"Great Locations" Article Features New Hampshire

Markee Magazine's feature article in the December 2007 issue is called "Great Locations Coast to Coast" and showcases New Hampshire right out of the gate. Writer Mark R. Smith specifically wanted to put together a piece that gets back to focusing on locations, rather than regurgitating information on states and their filming incentives (although I did manage to sneak in a quip that we are working on the incentive piece!)

I don't know how long the write-up will be available online, but you can currently read the piece here.

New Hampshire Film Office Launches High School Short Film Festival

(Concord, NH) – High school filmmakers from around the state will showcase their works on the silver screen this May when the New Hampshire Film and Television Office launches the first-of-its-kind, statewide high school short film festival. New Hampshire Technical Institute’s Sweeney Hall Auditorium in Concord will set the stage for the inaugural fest on Saturday, May 17, 2008 beginning at noon.

“One of the missions of the film office is to support and promote the efforts of our New Hampshire filmmakers, and student filmmakers are no exception,” says Matthew Newton, Film Specialist managing the New Hampshire Film and Television Office. “Student filmmaking is an exciting and essential part of our industry here in the Granite State, and we’re thrilled to be able to provide this venue for young talent.”

Newton is a graduate of the film studies program at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival is the first part of a broader film education initiative from the film office to roll out in the coming year. A web-based resource for students and their teachers will provide filmmaking tips, articles, suggested exercises and other documents that will introduce students to the fundamental and aesthetic principles of motion picture production, foster the educational benefits of cinematic storytelling and help ensure that student efforts in film will be approached creatively and professionally.

“We want to provide a resource that will not only supplement existing high school media arts programs, but hopefully create a springboard for schools that are looking to start them,” says Christian Gompert, co-founder of the festival and a teacher at Nute High School in Milton. “It is also important to encourage students to learn the steppingstones of conventional filmmaking while also letting their creative spirit thrive through creative risk-taking. This festival will be a great opportunity for that.”

“It’s great to be able to add a statewide high school film festival to a growing list of New Hampshire-based festivals where independent film can be seen,” says Van McLeod, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Resources. “This will be a nice companion event along with the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth and the SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival in Concord. Everywhere you look now there’s film.”

The festival is open to students currently enrolled in a New Hampshire public or private high school (grades 9-12). Submissions will be accepted for festival consideration until March 14, 2008. Films will be selected by a panel of judges to screen at the festival. Five winning films will be packaged onto a DVD, which will include brief interviews with the films’ respective directors, and distributed to every community access television station in the state for future broadcast.

Rules and guidelines, film submission forms and other festival information can be found online at www.nhstudentfilm.com.

The New Hampshire Film and Television Office, as part of the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources, works to expand business activity and employment throughout the state by acting as a liaison between the film industry and an established network of government agencies, the state’s film industry workforce, and local property owners. The office is responsible for location assistance, public relations, and general production support in an effort to broaden the cultural and economic impact of film and television production in the state. For more information about film and television production in New Hampshire, call (603) 271-2220 or visit www.nh.gov/film.

Casting Two Films for May 2008

Stagewrights, Inc. in association with BBTFilms announces auditions for two film projects shooting at Granite Media Center in Tilton, NH May 4 thru 23, 2008.

The screenplays have been adapted directly from the stage plays by David Mauriello. Bill Humphreys will direct. These are non-union, paid roles. Housing and meals will be provided during the shoot.

Currently seeking three roles:

For the film Just Say Love:

Actors for Just Say Love will be needed full-time May 4 through May 10 as well as one week in April for rehearsal, which will be scheduled around personal calendars and obligations

GUY – between 28 and 34 is gay and open about it. He’s an environmentalist and animal lover as is depicted by his form fitting tee shirt that reads PLANT A TREE on the front and I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ARM BEARS on the back. A well dressed man, his casual slacks are neatly pressed, his white sneakers immaculate. Guy is a pseudo intellectual. A reader. He enjoys philosophy, art, music and healthy respect for the human soul. He is however not above being swept off his feet should the opportunity present itself.

DOUG - similar in age, is the epitome of a male centerfold even with his clothes on. He wears a headband, work boots scarred from hard labor, tight fitting jeans worn white in all the right places. A tank top shirt wet with perspiration shows off his muscular physique, arms and chest. DOUG is fairly ‘base’ in his intellectual status. He can be a bit slow on the up-take when it comes to humor. He knows what he wants, how far he’ll go to get it and what he’ll do in return. If he wore one, he’d be classified as blue-collar. His girlfriend is pregnant and he is questioning how he feels about being a father.

For the film Passage of Time:

Actor for Passage of Time will be needed 5 days out of the May 12 thru 23 range as well as one week in April for rehearsal, which will be scheduled around personal calendars and obligations

MICHAEL is Joey’s lover – both are in their thirties. Together they have purchased an old house on the Maine coast, which they plan to renovate into a Bed and Breakfast. MICHAEL is athletic, enjoys the outdoors and tends to have his shirt off more than on. He is open about his sexuality – which Joey is not - at least not to his family, which is a bone of contention between them. MICHAEL loves animals – the sun – the ocean and even though his is frustrated with Joey, he loves him as well. MICHAEL is honest, direct and can fall into the trap of caring too much about those around him and those who come into his life unexpectedly. His method of coping with frustration is to escape - to run away till he's had a chance to think things through.

Auditions will be held January 12 3:00 to 7:00 pm and January 13 5:30 to 8:30 pm at

SRT-2
7 Walker St.
Kittery, Maine

To schedule an audition, send an email to: Casting@bbtfilms.com include your name, phone number, the role you are interested in, the audition date you prefer and a time that would be convenient for you.

We will make every effort to accommodate your request and will confirm by email or phone.

Audition sides will be sent via email once an appointment is scheduled.

Be sure to bring headshot and current resume' to the audition.

If you have any questions regarding the films or the roles being offered, please feel free to write Casting@bbtfilms.com.

Feature Article on Ti Alan Chase

Always good to see press about New Hampshire's own. Thought I'd pass along this recent write-up in the Portsmouth Herald profiling New Hampshire filmmaker Ti Alan Chase (Sharp Dressed Men). Great job, Ti!

Read the article here.

Great Northern Video to Hold Indie Filmmaking Workshop

[Submitted by Great Northern Video in Pembroke, NH.]

