What’s New in Music & Image
Music & Image Take 4 Tracks Announced
The Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA), in partnership with the East Coast Music Association (ECMA) and Warner Music Canada, announced today the Music & Image Take 4 compilation CD will be expanded to a two-disc collection of music from established and emerging East Coast musicians.
The compilation, now in it’s fifth year, includes 41 tracks chosen by a panel of industry experts and represents a collective of artists who have together earned more than 15 JUNO Award nominations and over 30 East Coast Music Awards nominations in 2008 alone.
The Music & Image Take 4 compilation will be distributed to key national and international industry players, including 1000 film, television and music delegates at the 28th Atlantic Film Festival and 2000 delegates at the 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference.
To view the complete track list click here.
Inspired Music Schedule Announced for 28th Atlantic Film Festival
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
| Tuesday, September 16 | |
| 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Interpreting Reality: Docu-Drama Master Class with John Walker |
| Wednesday, September 17 | |
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | All You Ever Wanted to Know About “Song in Film”…But Were Afraid to Ask |
| 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | Making Music For Film: Composition Master Class with Andrew Lockington |
| Thursday, September 18 | |
| 11:00 am – 12:45 pm | Inspired Music One-on-One Meetings |
| 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm | A Conversation with Seymour Stein |
| 2:30:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Easy Riders, Raging Songs: Has Music Supervision Saved The Music Business? |
| 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Film, TV & Music Placement Panel: A Case Study of Growing Op |
| Friday, September 19 | |
| 11:00 am – 12:45 pm | Inspired Music One-on-One Meetings |
Interpreting Reality: Docu-Drama Master Class with John Walker
Tuesday, September 16th, 10am - 5pm
Delta Halifax - Baronets 1
$35
Pre-registration is required. Click here to download an application or contact Alyson Sanders, Inspired Coordinator, at alysons@atlanticfilm.com or 902-420-4577.
This year the 28th Atlantic Film Festival is pleased to have award winning and internationally acclaimed filmmaker John Walker lead an Inspired Doc master class. Interpreting Reality will explore the sometimes controversial use of drama and drama related devices that have evolved as an approach to telling true stories. Walker will discuss the aesthetics and ethics in his filmmaking practice and share his process in combining dramatic and documentary scenes in Passage. Walker will explain how he explored issues of fact and fiction by mixing actors and historical advisors in the same scenes in Passage; and how the dramatic structure was deconstructed to bring the story from the past into the present in the final act of the film.
John Walker
John Walker has also created such award winning films as Strand - Under the Dark Cloth, The Hand of Stalin and Utshimassits: Place of the Boss. If you are a documentary filmmaker this is one class you won’t want to miss!
All You Ever Wanted to Know About “Song in Film”…But Were Afraid to Ask
Wednesday, September 17th, 9am-5pm
Delta Halifax, Baronets 1
$35.00
Pre-registration is required. Click here to download an application or contact Alyson Sanders, Inspired Coordinator, at alysons@atlanticfilm.com or 902-420-4577.
Ever wondered about how you find, place and negotiate rights for music for placement in your filmed production? Don’t know how big the music budget should be? This full-day course is designed to give you an in-depth look at the integration of music into film through analysis of the creative process and the business skills necessary to navigate the music industry waters. If you are a writer, producer, director or anyone who believes music is an integral part of your film or TV production, this is the course for you.
Jodie Ferneyhough
Jodie Ferneyhough was named Canadian Music Publisher of the year. He has been instrumental in the careers of Sam Roberts, k-os, Mobile and Hedley, and works with established Canadian superstars Jann Arden, Shania Twain, Daniel Lavoie and Avril Lavigne. Jodie also holds the position of President of the Canadian Music Publishing Association, where he is active in lobbying copyright reform and media relations. He is a member of the board of SOCAN and CMRRA and is also responsible for the amalgamation of BMG Music Publishing Canada to UMPG Canada.
Michael Perlmutter
Michael Perlmutter’s passion for film, television and music led him to take on a variety of roles in advertising, music publishing and artist management , including the position of Director of Music Supervision at SL Feldman & Associates. Some of Michael’s projects include work with the TV Series Queer As Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation, ‘Da Kink In My Hair, Tribute Bands and the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Gala. He is currently producing a unique music event entitled The Side Street Project and co-ordinating The Canadian Music Cafe at The Toronto International Film Festival.
Making Music For Film: Composition Master Class with Andrew Lockington
Wednesday September 17th, 10am-5pm
NSCC Waterfront Theatre
$35.00
Pre-registration is required. Click here to download application or contact Alyson Sanders, Inspired Coordinator, at alysons@atlanticfilm.com or 902-420-4577.
If you are a composer currently working in the film industry, or just starting out, this is one class you won’t want to miss. Please join us for the opportunity to work with acclaimed Canadian composer, Andrew Lockington. This session will explore both a macro and micro approach to film scoring as well as the business of composition for film in a small and intimate environment with one of the industry’s leading film composers.
