David Maddox produced the indie hit “A Ghost Story” starring Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. He is the owner of Ideaman Studios in Dallas, TX.
Comedy has the unique ability to force us to confront the flaws of society in a palatable way, and hopefully, allow us to change.
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| My name is Gonzaga, I’m a director and photographer and I work mainly in advertising and art. I have had the pleasure of working for clients such as Pepsi, Movistar, Sony and Smart, and with agencies such as DDB, McCann-Erickson, Contrapunto BBDO and TBWA. Some of those works have been awarded in important international festivals, others not. As a cinematographer, I have worked together with prestigious Spanish directors such as Javier Fesser, Borja Cobeaga and Julio Medem. Hostal Edén is my first short film. |
Short Film Played at the COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles (September 2017)
Andi’s senior thesis film in college and directorial debut – a documentary short about women’s professional tackle football entitled “The Sirens Call” – has had great success in the festival circuit. It has been featured in the All Sports Film Festival in Los Angeles, in which it won third place. It’s also been featured in the NextGen Festival in Sacramento, the Atlanta Film Festival, the Atlanta Underground, the Honolulu Film Awards to which it won the Silver Lei Award, as well as several other festivals throughout the country. She also wrote and directed a small short film entitled “The Beginning” which was shot in Atlanta in 2013. “The Beginning” was featured in the Y’allywood Film Festival (ATL), Goa Short Film Festival (India), The South Dakota Film Festival, and the Live International Online Short Film Festival, among several others.
Andi wrote the screenplay for “Baggage” in early 2014, and in an effort to fundraise for production, the script was entered into screenwriting competitions across the country. It has been featured most recently in the Houston Comedy Film Festival, Las Vegas Screenplay Competition, Nashville Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Canada Independent Film Festival (where it won second place for short narrative films), the APM Short Screenplay Competition, the London Film Awards and the 2016 Artists Alliance Short Screenplay Competition. Once she had enough fundraising, she started her own production company in January of 2016, and And D Productions, Inc. was born – also known as &D Productions. The new production company completed filming on it’s first official project “Baggage” in May of 2016 in New York City.
The process of creating Baggage, from start to finish, has been some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. Although I have directed smaller projects in the past, this was truly my writing and directorial debut on something of this scale – and what a learning experience it has been! The feeling of watching your vision, story, and characters come to life right in front of you is pretty indescribable. It made me fall in love with the art of storytelling all over again. Spending almost two years of my life dedicated to Baggage, it became like a child to me, and I became immersed and obsessed with perfecting it. The project really started to take on a life of it’s own, and my crew and I made a pact to do everything to make it as epic as possible; dubbing it “The Biggest Little Short that Could”. We were going all out. There was no turning back now!
What I learned every single step along the way is that a project of this size takes a village of wonderful, talented, and dedicated friends to band together to pull it all off. We of course had some unexpected setbacks, and many long, long days, but once we had finished, I think we were all just so proud that we had accomplished what many said was not possible. This short was really a gamble that we were all willing to double down on and put relentless energy into; mostly in order to prove that we could. Many of us are newcomers to our respective positions, with a real passion for what we are doing, and that energy was seriously contagious on set. It was electrifying. It was overwhelming. It was a blast!
I am so very thankful for those who believed in me enough to support me and help me see this vision come to life. It has not only been the learning experience of a lifetime; but it has also given me the confidence to know I can tackle projects of any size, and overcome any obstacle that I will inevitably face. It has encouraged me to write more feature length scripts, study as many filmmakers as possible, and explore my own growth as a person and director. I am forever grateful for this opportunity and experience.
&D Behring
Short Film Played at the COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles (September 2017)
Igor Gavva was borned October 15, 1987 in a little town in Moldova. In nine years old he began to study in the school of circus arts. From 2003 – 2007 was educated in Kiev State College Variety and Circus Arts in Ukraine. He got diploma professional circus artist of hand-balancing. From that moment he travels around the world and works in circus, variete and cabaret.
Absentminded juggler ready to perform in the circus, but one member of the audience steals his suitcase with props.
Short Film Played at the COMEDY FEEDBACK Film Festival in Los Angeles (September 2017)
INGENUE-ISH is John Stamos’s directorial debut.
A kind of young, sort of ethnic, LA actress takes us through her daily struggle to make it in show-biz without knowing someone, having a famous last name, or sleeping her way to the top. (One of these is false). Written by John Stamos and Caitlin McHugh.
John Phillip Stamos (/ˈsteɪmoʊs/ STAY-mohs; born August 19, 1963)[1] is an American actor, producer, and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on General Hospital for which he was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He is known for his work in television, especially in his starring role as Jesse Katsopolis on the ABC sitcom Full House. Since the show’s finale in 1995, Stamos has appeared in numerous TV films and series. Since 2005, he has been the national spokesperson for Project Cuddle.
Film playing at the Best of EUROPEAN Cinema FEEDBACK Film Festival. Thursday May 18th. 7pm. Downtown Toronto. Get your FREE Tickets
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Urs Kälin is an actor and director, known for Abschied (2016), Ein Spatz im Käfig (2016) and Taxi (2014).
Learn more at his website: http://www.urskaelin.com/
Watch his Demo Reel
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