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The Kingsmen's Redeemer*
(Independent Film)
Filmed in various locations throughout New Hampshire
Wreakreation Nation
with Dave Mordal
(TV Segment)
Filmed in New London
* Produced by a New Hampshire production company
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New Hampshire
Film and Television Office
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Film New Hampshire E-Newsletter February 2009
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Portsmouth, NH and New Hampshire Film Festival mentioned in MovieMaker
We're happy to report that New Hampshire gets its props in the Winter 2009 edition of MovieMaker (on newstands now).
Portsmouth, NH received an honorable mention in the article "Best Places to Live in 2009" focusing on the 25 best cities in the U.S. for independent filmmakers. Here's what they had to say:
"Though
it has no official financial incentives to speak of in terms of rebates
or tax credits, New Hampshire has no sales, personal income, capital
gains or use taxes, making Portsmouth one city where you can get your 'rebates' up front. And there's no need for filming permits either.
Plus with events like the New Hampshire Film Festival and Telluride by
the Sea, there's a great appreciation for your art here, too."
It
just so happens that two other New England cities, Boston, MA and
Stamford, CT were numbers 6 and 7 on the list, respectively. Hoorah for
filmmaking in the northeast!
Even more exciting is the plug for the New Hampshire Film Festival (www.nhfilmfestival.com) in the magazine's Festival Beat. The article is "Dirty Dozen: From screenwriting to sci-fi, these 12 fests cover all niches - and geographic regions."
The largest film festival in the Granite State is paired up with very
respectable company including the Austin Film Festival, AFI Fest, and
the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Alabama. Congrats to Nicole
Gregg and the NHFF folks for the write-up!
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Someplace Like America screenplay reading and discussion held Feb. 5
The New Hampshire Film and Television Office, in partnership with Concord's Red River Theatres, presented a reading of the original screenplay Someplace Like America written by Aaron J. Wiederspahn, on Thursday, February 5 at Red River Theatres, as part of the ongoing Screenplay Reading Series.
The reading of Someplace Like America was followed by a discussion
with members of the New Hampshire-based production company, Either/Or
Films, which produced The Sensation of Sight,
starring David Strathairn. Either/Or Films Executive Producer Buzz
McLaughlin and New Hampshire Department of Cultural Resources Commissioner Van McLeod lead the
discussion. The screenplay is inspired by the nonfiction book Journey
to Nowhere: The Saga of the New Underclass,
by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Dale Maharidge and Michael
Williamson, both of whom were on hand for the discussion along with
documentary filmmaker Ron Wyman, who will be working with the project.
Someplace Like America is scheduled to be filmed in New Hampshire later this year.
The
Screenplay Reading Series showcases new motion picture scripts read
live by actors before an audience, followed by Q&A, creating a
unique movie-going experience. The series focuses on the craft of
cinematic storytelling, long before a frame of film is shot, and is
dedicated to fostering a forum where screenwriters can hear their words
come to life and network with actors, potential film investors, and
other artists involved in filmmaking.
Information on the Screenplay Reading Series can be found here.
Click here for more photos from the reading.
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New Hampshire Screenplay Reading Series Call-for-Entries
The New Hampshire Film & Television Office invites all writers to
submit New Hampshire-set, feature-length scripts for consideration in
the Screenplay Reading Series presented in partnership with Red River
Theatres in Concord, NH. The series will be accepting submissions
during the month of April 2009 for the next reading series that will
take place in October 2009, February 2010, and June 2010. Judges will
select three scripts, which will be assigned a director, cast from a
talented pool of NH actors, and stage read in an evening event before a
live audience at Red River Theatres. Application, fee information, and
submission guidelines available here.
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New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival Call-For-Entries
The New Hampshire Film and
Television Office is seeking
submissions for the 2009 New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival, which
will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the New Hampshire Technical
Institute in Concord.
Students from NH public and private
high schools are encouraged to start planning and producing their projects,
which do not have to have been created as part of a class assignment. The
submission period is now open and closes on March 31, 2009. More details are
available at www.nhstudentfilm.com. Media arts
faculty interested in receiving updates about the Festival via e-mail should
contact film@nh.gov.
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New Hampshire Filmmaker Notebook
Items submitted by New Hampshire's film and television industry
4th Annual Digital Filmmaking Workshops announces spring dates
The Digital Filmmaking Workshops have announced that their popular
Producing, Marketing, and Screening Your Independent Film Workshop will
be held on the weekend of April 25-26, 2009. The workshops will run
from 10:00-6:00 pm on both days and will be held inside the Manchester
production studio of Back Lot Films, located at 105 Faltin Drive in
Manchester, NH. The lineup of guest speakers will be announced in the
upcoming weeks.
The DFW was founded 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. Their
feature-length films include the regionally shot and distributed Old Man Dogs, Dangerous Crosswinds and the upcoming Death & Glory.
Registration for the two-day seminar is $497. Seats for this popular
workshop fill up fast, so interested parties should register early. In
addition, 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 978-702-9503 or visit www.digitalfilmmakingworkshops.com.
Award-winning NH
Film Opens at Red River Theatres
Beginning February 27, Red River
Theatres in Concord offers up an "art house cinema"
alternative to March Madness basketball. The festival award-winning, New Hampshire made film, Dribbles, will screen during a one-week run and feature two post-film
discussions with its filmmakers Thomas and Heidi Tosi. The post-film discussions
will follow the Friday and Saturday screenings.
Coinciding with the theatrical run, Dribbles will also be released on DVD. In addition to the main feature, the
disc offers an intriguing look into how this successful small budget film came
to be. Filmmaker audio commentary and a sixteen-minute behind-the-scenes
documentary detail some of the local artists, bands, organizations, and
locations that came together in the production of the
movie.
Last summer, the Tosis were honored
with the New England Emerging Filmmakers Award at the Woods Hole Film Festival
on Cape Cod where festival programmers called their work "...a handmade film
with great feeling." Dribbles, the first feature-length film produced by the
couple, was an official selection at four film festivals, named "Best NH Film
2007" at the S.N.O.B. Film Festival, and received a full five-star average
audience rating at the New Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth.
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 culled from over 500 auditions, and was produced under a special low budget
agreement with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
The Dove Foundation, an independent
ratings organization, awarded Dribbles the Dove Family Seal of Approval for
ages 12 and over.
More information about the
theatrical screenings and DVD availability can be found at the official movie
website, www.dribblesmovie.com.
In case you missed it...
Here are some links to various recent New Hampshire film-related press clippings:
Dan Aykroyd coming to NH to showcase new wines (Seacoast Online, 2/17/2009)
Playwright to be honored at NH Theatre Awards (NewHampshire.com, 2/5/2009)
Submit your news to the New Hampshire Filmmaker Notebook! E-mail us at film@nh.gov. |
Location Spotlight
 Conway Scenic Railroad
Train excursions of varying duration, powered by diesel or steam locomotives, all departing from an 1874 Victorian Station. Coach and First Class seating available. Dining Car, Dome Car, Museum, and Gift Shop--a National Historic Landmark. You'll also find an operating turn-table, roundhouse, and freight house. Located in the heart of North Conway Village.
To view the location file for this property, click here.
If you are a New Hampshire residential or business property owner and you are interested in listing your property as a potential filming location, e-mail the New Hampshire Film and Television Office at film@nh.gov or call (603) 271-2220.
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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, e-mail film@nh.gov or visit www.nh.gov/film.
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