This is a Toronto-based 13 X
30-minute 'factual entertainment' series for the TVTropolis network (formerly
known as Prime). Show title TBA.
So my wife Sarah (co-producer of the Cold Reading Series), myself, and our
collie/lab Kyle, are moving to Toronto on Sunday April 1st. We start our new
jobs April 9th - Sarah's been hired to work on the show as our ace researcher.
Which kicks ass.
I will miss the hell out of you all.
Feel free to recommend any good people or dogs I should meet in Toronto. I'm
also seeking a men's rec league ice hockey team to play on (I’m a 6’2”, 185 lb
speedy left winger who shoots left and frequently) in case the Leafs cut me.
Before we go, we're having a Moving Sale at our East Van house this Saturday
and Sunday afternoons, March 17/18th.
Location: 657 East 10th Avenue (@ Fraser St). C'mon by and say hi, and/or grab
some cheap crap from my closet.
Also: on Wed March 21st, I'm hosting my last Celluloid Social Club for a long
while, 8 pm to late at the ANZA Club. Hope I can see you for a goodbye drink.
Info: http://www.celluloidsocialclub.com
Have a great 2007/08, vote early and often, and please keep in touch. My email
will stay the same: ken@voiceoftreason.net
We’ll be back some day. If all goes to plan, we’ll loot Toronto for a while and
then return to BC to expand our empires.
Take care of yourself and I love your work,
Ken
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Ken Hegan
Writer, Director, Man About Town, Host of the Celluloid Social Club 1997-2007
Voice of Treason Productions Inc.
Email: ken@voiceoftreason.net
Web: http://www.voiceoftreason.net
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For Immediate Release: March 2nd, 2007
Photos/ Footage/Interviews available upon request
Media Contact: Alison Walker metaphorpr@shaw.ca
tel: 778 388-462
Contest Producer: Paul Armstrong paularmstrong@telus.net cell:
604 727-0253
HOT SHOT SHORTS FILM CONTEST
WINNER
‘THE BAR’ WRAPS PRODUCTION
Vancouver,
BC…The Hot Shot Shorts Film Contest is proud to announce that the
winning short film in the 1st Annual Hot Shot Shorts Film Contest, The
Bar by Peter New, has wrapped production in Vancouver, BC. The
film was directed by Mike Jackson and stars Peter Deluise and Simone
Bailly.
The
film stars Peter Deluise (Stargate, 21 Jump Street), Simone
Bailly (The ‘L’ Word, DaVinci City Hall), Nicholas Elia
(Masters of Horror, White Noise), Berit Beattie and Peter New (Black
Christmas, The Delicate Art of Parking).
“It
is next to impossible for me to express my gratitude to our fine cast and crew.
And what an honour to have been chosen as the first ever Hot Shots Short! I am
humbled - not an easy task - ask anyone! I'm the greatest guy ever and I
know it, so humility for me is like putting on a too small shirt, no pants and
trying to crash a fashion show - just FEELS wrong, y'know? Anyway, I am truly
and humbly grateful to a talented and generous group of people, all of whom
donated their time and energy to making this film happen. Here's where I'd put
in an in-joke if we had one, but I'm not sure we do. Like
"Bagelsauce!" which I doubt means anything to anyone. So...
Bagelsauce to everyone!” - Peter New, Writer
“I'm
very proud that we were chosen for the inaugural 'Hot Shot Shorts', and I feel
incredibly privileged to have gotten to work with such a fine crew and
brilliant talent, both in front of and behind the camera. It's been a
tremendous opportunity, as well as a welcome chance to spread Peter New's
diseased sense of humour like a plague-vector throughout much of the
english-speaking world, toppling entire civilizations in its wake.”