Andrew Lockington
Andrew Lockington has been studying music since the age of 3, and at the age of 15 was the youngest member of the rock group Pheonix. He was accepted into the prestigious Music Program at Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied composition and orchestration. Andrew was introduced to the world of film music under the guidance of fellow Canadian Composer Mychael Danna. Most recently, Andrew has composed the score for films such as WB/NewLine/Walden’s Journey to the Centre of the Earth, as well as One Week, written and directed by Michale McGowan. Andrew also continues to be a songwriter, often contributing at least one song to the soundtracks of his films.
Sponsor: Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
Inspired Music One-on-One Meetings
Thursday September 18th, 11am-12:45pm & Friday September 19th, 11am-12:45am
Delta Halifax, Baronets 1 & 2
Open to registered delegates of the 28th Atlantic Film Festival and attendees of the Inspired Music program. Applications will be available online soon, for more information contact Alyson Sanders, Inspired Coordinator, at alysons@atlanticfilm.com or 902-420-4577.
This year, international music industry professionals and buyers have travelled from across Canada and the USA to take part in the Inspired Music One-on-One sessions. Export-ready artists, artist managers and representatives are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to meet with high-profile film, TV and new media industry professionals. These 15-minute sessions have been crafted to allow export-ready artist and representatives to have face-to-face meetings with film and TV industry players, including buyers, music supervisors, publishers and film producers. There will also be scheduled networking events and mixers available to facilitate the development of contacts and building of relationships within the industry.
Criteria: Open to export-ready artists, managers, artist representatives, labels and companies.
• must have professional press kit/bio/website/web presence (ECMA profiles, MIA)
• must have released at least one professionally manufactured CD
• must have professional marketing plan
• must review delegates background, facts and history before scheduled meeting
Sponsor: East Coast Music Association (ECMA)
A Conversation with Seymour Stein...
Thursday, September 18, 1pm-2:15pm
Delta Halifax, Bluenose Ballroom
$15 or free with AFF Delegate Pass or Inspired Music Pass
Join us for an exclusive and intimate conversation with Seymour Stein, one of the music industry's most celebrated icons. Seymour has been a towering presence in contemporary pop for decades and will be joined by acclaimed Canadian music editor Larry LeBlanc in a no-holds-barred discussion of the challenges and trends facing the music industry today. This event is not to be missed.
Seymour Stein
Seymour Stein has been passionate about music for most of his life, culminating in 40-plus years of experience in the industry. As the Founder of Sire Records, he has signed such acts as the Ramones, Fleetwood Mac, Talking Heads and Madonna, to name a few. Seymour remains one of the most influential executives in the music trade and is widely regarded as having among the best ears in the business.
Larry LeBlanc
Larry LeBlanc has been a leading figure in international music trade journalism. Canadian bureau chief of Billboard magazine from 1991-2007, Larry was also the co-founder of the late Canadian music trade, The Record; and Canadian editor of the U.S. music trade Record World from 1970 to 1980. A regular music commentator on CTV’s “Canada A.M” for 35 years, he has been featured on numerous programs in Canada, the U.S, and the U.K. He also publishes the influential music trade The LeBlanc Newsletter and operates the music publishing company Brycemoor Music.
Sponsor: Warner Music Canada
Easy Riders, Raging Songs: Has Music Supervision Saved The Music Business?
Thursday September 18th, 2:30pm-3:45pm
Delta Halifax, Bluenose Ballroom
$15 or free with AFF Delegate Pass or Inspired Music Pass
It’s been 40 years since Easy Rider first used songs and 30 years since the movie FM started a new genre of song-driven film scores. Since then, songs, films and television have had a profound impact on each other—no more so than in recent years, when many productions have highlighted indie artists and exposed them to a potential audience of millions. Before you approach a production, you should understand how the process works and how you can best present yourself and your music. The panel will examine changing trends in licensing music for film and television including how music is chosen, expectations, time frames, budgets and how to ensure that your rights are protected.
Bob Hunka (moderator)
Bob Hunka started his career as the Assistant General Manager of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. He later joined legendary Maritime record producer, Brian Ahern at Happy Sack Productions and together they expanded the company. Bob left Happy Sack to become General Manager of Monument Records –the original label of Roy Orbison, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristoferson and subsequent label for the Dixie Chicks. Hunka soon moved into the Film & TV business and was hired as the head of Music at Columbia Pictures Television, now Sony Pictures Television where he worked on the music-driven primetime series Party of Five, Dawson’s Creek, and Joan of Arcadia; and the long running daytime dramas Days of Our Lives and The Young and The Restless. He represents SOCAN and Cordova Bay Music Publishing and provides independent consulting services within the music industry.
Season Kent
Season Kent has most recently worked as the Music Supervisor for projects such as, The Strangers, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Street Kings, Bonneville and is currently working on Greta. Season began her career working alongside veteran Music Supervisor John Houlihan as Music Coordinator for over 5 years on many high profile films. Some highlights include 13 Going On 30, Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Austin Powers In Goldmember. Kent and Houlihan co-music supervised The Lake House and The Thing About My Folks.
