December 10, 2009

“I laughed, I cried” was the consensus among the audience at the private screening for the feature film Saturday.  Among those who attended the private cast/crew screening was Director and Acting Instructor Kevin McCormick who praised the film saying “I felt so engaged through every moment, so touched by the story. Oh for the power of art and a good director.” Although he praised all the actors for their performance he singled out Laetitia Villetorte (a former student of his) as being “excellent”.

November 13th, 2009

Saturday wraps post! Cast and crew screening is set for December 10th, 2009 at the NFB theatre in Downtown Toronto. A huge shout out to all who were instrumental in the making of this little film with a big heart!

August 17th

Executive Producer Michael Lambermont of Alter Ego comes on board for colour correction services for the indie feature Saturday.  “I’m very lucky to have Alter Ego working with us. Michael is extremely supportive and colour technician Andrew Hunter is a dedicated team player. I am very grateful to have both of them” Says director Alan Powell.

May 22nd

After several test screenings Saturday is picture locked! Colour correction, sound design and film score now begin. Huge thanks go out to Perry Sheppard for his commitment to the project and assisting with the first cut (it’s always the deepest ;p), Picture Editor Jeremy Lalonde for his talent and input on the second and fine cuts. An amazing huge THANK YOU to Stewart Horsley for taking me and the project under his wing and Rogue Editorial (www.rogueedit.com) for their amazing facilities. Onwards!

May 20th

Saturday secures sound design services with award-winning post house ImagesInSound. “this is a very happy day.” Proclaims Powell, director of the feature film. “Brian Eimer has worked on every project I’ve done since starting Facilitator Films in 2005 and I’m so glad and privileged to have his talents once again on this project.”

January 27th

Saturday wraps principal photography. Thanks to cast and crew for a speedy, professional shoot (9 very cold nights).

January 5th, 2009

Pre-production starts on the feature film Saturday. A co-production between Night Time Pictures and Facilitator Films. Written and Directed by Alan Powell. Leading the seasoned cast is Gemini Nominated actor Carlos Diaz. Best known for his role as Looch in the TV series, Rent-A-Goalie, which has been nominated for several Gemini’s since premiering on Showcase in 2006. Also starring is Genie Nominated actor Chris Owens best known for his reoccurring role as Agent Spender in the X-Files, Gina Clayton from the TV series Odyssey 5, Maria Vacratsis from Rent-A-Goalie and several appearances on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Tony Nappo whose film credits include; Saw IV and Saw V, Four Brothers (with Mark Whalberg) and countless TV appearances and critically acclaimed playwright and Dora-Award winning actor Andrew Moodie. Production starts January 19th .

September 16, 2008

Dating Violence Video , now entitled Good Intentions??, is delivered to the Thames Valley District School Board for rollout to London High Schools this fall. A special thank you to the financial partners who made the TVDSB project possible; Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, The 4th R, Changing Ways and Faye Peterson Transition House.

August 29, 2008

Shooting for Urban Legends episode complete. Thoroughly enjoyed working collaboratively with all involved to make it happen. Special thanks to Tom Adams and Shelby Taylor for their guidance and knowledge before, during and after.

July 14, 2008

Across the Hall to screen at the Non-Violence International Film Festival in Cambridge, ON in September.

July 4, 2008

The 7th and final episode of the animated series Z-Squad is delivered to Nelvana. All 26 episodes are now complete! Thank you Sean Jeffery for the intelligent comments and always raising the bar.
It was a great opportunity and creatively challenging to be part of the series. I look forward to more opportunities with Nelvana and, if possible, with Sean.

June 30, 2008

Cineflix hires Alan Powell to direct an episode of the TV series Urban legends.

May 27, 2008

Production on the Thames Valley District School Board dating violence video is complete. The 12 page script was shot in 12 hrs thanks to the professionalism of our cast and crew and special kudos to DOP Chris Mably, 1st AD, Dave Bene, producers Jeff Boulton and David Cormican and a very special thank you to the very talented Natalie Forcier – thanks for keeping it real! Post production should be complete by end of August.

February 11, 2008

Across the Hall will screen at the Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida May 6 – 11th www.dbff.us

February 1, 2008

El otro lado del pasillo has been selected to screen at the San Francisco Bay Area International Children's Film Festival - Feb. 22-24, Sunscreen Film Festival - March 19-22nd in St. Petersburg Florida, and has been nominated for Best Foreign Film at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival to take place March 24-29.

