The Vancouver Sun places my music video amongst the awesome Wilco & The Pack a.d.! 16 Feb 2012, 1:35 pm

From New music videos: The Pack a.d., The Autumn Portrait, Wilco
“Since its release on YouTube just 10 days ago, Vancouver indie-pop band The Autumn Portrait‘s Welcome To The Night has gathered close to 15,000 views.

Not bad at all for this little video (directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart) telling the love story between the Moon and the Sun performed at various locations in Vancouver, including the amazing Prophouse Cafe at Venables and Commercial Drive.

The Autumn Portrait plans to release three more videos and a radio single, all from the band’s debut The Design Is Over, over the next few weeks.” – Excerpt from The Vancouver Sun’s Blog AWESOME SOUND (click to read) by Francois Marchand

WATCH VIDEO!

MPPIA and BC Film announce the 2011 finalists for $115K award 8 Nov 2011, 9:47 am

“Vancouver, Canada – The Motion Picture Production Industry Association of British Columbia (MPPIA), in association with British Columbia Film + Media and the Whistler Film Festival, is pleased to announce the short‐listed candidates for the 2011/12 MPPIA Short Film Award.

Based on an adjudication process administered by British Columbia Film + Media, the five finalists and their projects are:
Mark Ratzlaff, Beauty Mark
Ana Valine, Happiless
Amber Ripley, Mermaid in a Jar
Brianne Nord‐Stewart, No Return
Liz Van Allen Cairns, Withering Heights
The successful candidate will receive a $10,000 cash award from MPPIA, a $5,000 cash award from British Columbia Film + Media, plus in‐kind production services up to $100,000 for a short film project to be completed within 18 months after receiving the Award. The completed project will be eligible for screening at the 2012 Whistler Film Festival.”

For the full press release from MPPIA and BC Film CLICK HERE.
For a blog from The Province, “Five pitches in Whistler short film showdown” CLICK HERE.

Get your dose of Trolls on the Sundance Channel in November 21 Oct 2011, 11:07 am

Check out the Sundance Channel Website to stay up to date!

The Provider Screens TONIGHT at Granville Cinemas 12 Oct 2011, 8:34 am

 ”The Provider” at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival

Wed, Oct 12th 9:15pm
Empire Granville 7 Th 2

$12.00

Lots of News about being The News 7 Oct 2011, 7:52 pm

Here is a list of press that has been bubbling the pass month or so! Print, Radio and TV! German TV to be precise!

Actor and comedian Pardis Parker interviews Brianne about her latest, The Provider, in Yellowknife, 2011

2011 Oct 7, “VIFF: Canadian Shorts are long on talent and tech“, by Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun
2011 Oct 7, “Solid script is foundation for successful short film“, by Peter Birnie,Vancouver Sun
2011 Oct. 5, “The Arts Report“(Listen), Brianne is interviewed by Adam Janusz, CiTR – In Print,
2011 Oct. 3, AhornTV, E5S2, Brianne opens the German TV show at VIFF 2011 Media Conference
2011 Sept 30, CBC Radio North, Director Brianne Nord-Stewart, Yellowknife
2011 Sept 24, CBC Radio Vancouver, The Provider is mentioned as a highlight of VIFF Canadian Shorts
2011 Sept 7, Vancouver Sun article about Gabrielle Rose at the Vancouver Int’l Film Festival

VIFF 2011 Western Canada Premiere, Cinefest Sudbury Eastern Premiere of “The Provider” 6 Sep 2011, 2:18 pm

“The Provider”, a short film directed by Brianne Nord-Stewart, and co-produced and written with Vancouver local filmmaker Andy Thompson, has been Officially Selected for the Canadian Images program at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival (September 29 – October 14), and the Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival (September 17-25).

“The Provider” stars venerable actress Gabrielle Rose, Thompson, and John R. Taylor and features Benjamin Elliott and Natalie Kardum. Award winning Amy Belling shot the film.

“The Provider” screens in Sudbury on Wednesday September 21st, 3pm, at SilverCity.

Screening dates in Vancouver have yet to be announced.

Italian Debut (I think) in Trieste July 4th 23 Jun 2011, 11:57 am

“Trolls” will be playing July 4th at the Maremetraggio International Short Film and Debut Works Festival in Trieste, Italy! The 12th edition of this festival runs from July 1th-9th and supports short film and debut films which are competing for 10,000€ in prizes!

