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"Year of the = Fish" Set to=20 Open in SeattleA Cinderella = Story Goes=20 Asian StyleTheir press release describes it as follows: In this modern-day = adaptation of Cinderella, newcomer David Kaplan transposes the = fairytales=20 archetypical characters to a vibrant urban setting: a massage = parlor in=20 New York=92s Chinatown specializing in happy endings. An = optimistic young=20 girl travels alone to New York City where she hopes to earn money = to send=20 home to her ailing father. Expecting work in a beauty salon, the = girl is=20 instead delivered into the hands of her father=92s distant cousin, = an=20 embittered woman who runs a seedy massage parlor. The girl = surrenders her=20 passport as collateral for her debt and is informed of her duties. = When=20 she refuses to do the requisite sex work, the girl accepts her = fate as the=20 operation=92s browbeaten servant, her only solace a magical = goldfish given=20 to her by a sidewalk fortuneteller. Sprinkled with fantasy, romance and suspense, "Year of the = Fish" is=20 presented in a delicately layered animation style that evokes a = painting=20 come to life. The film=92s first-rate ensemble cast includes Ken = Leung=20 ("Lost", "X-Men 3", "Rush Hour"), Tsai Chin ("The Joy Luck Club"), = acclaimed Broadway veteran Randall Duk Kim ("The Matrix = Reloaded"), the=20 upcoming "Dragonball"), and introduces An Nguyen. Year of the Fish will open at the AMC Loews Uptown 3 on = September 26,=20 2008 in Seattle. The film is in English, and is unrated with a = running=20 time of 96 minutes.
Couch Fest Film = Festival=20 Comes to Seattle!Couch Fest Films proudly announces the = first ever=20 Couch Fest Film Festival, to be held September 27, 2008 in over = ten=20 different homes in Seattle. Couch Fest Films is a traveling = festival of=20 sorts: moviegoers will enjoy several programs of short films = presented in=20 Seattle residents=92 living rooms. The idea of this inaugural = event is to=20 build community among movie lovers in a comfortable and cozy = setting, and=20 to share exciting new works of short film with the Seattle area.On Saturday, September 27th, 2008, each host home participating = in=20 Couch Fest Films will present a unique genre-specific program of = short=20 movies that play on rotation all day on the hour. Festival-goers = are=20 welcome to visit as many of the houses as they like. Though in its first year, Couch Fest Films has already = attracted=20 submissions from around the world, with places so far including = Canada,=20 England, Germany, Portugal, Spain and, of course, Seattle! = Highlights=20 include a video diary from an epidemic ten years into the future, = an=20 instructional video about what citizens should do if there is an=20 assassination, an interview with Charlie Rose by Charlie Rose = himself, an=20 observation of President George Bush attempting to play soccer, = and a new=20 animated short from legend Bill Plympton, among many others. Couch Fest Films was conceived and executed by Seattle = filmmaker Craig=20 Downing with the goal of sharing his love of film and video in an=20 unpretentious environment. Says Downing, "I'm excited to provide = others=20 the chance to watch grand short films whilst sitting on their rump = in=20 living rooms all over town! What better way to get out and meet = your=20 neighbors?" For more information about Couch Fest, visit the A full listing of films included in the various programs will = be listed=20 on the website on September 20.
Emerald City = Short Film=20 Screening and Party - This Friday August 22nd!Emerald City is = a=20 thirteen minute short written directed and produced by Henry = Darrow=20 McComas and co-produced and edited by Colin McLoughlin.=20It has been officially selected to the Short Film Corner of = Cannes, the=20 Inigo film festival, Swansea Bay UK, Black Earth Film Festival and = made=20 Semi Finalists in the Action/Cut Film Festival and now has been = officially=20 selected to Raindance '08 in London, which runs from 1st-12th = October.=20 A screening and party will take place at Boxcar Ale This Friday = at 8PM=20 if you have fifteen minutes for film and more to mingle with = Seattle=20 artists, producers and great patrons. The venue address is Boxcar = Ale=20 House 3407 Gilman Av W. Magnolia=20
Northwest Film = Forum and=20 the Henry Art Gallery Present "The Silence Before Bach"Portabella, who in the 1960s produced Luis Bu=F1uel's = "Viridiana", proves=20 he is still as idiosyncratic and energetic with this film on all = things=20 Bach. The title refers to a poem by the Swedish poet Lars = Gustafsson, "The=20 Silence of the World Before Bach." In it, the significance of Bach and the position of his music = in the=20 history is made clear by the simple reflection that there was once = a world=20 without Bach's music. Filled with visually stunning images, this = wonderful=20 film is as much music for your eyes as for your ears. "The Silence Before Bach" can be seen at these times: August 1 = - 7 at=20 7, 9:00pm (PLUS Sat & Sun at 3, 5pm)=20
Rod Lurie at = the Henry=20 Art GalleryAdmittance includes in-depth, audience-driven conversations = with the=20 director as well as a screening of the film. It is free to members = of the=20 Warren Report and the Henry Art Gallery. The Henry is located on the University of Washington campus at = 15th Ave=20 NE & NE 41st St. The event kicks off at midday on July = 19th.
