D TOUR: A Rock-N-Roll Film About Life, Death, and Bodily Functions

For Immediate Release

Premiering in New York City. Film features performances by Rogue Wave, The Moore Brothers, John Vanderslice, Nada Surf and Ben Gibbard.

D TOUR Plays Saturday, October 2, at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence, RI

Filmmaker Jim Granato on hand for Audience Q & A

D TOUR (99 mins), directed by Jim Granato, is a powerful, evocative and deeply personal story. Combining a band road trip with a personal quest for an organ donor, the film follows the journey of Pat Spurgeon, a talented indie rock musician on the rise, whose life becomes consumed with the care and feeding of his failing kidney. Spurgeon, a previous kidney transplant recipient, is part of the organ donor / recipient community, a special group whose lives become entwined in life and death. On one side are those who are saved through tragedy or by an incredible gift from a living donor; on the other are the families of the donors, who are offered a chance for hope and bittersweet resolution for their loss. D TOUR is filled with unexpected twists and the joys and sorrows of life.

D TOUR will be screening on Saturday, October 2 at the Cable Car Cinema in Providence, RI. The screening will start at 9:00 pm follow by a Q&A with Director Jim Granato. Ticket price is $9.00.

http://www.cablecarcinema.com/
Cable Car Cinema is located at 204 South Main Street. Providence, RI.

Pat Spurgeon is an integral part of the indie pop band Rogue Wave, whose three critically acclaimed albums and performances worldwide have earned them a growing fan base. As the film begins, Spurgeon is embarking on tour, an exhausting prospect even for healthy musicians, but almost impossible for someone coping with dialysis, dietary restrictions and the search for a living donor match. While his choice to keep touring and working towards the band’s goals is put to the test, Spurgeon continues to deal with his challenges in a straightforward and matter-of-fact way. D TOUR addresses issues within the U.S. healthcare system, including the lack of affordable insurance, the importance of organ donation, and much more. Featuring live performances from Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Nada Surf, John Vanderslice, The Moore Brothers and of course, Rogue Wave.

About the Filmmaker: Jim Granato (Director/Producer/Director of Photography/Co-Editor) is a self-taught filmmaker who originally hails from Bloomington, Indiana. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1996, he has produced and directed several short films, screening both locally and worldwide. In addition, Granato has received many credits on a variety of independent film and television productions. Some of these are award-winning documentary features include Taggart Siegel's The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2005), Michael Jacobs' Audience of One (2007) and Dori Berinstein's Some Assembly Required (2008). D TOUR (2009) is Granato’s first feature film as director and producer. The film has won several awards, including the Golden Gate Award for Bay Area Documentary Feature from the San Francisco International Film Festival.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

From the 48 Hour Challenge Newsletter

The National Film Challenge, the sister competition to the 48HFP, is coming on October 22nd through 25th!

Regardless of where you live, this is your opportunity to write, shoot, and edit a film in three days. Just like in the 48HFP you'll receive a character, prop, line of dialogue, and genre at 7 pm local time on October 22nd. Then you'll have to mail the film in on October 25th. The films will be viewed by a panel of judges, and the top films will be available for viewing (and voting) on the NFC website. The winning films will screen alongside 48HFP city winners at our next Filmapalooza, at the Miami International Film Festival. In addition there are cash prizes for the winning films!

Anyone can register for the National Film Challenge, regardless of whether you worked on a 48HFP film or not. Registration is now open!

To get more information and to register your team, please visit the NFC website at http://www.filmchallenge.org.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

High Priority ** From the RI Film/TV Office

Dear RI Crew Members, Our RI production guide is going to print on Thursday, September 30, 2010.
If you have any corrections, additions or deletions to your information please email them to RIFilm@arts.ri.gov by 5PM on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.

REMINDER: You can list in up to two (2) categories and you can list a total of three (3) credits.

This guide will be in print for the remainder of 2010 and all of 2011,
so please make sure your information is up to date!

ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION

The New England-filmed sci-fi comedy ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION will be screening at the historic Regent Theater (7 Medford Street, Arlington, MA) on October 31st at 2pm!

It's 1957 and evil aliens have landed in the quaint New England town of New Shoreham! What could they possibly want from our precious planet? Will our plucky teenage heroes be able to stop them?

ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION is a good, old-fashioned sci-fi horror film. No tricks, no gimmicks. Just 90 minutes of fun that will bring you back to the thrilling days of the drive-in!

ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION stars such acclaimed actors as
Sarah Nicklin
David Lavallee, Jr.
Michael Reed
Rich Tretheway
Alexandra Cipolla
David Erin Wilson
Daniel Lee White
Ruth Sullivan
Colin Carlton
Alexander Lewis
Alex Aponte
Andre Boudreau
Mark Fogarty
Gregory Barbon
Gio Castellano
Christopher Ferreira
Jennifer Scharf
Cat Hainfeld
Aurora Grabill
Sarah Lewis
Peter Morse
Jason McCormick
Kenneth Koury
Eric Eastman
and Brandon Luis Aponte as "Elvis Presley"
... as well as many, many more!

Tickets are $9.00 at the door

ATOMIC BRAIN INVASION was produced by Ted Marr, directed by Richard Griffin and written by Guy Benoit and Richard Griffin.

ATOMIC BRIAN INVASION is not rated, but contains no nudity, graphic violence or profanity.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Whaling City Film Project

SECTFilm will be having another Whaling City Film Project. For those familiar with the 48 hour film project, the rules are similar, only difference is your team has 4 days to complete the film.

Time: October 1, 2010 at 7pm to October 5, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Bean & Leaf
Organized By: Neff Productions & SECTFilm

Event Description:
Neff Productions, in association with SECT Film, The City of New London, and the New London Film Commission, are proud to announce the second filmmaking competition in New London.

The Waling City Film project is simple... make the best short film in four days with New London as your backdrop.

Teams will have four days to script, shoot, edit and score a short film with a running time between 4 - 7 minutes.

On Friday October 1st at 7:00pm, all teams will meet at Bean & Leaf Cafe and randomly select a genre (drama, horror, comedy, etc.) for their film.

The teams will also be notified of four other criteria that must be used in all films entered. Specifics of the four criteria will be announced that evening, but will consist of:

1) a prop
2) a character's name
3) a line of dialogue
4) a New London landmark.

A registration fee per team is $50.

$1000 worth of cash awards will be given to the winning teams.

Film team members all must be volunteers, and the only tasks allowed before the contest is the assembling of crew and actors, the securing of equipment, and the scouting/securing of locations. All creative work must take place in the four days allotted.

FOR MORE DETAILS GO SEE RULES AT:

http://www.WHALINGCITYFILMPROJECT.COM
(This is not an RIFC Production)

SHOOT Teen Film Program Presents

The SHOOT TEEN FILM PROGRAM begins the next session of film & editing classes at the Boys & Girls Club in Newport, RI. Come learn the art of filmmaking. Write, Shoot, and Edit your own film. Come have fun while filming with Award Winning Film Director Rocco Michaluk at the Boys & Girls Club in Newport, RI.

NO FILM EXPERIENCE NEEDED.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

Hands on experience with state of the art High Definition HD digital video cameras and digital non-linear editing via Final Cut Pro. Produce your own high quality film that will premiere to the world.

Date : October 13, 2010
Cost: FREE for Boys & Girls Club Members
$20 membership fee to Boys & Girls Club Newport, RI. Cost includes everything needed for film program plus membership to Boys & Girls Club.
Where: Boys & Girls Club, Newport, RI
Time: 4:00PM
Contact: Dennis Orchard – SHOOT Teen Project Manager - 401-847-6927 – shootnewport@gmail.com
Website: www.shootnewport.com
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Production Assistants & Interns Wanted

Aloris Entertainment is looking for Production Assistants and Interns for the upcoming production of the feature film “Missing William.” Come be a part of the action!
Interns needed in the following areas:
Production
Art Department
Props
Costume
Grip / Electric
Craft Services / Locations

The shoot is 5 days a week for 3 weeks and begins October 11th. Full timers will be considered first! Don’t miss this opportunity to gain hands on experience and take part in professional filmmaking!

Please send resumes, imdb links, and any other relevant information to: alorisentertainmentllc@gmail.com
These positions are unpaid. Please include the position you are applying for (ie: Production Intern, Props Intern, etc.) in the subject line of your reply.
Check out missing William on imdb at: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1633224/
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Need to Gain Experience Working on a Film Set?

