Samuel L. Jackson is in final negotiations to co-star with Hailee Steinfeld in the indie “Barely Lethal” that Brett Ratner is producing, scripted by John D’Arco (MFA 05)
http://variety.com/2013/film/news/samuel-l-jackson-plans-to-get-barely-lethal-with-hailee-steinfeld-exclusive-1200481567/ Congratulations to Cody Gallo (BFA 05) and David Shark (MFA 12)! They have both been accepted into the DGA Training Program! From Matt Sklar (BFA 09) “Apparently USA Today thinks the Star Wars commercial Colin Duffy and I just made is, "Pretty funny!" We are finalists in a Pringles/Star Wars commercial contest. We're up against 5 other teams for the grand prize of $25,000. They've been pushing these all over the web and even made me write a blog on
StarWars.com. So that's kinda cool. Don't worry, I mentioned the film school. No voting or anything for this but it is sort of a popularity contest so feel free to tweet/post about it if you want!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/05/08/pringles-star-wars/2143867/http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2013/05/09/pringles-the-force-for-fun-contest-dont-hold-your-breath/ Also from Matt “I edited a movie trailer spoof thing for the new season of Annoying Orange and it is now playing in all AMC movie theaters across the country. It plays before all PG/PG13 movies during the "First Look" section. So it's a like a pre-trailer trailer. It will probably be sandwiched right between a Coke commercial and some sort of Seinfeld trivia question! I also edited the premiere of Season 2 which airs TONIGHT at 7:30 on Cartoon Network. And Gilbert Gottfried is in it. From Adele Romanski (BFA 04) "BLACK ROCK opens in 20 cities & is available on VOD everywhere starting Friday 5/17 (
blackrockmovie.com/#/theaters). The film was directed by and stars Katie Aselton along with Kate Bosworth and Lake Bell, written by Mark Duplass and produced by me! We premiered the film at Sundance 2012. I'm very excited that the film is finally having it's release. If you're thinking of checking it out - please go this weekend!! Quick Synop: Three young women – Sarah (Kate Bosworth), Abby (Katie Aselton) and Lou (Lake Bell) – get together for a private campout at one of the iconic settings of their childhood, an empty island off the coast of Maine, to renew their bond of sisterhood. They quickly learn, though, that the island is anything but empty, when they encounter three recently-returned servicemen, who have come to the island to hunt. A misunderstanding quickly turns to tragedy, and the three women soon find themselves the targets of the hunt. What started as a simple playdate to recall old times is now a race for survival." In other news - we got some really great news down in PR. Well, Megan (Boone, FSU Theatre alum) did really - but I'm so happy for her!! Her pilot (BLACKLIST) was picked up to series by NBC. She's the lead in one of the most buzzed pilots of the season with James Spader supporting :
http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/nbc-sony-make-deal-blacklist-night-shift-welcome-to-the-family-all-picked-up-community-renewed/ “ From Ben Hershleder (MFA 95) “ MY Avid Media Composer Cookbook is getting good reviews since its publishing earlier this year. Please "like", share, and/or Amazon review it. About the book:
http://tinyurl.com/avidmc-book Facebook:
http://tinyurl.com/avidbook-fbAmazon.com reviews:
http://tinyurl.com/avidmc-book-amazon-reviews"The Bronx Boys Still Playing at 80", hosted by Carl Reiner, will be on airing on select PBS stations in Southern California, Florida, and the East Coast. To get updates as soon as they are available, "like" the film's Facebook page (http://
tinyurl.com/bronxboys-fb) and/or bookmark the film's website (
http://tinyurl.com/bronxboys80). FSU alums that crafted this film: Brian Hoodenpyle (D.P., MFA 95), Matt Faw (camera, MFA 95), John D'Arco (gaffer, MFA 05) Rory King (D.P. of interviews from 2006, MFA 96), Will Hooke (D.P. of interviews from 2001, MFA 93). Troop 491: The Adventures of the Muddy Lions Premieres this Saturday, 1 PM at the Byrn Theatre in Richmond, VA. This feature film had 10 FSU FILM Alums proudly working on it!