A Second Chance = to See=20 NFFTY FilmsThe NFFTY 08 has partnered with the Seattle Center = and=20 Sidewalk Cinema to screen a different =91youth-made=92 film from = their 2008=20 Festival prior to all their outdoor movies this summer! The list = of NFFTY=20 shorts coming to be screened will be available soon.=20WHERE TO SEE THEM: West Seattle Movies on the Wall
Fremont Outdoor = Cinema is=20 BackProst Amerika's fellow Fremonters, The Fremont Outdoor Cinema = is back=20 for our 16th Season with more than just movies. This year=92s = blockbuster=20 schedule also has games, contests and pre-show entertainment = courtesy of=20 Wing-It Productions. Also returning this year with four more live = Twisted=20 Flicks is the cast of Jet City Improv.=20 FOC is still right where you remember it at North 35th and =
Phinney Ave=20
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Sidewalk Cinema = Summer=20 2008 Movie ScheduleSidewalk Cinema presents its 2008 summer outdoor movies and = events for=20 your enjoyment. Movies start around dusk, and most locations have=20 pre-movie entertainment. This is its 5th year of presenting free = outdoor=20 family movies around the Seattle area. New this year is the = Community=20 Shorts segment featuring the talents of local filmmakers. Sidewalk = Cinema=20 has also partnered with the National Film Festival for Talented = Youth, and=20 will be screening shorts submitted by beginning filmmakers. For more information see
South Lake = Union Summer=20 Cinema on the LawnCome to South Lake Union for summer movies on the lawn behind = SLU=20 Discovery Center at Denny and Westlake. No outside drink, bring = picnics=20 and blankets; movies start 30 minutes after dusk. July 11: = "Heathers";=20 July 25: "Bring it On"; August 8: "Juno". See the Cinema on the Lawn website for more information.
Seattle Dance = Film to=20 Screen at High DiveALCHEMY OF THE ORACLES is an 8min 16mm = black and=20 white experimental dance film shot by cinematographer Ben Kasulke = with a=20 sound track featuring Jeff Junkinsmith, David Stutz, Steve Kim, = Wolfgang=20 Rain, Ian Lesage and Sean Donavan covering 'Breadmaker' by Lazy = Lester and=20 'A Little Mixed Up' by Betty James.Dancing in the film are Yvonne Croteau, Monica Gilliam, Heather = Kravas,=20 and Karn Junkinsmith. The screening will take place on Monday August 4th before the = Raqs=20 Serpentine monthly belly dance show.
