YOW Script Finalist in PAGE International Screenwriting Competition
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“The Big Stink”, an animated feature film script co-written by YOW writer/producer Bonnie Robinson, is a finalist (top 10) in the family film category of the 2014 PAGE International Screenwriting Competition: http://pageawards.com/past-winners/2014-winners/2014-finalists/ PAGE will announce winners in the family film genre on October 15, 2014.
YOW Script Semi-Finalist in PAGE International Competition
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“The Big Stink”, an animated feature film script co-written by YOW writer/producer Bonnie Robinson, is a semi-finalist in the 2014 PAGE International Screenwriting Competition: http://pageawards.com/past-winners/2014-winners/2014-semi-finalists// PAGE will announce finalists in the animated/children’s genre on September 15, 2014.
Digi60 Catch and Release
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Friday evening marked the pitch session for the 2012 Digi60 Festival. As an invited filmmaker, working with Mountain Road Productions, I was excited to hear the 12 filmmakers pitch different ideas for the catch: “reunion”, with the added challenge of beginning or ending the film with a rhyming couplet. The pitches were varied: dark science […]
YOW Director Invited Filmmaker for Digi60 Festival
Posted in Film Festival, newsYOW Productions director Bonnie Robinson is one of 8 Ottawa filmmakers invited to participate in the 2012 Digi60 Filmmaker’s Festival. Participants have 60 days to complete a short film, after receiving a surprise “catch” or key element that must appear in the film. As an invited filmmaker, Bonnie is partnered with Ottawa production company Mountain […]
YOW Co-Production Wins Film Festival
Posted in Awards, Film Festival, newsRoom 218, a co-production with Coffee From Hell Productions, made its debut at the 2012 Painted Lips and Lolly Licks Film Festival in Ottawa, Ontario, where it took first place. Local films at the festival were judged by adult film star Kimberly Kane. Room 218 explores the fine line between pleasure and pain during a […]
Sweet Tarts Finalist at 2011 Banff World Media Festival
Posted in Awards, Film Festival, news8 June 2011 – Sweet Tarts Takeaway, a comic web series produced in Ottawa, has been selected by an international jury to be a finalist in the Entertainment Category of the Pilots Competition at the Banff World Media Festival (BWMF), to be held June 12-15, 2011. BWMF is the world’s largest global development and production […]
Sweet Tarts Finalist in New Media Film Festival
Posted in Awards, Film Festival, news3 May 2011 – Sweet Tarts Takeaway, a comic web series produced in Ottawa, is an Audience Choice Finalist for the Los Angeles New Media Film Festival (NMFF), to be held May 20-21, 2011. Bonnie Robinson, the creator and producer of Sweet Tarts Takeaway, submitted the series for consideration, and was thrilled when it earned […]
YOW Co-Production Places Second at OIFF Music Challenge
Posted in Awards, Film Festival, newsIn August 2010, YOW and Coffee From Hell Productions teamed up together to once again place second at a film festival. They entered the Ottawa International Film Festival Music Challenge with Katrina Robert music video, Running, managing to earn second place among stiff competition. The bluesy music formed the backdrop to a Run Lola Run-type […]
Second Place Win for YOW
Posted in Awards, Film Festival, newsYOW and Coffee From Hell Productions teamed up to make a film in 72 hours for the 2010 Ottawa International Film Festival 72-Hour Challenge. The result? Wish You Were Here a film about a man, recently out of rehab, who tries to reconnect with his ex-girlfriend. Wish You Were Here placed second at the festival.