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Announcement
John Gaskin, Film Production Accountant/Auditor of 30 years (still working in film)
returns to help train film accounting/payroll crew for NOLA
Venue: Days Inn New Orleans Airport Hotel, 1021 Airline Drive, Kenner. (Across the road from the airport)
Film Accounting 101 - May 18 & 19, 2013
This is the defining course for the fundamentals of Film Accounting. It’s a practical hands-on workshop followed by a series of 6 Live On-Line training webinars. We start from the ground up, practicing all activities, gaining a thorough understanding of the entertainment general ledger software. The training webinars bring you into a senior level through managing the Film Budget and Cost Report (the financial statements of film productions).
The classes are small allowing attendee's questions and what-if scenarios.
You will understand and have practiced the duties of an assistant film accountant with the confidence that you can not only perform the tasks expected of you without extensive training, but also with an understanding of the cost control points of any film or television production. (Line Producers and Public Accountants will understand the background to their duties in controlling or auditing production costs.)
US Film Payroll Workshop - June 1 & 2, 2013
Understanding Film Payroll Is Key: Film Production Payroll, on average, is about 60% of any film productions local costs. Understanding the union and guild payroll, referenced to the appropriate Agreements, is not only vital to any film budget, it's also vital to managing the film accounting & auditing of any film production.
Local Film Payroll Accountants are in high demand.
Any production arriving from Los Angeles or New York are begging for local Payroll Accountants. ..
Please pass this on to your media groups.
We cannot send unsolicited emails and word of mouth is the best way to get the word out.
Any questions please contact; helene@talkfilm.biz
Further details, agenda and portfolio on John Gaskin is available at: http://www.talkfilm.biz
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PRESS RELEASE
Liggins Productions, LLC
Liggins Production, LLC- Press Release Page 1
CONTACT: Adreanne Liggins FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PHONE: 770-873-0641
EMAIL: adreanne@ligginsproductions.com
WEBSITE: http://www.ligginsproductions.com
YOUR DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE ENTERTAINMENT HEARTBEAT OF THE NATION
We would like to announce the Atlanta based Film Company Liggins Productions, LLC is in Louisiana to participate in the LA FILM PRIZE. We will begin production in May 2013 on our latest project “Passé Blanc” the short film is a 1950’s timepiece based in Dallas, Texas. It’s a historical story written by Adreanne Liggins and will feature local actors from the Northeast area.
Liggins Productions, LLC has two projects currently in post-production. “Envy Or Greed” a TV Pilot starring Rockmond Dunbar from the hit show “Sons Of Anarchy” and “Tyler Perry’s A Family That Preys”. Additional cast members includes Lisa Wu from the original “Housewives of Atlanta” and Dennis LA White from the hit film “Notorious”. Our second pilot “The 822” stars Gary Hayes. The syndicated radio personality from “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show”!
The South is a growing platform for aspiring production companies and your city has amazing talent and locations. Not to mention The LA FILM PRIZE has numerous opportunities for filmmakers across the country. It’s an honor to be filming in Shreveport, Louisiana!
For the best of the best in entertainment, stay tuned to Liggins Productions.
Casting Call:
Passé Blanc
OPEN CASTING CALL
Liggins Productions, LLC
The Atlanta Based Production Company Liggins Productions, LLC is participating in the LA FILM Prize. We will begin Production in May. We will shoot for 4 days. The short film will be sent to the LA FILM PRIZE!!
Casting Details are as follows:
WHEN: Saturday May 4, 2013
WHERE: 424 Texas St, Shreveport, LA 71101
Downtown Library
TIME: 10am - 5:30pm
EMAIL: adreanne@ligginsproductions.com
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THE PARDON
Thursday, March 28th through
Thursday, April 4th
Cinemark Tinseltown Theater –
Shreveport, Louisiana
With all the picturesque glamour of the 1940s, The Pardon captures the spirit
of the universal need to be loved and forgiven, yet with a surprising twist. Recounting the unlikely but true story of Toni Jo Henry (Jaime King), a woman tried for murder in 1942 Louisiana, this compelling drama unveils the profound inner struggle of a tormented soul as she pleads her innocence to a skeptical jury.
Surviving a legacy of childhood abuse, which lands her in the art deco brothels of the time, Toni Jo briefly discovers love and happiness when she meets and marries the dashing boxer Cowboy Henry (Jason Lewis). Cowboy is soon after sent to prison for murder, leaving the bereft Toni Jo to follow in the footsteps of Bonnie and Clyde as she embarks on an ill-fated mission with accomplice Arkie (John Hawkes). A grisly murder and a series of sensational trials instantly make the beautiful Toni Jo into a celebrity. At the same time, she meets a man who will finally help her free herself. But will she find true
redemption in the face of the crimes for which she is accused?
www.thepardonmovie.com
Announcement
John Gaskin, Film Production Accountant/Auditor of 30 years (still working in film)
returns to help train film accounting/payroll crew for NOLA
Venue: Days Inn New Orleans Airport Hotel, 1021 Airline Drive, Kenner.(Across the road from the airport)
Film Accounting 101 - May 18 & 19, 2013
This is the defining course for the fundamentals of Film Accounting. It’s a practical hands-on workshop followed by a series of 6 Live On-Line training webinars. We start from the ground up, practicing all activities, gaining a thorough understanding of the entertainment general ledger software. The training webinars bring you into a senior level through managing the Film Budget and Cost Report (the financial statements of film productions).
