LOOKING FOR TWO STORY STONE FARMHOUSE

Photo sample by Tania Barricklo, Daily Freeman

Photo sample by Tania Barricklo, Daily Freeman

A feature film that may choose the Hudson Valley region to film in the fall is looking for a two story stone farmhouse in disrepair, preferably on a hill with a long driveway leading up to it, with mountains in the distance. An adjacent barn would be a bonus but they are willing to build if necessary. If you have anything that meets these requirements, please email a photo with contact info and we will pass it on to the production, which is currently considering several other regions.

HOLLYWOOD AT THE HUNT BUILDING

Hollywood At The Hunt Building

By Paul Smart

ELLENVILLE – Production manager Patrick Eaton is professional, as is Sabine Schenk, the producer he's working with on the film they started shooting in Ellenville Monday morning, Unintended. The two usually work in New York City, helping European productions navigate the complexities of shooting in our nation's largest city. She's German, his family's French. Their background is impressive, working on everything from photo shoots and commercials to academy award winning movies such as The Reader.

Unintended is written and directed by Anja Murmann, an NYU film school graduate who got to know Upstate New York after her first short film played the Woodstock Film Festival. Her first feature, Fifteen Months in May, won "Best New Director – Special Mention " at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The two stars are Elizabeth Lail, who starred as Anna in television's Once Upon A Time, and plays Natalie on The Blacklist, and Sean Cullen, a Broadway actor with extensive film and television credits.

Read the complete story at SHAWANGUNK JOURNAL

CAST & CREW CALL

CAST & CREW CALL
TWELVE, a feature film set for production between July 15-August 24 in Dutchess and Putnam Counties, is looking to hire the following crew members. They would prefer hiring locals for these positions.

1) Craft services person
2) Script supervisor
3)Sound mixer

If you are interested, send your resume or query to filmcommission@me.com and we will forward to the line producer.

Audition info has been removed until further notice. STAY TUNED!
 

Due to a wonderful but overwhelming response to the request for extras, the auditions will need to take place over multiple days.  THE JUNE 25TH AUDITION AT SCOLPINO PARK IS CANCELED due to capacity issues.  We will bet back to you asap with further details.  

Thank you for your patience.

Please forward all correspondence regarding auditions to twelvemovie12@gmail.com
 

 

LOCAL ACTORS IN PSYCHO THERAPY

Tom Cherwin has written two one-act comedies, together comprising an hour and a half of, with any luck, entertainment. The plays are going to be performed at Frank Marquette's Chocolate Arts Factory, 54 Elizabeth Street, Red Hook, on Friday, July 14, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 15, at 8; and Sunday, July 16, at 3. 

The cast members are the talented and locally well-known actors Chris Bailey, Ron Morehead, Linda Reznick, and Dorothea Swiac, plus Mr. Cherwin. The shows have been directed by Mr. Cherwin, his brother Ric, and NYC director Susanne Traub. 

Many of you will be busy or uninterested, or even averse; that's showbiz. But if those of you who are interested, and who think you'll be able to attend, could make reservations by June 29, you'd be doing a solid for all involved (if you're not sure which date'll work for you, no problem--reservations for one performance can be changed later to another date that weekend). Here's why I'm asking: If enough people reserve by June 29, Mr. Marquette will give the shows at least three additional performances.

To reserve, either call the box office at (845) 475-7973 or go to www.artsatthefactory.com. Tickets are $20. 

Any questions or complaints (such as wondering why you received two copies of this email, or why the hell you received even one copy of it, or why you didn't receive any at all--in which case, actually, you won't know the difference), feel free to email me at tomcherwin@gmail.com or to call me at (845) 246-1710.

PLANET EARTH SYMPHONY FILM ANNOUNCED

Contribute your nature video and be a part of breakthrough film to accompany Johan de Meij’s Symphony No. 3 Planet Earth.

SAUGERTIES, New York: Dynamic Maestro has embarked on an innovative project to create a multi-media experience around live performances of Johan de Meij’sSymphony No. 3 Planet Earth. There is no better time to celebrate the beauty and wonder of our natural planet. The project’s centerpiece will be a film artfully compiling hundreds of nature videos that we hope you’ll contribute. The film will run on giant screens as the orchestra plays.

