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'''Millefiore Clarkes''', is a Canadian filmmaker.
'''Millefiore Clarkes''', is a Canadian filmmaker. She has produced music videos, experimental and documentary films as well as commercials.


==Career==
==Career==
After studying philosophy at [[University of King's College|King's College]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]].<ref>https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes</ref> she went on a roadtrip across Canada, the United States and Mexico, and documented her travels . She returned to [[Prince Edward Island]] with 60-70 hours of footage and taught herself [[Final Cut Pro]] at the [[Island Media Arts Cooperative]]<ref>https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes</ref>. ''Stalking Love'' (2005) was shown in five film festivals<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille</ref> and aired 22 times on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s [[documentary (TV channel)|documentary]] channel from 2006 to 2009.<ref>https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=69d51c11-436a-467c-a295-c98d40f00b5f</ref> According to Clarkes, her experimental documentary is not so much about love as about the people talking about love<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille</ref>. She said "If you ask people about love, their answer is very telling about who they are as a person. You can’t lie about love—or, if you do [...] that still tells something about who you essentially are".
After studying philosophy at [[University of King's College|King's College]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]],<ref>https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes</ref> she went on a roadtrip across Canada, the United States and Mexico, and documented her travels . She returned to [[Prince Edward Island]] with 60-70 hours of footage and taught herself [[Final Cut Pro]] at the [[Island Media Arts Cooperative]]<ref>https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes</ref>. ''Stalking Love'' (2005) was shown in five film festivals<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille</ref> and aired 22 times on [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]'s [[documentary (TV channel)|documentary]] channel from 2006 to 2009.<ref>https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=69d51c11-436a-467c-a295-c98d40f00b5f</ref> According to Clarkes, her experimental documentary is not so much about love as about the people talking about love<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille</ref>. She said "If you ask people about love, their answer is very telling about who they are as a person. You can’t lie about love—or, if you do [...] that still tells something about who you essentially are".


After producing her film, she got involved with the [[Island Media Arts Cooperative]] and worked as an executive director from 2005 to 2008 <ref>http://www.onethousandflowers.tv/#!about/c24vq</ref>.
After producing her film, she worked at the [[Island Media Arts Cooperative]] and as an editor and executive director from 2005 to 2008. Her institutional work also includes sitting on the boards of [[Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts|The PEI Council of the Arts]] and the Women in Film and Television-Atlantic. She is also the curator for The Island Media Arts Festival and one of the founding members of The Island Film Factory.<ref>http://islandmedia.pe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Millefiore-Clarkes.pdf</ref> 


A lot of Millefiore Clarkes' work is based on ''Island Green'' film enjoyed its world premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax <ref>http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1</ref> 25-minute [[National Film Board of Canada|National Film Board]] production, which explores the idea of an all organic Island. <ref>http://www.theg.ca/filmmakers-cut-from-behind-the-lens/</ref> with the heartfelt words of P.E.I.-born poet, [[Tanya Davis]], adding to the farmers’ stories.<ref>http://www.theg.ca/filmmakers-cut-from-behind-the-lens/</ref>
In 2013 she wrote and directed ''Island Green'' (2013), a lyrical short film about organic farming in Prince Edward Island. Produced and distributed by the [[National Film Board of Canada|National Film Board]]. The 25-minute film is narrated by P.E.I.-born poet, [[Tanya Davis]]. <ref>http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2014-01-25/article-3590059/Documentary-Island-Green-contemplates-an-all-organic-P.E.I./1</ref> It was first shown at the [[Atlantic Film Festival]] in Halifax for its world premiere.<ref>http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1</ref>.


She has worked as an editor as well as the executive director of IMAC (2005-2008), programming a number of initiatives. She has sat on the boards of The PEI Council of the Arts and Women in Film and Television-Atlantic. She is a founding member of The Island Film Factory and on the board of IMAC. She is the curator for The Island Media Arts Festival. 
She has sat on the boards of The PEI Council of the Arts and Women in Film and Television-Atlantic. She is a founding member of The Island Film Factory and on the board of IMAC. She is the curator for The Island Media Arts Festival.<ref>http://islandmedia.pe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Millefiore-Clarkes.pdf</ref> 