OpenCut Project = 1.0=20 "SUSANNAH" - Call for Participation
OpenCut is a completely open-source film competition designed = to=20 encourage people to take professionally shot material and edit it = in their=20 own way. As there is no "one way" to tell a story, so too can = stories=20 benefit from being re-edited and re-told from many different = vantage=20 points and perspectives. The winner of OpenCut 1.0 will receive a = brand=20 new AJA IO HD from Silverado. They will also be recognized as the=20 "editor-of-record" at IMDB and will have their cut submitted to = multiple=20 film festivals. Registrations accepted starting May 18. For more information and to register visit the OpenCut
Austin Film = Festival=20 Calls For SubmissionsThe 15th Annual Austin Film Festival is announcing a call for=20 screenplay/teleplay/film entries. The festival which will be held = October=20 16-23 2008 in Austin, Texas, screens entries in six competitive=20 categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Narrative Student = Short,=20 Documentary Feature, Documentary Short, and Animated Short. The = festival=20 is recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences = as an=20 Oscar Qualifying festival for Short Films. Submit your film with = the new=20 online form. Late deadline is July 5. For more information see the
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Terisa Greenan Miss Shellagh's = Miniskirt=20 - from STIFF to OaklandFestival = Circuit Blitz=20 Shows Way for Seattle FilmmakersSeattle filmmakers Terisa Greenan, Scott Campbell and Larry = Golding are=20 packing their bags for the Oakland International Film Festival = after their=20 feature length film "Miss Shellagh's Miniskirt" was selected to = show=20 there. Asked if there was some secret formula to getting accepted = on the=20 festival circuit, she told us, "The Oakland Film Festival came = about=20 just by us entering lots of film festivals. That=92s how it is = with indie=20 films, you just put it out there and see who likes it!" "Miss Shellagh's Miniskirt" is the team's first ever feature = film so it=20 looks like they're doing something right however even if ignorance = was=20 their key to success.=20 "This was our very first film and we shot it for about = $25,000 last=20 year. My background is as an actor, and my creative partner Scott = is a=20 novelist, so we got together with Larry and all produced the film, = with me=20 adapting the screenplay from one of Scott=92s novels and also = directing. I=20 think my utter lack of experience at actual filmmaking was a = blessing in a=20 way, because I didn=92t know enough to know that it was too big a = project,=20 that most people start with a short film. So I just sort of dove = in and=20 learned everything I needed to know to pull it all = together," =20 Terisa explained. Now that she has lost her naivety, she admits fear might be = more of a=20 factor. "The next time will be easier in a way, but also = scarier=20 because now I know what I will be in for!" "Miss Shellagh" used Seattle actors and crew and premiered at = Seattle=92s=20 True Independent Film Festival this past June. It will screen = October 20th=20 at the Oakland International Film Festival.=20
Lance Rosen That=92s = Entertainment,=20 M=92lud!Lance Rosen =96 = Lawyer to=20 Seattle's "Artistes" Speaks to Prost Amerika!Well troops, you=92re all creative, you=92ve written the = script, learned=20 your lines and then one day, you have to deal with the big bad = world of=20 business. Who do you get to watch your backs? A lawyer of course!=20 Lance Rosen has been practicing entertainment law in Seattle = for longer=20 than he would tell us. Before that Lance was a professional actor = with=20 many television, film and stage credits. He also founded two = theatre=20 companies, where he produced and directed several plays. Once he = agreed=20 not to bill us by the hour, we asked him about his work and in = particular,=20 doing it in a town like Seattle.=20
Prost = Amerika:=20 What types of cases make up the majority of your workload?=20 Lance Rosen: = You=20 can=92t be a full time private practice entertainment lawyer in = the=20 northwest and focus on just one angle within one facet of the=20 entertainment industry. In New York or Los Angeles, it=92s = possible to be an=20 entertainment lawyer who works solely on film finance deals, = recording=20 agreements, book deals, stage agreements, game industry licenses, = industry=20 tax issues, guild grievances or copyright litigation, and on and = on. You=20 can also establish yourself primarily as a studio / producer=92s = lawyer or=20 an artist=92s lawyer. A Seattle entertainment law practice is = necessarily=20 eclectic.=20 Prost = Amerika:=20 Can you give us some examples?=20 Lance Rosen: = Last=20 week, for example, I worked on star actor agreements for an = independent=20 film producer; on a book & film deal for a biography of a = 1950=92s swing=20 dancer=92s life story and on the music sound track rights for a = film already=20 in release. That=92s just the film cases and it=92s not an unusual = day. It=92s a=20 wide spectrum. I have a lot more diversity in my practice than = most LA or=20 NYC entertainment lawyers can have. I know because I was one a = long time=20 ago and you get typecast. I thought it would be hard to keep up on = new=20 developments over such a wide array, but I=92ve been doing this a = long time=20 and I think I keep up pretty well. I feel in league with my big = city=20 counterparts.=20 Full Interview Invisible Children was a powerful movie that gave birth to an =
inspiring=20
youth movement with a radical mission: to change culture, policy, =
and=20
lives. Go is about 20 young American students who travel to Africa =
in the=20
adventure of a lifetime, to help give thousands of students in =
war-torn=20
Uganda the opportunity of a lifetime: a quality education. Now its =
makers=20
have completed GO: The School for Schools Documentary. No need to do anything in advance. Just show up. Screening is =
scheduled=20
for 7.30pm.