Short film entitled The Cockle Cove Inn is looking for any and all people who have flexible schedules and are interested in gaining some experience working on a film set with a professional crew. There will be no pay involved, but you will make great contacts, learn a lot and have fun!

Shooting starts October 8th, but we could use the help right now! We especially need assistance in our wardrobe and art departments. Access to an automobile and ownership of a laptop are big pluses.

If you're interested, please contact Claire at claire.severance@gmail.com.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Seeking Actors for "A Christmas Carol" 2010

Auditions: The Black Box Theatre at Artists' Exchange seeks actors ages 8-80 for various roles in its 2010 production of "A Christmas Carol." Auditions will take place on 9/26 from 1-5pm, 9/28 and 9/29 from 6-8pm, 10/2 from 10am-2pm, 10/5 and 10/6 from 6-8pm and 10/9 from 10am-2pm. Appointments will be 10 minutes in duration. Actors should prepare a monologue, bring sheet music and be prepared to sing a song and to read from the script. To sign up for an audition, contact Rich Morra, Artistic Director of the Black Box Theatre at rich.morra@artists-exchange.org or 401.490.9475.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

New Local Teen TV Show Premieres October 16th

The Rhode Island Film & Television Office, in conjunction with the Rhode Island Arts Learning Network, is pleased to announce a new television show on RI PBS made by and for Rhode Island teens. “Confessions of a Teenage Critic” premieres on RI PBS Channel 36 on Saturday, October 16th, at 7 PM. A pre-screening event to honor the teens and preview the show will be held at the Feinstein Providence Campus of the University of Rhode Island, 80 Washington Street, Providence, on Tuesday October 5th at 5:00 PM. The public is invited. Speakers will include Steven Feinberg, Director of Rhode Island’s Film & Television Office, and Dr. John McCray, Vice-Provost for Urban Programs at the Feinstein Providence campus.

The television program grew out of a digital storytelling project with artist and documentary filmmaker Lara Sebastian, who worked with teens on expressing what the arts mean to them personally. The teens wanted to expand the work to look at Rhode Island’s arts and cultural life, and what makes Rhode Island special to them. Students from the following schools were involved in creating digital stories and the content of “Confessions of a Teenage Critic:”

East Greenwich High School
Ponagansett High School
Tiverton High School
Woonsocket High School
Woonsocket Career & Technical Center

The MET School, Providence and Beacon Charter School, Woonsocket provided facilities, along with the Feinstien Providence campus of URI.

Rhode Island Arts Learning Network organizations involved in the project are: Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, VSA arts of Rhode Island, and the Rhode Island Alliance for Arts Education. The digital storytelling project was funded in part by the Dana Foundation and The Kennedy Center.

For more information on the show or the pre-screening event, please contact:
Sherilyn Brown, Education Director, RI State Council on the Arts 222-6994.
(This is not an RIFC Production)

New RIFC Class

Robert Weinstein, a professor from Emerson will be teaching October's RIFC Educational Offering on Film Fundamentals. Robert is a veteran producer and director of TV, live TV, movies and special events. He will be teaching students about the challenges of larger projects, about developing visions that can be realized on screen, about the composition of a professional set, the responsibilities of all the crew positions and how it all comes together--and why. Several guest speakers will also be featured.

Film Fundamentals will take place Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 13 - Nov. 17, from 6:30- 9:30 at RIFC HQ, 172 Exchange St., Pawtucket, RI. This class is $350.

RIFC Finds a Home in Pawtucket

The RI Film Collaborative is pleased to announce that we finally have a regular physical location. Our new space is located at 172 Exchange St. in Pawtucket, RI - right in the Pawtucket Armory, and right next to the Gamm Theatre.

CALL FOR ENTRIES Open to Filmmakers of All Ages and Abilities

Entrants will be narrowed to 10 finalists and the top three will be awarded prizes. First Place winner receives: $500 cash, an overnight stay and dinner at his/her choice of the Hotel Providence, Providence Marriott, or Providence Renaissance Hotel, and will have their video shown at the 2011 SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival.

Entries of 3 minutes or less that show the character, beauty, and strengths of the greatest little state in the union.

The winning video answers with enthusiasm and conviction: Why RI?

