BravoFACT Announces Award Recipients from March 30 Jury

TORONTO (March 31, 2016) – Bell Media’s BravoFACT (Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent) announced today the 10 BravoFACT award recipients from the March 30 jury meeting. Selected from 177 applications, a total of $493,000 was awarded to Canadian filmmakers for the production of short films. Continuing to fullfil BravoFACT’s Year of the Female Filmmaker initiative, funding for nine out of the 10 projects was awarded to female-led projects. For more than 20 years, BravoFACT-supported films have enjoyed success both in Canada and abroad. Most recently, the BravoFACTUAL-funded documentaries Terranova Matadora and Conversations with a Dead Prime Minister were selected to screen at Hot Docs 2016. Furthermore, the 2015 WIFT-AT Pitch Contest winner Ingrid and the Black Hole has been selected as part of Telefilm Canada’s: Not Short on Talent program at Cannes Film Festival. The BravoFACT fund recipients from the March 30, 2016 jury meeting are: Arlo Alone – Karen Harnisch (Producer), Nicole Dorsey (Director), Katrina Saville (Writer)

• In the future, technology will be embedded in us – literally.

Bickford Park – Lauren Corber (Producer), Linsey Stewart (Writer/Director), Dane Clark (Writer/Director)

• A woman secretly begins taking skateboarding lessons from a handsome teenager to avoid dealing with the problems in her marriage.

The Emissary – Priscilla Galvez (Producer), Kristy Neville (Producer), Naledi Jackson (Writer/Director)

• A mysterious interplanetary diplomat arrives at a post-apocalyptic planet earth in order to facilitate the adoption of a member of an ancient royal family.

Emmy – Mackenzie Donaldson (Producer), Alex Ordanis (Producer), Chris Yurkovich (Producer), Hannah Cheeseman (Writer/Director)

• An iPhone-obsessed gym rat is momentarily released from her monotonous existence after a Robaxacet overdose calls into question her front of normalcy, forcing her to abandon her self-conscious isolation when she connects with an unlikely stranger.

How Tommy Lemenchick Became A Grade 7 Legend – Nguyen-Anh Nguyen (Producer), Maria Gracia Turgeon (Producer), Nicolas Billion (Writer), Bastien Alexandre (Director)

• Ophelia recalls the events that led to her first kiss, at the age of 11, to a smelly boy with a knockout smile named Tommy Lemenchick.

Must Kill Karl – Karen Moore (Writer/Producer), Robin Crumley (Producer), Joe Kicak (Director)

• Everyone has “that” friend – the one who shows up uninvited, drinks all your booze, and hits on your girlfriend – who we all secretly hate and wish would just go away. One night, a group of friends decide enough is enough and there’s only one way to get rid of him for good… they must kill Karl.

Post No Bills – Robin Hays (Writer/Producer/Director), Andy Poon (Producer/Director)

• Post No Bills follows Noodle Box Boy as he comes to life from his poster and makes his way through a series of posters in order to save his love, Lady Luck, the fortune cookie.

Romance Language – Jennifer Shin (Producer), Jose Lourenco (Writer/Director)

• Two strangers engaging in a tryst speak their inner monologues aloud, revealing the selfish, terrible thoughts their anxiety about the situation provokes.

Snowman Cometh – Ann Shin (Producer/Director), Hannah Donegan (Producer), Alan Resnick (Writer)

• Alan overcomes the pain of being dumped by saving a suicidal snowman from eternal heartbreak.

Synthetic John – Mark Sirju (Producer), Jeffrey Hanley (Director), Michael Hanley (Writer)

• With the accidental discovery of artificial intelligence and the full automation of robotics through prosthetics, a paraplegic explores the nature of intimacy with a synthetic prostitute.

The next submission deadline for BravoFACT is May 26, 2016. The submission deadline for the inaugural Inside Out BravoFACT Pitch Competition is tomorrow, April 1, 2016. Candidates can visit www.insideout.ca/initiatives/bravofact-pitch-competition for details on rules, regulations, and how to apply. For information about BravoFACT and BravoFACTUAL program requirements, and application guidelines, visit http://bravofact.com.