The classes are small allowing attendee's questions and what-if scenarios.
You will understand and have practiced the duties of an assistant film accountant with the confidence that you can not only perform the tasks expected of you without extensive training, but also with an understanding of the cost control points of any film or television production. (Line Producers and Public Accountants will understand the background to their duties in controlling or auditing production costs.)
US Film Payroll Workshop - June 1 & 2, 2013
Understanding Film Payroll Is Key: Film Production Payroll, on average, is about 60% of any film productions local costs. Understanding the union and guild payroll, referenced to the appropriate Agreements, is not only vital to any film budget, it's also vital to managing the film accounting & auditing of any film production.
Local Film Payroll Accountants are in high demand.
Any production arriving from Los Angeles or New York are begging for local Payroll Accountants.
Please pass this on to your media groups.
We cannot send unsolicited emails and word of mouth is the best way to get the word out.
Any questions please contact; helene@talkfilm.biz
Further details, agenda and portfolio on John Gaskin is available at: http://www.talkfilm.biz
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FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Steve Yount 972.267.1111, X 205
steve@alarryross.com
Julie Shutley 972.267.1111, X 215
julie@alarryross.com
Movie Filmed in Louisiana Tells Story
of One of State’s Sensational Murder Cases
‘The Pardon,’ Set in 1940s, to Debut in Theaters in March
SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 27, 2013 – “The Pardon,” a movie based on a sensational murder case that attracted national headlines, tells a timeless story of love, forgiveness and redemption that is just as relevant today as it was when a Louisiana jury convicted Toni Jo Henry and sentenced her to death in the early 1940s.
The film, shot in the Shreveport area with most of the action set there and in Lake Charles, will hold a special premiere in New Orleans on March 13 before debuting in theaters in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette and Lake Charles on March 22.
“Because Toni Jo was beautiful, she instantly became a notorious celebrity, drawing almost unparalleled media attention,” said Tom Anton, who directed the film and co-wrote the script with his wife, Sandi Russell. “Only the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II grabbed more headlines.”
Newspaper articles and transcripts from Henry’s trials formed the basis of the script.
After being abused as a child, Henry left home and turned to a life of drugs and prostitution. While working in a brothel in Shreveport, she met the love of her life, Claude “Cowboy” Henry, a handsome boxer. With his help, she kicked her drug habit and quit working as a prostitute. Soon after they married, and just as his boxing career started to take off, he was arrested during a trip to Texas for killing a police officer years earlier and sentenced to life in prison.
In desperate need of money for her husband’s appeal, Henry and an accomplice, Finnon “Arkie” Burks, conceived an ill-fated plan to rob a bank. Needing a car, they abducted, shot and killed J.P. Calloway, who had picked them up hitchhiking, on Valentine’s Day 1940. Who actually fired the shot remains a mystery.
Against the backdrop of this action at the start of the film, the real drama begins to unfold during Henry’s trial as she is transformed from a hardened criminal into a woman who accepts God’s love and forgiveness.
“‘The Pardon’ is a story about love and forgiveness and compassion … about a woman who has never loved or been loved. When she is loved, it changes her life,” said Jaime King (“Pearl Harbor” and “Hart of Dixie”), who plays Henry. “This woman’s life actually became better after she was put in jail where she was finally surrounded by people who cared for her and truly loved her. God works in strange ways.”
Featuring a dynamic performance from King, “The Pardon” also includes Academy Award nominee John Hawkes (“Winter’s Bone” and “The Sessions”) as Henry’s murder accomplice, Jason Lewis (“Sex and the City” and “Mr. Brooks”) as her husband, M.C. Gainey (“Lost,” “Wild Hogs,” “Sideways” and “Con Air”) as the jailer and T. J. Thyne (“Bones”) as the priest.
“I hope that audiences will see this movie and have compassion for those less fortunate in their upbringing -- be not so quick to judge what they don’t understand,” Anton said. Russell added, “My dream for this movie is that the audience will leave a little more forgiving and grateful for a forgiving God.”
For more information, please visit http://www.thepardonmovie.com/
Note to Editors: To arrange an interview with one of the filmmakers, please contact Steve Yount of A. Larry Ross Communications at 972.267.1111 or steve@alarryross.com.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 20, 2013
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Robinson Film Center to shine spotlight on local stars at the Oscar® Experience: Shreveport on February 24
RFC fundraiser to celebrate eight new Sidewalk Superstar honorees
SHREVEPORT – The Robinson Film Center (RFC) will roll out the red carpet for the 85th Academy Awards® on February 24, 2013. Ticketholders to this fundraiser will be treated to Hollywood-style tent party where they can enjoy great food, complimentary beer and wine, and the company of RFC’s most passionate movie-goers and boosters. Everyone will get a chance to watch the live broadcast in the theater or throughout the building.
The Oscar Experience: Shreveport begins at 5 p.m. and ends when the final Oscar is awarded to best picture. As part of this Oscar watch party and black-tie fundraiser, RFC will announce and celebrate eight new honorees of its Sidewalk Superstars program. The addition of eight new stars exceeds the goal of five set by the RFC board for 2013!
