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Arye Gross actor PT 2 His Films include Grey Gardens for HBO Films, Harvest (Ibid Films), Minority Report, Big Eden, Gone in 60 Seconds, A Midnight Clear, Mother Night, The Opposite Sex, For the Boys, Coupe De Ville, Tequila Sunrise, The Couch Trip, The Experts, and Soul Man. Notable TV Guest appearances include reappearing on "Castle". He has appeared on "Dollhouse", “Law & Order” (SVU & C.I.) “Friends,” “ER,” “The West Wing,” “CSI” (Vegas & NY), “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The X Files,” among others. Arye appeared as a series regular (Adam) on the ABC sitcom “Ellen” and CBS’s “Citizen Baines,” Mr. Gross has had recurring roles on “The Riches”, “Judging Amy,” “The Practice” and “Six Feet Under”. Stay tuned to Rex Sikes' Movie Beat for other great archived interviews, cast and crew listings, events, festivals, premieres, and more at http://www.rexsikes.com

David Spies & Phil Seneker are working together to produce a short film “A Musing”. They are using Kickstarter to fund their project. We explore how that is going, & what they have learned. David Spies has completed several screenplays that are each quite different in genre. He wrote the first draft of “A Musing” recently & registered with the WGA nine days later. David felt he had a screenplay definitely worthy of being produced so began to seek out a cinematographer to partner with. After a local search for cinematographers in the Seattle area, David connected with Phil Seneker & from that day on there was no turning back. This will be David's first professional short film production as a writer & director. Phil Seneker is a filmmaker, producer, screenwriter & director of photography.  Phil began his career in the film & video industry after studying acting. Phil started his production company in 1993 to create videos for corporate clients Phil spent most of the ‘90’s & ‘00

Rick Overton PT 2 has been doing standup comedy since before there were lockable steering columns on cars. Seriously. Rick believes that Comedy shares it's roots with Country Western and The Blues because they're all just complaining to a rhythm. Rick can currently be seen in the comedy film DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS with Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, recently in Stephen Soderberg's THE INFORMANT starring Matt Damon. He's also Pam's Dad on THE OFFICE in the Wedding Episodes. Yay for On Demand! Someone got something right somewhere. And he recurs on TNT's LEVERAGE as an FBI agent, along with Gerry Downey. He’s been a creative consultant on a sci fi series in 1999 called The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne, designing all the steam punk technology for the series. Rick had the honor of sharing a couch with Jonathan Winters and Robert Klein on Showtime's THE GREEN ROOM WITH PAUL PROVENZA! When not doing standup comedy, Rick can be seen on local dog park paths getting to visit all the dogs he wants without having to actu

Joe Wilson PT 3 is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Jim Roof ("Swear Police"), Andrea Cansler (Groundlings Sunday Company), Cris D’Annunzio ("Digging Up Dad") and Elizabeth Beckwith ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series will premiere early this summer and a trailer is available at http://www.VampireMob.com. Wilson has worked on web series through three net booms, including writing for Mondo Media's "Like, News," created by Don Asmussen, directing

Jon Keeyes Pt 6 distributor continues to discuss the state of the industry & distribution. How does one get their feature to an audience? We will talk more on foreign & domestic release, deliverable & myths of distribution PLUS more. With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. “American Nightmare” was released to North America by Monarch Home Video/Ingram Entertainment. Internationally, Horizon Motion Pictures has sold “American Nightmare” to nearly all major countries around the world. Following the success of “American Nightmare,” Jon was hired by producer Michael Raso to write and direct “Suburban Nightmare.” A satire on the disintegration of marriage, “Suburban Nightmare” spends the night with The Rosenblads as their relationshi

Dan Cohen’s directorial debut is Diamond Men .  The script evolved from his family’s three generations in the diamond business and an intimate knowledge of small town Pennsylvania.  Dan previously wrote, produced and played a lead role in The Whole Truth.  Janet Maslin, writing in the New York Times called the shoestring indie effort “a hardworking comedy with a homemade flavor” and likened it to the early work of Woody Allen and Albert Brooks.  The NY Post called it “funny and truthful,” and awarded it three (out of four) stars.  A festival favorite, it was awarded prizes in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. Mr. Cohen recently directed Bruce Smirnoff’s one man show, “Other Than My Health, I Have Nothing!” -- an LA Weekly “pick of the week” that ran for over a year and a half and took the Valley Theater Award for Mr. Smirnoff’s performance.  Mr. Cohen divides his time between Los Angeles and Lancaster Pennsylvania, where he has worked as a journalist and television reporter. Before coming to film, Dan worked part

