Columbus Avenue Pictures is a totally awesome, independent, Atlantic Canadian production company operated by Jillian Acreman and Ryan O'Toole.
We have a foundation of strong one-off storytelling, playful visual techniques, and a love of all things colourful.
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Film Friday!
This week’s pick goes to Sour World, a 30 minute narrative short by Fredericton, New Brunswick’s Ryan O’Toole. 30 minutes can be a difficult runtime to pull off but Ryan’s film keeps you engaged.
A lonely girl named Sandy struggles to connect with people as she wanders around her small, maritime city eating candy and drinking pink lemonade wine. Check out this feverish gem shot on miniDV.
Ottawa! The National Arts Centre will be hosting a free screening of Marigolds on July 4th. The film is screening in the Atlantic Film Waves program of Canada Scene. This is rad, you should go!
In 2017, the National Arts Centre will celebrate the country’s sesquicentennial with CANADA SCENE, a massive gathering of our most exciting artists!
'Marigolds' will be screening at the Vancouver International Women in Film Festival this Saturday! It's part of an incredible lineup, so if you love awesome things, and things made by women, you should go! Vancity Theatre 6:15pm.
A cinematic shift in lineup – The Argosy
Stereophonic is always an exciting weekend in Sackville, but this year the festival had a new event up its sleeve. For the first time, a series of short films was screened at The Vogue on Saturday as part of the festival. This allowed the audience a break from dancing at Thunder & Lightning and the…
HUGE THANKS to everyone that came to the Sour World premiere at Silver Wave Film Festival. Wish there was a photo with the ~whole gang~ : ( But speaking of, thanks so much to said whole gang, ie everyone that worked as crew, cast, extras or in post on the damn thing THANK YOU. Here is a cute photo of Abigail and I, post-screening. Thanks to the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-op and Silver Wave Film Festival for having us : )
Ryan's new film, SOUR WORLD, will be premiering on Saturday, November 5th at the Silver Wave Film Festival! Come have a matinee party with us = )
bts of Ryan O'Toole's 'A Ways Away' (Sept 2016)
Photo by Jesse Anthony
'Marigolds' has 3 upcoming festival screenings in October! The Portland Comedy Film Festival (Nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Director), the Parrsboro Film Festival in Nova Scotia, and the Houston Comedy Film Festival (Nominated for Best Short Film).
A most excellent announcement: 'Marigolds' will be screening at the Atlantic Film Festival next month, as part of the 'Sunday Night Gala: Reel East Coast Shorts'.
Congratulations to fellow New Brunswick filmmakers Kelly Hill, Bunthivy Nou, Matt Rogers, Rob Gray, and Brendan Jones on also having films in this years' line up. Let's go have some fun in Nova Scotia!
'Marigolds' will be screening July 29th as part of the AE Film Festival. This is an arts first festival, and I'm honoured that 'Marigolds' has found a place here.
An amazing opportunity from the Atlantic Film Festival! So honoured to be participating in this years Script Development Program.
All writers will also take part in the Script Pitch Event, during the 36th Atlantic Film Festival, where the writers will pitch their feature film idea to a room of industry professionals with the aim of attaching a producer and/or director to the projects and to compete for the $10,000 development…
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Thank you to our friend Kasie Wilcox for this beautiful design! You are so totally excellent.
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I'm super happy and excited to finally announce that Ryan O'Toole has joined Columbus Avenue Pictures!! We've collaborated on several projects in the past, and share a common interest in one-off storytelling. CAP's newest production is Ryan's upcoming film Sour World which features Abigail Smith, and was shot by Michael Mohan. This film embraces lo-fi video and is the portrait of an apathetic girl wandering in and out of various lives one summer night. It's fantastic, and I can't wait for it to hit the festival circuit. We've got a few more projects in the works, 2016 is going to be a magic year!