Great Northern Video is going to have an Indie Filmmaker Workshop covering all the fundamentals of film making from pre-production to post on January 12 or January 19 at 9 a.m. for only $349.00

Our company sells, supports, trains and consults. We advise broadcasters, independents, film schools and commercial production companies. Learn film making on professional state of the art equipment in an environment that caters to AV professionals all over the US.

Email msutton@greatnorthernvideo.com or visit our website www.greatnorthernvideo.com for more information. Booking is limited.

"Including Samuel" Write-Up in Boston Globe

Here's more press for New Hampshire-based Dan Habib's new documentary, Including Samuel - this time in The Boston Globe.

Read Linda Matchan's article on the film here.

"Fight It Out" Wraps on the Seacoast

"Fight It Out: Alternative Arts for MMA", a film series focusing on Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), has recently wrapped shooting in Greenland, NH. The series stars Guy Chase (of Guy Chase Martial Arts Academy) and Frederic Bellaton and is directed by Portsmouth-based Chase Bailey (producer of films such as The Libertine starring Johnny Depp and In Bloom with Uma Thurman).

For more about the film, read Ben Bulkeley's write-up in last Sunday's Portsmouth Herald.

"Sharp Dressed Men" Wins Top Prize at SNOB Film Festival

[Submitted by Ti Alan Chase at Laurelin Films.]

CONCORD, NH ­ - At the closing ceremonies of the S.N.O.B. (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival in Concord earlier this month, festival judges awarded locally produced film Sharp Dressed Men with the prize for Best Feature Film.

Sharp Dressed Men is a comedy about three brothers trying desperately to pull themselves together (both physically and emotionally) on the morning of their parents' wedding.

The award-winning picture was produced by Laurelin Films, an independent film production company based in Portsmouth, NH. It was shot on digital video in Portsmouth and Barrington, NH in October 2005.

Ti Alan Chase, the film's producer and director, is a resident of Portsmouth.

Laurelin Films is currently in post-production on Stricken, it's first feature shot in high definition. Stricken, which was written and directed by Ti Alan Chase, is a gothic drama about the effects of various types of affliction. It is not a vampire movie.

Stricken was shot in Massachusetts and in Portsmouth, NH.

Indie Film Editorial in the Concord Monitor

Hi, everyone - just back from the Thanksgiving holiday (hope you had a nice one, too) and I'm catching up on posting things of interest that have crossed my desk over the weekend.

For starters, the Concord Monitor ran this nice editorial on Friday about the indie film scene here in New Hampshire, specifically mentioning New Hampshire-made films Including Samuel and The Sensation of Sight.

You can read the write-up here.

ELEN HELEN CURTIS

Hoy es?: 18.11.07 (actualizado el dia 6.10.08)
Primer nombre: Mery
Segundo nombre: Elle
Apodo: elen, elle, E, EM, M, melen, helen, elu, elena, elenaNO!, lenn, eli, oveja, granja, b.f, "S", enana, peque.
Edad: 16
Lugar de nacimiento: Argentina
Estado civil: soltera
Signo del zodíaco: capricornio
Color de ojos: marrones
Morocha, Pelirroja o rubia?: castaño
Estatura: 1.56
Número de calzado: 37-38-39 (depende)
Profesión: estudiante
Idiomas: spafrenglish
Amigas: nicky, van, vick, luz, melen, dani, eli, zai, luli (más)
Amigos: mau, diego, tano, maxi, alvi...
Un auto: new beatle o mini cooper, CAMIONETAS MEJOR(LL
Un animal: oveja
Un color: dorado, rosa.
Un libro: no me acuerdo el nombre
Un programa de TV: FASHIONISTAS
Un dibujo animado: los simpsons
Una película: big fish
Una actriz: angelina jolie
Un regalo: cartas con fotos
Una fruta: uvas
Tenés algún piercing o tatoo?: si, 1 (ombligo)
Un lugar de vacaciones: brasil
Un país: France
Una comida: milanesa de soja (rellena con tomate y queso) con ensalada (tomate, lechuga, cebolla, zanahoria y huevo duro picado)
Una bebida: agua (no me gustan las gasesoas, desde chiquita)
Un postre: helado; crema americana y vainilla.
El hombre más lindo: (hay varios)
Una revista: Vogue, OH! LALÁ, Elle.
Fuiste a algún recital?: sí, a 3 (EL MEJOR EL DE EMMA H.)
Un papelón: DEMASIADOS
Marca de perfume: tommy hilfiger
Tiempo libre: sacar fotos
Marca de cigarrillos: ninguna
Peor defecto de una persona: mentirosa
Mayor virtud de una persona: ser honesta sin importarle lo que digan los demas
Lo más lindo de la vida: la familia
El día más feliz: cuando consigo lo que quiero.
El día más triste: la muerte de mi abuelo
Un defecto propio: pesada
Una virtud propia: no parar hasta conseguir lo que deseo
Un recuerdo: muchos
Que te hace llorar: todo (llore hasta porque perdi un colectivo)
Que te hace reír: yo (hahhahajajjaja no mentira hmm..) muchas cosas(tengo risa fácil) (depende la persona)
Que no perdonarías nunca: que me traisionen.
La mejor palabra: concha.
La peor palabra: clitoris, CHABON, guacho
La mejor frase: todo en la vida por algo es; toda historia tiene un final, pero en la vida cada final es un nuevo comienzo.
Un miedo: morir
Un sueño cumplido: alguna vez haber estado con mi abuelo
Marca de ropa: christian lacroix
Hobbies: sacar fotos, counter strike
Un amor imposible: ASHTON KUTCHER
Un número: 4 / 6
Un letra: A
Un día: 6/1; viernes
Indecisa?: hmm vueltera
El mejor recuerdo: cuando nos reimos con nicky y no poder pedirle a la prof. de ir al baño porque me moria de risa
Sos feliz?: si
Cómo te sentís?: con sueño
Te duele algo?: si
Extrañas a alguien?: si
Cuantas veces te enamoraste?: Una
Te gusto algún amigo?: no
Tenes todo planeado?: no, solo sueños.
Los ojos de?: mi papá
Un regalo que hiciste hechos por ti?: mis souvenirs de 15
Alguien a quiénes les debes mucho: mis abuelos y mis padres.
Insulto que siempre tenes en la punta de la lengua: hijo de fruta, peloduro.
Ultima película que viste?: no me acuerdo
Seven up o Sprite?: ninguna
Pinky o Cerebro? : Pinky
Tom o Jerry?: Jerry
Tenes buen humor?: si, pero soy jodida, soy selectiva con quien ser simpatica
Te emborrachaste alguna vez?: no, solo alegre 3 veces.
Canción que te hace llorar: Brighter than sunshine - Aqualung
Los amigos son para siempre?: sólo los verdaderos
Hay alguien enamorado de vos?: no, lo dudo.
Sos muy criticón/a?: si
Sos romántico/a?: depende con quien
El dia o la noche?: día
Tenes paciencia?: no
Un deseo: no repetir más
Equipo de fútbol: boca
Época en la que te gustaría vivir: primavera
Un boliche: cult
Una frustración: cívica
Una meta corta: gym y aprobar las materias
Eres celosa?: si
Café o té? : coffee
Sábanas lisas o con animalitos?: lisas
Que cambiarías de tu vida?: color de mis ojos, mis piernas.
Que es lo que primero miras en un chico?: la cara y las zapatillas
Las tormentas te gustan o te asustan?: me asustan
Has mentido en algo?: si
Rubios o morochos?: rubios y castaños
Sos ordenado?: si, pero tengo mis semanas de despiole
Mar o montaña?: tierra
Crees en lo sobrenatural?: si

