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Marc Almon is an award-winning filmmaker based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Almon is best known for his work as the lead producer of the Canadian feature film ''Blackbird''.〔("N.S.-shot Blackbird garners national award" ). By ANDREA NEMETZ ''Chronicle Herald'' January 29, 2013〕〔("Lifelong local friends produce acclaimed new film Blackbird" ). By Kennedy Gordon, ''Peterborough Examiner'' June 13, 2013〕 and for his position as the chair of the filmmakers' organization Screen Nova Scotia. ==Career== Almon was chosen to be a participant in the Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op Film 5 program for young directors.〔("Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op chooses this year’s Film 5 projects" ). ''THE CHRONICLE HERALD'', Published January 21, 2015〕 He subsequently produced, directed or written a number of award-winning short films, including ''The Wake of Calum MacLeod'' 〔("Frightfully good Cape Breton-made flicks" ). ''Cape Breton Post'', Ken Chisholm October 25, 2013〕〔("Film Fest Reviews" ). ''The Coast'', September 15, 2011.〕 and ''D’Unee Rive a l'Autre'' (director: Maxime Desmons), which have traveled to 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,〔("Halifax filmmaker off to Rotterdam Lab" ). ''Chronicle Herald''〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chester filmmaker wins TIFF award for Blackbird )〕 ''Blackbird'' continued to screen and win awards around the world, including the Grand Prix at Cannes Junior 2013. The film has been sold in a number of international territories via Films Boutique. In 2013, Almon was named a member of the Next Gen: 20 Young Canadian Stars On the Rise in Hollywood.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Next Gen: 20 Young Canadian Stars on the Rise in Hollywood )〕 That year his production ''Bunker 6'' was named best feature film at the Atlantic Film Festival.〔("A critical mass of post-nuke survivors" ), ''Chronicle Herald'', By ANDREA NEMETZ September 13, 2013〕 In 2015 Almon is the chairman of Screen Nova Scotia.,〔("Sobering times for Nova Scotia’s film industry " ). ''The Coast''.〕〔("Nova Scotia film industry shrouded in uncertainty under tax incentive" ). ''CBC News'', By Aly Thomson, The Canadian Press Posted: Jul 31, 2015〕 and 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.〔("The Rick Howe Show" ). ''News 95.7. Apr 14, 2015〕〔(credit talks ‘very constructive,’ Screen N.S. chairman says" ). MICHAEL GORMAN ''Chronicle Herald''. April 22, 2015〕 Also in 2015 he is the executive producer of the film ''Your Money or Your Wife'', filmed in February in Halifax by Shut Up and Deal Films.〔("Cameras roll on indie rom-com Your Money or Your Wife" ). ''Playback'', by Etan Vlessing, 4 February 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marc Almon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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