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New Brunswick Silver Wave Awards 2007

Presented by:

The Winners at the 2007 NB Silver Wave Film Festival Awards are:

Viewers Choice Winner -  Short Film: A Song for the Home Front

Viewers Choice Winner - Feature: Road to Victory

Best NB Documentary - Maurice Andre Aubin for The Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood

Best NB Short Drama - Pamela Gallant for La Voisine (The Neighbour)

Best NB Short Comedy - Gia Milani for She Lost Her Marbles

Excellence in Cinematography - Alain Dupras for The Maritime Violin of Jasper

Excellence in Art Direction - Glendon McKinney for A Song for the Home Front

Excellence in Sound Design - Chris Goguen for The Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood

Excellence in Picture Editing - J. Anthony Brown for The 34th Annual Harrison House Great Pumpkin Sacrifice

Excellence in Music Composition - Maurice Andre Aubin for The Maritime Violin of Jasper Wood

Best Actor - Dji Hache in La Voisine (The Neighbour)

Best Actor - Alex Goldrich in My Immortality

Most Unique Film - The Year You Were Born directed by Gia Milani

Best Music Video - Swan Pond directed by Tara Wells

Errol Williams Filmmaker Award - Cash Award - Maurice Andre Aubin for The Maritime Violin of Jasper  

Best Documentary from Away - Hope for the Future directed by Teresa MacInnes and Kent Nason

Best Short from Away - Cayman Grant for Soup Ladle

Recognition Award for a person, group or organization who has contributed significantly to film and video in New Brunswick in a professional capacity - New Brunswick Film  

Recognition Award for a person, group, or organization who has contributed significantly to film and video in New Brunswick in a volunteer capacity - Donovan Richard, Danny Thebeau and Ralph Pritchard

New Brunswick Joy ($16,500) - Chris Giles - This award is made possible with the generous support of the Linda Joy Media Arts Society in Halifax, NS, New Brunswick Film, New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative, Kodak Canada and PS Atlantic (Halifax)
 

New Brunswick Silver Wave Awards 2006

To celebrate the achievements of filmmakers in 2006, everybody was invited to join them and special guests and sponsors right after the Silver Wave Shorts Program II at The Playhouse on Saturday night (November 11th)  

The 3rd Annual Silver Wave Awards recognized excellence in the cinematic arts and significant contribution to the development of the film/video/television community.

To be eligible for the Silver Wave Awards, films/videos must have been made in New Brunswick by New Brunswick Filmmakers and have been accepted for screening at the 2006 Silver Wave Film Festival.

William F. White International Inc: Proud Sponsor of yearly SWF $2,500 Service Award (Split between Best NB Short Drama and Comedy Winners each year)

Picture of Award Winners from Left to Right:
From left to right (Front Row: Matthew Brown, J, Anthony Brown, Jimmy MacKinley, Angela Cullins, John Christenson, Kevin Matthews, Tony Merzetti)

From left to right (Back Row: James Kennedy, Blake Adams, Gia Milani, Linda Rae Dornan, Connell Smith, Jeff Combs, Rodolphe Caron)

Missing from the picture is: Honourable Mention for Most Promising Young Actress The Strings Attached - Sophie Wilcott, Saint John, NB (she is 5 years old)

2006 SILVER WAVE AWARDS
Best NB Documentary
Léonard Forest – Cinéaste et poète - Rodolphe Caron, Edmundston, NB

Best NB Short Drama
Cold Day in Hell - Matt Brown, Fredericton, NB

Best NB Short Comedy
Bathroom Stalled - Gia Milani, Fredericton, NB

Excellence in Cinematography
A Dream of Life - Tony Merzetti - Fredericton, NB

Excellence in Art Direction
Cold Day in Hell - James Kennedy, Fredericton, NB

Excellence in Sound Design
Cold Day in Hell - Blake Adams, Fredericton, NB

Excellence in Picture Editing
The 33rd Annual Harrison House Great Pumpkin Sacrifice - J. Anthony Brown, Fredericton, NB

Excellence in Music Composition
80/20: A Tropical Paradise - Kora Woolsey and Matte Robinson, Fredericton, NB

Best Actor - Female
Bathroom Stalled - Angela Cullins, Woodstock, NB

Best Actor - Male
Mailbox Romance - Jimmy MacKinley, Fredericton, NB

Honourable Mention for Most Promising Young Actress
The Strings Attached - Sophie Wilcott, Saint John, NB

Wildcat Award Celebrating NB Independent Filmmaking - The 33rd Annual Harrison House Great Pumpkin Sacrifice - Anthony Brown, Fredericton, NB

Honourable Mention for Most Unique Film: Seeds - Jeff Combs, Deer Island, NB

Colin Barnhill Award for Professional Contribution in the Atlantic Region in Video Production - Connell Smith, Saint John, NB

Recognition Award for a person, group or organization who has contributed significantly to film and video in New Brunswick in a professional capacity - Kevin Matthews, Fredericton, NB

Recognition Award for a person, group, or organization who has contributed significantly to film and video in New Brunswick in a volunteer capacity - John Christenson, Marysville, NB

New Brunswick Joy ($16,300)
• $10,000 in rental services and $500 in materials from PS Atlantic (Halifax)
• $3,500 in equipment or facilities from the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative
• $500 in cash from New Brunswick Film
• $300 in Sony Mini DV cassettes from Networx
• $1,500 in film stock from Kodak Canada Inc.
Presented by the Linda Joy Media Arts Society in Halifax, New Brunswick Film and the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative - Linda Rae Dornan, Sackville, NB

The nominations were:

Excellence in Cinematography
A Dream of Life (Tony Merzetti)
Cold Day in Hell (Greg Hemmings)
On the Road with Mary (Alain Dupras)

Excellence in Art Direction
Cold Day in Hell ( James Kennedy)
Seeds (Chelsea Martin, Derek Pendleton, Gavin Mitchell, Dayna Cline)
Bathroom Stalled (Gia Milani, Daniel Greenwood, Ron Stevens)

Excellence in Sound Design
Cold Day in Hell (Blake Adams)
Léonard Forest – Cinéaste et poète (Chris Goguen)
The Devil's Tide (Jeremy Robinson)

Excellence in Picture Editing
The 33rd Annual Harrison House Great Pumpkin Sacrifice (J. Anthony Brown)
Cold Day in Hell (Matthew Brown)
Not On My Own (Blake Stilwell)

Excellence in Music Composition
80/20: A Tropical Paradise (Vetch)
Léonard Forest – Cinéaste et poète (Bruno Jacques Pelletier)
The Devil's Tide (Jordan Roherty)

Best Actress - Female
Brianne Gulley (Mailbox Romance)
Angela Cullins (Bathroom Stalled)
Line Pelletier (A Dream of Life)

Best Actor - Male
Jimmy MacKinley(Mailbox Romance)
John Frank (The Strings Attached)
Randall Storey (Bathroom Stalled)