This year’s class includes Zama Dexter; Sylvia K. Goodman; O. Delton Harrison, Jr.; Bobbie Hicks; Elizabeth Baucum Joyce; Maggie McElroy; and two additional anonymous honorees.
“We are delighted to add eight more stars,” RFC board president Waynette Ballengee said. “We have exceeded our goal for star sponsorships! These donors overwhelmed us with their support. We thank them so very, very kindly.”
The Sidewalk Superstars program recognizes donors and honorees by installing large Hollywood-style sidewalk stars outside RFC’s front doors. Each represents a $15,000 donation or $15,000 raised by a group of supporters to honor a specific person.
The 2012 Sidewalk Superstar honorees included Anderson Feazel Management, Inc.; Ballengee; Boomtown Casino-Hotel; Nancy McCullough Humphrey; Moonbot Studios; Sam and Sally Norton; William A. Robinson; and Willis-Knighton Health System.
“This is shaping up to be a wonderful night for the Robinson Film Center,” executive director Alexandyr Kent said. “We’re not only thrilled by these stars, who are tremendous leaders in our community, but we are grateful for every ticket buyer, every member, every movie-goer, and every Oscar-lover. Our community makes us stronger every day.”
Tickets for Oscar Experience: Shreveport are $75 each and still available. They can be purchased by calling (318) 459-4122 or visiting the RFC box office at 617 Texas St. in downtown Shreveport. Sidewalk Superstar sponsorships of RFC are $15,000 each. Call Kent at (318) 459-4123 for details.
For Immediate Release: NBC’s “The Winner” looking for talent from the Local Area
From the creators of The Voice and Deal Or No Deal plus the powerhouse Executive Producers behind NBC's biggest hits, THE WINNER IS is sure to be the whopper of singing shows. Simply put, we are looking for amazing voices. They could be chasing the dream or just your grandma who happens to have a beautiful voice. We are looking for the entire spectrum of performers: groups, duos, single singers, a cappella groups, cabaret groups, high school choruses, singing telegrammers-all of it! If you or anyone you know has a great voice and wants to HUGE CASH PRIZE and shoot to stardom, WE WANT YOU!
Each week, the performers will battle it out bracket-style for a shot at the HUGE CASH grand prize. This is no ordinary singing show though. With a game show element added, the risk and reward is high and the bets will be put in! Only those willing to put it all on the line, will have the chance to walk away victorious!
We are SO excited to be coming to the HOUSTON area for THE WINNER IS! Thank you for your interest in receiving more information about our OPEN CALL in Houston.
HOUSTON OPEN CALL INFORMATION:
December 15th, 2012
HARD ROCK CAFE
500 TEXAS ST.
HOUSTON, TX 77002
11 A.M. - 5 P.M.
Attached is our official casting call flyer for our Houston event. We would GREATLY appreciate it if you could POST IT, FORWARD IT AND PASS IT ALONG to ANYBODY who you think would be great for the show!
AGAIN!!! WE ARE LOOKING FOR ALL TYPES OF SINGERS - ALL GENRES, ALL AGES, DUOS, TRIOS & GROUPS!!!!
Thanks again for showing interest in THE WINNER IS and let's get somebody from the Shreveport-Bossier City area to receive the title of THE WINNER IS!
Official Press Release:
http://www.nbc.com/news/2012/05/29/nbc-announces-the-winner-is-new-vocal-game-show-that-spotlights-talented-singers-from-all-ages-singi/index.phpFor Immediate Release: BAGGAGE BATTLES COMES TO AREA
It will be lights, camera, auction as one of the nation’s hottest reality television shows comes to the Ark-La-Tex to film two upcoming auctions, and the public is invited to attend and participate in the auctions.
The Travel Channel’s popular reality television show, Baggage Battles will film future episodes for their latest series at two auctions conducted by Lawler Auction Company, which will be held the next two weekends.
Baggage Battles follows three teams of savvy auction specialists who travel to some of the most important auctions across the United States. Initially the show focused on unclaimed airport baggage and freight, however, show producers have decided to expand the show by exploring police, sheriff and federal law enforcement auctions across the country. That’s why they have focused the show’s attention on Lawler Auction Company, which holds contract with both local law enforcement agencies as well as contracts with the federal government, including the U.S. Marshals Service.
Although the show usually shoots only one episode in a particular city, its producers plan to shoot 2 episodes in the Ark-La-Tex at two separate auctions conducted by Lawler Auction Company and its auctioneers Danny Lawler and Judge Cecil Campbell.
On Sat., Dec. 8, the show will travel to Shreveport to attend an auction at the Lawler Auction Facility being held for the City of Shreveport, the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Caddo Parish Commission, the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation District, the Caddo Levee District, the U.S. Marshals Service and the Horseshoe Casino & Hotel. The Dec. 8 auction will feature everything from retired police cars, dump trucks, equipment trailers, restaurant equipment and antiques to vehicles seized by law enforcement agencies during narcotics investigations.
The following weekend, on Dec. 15, the show will travel to Benton, Louisiana, for a farm and estate auction held on the Circle M Road, which will feature everything from tractors to antiques. The estate auction drew the attention of the show due to its unique antique items found on the farm.
