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‘Moon Made’ written by & starring Andrew Oliveri; directed by Caleb Haydock is an official selection of #BestShortFilm competition. Moon Made’ stars Oliveri as LAPD homicide detective Vincent Antonucci who sings karaoke in a Koreatown dive bar as just one … Continue reading
A big thank you to @adkfilmfest and the city of #GlensFalls #NewYork for including our #film @the5thshortfilm …and for all the generous warmth and hospitality throughout the entire #filmfestival. A very special thanks from myself @robertjekabson and @katslikeaknife to the The Queensbury Hotelfor the generous and impeccable #hotel accommodation As a #filmmakerthe @adkfilmfest was a #worldclass experience to be a part of. #indiefilm#filmfestival #boxing #thesweetscience #actorslife #writer SAG-AFTRA#director #AlexaMini #cinematography #independentfilm@withoutabox_films FilmFreeway @ Glens Falls, New York
…singing karaoke in a Korea town dive bar is sometimes all you can do to keep it together.
#NewYork state of mind…LA #soul & #vibe. #independentfilm #filmfestivals #karaoke #cinematography #alexamini #koreatown #writer #actor #producer #SAG
Roman and Paul, boxer and trainer, wait in the holding area before the biggest fight of their lives. They have a volatile relationship, their history defined by short highs and long lows. Deep reserves of mistrust run between them. When Paul discovers Roman’s decision to throw the fight, and thus end their careers, Roman is forced to reveal his diagnosis of early-onset dementia. They prep to enter the ring one last time, working to reconcile their complex past with a now uncertain future.
My phone rang right on cue at 12:30 pm last Thursday. It was Michael Praver, president of Film Funding LA calling to make good on a phone appointment I had scheduled with him through his company’s website the day before.
SOME BRIEF CONTEXT : My film “The 5th” which I co-wrote, produced and starred in is currently on a successful run in film festivals throughout the county. We shot it as a six minute short film and had our polished, completed, feature-length script ready to share with interested production companies and potential investors.
However, it became clear I didn’t have experience engaging potential investors and production companies on a peer level. As a self-produced, independent filmmaker in Los Angeles, it sometimes feels like you are hacking your way through dense jungle with a rusty, dull machete —– you don’t know where you’re going and you definitely don’t have the right tools or experience to get to your destination.
ENTER Michael Praver, president of Film Funding LA —- I had come across his company while perusing my LinkedIn feed.
“Film Funding LA advisors help filmmakers understand the intricacies of business finance, asset protection, business taxation, and corporate structure, as a natural by-product of helping them finance their business. These services are provided free of charge as part-and-parcel of the funding process.”
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE (as stated on their site FilmFundingLA.com):
This can be a huge advantage to a self-produced independent filmmaker by empowering he or she with access to unsecured credit and guidance which far exceeds that which an individual could attain on their own.
The bottom line is that Film Funding LA opens up new possibilities for a filmmaker to finish his or her film and get it distributed profitably, even in the absence of powerful industry contacts.
Andrew Oliveri is an LA-based writer, actor, and filmmaker.
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