“Trolls” is competing in the MAREMETRAGGIO SECTION which is reserved for Short Films that won one or more prizes in one or more European Festivals during 2010 (We won at Clermont-Ferrand in Feb. 2010 and were nominated at the World Film Festival in Warsaw). The films are selected by the Festival’s Artistic Director and her decision is final. You heard it – FINAL!!

Feature film “Complexity” Wins 3 Awards out of the gate! 14 Jun 2011, 11:09 am

The feature film, “Complexity”, edited by yours truly (ie/ Brianne Nord-Stewart) and directed by Adam Bogoch, has picked up three awards. Most recently, an Award of Merit for Feature Film at “Indie Fest”, a fairly well known independent film awards competition in L.A, and previously at a new breed of film festival in San Fransisco, “The Best Actor (in a) Film Festival”, where the film picked up two awards at the May 28th award ceremony including Best Director -  Feature Comedy – Adam Bogoch; and Best Ensemble Cast -  Feature Comedy -  Elizabeth Connor, Emilie Ullerup, Kyle Cassie, Morgan Leaney, and Patrick Spencer

Congrats to the cast and crew and to all the future success!

Trolls to Tour Newfoundland Starting June 12th! 14 Jun 2011, 10:19 am

It has been over 3 months since the last TROLLS  update but that doesn’t mean that things have stopped happening! It means a lot of things are!

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival has announced its exciting line up for the 6^th annual Films on the Go program.
This year TROLLS has been selected as part of a diverse program which will tour the province starting June 12^th and will be hitting the following towns:

• Norris Point – Sunday June 12^th
  Bonne Bay Marine Station

• Corner Brook – Monday June 13^th
  Arts and Culture Centre

• Stephenville – Tuesday June 14^th
  The College of the North Atlantic

• Placentia – Sunday June 19^th
  Placentia Bay Cultural Arts Centre

• Bonavista – Monday June 20^th
  The Garrick Theatre

• Fogo – Saturday June 26^th
  Fogo Island Film House

• Twillingate – Monday June 27^t
  Anchor Inn
• Grand Falls-Windsor – Tuesday June 28^th
  Gordon Pinsent Centre for the Arts

• Gander – Wednesday June 29^th
  Arts and Culture Centre

For more information on the program please visit www.womensfilmfestival.com for more details:

Follow us on Twitter: @SJIWomensFF
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/womensfilmfestival
Web: http://www.womensfilmfestival.com

Brianne Finishes editing her first feature film! 21 Mar 2011, 10:19 am

“Complexity”, a feature film by Vancouver’s 18-year-old Adam Bogoch, is now complete! “Trolls” director Brianne Nord-Stewart edited the film.

The cast and crew, family and friends screening was held at Oakridge Theatre in Vancouver on March 13th. The response was great and many enthusiastic comments about the editing were made by cast and crew alike! Thank you to Red Haired Productions. The experience was a good one!

The Jewish Independent paper finished the 9th installment following the films progress. To read the article visit www.jewishindependent.ca

To keep in the loop about “Complexity”, and to see pictures from the screening join the Facebook Page

To view the trailer, also cut by Nord-Stewart, CLICK HERE

Brianne and Adam

Trolls star, Sierra Pitkin, Nominated for TWO Young Artist Awards this year! 25 Feb 2011, 3:43 pm

Sierra Pitkin, who we know as the all-knowing Genevieve in “Trolls”, is nominated for two categories at this years Young Artist Awards in L.A. Last year all of young “Trolls” cast were nominated in the Short Film Category. Good Luck Sierra!

