AFTERNOON DELIGHT WRAPS Alumni Jill Soloway has just wrapped on her newest feature Afternoon Delight starring Juno Temple, Jane Lynch, Josh Radnor, Kathryn Hahn, and shot by alumni Jim Frohna. Afternoon Delight was one of the first rehearsals at the Space. Congrats to all!
At this year's Venice Film Festival, Filmmaking 1 alum Haifaa al Mansour was honored with three awards for her ground breaking feature, "Wadjda". This beautiful project is the first film to have been entirely filmed within Saudi Arabia, by the nation's first female director. Congrats Haifaa!
Wajda won the Interfilm Award, the 'CinemAvvenire' Award, and the C.I.C.A.E. Award.
ARBITRAGE BREAKS GROUND IN THE DISTRIBUTION WORLD Filmmaking 1 alumn Nick Jarecki's film "Arbitrage" (opening the 60th San Sebastian Film Festival) now holds the record for combined sales for a movie released concurrently in theaters and Video on Demand, grossing more than $7.3 million on the big screen and about $11 million on small screens. Read the full article on Indiewire.
Actors, Writers & Directors come together at the Space to take their craft to the next level in the Fall 2012 Master Class. Join us and put your scenes on their feet. This is our Renaissance.
ARBITRAGE #1 ON ITUNES Congrats to Filmmaking 1 alumni Nick Jarecki on his film "Arbitrage", which is doing amazing. #1 on iTunes and a hit with the critics! Go see it, download it, share it, tweet about it!.
One year ago we opened up our new creative home, 4000 square feet in the middle of Hollywood, dedicated to authenticity, creativity and coherence in cinema. It's a dream come true to share it with you! In our first year we've housed film rehearsals for alumni directors and actors (Sacha Gervasi's "Hitchcock", Catherine Hardwicke's "Plush", Jenee LeMarque's, "The Pretty One", Jill Soloway's "Afternnon Delight", Joaquin Baca- Asay's "Dirty White Boy", Jake Scott's "Untitled" and projects with alumni actors Orlando Bloom, Marisa Tomei, Vincent Piazza...). We've held filmshoots (alumni Mary Ann Marino's "Eyedent", alumni Carlo Corbellini's "Robot/Down"), photoshoots, (Lake Bell for alumni Jeremy Power Regimbal's Lab Magazine), theatre and dance performances (Matthew Grondin's "Granite" starring alumni Erin Way, and "Anatomy Riot"), birthday parties, (alumni Marianna Palka cut the first cake in the Space!), Thinktanks with master economists, actors, musicians, dps and Cirque Du Soleil stars (Keith Reams, Marisa Tomei, Steve Lewinson, Lisa Leone and Alain Gauthier), plus my Filmmaking Labs and Master Classes! What an incredible year! Check out the space blog. Thankyou to EVERYONE who has contributed to the success and vitality of our beautiful new home. This would not have been possible without our amazing community. Happy First Anniversary 6608 Lexington!
RUBY SPARKS IS NOW IN THEATERS Jonathan Daytonand Valerie Faris' Ruby Sparks is out in theatres! Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Chris Messina, and Antonio Banderas.
AFTERNOON DELIGHT REHEARSES IN THE LAB Writer/Director Jill Soloway(Six Feet Under; United States of Tara) rehearses her upcoming film "AFTERNOON DELIGHT” at the Space with Joan Scheckel, actorsJosh Radnor(How I Met Your Mother),Kathryn Hahn (Revolutionary Road, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days) andJuno Temple(Dark Knight Rises, The Three Musketeers), and producersJen Chaiken(72 Productions; Big Eden) andSebastian Dungan(72 Productions; Transamerica).
DIRTY WHITE BOY REHEARSES IN THE LAB Director Joaquin Baca-Asay (cinematographer: We Own the Night; Super Troopers) rehearses his upcoming directorial debut “DIRTY WHITE BOY” with Joan Scheckel, Brent Hoff (writer: Rockville CA), Todd Hagopian (producer: Chump Change; Catalina Trust), Lalou Dammond (producer: Book of Danny; The Mark of Cain), and Jay Van Hoy & Lars Knudsen (Parts and Labor: Beginners; Cold Weather).
ARBITRAGE COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU Nick Jarecki's Arbitrageopens in theaters across the country this September! Congrats to Nick, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth and all of the cast and crew.
Director Jake Scott (director: Welcome to the Rileys; HBO Voyeur Project; RSA Films) rehearses the “UNTITLED JAKE SCOTT PROJECT” with Joan Scheckel.
“Having just spent the best part of 7 weeks in this creative womb I can attest to the space's incredible versatility. During this time it became a place of meditation, art studio, photographic workshop, rehearsal space, music lab, dance studio, think tank and just a great environment to brainstorm in. IT HOLDS THE WORK LIKE AN OPEN HAND. GO THERE. SEE IT. USE IT FOR YOUR STILLS SHOOT, TABLE READING, REHEARSALS, INDEPENDENT FILM SHOOT, FASHION SHOW, DANCE PARTY.It has the power, the light, the amenities. PRODUCERS,YOU WILL LOVE IT!” - Jake Scott (director: Welcome to the Rileys, HBO Voyeur Project, RSA Films). See what everyone is saying about the Space: here
Joan Scheckel brings together Cirque du Soleil star Stephan Choiniere and film director Jake Scott to investigate the relationship between acrobatics and film directing.
REPLICAS GOES TO TRIBECA Congratulations to Jeremy Power Regimbal and the cast and crew of the Replicas. Sounds like the Tribeca Film Festival premiere was a great hit! Check out Josh and Jeremy's interview for NYCastings.com
PARTY AT THE SPACE
Mehar Sethi (writer: The Cleveland Show; It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Ben Dey (agent: CAA) celebrate their birthdays with a bash for 200 friends at the Space.
PANAREA REHEARSES IN THE LAB Director Adam Bhala Lough (director: Bomb the System, Weapons) rehearses Mark Webber (actor: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Daniela Sea (actor: the L Word) with Joan Scheckel for his new feature “PANAREA”.
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