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\n <\/a>\n Anyone interested in writing for either film or television had to see the panel featuring Daniel Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, The Big Easy), Tony Blake (Charmed) and Timothy Dowling (Role Models) at the 2010 Campus Moviefest in Las Vegas<\/a>. The trio offered screenwriting tips and industry information during their one hour Q&A and shared a number of personal anecdotes.<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n
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\n Film Short: Screenwriter Mark Boal's Journey to \"The Hurt Locker\"<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 29th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img5.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/185\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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Academy Award Winner Mark Boal's journey from journalist to screenplay writer was an interesting one that began long before he wrote the \"The Hurt Locker <\/i>\"<\/a> he explained at the 2010 Campus Moviefest<\/a>. Graduating from Oberlin College as a philosophy major, he became a journalist while travelling through Eastern Europe. From there he moved on to New York, where he wrote for alternative weeklies such as the Village Voice. <\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Zooming in on Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 29th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img6.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/186\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman, who is well known for his work on such movies as \"Beetlejuice <\/i>\", \"Jumanji <\/i>\" and \"George of the Jungle <\/i>\", has watched with more than a passing interest the art of photography evolve throughout the years. He believes that it's easy now for those with his skills to be labeled technicians as opposed to being thought of as visual artists and he told the audience at the 2010 Campus Moviefest<\/a> that \"it isn't target acquisition. It is painting with light, shape, color. Creating is beautiful.\" Believing that capturing images can be taught, he feels responsible for doing just that when teaching his life's work to college students in North Carolina.<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (2)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Director Donald Petrie's Q&A at the 2010 Campus MovieFest<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 20th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img4.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/184\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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Director Donald Petrie, well known for such films as \"Grumpy Old Men <\/i>\", \"Miss Congeniality <\/i>\" and \"Mystic Pizza <\/i>\" gave a workshop about his craft as part of the 2010 Campus Moviefest<\/a> held last week at the Wynn in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Film Short: Sam Eigen Offers A Film Distributor's Point of View<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 16th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img3.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/183\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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Ironically enough, the first workshop I attended at the 2010 Movie Campus fest Grand Finale held at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas last weekend was led by Sam Eigen, Executive Vice Present at Shoreline Entertainment discussing Movie Sales and Distribution. <\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Director Kevin Asch Talks about \"Holy Rollers\"<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 13th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img2.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/182\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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The opening night kick off at the Las Vegas International Film Festival<\/a>, held from June 4th \u2013 6th at the Hilton Hotel, began with a screening of Kevin Asch's \"Holy Rollers <\/i>\"<\/a> followed by a Q&A with the director. Based on the true story about a group of Hasidic Jews, who smuggled one million hits of ecstasy into the United States back in 1998, the crime drama was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival<\/a>. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor and Danny A. Abeckaser, the script was written by Antonio Macia and produced by Abeckaser, Tory Tunnell, Per Melita and Jen Gatien.<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Film Short: Ash Adams Rises to the Occasion with \"Once Fallen\"<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 9th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img1.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/181\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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\"Once Fallen <\/i>\", the hard hitting crime drama from writer\/director Ash Adams staring Brian Presley, Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Peter Weller, Taraji P. Henson, Chad Lindberg and Sharon Gless won the Best Feature Award at the\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Dainty Korean Actress Revives Legacy of Her Maverick Film Director Dad, Lee Man-Hee<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 8th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img0.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/180\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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Slender, elegant Korean beauty, Lee Hye-Young, one of the country`s famous actresses, flew into Paris for a few days early May, from Seoul, to present the exclusive and unprecedented tribute to her father Lee Man He, Korea`s unforgettable national cinematographer who disappeared at the too early age of 45, leaving behind a phenomenal collection of 51 films turned out over 15 years!<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Helen's Blog<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Celebrating The 2010 Las Vegas International Film Festival's Third Anniversary<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 5th, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img9.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/179\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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It's common for people to use New Year's Day as a measuring stick when they look back and reflect on what's changed for them during the previous twelve months. For some of us, however, this tends to happen when spending time with friends and colleagues or attending particular events. Last night I indulged in this type of thinking during the opening of the 2010 Las Vegas International Film Festival at the Hilton Hotel.<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
\n Film Short: IndieMeet Delivers Fun and Friendship for Filmmakers<\/a>\n <\/h3>\nJun 2nd, 2010<\/div>\n \n ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/img8.openfilm.com\/static\/data\/img\/bpl\/100\/178\/s1_1.jpg\"\/)
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For this week's Film Short I'm posting some of the highlights from the demos at the Las Vegas IndieMeet held at the home of filmmakers Mike and Sheila Conway during this past Memorial Day Weekend.<\/p>\n \u00a0Keep reading<\/a><\/div>\n\n Blog: <\/span>\n Filmmakers Notebook<\/a>\n <\/div>\n Comments<\/span> (0)<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n"}