They may still be looking for disabled vets to cast as extras =
in the=20
film. If anyone has any leads or is in contact with the VA =
hospital,=20
please email Denise =
Gibbs.=20
The movie itself is about a teenage boy saddled with emotional =
baggage=20
from a traumatic experience in his past. The boy is a gifted =
martial=20
artist but struggles with using the arts properly. Viennese acrobat Manuela Horn who has performed at Seattle's =
Teatro=20
ZinZanni plays Bolo one of Evil Dude's main henchmen who will do =
whatever=20
it takes to secure the book. "I put the N in nasty," she =
laughs.=20
The film received financial assistance from the City of Seattle =
and=20
shooting is expected to wrap up by mid September. The early deadline is October 17, 2008 ($15) and entering by =
the=20
standard deadline of December 5th will cost you $20. A late =
deadline has=20
been added for January 16th, 2009 and entry by that date is $25. A =
WAB=20
(Withoutabox) extended deadline falls on January 30, 2009 and =
entrants=20
will need $40 if they can only make that date.
Feature. Any narrative film over 30 minutes in length. =
You can read the complete rules Cthulhu was a big hit at SIFF 2007 with the best PR machine of =
any film=20
in show. There were so many Cthulhu posters around town, it nearly =
became=20
the Mayor Screening time is 7.10pm.
The deadline for the New York Festival is September 29th and =
categories=20
include Categories include: Subscription is free; The Warren Report will add new podcasts every Wednesday and =
Sunday,=20
with longer pieces debuting in the weekend slot. Once again, =
subscribing=20
to the podcast is free and easy; just click on this link or the =
buttons at=20
the top of The Warren Report's homepage or blog.
This really highlighted the new situation Jeffcoat is dealing =
with.=20
Whereas as an independent filmmaker, you are really only =
answerable to=20
yourself and colleagues, he is now dealing with producers from NBC =
and=20
Universal Studios. A good sign though was the early appointment of =
a 'show=20
runner', a producer seconded from the network to the writing team. =
"It was=20
an early vote of confidence in the project to get a 'runner' so =
early. It=20
really helps us understand the needs of TV much better. It has =
been very=20
beneficial." One of the initial problems Jeffcoat and Wing had to deal with =
was how=20
to adapt the existing story and characters in the film to TV. "One =
of the=20
problems was where to start chronologically. It's been an =
education for=20
George and I but we decided that tv viewers shouldn't need to have =
seen=20
the film. A second sprung from one of the central difficulties =
between=20
film and tv. A movie is about a story whereas a tv sitcom is =
essentially=20
about the characters in it. To make it work, we've replaced and =
amended=20
some of the characters in the film." The third version will be turned in sometime in the next ten =
days and=20
John estimates that the pilot should be ready for our screens in =
about=20
eight months.
He was questioned by the army, the police, and the State =
Security=20
Services in Port Harcourt. He was then temporarily released, with =
an order=20
to the State Security Services office at 9AM Tuesday morning. The =
SSS has=20
confiscated his passport and personal property. Andrew's =
translator,=20
Samuel George, remained in custody over night. The US State =
Department is=20
aware of the situation. Please send any notes, or prayers for Andy to this e-mail =
address: Outsourced was a success not only in the USA but is still =
bringing in=20
high box office ratings in Germany and recently played at a French =
film=20
festival. John and co-writer George Wing are currently working on =
their=20
third draft for the TV series for NBC and Universal. We=92ll have =
more=20
details about that next week as John tries to navigate a different =
set of=20
problems than are involved in writing a movie. =93It=92s very different from writing an independent film. =
There we just=20
had ourselves to keep happy. With television, there=92s both a =
network and a=20
studio and this has proved an interesting challenge that has kept =
us=20
learning throughout.=94 =93Outsourced=94 will be the opening night film at the Gig =
Harbor Film=20
Festival on Sept. 11th.
