Moving Stories Films supports filmmakers success

Our first foray seems to have gone quite well, with all kinds of interesting developments happening for BookShorts, for the authors and for the filmmakers who took part in this year’s hoopla.  A huge part of the fun for us is knowing what happens next too – so we’ll keep posting news on behalf of our artists whenever we have an update. 

Here are a few we’ve heard lately …

• James McCreath is launching his book Renaldo, upon which the Gary Thomas-helmed “A Life’s Passion” is based, on the Kindle e-book reader and as an e-book for other devices – it’ll be available for download on James’ website here

 

• Paul Quarrington’s “Pavane” will be broadcast on Bravo!FACT Presents in early 2009 – watch for announcements on their website here.

 

• Brian Smith’s “Sprout This!” was accepted and is now being broadcast in its entirety on Atom.com – visit now

 

• Rachel Peters has edited a fantastic “making of” mini-documentary for “Nagasaki Circus” with the Martin Ewen, the author of the original story, who is both in costume as his stilt-walking mime character Lurk, and behind the scenes at BuskerFest – watch it on her website here

 

• Director Corey Lee (The Perfection of the Moment) will have two films in the January 18 Bravo!FACT screening program at One Yello Rabbit High Performance Rodeo Intl Festival of the Arts — if you’re in Calgary, check it out here

 

• Author Randall Maggs “Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems” is named to the national Globe and Mail Top 100 Poetry Books of 2008 – read John Degen’s capsule review here  and watch Justin Simm’s poignant film interpretation here

 

If you hear more about one of the fantastic films that screened in the Moving Stories Film Festival, or want to host a screening for a book club, library or book store event, drop us a line anytime!