“HOLLYWOOD ON THE HUDSON”
HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION’S FIRST REGIONAL MIXER/BENEFIT
FOR CONTINUED PROMOTION OF FILMMAKING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY

June 12th Benefit features “On-Set Experiences” and Live Auction to support
Hudson Valley film production.

(Hudson Valley, NY) – For June, 2009. It’s LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION for “HOLLYWOOD ON THE HUDSON,” a June 12th benefit for the HUDSON VALLEY FILM COMMISSION, 7-11pm at Backstage Studio Productions, Kingston (one of the 2 certified soundstages in the Hudson Valley), and this is not your typical fundraiser!

This is the first Hudson Valley regional mixer to benefit the continuation of local film production, and will feature many exciting, cinematic scenarios giving participants an inside look into the world of movie-making!

“Hollywood on the Hudson” will include a unique “on-set experience" featuring Gilles Malkine, Mikhail Horowitz, Tom Cherwin and Sharon Bower, extraordinary networking opportunities with local film industry insiders. A live auction with Barry Cherwin Auctioneers including dinner for two at the Phoenix Restaurant with Oscar® nominee Melissa Leo, dinner for two at Northern Spy Café with celebrated actor Aidan Quinn, or a week long retreat at the Golden Villa Pavilion in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

This awesome night will also feature:

	Lights, Cameras, ACTION!
	Craft services (film speak for food) from Ship to Shore
	Refreshments (including a complimentary glass of wine)
	A special Quadricentennial homage "on set experience" featuring the remake of MOBY DICK starring Gilles Malkine as Starbuck and Mikhail Horowitz as Ishmael, with Tom Cherwin as "the director," and Sharon Bower as "the assistant director
	A wrap party with film score and the music stylings of DJ Wa

The “Hollywood on the Hudson” mixer will be attended by national and local filmmakers, industry members, and representatives from all surrounding counties, giving attendees an unprecedented opportunity to gather and support economic development initiatives which relate to film production - a business that brings $6 billion annually to NY State.

HVFC hopes to raise the funding it requires in order to receive matching funds from State and County Economic Development Agencies. This money will insure the continuing effort to promote and deliver sustainable economic development by attracting and supporting film, video and media production in the Hudson Valley, Catskills, and beyond.

The Hudson Valley Film Commission (HVFC) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides substantial FREE support to independent & studio features, short films, student projects, TV ads and regional filmmakers (see projects below). HVFC also maintains a widely viewed FREE online production directory and message board, newsletter blurbs, casting and crew calls and job opportunities. In addition to providing this forum to filmmakers and local businesses, HVFC provides technical, location and talent guidance, referrals and promotion through press and advertising opportunities.

Tickets sales for the June 12th event aree open to the public and can be purchased online at http://www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org
http://www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/hvfc.php

About the Hudson Valley Film Commission:
The Hudson Valley Film Commission is a conduit for preproduction, production, and postproduction for filmmaking in the Hudson Valley/Catskill region. Support is provided throughout the year to studio features, independent features, print, new media, short films, student projects, and TV ads. HVFC offers technical, location, and talent guidance, referrals, networking opportunities, email blasts, and promotion through press opportunities including the monthly e-newsletter, which is sent to 15,000 recipients. In order to make information fully accessible, a free online production directory for local film professionals is provided and maintained online.

Select Upcoming projects include:
Glass Eye Pix's BITTER FEAST, directed by Joe Maggio (Paper Covers Rock)
Folded Leaf Productions' WHISPER ME A LULLABY
ALIENATED, with a script by Charles Disney and Lee Barron that won 1st place finish at Mafia Short Script Competition. The story, which follows a hit man (Vincent Pastore) and his fear of extraterrestrials, is set for production in June.
MESKADA an independent feature film written and directed by Josh Sternfeld.
GONE TO TEXAS, a PBS/ITVS project for which the Hudson Valley will double as Alabama.
24 HOURS AT THE GOLDEN APPLE by director Adam Roe in Chatham, NY.
RUDER GANT catalogue shoot
SURFACE MAGAZINE fashion pictorial
MARIE CLAIRE ITALIA fashion pictorial
and much more...

Recent projects include:
Ray/MLK (American Experience), The Bell, Taking Woodstock (directed by Ang Lee), Splinterheads, Fighting Fish, Handsome Harry, The Cake Eaters (directed by Mary Stuart Masterson) The Night Listener (starring Robin Williams), The White Countess (extras ADR, directed by James Ivory), War of the Worlds (directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise), Before It Had a Name (starring Willem Dafoe), Dead Flowers (postproduction only, directed by Jim Jarmusch and starring Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Jessica Lange.), The Thing About My Folks (starring Paul Reiser and Peter Falk), Down to the Bone (winner of two prizes at 2004 Sundance Film Festival), Personal Velocity (Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2002), and much more.

For more information contact Ilene Marder (845) 246-1122 or Laurent Rejto, 845-331-0131