Local filmmaker and executive producer Ileana Vasquez said =
=93One of=20
the highlights of this is that we have procured the rights to use =
music by=20
Jefferson Airplane and the paintings of Grace Slick. The =
incredible feat=20
was bringing the project together after many complications had =
arisen from=20
procuring those rights at no cost to the production and almost at =
the last=20
minutes prior to principal photography. After much research and=20
deliberation, I was able to speak to their publicist Thunder Mike =
Coyne=20
who in fact represents Jorman Korkonen and Jack Cassidy - two of =
the=20
original members of Jefferson Airplane. Thunder Mike was =
exceptional in=20
assisting me obtain the rights. His contagion of generosity and =
kindness=20
infiltrated SonyBMG.=94 The film is being realized through the BCC Foundation's Student =
Film=20
Program, students will participate in the production to gain =
hands-on=20
training and understand the process of filmmaking by collaborating =
with=20
prominent directors and professional filmmakers in the film =
industry.=20
=93Long Time Gone=94 is expected to wrap up in the first week of =
September and=20
we=92ll track its progress here on Prost Amerika.
People from various areas of the North West art scene filled =
the Boxcar=20
Ale House to join with local filmmakers to celebrate the success =
of 206=92s=20
first festival distributed hip-hop short film. The first screening packed chairs and lead to there being =
standing room=20
only. Writer, producer and Director Henry Darrow McComas delivered =
a=20
speech on independent filmmaking and community. Co-producer, =
editor and=20
Special Effects Supervisor Colin McLoughlin then ended the speech =
with the=20
start of the film. A clearly happy filmmaker, Henry McComas said, "It was great =
to see=20
how people from Seattle reacted to the film and with each other; I =
couldn't picture making this movie anywhere else. The film was =
about a=20
young man and his environment, his neighborhood; my neighborhood =
makes me=20
want to create more."
=93The Whole Truth=94 now out as =
Colleen Patrick=20
Announces Major Signing Known best for her role as Assistant District Attorney Serena=20
Southerlyn on the television drama Law & Order, the =
D=FCsseldorf born=20
actress represents quite a coup for Director Colleen Patrick. =
R=F6hm was=20
born in D=FCsseldorf in the Province of North Rhineland Westphalia =
in 1973 ,=20
but her family moved to New York City in the first year of her =
life. Colleen's joy at the signing was evident. She told us =
"Working with=20
Elisabeth R=F6hm is nothing short of a pleasure; she will surprise =
and even=20
shock, I think, fans who love her dramatic work as she tackles her =
first=20
comedy - performing as our leading lady in "The Whole Truth" - a =
screwball=20
comedy (with a twist!). The woman is fearless!" According to Mission to Assist US Filmmakers =
Remains but=20
International Profile of Seattle Film Set to be Increased The international category was added because the large number =
of=20
foreign filmmakers that asked if they could be part of the =
festival and=20
the great reaction from the one international film screened at =
NFFTY 08.=20
The international category will be self contained, somewhat =
separated from=20
the US films. This is because the NFFTY's mission remains to =
provide=20
resources for US based filmmakers above all. International =
filmmakers will=20
still be eligible for audience awards and an international award, =
but jury=20
awards will still be reserved for US filmmakers only. To facilitate this, NFFTY has brought on a youth international=20
programming coordinator, Cynthia Feldman to spearhead the outreach =
to=20
international youth filmmakers. In a separate announcement, the age limit for qualification has =
been=20
raised to 22 to include all filmmakers through college =
age. As well as enthusiastic locals, the film will start the =
following:=20
The 11th annual Local Sightings =
Film Festival=20
will take place on October 3 - 8 The annual festival includes both feature film presentations as =
well as=20
short film programs and special events with live film =