John Gaspard has directed and/or produced six low-budget features, including the digital feature, Grown Men, which premiered at the Ashland International Film Festival and won the “Best of Fest/Best Screenplay” award at the Black Point Film Festival. He directed and co-wrote the award-winning feature film, Beyond Bob, and directed the science-fiction comedy feature film, Resident Alien. He has directed features on 16mm, digital video, analog video, and produced and directed the first feature film in Super 8mm single-system sound.His blog, “Fast, Cheap Movie Thoughts,” (http://fastcheapmoviethoughts.blogspot.com/) has been named "One of the 50 Best Blogs for Moviemakers" by Moviemaker Magazine and "One of The 100 Best Blogs For Film and Theater Students" by BestUniversity.com. John's books include Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time, and Fast, Cheap and Written That Way: Top Screenwriters on Writing For Low-Budget Movies. He also c

Rick Overton has been doing standup comedy since before there were lockable steering columns on cars. Seriously. Rick believes that Comedy shares it's roots with Country Western and The Blues because they're all just complaining to a rhythm. Rick can currently be seen in the comedy film DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS with Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd, recently in Stephen Soderberg's THE INFORMANT starring Matt Damon. He's also Pam's Dad on THE OFFICE in the Wedding Episodes. Yay for On Demand! Someone got something right somewhere. And he recurs on TNT's LEVERAGE as an FBI agent, along with Gerry Downey. He’s been a creative consultant on a sci fi series in 1999 called The Secret Adventures Of Jules Verne, designing all the steam punk technology for the series. Rick had the honor of sharing a couch with Jonathan Winters and Robert Klein on Showtime's THE GREEN ROOM WITH PAUL PROVENZA! When not doing standup comedy, Rick can be seen on local dog park paths getting to visit all the dogs he wants without having to actually

Kevin Sorbo Pt 3 You know him as Hercules in the show that surpassed “Baywatch” as the most watched show in the world “Hercules, the Legendary Journeys” and as Captain Dylan Hunt in Gene Rodenberry’s “Andromeda” The series, based upon writings from the late “Star Trek” creator’s archives, debuted as the number one hour show in first run syndication and held that spot throughout it’s five year run from 2000-2005.? Electronics Media Magazine named Sorbo TV’s third most bankable star behind Oprah and Regis. Sorbo has guest starred on the hit shows “Just Shoot Me”, “According to Jim”, “Hope and Faith”, “Two and a Half Men, USA networks “Psych”, and had recurring appearances on “Dharma and Greg”, and on Fox’s “The OC” in 2006-2007. In 2005, he signed an unprecedented development deal with ABC/Touchstone Television that resulted in the creation of “Bobby Cannon”, a half-hour comedy pilot written by Barry Kemp of “Coach” and “Newhart” fame. In 1997, Sorbo made his feature film debut in “Kull, the Conqueror”, a prequ

Roberta Marie Munroe is an award-winning filmmaker, writer, entrepreneur, international short film festival programmer, consultant and now published author. Her book *How Not To Make A Short Film: Secrets From A Sundance Programmer *(Hyperion Books, January 2009) is a provocative and practical insider's guide to making a great short film described as the “bible” for short filmmakers. Roberta packed this “bible” with insider tips gleaned from 5 years programming short films at Sundance, interviewing successful short filmmakers worldwide and sharing the horrors and the brilliance of her own award winning short filmmaking career. From 2001-2006 Roberta Munroe programmed short films at The Sundance FilmFestival. During her tenure at Sundance, The Sundance Online Film Festival (2003-2006) was acknowledged with several highly acclaimed Webby Awards. After five very successful years at Sundance, Roberta served as their founding Artistic Director launching The Blackhouse Foundation, a live venue at Sundance, that sup

Jeffrey Goodman director PT 3 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors. Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have in

PAUL PROVENZA PT 2an accomplished comedian, classically trained actor & an innovative filmmaker has worked TV, movies, theater & stand-up comedy for more than 2 decades. Paul has gone back & forth between acting & standup comedy in every medium from TV to theater to film. He has been a guest on every major talk show from The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson to The Tonight Show starring Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart & was a favorite on Live with Regis & Kathy Lee. He has written, produced, & starred in several comedy specials, including his own one-man show for Showtime, The Incredible Man-Boy. Paul wrote, produced, & starred in Comics Only, Pulp Comics & Lounge Lizards for Comedy Central Paul was a series regular on the NBC hit Empty Nest, & starred in his own ABC series, The Pursuit of Happiness, was a series regular on The Facts of Life. He co-starred with Keanu Re

Jon Keeyes Pt 5 Jon and I discuss the state of the industry & distribution. How does one get their feature to an audience? Hear what Jon has to say! With six feature films, Jon Keeyes is one of the hardest working directors in the southwest. Jon made his writing/directorial debut in 2001 with “American Nightmare.” This critically-acclaimed horror film followed serial killer Jane Toppan on Halloween night as she brings to life the fears of a group of friends. “American Nightmare” was released to North America by Monarch Home Video/Ingram Entertainment. Internationally, Horizon Motion Pictures has sold “American Nightmare” to nearly all major countries around the world. Following the success of “American Nightmare,” Jon was hired by producer Michael Raso to write and direct “Suburban Nightmare.” A satire on the disintegration of marriage, “Suburban Nightmare” spends the night with The Rosenblads as their relationship crumbles around them with violent and tragic consequences. “Suburban Nightmare” was release

