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Jul
Plainview News

Aaron Douglas Seeks Revenge in New Poster

Revenge and wrath take centre stage in the new poster for In Plainview. Designed by photography guru Derek Heisler, we wanted to portray the film’s gritty, vengeful tone and include Aaron Douglas as a man with nothing to lose, out for revenge. After a short conversation about the movie, Derek disappeared for a few weeks,…

Jun
Filmmaker Updates

Calgary Film Centre Awards Grants To Six Emerging Filmmakers

Gratitude isn’t a strong enough word for the feeling we have right now. Thank you to the Calgary Film Centre, The Government of Alberta and to The Honourable Minister of Culture and Tourism, Ricardo Miranda MLA, Calgary-Cross, for presenting us and 5 other exciting film projects with the inaugural Project Lab programming initiative. Thank you also to Calgary…

Apr
Filmmaker Updates

In Plainview Cast and Crew Win Rosie Awards

We’re thrilled to announce multiple members of the In Plainview team were winners at the 2017 Alberta Film & Television Awards! A huge congratulations to all winners and nominees! Jessie Lipscombe – “Lupus”Robert Cuffley – Executive ProducerJason Long – Associate Producer, Story Editor and Casting DirectorBradley Stuckel – Director of PhotographyAlec Harrison – Original ScoreFrank…

Nov
Plainview News

Luke Azevedo on Calgary’s unique selling point

As 2016 comes to a close, Playback is speaking with film commissioners across the country about their successes of the past year, and what their goals are for 2017. First, we chatted with Montreal commissioner Daniel Bissonnette. Next up, a discussion with Luke Azevedo, Film, Television and Creative Industries commissioner for the city of Calgary. Eleven film and TV series have…

Nov
Plainview News

Cochrane area filming wraps on In Plainview

Scott Westby (left), who grew up in Cochrane, discussed an upcoming scene with partner Matt Watterworth during production of In Plainview. The film follows a dirty ex-cop seeking revenge on a former partner. Growing up in Cochrane, filmmaker Scott Westby shot his first indie film on a Handycam with some friends in the woods around…