performances,=20
installation art, audience participation and parties. This year's =
festival=20
takes place in the cinemas of Northwest Film Forum from October =
3-8. The line up of films will be announced and posted on the =
website on=20
September 20. Included in this year's festival will be the usual=20
assortment of fiction, documentary and experimental films as well =
as a=20
featured presentation of a historical Seattle film, a staged =
reading of=20
this year's Washington State Screenplay Competition winning =
script, and an=20
opening party that they claim will ignite Seattle's film scene =
Thursday=20
night and keep it bleary eyed Friday morning. That's a promise that Prost Amerika intends to make sure they =
keep. Focus Film's "Post Mortem" Scoops =
Nine=20
Awards The 48 Hour Film Project is a weekend in which filmmakers make =
a=20
movie=97write, shoot, edit and score it=97in just 48 hours. On =
Friday night,=20
they get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all =
to=20
include in the movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. =
Then it=20
will show at a local theater, usually in the next week. Nan Avant won the award for best composer. She told us "It is =
an honor=20
to receive the award for "Best Musical Score" from the judges. I =
know I=20
was in competition with many excellent composers so this means a =
great=20
deal to myself and to our team, Xeo Xee Pictures."=20
A full list of winners can be seen at Impact of Film on Local Economy =
Could be=20
Boost for Washington According to the GOFV, the economic impacts attributed to the =
film and=20
video industry are mostly concentrated in the Portland =
metropolitan area,=20
but between 2002 and 2007, the industry has grown faster outside =
of=20
Portland than in the city itself. Between 2002 and 2007, the =
economic=20
activity benefiting more rural areas of the state has grown. 24.9 =
% of the=20
total income from film impacted on rural areas, a 60.1% increase =
from=20
2002. The rise in employment benefits was even higher with 35.4% =
of the=20
employment helping areas outside metropolitan Portland. This is a =
214.4%=20
increase on 2002. Stan Roach, the FOA's Vice President said "the FOA is =
developing a=20
searchable online "Locations Library" that will showcase the =
Central=20
Oregon region's abundant and unique filming locations. FOA's image =
library=20
will include current digital still photos as well as video footage =
with=20
production notes and other information that will help cut the time =
and=20
cost of finding locations. The objective is to "showcase" the =
region so=20
more decision makers can explore Central Oregon easily and make =
decisions=20
more quickly on where to locate a film."
Award Was Large Step on Journey for =
One=20
Seattle Filmmaker "Winning the IFP/Spotlight Award allows us to treat Betty like =
we're=20
making a feature. We spent months on script development knowing =
we'd be=20
shooting on 35mm with some really intense material and wanting to =
get it=20
right. We did a still photo shoot with Port Townsend actress =
Heather=20
Poulsen, exploring the visual landscape. This is a character =
driven story.=20
We know that one sentence in the script, "she spits out the little =
white=20
pill," might be one of the best moments on screen; but only =
because we're=20
shooting on film. Even with all the incredible magic one can =
create=20
editing, nothing compares to the human face captured on film." This week, "My Time With Betty" launched a brand new souped up =
website.=20
Heather explains that this is not just vanity but an important =
step. "We=20
just launched our website. It's true, a good website helps a film. =
We=20
obviously need to raise money, so we wanted to put something out =
there to=20
show what we are capable of, but I think of a website as an =
extension of a=20
filmmaker's vision and voice. If we're making films to speak to =
audiences,=20
then the web is just an extension of that conversation." My =
Time With=20
Betty Website=20
Applications for IFP can be found on thetheir website at:=20
www.ifpseattle.org. Deadline for script submission is September 3, =
2008.