Patrons who attend the auction will have a chance to be on the show as they bid against other auction patrons and the show’s characters on select items in the auction.
Once the auction is complete, the show will then film segments of their show at local businesses who often have experts and can appraise the value of the items that their auction specialists purchase at the auction.
Arlena Acree, the Director of Film, Media and Entertainment for the City of Shreveport says the filming of the shows at these auctions will not only spotlight Shreveport-Bossier and it’s premier auction services but it will also help fill local hotels, restaurants and utilize vendor services and hire some of the local film crews.
Anyone interested in attending and bidding on items in the auction can get photographs, lists, terms, and location information by clicking on www.lawlerauction.com.
NOW CASTING!!!
Billy The Exterminator: SEASON 5
Filming will be in the northwest Louisiana
area, beginning in June.
Looking for wild and crazy infestations of all kinds! rats, roaches, spiders, snakes, cougars, bees, bears, wasps, gators, birds, possum, turtles, beavers, termites, skunks or any
creepy crawler! Also seeking big personalities! Nothing is too big, small, dangerous or
scary for VEXCON!
If you are interested in being on the show, please email your name/contact number/description of pest control issues exterminatorscasting@gmail.com,
318-965-0503 if selected, we will contact you and come out to your home/business to investigate. If you pass all screening processes, Vexcon will take care of
your pest issue in exchange for appearing on camera. www.aetv.com/billy-t he-exterminator
New Casting Call:
TLC show "Virgin Diaries" is looking for couples in Shreveport area. They are casting for ENGAGED COUPLES, GETTING MARRIED THIS SUMMER, WHO HAVE BEEN SAVING THEMSELVES FOR THEIR WEDDING NIGHT (aka are virgins) - AND, ARE OVER THE AGE OF 28.
For more info contact: virgins@virgincastingcall.com or
Nemesia Ramolete, Casting Coordinator Nemesia@roadtoawe.com
THE MELODY OF CHOICE-- a 15 minutes short film, fiction for children, based on the story of children in Shreveport-- by Vera Mulyani
Shooting date: June 27-July 2
More info: facebook or website: http://themelodyofchoice.com/
ACTORS Needed:
LEADS:
1. TEO black handsome boy,
great voice, skinny, smart looking, settle, stable, brave, has to be REALLY good and knows how to be private in his acting [because Teo is always in his mind, very connected to his surroundings but disconnected to people around him]
2. NEIL [Teo's brother 14-15 yo] drug dealer, handsome looking, strong voice, not overact but can be intense.
3. Some supporting actors :
3a. HENRY
An Older black man, plays Teo's ill FATHER [can be non actor]-
3b. BRODY, Neil's enemy, 15yo, skinny, handsome/ charming, white/ red head/ spanish, leader of the gang, naughty boys, drug dealers.
3c. KAYLA 12yo-- Brody's girlfriend, smart, pretty, stiff but kind, challenging, sarcastic
3d RICKY and CHUCK two boys, Brody's friends, white/ black/spanish/mix, 15-17 yearsold, gangster/ bodyguard, strong, body build preferably, a bit of action scene needed.
3e. Older black man, plays a GRAMP EDDIE , a grand father, grumpy, strong voice.
3f. MR KEN A big size man, in his 40's, white, plays the owner of the recycling center.
4. Need: 50+ people, all age, all look, all female/male/children for the BACKGROUND, Please dress elegantly, cocktail, colorful or sparkle -- Role: audience of a jazz concert by Jonathan Batiste http://jonathanbatiste.com/
Unpaid, but free performance, making a good cause participating in a non-profit educational film to encourage children, opportunity to meet filmmakers/actors
Please RSVP, to veramulyani@gmail.com, put Subject: MELODY--CONCERT Cast, please include e-mail and telephone number.
Shooting date: July 1 or 2, at The Municipal Building, Shreveport.
REWARD:
Role No.1-2 get paid 150$ for the whole shoot (3 days shooting + 2 days rehearsal) + ADR [gets credit in film + imdB and invited to festivals if we win, I am providing an acting/vocal coach]
3volunteers. [gets credit in film + imdB]
4 volunteers [Free performance]
This week, please:
-Announce the CASTING NOTICE
FOR ACTORS No. 1, 2, 3
PLEASE send me an email veramulyani@gmail.com before June 1st
resume, photo, or link to a simple video where they can record themselves saying
1. Their name, age,
2. Stand up to show how tall they are and do some monologue...just naturally so I have an idea of how they are since i'll meet them in person only within 2 weeks.
3. Need parents/teachers approval,
4.Please precise which participation they want to do 1,2,3,4
For those who are selected will be invited to the CASTING:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“REMEMBER IN SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER WHEN” EXHIBIT
CONTINUES AT LOUISIANA STATE EXHIBIT MUSEUM
Secretary of State Tom Schedler and the Friends of the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum are announcing the return of the popular “Remember in Shreveport When” exhibit. This year’s exhibit will include Bossier City, and the exhibit officially opens to the public on June 16 at 10 a.m. The public is invited to bring items related to the history of the Shreveport and Bossier communities for consideration to be included in the exhibit. Intake days will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m beginning on Saturday, June 2 and extend through Saturday, June 9. There will be special events each Saturday to include live musical entertainment with local talent and an acoustical jam session open to all participants. Other featured events include a Shreveport and Bossier trivia competition, a Shreveport and Bossier bingo game and a Vintage Trade Day. The exhibit will be on display through Saturday, July 28 during regular hours: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, for this exhibit only, the museum will be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is located at 3015 Greenwood Road between Hearne and Jewella Avenues. Admission is free and tours are available by appointment. For more information about the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, call 318.632.2020 or visit www.sos.la.gov/lsem. For more information about the Friends of Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, visit www.friendsoflsem.org.
