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The Ottawa Citizen-Montages exit stage right - NegPhil - 04-28-2008
Montages exit stage right
NAC and NFB team up to make short films about gala honorees
Krista Seggewiss, The Ottawa Citizen
Published: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Prestigious filmmakers are behind a new twist to the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards gala to be held at the National Arts Centre next Saturday.
In past years, a typical awards-night montage -- a brief interview and a few career clips -- was played at the gala to introduce each award recipient. This year, National Film Board chair Tom Perlmutter had the idea to do something different. In collaboration with the NAC, the NFB recruited eight Canadian directors to make short films about the recipients. They'll premiere at next Saturday's gala.
The NFB plans to make the videos available on DVD, its website and YouTube within a few months. A three-minute trailer of the videos can now be seen exclusively at ottawacitizen.com/arts.
"Every film is completely and utterly different," said the NFB's Gerry Flahive, who produced five of the films. "They reflect the individual director's stamp and a sense of who the recipients are. Some films are quite funny, some are very moving and some include animation. There are a lot of surprises."
The videos range in length from three to five minutes. Directors shot the high-definition films in March, and each had a budget of about $25,000.
David Battistella said he was honoured to make a film about the Tragically Hip. Battistella divided the film into three sections: the first shows the Tragically Hip's creative space, studio and beginnings; the second revolves around live performances; the third closes the film with a feeling of where the Hip is going. "The music itself helped guide me," said Battistella.
Eugene Levy, Eric Charman, Anton Kuerti, Brian Macdonald, John Murrell, Alanis Obomsawin and Michel Pagliaro are also among the recipients.
Vancouver director Carl Bessai made a film to introduce Charman, the 2008 recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn award for voluntarism.
Bessai's challenge was to create a piece about someone who is not an artist but instead a tireless supporter of the arts. Charman has organized hundreds of charity events and raised millions for arts organizations in Victoria.
"Eric is a gregarious, fun guy," said Bessai. "It was about capturing him doing things that are a bit theatrical."
Bessai staged a charity event to film at Victoria's Empress Hotel. He called on musicians and community members to participate in the filming.
Katerina Cizek, David Acomba, Cam Christiansen, Robin Neinstein, Tim Southam and Eric Tessier directed the six other films.
Re: The Ottawa Citizen-Montages exit stage right - The Heron Outside - 04-28-2008
Very cool. Mav, anyway the fans are gonna be able to see this?
Re: The Ottawa Citizen-Montages exit stage right - Tthip - 04-28-2008
The Heron Outside Wrote:Very cool. Mav, anyway the fans are gonna be able to see this?
"The NFB plans to make the videos available on DVD, its website and YouTube within a few months."
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Re: The Ottawa Citizen-Montages exit stage right - chives - 04-28-2008
So, apparently Paul thinks its fun to be in a rock band.