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A TV SERIES
Guest Starring Young Actress Ten and Under

Joey King
Olivia Steele-Falconer
Samantha Bailey
Sierra Pitkin
Nikki Hahn
Bobbie Prewitt
Sophia Ewaniuk
Ashley Switzer

"Ghost Whisperer"
"Smallville"
"Ghost Whisperer"
"Fringe"
"The Closer”
"Chase"
"Flashpoint"
"iCarly"

CBS
WB
CBS
WB
TNT
WB
CTV
Nickelodeon

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A DVD FILM
Young Actress

Isabella Astor
Dalila Bela
Danielle Chuchran
Melody B. Choi
Michelle LaBret
Caitlin E. J. Meyer
Sierra Pitkin

"Kid Racer"
"The Stranger"
"You're So Cupid!"
"The Search for Santa Paws"
"The Gold Retrievers"
"You're So Cupid!"
"The Traveler"

Sterling
Anchor Bay
Gravitas
Walt Disney
Alpine
Gravitas
Paramount 

“Trolls” Star, Dawson Dunbar Nominated at Young Artist Awards 2 years in row! 19 Feb 2011, 11:51 am

Dawson Dunbar, who starred as Billy, the unknowing 9-year old in “Trolls” has been nominated for “BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHORT FILM - Young Actor Ten and Under” for his performance in  2010′s Vancouver short “Little Big Kid”.

The category includes the following:

Dawson Dunbar
Kyle Agnew
Kai Kennedy
Matthew Jacob Wayne

"Little Big Kid”
“Suburban Superhero”
“Birth Day”
“Wurm”

Congrats to all the nominees in all categories and GOOD LUCK Dawson!

“Trolls” gets a mention in NSI Article about Great Scriptwriting! 16 Feb 2011, 2:09 pm

After screening “Trolls” at the 2010 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival  last year, a lovely fellow short filmmaker, Kellie Ann Benz, interviewed me about my Clermont-Ferrand experience. A year later, and a few collaborations later, Kellie has once again mentioned her appreciation for our little film in her most recent NSI article “It’s not your film that sucks, it’s your script”

To read the article click here!

Screening Dates at Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival March 9-13th 9 Feb 2011, 11:26 am

“Trolls” will be screening at the 2011 POW Fest in Portland On MARCH 12th!

• Screening: Saturday March 12, 2011–9:00PM, Shorts I Showcase
• Admission: tickets available Monday February 14th
• Location: The Hollywood Theatre

“Trolls” opens the Shorts Showcase and precedes a line-up of great films including:

TROLLS
PROM DATE
THE MUSKRAT BOY OF
GRIFFITH PARK
CRIED SUICIDE
SISSY
SLEEPING WITH FRANK
THE SIRENS
THE CROSS STITCH

Screening times at the 2011 Victoria Film Festival 1 Feb 2011, 9:26 pm

“Trolls” has been invited to screen as part of the “Dinner and More than a Movie” night at the 2011 Victoria Film Festival at THE SUPERIOR, 106 Superior St, next to Fisherman’s Wharf, on both February 8th and 9th at 7pm

The Festival kicks off this weekend on Friday February 4th (The Opening Gala is already SOLD OUT!) and runs until Sunday February 13th.

So what IS Dinner and MORE Than a Movie?

“Ladies, bring your gentlemen, fellas bring your gals, or simply come as you are to an evening of erotic film. Join your sensual hostess Miss Madeline Lamb as she welcomes you to The Superior to enjoy the wondrous tastes. Delight your senses, plan to leave overly satisfied… plan to want so much more… so much more.
Admission includes a $25 voucher good for anything on the menu that evening.”

Trolls Heads North. WAY North! 1 Feb 2011, 9:14 pm

“Trolls” has been officially selected by the 2011 Yellowknife Film Festival which kicks off this week and runs from February 4th to the 11th.

This is the farthest North “Trolls” has ever screened! Thank you to WAMP, the Western Arctic Moving Pictures Association for inviting us!

Screening Times:

February 7th in the program:

A Collection of Shorts

Time: 7pm Venue: Northern United Place Price: $5

Heading to New Mexico in March? “Trolls” is! 13 Jan 2011, 9:04 pm

Just got word that the Taos Shortz Film Festival has selected “Trolls” as one of their 50 some short films to be screened at the 4th annual Short Film Festival which happens in Taos, New Mexico from March 4th-6th in 2011.

From the fest:

Mission Statement:

We are a forum that unites short films and filmmakers with the community, with the belief that films have the ability to change peoples lives.

Vision Statement:
Our festival strives to exceed in quality. We select short films that have compelling and thought provoking subject matter and are of a technical excellence.

I’m very proud to have been invited to participate in this you and growing festival!

Screening times are to be announced at www.taosshortz.com

Screening Times in Bondi Beach, Sydney! 7 Jan 2011, 5:50 am

“Trolls” is playing in the BEST OF COMEDY SHORTS section at 2011′s  20th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival. The festival is a unique one as the theatre is outside in Bondi Pavillion.

