Temecula Valley International Film Festival!

Potter's Field is an official selection of the 17th Temecula Valley International Film Festival!

The film will screen not once but twice(!) at the UltraStar Theaters in beautiful Temecula, California!

Temecula Valley International Film Festival (September 14th - 18th)

First "Potter's Field" Screening: Thursday, Sept 15th, 2011, 3:30 PM

Second "Potter's Field" Screening: Saturday, Sept 17th, 2011, 7 PM

UltraStar Cinemas, Tower Plaza Shopping Center (27531 Ynez Rd. Temecula, CA 92591)

Festival Website / Buy Tickets

TVIFF has evolved from a small grassroots affair to a world class film and music event showcasing and honoring significant artists from all across America and around the globe. This year, the festival will honor Peter Bogdanovich (The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), and Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity) with the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Founder's Award, and Spirit Award respectively (some of the past honorees include Carl Reiner, William Shatner, Ted Danson, Martin Sheen, Isaac Hayes and USC's very own Dean Elizabeth Daley (fight on!).

Located between Los Angeles and San Diego in the gorgeous wine and equestrian community of Temecula, the festival provides extensive media coverage coupled with a wonderfully intimate and relaxing atmosphere. TVIFF is ranked as one of the "Best Kept Secret Film Festivals" in the US by Chris Gore's "Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide."

We can't wait for our screenings (and maybe some wine tasting/hot air ballooning as well) and hope to see you there!

LA Shorts Fest!

Potter's Field was just selected for the Academy qualifying LA Shorts Fest!

The film will screen at Laemmle's Sunset 5 theaters, the premiere art house chain in Los Angeles, located at the start of the famous Sunset Strip at the corner of Sunset Blvd. and Crescent Heights.

LA Shorts Fest (July 21st - 29th)

"Potter's Field" Screening: Tuesday, July 26th, 2011, 7:45 PM (Program #28)

Laemmle Sunset 5 Theaters (8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046)

Festival Website / Buy Tickets

In addition to being Academy qualifying (award winners are eligible for an Academy Award nomination), the 15th annual LA Shorts Fest is among the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world, attracting thousands of moviegoers, filmmakers, and entertainment professionals every year. Opening night for the 2011 festival has an incredible lineup of short films directed by Terry Gilliam, Eva Mendes, Jessica Biel, and Rachel Weisz among many others.

We are truly honored to be screening at the LA Shorts Fest and hope to see you there!

Potter's Field featured on "2 Reel Guys" and "MacBreak"

We are thrilled to announce that Potter's Field has been recently featured on "2 Reel Guys" and "MacBreak," two of the leading webseries about filmmaking on the internet!

"2 Reel Guys" is hosted by Final Cut Pro wizard Larry Jordan and editing maestro Norman Hollyn (he edited Heathers - need we say more?) and is a series of short video episodes that takle various elements of visual storytelling.

Potter's Field is featured in Episode 17: "Telling Stories with Music" (March 9, 2011), Episode 13: "Camera Angles" (December 12, 2010), and Episode 16: "Editing Secrets" (February 9, 2011)

Visit www.2reelguys.com for more info and to watch other episodes.

"MacBreak" is an internet TV show hosted by Brian Gary that is dedicated to Apple computers and peripherals (it was also the first podcast distributed in 1080p HD) and is a production of the TWiT.tv network in association with Pixel Corps.

Potter's Field is featured in "MacBreak Studio" Episode 123: "Using Music to Enhance the Edit" (May 4th, 2011)

*Note: To watch the episode you can subscribe to the podcast or click "Download MOV file" to watch a Quicktime file.

Visit www.pixelcorps.tv/macbreak_studio for more info and to watch other episodes.

Potter's Field wins "Best Screenplay" and "Best Cinematography" at SCBFF 2011!

Potter's Field just won "Best Screenplay" and "Best Cinematography" at the Southern California Business Film Festival!

Many thanks to everyone who worked so tirelessly to make this festival happen and congratulations to all of the other films. It was a night full of incredible films and tremendous fun!

Click here for a list of all the winners

Potter's Field Trailer!

The trailer for Potter's Field has just been uploaded on youtube! (it can also be viewed at http://www.pottersfieldmovie.com/)

Special thanks to the wonderful Cat Youell for cutting it together. I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out!

And many thanks to Lenny Smith for letting us use his song "I see him dancing" in the film (it's also featured in the trailer). You may know Lenny as the singer of the 'pope-mobile song' (that blasts from the Pope's armored vehicle everytime he visits the United States).

Lenny's an incredible guy and his support for the film has been simply amazing.

SCBFF Film Festival!

Potter's Field was just selected for the Southern California Business Film Festival!

The film will screen at the brand new Ronald Tutor Campus Center Grand Ballroom, located in the heart of the University of Southern California. The details are as follows:

Southern California Business Film Festival (March 1st - 6th)

SCBFF Potter's Field Screening: Sunday, March 6th, 2011, 3PM

USC Tutor Center Ballroom (3607 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089)

Festival Website

The SCBFF is a business-themed short film competition that is sponsored by the USC Marshall School of Business. The festival combines business and film to create a series of screenings of business-related films and panels focusing on the business of entertainment throughout the year, culminating in the student short film competition.

We are thrilled to be screening at the SCBFF and hope to see you there!

Washington, DC Independent Film Festival!

We are thrilled to announce that Potter's Field has been selected for the Washington, DC Independent Film Festival!

 

This is our first festival and we are thrilled to be able to premiere at such a fantastic venue! Both producer Cat Youell and myself will be in attendance and the details are as follows:

Washington, DC Independent Film Festival (March 3rd - 13th)

Potter's Field Screening: Friday March 11th, 9:45PM

Gala Theater (3333 14th Street NW, Washington DC 20010)

Festival Website / Buy Tickets

The Washington, DC Independent Film Festival was voted by MovieMaker Magazine as one of the top festivals for independent filmmakers and hosts its famous "Filmmakers on the Hill" session, which brings together filmmakers and policymakers to discuss the state of the industry on Capitol Hill.

Two other USC films were also accepted by DCIFF: Cat Youell's The Mischievous Case of Cordelia Botkin and Nate Ruegger's Another Life. Congrats to you both! I look forward to seeing you and your films there!