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Creating Powerhouse Characters and Unforgettable Secondary Characters
Developing characters that undergo meaningful change is a vital part of a successful screenplay. This session will focus on how to create powerful characters that drive the narrative and have a clear transformational arc. We’ll look at the three act structure and use it to plot […]
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Do you want to start a Production Company but aren’t sure where to begin, or did you recently start one and need help with the next step? Join Anna Petras (Newfound Film Inc., NIFCO) and lawyer/trademark agent Erin Best (Cox & Palmer) to learn how to approach starting your own Incorporated Production Company […]
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Join Anna Petras, award-winning producer and co-owner of Newfound FIlms Inc., as she guides you through the steps of how to apply for and successfully receiving film funding. This workshop will focus on budgeting and where to allocate your funds from a case-study approach (films in the $500-$50,000 range) including where to start […]
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THE MASK YOU LIVE IN (88 min, PG13)
The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Compared to girls, research shows that boys in the U.S. are more likely to be diagnosed with a behavior disorder, prescribed […]
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WET BUM (95 min, PG13)
Sam is a self-conscious and stubborn 14-year-old girl, finding it difficult to fit in. She finds strength in the underwater world her lifeguard course provides. But insecurity takes over when her unwillingness to change out of her bathing suit in front of the more developed girls becomes a point […]
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100 min, PG13
With Pop Up Porno, St. John’s-born director Stephen Dunn shares three short films about meaningful and humiliating online-dating horror stories that are visually interpreted through original and hand-made erotic pop-up books.
Then, retrospective throwback The Bingo Robbers (which opened the SJIWFF in 2000) helps us celebrate our 25th Anniversary. Co-Directors/Writers Lois Brown […]
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With a career spanning six decades, with experience as a singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker, and having recorded global hits like “People,” “The Way We Were,” and “Funny Girl,” Barbra Streisand is a name known to music fans all around the world. Best Kind Cabaret Series is back at the LSPU Hall with […]
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Children. They can’t drive themselves. They can’t vote. They have oily skin. They leave their hockey gear everywhere.
And sometimes, they happen to be some of the best performers you’ve ever seen.
With a cast of eight of the most talented young people from across the Avalon, singing a mix of new, old, and original […]
ADAPTING FICTION FOR THE STAGE with Robert Chafe
Monday, March 2, 1-4 PM
Pre-registration required, $50/$30 student (*advance price $25/15, paid by Feb 27/15)
For writers in any genre
Join Governor General Award-winning playwright Robert Chafe (Tempting Providence, Afterimage, Oil & Water, Colony of Unrequited Dreams) as he takes us through the processes he uses to create his […]
WORKING WITH DRAMATURGY with Lois Brown & Emma Tibaldo
Wednesday, March 4, 2-5 PM
Registration required, $20/$10 student (*advance price $10/5, paid by Feb 27/15)
LSPU Hall Cox & Palmer Second Space
3 Victoria St, St. John’s, NL *limited enrollment
This workshop is for every artist who has wanted to work with a dramaturge on the development of a […]
