Q&A with “My Run” Producer Mark Castaldo, who talks about the documentary, his work and the Nicholl Fellowship. What gave you the idea for the “Perfect” original story films that you’ve produced? I had a colleague that was a development executive at another production company and they were looking for a few woman in jeopardy type thriller [...]
The next member of the “My Run” team for you to get to know better is Co-Producer Christine Redlin, who is an experienced marketer in both the film and music industries. The role of Co-Producer is to work with the Producer(s) in any phase of the film from pre-production on to marketing, what advice would you [...]
A few months ago I heard a wonderful interview on Film Courage with Peter Rallis, who is perhaps best known for his entertainment show on You Tube called Movie Buzz. A young man in his early twenties, Peter is combining his passion for films with the power of the internet and has created a dedicated following for [...]
Many people who visit Filmmakers Notebook may be aware that I have recently become Marketing Director for a new e-commerce and social networking platform called NOMOSA, which is designed to benefit all independent artists. The website provides tools and support for filmmakers, musicians, photographers, writers, artists and other creatives looking to build a fan base for and [...]
If you enjoyed the first part of my Q&A with Karen Worden from Film Courage read on. Karen continues to inspire in Part 2. In terms of being filmmakers what have you learned the most from doing your radio show? What I’ve gained from many of our guests’ stories is that the journey to do and be more is [...]
Video footage from the Q&A at the Las Vegas International Film Festival with Director Ash Adams after the screening of his film “Once Fallen”, which stars Ed Harris, Brian Presley, Amy Madigan, Taraji P. Henson, Peter Weller, Sharon Gless and Chad Lindberg. Share on Facebook
The second part of my Q&A interview with Producer/Actress Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg concentrating on her point of view as a film producer. Q. What made you decide to start your own production company? A. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been a story teller and have dreamed of ‘creating’ stories. In 1993 I helped [...]
One independent film that has caught the attention of fans and film festivals alike is the drama “Reach for Me”. The heartwarming story about the inhabitants of a hospice featured a stellar cast including Seymour Cassel, Alfree Woodard, Lacey Chabert, Johnny Whitworth, Adrienne Barbeau and actress Charlene Blaine-Schulenburg, who also produced the film, and was directed by [...]
Steve Marra, Director of the independent film “Amanda”, had reason to smile last May as he celebrated the movie’s red carpet premiere along with cast members Ariana Dubynin (Amanda) and Bill Bannister (Bob Bender) at the Giordano Theatre housed in the Las Vegas Hilton. Marra, who helms Adrenaline Motion Pictures, wrote the screenplay, produced and [...]
Recently I received a few requests for information regarding any upcoming film funding events and there are two on the calendar that I’m familiar with, one this month and the other in September. First of all, The Incentives Office is holding a Summer Spectacular Incentives Symposium on Friday, July 30th at the Landmark Theatre in West Los [...]