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Mother
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Newmarket
The Mystery Gang
(Independent Film) Filmed in and around
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| Film New
Hampshire E-Newsletter
May 2008
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New Hampshire film industry featured in MovieMaker magazine
The
growing independent filmmaking community in New
Hampshire has been garnering much attention over the
last few years and the most recent example is a
feature story about Granite State filmmaking in the
current issue of MovieMaker magazine.
The spring 2008 edition (Issue 74, Volume 15), which
features actress Christina Ricci on the cover,
includes a special article titled "Live Free and Make
Movies in New Hampshire." Included in the piece are
quotes and photos from New Hampshire filmmakers:
Thomas and Heidi Tosi, co-producers of the feature
film, Dribbles; Buzz
McLaughlin and Mark Constance, producers of the
feature film, The
Sensation of Sight; Sean Tracey, director of
the documentary, The
Jesus Guy; and others. The New Hampshire-based
movie makers shared their thoughts about what makes
their state an attractive place to shoot a film.
Common themes include a favorable tax climate, diverse
locations with beautiful scenery, and a proactive
state film office. The producers of Dribbles also
pointed out the enthusiasm of the local community to
assist with a worthwhile project. The article also
features a sidebar listing important resources for
local and visiting film productions. MovieMaker magazine
is published bimonthly and is available on newsstands
across North America. More information about
filmmaking in the Granite State can be found at the
web site of the New Hampshire Film and Television
Office, www.nh.gov/film. Information about some
of the New Hampshire films mentioned in the magazine
can also be found online. The official site of
Dribbles is www.dribblesmovie.com; information
about The Sensation
of Sight may be found at www.eitherorfilms.com; the official
site of The Jesus
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New Hampshire Filmmakers Roundtable set for
June 11 - Save the date! The next New Hampshire
Filmmakers Roundtable, presented by the New Hampshire
Film and Television Office, will take place on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
from 12-3 p.m. at Red River Theatres,
11 South Main Street in Concord.
The New
Hampshire Filmmaker Roundtable is a lunch-hour
gathering of the state's film industry professionals,
amateurs and students. Attendees are encouraged to
come B.Y.O.L. (Bring Your Own Lunch!)
Topics of
discussion and more information will follow shortly.
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New Hampshire High School Short Film Festival
May 17
The inaugural New Hampshire
High School Short Film Festival, a showcase of
filmmaking by high school students from around the
state, will take place on Saturday, May 17 at noon at
the Sweeney Hall Auditorium of the New Hampshire
Technical Institute in Concord. The festival is
presented by the New Hampshire Film and Television
Office. Twenty films (all under ten minutes in length)
will be screened and awards will be presented to five
winners. The winning films will be packaged onto a
DVD, along with brief interviews with the filmmakers,
and distributed to every cable access television
station in the state. The winning films will also be
screened at the New
Hampshire Film Festival in Portsmouth in
October and the SNOB
(Somewhat North of Boston) Film Festival in
Concord in November. More information on the New
Hampshire High School Short Film Festival can be found
at www.nhstudentfilm.com.
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On sending notices to the Film Office
The New Hampshire Film and
Television Office regularly receives press releases
and notices from members of the state's industry which
we disseminate to our network of media, government,
and industry contacts both in- and out-of-state. There
are times, however, when a notice, for whatever
reason, does not make it to our email inbox. Our spam
filter can be finicky and can sometimes mistakenly
quarantine legitimate messages. We suggest that if you
are sending a notice to us, please address it to us as
a direct recipient at film@nh.gov, as our filter has been
known to occasionally pull aside messages sent to bulk
recipients. We also encourage you to follow-up with us
to confirm that we have received it or to alert us
that a notice is forthcoming.
Your news is
important to us, and we hope these tips will help
ensure that your continued updates are received and
distributed to our network promptly.
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New Hampshire Filmmaker Notebook
Bad Voodoo's War
airs on PBS' Frontline
Bad Voodoo's
War, a film by New Hampshire filmmaker Deborah Scranton,
aired on Frontline
April 1. The film is a follow-up to Scranton's 2006
highly acclaimed film, The War
Tapes.
In June 2007, as the
American military surge reached its peak, a band of
National Guard infantrymen who call themselves "The
Bad Voodoo Platoon" was deployed to Iraq. To capture a
vivid, first-person account of the new realities of
war in Iraq for Frontline and ITVS,
Scranton created "a virtual embed" with the platoon,
supplying cameras to the soldiers so they could record
and tell the story of their war. The film intimately
tracks the veteran soldiers of "Bad Voodoo" through
the daily grind of their perilous mission, dodging
deadly IEDs, grappling with the political complexities
of dealing with Iraqi security forces, and battling
both their fatigue and their fears.
Bad Voodoo's War can be
seen in its entirety here.
"Communities &
Consequences" to screen at Red River Theatres on May
15
Red River Theatres,
the Concord region's only non-profit, independent
cinema, is pleased to partner with CATCH Neighborhood
Housing to present a free public screening of Communities
& Consequences, a documentary by New
Hampshire filmmaker Jay Childs, on
Thursday, May 15, 2008.
The
evening event from 5:30-8:00 p.m. begins with a
reception, followed by a free screening of the film
and dialogue with community leaders as part of the
theater's Community Conversations series. This event
would not be possible without the generous support
from Steve and Susan Duprey, the New Hampshire
Charitable Foundation, and Orr &
Reno.
More on
the film and the event here...
The Real World spoof
wins awards at Boston 48-Hour Film Project, goes
national
Portsmouth filmmaker John Herman writes:
"I recently participated in the Boston 48 Hour Film
Project. Movies submitted were written, cast, shot,
and edited in 48 hours, so keep in mind that they are
very much slapped together at a brisk pace. Out of the
eighty films submitted, ten were selected as the "Best
of Boston." These were screened [April 29] at the
Kendall Square Cinema. Awards were given. In addition
to an Audience Choice Award, the film I worked on won
Best Script, Best Ensemble, Best Costumes, and Best
Actress. I was awarded Best Cinematographer. Go New
Hampshire! We also won the award for Best Film. That
means we now go national. Needless to say, it was a
little out of control."
To view John's film
entry, click
here.
Submit your
news to the New Hampshire Filmmakers Notebook! E-mail
us at film@nh.gov. |
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Location Spotlight 
Located in
Concord, NH, Lucky's
Barber Shop & Shave Parlor is an old-school
barber shop that takes you back in time. The
shop, which actually opened earlier this year,
features four cast-iron and porcelain barber chairs
with worn leather seats facing a wall of tall mirrors.
Old church pews line the opposite wall giving waiting
patrons ample room to chat, read the newspaper or
watch the large screen television that is fixed above
them. An article in the local Concord Monitor
gives a great profile of the property and can be
read here. The owners are open to speaking with
filmmakers about using their business as a
location.
To view photos of this
location, 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, send us an e-mail at film@nh.gov or
call our office at (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 or visit www.nh.gov/film. | | |
This email was sent to carkmonsta@comcast.net, by film@nh.gov
New Hampshire Film and Television Office | 20 Park Street | Concord | NH | 03301