The Why RI Video Contest was created by members of the 2010 class of Leadership Rhode Island to help turn the tide on cynicism, by celebrating the unique aspects of living, playing, studying and working in Rhode Island. The contest runs through September 30, 2010. For rules, additional prize details, and to submit your winning video, visit www.whyrivideo.com and follow us on Facebook at "Why RI video contest."

View the Why RI? PSA

Leadership Rhode Island is a nationally recognized leadership development organization, founded in 1981 and including more than 1500 alumni across the region and beyond. The Leadership Rhode Island mission is to provide leaders and emerging leaders with knowledge and access to resources which will enable them to positively affect their communities. For more information, visit leadershipri.org
(This is not an RIFC Production)

SENE Film, Music & Arts Festival Presents:

"Stay on the SENE...
live well, drive safe, be creative!"

Thursday, September 23
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

RISD Auditorium
17 Canal St
Providence, RI

Admission is FREE
Everyone is welcome

The premiere presentation of 5 short films produced by graduates of the Rhode Island Film Collaborative "Introduction to Video Production" educational program - films include a range of genres and deal with the very important subject of drunk driving awareness

Followed by the premiere of THINKING THROUGH THE DRINK, a special "behind the scenes" documentary produced by Breaking Branches Pictures.

The entire program is made possible by a grant from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation Office on Highway Safety and the University of Rhode Island Transportation Center. Special thanks to Toni-Ann Baker of Two Sisters Productions for creating this unique new program.

Meet the new filmmakers at a reception immediately following the program.
(This is an RIFC Production)

Sleather at Pawtucket Film Festival

This weekend, remember the always exciting Pawtucket Film Festival. For more information on this weekend's events, check here http://www.pawtucketartsfestival.org/events/September/11/2010/pawtucket-film-festival - and don't miss the second-ever showing of SLEATHER, which won the Viola Marshall award at this year's RI International Film Festival. It's screening at 6:15 on Sunday the 12th
This is an RIFC affiliated production

“The Dream of the Atom unleashes a Nightmare from Outer Space!”

TOMIC BRAIN INVASION


WORLD PREMIERE

PRODUCED BY TED MARR
WRITTEN BY GUY BENOIT & RICHARD GRIFFIN
DIRECTED BY RICHARD GRIFFIN

THE ORPHEUM THEATER FOXBORO
1 School Street, Foxboro, MA 02035

September 10th and 11th 2010. Screenings at 7pm and 9pm Each Day

Atomic Brain Invasion concerns a group of evil alien brain creatures who have arrived in the sleepy New England town of New Shoreham to kidnap Elvis Presley (Brandon Luis Aponte) who is putting on a show in the area. Thankfully for the King of Rock and Roll, a group of misfit teenagers (Sarah Nicklin, David Lavallee, Jr., Michael Reed, Daniel Lee White and Colin Carlton) and the town’s local grease monkey (Rich Tretheway) band together to try to stop these skull-less invaders from carrying out their nefarious plans. Will our plucky heroes be able to save the day? Or will Earth lose it’s most precious commodity – Rock and Roll!

With Elvis Presley, slimy aliens, beautiful Cheerleaders from Outer Space, hotrods, rock and roll music, and ray guns, Atomic Brain Invasion will take you right back to the thrilling days of the drive-in!

Directed by Richard Griffin (Beyond the Dunwich Horror, Nun of That), produced by Ted Marr and starring some of the most talented up and coming young actors, Atomic Brain Invasion is a loving tribute to the classic drive-in sci-fi/horror films of the 1950s. Scary, funny, and action-packed, but unlike today’s horror films, this one is for the entire family to enjoy.

Director Richard Griffin and members of the cast and crew will be present to introduce the film.

Running Time: 90 minutes
For Audiences 12 and Up.

For more information on Scorpio Film Releasing, and its various films, please visit:
www.scorpiofilmreleasing.net
(This is not an RIFC Production)

Actors Open Call for Music Video

TSL Production is seeking Non-union, Male and Female actors, ages 18 to 40 to participate in a music video. Open call will be held on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 12:00PM to 8:00PM at 560 Mineral Spring ave, Pawtucket, RI (Follow the “audition” signs to the back of the mill complex for audition entrance).
Please bring a current head shot & resume and be prepared to perform a brief monologue that shows your range of emotion.
*This is a non-union and non-paying gig.
casting@TSLProduction.com