"The Stag Hunt" trailer and site now online!

[From our friend, Alfred Thomas Catalfo, the writer/director of the short films, "The Norman Rockwell Code" and "The Stag Hunt".]

"Hi Everyone,

We're happy to announce that THE STAG HUNT website and trailer are now online! A very special thanks to Steve Zirnkilton, the signature voice of NBC's Law & Order, for the trailer voiceover, and to The Minus Scale for the music. Our website is www.TheStagHuntMovie.com and contains a link to the trailer. We hope you enjoy it and would be very appreciative if you would forward this announcement to everyone you know.

Best wishes and many thanks,

Freddie"

Food Network Looking for Next "Food Star"

Food Network is looking for its next "Food Star" - an open casting call for chefs, professional cooks, caterers, foodies 'with personality.' Winner gets a 6-episode show. E-mail name, age, phone number, e-mail address, city, a brief summary of "why you want to be on the show," occupation (if not cooking professionally, explain how you continue to keep your passion for cooking alive), and your photo to: CastingNFNS4@yahoo.com.

SNOB Film Festival awards "Dribbles" Best New Hampshire Film

The full-length feature film, Dribbles was named Best New Hampshire Film at the 2007 Somewhat North of Boston (S.N.O.B.) Film Festival in Concord on Sunday.

Dribbles tells the story of a high school artist trying to prove himself to his runaway father by winning a championship basketball jacket. The film was shot entirely in New Hampshire, features a cast from around New England, and was produced under a special low budget agreement with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Boston office. Since the project was officially completed six weeks ago, it has already been named an official selection at three film festivals.

The screening of Dribbles at this sixth annual S.N.O.B. event drew an audible emotional response from the packed auditorium in the Red River Theatres – the new independent cinema complex recently opened in downtown Concord. A lively question and answer session featuring filmmakers Thomas and Heidi Tosi, star Joe Orrigo, and crew members and David Hjelm and Bruce Simonds, followed the screening. Viewers spoke of being moved by the themes, performances, and art of the film. Orrigo, currently preparing for a new play in Boston, continued conversations with appreciative movie-goers in the theater lobby well after the screening.

With a tradition of bringing an eclectic mix of films to the area, the S.N.O.B. Film Festival is also known for affording audiences the chance to interact with those who make many of the films which are screened. The festival this year included 70 films in a variety of genres: experimental, animation, documentary, feature length, student films and horror/science-fiction.

More information about Dribbles may be found at the official movie web site, www.dribblesmovie.com.

Variety: "Sensation of Sight" 4th for Weekend for Average Gross Per Engagement

The Sensation of Sight, an independent feature film produced by the New Hampshire-based production company Either/Or Films, opened to a sold-out crowd at the 900-seat Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH, on November 9th. The opening weekend box office gross for the film ranked fourth highest in the nation in average gross per theatre according to Variety, the film industry’s leading trade newspaper.

While most of the 113 films currently in release in the U.S. had higher overall grosses and many played in hundreds of theatres, The Sensation of Sight’s average edged out Universal’s blockbuster American Gangster, Paramount’s Bee Movie, and Warner Brothers' Fred Claus, following behind only No Country For Old Men, Holly, and Om Santi Om.

The Sensation of Sight opens November 16th at the Peterborough Community Theatre in Peterborough, and on November 30 at the Red River Theatres in Concord. According to the film’s executive producer, Buzz McLaughlin, after the film’s debut run in New Hampshire and a screening at the Santa Fe Film Festival, the film will head out to art houses in major cities across the U.S. Next month it will be featured abroad at the International Philosophy Film Festival in Krakow, Poland, and at the Tallin Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.

Shot entirely in Peterborough, NH, in 2005, the film stars 2006 Academy Award Best Actor nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, The Bourne Ultimatum), who portrays an English teacher named Finn as he enters a midlife crisis impelled by a tragedy for which he counts himself responsible. In addition to Strathairn, the film also features performances by actors Ian Somerhalder (“Boone” on the TV series Lost), Ann Cusack (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), Scott Wilson (Junebug, Monster, In Cold Blood), Jane Adams (Little Children, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Daniel Gillies (Captivity, Spider-Man 2), Joe Mazello (Jurassic Park), and Elisabeth Waterston (The Prince and Me).

For more information, contact Kris McLaughlin at 973-476-0072 or at krismclaughlin@mindspring.com.

Call For Entries: Cyberbullying Public Service Announcement

[Another interesting opportunity that crossed my desk this morning...]

Call for Entries

Cyberbullying is a growing problem among children and teenagers on the Internet. The anonymity and ease of communication the Internet provides can create a vehicle for bullying, harassment and defamation, making the Internet a hostile and dangerous place. Cyberbullying is a problem that you, as a filmmaker, can help address and solve.

Help end cyberbullying by creating a Public Service Announcement on the issue. Sony Creative Software, the National Crime Prevention Council and the Ad Council are seeking entries from independent producers and academic institutions (K - 12). The top submissions may be eligible for national broadcast, and their producer or sponsoring academic institution will receive a complete multimedia editing suite for their facility or school valued at over $18,000. Prize sponsors include Sony Creative Software, Sony Electronics, and Sony VAIO.

Judges to include: Barry Sonnenfeld, director/producer (Men in Black, Addams Family, and others); Steve Oedekerk, producer/writer (Bruce Almighty, Barnyard, and others); Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., noted authority on social networking and cyberbullying; and members of the Ad Council's Campaign Review Committee.

