Filmaka » Swinging with the Finkels http://blog.filmaka.com Rewarding Creativity Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:59:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 SHOOT’s “Directors Showcase” Honors Two Filmakas Part 1 http://blog.filmaka.com/index.php/2010/06/shoot-magazines-new-directors-showcase-part-1/ http://blog.filmaka.com/index.php/2010/06/shoot-magazines-new-directors-showcase-part-1/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:48:58 +0000 Carolyn http://blog.filmaka.com/?p=1087 Filmaka members Varda Hardy and Ian Allen Lim have been selected for SHOOT magazines “New Directors Showcase.” They flew to New York to participate on a Panel with other up in coming directors and Varda tells us all about it!

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New Directors Showcase Directors Ian Allen Lim, Oliver Power, Bill Bruce, Alex Beh, Varda Hardy and Lora Schulson, co-executive director of content production for Y & R New York

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I noticed Filmaka’s Jason Haikara’s Facebook Posting announcing Shoot Magazine’s “New Director’s Showcase”. Filmaka member, Jonathan Newman had been selected to be showcased last year and good things came to him from this honor, so I paid attention to Jason’s posting. I submitted two of my projects “Race to the Sky” and “What Kind Of Planet Are We On?” just making SHOOTS’s deadline by the skin of my teeth.

Two weeks later, when checking my e-mail, I discovered a note from Roberta Griefer, publisher of SHOOT Magazine. When I read it, I actually gasped. Roberta was congratulating me on being selected for SHOOT’s New Director’s 8th Annual Showcase. Wow! “SHOOT” is a highly respected advertising/commercial production industry magazine and since I very much want to make commercials, I found this honor especially exciting!

I flew to New York for this event and was accompanied by LiveTribe Productions Executive Producer Karen Lavender and Producer Jamie Bullock both of whom play key roles in many of my projects including “What Kind Of Planet Are We On?” which was screened as part of this event. Kate Salvino representing Current Content Creation (whom I’ve recently signed with) also flew in from L.A.. Between the three of them, I was surrounded by smart & beautiful company.

…Stay Tuned for Part 2!

]]> http://blog.filmaka.com/index.php/2010/06/shoot-magazines-new-directors-showcase-part-1/feed/ 0 Filmaka’s First Film “Finkels” Ready to Make Splash on Riviera http://blog.filmaka.com/index.php/2010/05/finkels-and-foster-on-the-riviera/ http://blog.filmaka.com/index.php/2010/05/finkels-and-foster-on-the-riviera/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 16:10:32 +0000 Filmaka http://blog.filmaka.com/?p=1076 Jonathan Newman and Deepak Nayar

Jonathan Newman and Deepak Nayar

Cannes 2010 marks a historic achievement for Filmaka as our first film SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS will be screened twice for potential distributors. FINKELS, based on a short film submitted to our FX Comedy Competition, is written and directed by award-winning (Ford Mustang Stories) Filmaka member Jonathan Newman and produced by Filmaka co-founder Deepak Nayar (BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM). The romantic comedy stars Martin Freeman (UK’s THE OFFICE), Mandy Moore, Jonathan Silverman, Melissa George and comedy legend Jerry Stiller.

Immediately after FINKELS, Jonathan and Deepak reteemed on the just-wrapped feature FOSTER, also based on one of Jonathan’s short films (pre-Filmaka). FOSTER has an amazing cast: Emmy-award winner Toni Collette (THE UNITED STATES OF TARA), Ioan Grufudd (AMAZING GRACE, FANTASTIC FOUR), Richard E. Grant (GOSFORD PARK) and Oscar-winner Hayley Mills.

Both FINKELS and FOSTERS are repped by Simon Crowe and SC Films International. For Simon’s contact info and everything you need to know about FINKELS, check out SwingingWithTheFinkels.com

Congratulations, Jonathan! We are very proud of you!

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Also heading to Cannes are Filmaka award winners Brett Wagner, Rudolf Buitendach, Luca Immesi and Giulia Brazzale.  We’ll have more details about their trip in the coming days as well as Cannes-related announcements about some of our other members.

If you are attending Cannes or have films screening or in competition, shoot us an e-mail at info@filmaka.com – We’d like to share your news with the Filmaka community.

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Awwww, cute.

Filmaka Member Jonathan Newman’s Swinging with the Finkels now has a Facebook and a Twitter! Friend us to get the latest news on the film, and any other interesting tidbits we have on our cast, and filmmakers.


Come look at our new pictures, and video! Exciting things are happening with the film so stay tuned.

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