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Company/Organization Profiles | Film Funding | Kickstart New England | Maine | Massachusetts

Kickstart New England: The Guys Next Door

1 Jul , 2013 | Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

Every month, NewEnglandFilm.com is highlighting exciting new local film projects looking for funding. This month, kick in a baby shower donation to documentary The Guys Next Door, following the journey of a gay couple and their gestational carrier. To feature your film in this series, e-mail editor@newenglandfilm.com with a blurb on your film and Kickstarter campaign.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Film Funding | Kickstart New England | Local Industry

Kickstart New England: Traveling to Ireland, Traveling with Gypsies

1 Jun , 2013 | Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

Every month, NewEnglandFilm.com is highlighting exciting new local film projects looking for funding on Kickstarter. This month, help pave the way for two traveling projects: The Crest, a documentary sailing all the way to Ireland, and The Traveling Gypsy, a series traveling away from gypsy stereotypes. To feature your film in this series, e-mail editor@newenglandfilm.com with a blurb on your film and Kickstarter campaign.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Film Funding | Kickstart New England | Local Industry | Massachusetts

Kickstart New England: Jake Bann’s ‘Deterrence’

1 May , 2013 | Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

Every month, NewEnglandFilm.com is highlighting exciting new local film projects looking for funding on Kickstarter. This month, consider lending a hand to BU student Jake Bann for his thesis and passion project: a drama of gangs and social workers. To feature your film in this series, e-mail editor@newenglandfilm.com with information on your film and Kickstarter campaign.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Film Funding | Kickstart New England | Local Industry

Kickstart New England: April 2013

1 Apr , 2013 | Written by Casey Stirling | Posted by:

Every month, NewEnglandFilm.com is highlighting exciting new local film projects looking for funding on Kickstarter. This month, consider opening your wallets for two NewEnglandFilm.com festival filmmakers: Ellen Brodsky with her documentary True Colors: OUT Youth Theater and Todd J. Lajoie with his comedy The Brothers Kasparov. To feature your film in this series, e-mail editor@newenglandfilm.com with a blurb on your film and Kickstarter campaign.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Local Industry | Maine

Railroad Square Cinema: Small Town Theater Makes Big Waves

31 Jan , 2013 | Written by Natalie DiMaria | Posted by:

Maine’s Railroad Square Cinema will continue to reign as one of the nation’s most celebrated independent theaters after its sale to The Maine Film Center this past December.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Local Industry | Rhode Island

KAY Studios, Rhode Island: New England’s Smallest State has Big Potential

1 Jan , 2013 | Written by K. Correia | Posted by:

Rhode Island’s burgeoning as a media production outlet has flourished in part because of a strong Film & TV office, a sizable tax credit, and local production facilities such as KAY Studios.

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Acting | Company/Organization Profiles | Massachusetts

Boston Casting: Ensemble Casting At Its Best

1 Jul , 2012 | Written by Donna Sorbello | Posted by:

When Angela Peri began her casting company in 1991, she named it Boston Casting because she wanted it to be bigger than herself. Today she has achieved this feat by pulling together a diverse team to become a force to be reckoned with in the casting community.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Massachusetts | Theatres

A Bright Spot in the Bright Family Screening Room

30 May , 2012 | Written by Donna Sorbello | Posted by:

When ArtsEmerson opened the Paramount Theatre to an innovative program of performances, it also opened the Bright Family Screening Room to an innovative program of films. Shepherded by Rebecca Meyers, the Bright Room celebrated film in its original form. As a new director steps takes over, Donna Sorbello looks at the Bright Room's bright past and bright future.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Filmmaking | Vermont

Vermont Crowd Sources Its Way to Independent Energy and Documentaries

30 May , 2012 | Written by Dave Walker | Posted by:

A crowd-sourced documentary takes an unusual route to celebrate how the people and communities of Vermont are breaking their addiction to oil, reducing their carbon footprint and charting the course to energy independence.

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Company/Organization Profiles | Film School & Education | Massachusetts

The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation: Investing in a Brighter Future

1 Mar , 2012 | Written by K. Correia | Posted by:

The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and the Taco Bell Foundation have joined forces to provide Boys & Girls Clubs around the country with mentoring programs in film, television, and music production. One of their stops is Boston.

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