January 17, 2008

El otro lado del pasillo has been picked up for distribution by Spiritual Cinema Circle. Aside from the film being distributed to their membership worldwide it will also be available to their membership for download on their site at www.spiritualcinemacircle.com .

Nov 17/18, 2007

Production of Missed Opportunities. Directed by Alan Powell, DOP’d by 20 yr. Veteran Chris Kelly (currently shooting The Hour for CBC)the 100% volunteer cast and crew from London, Ontario seamlessly shot through a 29 page script in 2 days - finishing an hour and a half ahead of schedule. The secret? 5 locations – all within close proximity of each other, simple set-ups with 2 lighting kits and a crew of 4. A well-rehearsed cast – two scenes were shot in one continuous take! One veteran cameraman, an organized director/producer with an equally organized 1st AD and above all, professional attitudes from all involved!!

October 30, 2007

Pre-production commences in London, Ontario on the adapted video version of the play Missed Opportunities. The video is to be used for training purposes within the Ontario business & social community to create preventative measures to deescalate violence towards women.

October 28, 2007

Across the Hall wins Best Foreign Film at the Heart of Gold International Film Festival in Australia.

September 2, 2007

Across the hall plays at Calgary International film festival in two separate programs during the festival’s run from September 21- 30th. The film is also invited to screen at Winnipeg’s Reel Pride Film Festival in October.

June 4th, 2007

As El otro lado del pasillo has it's two final screenings (June 5 & 7)in London, UK at the Declaration of Independence Film Festival, notification of early acceptance into the Heart of Gold Film Festival in Australia has just been received - October 25th – 28th.

Canada, United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia…The film has officially gone worldwide!

May 24th, 2007

Toronto based production company Dante Entertainment www.dante-ent.com has invited director Alan Powell to join their roster of freelance directors.

May 17th, 2007

El otro lado del pasillo has been selected for the 7th annual Nickel Independent Film Festival in Newfoundland June 19-23rd. http://www.nickelfestival.com

May 1, 2007

Across the Hall wins 3rd place in the Indie Producers Short Film Contest. It's also officially selected to screen at the Declaration of Independence Film Festival in London, UK taking place June 1st-7th.

April 18, 2007

Across the Hall is nominated for two Golden Sheaf awards; Best Direction & Best Film (Multicultural) at the 60th annual Yorkton Short Film Festival in Sasketchewan, Canada – the oldest film festival in Canada.

April 14, 2007

Across the Hall screens at ReelWorld to Rave reviews.
The feature screenplay, The Confession, written by Alan Powell & Ian Kennedy begins its search for key players and financing.

April 11, 2007

Behind Closed Doors, the one hour documentary proposal, being developed in association with Stonehenge Media and Facilitator Films is now ready for network pitching.

April 5, 2007

Across the Hall wins Best Short Film at Method Fest and is one of 12 finalists in the Los Angeles based Indie Producers Short Film Contest. The MethodFest win comes with a $5,000 post production deal with Modern VideoFilm in Los Angeles.

March 23, 2007

Family Practice will screen at the National Film Board theatre in Toronto on April 24th as part of the on-going WildCard film forum.

February 14, 2007

Across the Hall is selected to screen at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeles. Lead actor, Carlos Diaz, will join director, Alan Powell, for the event which runs March 29th – April 5th.

January 22, 2007

Facilitator Films website is launched
Across the Hall is invited to participate at the 7^th annual ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto. Festival dates April 11 – 15, 2007.

January 12, 2007

Across the Hall is officially selected for the 1^st annual Brilliant Light International Film Festival of Los Angeles. Screenings will take place at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood from February 28 – March 4, 2007.

December 15^th, 2006

CBC television approves airing of Public Service Announcements, written, produced and directed by Facilitator Films, for the Neighbours, Friends and Families campaign. 2 x :30 sec. PSAs will air in rotation until December 15, 2007.

November 23, 2006

Across the Hall is officially selected for the 21^st annual NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Festival dates: February 28 – March 4, 2007.

October 11, 2006

Across the Hall is selected for the 13^th Regensburg Short film Week in Germany. Out of 2550 short films submitted for the international competition, Across the Hall was the only Canadian film out of the 59 selected. Funded by the National Film Board of Canada and the Ontario Arts Council, the film had its Canadian premiere at the 26^th annual Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Nova Scotia in September 2006.