Marc Almon Explained

Marc Almon is a filmmaker based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Almon is best known his work as the producer of the Canadian feature films Blackbird^[1] and Weirdos.

Career

Almon was chosen to be a participant in the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op Film 5 program for young directors.^[2] He subsequently gained credits as a producer, director and writer on a number of award-winning short films, including The Wake of Calum MacLeod ^{[3] [4]} and D’Unee Rive a l'Autre (director: Maxime Desmons), which have screened at international film festivals and have aired on CBC, Global, BBC, Bravo! and the Sundance Channel.

Almon was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2008, won the National Screen Institute Drama Prize in 2010,^[5] was a finalist for the TIFF Pitch This! competition, and attended the Rotterdam Lab and Trans Atlantic Partners co-production training program.

Almon's film Blackbird made its debut at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Best Canadian First Feature Award.^[6] Blackbird continued to screen and win awards around the world, including the Grand Prix at Cannes Junior 2013.

In 2013, The Hollywood Reporter named Almon a member of the Next Gen: 20 Young Canadian Stars On the Rise in Hollywood.^[7]

In 2015, Almon became the chairman of Screen Nova Scotia,^{[8] [9]} an organization which represents Nova Scotia film, television and digital media. In this role he was involved in negotiations with the provincial government about changes to the film tax credit.^{[10] [11]}

Marc executive produced the film Your Money or Your Wife ^[12] in 2015 and produced Weirdos in 2016.

Filmography

• Transit (2001)
• The Wake of Calum MacLeod (2006)
• D'une rive à l'autre (2009)
• The Fiddler's Reel (2010)
• Blackbird (2012)
• Your Money or Your Wife (2015)
• Weirdos (2016)

Notes and References

1. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2013/06/12/lifelong-local-friends-produce-acclaimed-new-film-blackbird "Lifelong local friends produce acclaimed new film Blackbird"
2. http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1264542-atlantic-filmmakers-co-op-chooses-this-year%E2%80%99s-film-5-projects "Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op chooses this year’s Film 5 projects"
3. http://www.capebretonpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/2013-10-25/article-3446375/Frightfully-good-Cape-Breton-made-flicks/1 "Frightfully good Cape Breton-made flicks"
4. http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/film-fest-reviews/Content?oid=2733661 "Film Fest Reviews"
5. http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/43046-tattler "Halifax filmmaker off to Rotterdam Lab"
6. Web site: Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird. Chronicle Herald.
7. Web site: Next Gen: 20 Young Canadian Stars on the Rise in Hollywood. Hollywood Reporter.
8. http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/archives/2014/09/19/sobering-times-for-nova-scotias-film-industry "Sobering times for Nova Scotia’s film industry "
9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-film-industry-shrouded-in-uncertainty-under-tax-incentive-1.3174980 "Nova Scotia film industry shrouded in uncertainty under tax incentive"
10. http://www.news957.com/2015/04/14/the-rick-howe-show-12-pm-331/ "The Rick Howe Show"
11. http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1282062-tax-credit-talks-%E2%80%98very-constructive%E2%80%99-screen-n.s.-chairman-says"Tax credit talks ‘very constructive,’ Screen N.S. chairman says"
12. http://playbackonline.ca/2015/02/04/cameras-roll-on-indie-rom-com-your-money-or-your-wife/ "Cameras roll on indie rom-com Your Money or Your Wife"