The call for entries period opened September 11, 2007, and closes January 11, 2008. All entries must be received by January 11, 2008 to be eligible.

For more information, click here.

"Sensation of Sight" to have theatrical premiere

Here's a write-up by Jake Berry at the Keene Sentinel about this evening's theatrical premiere of The Sensation of Sight to be held at the Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH.

To read the story, click here.

SNOB Film Festival: November 9-11, 2007

[From our friends at the SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival.]

CONCORD: The SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival is back and better than ever, celebrating its sixth year with 3 days of independent film, discussions with filmmakers, a movie-making challenge and much, much more, all taking place in Concord, New Hampshire. Join SNOB as it celebrates the spirit of filmmaking with international, national, regional and local films of distinction from Friday, November 9 through Sunday November 11th (Veterans Day weekend).

Opening night of the festival will feature the world premiere screening of Sharp Dressed Men, directed by Ti Alan Chase and shot in Portsmouth, NH. Thirty years ago, Bill and Lorraine met, fell in love and didn’t get married. Now they have four children, a son-in-law and an ex-daughter-in-law, and they are finally ready to tie the knot. This is the story of their wedding day. For more information, visit http://laurelinslight.blogspot.com/2007/10/sharp-dressed-men-5-minute-preview.html.

Also screening Friday night is Abel Raises Cain – a documentary about Alan Abel, infamous underground media prankster. In this loving portrait of an eccentric father, Alan's daughter, Jenny, tells her firsthand account of what it was like growing up with a prankster. Abel Raises Cain takes the audience on a roller coaster ride through the myriad of elaborate hoaxes and schemes that Abel pulled off over the years, all of which were designed to provoke and amuse...while at the same time, make people question everything that they see, hear and read. Alan Abel will be at SNOB all weekend - don’t miss your chance to see the original Borat! For more info visit http://www.abelraisescain.com/home2.htm

On Saturday at 6:15 p.m. at Red River Theatres, don’t miss High & Outside, the documentary biography of Bill “Spaceman" Lee, legendary pitcher for the Red Sox from 1969 through 1978. In the 1970s, Lee, a.k.a."The Ace from Space," became a folk hero to the Fenway faithful. He lived in a world like no other; where competitive fire, Tibetan Buddhism, slapstick comedy, and counter-cultural medication lived together in relative harmony. He baffled opposing hitters and management alike with a variety of pitches and verbal aerobatics. As a pioneer in the baseball labor movement, he bean-balled corporate duplicity and worked to end the era of indentured servitude in baseball. Was he blackballed from the game as a result? You bet he was! Director Peter Vogt brings the legend down to earth and finds a legendary human being in "Spaceman", whose carryover wisdom from the 60s still rings true today.

This year SNOB has separated the student films into a block at New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord (NHTI) on Saturday morning. Felicia Menard, who is coordinating the SNOB Student Film Focus said, “SNOB is all about grassroots and community art, and on Saturday, we not only encourage the arts, but support student filmmakers as they express their creative vision. Alternately witty, sensitive, brilliant, and always genuinely creative, the student film showcase at NHTI delivers a powerful, heartfelt, and unique movie viewing experience.”

“Every year, we have been able to bring some new aspect to SNOB and Concord and this year, one of the most exciting things is partnering with Green Concord. Green Concord, which is made up of over 10 stores and organizations in downtown Concord, has partnered with SNOB to provide and ‘man’ recycling stations at all the SNOB venues as well as provide information to the public about how they can become more green. I hope this is a part of SNOB that continues every year from now on,” said Michael Eschenbach, Co-Chair of this year’s SNOB Film Festival Committee.

Returning for a second appearance at SNOB is the filmmaker challenge, designed to inspire and encourage people to make films. – The 451° Filmmaker Challenge. For this event, SNOB is partnering with The Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library’s Big Read: NH Reads Fahrenheit 451.

This year’s filmmakers will be challenged to create a film, no more than 4 minutes in length that is based upon any of the themes, concepts or ideas in Fahrenheit 451. There is no experience necessary and those who have never picked up a camera but always wanted to are encouraged to give it a whirl. Participants will have 5 days to create a film, which must be submitted on DVD to The NH State Library at 20 Park Street in Concord by 5 p.m. on November 8th. The films will be screened on Saturday night at RRT. Everyone who enters a film in the 451° Filmmaker Challenge will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a $250 gift certificate from S & W Sports in Concord.

“The diversity of films this year is pretty impressive,” said Kristen Vermilyea Harbaugh, Co-Chair of this year’s festival. “When we were screening the submissions, we did everything from laugh and cry to look at one another in confusion and debate on behalf of films that moved us in some way. And not all of us reacted the same way at the same time. That is what is so amazing about the power of film. I think we’ve successfully created such a program for SNOB 2007 and hope that our loyal audience will feel the same.”

Tickets are $5 for each film block, $25 for a day pass (Saturday and Sunday only) and just $50 for a full festival pass, which entitles you to all events and films during the festival. Festival pass holders receive an authentic, handmade SNOB Festival bead bracelet crafted by local artisans from the Sudan. Passes are now on sale at Red River Theatres box office and at their website: http://www.redrivertheatres.org/snob.php. Individual tickets will also be available at RRT the week of the festival. Student Film Focus tickets will be available at NHTI at the door.

For much more information about venues, tickets, film schedule and program with links to films’ sites, visit www.snobfilmfestival.org.

The Somewhat North of Boston (S.N.O.B.) Film Festival is a joint project of Red River Theatres, Inc., a registered 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, and the New Hampshire Technical Institute.

New Hampshire's own appearing on TV

I was looking through the papers this morning when I found two stories, one in the Union Leader and one in the Concord Monitor, about New Hampshire actors who are working their way onto the TV screen. It's always great to hear about these success stories. I thought I'd share.

Read about Manchester's Andy Comeau, who appears on the show "House" on FOX, in John Clayton's article in the Union Leader.

Ray Duckler from the Concord Monitor writes about Concord High School senior Nicholas Purcell, who recently made an appearance on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent".

Country dance films available on DVD

Country dance films by Robert Fiore and Richard Nevell now available on DVD

New Hampshire filmmakers Robert Fiore, veteran cinematographer of Pumping Iron, Greetings, and Festival Express, and Richard Nevell, author of A Time To Dance: American Country Dancing from Hornpipes to Hot Hash, have revisited two of their documentaries on country dance and have packaged them onto a single DVD.

