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To see our generous sponsors and supporters: CLICK HERE
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Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund
Mission Statement: To nurture and develop emerging and seasoned creative artists in New Brunswick and the Atlantic region in honour of artist and adventurer Jane LeBlanc.
Staff: Cat LeBlanc - Founder, Executive Director
Maureen LeBlanc - Founder
Tony Merzetti - Finance
Kaitlyn Adair - Marketing Specialist
Contact us if you would like to sponsor, mentor, or sit on a jury!
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Coming in 2023!
A new cash award for Newfoundland writers and/or directors in film and television!
NEWFOUNDLAND CREATIVE AWARD
July 1, 2023
$2000 Cash Award
By Atlantic Jury
Sponsored by: The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund and The Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation (NLFDC)
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Upcoming Deadlines
1) JL Screenwriting Award (Deadline: Feb 28)
$500 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
2) Errol Williams Filmmaker Award (Deadline: Mar 1)
$1,100 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
3) JL Theatre Organization Award (Deadline: Mar 1)
$1500 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
4) AJ Song Award (Deadline: Apr 1)
$1000 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
5) JL Film Post Award (Deadline: Jun 1)
$2000 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
6) JL Acting Support Award (Deadline: Jun 1)
$800 Cash Award/CLICK HERE
More Deadlines HERE
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Recent Winners
JL Music Composer Award
Winner: Zachary Greer
CLICK HERE
JL Artist Support Scholarship
Winner: Erin Goodine
CLICK HERE
JL Music Award
Winner: Abby Keenan
CLICK HERE
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Recent Winners
JL Creative Scholarship
Winner: Gordon Mihan
CLICK HERE
JL Visual Art Award
Winner: Ysabelle Vautour
CLICK HERE
JL Music Studio Mentee Program
Winner: John Adam Ian
CLICK HERE
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The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund purchased more beautiful pieces of art for its special collection through the Fredericton Arts Alliance (FAA) 2022 Gala Fundraiser. Each piece thematically flows with Jane's life and passions.
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Andrea Brewer (William).
Andrea Brewer is interested in the Juxtaposition of technique, colour, pattern, and imagery. She enjoys working with a messy palette on sometimes untraditional surfaces. Drawing inspiration from her Art History and Anthropology studies, she mainly focuses on portraiture and pattern.
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The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund became a new sponsor of the Silver Wave Film Festival this year and sponsored the following Film Recognition Cash Awards.
Silver Wave WIFT-AT Salute to a woman working in film in NB
(Winner: Daphne Curtis).
Silver Wave NB Film Crew Excellence Award
(Winner: Gary Weekes).
Jim Lavoie Professional Film Recognition Award
(Winners: Arthur Thomson and Tim Rayne).
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Arnold LeBlanc Songwriter Award Rebrands and Expands
The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund's Arnold LeBlanc Songwriter Award will now be called the AJL Song Award in memory of Miramichi musician Jane LeBlanc and singer Arnold LeBlanc and will focus on hard rock and heavy metal in 2023.
In addition, the new celebrity music jury will now consider songwriting, vocals, and performance in their deliberations.
"We are very excited to have some heavy metal legends interested in being on our 2023 award jury," says Cat LeBlanc, JL Legacy Fund founder.
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The revamped award will be accessible to different genres of music annually. The winner will also receive a complimentary one year membership with Music / Musique NB.
In 2022, the celebrity music jury (Lennie Gallant, Joel Plaskett, Jenn Grant, Rose Cousins, and Catherine MacLellan) focused on roots, folk, and country music. The winner was talented NB music artist and songwriter Jason Anderson. Jason won a cash prize for his song Together, Apart, which audiences can find on Spotify.
Sponsored by: Cat LeBlanc, Maureen LeBlanc, BrainWorks, Writers' Federation of NB, Music•Musique NB
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Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund Becomes Annual Sponsor of Errol Williams Filmmaker Award
"Preserving Errol's work and legacy is incredibly important. The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund wants to support this special initiative that keeps Errol's greatness in the public eye. Errol was someone who changed lives through his friendships and filmmaking. His spirit is still very much with everyone who knew him so well, including his beloved family, relatives, and close film friends. It is an honour for the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund to be involved with this special award that the NB Film Co-op, Chris Campbell, and Tony Merzetti sponsor annually." Cat and Maureen LeBlanc
Background: Errol Williams was a pioneer and award-winning international filmmaker who was introduced to filmmaking at the NB Film Co-op in the late 1980s. He produced dramas and documentaries. After his untimely death in 2007, a special award was set up in his honour by his friends, past NB Film Co-op President Chris Campbell, and long-time Film Co-op ED Tony Merzetti in partnership with the NB Film Co-op.
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Errol Williams Filmmaker Award
Deadline: March 1, 2023
(one grant awarded annually)
Purpose: To support the production of a short film no longer than 10 minutes.
Note: Films can be short dramas or documentaries.
Eligible applicants: New Brunswick residents who are black and people of colour.
Award composition:
$400 cash from Errol Williams Fund.
$300 cash from the NB Film Co-op.
$400 cash from the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund for a paid film mentor selected by the JL Legacy Fund in consultation with the awardee.
$700 equipment deferral.
Eight professional development workshops.
Submission Process: Applicants are asked to submit the following materials by email (Word or PDF documents):
Treatment for story or Script
Budget
Director's Statement
Crew/Cast list
Production plan
Email: info@nbfilmcoop.com to inquire.
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New Fund Sponsors
Thank you to the inspiring creative film duo Colin MacDonald and Nicole Barron for their generous contribution to the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund. Colin MacDonald and Nicole Barron are life and filmmaking partners who run the production company onStream Productions. They specialize in narrative and documentary films, music videos, and promotional content with a dynamic visual flair and a strong focus on unique, character-driven stories.
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New Fund Sponsors
The Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund gives special thanks to new generous sponsors, Dan McKinnon and Joanne Taylor McKinnon who are based in Hamilton, ON. We really appreciate their kind contribution to the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund.
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Thank you to NB journalist Bill Hunt who wrote a wonderful article on Janey and the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund. To read the article: CLICK HERE
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From the Late and Great Janey LeBlanc's Journals:
Photo of Jane in Portugal, 1986
"I'm leaving my Paris family at the end of March and meeting up with Walt and his boat in England. Then, we will sail to Portugal; Walt has friends there. Afterward, we adventure to the Canaries. Then, depending on the weather, we will sail to Brazil (I'll mail you some coffee beans), onto the Antilles where my dutch friend lives, then to Caracas and Ávila.
I have my guitar and will entertain if my friends don't throw me overboard. There are so many more places we plan on going but make sure dad is sitting down when you read this letter to him. I know how much you both worry about me.
I have to continue on this quest; I can't explain it.
I miss you all. I love you. Distance and time are making me, unlike myself, sentimental."
Jane T Kirk, February 14, 1985
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