Seth Berg
Seth berg, of South Bay Music Group, is a fifteen-year industry veteran who specializes in the placement of songs in Films, TV Shows, Commercials and Video Games. Providing music licensing services for some of the best talent in the world, Seth has placed music in over 300 projects over the last few years. With a contact list in the thousands, Seth offers talent a way to get their music heard by decision makers all over the world.
Jodie Ferneyhough
Currently holding the position of Managing Director for Universal Music Publishing Canada, Jodie is also the President of the Canadian Music Publishing association, where he is active in lobbying, copyright reform and media relations. While at Universal Music Publishing Group, Jodie has been instrumental in the careers of Sam Roberts, KOS and most recently, Mobile and Hedley. Ferneyhough also works with established Canadian superstars Jann Arden, Shania Twain, Daniel Lavoie and Avril Lavigne, among others. He has been named Canadian Music Publisher of the Year at the annual CCMA awards, as well as Publisher of the Year at the annual CMW Industry Awards. His artists have also been nominated for or have received awards from The Juno Awards, East Coast Music Awards, SOCAN Awards, Country Music Awards, Much Music Video Awards and The Grammy Awards.
Michael Perlmutter
Michael Perlmutter’s passion for film, television and music led him to take on a variety of roles in advertising, music publishing and artist management , including the position of Director of Music Supervision at SL Feldman & Associates. Some of Michael’s projects include work with the TV Series Queer As Folk, Degrassi: The Next Generation, ‘Da Kink In My Hair, Tribute Bands and the Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Gala. He is currently producing a unique music event entitled The Side Street Project and co-ordinating The Canadian Music Cafe at The Toronto International Film Festival.
Sponsor: Warner Music Canada
Film, TV & Music Placement Panel: A Case Study of Growing Op
Thursday September 18th, 4pm-5:15pm
Delta Halifax, Bluenose Ballroom
$15 or free with AFF Delegate Pass or Inspired Music Pass
This exclusive panel will look at Michael Melski's film, Growing Op, in order to examine the process of finding the right music for your film from both a creative and production standpoint. Topics include working with your composer to find the right sound for your film using pre-recorded music, the music supervision process and doing it all with a low budget.
Darren Fung (Moderator)
Darren Fung is one of Canada’s most promising emerging film composers. His works have been performed by the Vancouver, Victoria, Edmonton and McGill Symphonies; I Musici de Montreal; Toronto’s Tapestry New Opera Works; and Prague’s FILMharmonic Orchestra, among others. He won Best Score at the 2005 Atlantic Film Festival for his work on Little Clause and Big Clause and has completed the scores for numerous shorts, documentaries and features, most recently Chaz Thorne’s directorial debut, Just Buried. Darren teaches film scoring at his alma mater, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Guild of Canadian Film Composers. He is represented by the prestigious Gorfaine-Schwartz Agency in Los Angeles.
Michael Melski
Michael Melski is an award-winning writer and filmmaker who has achieved success in film, television and theatre. In recent years, Michael has become one of the most produced playwrights in the country, with works such as Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad and The Fly Fisher’s Companion being regularly staged in professional theatres across Canada. As a screenwriter, he has written acclaimed features, as well as writing and story editing for TV. As director, Michael’s first short film Serenade won the Best First-Time Director Award at the 2000 Atlantic Film Festival. He went on to shoot other award-winning shorts and has directed for CTV’s hit comedy series Robson Arms. Michael’s first feature film as writer-director, Growing Op, was shot in the summer of 2007, starring Rosanna Arquette, Wallace Langham and Rachel Blanchard, and will be distributed by Mongrel Media.
Rick Warden
Rick Warden is a graduate of Carleton University's School of Journalism. After producing three short films, Rick attended the Producers' Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. In addition to having worked in script development, Rick has executive produced 12 short films through the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative Film 5 program and has taught production management at the Nova Scotia Community College and NSCAD University. Growing Op is Rick's third feature film.
Ian McGettigan
Ian McGettigan, a Toronto-based, Newfoundland-born and Halifax-raised producer/composer, likes to juxtapose the scrappy with the slick, the eggs to the bacon and sometimes denim and leather. He has been making music for TV and film since his teens, and finally feels like he knows what he is doing.
Mike Greatorex
Mike Greatorex is the Label Manager for Halifax-based independent label Sonic Records (Hey Rosetta!, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Nathan Wiley, The Novaks) and is also involved with artist management of Sonic Entertainment Group clients. He was formerly employed by Perimeter Records (Mike O’Neill, The Rheostatics) and murderecords (Sloan). He currently serves on the board of the Canadian Independent Record Production Association (CIRPA).
Sponsor: Guild of Canadian Film Composers (GCFC)
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*Inspired Music is presented by Music & Image, a collaboration between the Atlantic Film Festival Association and the East Coast Music Association with the objective of bridging the gap between music & the film, television and new media industry |
Visit the registration page of the 28th Atlantic Film Festival for more information about the benefits of becoming an Inspired Music Delegate.
Stay tuned for more information on showcases & film screenings
For further details contact:
Alyson Sanders
Inspired Coordinator
Atlantic Film Festival Association
Tel: 902-420-4577
alysons@atlanticfilm.com