Special Saturdays Events
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71103
10 am to 4 pm -GIFT SHOP – will be open each Saturday.
Terrific Items will be available. On-going sealed bid auction which will include signed and framed movie posters from Al Bohl's recent documentary film.
Friday, June 15, 2012 - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm "Friends and Sponsor Preview Party
To attend this fabulous party, become a member of The Friends of the LSEM.
For more information, call 318-632-2020. Music by: The Port City Big Band.
Gift shop open
Saturday, June 16 – 10 am to 4 pm OPENING DAY of Exhibit - "Louisiana 200th Birthday Celebration "
11 am-3 pm- Music by: Jerry Beach & the Blues Jam Band
10 am-4 pm- Antique Car exhibit- Dick Nelson (weather permitting)
10-11 am-The Best of Times Radio Show –Live Broadcast on KWKH hosted by Gary Calligas
Saturday, June 23, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm "Honoring Shreveport & Bossier Military"
11 am-3 pm Music by: Kyle and Sara Stone
1:30-2:30 pm- "Barksdale Field in the Beginning"- William L. Callaway, Historian for 8th AF
11 am-1 pm- Talk of the Town Live hosted by Tom Pace
Saturday, June 30, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm "SWEPCO Centennial Day"
11 am-3 pm: Music by: Airheart
15-minute safety and energy programs from 10:30 am till 2 pm
10:30 am: Power Town (high voltage electric safety program)
11:00 am: Energy Efficiency (demonstration/home energy and lighting tips)
11:30 am: Power Town show
12:00 noon: Energy Efficiency demo
12:30 pm: Power Town safety program
1:00 pm: Energy Efficiency demonstration
1:30 pm: Power Town safety demo
2:00 pm: Energy Efficiency presentation
A special appearance by SWEPCO's mascot, Louie the Lightning Bug!
Saturday, July 7, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm "Shreveport & Bossier Author Day"
Come meet Shreveport and Bossier authors, including: Jim McLain, Betsy McLemore, Connie Cox, John Prime, Sherry Pryor, Judy Christie, Bill Keith and Al Bohl
11 am-3 pm- Music by: Buddy Flett and Friends
10:30 am-12:00 pm- Shreveport-Bossier Bingo Game
1:00-2:30 pm- Shreveport-Bossier Trivia Game
Saturday, July 14, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm "A Tribute to Elvis Day"
11 am-3 pm- Music by: Robin and the Bluebirds
11 am-12 pm- Elvis Look-alike contest-children
1 pm-2 pm- Elvis Look-alike contest-adults
2:30-3:00 pm- Elvis Tribute Artist- Richard Cook
Saturday, July 21, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm " Focus on Shreveport-Bossier Filmmakers"
11 AM- 3 PM- Music by: Wampus Cats & Howling Henry
10:10-10:57 am- Allison Bohl - "King Crawfish" -first-time shown in this area
11:10 am-12:24 pm- Al Bohl - "Tarzan Lord of the Louisiana Jungle: A documentary "
12:35-1:35 pm-Al Bohl - "Tarzan of the Apes"
1:45-2:55 pm-Allison Bohl -" T-Galop" -brand new movie never shown here
Saturday, July 28, 2012 – 10 am to 4 pm FINAL DAY OF EXHIBIT "Vintage Trade Days"
11 AM- 3 PM Music: Acoustical Jam Session
10 AM- 3:30 PM- Vintage Trade Days
A special autograph signing by Legendary Guitarist James Burton
United Airlines Announces Direct Flights to Denver From SHV Beginning August 28th
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Contact: Mark Crawford: 318-673-5370 or 318-780-7080
Email: mark.crawford@shreveportla.gov
Web: www.FlyShreveport.com
United Airlines will begin direct jet service to Denver, Colorado from Shreveport Regional Airport on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. United Express carrier ExpressJet will operate the non-stop once-daily flight with a 50-seat Embraer regional jet.
"United Airline's Shreveport to Denver nonstop service provides another option for the customers in the Ark-La-Tex who rely upon Shreveport Regional Airport for both business and leisure travel needs," said Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover. "We truly appreciate the support that the Airport Authority has had for this service from our many community partners, including Bossier Parish, the Tourism Bureau and many others."
"We are reinforcing Mayor Cedric Glover's vision to be the next Great City of the South. The addition of the Denver hub with United Airlines reinforces this vision by providing this new Gateway to unite us to the world," said Bishop Larry Brandon, Chairman of the Shreveport Airport Authority.
"Denver has been a long-term goal for a hub connection of the Shreveport Airport Authority," said Bill Cooksey, Interim Director of Airports. "United Airlines has made this goal a reality during the year we celebrate the airport's 60th anniversary. We now ask the region to support this new service so we can build on it with more flights. We welcome United Airlines to Shreveport with this incredible new option to connecting to the world."
