BookShorts Newsletter September 2008

Moving Stories Films Goes On The Road!

Moving Stories Films kicks off its national screening tour on Sunday September 28th at THIN AIR Winnipeg International Writer's Festival. Special guest Randall Maggs, author of Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems (Brick Books) will be in attendance and a short film adaptation of his work will be featured in the program. "This film does what you hope a dramatization will do," says Moving Stories Films advisor and publisher Anne Collins, "expand into the unsaid bits of the poem to bring an even bigger experience to the viewer."

Also in attendance at the Festiva is author David Waltner-Toews, shose BookSHorts film "Food, Sex, and Salmonella" is also in the film program line up.

Paul Quarrington, Susin Nielsen and Judith Keenan explore the process of adaptation in a Moving Stories Master Class on Saturday Sept 27.

The tour hits Winnipeg, St. John's, Ottawa and Vancouver in October, and Toronto in November. Stay tuned for more news as the tour unfolds or visit the Moving Stories Films website for details

Visit Moving Stories online for the final line up in August!

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Pavane Premiere

Pavane is set to make its national premiere with Moving Stories Films! Based on Paul Quarrington’s latest novel The Ravine, Pavane integrates live action performed by an award-winning cast and ingenuous animation to portray a story about a boy’s loss of innocence. Writer and Director Quarrington, along with producer Judith Keenan will feature Pavane as part of a Master Class series of workshops on the art of book-to-screen adaptation in conjunction with the Moving Stories tour.

To learn more about the film and workshop dates/venues, visit Pavane on Moving Stories Film site

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Introducing Books in Motion

Industry experts Lynn Rosen and Judith Keenan have joined forces to create Books in Motion, a new marketing program designed to help publishers move their books in the marketplace in Canada and the United States. Books in Motion integrates contemporary new media communications with tried and true traditional marketing to engage readers and reach the widest audience possible. Rosen and Keenan work closely with clients to develop and deliver programs with customized media production, event marketing and virtual promotion programs.

For more information about Books in Motion contact Judith Keenan at judith@bookshorts.com or 416.519.0806.

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Soucouyant in Short!

A short film adaptation of BC author David Chariandy’s novel Soucouyant (Arsenal Pulp Press) will make its premiere at the Vancouver International Writers Festival on October 28th as part of the Moving Stories Films program. Winners of the “Make A Film On Our Dime” competition Ken Tsui and Brittany Junek are working closely with a team of seasoned professionals including producer Judith Keenan and author/ filmmaker Paul Quarrington to bring their interpretation of Chariandy’s work to the big screen.

For dates, times and tickets at Vancouver International Writer’s Festival, visit http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/

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Vote for A Life's Passion

A Life’s Passion has been invited to take part in the online competition of the First Glance Film Festival, Philadelphia! Directed by Gary Thomas, the film is a short docu-drama adaptation of James McCreath’s epic novel Renaldo. The competition goes live September 16th on the First Glance Film Festival website.

To vote for A Life’s Passion, starting September 16th, visit First Glance Film Fest Online

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Night Work Goes to Halifax!

The Night Work: A Sawchuk Poem will be featured at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax on Wednesday September 17th at 9:30pm. The film is an adaptation of Randall Magg’s book Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems (Brick Books) by Director Justin Simms and screenwriter Greg Spottiswood. This dramatic short is a poignant reflection of hockey legend Terry Sawchuk, underscoring his lasting impression on a young man in a small Newfoundland town.
For more information about the film visit Night Work on Moving Stories Films site

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BookShorts Gets Hot!

BookShorts will be presenting the Hot Type Award at the Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival (use link to site here http://www.hardliquorandporn.com/) in Toronto on Saturday September 6. Check out some crazy sexy films at the Bloor Cinema, followed by the awards presentation. The BookShorts gang will be decked out in their sexiest duds for the occasion, with one thing in mind (no not that) - we’re looking for filmmakers to work with us in developing a catalogue of based on funny sexy books!

For more information on how to join our filmmaking team visit BookShorts.com