Nov 30, 2005 - Press Release
Stacy Fish Nabs Cineworks Audience Choice Award - at Refuse...Rewind...Replay 2005!
Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society is pleased to announce that the winner of this year's Refuse...Rewind...Replay audience choice award is for Stacy Fish's directorial debut Dark Room.
Writer/Director Stacy Fish recently relocated to Vancouver from Los Angeles and completed Dark Room through the 2005 Kick Start Program, sponsored by the Directors Guild of Canada, BC District Council and British Columbia Film. Her mentor was Vic Sarin.
Stacy will receive $200.00 worth of equipment rental from Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society. Congratulations to Stacy and the cast and crew of Dark Room.
Refuse...Rewind...Replay is the annual screening of the best short films from BC that the Vancouver International Film Festival missed. It is based on the historic French tradition of the Salon des Refuses. We had a stellar line up of films this year, congratulations to all the participants, their casts and crews. Keep up the great work Vancouver! For more information on Refuse...Rewind...Replay please visit http://www.cineworks.ca/past_exhibitions/refuserewindrep.php
DARK ROOM (Stacy Fish, 2005, 16 min.)
"Is it better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all? Alice has settled into her job as a photo instructor when the mysterious murder of her niece forces Alice to start living in the moment".
For more information on "Dark Room" please visit http://www.12thSign.ca
For information on the Kick Start Program, visit http://www.dgcbc.com/ie4/kickstart/kickstart.cfm
Sept 18, 2005 - Press Release
Chelah Horsdal to appear on Urban Rush.
Congradulations to Chelah Horsdal for landing the new ABC series Fallen. Chelah will be appearing on Urban Rush, Tuesday, September 20th, 2005. To talk about the series and her other work including Dark Room a short film that just returned from a sucessful screening at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival. Chelah's recent credits include recurring characters on The L Word, Stargate SG-1 and DaVinci’s Inquest; guest starring roles in Stuart Gordon’s The Masters Of Horror, Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda, RenegadePress.com as well as the pilot of CBS’ highly anticipated Criminal Minds. Her upcoming films include Hollow Man 2 with Christian Slater, The Exorcism of Emily Rose with Tom Wilkinson & Laura Linney and the Pink Panther with Steve Martin & Jean Reno.
Urban Rush will air this segment Tuesday September 20th on Channel 4 at 5pm, 7pm, 11pm and 1am. It will re-air in Victoria Wednesday at 5pm.
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Sept 17, 2005 - Stacy's recap of the LA Int'l Short Film Festival
The Los Angeles Short Film Festival was quite a learning experience.
It was really awesome seeing and hearing Dark Room up on the big screen. We got rave reviews from everyone who saw it. I had a great turn out of local friends; especially considering our screening was on a weekday in the afternoon. Thanks everyone for coming and supporting us! A scout from the New Port Beach festival asked if I would send them the film, which I did. Fellow filmmakers stopped me everyday thereafter to complement the film, the story, the actors and the music. (I've included some of their comments on the home page.) I could not be happier with the audience response and it was a real blast meeting other filmmakers.
Things that I learned: Film looks way better than video. Fellow filmmakers are fun and there is something good about every film. Gut wrenching stories about human suffering win awards. Submitting a rough cut won’t get your film accepted into very many festivals. (I’m glad to have the final movie to submit now.) Finally, the LA Shorts Festival judged all entries prior to the festival, not on the actual screenings, so we were judged on the rough cut - important lessons all.
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Aug 26, 2005 Press Release
Dark Room to premier at Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
12th Sign Creations, Inc. announces the World Premier of Dark Room at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival as the grand finale of Program 18 - What Women Want. Dark Room Screens at 12:45 pm, Thursday, September 8th, 2005, at the ArcLight Cinemas.
is a love story wrapped in a murder. It’s story driven short film that feels, looks and sounds like a feature. Chelah Horsdal (Stargate: SG1) portrays Alice; she fully transforms from lonely schoolteacher, destined to grow old with her cat, into a vibrant woman rediscovering her artistic passion. Woody Jeffreys (The L Word) plays, the generous and nurturing Nick who helps bring Alice out of her rut. The story explores themes of love, loss, risk and what it means to really be living life to the fullest.
The script, by first time Writer/Director Stacy Fish, was awarded a 2005 Kick Start grant from the Directors Guild of Canada and BC Film. Ms. Fish has been an Assistant Director for many years and has worked on NYPD Blue and The West Wing.
Dark Room was photographed on 35mm by Sean Rooney (The Big Charade – 2003 Leo winner for Best Cinematography) and edited by Richard Benwick (Zacharia – 1999 Leo Nomination for Best Editing).
The original music is by Jeff Toyne, composer for over 30 short films including two Academy Award nominees. The score features vocals by Melissa R. Kaplan who has been featured on soundtracks such as K-PAX and The Skeleton Key. The soundtrack also features music by, multiple Grammy Award winner, Sarah McLachlan.
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Aug 4, 2005 Press Rlease
Dark Room Announced as an officail selection by the Los Angeles Int'l Short Film Festival.
Congratulations! Your film (Dark Room) has been selected to be part of this year's Los Angeles International Short Film Festival (LA Shorts Fest) at the ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood from September 6 - 13. After reviewing the many films submitted, we found your short represents the caliber of work we want to participate in our festival. LA Shorts Fest hopes to create an environment that by screening your film will open doors to infinite possibilities. We here at the LA Shorts Fest pride ourselves on being the largest short film festival in the world. Nineteen films in our history have been nominated for an Oscar. The last five taking home the coveted award. We are honored to be including your film in our festival this year, we wish you good luck and look forward to meeting you.
Los Angeles International Short Film Festival
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