Contributors should focus on aspects of our world that take their breath away. Try to film wild living creatures rather than our domesticated friends. Avoid filming any vestiges of mankind i.e. bridges, roads, plastic bags and people.

Please submit videos that are no more than two-minutes long to Dyan Machan at pearthvideo@gmail.com. In most cases, using your iPhone, Samsung or another smart phone will be fine. If your files are too large, upload them through the easy-to-use and free website called:  www. WeTransfer.com

We hope to have footage from all over our beloved planet, and we will list the names of all contributors who submitted content that we use.

The objective is create something unique, a synergy between orchestral music, trained voices and crowd-sourced moving images toward protecting our revered mother earth.

For addition information, visit johandemeij.com

Stay tuned for more Hudson Valley Film NEWS.

    Mohonk Preserve featured in NBC's BLINDSPOT

    Does this cliff look familiar? NBC's Blindspot was at the Mohonk Preserve in April to shoot the climbing sequence in the opening of this episode involving multiple assents and several takes on the High Exposure Buttress. 

    "It was shot in early April at Mohonk Preserve," said Mohonk Preserve Director of Marketing & Communications Gretchen Reed. "We actually scouted it in March just after the snowstorm in two feet of snow! Fortunately, the melt came just in time for the shoot." 

    The Preserve's intrepid Associate Director of Visitor Services Jon Ross supervises all film shoots at the Preserve, from initial scouting to facilitating the logistics of the actual shoot. This shoot was particularly challenging because of the Trapps Bridge construction. High Xposure and Vertical Gains Belayed By Paul Curran were also on hand to facilitate the climbing logistics.

    If your film project needs an ideal location, crew, cast or vendors, look no further than the mid-Hudson Valley. For more info, visit www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org.

    A HUDSON VALLEY DIRECTOR IN TULSA

    Hudson Valley director John Swab’s feature film LET ME MAKE YOU A MARTYR premieres tonight in Tulsa Oklahoma where it was filmed. Beginning May 27, the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin will screen the film followed by opening at the Sunset 5 Cinema in Los Angeles (June 5) and Anthology Film Archives in Brooklyn on June 9. 

    The film, which stars Nico Nikotera, Mark Boone Jr. Sam Quartin, George "Slaine" Carroll, Marilyn Manson, and Michael Potts chronicles the consequences of abuse and betrayal while exploring the choices human beings make as a result of fear, love, lust, and hatred.

    For more about LET ME MAKE YOU A MARTYR, see Rolling Stone

    JOIN US FOR TASTE OF WOODSTOCK

    Join us and 24 participants to celebrate the culinary diversity and delicacies that the region has to offer, at the 5th Annual TASTE OF WOODSTOCK on Wednesday, May 24, from 6-9pm

    For tickets and details, visit www.woodstockfilmfestival.com/events/tasteofwoodstock2017.php

    Proceeds benefit Capital Campaign efforts to renovate and pay for the substantial costs of THE FILM CENTER, which houses both the Woodstock Film Festival and Hudson Valley Film Commission.

    LOCAL DOCUMENTARY ADAPTATION TO BE HELMED BY ZEMECKIS

    Leslie Mann, Janelle Monae Join Steve Carell in Robert Zemeckis’ Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)

    Originally titled Marwencol and based on the 2010 documentary of the same name, the moving true story follows one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit.

    Read the full story in Variety.

    In  2010, the documentary Marwencol, directed by Jeff Malmberg about Kingston artist Mark Hogancamp, won Best Documentary honors at the Woodstock Film Festival. The documentary was produced in the region in 2008-09. Read more about Marwencol in Chronogram.

    Ironically, this is the second documentary featuring Hudson Valley artists, that will be directed by Hollywood legend Robert Zemeckis, who is best known for Back to the Future, Castaway, and Forrest Gump. In 2015, he directed The Walk based the Oscar winning documentary Man on Wire about Hudson Valley tightrope walker Philippe Petit, and his 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Centers. For the film, Petit trained actor Joseph Gordon Leavitt on tightrope at Tech City in the Town of Ulster. The Walk screened at the 2015 Woodstock Film Festival with Philippe Petit in attendance. In 2016, Petit was honored with the Spirit of Woodstock Award from WFF.