{"id":7408,"date":"2019-12-10T13:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.filmpei.com\/?p=7408"},"modified":"2019-12-10T13:19:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T13:19:24","slug":"film-4ward-2020-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmpei.com\/film-4ward-2020-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Film 4Ward 2020 winners announced!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FILM 4WARD 2020 ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECTS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Charlottetown, PE, (December 6, 2019) <\/strong>– \u00a0FilmPEI is excited to announce the four successful productions that are being supported by this year\u2019s Film 4Ward program. The successful entries include:\u00a0 Emerging Production – Wraith of Malpeque<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 (horror\/comedy) <\/em>with Nathan Carter (Producer) and Justin O\u2019Hanley (Director) ; Established Productions \u2013 Sorry, Mommy<\/em><\/strong> (psychological thriller) with Louise Lalonde (Producer) and Donna Davies (Director), The Rolling Pin<\/em><\/strong> (drama) with\u00a0 Emma Fugate (Producer) and Trilby Jeeves (Director), and Chase the Ace<\/em><\/strong> (comedy) Jason Arsenault (Producer) and Jeremy Larter (Director)<\/p>\n

\u201cCompetition for the second year of Film 4Ward was stiff,\u201d says FilmPEI\u2019s Executive Director, Renee Laprise. \u201cThere were a lot of really amazing projects put forth and we were excited to see so many new names and producer\/director pairings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Projects were assessed by a jury of nationally acclaimed producers and directors from off-Island. Film 4Ward workshops and mentoring will begin in January and films are expected to be produced in the early spring with final delivery happening by the end of June 2020.<\/p>\n

The pilot year of Film 4Ward saw many local people trained by industry level crew and producers. Many of these people went on to work on the feature film \u201cA Small Fortune\u201d which shot on PEI in the fall. The four short films that were produced through Film 4Ward are currently on the festival circuit and will air on CBC and CBC Gem. Jenna MacMillan\u2019s Sunnyside<\/em><\/strong> won the Best Actor award for its lead, Sophia Bell at the 2019 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re always happy to support the Film 4ward Program to help develop, grow and sustain homegrown, independent film on Prince Edward Island,\u201d says Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, Matthew MacKay. \u201cA successful film industry benefits all Islanders, as it directly impacts our provincial economy and cultural identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Film 4Ward is an incubator program for film\/media production on Prince Edward Island that aims to support PEI\u2019s film and television sector through training opportunities and production funding. Leveraging industry expertise across PEI and Canada, participants will be trained by industry professionals through a series of workshops and job shadowing opportunities. Four film projects will receive production funding of up to $20,000 and in-kind facilities and services each year. Film 4Ward is funded by the Department of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, through Innovation PEI and the Culture Action Plan, with additional funding provided by Telefilm Canada and CBC, and administrated by FilmPEI.<\/p>\n

For further information, contact:<\/p>\n

Renee Laprise, Executive Director
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\nwww.filmpei.com<\/p>\n

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\u00a0 FILM 4WARD 2020 ANNOUNCES NEW PROJECTS\u00a0 Charlottetown, PE, (December 6, 2019) – \u00a0FilmPEI is excited to announce the four successful productions that are being supported by this year\u2019s Film … <\/p>\n