From Chemo to Cool in 12 =
Months "Parents" as it is affectionately known by those who worked on =
it, is=20
set in a bizarre world where all of the adults on the entire =
planet have=20
literally =93become cool=94 and desire to look and act just like =
their teenage=20
kids, which provides both comedy and horror. The film is expected to complete post-production by =
mid-September and=20
then launch into the festival circuit submission process. In =
addition to=20
the usual =93A-list=94 must-submit festivals, Steve has his eye on =
several=20
personal-favorite fests where his films have screened before, =
including=20
Sedona and Palm Springs. 'Local Support Equals Local =
Screenings' Because the film was supported locally by King County=92s =
4Culture, and=20
the cities of Burien and Federal Way, there will be a variety of =
local=20
screenings. Steve refers to the way the local community rallied =
around the=20
project to support the film and the high school students involved =
as=20
'phenomenal'. "Without a mix of public and private advocacy for =
public=20
high school students and the arts, this film does not get made.=94 =
We'll have some tales from the shoot and further details on the =
progress of the film in the weeks to come. In the meantime, we all =
wish=20
Steve well and are thankful for his recovery. Another Success for Seattle Film=20
Maker The film stars Harvey Danger lead singer Sean Nelson as =
self-involved=20
novelist Eric Lambert Jones who has been unceremoniously dumped by =
his=20
life long buddy Dylan (Basil Harris). In an attempt to piece =
together the=20
fractured friendship, Eric takes a side trip from his latest book =
tour to=20
drop in on Dylan, newly settled in the picturesque backwoods of =
Washington=20
state. An awkward weekend ensues as the two ex-buddies and Dylan's =
enigmatic new friend Jim, chop wood, match wits and ultimately =
embark on=20
an impromptu, booze-soaked cougar hunt. Read
Ten City Release =
Planned In a unique new model of film releasing, NWFF will take the =
film to ten=20
North American cinemas beginning July 12, 2008, kicking off with a =
one=20
week run at Anthology Film Archives in New York on July 12 and =
reaching=20
Seattle on September 5th. When a soldier's wife Camille, played by Sylvie Testud, =
receives a=20
letter from her husband telling her to forget him, she disguises =
herself=20
as a man and heads to the front to find him. Along the way, she =
falls in=20
with a troop of battle-hardened soldiers led by a soulful =
lieutenant,=20
played by Pascal Gregory, who eventually becomes a sort of mascot =
for the=20
men. The cast also includes Guillaume Verdier, Fran=E7ois Negret, =
Laurent=20
Talon, Pierre Leon, Benjamin Esdraffo. =93The tour was predicated on the lack of theatrical release =
for what=20
many non-profit cinemas see as a commercially viable film,=94 said =
Northwest=20
Film Forum=92s program director Adam Sekuler, who negotiated the=20
acquisition. "La France" joins Robinson Devor=92s "Police Beat", which =
the=20
organization produced through its Start-To-Finish program and =
Linas=20
Phillips=92 "Walking to Werner", as titles distributed by =
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Prost Amerika will be working to bring quality reviews and = other=20 content to Video Isle's web pages, and we will serve as a resource = for=20 their customers. There will be joint competitions and promotions = as well.=20 We recommend Video Isle to anyone who lives or works in the = Fremont or=20 Queen Anne areas! | |
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Sad NewsProst Amerika was very sad to learn of the death of Paul Reed = Smith.=20 Paul had been one of our greatest help and supporters since we = started=20 Prost Amerika. Without his enthusiasm and advice, we would never = have made=20 it. He died after after a year-long courageous battle with cancer = on the=20 morning of June 20th. Paul's hard work and dedication to the = German=20 speaking community in Seattle brought many people together. He = will be=20 sorely missed. We would like to offer our sincere condolences = to his=20 wife Darlene and his friends and family.=20You can read the notice that is running in today's Seattle =
Times
Denise Gibbs = Writes for=20 Prost AmerikaSeattle filmmaker and Extras Coordinator Denise Gibbs whose Read the story Prost Amerika's opening night of the acclaimed documentary =
"Senator=20
Obama Goes to Africa" opened last night at the Northwest Film =
Forum to=20
a packed house.=20
This excellent insight into the man who may soon lead the free =
world=20
was made by Bob Hercules and Keith Walker. Their last film =
"Forgiving Dr=20
Mengele" won the Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Slamdance Film =
Festival=20
and a Crystal Heart Award at the 2006 Heartland Film Festival.=20
For more information about the film, please click In a further recognition of our increasingly high profile in =
the film=20
industry, the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) recently approached =
Prost=20
Amerika and asked us to join their list of accredited film =
critics. Our=20
reviews will now feature on the External review section of their =
site. We=20
join such luminaries as Roger Ebert, James Berardelli and =
Variety.com on=20
that list. Other than the honor for ourselves, we also are happy =
to use=20
our new position to promote local films and get them a presence on =
IMDB.=20
If you add (or have already added) your film to the IMDB, please =
let us=20
know and we will be happy to give you your first external review =
in German=20
and English.=20
IMDB launched on October 17, 1990 and as of Wednesday, Oct 10, =
2007=20
IMDB.com had 17,000,000 registered users. | |
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Nationally=20 broadcast TV series "BizKid$" seeks a part-time temporary in-house = chef=20 and craft services manager. This is a great opportunity to = experience=20 working on a a real live TV set. Please submit a resume and cover = note by=20 email to norma@bizkids.com. You may=20 also call Norma at 206-363-3077 with inquiries.
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