-
Mike Jackson, Director
The
film is written and produced by Peter New of Steam Powered Films,
directed by Mike Jackson (Dial 'A' for
Alphaman, Hooped!, Hell's Habit), produced by Dan
Schlanger of Dilemma Productions, executive produced by Susin
Nielsen & Gary Harvey (Robson Arms), filmed by Kamal
Derkaoui, production designed by Andrew Li, costume designed by A.J.
Andrien, production managed by Julienne Park with Paul
Etherington as 1st AD and Alix Falkiner as Location
Manager. Melissa Perry and Larkin MacKenzie-Ast cast the film.
The composer is Chris Gestrin.
The
Bar tells the story of Mac,
a down-and-out writer who thinks he’s lost everything, and Adeline, a hooker
with a history of feeling out of place, as they reveal truths about each other
– eventually discovering each other through the exposure of their inner turmoil
as represented by cans of soup and enormous signage.
The Bar is a typical boy-meets-girl story involving chicken breasts, pool
sharks, and a xylophone. Film noir meets Airplane! This Bar is the place
where nobody knows your name.
Peter New's writing credits include: Double Exposure: The Snides of March;
Long Hard Comedy Rocket; Hooped!; and Point Blank (for
which he earned a Leo award for best writing - comedy/variety).
The Bar was selected
among 96 script entries in the first annual Hot Shot Shorts Film Contest
submitted at The Celluloid Social Club, a monthly screening of
independent short films. Six script finalists were then read at The
Cold Reading Series in August 2006.
The
purpose of the Contest is to provide resources and support for the filming of
an exceptional script that otherwise might not be made. Hot Shot Shorts was
initiated by Ed Brando at Paladin Show Services, Scott
Campbell of Matrix Professional Video Systems/Maxell Canada, Paul Armstrong and Aaron Houston of The
Celluloid Social Club and Michael George of the Cambie Film Center.
Since then a wide variety of sponsors have come on board (see attached below).
Once
completed the film will play film festivals, appear on-line and screen at The
Celluloid Social Club.
Airwaves Sound Design -
www.airwavessound.com
Cambie Film Center –
www.cambiefilmcenter.com
Can Am Importique - www.moviesetdecor.com
Celluloid Social Club - www.celluloidsocialclub.com
Cineworks – www.cineworks.ca
The Cold Reading Series - www.coldreadingseries.com
FINALE Editworks – www.finale.tv
FTXWest - www.ftxwest.com
Independent Film Center
InTake.ca – www.intake.ca
Kinozoom Productions
Lorne Lapham Sales & Rentals - www.llsr.com
Matrix Professional Video Systems - www.matrixvideo.ca
Maxell Canada - www.maxellcanada.com
Metaphor PR
Melissa Perry & Larkin MacKenzie Casting
Paladin Show Services
Sounds Xlnt – www.soundsxlnt.com
Wendy D Photography – www.wendyd.ca
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FUNDRAISER SCREENING SUNDAY MARCH 18
Hello everybody.... This is Sab and Jess.
Just to let you know that we're about to organize a
fundraiser screening for our feature film SMILE OF APRIL. The fundraiser will
take place at the pacific cinematheque downtown on March the 18th, doors at
2pm, screening at 2h30 and then... drinks and french bakeries will be waiting
for you in the lobby...
We'll also have prizes to give away.
If you wanna have your seat warm and ready for you:
reservations at: brokenartists-pictures@yahoo.fr
10$ at the door.
Join us, have a drink, watch movies and give a smile. Your support means a lot.
to know more about the movie
www.brokenartists.com
myspace.com/smileofapril
Here is the program: ( More short movies will be added soon)
WE'RE SO SCREWED - 7 min – 2006 – Dark comedy - written &
directed by Sabrina Karine and Jessica Brajoux, starring Lori Triolo, Christine
Lippa, Ryan Robbins. Produced by Stacy D Smith, DOP Aaron houston.
- Kate and Lynn are arguing over a chocolate cake when they find their own
dead bodies lying on the floor.
