July 2024

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Most of our Film4Ward films are in the can. Congrats to all the teams who brought 4 x 10 minute to life on tiny budgets. Look for them at festivals in the Fall. 

 

Research on "Magical Moths" is done and I'm now writing away madly. 

 

Congrats to the graduates of the PEI Market Accelerator Program! I was happy to mentor the talented Helene Lebon. Go Helene go! Thanks to Whistler Film Society and Film PEI for involving me.
 

June 2024​

My trip to Sunny Side of the Doc was fantastic. So great to re-group and meet up with the best doc makers and broadcasters around the world. Thanks to Innovation PEI for your marketing assistance program. I couldn't have done it without you!

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Excited to share that I have received support from the CMF and Innovation PEI for pre-development of my film "The Garlic Eaters". 

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May 2024

I had great trips to Toronto for Hot Docs and the Yorkton Film Festival this month. Pitch O Rama was a great success at YFF.

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Our research continues and we are finding out all sorts of interesting things about moths!

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I'm appreciative of the support of Innovation PEI and CBC in these endeavours. Stay tuned, more exciting news is coming!

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April 2024

"Dance With Me" will air on CBC Gem and CBC on April 14 on CBC's "Land and Sea".  

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I want to thank my great subjects, Ward MacDonald, Karine Gallant, Mia MacInnes, and Christine Belanger for participating in the documentary. May you keep making music and dancing!

 

Also, thanks to my PEI shooters, Oakar Myint and Ryan McCarvill!

 

I had a great time chatting about the doc with Matt Rainie on CBCMainstreet PEI. The interview should be on the CBC radio player on April 15 or 16. 

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March 2024
My documentary "Dance With Me" for CBC's "Land and Sea" is almost done! Thanks to Stewart Young and Kendall Nowe from CBC for their vision and guidance. Airdate to come!

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I've been lucky enough to secure development for my new film "Magical Moths" from CBC's "The Nature of Things". Do you have a favourite moth?

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I'm helping out Film PEI with their Film Forward initiative. I can't wait to see which films are picked to get made this summer!

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Oct. 2023

I am proud to announce I was elected to the Board of Film PEI. Thanks to my fellow film folk who have put their faith in me! I'm also on the Board of the Charlottetown Film Society! 

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Excited to be participating in the Charlottetown Film Festival. I'll be spreading Pitch O Rama to PEI and will be moderating a panel with Stewart Young of CBC. Come on out if you can!

 

Sept. 2023

I'm off to Halifax and Lunenburg to be on a panel and to put on Pitch O Rama, the most 'funnest' improv pitch event in the world. I also will be pitching some fantastic new doc ideas!

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August 2023

I'm having so much fun working on the "Land and Sea". It's great to work with a whole new group of talented folks out East. And I've made some great people in the world of Square Dancing!

 

May 2023

Great news! I will be directing and producing an episode CBC's "Land and Sea". It's on square dancing. All those grade 8 classes came in handy!

 

January 2023

Happy New Year!! I'm excited to have a few new projects in development. Should you need help or advice on your project, please drop me a line at rockyenta@gmail.com

 

October 2022

Hey y'all, I'm spending my time out East. Looking forward to meeting new filmmakers in PEI!

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September 2022

Hi All, just letting you know that Rock Yenta Productions is currently cooking up new ideas. Stay informed as things roll into production. 

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Sept. 2020

I hope all of you are safe and are looking after yourselves. I know it's tough out there.

 

RYP is currently cooking up fun and exciting ideas and hopes to debut them in the Spring. Talk soon!

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2016 Highlights

Thanks for coming out to the MML screening or tuning in! We had 500 people at the screening at the Bloor! 

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If you missed My Millennial Life, watch it here on TVO. It's geo blocked for some territories. Stay tuned for news of other broadcasters.

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Our website for My Millennial Life is done thanks to the hard work of the MML and Helios teams. ​

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The Puffin Patrol screenings at the Water Docs Film Festival  and at EFF in DC was amazing. 

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Fractured Land and Puffin Patrol will be playing at the Water Docs film festival in Toronto at the end of the month. AND Puffin Patrol has won an honourable mention award at Water Docs. I hope to see you there!

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Just back from Whitehorse where Fractured Land debuted at the Available Light Film Festival. It was wonderful to be in the Yukon.