Country Corners, the award-winning 1976 documentary on New England Contradancing, aired nationally on PBS and features tunesmith Bob McQuillen, Dudley Laufman and the Canterbury Orchestra, The Ed Larkin Dancers of Tunbridge, Vermont, and Jack Perron with Rodney and Randy Miller in Nelson, New Hampshire. The film is narrated by Gordon Bok.

Full of Life A-Dancin' is a film about the premier non-choreographed clog dance team of North Carolina: The Southern Appalachian Cloggers. This 1978 film explores the importance of traditional dance and features the story of two sisters, not allowed to dance as children, who find personal freedom in clog dancing. The film was made with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

More information on the DVD and how to purchase a copy can be found on the filmmakers' official website at http://countrycorners.blogspot.com/.

Red River Theatres showcased in The Hippo

Meant to post this earlier, but there was a great write-up in The Hippo (10/18) about the opening of the new Red River Theatres independent cinema in Concord.

You can read the article here.

Open House at Granite Media Center

The Granite Media Center in Tilton, NH will be holding an open house for the general public on Thursday, November 1 from 2-7 p.m. and Friday, November 9 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

RSVPs are appreciated at either info@gmcnh.com or (603) 528-7600.

Granite Media Center is a 45,000 square foot multi-tenant media mall for film, video, sound, print, and web. The center features offices, production suites, studios, an 120x80 big box, screening room, green screen studio, commissary, function space, storage and a great back lot.

Granite Media Center is located at 100 Autumn Drive in Tilton, NH. Visit www.gmcnh.com for more information.

Granite Media Center in the News

There was a nice piece about the Granite Media Center (Tilton, NH) in today's Sunday edition of the Concord Monitor. Thanks to Ethan Wilensky-Lanford for the write-up.

You can read the article here.

"Weatherventures" puts spotlight on New Hampshire

Weatherventures, a new television series now airing on The Weather Channel, recently brought their production to New Hampshire to shoot an episode of the program in late September. The program focused on the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. Weatherventures explores iconic landscapes in America such as the Florida Everglades, Colorado Rockies and Grand Canyon among others and how weather has altered them, people have been impacted by them and how nature has adapted to them. Airing in high-definition, this series is hosted by TWC meteorologist Jeff Mielcarz and is produced by Horizon Entertainment. The New Hampshire segment of the series will air December 5, 18 and 31 at 7:30 p.m.

Concord Community TV to hold Open House

[From our friends at Concord Community TV in Concord, NH.]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Doris C. Ballard
Outreach and Development Director
Concord Community TV
603-226-8872

See What's New at Your Community TV Station!
Public Invited to Concord Community TV Open House.

Learn the new name, try the new digital equipment, hear about new training opportunities on how to produce your own TV show, and tour the newly enlarged facility. It's all happening at Concord Community TV's Open House, on Tuesday, October 30th, from 4 to 8 p.m., and the public is invited.

Doris Ballard, Outreach and Development Director of Concord Community TV says, "CCTV belongs to the people and organizations of Concord, NH. We want to share the new and exciting changes at the station with everyone who has been involved or wants to learn all about the many opportunities that exist at their TV station. This is what this event is all about, and we hope many will drop by and visit during the Open House."

Concord Community TV, a nonprofit organization, has a unique mission. It provides the facility, training and equipment to people and organizations of Concord to encourage the production of television programming of interest to the community on local cable channel 22.

The station also connects residents with the workings of the city through the government channel 17, and with our schools and youth on the education channel 6.

Concord Community TV is located in Concord High School, entrance D, 170 Warren St., Concord, NH.

For more information, email doris@concordcctv.org, or call 226-8872.

SNOB Film Festival announces films and schedule

The 6th Annual SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival has announced its list of films and screening schedule. The festival gets underway November 9-11, 2007 in Concord, NH.

Information on the festival can be found at: www.snobfilmfestival.org.

"Dangerous Crosswinds" to screen at PSU International Film Series

[From our friends at Back Lot Films, Inc. in Fremont, NH.]

Special screening set for Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 7:00 pm at Boyd Hall 144, PSU, Plymouth, NH.

FREMONT, N.H. — Dangerous Crosswinds, a feature-length drama from New Hampshire filmmaker Bill Millios, will be screened as part of the Plymouth State University International Film Series on Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. in Boyd Hall 144, Plymouth, NH. The film’s director Bill Millios and Director of Photography Marc Vadeboncoeur will introduce the film and participate in a Question & Answer session following the screening. Tickets can be purchased at the door. General Admission is $5.00 and $1.00 for Students.

A ‘who-done-it’ touching on issues of assisted suicide, friendship, and honesty, Dangerous Crosswinds embarked on a six-month tour of theatres throughout New England in 2005. The film subsequently played to audiences throughout New Hampshire as well as in Brattleboro, Vermont and Cambridge and Newburyport, Massachusetts.

“Back in May of this year, when we began putting this film series together, we jumped at the chance to include Dangerous Crosswinds,” said PSU professor Peter Drexel. “The film is from this area and was produced by people in this state. Plus the type of film Dangerous Crosswinds is fits perfectly alongside the other films we selected.”

“We are very proud to have had our film selected for this film series”, adds Millios. “We’ve always taken our greatest inspiration from the Foreign Film masters so it’s very gratifying to see Dangerous Crosswinds be part of an International Film Series like this.”

Commentators have praised the film as an outstanding example of independent film made outside traditional cinema circles. The Boston Globe wrote "Film Noir and New Hampshire isn't a combination that normally springs to mind but Dangerous Crosswinds may change that." The Portsmouth Herald said that "Dangerous Crosswinds is independent filmmaking in its purest form, with a plot sure to invoke debate." New Hampshire Magazine called Dangerous Crosswinds “provocative – a film which explores the light and dark sides of human nature and comes to some unexpected conclusions,” while the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote that “this is honest and brave filmmaking. Bill Millios is a master of independent films that are truthful and intellectual.”

In 2006 Dangerous Crosswinds was selected for inclusion in a new weekly Comcast cable television series highlighting independent movies to more than 600,000 homes in the Oregon/Washington area. It was one of eight films selected from a pool of several hundred independent films for the program, which is a joint venture between Comcast and Film Baby, an online distributor and reseller of quality independent feature films and documentaries. For information on cast, locations, screenings, and more about the film, visit www.dangerouscrosswinds.com.