The short which wins BEST FILM of the entire festival is submitted to the Academy Awards!

This comedy shorts program is being tagged as “The best laugh-out-loud shorts from all around the world!”

Total Running Time: 87 minutes
Session Rating: MA15+
Show Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 9.00PM
Repeated On: Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 6.45PM

Buy your tickets soon as programs are selling out as they get close to the screening date!

Thank you to Time Out Sydney who is sponsoring this program!

Brianne Nord-Stewart interviewed by the Jewish Independent Press 18 Dec 2010, 2:28 pm

“Trolls” director, Brianne Nord-Stewart has jumped from shorts, to a feature film, “Complexity”, a film by up and coming 18-year-old Adam Bogoch, where she is on board as Editor.

Cynthia Ramsay of the Jewish Independent Press interviewed Brianne and Adam for the December 17th issue.

A few bits from the interview:

“…For now…Complexity is mainly in Brianne’s capable hands. Her short film Trolls (trollsthemovie.com) has played at more than 35 film festivals worldwide and won numerous awards, including a Leo for best student production this year and best Canadian short at the World of Comedy Film Festival in Toronto. It also has been sold to broadcasters around the world. Brianne’s most recent film, The Provider, won best film at the 2010 Bloodshots 48-hour film competition and earned the grand-prize award of $1,000.

“Is Complexity similar to other films I have done? Not really,” she continued. “It is a whole other beast. It is my first feature film as an editor or in a lead creative role, so this is all new. But the film has comedic elements, and I am well versed in short comedies (mostly about awkward sex though and not romance), and Complexity is a story about people and their relationships, and I think a good narrative film always has those elements.”

CLICK HERE to read the whole article!!

Australian Premiere Announced! 8 Dec 2010, 1:21 pm

“Trolls” was just invited to screen in Australia for the first time at the Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognized festival, the 2011 Flickerfest International Short Film Festival.

The festival kicks off in Bondi Beach in  Sydney on January 7th, 2011 and ends January 16th. Select films then travel to up to 15 different cities across the country. The film which takes home the BEST FILM award, is submitted to the Academy for a possible Academy® Award nomination. Last Year’s Flickerfest’s Best Film Winner was New Zealand’s “The Six-Dollar-Fifty Man” which has just been selected and one of the Official Nominations for the Oscars in 2011.

“Trolls” actually screened with “The Six-Dollar-Fifty Man” at Clermont-Ferrand last January!

Looking for our Southern Hemisphere Premiere!!

GIANT CHEQUE! 7 Dec 2010, 12:53 pm

"The Provider" wins Grand Prize at the Celluloid Social Club for Bloodshots 2010

“Trolls” in Victoria, BC 4 Dec 2010, 9:24 pm

Just got this email:

“Congratulations! The Victoria Film Festival would like to screen
“TROLLS” at the next VFF Feb 4 – 13, 2011.”

Wicked awesome. Last year my film “Why I Bought a Bike Played” but I was stuck at work and couldn’t go. So I am happy to be able to attend this year!

Screening DATE and TIME To Be Announced! But we do know that we are screening in the program “Dinner and More Than a Movie”!

Update on Bloodshots film “The Provider” 4 Dec 2010, 8:03 pm

So….After Andy Thompson and Brianne Nord-Stewart (Me, your trusty Trolls Director) won the 2010 Best Film award at the Vancouver Bloodshots 48 film competition in October, “The Provider”, along with all of the other shorts made, went on to be judged and voted on by anyone who watched the film online or in person and cast a vote via email.

We tried our darndest to get all the votes we could, and it was amazing to be able to show so many people around the world our film so quickly! Unfortunate for us, but fortunate for some other filmmakers, the audience choice award went to the film, “Altar of Blood”. Congrats!

And then…..A month later, after BOTH our film “The Provider” and the other “Altar of Blood” were sent off to Hollywood director Neil Marshall (“The Descent”) for further judging for the GRAND PRIZE, both sets of filmmakers ruinited at the Celluloaid social club to hear the verdict!

Drum roll please……………dadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadDA!

“The Provider” WINS the grand prize with a $1000 cash bonus!!!! Woot woot!

Pictures of the giant CHEQUE to come.