The flight will leave Denver daily at 10:20am local time and leave Shreveport at 4:20pm. United offers more flights to more destinations worldwide from Denver than any other airline, with nearly 400 peak day departures to 125 destinations throughout the year. United Airlines will begin flying all jet-service from Shreveport on Thursday, June 7th.
Shreveport Regional Airport is the commercial carrier airport in Shreveport and serves residents in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. Opened on July 6, 1952, the airport expanded in 1971 to its current building and expanded again in 1999 with an all new central terminal building. Shreveport is served by four airlines: Allegiant with non-stop service to Las Vegas and Orlando, American Airlines with non-stop service to Dallas, Delta Air Lines with non-stop service to Memphis and Atlanta and United Airlines with non-stop service to Houston and Denver. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Shreveport Regional Airport connecting passengers to the world.
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,605 flights a day to 375 airports on six continents from their hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. In 2011, United carried more traffic than any other airline in the world, and operated more than two million flights carrying 142 million passengers. United operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has orders for more than 125 new aircraft deliveries from 2012 through 2019, including 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 25 Airbus A350XWBs.
May 21, 2012
Contact:
Jennifer C. Johnson, (225) 405-4611
j.johnson@southhollywoodfilmfestival.com
Jaleesa McDowell (225)939-1316
j.mcdowell@southhollywoodfilmfestival.com
MULTI-CULTURAL FILM FESTIVAL HITS AGAIN THIS WEEKEND IN
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, THE NATION'S THIRD LARGEST
PRODUCER OF FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS
The South Hollywood Film Festival (SHFF) will take place Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 26, 2012, in Shreveport, Louisiana, 600 block of Texas Street downtown. The festival begins at Southern University-Shreveport at 11am with workshop/panels, followed by independent film screenings at 1pm. The festivities continue across the street at 5pm with the annual All-White Mixer at 4J's Java & More (all-white attire preferred). SHFF is a multi-cultural event, taking place each Memorial Day weekend in Shreveport. The SHFF will also visit other robust film industry markets such as New Orleans and Atlanta.
The SHFF is the region's premiere experience for actors, filmmakers, crew and businesses seeking to cultivate a new vibrant, inner-reliant industry network. Although the festival's primary targets are filmmakers, businesses and talent with Southern U.S. roots, the festival is open to ANYONE interested in progressing in the film industry. All ethnic groups, women and youth are encouraged to participate. It is
positioned as a tool for the underdogs – great talent (many undiscovered) with great ideas, but just don't know where and how to get started. The workshops and screenings are free to the public and open to all ages.
Special invited panel guests* include Louisiana-native veteran actor Clyde Jones ("Coming To America", "Woman Thou Art Loosed On The 7th Day"), entertainment attorneys Kimberly Haynes and Todd M. Johnson of The Haynes Johnson Law Firm, make-up artist Ebony Parson ("Twilight" feature film) and Louisiana-native and Southern University graduate Producer Troy Mosley (HBO, PBS, TV One, BET).
Shreveport has been chosen as the festival's home city because of its strong position in the film industry. The goals of the festival for the Shreveport market are: -To cultivate a network and learning platform for untapped pools of talent, and -To build on Shreveport's success by encouraging participation in the film
industry in the market. A portion of the festival will benefit The Louisiana Center for Film, Music and Television Inc., a non-profit that host workshops for area students interested in the entertainment field. Festival sponsors include Southern University-Shreveport, The Onyx Television Network, The Haynes Foundation, The Radio Group, Accion Louisiana, and 4J's Java & More. *Some guests will participate via Skype.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Outrage, the Emmy-nominated documentary film is not about outing closeted gay politicians! So what is it about...and why is PACE bringing it to Shreveport on May 23rd?
Shreveport, LA – May 21, 2012
PACE, People Acting for Change and Equality, will host the Emmy-nominated 2009 documentary film Outrage premiering in Shreveport on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at minicine, 846 Texas Ave. Doors will open at 7 p.m.; the film will begin at 7:30 p.m. followed by a panel discussion including panelists who appear in the film and whose lives have been personally affected by events described in the film.
Outrage features powerful closeted gay politicians whose anti-gay votes brought, and continue to bring, great harm to ordinary gay Americans and their families. There is a common misperception that the purpose of Outrage is to out these closeted gay politicians, but this is a very superficial way of looking at the film as all the politicians featured in the film had been outed very publicly years before the film was made. In fact, as is often the case, these politicians' closets had doors that were wide open. Yet those closets confirmed to anti-gay members of Congress and the media that the closet was exactly where gay people knew they belonged.
The film's real message is about the evils of the closet and the media conspiracy to enable the closet to persist. Outrage makes clear how the closet can lead politicians to betray those closest to them and their own personal integrity for the perks of political power.
Closeted politicians in Outrage ignored pleas from AIDS victims and activists, and repeatedly voted NO for HIV funding while half a million Americans died from AIDS. Closeted politicians voted NO to a federal law protecting gay people from job discrimination so that even today, gay people can be fired in 29 states and transgender people can be fired in 34 states even if they are star employees. Closeted politicians voted NO on openly gay service in defense of our nation which led to an outrage that our entire nation suffered. The 9/11 Commission Report stated that a backlog of documents awaiting translation was a contributing factor to the 9/11 attack due to a shortage of Arabic language translators. Yet our government had fired dozens of Arab language experts simply for being gay.
