Blogs
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Mike Leigh and Project Involve shorts
I received an email from a colleague telling me that Mike Leigh has mentioned my encounter with him in his blog in the Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/25/mike-lei…
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Project Involve: A night at Universal Studios
Fellows from Project Involve and other Film Independent labs were invited to Universal studio for a presentation and a Cocktail reception. We were welcomed by Publicists and e…
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My encounter with Mike Leigh at Miramaxs party
It’s one day before the Oscar’s ceremony and the parties are in full swing in Hollywood. It began with a DreamWorks brunch at Campanilla in La Brea to honour the Animation Academy …
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Project Involve: New Wave Scripts announced.
Today, fifteen scripts have been selected as finalists for PI shorts. Alas, my scripts were not selected. Reading the selected scripts, I could see that they bear the spirit of Fr…
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At the reception for the short film academy nominees
There was a long line of hopefuls, who were eagerly awaiting the screening of the 2009 Oscar-nominated short films, in front of the Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills. My c…
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Project Involve (LA): New Wave Cinema Shorts
A crisis! We were called for a meeting with Josh Welsh, the head of Talent Development at Film Independent. In the meeting, Josh announced that our Sponsors, particularly Ban…
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Project Involve(LA), casting your actors
January was an intense month. We started with a workshop with Casting director, Nicole Arbusto (Stephanie Daley, Philadelphia). We were asked to submit a scene from our features in orde…
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Project Involve, Los Angeles: The Art of Pitching
Dec 10th, 2008 – Film independent offices (LA) Ten of us were invited to pitch our projects to Oscar-winning director and producer Peggy Rajski. Before we arrived to the…
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A Fox Searchlight party for Slumdog and the Wrestler
A Fox Searchlight party for Slumdog and the Wrestler I can’t remember the name of the restaurant, but it’s located in Beverly Hills and has an impressive back garden, where th…
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Project Involve(LA), An evening with a leading Hollywood mentor
The month starts with a workshop with Joans Checkel, one of the leading mentors in Hollywood. Her labs provide an opportunity to put a film on its feet prior to production. Directors, …