Brianne Nord-Stewart mentioned One to Watch in NSI article! 30 Nov 2010, 12:52 pm

So I didn’t know it was happening but I got word yesterday that Kellie Ann Benz, an National Screen Institute (NSI) columnist and creator of the Shorts Report, was writing a little article wrapping up the 2010 “Festada” season (Film Festivals Festivals + Canada = Festada) and mentioning her who’s who of filmmakers to watch out for in the upcoming months and years.

Kellie says,

“So, while the ink on Festada 2010 is just about to dry, I wanted to make sure that these filmmakers get on your radar. You’ll be hearing a lot of about all of them in the years to come. Erick Boychuk, Marshall Axani, Brianne Nord-Stewart, Jason Fischer, Alan Miller and Jerome Sable are the young bunch whose first one or two short films have showed an inspired vision…I predict we’ll all be enjoying these filmmakers’ first features soon.”

Well thank you so much Kellie!

And another awesome part of the article is that Kevan Funk (who was our trusty Key Grip on “Trolls”) is also mentioned further in the article.

Kevan’s most recent film, “A Fine Young Man“, was one of only 40 Canadian short films selected by the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival‘s Short Cuts Program, and went of to be played in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and next up Whistler’s International Film Festivals.

Kellie had this to say about Kevan,

“This next group of prolific filmmakers have made enough short films to fill a festival dedicated only to their work which, to be frank, would be wicked cool! Ann Marie Fleming, Andrew Williamson, Kryshan Randel, Jeff Chiba Stearns, Nadine Valcin (NSI Drama Prize student), Andrea Dorfman, Randall Okita and Kevan Funk. This group has now proven that investment in their futures has paid off. They make shorts that transport the viewer into a world that only these voices could speak.”

Congrats to all of these filmmakers as well! I am proud to know or have met most of you, or just to have seen your films!

Click the link to read Kellie’s entire article, “Kellie Ann Benz presents her list of filmmakers to watch“.

To keep up with all of Kellie’s thoughts about the short film scene check out her website theshortsreport.blogspot.com.

You can also follow Kellie on twitter at @shortsreport, Kevan at @kevanfunk or me @bnordstewart

Brianne wins Director Award and Dawson takes home Best Actor at the 2010 VSFF 6 Nov 2010, 2:53 pm

Brianne at St. John's International Women's Film Festival, Oct 2010

Well the title says it all. The 5th annual Vancouver Short Film Festival took place from October 28-29th and “Trolls” had the priviledge of being programmed in the Pro Shorts Category.

While the director (me) was not in attendance, and neither were the actors (due to a minimum age restriction) “Trolls” took home the Women in Film and Television Award for Best Female Director in a Pro Short, and Dawson Dunbar received Best Male Actor in a Pro Short!

The competition was stiff. Jereme Watt’s “Everything’s Coming Up Rosie”, which was programmed with “Trolls” at VIFF 2009, swept the competition taking home 6 Awards.

For more details you can read the Short Report, covered by Kellie Ann Benz, or check out the Vancouver Short Film Festival Website at www.vsff.com.

Director Brianne Nord-Stewart Part of 2010 Bloodshots Winning Team 1 Nov 2010, 9:33 am

There is a filmmaking competition in Vancouver, BC and other Horror Film loving cities around the world. For the first time this year I, Brianne Nord-Stewart was available to make a film. With the help of local actor and fellow filmmaker, Andy Thompson, a team was put together that would CHANGE THE WORLD!

Okay…not quite. But We did manage to make a wicked film.

I wore the hats of Producer, Writer, Director and Editor and my Bloodshots partner Andy also Produced, wrote, and starred in the film.

As part of the competition each filmmaking team is given a the same PROP, and LINE OF DIALOGUE, and unique to each team is a WEAPON and the Horror SUBGENRE! This year, our team was working with:

Prop: White Cat
Line of Dialogue: “I thought I saw something in the mirror”
Weapon: Box-Cutter
Sub-genre: Post Apocolyptic

And the point of the whole story? Well,  we won. Best Film and Best Costumes (courtesy of Enigma Arcana Designs)

For more info about Bloodshots and the Competition visit them HERE.

After being posted online for a week, we have taken the film down and will go about polishing the edit for festival submission and potential broadcast sales.