She also owns '''One Thousand Flowers Productions''' where she produces music videos, experimental and documentary shorts, commercials and something she calls pocket-docs (short documentaries for companies). She has worked with the city of [[Charlottetown]], Discover Charlottetown and the Art in the Open festival, Prince Edward Island Farm Center, [[Confederation Centre of the Arts]], the [[Halifax Jazz Festival]], the Neworld theatre, the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project and others.
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She was born in [[Toronto]] and moved to [[Prince Edward Island]] with her father when she was 11 years old.<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/columnists/326-stewart-dave/5716-mille-clarkes</ref>
She was born in [[Toronto]] and moved to [[Prince Edward Island]] with her father when she was 11 years old.<ref>http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/columnists/326-stewart-dave/5716-mille-clarkes</ref> Her father is Canadian artist and composer Gerard Luther Clarkes and they have worked together on ''Melodies for Max'' (2013) and ''Land Feed the Farmer'' (2015).
She currently lives in [[Belfast, Prince Edward Island|Belfast]], [[Prince Edward Island]] <ref>http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1</ref>
She currently lives in [[Belfast, Prince Edward Island|Belfast]], [[Prince Edward Island]] <ref>http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1</ref> where she lives with her son<ref>http://www.assembly.pe.ca/sittings/2015spring/hansard/2015-06-16-hansard.pdf</ref>.


==Awards and recognition {{anchor|Awards|Honours}}==
==Awards and recognition {{anchor|Awards|Honours}}==
In 2011, the Women in Film and Television Atlantic awarded her the Salute Award for her work in the sector. Her short doc December in Toronto is a Staff Pick on Vimeo and was shortlisted in the Lyrical Category and screened at the 2012 Vimeo Film Festival Awards in New York. She was named the 2013 William F. White PEI Filmmaker of the Year and was awarded the 2013 CBC PEI 321 Award with producer Jason Arsenault<ref>http://employmentjourney.com/hiring-practices-one-thousand-flower-productions/</ref> for their film ''Little Bay Island''. Her music videos ''Stealin’'' (2012) for [[Catherine MacLellan]], ''People I Love'' (2013) for [[English Words]], and ''Philadelphia'' (2014) for [[Paper Lions]] won Best Music Video at the [[Prince Edward Island Music Awards|Music PEI Awards]]<ref>http://employmentjourney.com/hiring-practices-one-thousand-flower-productions/</ref>.

==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===As director===
===As director===
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;Films
;Feature films
* ''Stalking Love'' (2005)
* ''Island Green'' (2013)
* ''Islands'' (2014)
* ''Blue Rodeo: On the Road'' (2014)
* ''The Telling'' (2011)
* ''Something in the Water'' (2011)

;Experimental Shorts
* ''Crows and Branches''
* ''December in Toronto'' (2011)
* ''Once again Toronto'' (2013)
* ''L.A. one Day'' (2014)
* ''ACROSS America'' (2015)
* ''If my Silence'' (video response to The Meantime's song)
* ''Land Feed the Farmer'' (2015)
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;Music Videos
* [[Catherine MacLellan]]'s ''Frost in the Hollows''
* Coyote's ''Proof of Life''
* Dennis Ellsworth's ''Hazy Sunshine''
* [[English Words]]' ''Go to Bed''
* [[English Words]]' ''The People I Love'' Winner of the 'Best Music Video Award' at the 2013 PEI Music Awards.
* [[English Words]]' ''Passmore Radio''
* [[Catherine MacLellan]]'s ''The Raven's Sun''
* Irish Mythen's ''Wicked and the Wild''
* [[Paper Lions]]' ''Philadelphia''
* [[Paper Lions]]' ''Pull me In''
* [[Paper Lions]]' ''My Friend''
* [[Paper Lions]]' ''Little Liar''
* [[Catherine MacLellan]]'s ''Stealin' ''
* Becky Siamon's ''Trouble with Hank''
* Meaghan Blanchard's ''A Coat of Many Colours''
* Nudie and the Turks' ''Dear Departed''


===As editor/producer===
* ''In Between Spaces'' (2011)


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.onethousandflowers.tv/Clarkes' website]
* [http://www.onethousandflowers.tv/ Clarkes' website]
* [https://vimeo.com/millefioreclarkes/Clarkes' vimeo account]
* [https://vimeo.com/millefioreclarkes/ Clarkes' vimeo account]
* [http://islandmedia.pe.ca/ Island Media Arts Co-op]
* [http://www.wift-at.com/ Women in Film and Television Atlantic]
* [http://www.atlanticfilm.com/festivals/atlantic-film-festival Atlantic Film Festival]


[[Category:Canadian film directors]]
[[Category:Canadian film directors]]

Revision as of 06:21, 8 March 2016

Millefiore Clarkes, is a Canadian filmmaker. She has produced music videos, experimental and documentary films as well as commercials.

