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BTS - The TIFF Talent Lab & Directing Actors
Last week, I had the honor of being the first American filmmaker to take part in the Toronto International Film Festival Talent Lab. I arrived in Toronto two days before the festival to meet 23 other young filmmakers from Canada and the UK, as well as lab producers Sandra Cunningham and Brad Fox [...]
Fair Use in Fiction Film
Quick note: none of the following is legal counsel, but rather an attempt to get my head around and share new information. Always consult a lawyer when dealing with these situations….
Over the past few weeks, producer Steve Beal and I have been getting a crash course in copyright law. Like many truly [...]
Bringing it Home
Last week, THE NEW YEAR PARADE finally screened in Philadelphia. In the weeks before the festival, we had decided to not tell anyone. In fact, when family and friends called, we told them not to go. It sounds ridiculous, but there are 1500 Mummers in Philadelphia, many more fan, and [...]
Our cast rocks the socks off Ashland.
I’ve spent the last few days in Ashland Oregon and have been kicking myself that I have no photos!! I brought my camera, but never had time to go buy batteries. The mountain ranges are incredible - evergreens wrapping around one side, and grass rolling off on the other. THE NEW YEAR PARADE was awarded the [...]
Tom and Jenny interviewed for Realtvfilms.com
Hey kids,
Jenny and I did an interview with Realtvfilms.com down at SXSW during the party thrown for us by IndieGoGo and IFP. My voice is all blown and sounds pretty crazy. Check it out & spread it around
Also, if you are in or around NYC head on over to the IFC Center [...]
SXSW Wrapup & IFC Center
Taking The New Year Parade to SXSW was an incredible experience. I remember sitting at home a year ago, reading about SXSW and feeling frustrated that my film was not completed. SXSW seemed like a great mix of cool audiences and filmmakers who are be interested in similar formal and production models. [...]
Shout outs!
Hey all -
As you’ve probably heard, there are 5 incredible films from the 2007 IFP Narrative Rough Cut Lab at SXSW this year! On the last night of the IFP Market I shared beers with Team Awesome from Rainbow Around the Sun, and hoped that maybe….just maybe….a bunch of us could end up at [...]
BTS - Home from Park City
I flew home to Philly on Saturday and brought a wicked cold with me so am behind on this post, but we had some great news this weekend: The New Year Parade took the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative at Slamdance 2008!! We couldn’t be more thrilled or humbled. Some terrific reviews went up this [...]
On The Road
So, we’ve been in Park City for five days now and my head is spinning. We premiered the film on Saturday and had a great crew in town: Jen Welsh, who plays Kat, Greg Lyons, who plays Jack, my finance Beth, high school pal Tom Bilotta, and Greg’s ECC bandmate, Josh Ostrander. [...]
Nearing the Finish Line, Which is the Starting Line
I fell behind on the blog this week because we are working to get our assets together for Park City. Everything is lining up really well and the mounting interest has been exciting. It’s shaping up to be a great premiere on the 19th!
Most recent news first: My good friend and designer Matt Hanemann just [...]