Praheme da Praphet (Praheme Ricks) (MFA 10) Director/Writer/Producer
Rich Wills (MFA 11) Co-Producer
Faren Humes(MFA 11) Production Designer
Matt Ryan (MFA 11) Director of Photography
Jim Ed Wills (MFA 11) Editor & VFX
Gloriana Fonseca(MFA 11) 2nd Assistant Director
Brian Diggs (MFA 11) 2nd Assistant Camera
Matt Clegg (BFA 11) Best Boy Electric
Brian Gutiérrez Aramayo (MFA 10) 2nd Unit DP
Marco Barreto (MA[R]CO) (MFA 11) Designer Talked with Jennifer Levine (BFA 02) this week. She has been at The Ant Farm/Creative Industry for 10 years, starting as a Production Assistant in 2003 and is now Finishing Supervisor. Who says there’s little consistency in film work! If anyone is interested in working in the post production trailer world, they can email their résumé to:
Jen.Levine@theantfarm.net Here are the web addresses for the company websites:
www.theantfarm.netwww.industrycreative.tv From Liz Rizzo (MFA 02) “What if you had a gun with an untraceable bullet? Watch what one gamer girl does after she steals a mysterious woman’s phone during a one-night stand gone south. Now a single anonymous text message can kill anyone she wants. And she’ll have to use all her first-person shooter skills when one bad call has her scouting a real professional assassin across suburban rooftops. "Zero Sight: Bad Call" is part of Stage 5 TV's YouTube show, The Continuum. Some FSU Film School love in terms of views, likes, shares, and comments would be superawesome! The short is under 10 minutes, and it's really fun. Please check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0ZdWCvyiS0 “ FROM Jon Swindall (MFA 01) “This week's episode of "Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" features Gary putting on a high school musical called "Devil in the Details." Check it out on Adult Swim at midnight on Thursday night. Swindy Films produced "Your Pretty Face" and Crazy Legs Production did the visual fx. Jon Swindall, Tom Capello (BFA 95) , Allison Troxell (BFA 93) , and JD Taylor (BA 93) all worked on the show. Henry Zebrowski, our lead, also graduated from FSU film school. Check it out on Adult Swim at midnight (or set your DVR). Gloriana Fonseca Malavasi and Rich Wills (both MFA 11) were married in March in Glory's home country of Costa Rica! Gloriana is working as a 1st Assistant Director in the country and Rich is now working with the Carbon Neutral, film production company Zen Entertainment as their International Producer, specializing in bringing out-of-country projects to shoot in beautiful Costa Rica. If any alums out there are in need of an exotic location for their next project, please consider Costa Rica, the same place where the upcoming film AFTER EARTH, starring Will & Jaden Smith, was filmed! You can visit the Zen Entertainment company website here to see what we do and how we do it in an environmentally friendly way:
http://www.zenentertainment.cr/ Visit this website to check out the stunningly beautiful locations that Costa Rica has to offer:
http://www.photographyincostarica.com/Contact Rich Wills to film in Paradise Today!:
rwills@zenentertainment.cr From Doug Alvarez,who was an MFA 14, but left after fall semester for personal reasons.He has moved to New York and is looking for any fellow FSU filmmakers to collaborate, or network with. Email:
dougalvarez1@gmail.comPhone: (813) 997-2729 From Jennie Jarvis (BFA 00) “Full Sail University's BFA Creative Writing Program is in DESPERATE need for someone to teach their Writing For Games class. If you know someone that might be interested, please have them contact me. Must have professional video game experience. This job is located in Winter Park, FL (not online).” DOCUMENTARY FILM SEEKS CREWWe are looking for skilled crew members to work as independentcontractors during our shoot to help in the following areas:1. Digital video asset management2. Archive management3. Interview breakdowns:4. Production Assistant / Sound RecordistAn ideal candidate would possess more than one of these sets of skills. Pay will be determined by skill sets. We will be shooting at a variety of locations, but very often in privatehomes, often with older interview subjects. We will be looking for candidates with good social skills who can present themselves well to others and will represent the project in a positive light. We are seeking a diverse team. Shooting will be based out of Live Oak, Florida and the surrounding areas, and may include travel to the Tampa Bay area, Jacksonville and Tallahassee. Availability for the entire shooting period is vital. Please send cover letters, resumes and a list of references to: John Cork at
jcork@madeincloverland.com NO PHONE CALLS. While we are happy to see samples of your work, we are not hiring on filmmaking/story-telling ability, but rather for technical skills. Please make sure any work sample links are appropriate to the skill-sets listed above.
www.madeincloverland.com NOTE: if you are interested in this email me an I’ll send you the full position descriptions:
mwarren@film.fsu.edu “I am contacting you on behalf of The International, a news platform that features articles from a variety of sources:
http://www.theinternational.org/. We are currently looking for a Film Director to produce our first video advertisement and I was wondering if any of your students might be interested. As a young start-up, I believe we can offer a very unique opportunity for someone to hone her or his film directing skills. The position is part-time and therefore allows students to continue their studies at the same time. A little about us: I studied at Columbia and decided to focus entirely on The International shortly thereafter. Our team has always been quite young, with most of us in our twenties, and we have grown in size from 6 to a total of 22 last quarter. I launched the company from a desire to help people better understand cultural differences and a strong indignation at the media's deficiency leading up to the war in Iraq. We are an independent company. You can apply for the Film Director role by sending your resume and cover letter to
humanresources@theinternational.org. We can only process applications sent to this email address. This week with the Tallahassee Film Society: “• German Film "Lore" Opens This Weekend - May 17-19!
