They liked it! Feedback for from preview screening
I thought I should share some feedback from the 650-plus audience at the by-invitation screenings. Knowing how much the public (and a very knowledgable public in the case of this screening) liked the...
View ArticleInternational distribution deal for Powerful!
I hope you have had a great summer. I’ve spent mine in the last stages of preparing to bring you Powerful – Energy for Everyone. After a successful June 8 Special Preview Screening and loads of...
View ArticleClips from Powerful added to YouTube
As a newly-elected city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, time is scarce for blogging, making films and marketing my film Powerful: Energy for Everyone. But I finally managed to post six...
View ArticleOne-hour version of Powerful stimulates debate about Energy security
Probably the hardest thing a filmmaker can do is cut away material. When you have spent so much time filming and then selecting your best material, it is so tough to then shorten your film even...
View ArticleGreen Screens: Making films in a greener way
There is a movement afoot to make films in a greener, more sustainable way. It is great to make films about environmental/sustainability topics, but are we making them in a less harmful manner? And...
View ArticleTranscript of Powerful: Energy for Everyone
Last night I attended a screening of Powerful: Energy for Everyone hosted by the Kanata Environmental Network, here in the city of Ottawa. As usual, I spoke after the screening, giving some insight...
View ArticleTransition Cornwall+ hosts great screening and discussion
It was a great pleasure to travel an hour down the road from Ottawa to Cornwall, Ontario to participate in a post-screening (52-minute version of Powerful: Energy for Everyone) discussion on November...
View ArticlePowerful is a hit in Paris
As attractive as it was to fly to Paris for the two screenings of my film Powerful: Energy for Everyone, I settled for being there by Skype. The recent Festival International du Film d’environnement...
View ArticleOntario Feed-in-Tariff Review and Earth Day
Today the Ontario government announced the revised rates and rule changes for its pioneering Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) and Micro-FIT programs. While it was not surprising to see the rates being offered for...
View ArticleTranscripts from Powerful – at last!
I was reminded today that I promised — very long ago — to make available the full transcripts of my film Powerful: Energy for Everyone. Here are transcripts of the three versions: 95-minute English...
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