Career

After studying philosophy at King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia,[1] she went on a roadtrip across Canada, the United States and Mexico, and documented her travels . She returned to Prince Edward Island with 60-70 hours of footage and taught herself Final Cut Pro at the Island Media Arts Cooperative[2]. Stalking Love (2005) was shown in five film festivals[3] and aired 22 times on CBC's documentary channel from 2006 to 2009.[4] According to Clarkes, her experimental documentary is not so much about love as about the people talking about love[5]. She said "If you ask people about love, their answer is very telling about who they are as a person. You can’t lie about love—or, if you do [...] that still tells something about who you essentially are".

After producing her film, she worked at the Island Media Arts Cooperative and as an editor and executive director from 2005 to 2008. Her institutional work also includes sitting on the boards of The PEI Council of the Arts and the Women in Film and Television-Atlantic. She is also the curator for The Island Media Arts Festival and one of the founding members of The Island Film Factory.[6] 

In 2013 she wrote and directed Island Green (2013), a lyrical short film about organic farming in Prince Edward Island. Produced and distributed by the National Film Board. The 25-minute film is narrated by P.E.I.-born poet, Tanya Davis. [7] It was first shown at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax for its world premiere.[8].

She has sat on the boards of The PEI Council of the Arts and Women in Film and Television-Atlantic. She is a founding member of The Island Film Factory and on the board of IMAC. She is the curator for The Island Media Arts Festival.[9] 

She also owns One Thousand Flowers Productions where she produces music videos, experimental and documentary shorts, commercials and something she calls pocket-docs (short documentaries for companies). She has worked with the city of Charlottetown, Discover Charlottetown and the Art in the Open festival, Prince Edward Island Farm Center, Confederation Centre of the Arts, the Halifax Jazz Festival, the Neworld theatre, the Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project and others.

Personal life

She was born in Toronto and moved to Prince Edward Island with her father when she was 11 years old.[10] Her father is Canadian artist and composer Gerard Luther Clarkes and they have worked together on Melodies for Max (2013) and Land Feed the Farmer (2015). She currently lives in Belfast, Prince Edward Island [11] where she lives with her son[12].

Awards and recognition

In 2011, the Women in Film and Television Atlantic awarded her the Salute Award for her work in the sector. Her short doc December in Toronto is a Staff Pick on Vimeo and was shortlisted in the Lyrical Category and screened at the 2012 Vimeo Film Festival Awards in New York. She was named the 2013 William F. White PEI Filmmaker of the Year and was awarded the 2013 CBC PEI 321 Award with producer Jason Arsenault[13] for their film Little Bay Island. Her music videos Stealin’ (2012) for Catherine MacLellan, People I Love (2013) for English Words, and Philadelphia (2014) for Paper Lions won Best Music Video at the Music PEI Awards[14].

Filmography

As director


References

  1. ^ https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes
  2. ^ https://docorg.ca/en/member-spotlight-millefiore-clarkes
  3. ^ http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille
  4. ^ https://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=69d51c11-436a-467c-a295-c98d40f00b5f
  5. ^ http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/profiles/349-clarkes-mille
  6. ^ http://islandmedia.pe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Millefiore-Clarkes.pdf
  7. ^ http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Living/2014-01-25/article-3590059/Documentary-Island-Green-contemplates-an-all-organic-P.E.I./1
  8. ^ http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1
  9. ^ http://islandmedia.pe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Millefiore-Clarkes.pdf
  10. ^ http://buzzon.com/index.php/news-articles/columnists/326-stewart-dave/5716-mille-clarkes
  11. ^ http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2013-10-06/article-3409722/Prince-Edward-Island-film-in-bright-lights/1
  12. ^ http://www.assembly.pe.ca/sittings/2015spring/hansard/2015-06-16-hansard.pdf
  13. ^ http://employmentjourney.com/hiring-practices-one-thousand-flower-productions/
  14. ^ http://employmentjourney.com/hiring-practices-one-thousand-flower-productions/
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