Photo Credit: Michael Mohan
Marigolds is a small, strange film, made with love and friendship, through the support of artsNB and the film co-op. Thank you Silver Wave for recognizing Matt Carr with an Excellence in Editing nomination (he's brilliant!), and thanks for nominating me for screenwriting! Thank you for awarding it with Best New Brunswick Short Film, and most of all thank you to the viewers for awarding it Viewer's Choice! So glad s***m is not an audience deterrent here in NB!
MARIGOLDS
Written/Directed: Jillian Acreman
Director of Photography: Jesse Anthony
I had the pleasure and the time of my life studying with Judith again this week. I've never seen anyone do what she does, she calls it 30 years experience, but I think there's a little magic in the mix. - with Judith Weston Studio for Actors & Directors
That's an 85% wrap on Ryan O'Toole newest short Sour World! Cheers to a ridiculous weekend with the raddest people around.
A little Marigolds BTS. Photo by Michael Mohan.
I'm super excited to announce that Pop has been selected to screen as part of the "Telefilm Canada: Not Short on Talent" program at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival! The film is directed by Ryan O'Toole, an amazing talent with an exceptional eye for style. He's a great friend, a great collaborator, and I'm honoured to have produced this rad film!
I'm a bit superstitious and I generally don't make public announcements about what I'm working on until it's being shot, but I'm making an exception. I'm really proud and excited to announce that my feature script "Wheat Kings" has received development funding from both Telefilm Canada and Super Channel!
A very special thank you to my producer at Shore Road Pictures, Gia Milani. Yay!
Ryan agreed to play a fictionalized version of himself in my next film. No strings attached. Naturally, I'm killing his s***m count.
CAP's new film, written and directed by Ryan O'Toole! Please spread the word, no donation is too small!
A rising pop singer suffers an identity crisis when her brother's critically acclaimed punk group returns home for a performance.
Yay Shore Road Pictures friends!!
When Cory Monteith tragically passed away in July, the 31-year-old actor had completed work on two films, both of which are premiering at the Toronto...
The Art of Decay has been accepted to the Atlantic Film Festival and will be screening as part of the CBC Atlantic Shorts Gala! I can't wait to celebrate in Halifax and see as many films as possible!
Such an inspiring human being! Meeting Chaz Ebert at the Roger Ebert Conference Center in the American Pavilion. Cannes 2013.
Thank you to my partner in crime Matthew Carr for editing together this director reel for me!
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I'm constantly surrounded by talented people! Thank you Philip Hall for creating this poster for The Man Who Sold the World!
A very special thank you to Darcy Lynn Allan for creating this beautiful poster! Only 1 week away from Cannes!
Both The Art of Decay AND The Man Who Sold The World have been selected for the Festival de Cannes Short Film Corner!
I'm off to the festival next month with Film Market Access to promote my work and participate in the Producers Workshop!
I'll be unveiling each films' poster next week! Stay tuned!
Wonderful weekend at the Silverwave Film Festival! So much talent!
Man Who Sold the World was nominated for Best International Short Film!
The Art of Decay was nominated for Best Drama, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, and Most Unique Film!
Silverwave Film Festival launch was a success! I'm so excited to have two films premiering!
Man Who Sold The World will premiere at the International Shorts screening at 2pm on November 10th. This film stars Golden Globe nominated Steve Railsback (Helter Skelter, The Stuntman), Barry Livingston (Social Network, Argo) and the lovely Jean Rasey (The Hindenburg, The Hardy Boys). Produced by Lalesha Railsback and myself!
The Art of Decay (CBC/Telefilm 3-2-1 Winner 2011) will screen at NB Shorts II on November 10th. This film was Executive Produced by Gia Milani and Tony Whalen, written by Fonya Irvine, and directed by Jillian Acreman (me!). This silent dance piece was choreographed by Igor Dobrovolskiy, and stars Anya Nesvitaylo and Yuliia Shevchenko.
I'm so excited for these films to kick off their festival circuit here at home in New Brunswick!
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