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Congrats to  Rob Ruzic for the Canadian Screen Awards nomination for Best Writing in a Documentary for "Mugshot". We're rooting for you Rob!

 

2015 Highlights

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"My Millennial Life" has completed the online. Delivery to TVO with a bow on it next week!

 

Wow, what a great showing. 505,000 Canadians watched "Puffin Patrol" on television and on line. 

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Here's an amazing review by John Doyle in the Globe & Mail of "Puffin Patrol!"

We had a great screening at Planet in Focus. 

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"Fractured Land" won Best BC Doc at VIFF! Congrats to the entire FL team! Yay!

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MML is deep in post with Cathy Gulkin at the helm! We are thrilled to have her!

 

"Carpe Diem" on PBS. Check local listings!

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Don't miss "Fractured Land" at Hot Docs.

 

Hot off the press, I've taken a position at CBC as the new Executive in Charge of Production for CBC Docs. I'm really honoured to be selected for this role.

 

 "Carpe Diem" is on Milwaukee's PBS station on April 6 at 9 pm. "Mugshot" premiers on Knowledge and in the US on Audience. And "Fractured Land" debuts at Hot Docs at the end of the month. 

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"Mugshot" is off to screen at film festivals in Salem and Montreal. 

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2014 Highlights

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"Puffin Patrol" was shot in NL, Maine and Wales, edited in Toronto and posted in NL and Toronto. Thanks to all involved.

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"Mugshot" went to Hot Springs FIlm Festival, Hot Docs, and YFF.

 

A big "Mugshot" win at the Yorkton Film fest in the Arts & Culture category! 

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"My Millennial Life" received funding from TVO, the Bell Fund and the CMF. Makin' Movies and I are thrilled to get going on this doc! 

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"Carpe Diem" was invited to screen at the Life Sciences Film Festival in Prague, American Conservation Film Festival in Shepherdstown, WV,  Canadian Embassy in Washington DC, Water Docs in Toronto and at YFF in Yorkton, SK.

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Films Transit has come on board to distribute "Mugshot". 

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2013 Highlights

 

A special sad note in regard to the loss of a doc hero and mentor, the great Peter Wintonick. I miss you Peter! 

 

"Carpe Diem" has been invited to screen at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC in March. We are so honoured and are pleased to be attend.

 

More great news! CBC's "The Nature of Things" has green lit "Puffin Patrol". Rock Yenta and Rock Island Movies to co-produce. Two Rocks are better than one!

 

More great October news! "Carpe Diem" has been sold to ARTE. The fish are coming to Europe! Watch out!

 

Hot off the press: Charlotte Engel  joins "Fractured Land" as Executive Producer.

 

Carpe Diem is returning home to Planet In Focus on Nov. 23 at 1:30 pm.

 

A big shout out goes to all the participants in "Carpe Diem".

 

"Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale" will premier on CBC on Oct. 3, 2013 at 8 pm.  Stay tuned for other exciting news.



The "Mugshot" shoot in NYC went amazinly well.

 

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2012 Highlights

 

Charlotte Engel is elected by DOC Toronto to the Hot Docs board of directors.

 

Rogers Documentary and Cable Fund backs "Carpe Diem"!!!

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TVO, Knowledge Network and SVT shows some "Mugshot" love! Rock Yenta & Public Pictures are thrilled to move forward this great documentary. Yay!!!

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"Carpe Diem" is green lit by CBC's "The Nature of Things". 

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Rock Yenta to Co-Produce feature documentary "American Mugshot" along with Producer and Director, Dennis Mohr of Publc Pictures.

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​Rock Yenta & Aircastle complete development on "Yarn Bomb" for Shaw Media

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Charlotte Engel is elected to DOC Toronto's Board of Directors

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2011 Highlights

 

​CBC green lights development on "Carpe Diem" for "The Nature of Things"

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Charlotte Engel wins Green Pitch Prize at Planet in Focus Film Festival in Toronto for "Carpe Diem"

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Rock Yenta comes on board with Aircastle Productions to develop "Yarn Bomb" for Shaw Media

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​Rock Yenta launches Pitch O Rama at the Yorkton Film Festival.

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"Fly Me" is green lit for development by Shaw Media​

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Charlotte Engel sets up own Production Company, Rock Yenta Productions Inc.

 

​Charlotte Engel leaves Bell Media Inc. after 9.5 years