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A list showing all progress made on this movie to date: 1. The script is highly polished. Draft 10.51 completed. Highly rated by readers. 2. An award winning director is onboard. 3. A trailer has been made and is viewable online. 4. Seven practice scenes have been shot and edited. 5 are viewable online. 5. Six less polished practice scenes have been shot and edited. Shooting these scenes will ensure efficiency and quality during the actual shooting of the movie. 6. Three lead actors have been short listed, including a Best Actress Award winner. 7. Incorporation completed. The new company, just for the movie, is called "Sam and Leah Productions Inc." BC 0792273 8. A budget has been drawn up. (110K) The complete budget is viewable on this site. 9. Three investors are onboard for a total of $40,000. 10. An award winning producer is onboard! Our producer is Eva Wonderman, with 18 years in the film business and 15 major productions and numerous awards. To find out all about Eva, CLICK HERE. 11. The rights to two songs have been secured. The songs are perfect for the movie, and they have been secured with signed agreements and full payments made for the rights to use them in this movie. To hear "She's a Big Girl Now" CLICK HERE. To hear "Innocence" by Julie Blue, CLICK HERE. More on Julie Blue below. 12. Julie Blue, a very talented and well known recording artist and composer is onboard for the musical score. To find out about her many film credits, and hear samples of her work, CLICK HERE. 13. The website is operational. 14. A business plan has been drawn up. 15. City permits and locations have been researched. The main location has been secured. 16. The story rights have been secured with a signed agreement. 17. An entertainment lawyer has been employed. 18. Contracts for cast and crew have been drawn up by our lawyer. 19. A Distributor is interested! See link on homepage. 20. An award winning Director of Photography (DP) is onboard! Our DP is Tony Papa, a well established filmmaker with expertise in international documentary, performance and dramatic productions. Mr. Papa has studied film and television in New York, Toronto, Los Angles and Vancouver. Since 1996, his company AVANTI PICTURES, based in Vancouver has produced thirteen documentaries and 4 dramas as as well as countless music videos, shorts, and artistic productions for screen and television. He has received many awards including best directing for a series called Cosmic Odyssey, for Discovery Network, Best Documentary for True Prince: Vladimir Malochov, and a Gemini award for Suzuki Speaks, an innovative program directed, produced and edited by Papa. Other recent award winning productions include the documentary WordLoveWorldLove and the performance Doco entitled Kathaumixw: A Thousand Voices, a Single Passion. Website for AVANTI PICTURES. Papa also founded the Powell River Digital Film School based in Powell River BC, now in it's third year. Website for his film school. |