Joseph Brunette, a Portland, Maine-based filmmaker, is the 2009 recipient of the Jane Morrison Film Fellowship, awarded by the Maine Community Foundation. Named for the late filmmaker Jane Morrison, the fund was established in 1988 to support budding filmmakers.
Brunette is a freelance director of photography with credits for work on several History Channel and PBS NOVA Science NOW programs. He has also worked on film projects with comedian Bob Marley and the Maine Center for Creativity. He holds a BFA in Fine Art Photography from Indiana University and pursued further studies at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine, where he recently took a course in digital cinematography through the Morrison fellowship.
Starting in 2010, the Maine Arts Commission will be managing the review process for the Jane Morrison Memorial Film Fund. The fund will continue to support educational opportunities for filmmakers who are in the early stages of career development, with preference given, but not restricted, to Maine residents.
The Morrison Film Fellowships are available to filmmakers from Maine and beyond. A volunteer advisory committee reviews submissions. Applications for next year’s fellowship(s) must be postmarked by January 14, 2010.
November 9, 2009