Indiana Film News
February Indiana Filmmakers Network Meeting - Indianapolis Area
Written by Chuck Budreau Monday, 01 February 2010 09:59
This month's Indiana Filmmakers Network Meeting will feature a round table discussion on the jobs, roles, etiquette and protocols on the film set. Who does what and why? The do's and don'ts of being a crew member or an actor. After the round table we will break into our usual general networking session.
The Indiana Filmmakers Network holds these meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. Anyone interested in filmmaking is encouraged to attend.
| Date: | Tuesday, February 9, 2010 |
| Time: | 7:00pm - 10:00pm |
| Location: | Hamilton 16 IMAX, Hamilton Town Center, exit 10 I6 |
A Time For the Heart Premiere
Written by Thomas Johnson Thursday, 09 April 2009 19:18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RACSO ANNOUNCES GALA PREMIERE AT THE IMAX ON APRIL 18
CARMEL, IN. (April 6, 2009) Fresh from their Los Angeles premiere, Carmel Indiana based RACSO Motion Pictures has announced a Gala showcase of their latest feature film project. The film, “A Time For The Heart” is a time travel love story that was filmed in the spring of 2007. The Gala, Black Tie Premiere takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 7pm at the prestigious IMAX Theater in downtown Indianapolis, 650 W Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204.
Congratulations to the Herbert Brothers!
Written by Thomas Johnson Monday, 02 February 2009 08:16
Congratulations to the Herbert Brothers & Transit Films for their win at this year's Super Bowl!
Batesville based filmmakers Joe & Dave Herbert created the winning commercial for the Doritos Crash the Superbowl competition this year. Not only that, but USA Today has listed them as the TOP SUPER BOWL AD THIS YEAR!
Find the USA today article here: http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2009admeter.htm
WAY TO GO, GUYS!
2008 Indy Awards Results
Written by Thomas Johnson Sunday, 28 September 2008 01:04
The 2008 Indy Awards took place on Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Jewish Community Center in Indianapolis. A total prize purse of $800 was split between two awards- the jury award and the audience choice award. The Jury award went to Andrea Listenberger's "In Memoriam" in which two friends come together to cope with the death of one friend's wife. The Audience Choice Award went to Kate Chaplin's "First They Came For..." in which one man struggles for standing up for what is right and saving himself set against the backdrop of a not-so-distant future where a nondescript regime can make any citizen disappear.
Congratulations to Andrea and Kate, as well as the cast and crew behind them!
2008 Indy Awards Lineup Announced!
Written by Thomas Johnson Wednesday, 13 August 2008 09:09
The INDY Awards is a one-night film festival celebrating Indiana films & filmmakers. Through this festival, Hoosier audiences get a look at some great films being made in their own backyards and the filmmakers get new and enthusiastic audiences for their films.
IFS is proud to announce the official festival lineup for 2008! Thanks to all the filmmakers for their submissions. We received over double last year's total. The dozen films accepted into the festival include projects filmed from as far away as Prague and British Columbia and as close as Anderson and Greenfield. We feel certain you'll enjoy this year's crop of Hoosier talent.
Complete festival and film details are listed below.
Sarah Mynett's "Riley's Story" at IIFF
Written by Thomas Johnson Thursday, 24 April 2008 21:41
RILEY'S STORY, a short documentary about a four-year-old girl with a mitochondrial
disease, will be showing this month at the Indianapolis International Film Festival.
The film, directed by Sarah Mynett (Writer/Co-director, In the Blue) is part of the
film festivals’ POWER OF CHILDREN program. The first screening will be shown on
Saturday 24th April at 1:45pm.RILEY’S STORY was recently given an honorable mention
at the 2008 Really Big Short Film Festival.
The festival runs from April 23-May 3, 2008 at the Landmark Keystone Arts Theatre
located in the Keyston 'Fashion' Mall in Indianapolis. For more information
regarding screenings, visit http://www.indyfilmfest.org.
INDIANA FILM INCENTIVES PASS!
Written by Thomas Johnson Thursday, 14 February 2008 23:26
THE FOLLOWING NEWS COMES FROM GREG MALONE OF IMIN:
The film production incentives bill, HEA 1388, vetoed by Governor Mitch Daniels at the close of the 2007 session, has been overridden by the Senate by a vote of 36-11. The bill becomes law July 1, 2008.
It's been a long five year effort. But Indiana finally Indiana has some reasonable incentives that will help us grow businesses, attract new business and provide more young people with reasons to stay in or come
back to Indiana. Hell, the next movie set in Indiana might even get made in Indiana!
A great deal of folks deserve thanks ... but in the interest of brevity, I'll mention just a few here. First and foremost, the legislators who believed in our industry need to be recognized.
Sen. Jeff Drozda of Westfield has been carrying this bill for the four years he's been in the Senate. Rep. Jerry Denbo is no longer in the House, but his groundwork was key. Rep. Peggy Welch of Bloomington has been our lead torchbearer in the House this session; she was monitoring things and talking with her friends in the Senate constantly in the last days.
Nothing happens without an effective advocacy presence. Brian Hasler of Beebe Scherrer, our lobbyist/friend, working tirelessly and effectively. The huge majorities we've gotten in both chambers both on the original vote in 2007 and the overrides this year are indicative of the goodwill Brian has engendered throughout his career on both sides of the aisle.
And most importantly, thanks to all of you who wrote your Senators. I know they were getting the message. It doesn't take a lot of contacts for legislators to know people are paying attention, and they got the emails thick and furious this week.
Challenges await for Indiana's production industry, but opportunities like we've never had before await.
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