Joe Wilson PT 2 is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Jim Roof ("Swear Police"), Andrea Cansler (Groundlings Sunday Company), Cris D’Annunzio ("Digging Up Dad") and Elizabeth Beckwith ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series will premiere early this summer and a trailer is available at http://www.VampireMob.com. Wilson has worked on web series through three net booms, including writing for Mondo Media's "Like, News," created by Don Asmussen, directing

Jeffrey Goodman director PT 2 - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors. Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have in

Joe Wilson is an award-winning filmmaker & comedy screenwriter, stand up comedian & private investigator. Wilson's short film "The Swear Police" won best shortie-short at the 2009 LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival, which can be seen at http://www.SwearPolice.com. "Vampire Mob" is a new web series created, written, directed, produced & edited by Wilson, starring John Colella ("Swear Police'), Reamy Hall (Criminal Minds), Marcia Wallace ("The Simpsons"), Chris Mulkey (Twin Peaks, Boardwalk Empire), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), Jim Roof ("Swear Police"), Andrea Cansler (Groundlings Sunday Company), Cris D’Annunzio ("Digging Up Dad") and Elizabeth Beckwith ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"). The series will premiere early this summer and a trailer is available at http://www.VampireMob.com. Wilson has worked on web series through three net booms, including writing for Mondo Media's "Like, News," created by Don Asmussen, directing the

Matthew’s Tompkins’, actor, producer, director, twenty year career includes starring or co-starring in over 80 television productions, 25 feature films, 60 national commercials and 75 theatre plays. Among his extensive acting credits, he has starred in the movies Killing Down, The Fragility of Seconds and Radiant as well as co-starring in Living & Dying with Michael Madsen, Missionary Man with Dolph Lundgren, Fire Down Below with Kevin Sorbo, a reoccurring role on Fox’s Prison Break and most recently in Robert Rodriguez’s new movie Machete alongside Robert DeNiro. In theatre, he has won the Dallas Theatre Critics Forum Award for Best Actor seven times, and has been voted best actor twice by the Dallas Observer. Most recently, he played Oberon in the Dallas theatrical event of the season for The Dallas Theater Center’s grand opening production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the new 80 million dollar Wyly Theater in the new AT&T Performing Arts District in downtown Dallas, Texas. As a producer, Matthew

Jeffrey Goodman director - "After directing six short films and living in Los Angeles for seven years, Jeffrey Goodman returned to his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana for his first feature-length project. THE LAST LULLABY, co-written by the creator of THE ROAD TO PERDITION and starring Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan, Heat) and Sasha Alexander (NCIS) was filmed entirely in and around Shreveport and financed by 48 local investors. LULLABY has played in nineteen film festivals around the world. It won numerous awards and went on for a limited theatrical run of ten weeks. Cinemavault is currently repping the film for foreign sales and a domestic sales rep is currently pitching the film to US distributors. Goodman maintains a close relationship with MovieMaker Magazine. He kept a blog entitled "Adventures in Self-Releasing" for most of 2009 as he chronicled his experiences self-distributing THE LAST LULLABY. And now he has a new blog for MovieMaker where he discusses the films that have in

Orly Ravid, PT 2 Co-Executive Director The Film Collaborative At TFC, Orly works primarily on distribution, sales/licensing and contract/negotiation services with a focus on new media digital distribution. She also handles theatrical releases. A “big picture” thinker, Orly created TFC in response to a dominant and overarching structure that favors middlemen, not filmmakers. Her intense diligence in protecting filmmakers' rights and revenues is equally matched by her passion for art film and socio/political issue-focused documentaries. Orly is committed to helping artistically and intellectually rigorous and important films reach their respective audiences via a financial model that is sustainable for filmmakers. She is also a programming consultant at Palm Springs International Film Festival and a Programming Associate for documentaries at Sundance. Her past affiliations include Senator Entertainment (VP Acquisitions and Distribution); Wolfe Releasing (Director: Acquisitions, Theatrical, Non-Theatrical, Busin

A leading distribution strategist, Peter consults with filmmakers and media companies to develop strategies to maximize distribution, audiences, and revenues. He was previously President of Next Wave Films, which helped launch the careers of Christopher Nolan and other exceptionally talented filmmakers. Peter also established Next Wave Films' Agenda 2000, the world's first initiative devoted to financing digital features. A key player in the growth of the ultra-low budget feature movement, Broderick became one of the most influential advocates of digital moviemaking. Now focused on the revolution in film distribution, Broderick has given keynotes and presentations in Amsterdam, Sydney, Toronto, Cannes, Guadalajara, Berlin, London, and Rio de Janeiro. Peter teamed up with cutting-edge journalist Scott Kirsner to design and present Distribution U., a one-day crash course on the new rules of marketing and distribution in Los Angeles. His seminal reports, "Welcome to the New World of Distribution" and &