Keene State selected to screen Oscar-worthy films

Keene State College (Keene, NH) film professor Peter Condon recently received a call from the International Documentary Association (IDA). In order for documentary films to qualify for an Oscar from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, they have to be shown in at least 14 states for three consecutive days. The IDA asked if Keene State would be interested in being the New Hampshire screening site? Of course they would!

Starting November 2, six documentary films by distinguished filmmakers on their way to fame, fortune, and that golden Oscar will be shown in KSC's Putnam Theatre.

• November 2-4: Nanking
• November 3-5: The Price of Sugar
• November 6-8: Chops and Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone
• November 9-11: The Protagonist and A Promise to the Dead: The Exile Journey of Ariel Dorfman

Check Keene State's events page for details on screening times.

"Biggie Than Barbie" to screen at Artstream

[From our friends at Artstream in Rochester, NH.]

South African documentary Bigger Than Barbie to screen at Artstream in Rochester, NH.

In lieu of our annual short film festival, Filmstream, we are screening this important documentary about post Apartheid South Africa.

Immediately followed by sale of South African beadwork and artisan jewelry -

Art Aids Art presents a screening of the newly released documentary Bigger than Barbie, featuring the 450 female artists of Monkeybiz Bead Project, one of the greatest success stories in post-Apartheid South Africa. The screening will take place at artstream, 56 North Main Street, Rochester, NH on November 3, 2007 at 7 p.m.

Shot primarily in Cape Town and surrounding impoverished townships, Bigger than Barbie follows the experiences of women working to overcome extreme poverty and HIV/AIDS through contemporary art. Their unique reinterpretation of traditional beading has created a sensation at exhibits around the world, selling out in hours at renowned venues including Sotheby’s of London. The film includes appearances from Monkeybiz enthusiasts designer Donna Karan, singer Annie Lennox, and Nobel Peace Prize Winners Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela.

Norwegian Producer/Director Tina Jackson spent 5 years making Bigger Than Barbie. After being captivated by a beaded doll she received as a gift, Jackson went on a quest to learn about the doll’s origins, which led her to Monkeybiz and fueled her passion to share their story with the world.

An art sale featuring beaded dolls and animals by Monkeybiz, along with a wide variety of South African artisan jewelry and wearable art, immediately follows the screening. Proceeds will support the construction of eKhaya eKazi (Home in the ’Hood), a multipurpose community center in Khayelitsha Township, where the majority of Monkeybiz artists live.

Art Aids Art, a nonprofit organization promoting education and sustainable economic development through the arts, leads annual service-learning trips to South Africa, engaging American professionals and students in projects at AIDS Clinics, women’s collectives and schools.

Doors open at 6 p.m.to purchase tickets and preview the art sale. Suggested donations: $5 For more information, contact 603.330.0333 or visit http://www.artstreamstudios.com.

Roundtable Notice :: Please Disregard

For some strange reason, the automatic e-mail update service for our blog randomly sent out a notice today promoting our September 13 Filmmaker Roundtable (which, obviously, has already happened). Please disregard that announcement. I am looking into why this occurred (some even got it twice!) Sorry for any confusion this may have caused. Hopefully this is just a fluke occurrence.

Details will be sent out soon about our upcoming annual holiday party! Our next roundtable will most likely be schedule for early 2008. Stay tuned!

Guest lecturers announced for workshops

[Here's the latest press release from our friends at the Digital Filmmaking Workshops.]

October 10, 2007 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Guest lecturers announced for Digital Filmmaking Workshop

Two-day seminar on “Producing, Marketing and Screening Your Independent Film” returns to the MCAM Studios in Manchester, NH on November 3-4, 2007.

RAYMOND, N.H. – The Digital Filmmaking Workshop has announced the guest lecturers for their upcoming two-day seminar on “Producing, Marketing and Screening Your Independent Film” which will take place during the weekend of November 3-4 2007 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) in the studios of Manchester Community Access Media, 540 Commercial St., Manchester, N.H.

The guest lecturers include Matthew Newton (Film Specialist for the New Hampshire Film and Television Office), Jeff Rapsis (Associate Publisher for HippoPress, the weekly arts and entertainment newspaper of Manchester, Nashua and Concord), Paul Durham (past Senior Counsel at Playboy TV International and current Entertainment Lawyer for Sheehan Phinney Bass + Green) and Julia Radochia (Actress in Bleached, Everybody Does It, and Old Man Dogs and also Writer-Director of award-winning short films such as Eddie's Winning Date, Jimmy's House of Hugs and I Just Want to Eat My Sandwich).

From the crew of Dangerous Crosswinds, Old Man Dogs and the upcoming Death & Glory the Digital Filmmaking Workshops have been created by Bill Millios of Back Lot Films & Marc Vadeboncoeur of Goodheart Media Services with a philosophy towards instructing students how they can achieve their goals with a ‘no-nonsense do-it-yourself’ approach.

“We’re very proud to again announce the lineup of guest speakers for this year’s workshop,” said Millios. “They are an exceptionally experienced and diverse group of media and film professionals who add yet another dimension to this already ambitious workshop”. Attendees will receive valuable insight into the creative, technical, and marketing strategies essential for filmmaking. Small class size, practical demonstrations, and a wide range of topics will give students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and put it to immediate use. Testimonials from past workshops have been posted on the www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com website.

In 2005 Dangerous Crosswinds screened in close to twenty locations in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, including the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, N.H. and the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Commentators praised the film as an outstanding example of independent film made outside traditional cinema circles. DVDTalk.com awarded the film a four-star rating, New Hampshire Magazine called Dangerous Crosswinds “provocative – a film which explores the light and dark sides of human nature,” John Clayton of the New Hampshire Union Leader wrote that “this is honest and brave filmmaking,” while Mike Sullivan in the Portsmouth Herald described Dangerous Crosswinds as being “independent filmmaking in its purest form.”

Registration for the two-day seminar is $347. Seats for this popular workshop fill up fast, so be sure to register early (various discounted rates apply for early registration). Attendees will receive complimentary copies of the Digital Filmmaking Workshops Handbook, a DVD of Dangerous Crosswinds and the Discmakers Ultimate Guide to Releasing Your Film on DVD. For more information please call Marc Vadeboncoeur at Goodheart Media Services at 1-888-408-2365 or visit www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com.

Monthly Learning Forums at Great Northern Video

[From our friends at Great Northern Video in Pembroke, NH.]

Every second Wednesday of the month, Great Northern Video will hold a learning forum from 10 am to noon. These forums will be on such topics as: Non-linear Editing trends, workflows, technology, Playback Systems and Audio for Video.