TAMING TAMMY / TRAILER – 2007 – Romantic Comedy – Written and directed by
Tracy D Smith, starring Sarah Jane Redmond, Aleks Paunovic, Ryan Kennedy, Alex
Zahara, Gary Chalk, Christine Lippa, Tahmoh Penikett, Ryan Robbins, Tristin
Leffler, Dan Payne…
- A lively modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew”
which takes the battle of the sexes to the extreme with ex-champ boxer, Sy “The
Bruiser” Balkovich, and feisty sex toy seller, Tammy “The Shrew”.
SAVE MY SOUL - 7 min – 2007 – Comedy – Written and directed by
Sabrina Karine and Jessica Brajoux, starring Torri Higginson and Tristin
Lefler. Produced by Jessica Brajoux and Sabrina Karine, DOP Ryan Shannon.
- Lea just found out her boy friend is cheating on her. Heart broken, she
starts drinking and taking pills when her punk guardian angel, Terra
appears. Lea is not supposed to see Terra but she does… and Terra is now
forced to deal with her.
YUMI IN LOVE TRAILER - 2007 - Drama - Written and Directed by Tery
Miles. Starring Torri Higginson, Kurt Max Runte, Kristin Cofsky, Rebecca
DeJong, Juan Riedinger, Lori Henry, Nicola Anderson, Casey Austin, Kristina
Agosti, Paul Bae, Adam Lolacher... Produced by Terry Miles, DOP Naim
Sutherland.
- In any city, on any one night...anything can happen
PLANET 6 - 2007 – Comedy – Written by Sabrina Karine, Directed by
Jessica Brajoux and Sabrina Karine, starring Alex Zahara, Sarah Jane Redmond,
Ed Brando, Christine Lippa, Paralee Cook, Daisy Lippa, Tristin Leffler, James
Wilson, Gary Little. Produced by Jessica Brajoux and Sabrina Karine, DOP Wendy
D.
- Alex is a loser. One morning, a meteor falls in his backyard and a new
life of fame starts for him.
STUCK TRAILER - Drama - Written and Directed by Lindsay Bourne. Starring
Amanda Tapping, Jr Bourne, Fred Henderson, Courtney Kramer, DOP Jeffery Lando.
- When four people from disparate backgrounds get stuck on an elevator, they
find themselves face to face not only with each others but with
themselves. Will they emerge changed in anyway or are they stuck in their
beliefs and prejudices?
BREAKDOWN - 13min- 2006 - Comedy - A Crazy 8 short film -
Written and Directed by John Bolton, Starring Christopher Shyer, Amanda
Tapping, Carly McKillip, Sonya Salomaa, Winston Rekert, Gary Chalk, William S
Taylor, Mike Coleman, Kendall Cross, Produced by Errin Cluton, Nancy Welsh, DOP
Dikran Yazedjian.
- In May 2006, filmmakers John Bolton and Errin Clutton were given eight
days and eight hundred dollars to produce the made-for-television disaster film
"Breakdown". Unfortunately, they spent the first seven days in
casting. On the eighth day, they cut together "Breakdown" with the
only footage they had - the video from the casting session. This is that film.
THOMAS AND LESLIE - short movie by Terry Miles. More info to come.
SMILE OF APRIL TEASER - Drama - Written and Directed by Sabrina Karine and
Jessica. This is a promotional teaser for the feature film Smile of April,
scheduled to be shot in Spring 2007.
- Life changes like the tide, in accordance with the whole universe but you.
It only takes one second, one place, one person... It can happen anytime, even
now, the 4th of April, at 5pm.
If you have prizes to give away, feel free to contact us, we're always looking
for more.
Forward the info, bring your friends and let's have fun.
See you soon,
Jessica and Sabrina.
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Broken Artists Pictures
3167 west 3rd avenue
Vancouver, BC, V6K 1N2
CANADA
O: 604 731 0518
C: 778 327 8846
brokenartists-pictures@yahoo.fr
www.brokenartists.com
