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June 2006

Industry News

By Michele Meek
The Hole Story screens this month at the Newport International Film Festival.
A report of news & happenings in the local industry for June 2006.

Bringing Still Life to Life

By Nikki Chase
A still from Portrait of Movement 2.
Boston based filmmaker, Andrew Shea, talks about his new film, Portrait of Movement 2, screening at the Distillery Film Festival this June, and the signature combination of still and moving images that make his films so unique.

Reversing the Curse

By Erin Trahan
One of the Guerilla Girls billboards tells it like it is.
The Guerilla Girls work to oust sexism and racism from film, art, you name it.

In Her Own Words

By Ellen Mills
Caitlin McCarthy
Caitlin McCarthy teaches English by day and writes scripts by night. Of the three feature-length scripts she has written, one is in development and one is a finalist in the screenwriting competition of the Boston International Film Festival this month. McCarthy tells us about her writing habits, the virtues of self promotion and the power of positive thinking.

National Boston Going Local

By Randy Steinberg
The National Boston facilities.
National Boston provides New England an array of post-production services with special rates for independent filmmakers.

Gender Dreams

By Amanda AxelsonOn a slow day at the Nonspecific Boutique an employee daydreams about gender identity in the new short film by Erica Santa Lucia and Kurt Uccello which screens at the CT Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

Catch of the Day

By Pamela Coleman Producer Shirley Wolf describes how a responsible business model, the new short film Bootful of Fish, and an upcoming feature, all have Bulkhead Pictures reeling it in... in NH.

Pro-Bono 2.0

By Mark Dugas
The Family Resource Center at Gorham, the subject of Heartwood Media's pro-bono video.
Heartwood Media looks at the pro-bono production process in hopes of improving the process while producing videos that make everyone involved proud.

Returning to His Roots

By Laura Carlson
Mike Starr, Randy Spelling and Sean Blakemore from Hot Tamale.
Winchester native Frank C. Muggia returns to New England with his film Hot Tamale which screens at the Boston International Film Festival this month.

Industry News

By Michele MeekA report of news & happenings in the local industry for June 2005.