At a press conference on March 25th, it was announced that Burning Bridge's film "Promise" has been nominated for seven AMPIA Awards by the Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association -- making it the most nominated single project from Calgary, and the second most nominated project overall in the province.

The film is a finalist for "Best Dramatic Production Under 60 Mins," and craft awards for Best Screenwriting, Best Cinematography, Best Score, Best Production Design, Best Costume, and Best Actor for veteran theatre actor Grant Reddick.

The "Rosie Awards" are televised May 2nd, from Edmonton.

Promise is an Official Selection of the 2008. Calgary International Film Festival (September 19-28). It will screen as part of the "Best of Alberta" Short Film Program on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (6:30-8:00pm) at THE UPTOWN. It has an encore screening within the "SIMPLE REFLECTIONS" Series on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27th with other shorts from Canada and abroad at THE PLAZA.

For tickets, voting, or more information see: www.calgaryfilm.com

You can also visit the official Promise facebook page by clicking here.

(December, 2007) The Boltons wrapped filming of their next short drama “Promise” in Calgary on December 8th. Filmed over five days with an all-Alberta cast and crew, “Promise” is a 22 minute period film adapted from the literary short story by Canadian author Jack Hodgins about a working class family in a 1950s logging community who has an unexpected dinner guest invite himself over for the evening. -- the catalyst for this tale about promises made and broken.

The film stars real-life married couple Joe Norman-Shaw and Christianne Hirt in their first role as husband and wife on screen, and introduces 78-year-old theatre veteran Grant Reddick in his first ever film role. “Promise” also debuts 13-year-old first-timer Mike Smith as Jack, and 7-year old Tiffany Amiot as younger sister Meg.

Lensed by DOP Roger Vernon (Unforgiven, Legends of the Fall) with production design by Ken Rempel (The Claim, War Bride) the ambitious indie drama was supported by an all Alberta crew of approximately 30 people. After an international theatrical festival run, “Promise” will receive its Canadian television premiere on CBC.

The film was written and produced by Kirsten Bolton, and directed by Devon Bolton. Rhonda Baker served as Executive Producer. Now entering post production, the film is scheduled to be complete in March 2008.

(October, 2007) “SHIPWRECKED” was awarded the BAFTA/LA Short Film Award” at the 30th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival in California at the Closing Ceremonies held Sunday October 14th. 

Ranked one of the Top 10 festivals in the United States, The Mill Valley Film Festival is a flagship festival for the Los Angeles Branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Each year the festival presents an award to short films of outstanding caliber, as decided by a BAFTA jury. This year's statuette given to "Shipwrecked" and was accepted on behalf of the filmmakers by Nadia Scipio del Campo of the Canadian Consulate -- San Francisco. 

This is the first time a Canadian short film, and one which screened in as part of the Children's Program, has been given this distinction, according to John Morrison, Children’s Programmer, Smith Rafael Film Center and Mill Valley Film Festival.

The Mill Valley award follows closely on the heels of another recent "Best Short Film" nod the duo were given at the OPEN CINEMA Short Film & Animation Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia in August, 2007.

(October, 2007) Burning Bridge is pleased to announce they have optioned the rights to the Canadian novel by Michelle Berry “WHAT WE ALL WANT,” a property they intend to adapt and direct as a Feature Film.

Reminiscent of the eerie, visceral vibe of Six Feet Under, the novel is an incisive yet tender portrait of suburban strangeness about three dysfunctional siblings who gather to bury their mother, a bedridden agoraphobic – a reunion that brings out long-hidden secrets and eccentricities. Uniquely comic with a tragic edge, "What We All Want gives us a warped world in which salvation comes unexpectedly and sweetly.