What is a "learning forum"? Is it like a seminar? Yes…and no. A seminar usually has a set curriculum and structured order. Our learning forums are tailored to you, the attendees. Whether you're a beginner, a veteran or anything in between, there will be something for everyone. These are not classes or training, but rather a question and answer period discussing what is current and where the technology is going as well as trends in the marketplace.

Oh, no need to make an appointment. Just come on down (or up)! Our presenter of the day will work your skill level into the discussion. We're located at 702 Riverwood Drive (Route 106) in Pembroke.

Upcoming Forums:

Oct 10, 2007 :: Non Linear Trends with Michael Sutton

Nov 14, 2007 :: Camera Movement with Peter Shanelaris

Dec 12, 2007 :: Audio for Video with Lenny Mordarski

Remember to check the Great Northern Video web site at www.greatnorthernvideo.com for additional upcoming forums.

Interview with NewEnglandFilm.com

Always enjoy sharing recent press with everyone. I had the opportunity to speak with NewEnglandFilm.com about what's been happening here in New Hampshire for their October issue of their e-zine. Thanks to Scott Caseley for putting the piece together. You can read the article here.

Adjunct Teaching Opportunity for January 2008

Position: Part-Time Faculty, Commercial Video Production / Narrative Video Production
Institution: Southern New Hampshire University
Location: Manchester, NH

The Department of Communication, Media Arts and Technology of Southern New Hampshire University is seeking an adjunct faculty to teach Commercial Video Production or Narrative Video Production. This position is for one course in the spring 2008 semester, with the possibility of additional classes in the future. The successful applicant will have a M.A. or M.F.A in Media Production or related field, and the ability to teach production from writing and designing to editing and promotion. An applicant with a B.F.A. and substantial experience will also be considered. Previous teaching experience, knowledge of Final Cut Studio, other Apple and Adobe software packages, and extensive industry experience is desired. EOE/AA

For consideration candidates should submit a current vita, examples of work on DVD, and names of three references to:

Justine Wood-Massoud, Associate Professor
Coordinator of Digital Media
Southern New Hampshire University
School of Liberal Arts
2500 N. River Road
Manchester, NH 03106
j.wood-massoud@snhu.edu

Lights! Camera! ... Tilton!

John Koziol wrote this nice piece about the Granite Media Center in Tilton, NH in the Sunday edition of The Citizen (Laconia, NH). Click here to read the article.

New Hampshire-made "Dribbles" official selection at Northampton Film Festival

[Exciting news from our friends at Tosi Productions in Goffstown, NH.]

For the third time in as many weeks, the New Hampshire made feature film, Dribbles, has been named an official film festival selection. Tosi Productions, LLC of Goffstown announced that the film has recently been selected for the 13th Annual Northampton Independent Film Festival (NIFF) to be held in Northampton, Massachusetts in early November.

One of the premiere film events in the northeastern United States, NIFF is committed to establishing a center for the exploration, examination, and celebration of independent filmmaking. NIFF showcases the works of filmmakers whose films demonstrate quality, innovation, and independence in both form and content. Already an official selection of the upcoming New Hampshire Film Festival to be held in Portsmouth, and the Somewhat North of Boston (S.N.O.B.) film festival scheduled to take place in Concord; Dribbles tells the story of a talented high school artist who suddenly decides to prove himself to his runaway father by winning a championship basketball jacket.

Dribbles was shot in the fall and winter of 2005 in New Hampshire locations including Manchester, Goffstown, Weare, Portsmouth, North Haverhill, and Woodsville. Co-producer Heidi Tosi emphasized that community involvement was key. “We received invaluable assistance in one form or another from so many organizations such as the University of New Hampshire, Saint Anselm College, Southern New Hampshire University, New Hampshire Community Technical College, John Stark Regional High School, Woodsville High School, the State of New Hampshire Film Office and the list goes on,” she said.

Operating under a special low budget contract with the Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG), the production was able to combine the talents of both union and non-union performers. “It was a unique and exciting situation,” explains writer/director Thomas Tosi. “Made possible by our agreement with SAG, we had seasoned union screen professionals with impressive industry credits working side-by-side with equally impressive non-union professionals from the area, as well as screen acting newcomers – including, in some cases, theatre students from John Stark Regional High School in Weare, where much of the film was shot.”

Specific festival show times and locations for Dribbles and more information about the cast, crew, and production of the film can be found at the official web site (www.dribblesmovie.com).

Dribbles will continue to tour international festivals through the spring of 2008.

"The Sensation of Sight" - World Premiere

[Received this press release this morning from our friends at Either/Or Films in Munsonville, NH.]

NEW HAMPSHIRE-BASED INDEPENDENT FILM THE SENSATION OF SIGHT SET FOR THEATRICAL WORLD PREMIERE AT COLONIAL THEATRE IN KEENE, NH.

Munsonville, NH — The Sensation of Sight, the first project for the New Hampshire-based film production company Either/Or Films, will have its theatrical world premiere at the 900-seat historic Colonial Theatre in Keene, New Hampshire, on Friday, November 9th at 8:00 p.m.

Starring Academy Award Best Actor nominee David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck; The Bourne Ultimatum), the feature-length narrative drama was filmed in 18 days entirely on location in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in the fall of 2005. Written and directed by Aaron Wiederspahn, the film also features performances by actors Ian Somerhalder (best known as “Boone” in the TV series Lost), Ann Cusack (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Grosse Point Blank), Scott Wilson (Junebug, Monster, In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood), Jane Adams (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children), Daniel Gillies (Spiderman 2, Bride and Prejudice), Joe Mazello (Jurassic Park), and Elisabeth Waterston (The Prince and Me). Following the screening, Wiederspahn — along with the film’s executive producer, Buzz McLaughlin; the actors in attendance; and others who worked directly on the film — will participate in a Q&A with audience members.

Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling The Colonial box office at (603) 352-2033 or can be purchased online at www.thecolonial.org. The film will have additional screenings at The Colonial on Sunday, November 11th at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets for the Sunday matinee are $5.50; the cost for the 7:00 p.m. show is $7.50 for adults, and $5.50 for seniors and students. Following its run at The Colonial, The Sensation of Sight will travel to additional theatres throughout the state, including the Peterborough Community Theatre, where it is schedule to open on November 16th; and the Red River Theatres in Concord, where it will open on November 30th. Details on other screenings will be announced soon.

