Remember, in order to vote for the new board members you must be a current MFAS member. So if you want a say on who represents your interest on the board make sure your membership dues are up to date. If you are a member but can not make it to the meeting, please email info@missourifilm.org who you are casting your vote for by 12 noon on Tues, Jan 24th. So far the candidates are:

Jack Robinette
Chris Kaspar
Jeremy M. Borg
Keith Moncrief
Nancy Crandall
Brian Rowe

We hope to see you there!

For the last 15-16 years I have been a part of the medias from the smallest level to the highest levels. From helping in other fellow filmmakers films to helping local radio talent.

I have been actively pursuing my Passion for the Media Arts for the last 3 years. The last 3 years I have been building upon the basics of film making by expanding my social networking and helping out others so as I might learn some valuable lessons that others around me have learned. Before that, I have spent time enjoying the medias and actively writing scripts. I have an over active imagination and a Passion for stories which is why I probably have had so much fun writing my scripts.

Recently I have hurled myself into the Film Festivals. My first bout was entering a contest to create an original show for Fox and MySpace. I ranked in the top 100 out of over 7000 entries. My second was the local festival the SATO 48. Our lead actress earned a beat actress nom. Last year I stepped out of my comfort zone and produced a black & white silent film which earned my team three nominations. Audience Fav, Best Screenplay, and Best Film which was ranked in the top 5. At that point I new I really wanted to tell stories.

I don’t believe in limiting anyone’s pursuits in the Film Arts and that everyone who has a real desire to see their Passion come to life on the screen should be afforded the opportunity. It is with this approach I make my platform. I will do everything I can that is within my abilities to help grow and spread the love of film by assisting in anyway in making filmmaking in the Ozarks easier and more obtainable. There is much talent in and around Missouri and I wish to promote that as much as humanly possible.

Sincerely,
Brian.

1956-1959 NBC/ABC Affiliate – KYTV

• Television Producer/Director/Cameraman NBC/ABC –the Nightly news,  affiliate KYTV.
• Cameraman, ABC TV Series “Ozark Jubilee” Starring “Red” Foley
• Model/Actor , TV Commercial for “Dickies” Clothes while on the “Jubilee”,

1960-1961 US ARMY

• Officer-in-Charge, US ARMY, Television for the Country of Korea (AFKN-American Forces Korea Network) Filmed a Coup d’Etat, overthrow of the government of South Korea
• Producer/Director of Daily Korean live hour long program (Korea did not have TV at that time, the only Television in Korea was AFKN) also Producer/Director of Television Specials about Korea.
• Ft. Ord, CA.  Motion Picture Officer and Producer/Director of coverage of Specialized Training Institute with Stanford University Research.

1962-1964  Universal Studios Television (Revue Productions)

• Television and Feature Producers Assistant, Developed budgets for Alfred Hitchcock including MARNIE and THE BIRDS, TV Shows including WAGON TRAIN, MCHALE’S NAVY, BOB HOPE PRESENTS, ALFRED HITCHCOCK TELEVISION.

1964-1965  Producer of SUMMER CHILDREN

1966-1969 Independent Producer

Line Producer and various crew Television Commercials and Industrial Films, including:

• David Ben Gurion (Prime Minister of Israel) Tour of the U.S.,
• DELUSIONS OF THE FURY, by Harry Partch, Assoc. Producer, Cameraman
• MINI SKIRT REBELLION, ABC, Line Producer
• CBS Films (Educational Division) Writer/Producer/Director
• Director/co-Producer W.C. CLOWN, short film
• HEART OF TOMORROW, Orange County Hospital, Director/Producer/Cameraman w/ John Gavin host.
• Assistant Director, ABC SPECIAL  Starring Robert Young, Cinematographer James Wong Howe,

Note: Between Film gigs  was a teaching tennis pro to many in the entertainment business, Including Jim Brown, Barbara Anderson, IRONSIDE, Tv Series,  The Highlight of the time…Playing tennis as Gene Kelly’s doubles partner, also played with Ben Jaffe from BEN CASEY, Tony Franciosa, director John Ford’s Grandson, Dan Ford. Played tennis at Jack Ryan’s house, Inventor of the Barbie Doll. This was the meeting that kicked off SUMMER CHILDREN.