TROLLS is invited to the PRO Section of the Vancouver Short Film Festival 2010 6 Oct 2010, 7:08 pm

“Trolls” has been invited to screen and compete in the Pro Shorts Category of the Vancouver Short Film Festival this year, and they will screen at 7:30pm on October 29th.

The festival runs October 28-29th at VIFC Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street & Davie.

Top prizes in the Professional Category are:

1. WILLIAM F. WHITE AWARD FOR BEST PROFESSIONAL SHORT FILM
Rescreening on Movieola The Short Film Channel, $2,500 in rentals at William F. White, and dinner with Kellie Ann Benz

2. DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF CANADA BC AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR IN A PROFESSIONAL SHORT FILM
$1000 cash prize

The line-up for the BC Pro Films is as follows:

Trolls | 7:00

Death Wish | Citizen 11 Entertainment | 11:00

Pigeon Park Savings | 11:10

Private Dicks | High Deaf Productions | 6:00

Serum 1831 | Silver Dolphin Productions | 15:00

Tales From the Afternow: Little Rocks | RantMedia/Original Sine Productions | 11:48

Everything’s Coming Up Rosie | KIllawatt Productions | 13:00

Ode to a Post-It Note | Meditating Bunny Studio Inc. | 5:05

Exposed | Mark Sawers Productions Ltd. | 4:30

There is metre street parking and a paid parking lot at the back of the theatre – entrance on Davie Street. Individual tickets are $8-$10 and passes for the festival are $40. For all the info go to www.vsff.com

St. John’s is the BEST write-up we’ve ever had. 6 Oct 2010, 6:46 pm

St. John’s NFLD here we come.

The St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival is just around the corner, and the writer/director will be in attendance!

Venue: LSPU Hall
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Time: 7:00 pm

And the write up of “Trolls” for the festival…

“Man, this is funny. Already a top award winner on the festival circuit, TROLLS explores the emerging awareness of sexuality from the hilarious kids’ point of view. We all have our memories of trying to figure out how Flange A fits into Slot B, I am sure. Writer-director Brianne Nord-Stewart has the uncanny ability to capture the confusing exploration of that time, wonderfully embodied in the two munchkins who educate the adults about where babies come from. It’s actually amazing we ever figure it out at all.” – SJIWFF Program

If that doesn’t get people out for the film, then people in St. John’s must be boring. Or illiterate…That said from what I’ve heard about St. John’s, this is an amazing film festival that is not to be missed! I look forward to meeting you St. John’s!

(I was kidding about you being illiterate. I know the screening will be packed!)

“Trolls” receives BEST SCRIPT NOMINATION 15 Sep 2010, 1:35 pm

“Trolls” has received a nomination in the category: “Best Script” at the Grand OFF Awards (The World Independent Film Awards and Film Festival)  2010.

The final 6 nominated films selected out of 895 shorts submitted in 2010 are:

63 GRAND OFF Jury Members from 28 countries of the world will determine the winners on November 27th, during the Grand OFF Awards Ceremony in Warsaw, Poland.

Grand OFF will be the Polish Premiere of “Trolls”!

The event will kick off with 3 days of screenings in Luna Cinema, one of the Warsaw’s oldest and most respected art houses. All of the nominated films as well as a few extras will be shown.

We hope to see you in Warsaw in November!

St. John’s International Women’s Film Fest WELCOMES “Trolls”!!! 15 Sep 2010, 9:29 am

Trolls, has been selected to screen at the 21st annual St. John’s International Women’s Film Festival (SJIWFF)!!

Dates for the Festival are October 26 – October 30, 2010 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada and “Trolls” will screen on October 27th at 7pm. Location TBA

In addition to film screenings, SJIWFF hosts industry events over the five days of the festival, bringing top industry professionals to speak on specific topics designed with the needs of filmmakers in mind.  Roberta Munroe (former Sundance Programmer and author of How Not to Make a Short Film), and Independent Producer extraordinaire Christine Vachon of Killer Films (Poison, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, One Hour Photo and Academy Award Winner Boys Don’t Cry), will both be part of the SJIWFF Master Class and Interview With sessions at the Film Forum!

More Details about the “Trolls” screening to follow!