Despite these shameful and outrageous votes, intrinsic homophobia throughout our society has resulted in the media's protecting the private lives of closeted gay politicians while they very publicly bring great harm to the lives of ordinary gay Americans and their families. Even today in Shreveport, a media representative has criticized PACE for showing Outrage saying it's time to just let this go, simply confirming that the media conspiracy still continues. Outrage makes very clear that the fight for equality for gay Americans has no greater enemy than the closet when closeted public policy makers stigmatize and tell lies about their fellow gay Americans in order to hide the truth of their own lives.
This event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to support the work of PACE, Northwest Louisiana's leading advocacy organization for a just society in which the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community can lead open, honest, responsible, and safe lives at home and in the workplace.
Contact information
Adrienne Critcher, PACE Communications Director
318-869-3930
critcher@earthlink.net
March 26, 2012 - Variety Magazine
Gerard Butler climbs 'Olympus Has Fallen'
This to topline White House-based actioner
By Jeff Sneider
Just days after Millennium Films acquired the spec "Olympus Has Fallen" from first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt, "300" star Gerard Butler has signed on to topline the action pic.
Described as "Die Hard" in the White House, story follows a down-on-his-luck ex-Secret Service agent who becomes America's only hope when 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is taken over by terrorists.
Butler and his manager Alan Siegel will produce with Millennium prexy Mark Gill, while Avi Lerner will exec produce with Trevor Short. Production is skedded to start in September.
Butler has a trio of films coming out this year including Curtis Hanson's surfing pic "Of Men and Mavericks," and he's set to star in Lakeshore Entertainment's diamond-heist thriller "Brilliant," which starts shooting this spring in Boston.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tony Fox, Festival Director
PHENOM FILM FEST
6658 Youree Dr. Suite 180 #319
Shreveport, LA 71105 USA
Phone: 318-759-7747
phenomfilmfest@aol.com
http://www.phenomfilmfest.com
March 18, 2012
Phenom Film Fest 2012
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, LA – Phenom Film Fest announces the launch of their First Annual International Film Festival and the open call for film entries, for the 2012 season.
The Phenom Film Fest (PFF) was created to offer exposure and advance public interest in independent films without distribution, that might never be seen by the general public and to showcase the local region of Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana as a major film center for its' filmmaking resources and talent. We strive to support the spirit of independent filmmaking on a local, national and international level in all genres of film to include Drama, Comedy, Documentaries, Animated, Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, GLBT, Action/Adventure and their related subgenres.
The festival will be held in the Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana area from Sept. 6 - 9, at various venues around town. PFF will be joining the Bossier Arts Council sponsored Digital Arts Festival and Career Fair in creating an incredible multimedia and interactive experience for filmmakers and fans.
No stranger to filmmaking, the region has experienced a major boom in recent years, with numerous studios calling the region home. Since Louisiana offers one of the top tax incentive programs for filmmaking nationwide, it's no wonder it's been referred to as "Hollywood South."
While major film studios have used the locale to serve as the backdrop for numerous cities and countries worldwide, the Phenom Film Fest serves to draw interest, support and attention to independent filmmaking locally and internationally. The festival will show roughly 40-60 features and shorts while showcasing fun, interactive and innovative talk panels. Juried Awards will given in categories from Best Picture to Audience Awards.
In support of the filmmakers, PFF is waiving the entry free for Student and LA Filmmaker Shorts through the Earlybird Deadline of April 7, 2012, as well as waiving the entry fees for the festival's unique screenplay and short film competition, One Vision, Three Stories. Visit www.phenomfilmfest.org for entry rules and information.
PRESS RELEASE
Who: Stiff Necked Fool
What: Music Video Premier
When: March 29th, 2012
Where: Tiki Bar and Grill, (639 E Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71105)
Why: The Stiff Necked fool are a very popular local-based band who is beginning to garner wide-spread attention. They are known for their unique musical style known as Bayou Reggae. They can be heard every Thursdays at The Tiki Bar and Grill and other venues across the country. They are the featured band at the Bossier Arts Council’s Artini Party at the Boomtown Casino this Saturday, March 24.
As part of their growing success they have produced their first major music video to the song, “Greg Likes Your Mom” from the album, “Too Much Rain.” The video was produced by local production company, Fairfield Studios, and filmed primarily at a local high school.
The video will premier Thursday, March 29th at the Tiki Bar and Grill during their normal packed performance there from ten to close.
For more information call 318-780-5924
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Moonbot Studios Wins Oscar
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport's Moonbot Studios won a Academy Award tonight for its first animated release, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." Shreveport artist William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg, his co-founder of Moonbot Studios was present in Hollywood for the big win.
Gov. Bobby Jindal congratulated Moonbot Studios, an animation studio based in Shreveport, La., for winning an Oscar at the 84th Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, Calif. Moonbot reached the apex of the entertainment industry by winning the Oscar for Best Achievement in Animated Short Film.