1968.  ABC Pre-Olympic Special and Mexico City Olympics

• ABC “100^th Anniversary of College Football” ABC

1970  THE KILLING KIND, Feature

• Asst Dir and Second Unit Director, Director Curtis Harrington, Producer George Edwards, Starring Ann Southern and John Savage, with Ruth Roman and Cindy Williams.

1970-1971

THE CABLE REVOLUTION PBS, Documentary, Producer/Director/co-writer

1974

• DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Producer/Director/Writer/Cameraman/Editor. Produced all documentation of Special Projects and Informational Films and Television. Shot footage hanging out of helicopters over the Caribbean, tracking boats carrying contraband, demonstrated technologies such as night vision cameras, travelling to jungles to do surveillance on drug lords, heroine poppy fields in Mexico, and Marijuana fields in Jamaica.

1975

• Louisiana Public Television,  Documentary, THE STATE of LOUISIANA, Producer/Director/Cameraman

2007-2011, SUMMER CHILDREN, Original 1965 Producer/ Executive Producer 2007-2011

• SILHOUETTES IN SHADOW AND LIGHT, Commentary Track to DVD, Producer/Self
• LIGHT IS EVERYTHING, Documentary Producer/Interviewer/Self

Jeremy M. Borg

Owner/Director – Phormation Media Group, LLC

Membership level: Producer (Top level)

Member since: January 2011

Film/TV Experience:

Jeremy has filled various roles for shows airing on major TV networks including: The Travel Channel, TLC, SyFy, and TruTV. He is currently in pre-production as Co-Producer and Director of Photography on a show set to air on local daytime TV.

Borg recently worked as a one-man production crew, shooting camera and running audio on the upcoming feature documentary by director Debra Granik (Winter’s Bone, 2010). The film is tentatively titled Life at Ease, and is expected to be released in 2012.

Jeremy founded Phormation Media Group in the summer of 2011, shortly before bringing the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour to The Gillioz Theater in September. Having shown in over 400 cities around the world, it was the first time the festival had ever been brought to Springfield, Missouri. The inaugural showing was such a success that Borg and Phormation Media Group have decided to make it an annual event. Look for it again in September 2012.

“I’m proud to say that I’m a Springfield native, and that I’ve been fortunate enough to call this burgeoning city home for nearly my entire life.

I care about our community, and I have a lot invested in it. When my company hosted the film festival last fall, I chose a local non-profit beneficiary because I believe in giving back. My involvement in the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield is also representative of that belief. Last year I attended every MFAS event after becoming a member, and I think I was probably the most active non-Board member. I filled-in for the President on many occasions, I hosted events, and I presented awards on behalf of the MFAS.

I believe that this organization has great potential, and that it can be a driving force for economic development and for the promotion of film and the moving image arts in our region. 

Together, we make up the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield, and together we can make Springfield a leading film community.”

I want to invest in the MFAS because I have tasted the magic that can be created when groups of talented people work together toward a common goal.  There is momentum, energy and potential here.  There is youth and there is experience.  There are learners and the learned.  There is opportunity.  I am willing to work hard to connect the MFAS and then increase its exposure.

Springfield, MO – November 18th, 2011 

The Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic was presented to WINTER’S BONE, directed by Debra Granik; written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her missing father while trying to keep her family intact.

The Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award was presented to WINTER’S BONE, directed by Debra Granik; written by Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini. An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks through dangerous social terrain as she hunts down her missing father while trying to keep her family intact.

And from the Sundance website comes this video interview with Director and Screenwriter Debra Granik along with actors Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes and Dale Dickey. You can also catch this video on the Sundance Channel as they screen these between films.

As the owner and operator of Goodwin Films, he seems to have safely avoided the conventional life. The 24-year-old shoots weddings and films in places from Uganda to New Orleans. He sleeps late pretty much whenever he wants. And he manages to live happily on as little as $15,000 per year.

Brandon is also completing his 2nd year as a member of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Film Alliance of Springfield, the hosts of this website.