Upcoming Festival Dates…St. John’s Added!! 13 Sep 2010, 11:00 am

Granada, here we come 3 Sep 2010, 1:58 pm

“Trolls” has been selected to take part on the International competition-Live Action/ Fiction  at the 17th edition of the GRANADA INTERNATIONAL YOUNG FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL, which will be held from 23rd to 31st October 2010 in Granada, Spain.

This Granada Fest is a dedicated Short Film Festival, and as the name suggests, is celebrating the achievements of young filmmakers from around the world!

Finnish Premiere Announced! 3 Sep 2010, 1:48 pm

The time has come.

It has been confirmed. Our dear short film “Trolls” will be screening in Helsinki, Finland at the 28th Kettupäivät Short and Documentary Film Festival on November 20, 2010.

Kettupäivät (Finnish for “Fox Days”) is an annual Finnish short film festival which will take place from November 17 until November 20th this year. Kettupäivät will present recent Finnish short films at Cinema Andorra, in the heart of Helsinki city.

“Festival goers are mainly film professionals and students, but also people outside the film industry have found the festival in recent years. Over 2000 viewers visit Kettupäivät yearly.”

“Trolls” is being screened as part of a special program compiled of short films from the most recognized film festivals around the world, for example Clermont-Ferrand Festival, Brussels Short Film Festival, and Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival.

(“Trolls” screened at two of these 3 short fests!).

Brianne will be on CBC North Radio tomorrow at 12:30 pm! 12 Aug 2010, 8:03 pm

Brianne is up in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories for the South Slave Friendship Festival this weekend and is teaching at film workshop.

Patty Kay from CBC North Radio will be interviewing Brianne at 12:30pm tomorrow. Look online to listen!

Where “Trolls” Has Been, Who We’ve Taken Home and Where We’re Going 10 Aug 2010, 8:55 am

Awards:
2010 Best Student Production, The Leo Awards, British Columbia
2010 Best Cinematographer Short Drama Under 30, Nomination,  Alberta Motion                  Picture Industry Awards
2010 Best Performance in a Short Film, 2 Male and 1 Female Nomination, Young                 Artist Awards, Los Angeles
2010 Best Canadian Short Film, The World of Comedy Film Festival, Toronto
2010 Honorary Mention, International Competition by Jury member Alanis                              Obomsawin, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival

Official Festival Selection:
2010 Cinema Corto in Bra Festival Bra, Italy
2010 Munich International Short Film Festival Munich, Germany
2010 Nickel Independent Film Festival St. John’s, NL
2010 Okanagan International Film Festival Kelowna, BC
2010 Worldwide Short Film Festival Toronto, ON
2010 Festival de Curtmetratges de Manlleu Manlleu, Spain
2010 Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival A Coruña, Spain
2010 International Student Short-Film Festival of Cergy-Pontoise France
2010 Reel Shorts Film Festival Grande Prairie, AB
2010 The World of Comedy Film Festival Toronto, ON
* Best Canadian Short Film
2010 Kingston Canadian Film Festival Kingston, ON
2010 Forum des Images, Tribute to Clermont-Ferrand Award Winners
Paris, France
2010 Painted Lips & Lolly Licks: The Sexy Film Festival Ottawa, ON
2010 Dam Short Film Festival Boulder City, NE
2010 Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand, France
*Honorary Mention, Jury member Alanis Obomsawin
2009 The Best of the Northwest Film & Video Festival Tour
Northwest USA & CAN
2009 Northwest Film & Video Festival Portland, OR, USA
2009 10th Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival Toronto, ON
2009 Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver, BC
2009 Edmonton International Film Festival Edmonton, AB
2009 Student World Film Festival Montreal, QC
2009 40+8 Hours of Food & Flicks, Grace Gallery Vancouver, BC

Teen Stars Online writes about Mr. Dunbar 10 Aug 2010, 8:47 am

Our leading male has been BUSY!

“Dawson recently attended the Leo Awards where he accepted the Award for Brianne Nord-Stewart (Director) for the Film Trolls (Photo) and has been busy with auditions and Filming. He recently completed a Music Video Set for Tonye Aganaba Music Video “Make it Happen” and it will be Released to the Public July 31, 2010

He also just wrapped on 2 short films where he played Lead Roles that will be entered into film festivals “The Rabbit Hunter” and “Vitals”. Vitals Set Photos.” – For the full article visit www.teenstarsonline-actors.com

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