See Local Short Films Wednesday and Saturday At The Moxie

The New Stepdad from A5Films

The Moxie and Carver M. School Present a lineup of locally produced films this week. THIN AIR Missouri State Electronic Arts senior thesis project for Max Rosen, Sam Gibson, Garret Layman, and David Bae. It’s about a young woman struggling to make sense of life after her mother’s spontaneous combustion. Starring Inge Chiles, Ross Murphy, [...]

SATO48 2011 Award Winners

The New Stepdad from A5Films

Thanks to TAGsgf.com for providing the information. They have stories with photos of the Awards Ceremony, a sampler of the films created and posted to YouTube as well as background on this years Inspiration Package Awards * — finalist; winner Best Art Direction * The New Stepdad — Max Rosen * Dream ‘Scapes * Violent [...]

Crew Call for BROOKLINE COUNTY

From: Ryley Wilson Subject: CREW CALL- Brookline County Message Body: The email address for replies to the crew call should be directed to ryley.brooklinecounty@gmail.com 4 week shoot schedule non-paid Credit and Points Principle Photography Begins: September 9th, 2011 Location: TBA Ince Films Production Crew needed: Storyboard Artist Art director/Production Designer Costume Designer Property Master Weapons [...]

American Scary And The Rondo Awards

American Scary

Fans of Horror films and all things related might want to check out the RONDO AWARDS voting which is going on right now. The Rondos, now in their ninth year, are fandom’s only classic horror award, decided by fans, for fans, and dedicated to preserving the undying spirit of monsters past. Every Rondo nominee is [...]

Wannemachers BATTLE OF NEWTONIA on OPT Thursday

Civil War Battles of Newtonia by Larry Woods

The “Civil War Battle of Newtonia” goes on air Thursday, February 24 at 8:30 pm. This battle was fought on September 30, 1862 in Newtonia, Missouri (10 miles east of Neosho, Missouri). “This is a significant battle because it is the only civil war battle outside or Indian Territory where regimented Native Americans fought on [...]

Winter’s Bone Now Released in 25 Countries Worldwide

Winters Bone_poster

Leading up to the 83rd Academy Awards ceremonies February 27th, Fortissimo Films has continued to do more sales on the Sundance 2010 hit and multiple Oscar nominee Winter’s Bone. The latest sales are to Japan (BMS), Taiwan (Catchplay), Thailand (M Pictures), Central Europe Pay TV (HBO), Vietnam (Megastar), Malaysia (Golden Screens), Singapore (Golden Village), and [...]

The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives – Tonight on Ozarks Public TV

The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives film poster

The second showing of The Last Days of Extraordinary Lives, a A full-length film by Randy Bacon can be seen tonight at 9:30 pm on Ozarks Public TV (OPT). It will also be shown next Sunday, February 20th, at 2:30 pm. Recognized photographer Randy Bacon, along with his wife and partner, Shannon, unveiled his first [...]

Queen City Cinema Wants To Screen Your Film

Queen City Cinema poster

The “Queen City Cinema” film series, dedicated to screening the works of Springfield-area filmmakers, returns on Tuesday, March 1st. Showtime is 8:30 pm and we’ve been having a lot of fun! The free film series, which will take place the first Tuesday of the month January through May, 2011 is at the Moxie Cinema. Supported [...]

Winter’s Bone Earns Four Academy Award Nominations

Winters Bone_Academy Awards

Here is the complete list of nominations received by the locally-produced film (Spring 2009) along with links to a number of stories on the nominations. Moxie Cinema is screening the film on Saturday night and hosting a party next door at Farmer’s Gastropub. Contact the theater for ticket availability ($25). The Academy Awards will be [...]

Drury University Professor Receives Grant for Documentary Project

Dr Monty Dobson

From Drury University SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 21, 2011 —Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Monty Dobson received a $10,000 grant from the Kirby Foundation for the production of a documentary film about the Native American culture near St. Louis. Dobson’s company ShovelReady Productions will produce the film Cahokia: Native American City of Mystery. The film examines the [...]

Queen City Cinema Film Series Begins Tuesday January 4th

Queen City Cinema poster

The Missouri Film Alliance and Moxie Cinema will open a FREE five-month “Queen City Cinema” series, dedicated to screening the works of Springfield-area filmmakers, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. The free film series, which will take place the first Tuesday of the month January through May, 2011 begins at 9:30 p.m. at the Moxie Cinema, [...]

Chris Beckman’s Going To Sundance – You Can Help

Sophie Parker and Chris Beckman viewing Sundance Short Film Competition announcement

Park City, UT – The Sundance Institute announced today the program of short films selected to screen at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This year the Festival’s Short Film Program comprises 81 short films from U.S. and international filmmakers selected from 6,467 submissions up 6% over 2010. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs January 20-30 [...]

The Story Behind The Winter’s Bone Soundtrack

Winters Bone_poster

largehearted boy is a music blog featuring daily free and legal music downloads as well as news from the worlds of music, literature, and pop culture. Steve Peters was the music producer for the film Winter’s Bone, based on Daniel Woodrell’s novel of the same name. In his own words, here is producer Steve Peters’ [...]

Winter’s Bone Wins Best Feature At Gotham Awards

2010, winters bone Debra Granik at gothams

Indiewire was on hand in New York City to cover the Gotham Awards. The big news is Debra Granik’s “Winter’s Bone” winning both Best Feature as well as Best Ensemble Performance at the 20th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards, announced Monday November 29th Cipriani Wall Street in Lower Manhattan. Per Indiewire, the film’s star Jennifer [...]

Chris Beckman Win’s Vimeo National Award

Chris Beckman, from his Facebook page

From the Vimeo website: We are very proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Vimeo Awards. These exemplary films and videos were culled form over 6500 submissions and voted on by our esteemed judges. Chris’s film won the Experimental Award – Short films/videos that experiment with new ideas, forms, techniques, and expressions that are [...]