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hitting the heartland

October 9th, 2010 · Comments Off · Awards, Building An Audience, Film Festivals

HARVEST screened at the Kansas International Film Festival at the Glenwood Arts Theatre this past weekend.  Thank you to the gracious people in the Kansas City area for our 1st Runner-Up Audience Award.  And congrats to hometown winner Earthwork, another film on the festival circuit right now.

Kansas City has a great appetite for independent cinema [...]

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script and actor awards in Charlotte

September 24th, 2010 · Comments Off · Awards, Film Festivals, Robert Loggia, Script

HARVEST wins two awards at the Charlotte Film Festival!
Best Screenplay, Marc Meyers
Best Actor, Robert Loggia

The awards ceremony was Thursday evening, ahead of the screening for HARVEST on Saturday night.  Thank you Jury!

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southeastern travels

September 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Approaching Union Square, Building An Audience, Film Festivals

This weekend HARVEST screens at both the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival in Birmingham, AL and The Charlotte Film Festival in North Carolina.

Marc’s first feature APPROACHING UNION SQUARE won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative at the inaugural 2006 Charlotte FF.  We’re excited to return.  HARVEST screens Saturday, Sept 25 at 9:15pm at the Regal Park [...]

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Across the pond

September 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Film Festivals, Quotes

HARVEST makes its International debut this month in the UK at the 30th Cambridge Film Festival.  Thank you to the programmers for their kind words and invitation:
“a work of tremendous candour and compassion”
“breathtaking realism”

Open publication – Free publishing – More independent

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Double win in Sactown!

August 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Awards, Film Festivals

Nice!  HARVEST won both the Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the Sacramento Film & Music Festival this past weekend!  Thank you!

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August screenings

July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Building An Audience, Film Festivals

Some upcoming screenings we’re excited about -
We’re playing on the closing day of the Sacramento Film & Music Festival this Sunday, August 1st at 3pm at the Historic Crest Theatre.  Marc Meyers and Arye Gross are attending and would love to see friends in the area …
Then, the Woods Hole Film Festival on Cape Cod. [...]

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Palace Theatre Q&A

July 28th, 2010 · Comments Off · Cinematography, Film Festivals, Influences, Victoria Clark

Ahead of more festival play, here are some clips from the recent Q&A following the Special Home State Screening of HARVEST at the Connecticut Film Festival (May 2010).

With Writer/Director Marc Meyers, Cinematographer Ruben O’Malley, Tony Winner Victoria Clark, and Producer Jody Girgenti

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Special Home State Screening

April 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Building An Audience, Cast, Crew, Film Festivals, On Location, Press

HARVEST will have a Special Home State Screening on Sunday, May 9 at 4pm at the historic Palace Theater in Danbury, CT as part of the Connecticut Film Festival (May 4-9). There will be a Q&A with the filmmakers following the screening.  We hope to see you there.  Tickets are on sale now.
HARVEST filmed in [...]

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Cleveland Redux

April 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Awards, Film Festivals, Press

Here’s a flip video that captures some of our experience with HARVEST at the recent and great CIFF.

And, here’s some more of our press from the fest:
Examiner – Marc Meyers talks about Harvest
CIFF Daily – Interview with Marc Meyers
Cleveland Scene – CIFF caters to film lovers
Cleveland Leader – Highlights of the 2010 CIFF
Examiner – A [...]

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Thank you Cleveland!

March 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Awards, Cast, Film Festivals, Jack Carpenter, Press

HARVEST just won the Best American Independent Feature Film Award at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival! What an honor!
To say the audiences in Cleveland are outstanding is not enough. We are deeply grateful for their overwhelming support and enthusiasm for our film. You can see just some of their beautiful comments on the HARVEST [...]

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