Updated 7/7/11
WORLD PREMIERE is the evening of July 28, 2011
Pasadena Regency Theater 8:00 pm Screening
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URSA PRODUCTION SERIES
Carrie Certa's production series initially started out as four shorts which were written by Action On Film Festival (AOF) alumni writers. She wanted to build upon the family Del Weston had created in his film festival and grow it. It turned out that the AOF family was tighter than Carrie ever anticipated. The four shorts grew to what you see here with the help and aspirations of other fellow AOF alumni along with Carrie's various connected she's made throughout her career.
There are approximately 175 people who have stepped up and donated their time and talent to make these shorts come to life. The Ursa Production Series has been so warmly received and spoken about that our sets were graced with out-of-towners to help out in any capacity. One from Tennessee and another from North Carolina. Some people are in this business for the money, some for the fame but the people working on these shorts are here for the passion of filmmaking.
All of our hard work can be viewed at their world premiere screening hosted by Action On Film Festival. The Gala was made to raise money for a local organization which helps the homeless but unfortunately, the non-for-profit organization has pulled out of this event. In order to honor those 175 cast and crew, we are continuing with our Gala in order to celebrate this incredible achievement in film.
GALA ITINERARY:
- Red Carpet for Cast, Crew and Special Guests
- Screening followed by a Q&A from the filmmakers:
| Q&A Panelists Hosted by
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| AOF Alumni Writer Films | Ursa Production Series | |||
| Recipe: How to Mend a Broken Heart | Pill Bottle Angels | |||
| Graeme Finlayson | director | Karen Bullis | director | |
| Danielle DeLuca | actress | Robert Factor | actor | |
| Undisconnected | Lost in China | |||
| Carrie Lynn Certa | director | Robert Factor | writer, actor | |
| Jane Sharvina | VFX Lumeni Productions | Shea Vitartas | director | |
| The Wave | A Day in the Life of Plain Jen | |||
| Karen Bullis | director | Mark Shelton | director | |
| Ron Podell & Christopher Ridder | writer & editor | Kyle Hester | actor | |
| Hack to the Future | Smiley | |||
| Mark Shelton | director | Melissa Friedman | producer | |
| John Woodard | actor | Rick Steadman | actor | |
THEN the big surprise! AWARDS. Yes, at the after party there will be awards which will be hosted by the lovely
Erin Brown
Our distinguished judges include:
| JUDGES | |||
| Diahnna N. Baxter | actor | Robert A Ferretti | editor |
| DC Fontana | writer | Charles Noh | festival director |
| Damian Pelliccione | actor/producer | Alison Savitch | VFX Producer |
| CCI Digital | Post House | Audish | Unique casting site |
| AWARDS | |||
| Best Short | Best Screenplay | Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Best Ensemble | Best Score | Best Edit | Best DP |
| Audience Choice | |||
The following video is the behind the scene of the short entitled Smiley. It gives a little insight into the entire production series and the hard work people gave/donated for virtual strangers. Thank you all for a lot of us walked away with not only connections for our careers but life long friends.