In the fall of 2006, The Sensation of Sight began its international film festival run with a world premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain, where it was the only American film to be screened in the prestigious New Directors category. From there it had festival screenings in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Durban, South Africa; Vilnius, Lithuania; Boston, MA; Denver, CO; San Jose, CA; Stony Brook, NY; and Seattle, WA. On Saturday, October 13th, it will be featured at the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth, where it has been nominated for a Grand Jury Award, and on November 10th, it will screen at the Lone Star International Film Festival in Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas.

“We’re excited to finally be showing the film in New Hampshire,” says McLaughlin. “Our company is based in New Hampshire, the film was shot here, 90 percent of our funding was raised here, and throughout the project we’ve had enormous support from all over the state. Now, after going around the world on the festival circuit, we have the opportunity to share the movie with our own friends and neighbors in its first theatrical release before taking it out into the rest of the country.” Wiederspahn is also thrilled to finally be able to showcase his first feature in New Hampshire. “For me, opening the film in New Hampshire is perfect,” he says. “It’s our home. This is where it deserves to happen first.”

Described by the writer/director as “a fusion of dream and reality,” The Sensation of Sight chronicles an English teacher named Finn (played by Strathairn) as he enters a mid-life crisis impelled by a recent tragedy for which he counts himself responsible. As he leaves his job and family and sets afoot selling encyclopedias to the town locals — searching for the answer to “Why?” — Finn’s sales and encounters finally lead him, as Wiederspahn puts it, “toward an unexpected and sublime awakening.” The film has not yet been rated, but contains some material that may not be appropriate for children under 13.

Worldwide critical responses to the film have been overwhelmingly positive. It was declared “an instant American classic” at the Durban International Film Festival, where it also won the Best Cinematography award. Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post called Sensation “impressive” and “ambitiously ruminative” in her review, while Moving Pictures Magazine wrote that, “David Strathairn pulls off another Oscar-worthy performance.” Warren Etheridge, in Seattle’s Warren Report, called Sensation “the most compelling indie I’ve seen in years.”

The Sensation of Sight is the first film to which Strathairn — who has appeared in more than 70 films to date — has also lent his weight as a producer. The film’s other producers, in addition to Wiederspahn and McLaughlin, include industry veteran Mark Constance of Brentwood, New Hampshire; and Darren Moorman and Madeline Ryan, both of Los Angeles.

Sensation is the first of a number of films that Either/Or partners Wiederspahn and McLaughlin plan to produce in New England. “We’ll be working out of New Hampshire for our next several projects,” says McLaughlin. “The films won’t all be shot here, but this is our permanent base of operations. And we love it here.”

For more information or to view the initial trailer of the film, visit www.eitherorfilms.com or www.myspace.com/thesensationofsight.

"Freaky Farley" to screen on October 11

Freaky Farley, a low-budget horror/comedy shot on super 16mm and on-location in mostly Manchester and around southern New Hampshire, will have its New Hampshire premiere on Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester Public Library. The screening is free and open to the public.

More information on the film can be found at: www.myspace.com/freakyfarleymovie.

"Including Samuel" News and Screenings

[Received this information from Dan Habib, Director of the new documentary, "Including Samuel".]

Including Samuel premieres this fall!

Dan Habib's new film examines the educational and social inclusion of youth with disabilities. The film documents the Habib family's journey as they work to include Samuel, 7, in all facets of their lives, a journey that transforms each of them. Including Samuel also features four other families with varied inclusion experiences, plus interviews with teachers, parents and disability rights experts.

Come to a public screening:

Portsmouth, NH: Saturday, October 13th, 2:10 p.m. Sheraton Harborside. See the New Hampshire Film Festival (www.nhfilmfestival.com) for details.

Concord, NH (premiere event): Tuesday, November 6th, from 7-9:30 p.m. at the Concord City Auditorium. Tickets are selling fast. Buy yours now through the UNH Institute on Disability (https://www.events.unh.edu/register.shtml?event_id=3595).

The film will also screen at the SNOB (Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival in Concord on Sunday, November 11 at 3 p.m. at Red River Theatres.

Washington, D.C.: Thursday, November 15th , 8:00 p.m. at the Avalon Theatre.

Boston, MA: Tuesday, December 4th, 6:30 p.m., UMASS Boston Ballroom. Hosted by the Institute for Community Inclusion.

To watch a preview of the film and other video clips, view a complete list of screenings or purchase a DVD go to www.includingsamuel.com.

Be the first to receive a copy of the documentary. Pre-order your copy of Including Samuel now and you'll receive the DVD in early November. For info, go to the Including Samuel store (http://includingsamuel.com/store/).

"This film will be an incredible resource for people who teach courses about inclusion, who offer workshops about inclusion, and who just want to learn about inclusion. It will also be very reassuring for parents." - Douglas Biklen, Dean, School of Education, Syracuse University

Read a front-page Concord Monitor story about Including Samuel by editor Mike Pride. See the October issue of NH Magazine and the September issue of News Photographer Magazine for stories about Including Samuel.

New Hampshire Film Office presents panel discussion October 12

The New Hampshire Film and Television Office will be presenting the panel discussion, “Guerrilla Distribution: From Pre-Production to Exhibition” on Friday, October 12, from 9-11 a.m. at the Levenson Meeting Room of the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Avenue in Portsmouth as part of the New Hampshire Film Festival.

As independent filmmaking flourishes, filmmakers are finding new and unique ways of getting their work seen, putting traditional distribution on the back burner. From grassroots four-walling to user-created content online to DVD and digital delivery systems, the discussion will explore these innovative distribution methods in light of a rapidly changing film market. There will be a group of New Hampshire's film industry on hand to share a variety of experiences and insight on the subject.

The panel will include Jay Craven (Kingdom County Productions, Director of Disappearances); Bill Millios (Back Lot Films, Director of Dangerous Crosswinds); Peter Shanelaris (Independent Filmmaker/Great Northern Video); Stephen Dignazio (Executive Director, The Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem) and Ben Anderson (Founder/Director, Wolfeboro Folk Concert Series). The discussion will be moderated by Van McLeod, Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources.

The panel discussion will also be the first of an ongoing video series of workshops and roundtables produced by the New Hampshire Film and Television Office which will soon be made available to the public via the web and DVD. Friday’s panel will be taped with the help of members of the Media Arts Program at New Hampshire Community Technical College - Laconia and Bob Molloy of Molloy Sound and Video Contractors of Manchester.

The panel discussion is free and open to the public.

The 7th Annual New Hampshire Film Festival runs October 11-14, 2007 in Portsmouth. For more information, visit www.nhfilmfestival.com.