• "Ain't in It For My Health" - Gathr Documentary Tomorrow Night, Tuesday, May 14!
• "Into the White" Coming Next Friday, May 24!
• Next Gathr Film: "What Maisie Knew"
• "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen" with Free Admission on Memorial Day!” For complete information go to tallahasseefilms.com FSU CMPA Screenings & Awards Update – May 16, 2013 Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) was selected for screening at the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, June 18-24. For more information about this festival, go to
www.psfilmfest.org. VI (MFA Thesis 2012 Gerrad Wilson) was selected for screening at Visionfest in New York City, June 26-30. For more information about this festival, go to
www.visionfest.com. Granted (MFA Thesis 2012 Cait Shull) was selected for screening at the Twin Rivers Media Festival in Asheville, NC, May 17-19. For more information about this festival, go to
www.twinriversmediafestival.com. Upcoming Screenings and Awards (in chronological order): Crushed (MFA D2 2012 Paola Ariza), Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney), Irrational (BFA F3 2012 Holly Pearson), Raising the Titanic (BFA Documentary 2012 Alex Mitchell), The Hatchling (BFA F3 2012 John Wikstrom), The Rebel Prince (MFA D2 2012 Fabian Davis), Granted (MFA Thesis 2012 Cait Shull) and Closing Session (BFA F1 2012 Raymond Calderon) were selected for screening at 15 Minutes of Fame in Palm Bay, Florida, May 17-18. Killer Kart will be awarded Best Horror Film, Raising the Titanic will be awarded Best Documentary and The Hatchling will win Best Florida Film. For more information about this festival, go to 15minutefilmfest.com. 911 (MFA Thesis 2012 Andrew Fairbank) and Raising the Titanic (BFA Documentary 2012 Alex Mitchell) were selected for screening in the American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival in France, May 15-26. For more information about this showcase, go to
www.ampav.com. Empty Sky (BFA Thesis 2011 Michael Vargas) was invited to screen at the Inside Out Gay & Lesbian Film Fest in Toronto, May 17-27. For more information about this festival, go to
www.insideout.ca. Dhoni (BFA F1 2012 Nastasia Humphries) was selected for screening at the Phoenix Comicon, May 23-26. For more information about this festival, go to
www.phoenixcomicon.com. Cootie Contagion (BFA Thesis 2012 Josh Smooha) was selected for screening at Dances with Films in Los Angeles, May 30 – June 6. For more information about this festival, go to danceswithfilms.com. Marilyn’s End (MFA D1 2012 Dana Fytelson) was selected for screening at Fears for Queers in Dallas on June 2. For more information about this festival, go to
http://www.doabloodbath.com/. Knights of the Playground (MFA D2 2011 Josh Crute) and Out of Hand (BFA F3 2012 Katie Aldworth) were invited to screen at Little Big Shots International Film Festival for Kids in Melbourne, Australia, in June. For more information about this festival, go to
www.littlebigshots.com.au. Two Old Nuts (MFA D2 2012 Spencer Lenzie) was selected for screening at the Laugh or Die Comedy Festival in Chicago,June 7-9. For more information about this festival, go to
http://laughordiecomedyfest.com. Viral (BFA Documentary 2011 Dustin Waldman/Rakan Shaker) was selected for screening at NewFilmmakers NY, June 12. For more information about this series, go to
www.newfilmmakers.com. Granted (MFA Thesis 2012 Cait Shull) and A Rainy Day on Main Street (MFA D2 2011 Cait Shull) were selected for screening at the Hyart Film Festival in Lovell, Montana, June 20-22. For more information about this festival, go to
http://www.lovellinc.org/downtown.html. Haze (MFA D2 2012 Curtis Adair) was selected for screening at the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, August 6-10. For more information about this festival, go to
www.mvaaff.com. The Rebel Prince (MFA D2 2012 Fabian Davis), Killer Kart (MFA Thesis 2012 J Feeney) and Granted (MFA Thesis 2012 Cait Shull) were selected for screening at the Central Florida Film Festival (CENFLO) in Ocoee, Florida, August 30 – September 1. For more information about this festival, go to
www.centralfloridafilmfestival.com. Devoted to the Dark Side (BFA Documentary 2011 Adam Ruckersfeldt) was invited to screen at the following festivals in 2013:Tri-Cities International Fantastic Film Festival (TCIF3) in Richland, WA in October (
www.tcif3.com); LoneStarCon Film Fest in San Antonio in August (
www.radcon.org); Crypticon Film Fest in Seattle in May (
www.crypticonseattle.com). -- Meryl Warren, Director of Alumni College of Motion Picture ArtsA3100 University Center, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL 32306-2350888 644 7728 x215; 850 644 2626 fax
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