Author/illustrator William Joyce and co-Director Brandon Oldenburg accepted the Oscar for “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.” The acclaimed 14-minute film features the protagonist surviving a storm and landing in a world where books come alive as characters with curative powers as they impart healing through discovery. Joyce, Oldenburg, Managing Partner Lampton Enochs and the Moonbot staff employed a variety of techniques in a hybrid animation style inspired by The Wizard of Oz, Buster Keaton and the Hurricane Katrina experience.
Gov. Jindal said, “Tonight, Louisiana celebrates this Oscar win with the exceptionally talented and creative staff of Moonbot Studios in Shreveport. We’re proud that Louisiana residents and a Louisiana-based company created this groundbreaking work that pays homage to a love of books and perseverance through a love of learning. Moonbot is an exceptional example of the quality work being produced throughout Louisiana, every day, in the digital and film industries we’ve worked so hard to cultivate. Their success continues to expand opportunities for our sons and daughters, who can look forward to creative and successful careers across our state.”
Announcing "New Orleans Creative Management"
Louisiana's First Full Service Production Management Company Launches
Los Angeles, CA.- February 8, 2012 - Louisiana native Darren Trentacosta announced today the opening of "New Orleans Creative Management" (NOCM), the first full service production management company in the New Orleans area. NOCM is a one–stop shop for all production needs featuring local hires with expert experience. Streamlining the staffing process for production companies, networks and studios, NOCM represents professional artists with credits in LA, NYC, and abroad in the areas of Hair & Make-up, Costume Design, Photography, Prop & Lighting Design and Publicity.
"Seeing the growth that Louisiana has experienced over the last 10 years, and sensing the need for a greater work-force, NOCM is a logical addition to the entertainment landscape", says Darren Trentacosta
Trentacosta, who brings 15+ years experience as a creative director and photographer in the fashion and entertainment industries, saw the need for an agency that addresses the rapidly growing film and television industry in Louisiana. The state saw revenues upwards of 1.5 billion in 2011. "As Louisiana's entertainment industry continues to grow, NOCM will become the go-to agency for line producers looking to streamline the hiring process and get the best seasoned creative professionals". Trentacosta, as well as many of the creative professionals he reps, left their lives in Louisiana to pursue education and opportunity on the East and West coasts, but have now returned with a wealth of Industry knowledge and experience to serve the production needs at home.
NOCM also plans to assure a professional workflow/ protocol in New Orleans that is standard and expected from movie and television executives, address deficiencies in the current work-force and pursue those artists locally, educate and provide on-set training for creative talent in the developmental stage, provide Louisiana artists with a voice and presence in a competitive market, act as a liaison in the production legislative process and work with not-for-profit agencies that will act as a feeder pool to bring new Louisiana talent to NOCM.
www.neworleanscreativemanagement.com
Darren Trentacosta
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Louisiana film industry expects strong growth in 2012
The Bayou State is on track to break 2010's record of more than 100 projects shot in the state.
By Dima Alzayat, Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES TIMES - FEBRUARY 4, 2012 : The stars continue to align for the Bayou State. Showing signs of continued robust growth, Louisiana's film industry is gearing up for another busy year, with movies starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford and Russell Brand set to begin filming in the state early this year.
Summit Entertainment's "Now You See Me," a crime caper starring Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson, began filming in New Orleans last month. This month, the city will host another Summit movie called "Ender's Game"— based on Orson Scott Card's popular sci-fi novels and starring Ford — as well as a portion of the Weinstein Co.'s "Django Unchained," Quentin Tarantino's spaghetti western starring DiCaprio.
In early March, Diablo Cody — screenwriter of "Juno" and "Young Adult" — will begin filming her directorial debut for Mandate Pictures, a yet-to-be-titled comedy starring Julianne Hough as a conservative woman who suffers a crisis of faith and Brand as an unlikely companion who helps her on her path to self-discovery.
"We are starting 2012 on a high note," said Chris Stelly, executive director of Louisiana's Office of Entertainment Industry Development. Films and television shows such as MTV's series "Caged" and Columbia Pictures' "21 Jump Street" have Louisiana on track to break 2010's record of more than 100 projects filmed in the state, Stelly said.
Production expenditures for 2011 are estimated to have reached $1.4 billion, compared with the nearly $900 million figure estimated for 2010, Stelly said. From July 2010 to June 2011, Louisiana paid $180 million in tax credits for movie projects alone, according to Greg Albrecht, chief economist with the Louisiana Legislative Fiscal Office, up from $156 million in the same period a year earlier.
At a time when film incentive programs around the country are being scrutinized and, in some cases, scaled back, productions continue to flock to Louisiana, which launched its program in 2002, before dozens of other states followed suit. The state offers a tax credit of up to 35% on in-state expenditures and, unlike California's program, has no annual or per-project cap.
That's why Louisiana continues to attract large-budget productions such as Paramount's "G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation," filmed in New Orleans last summer. Its 2009 predecessor, "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," was filmed in California and the Czech Republic.
Louisiana made its tax credit permanent in 2009 — a move that allowed production in the state to prosper, along with investments in soundstages, post-production facilities and a strong crew base, Stelly said.
Mike McHugh, business agent for Local 478 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which represents crew members in Louisiana, said membership in the trade union has grown from 850 in 2010 to about 1,000 in 2011 to accommodate the influx of productions.
"You ask any rank-and-file member and he worked more days [in 2011] than in previous years," McHugh said.