Six Filmmakers to Showcase Shorts at Inaugural DIRECTV 3D Film Invitational
Emmy® Award-Winning
Director and Producer, Paris Barclay, Joins Judging Panel for 2011
DIRECTV n3D™ Film Invitational, Presented by Panasonic
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Six Hollywood filmmakers have been selected to showcase their 3D talents
during the 2011 DIRECTV n3D™ Film Invitational, Presented by Panasonic.
The films will premiere during the invitational on July 20 at
the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills. In addition, two-time Emmy®
Award-winning director and producer, Paris Barclay ("Sons of
Anarchy," "NYPD Blue"), has signed on to be a featured judge on the
panel that will select the Invitational's n3D Excellence Award recipient.
The filmmakers were selected out of a pool of talented individuals who
presented an original, live action short film concept that followed this
year's invitational theme of "Anything is Possible," to a panel of
distinguished judges. The filmmakers include:
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Kevin Brownridge — Kevin Brownridge is a writer,
producer and director who has worked on shows such as "7th
Heaven" for Paramount Television, as well as other
projects for Fox Searchlight, MTV Films, Nickelodeon, Big Ticket
Television. He will showcase the 3D short, "Super Temps," an
action/comedy about a shy, introverted man who overcomes his fears to
get the girl of his dreams.
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Levi Holiman — Levi Holiman is a writer, producer and director
who has created dozens of award-winning short films, including "All
Good Things" and "Dark as Day," and is currently working on the
documentary "Dirty Hands," which is being filmed in New Orleans and
gives a detailed look at the rebuilding of the city after Hurricane
Katrina. Holiman will present the 3D family drama "Nickel Ride," which
follows two grandsons who must come to grips with the fact that their
grandfather is dying, and are determined to give him one last
adventure.
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Martin Kunert - Martin Kunert (writer/director), and his
filmmaking partner, Eric Manes (writer/producer), are filmmakers who
have created reality shows, documentaries, dramatic TV, independent
films and sold screenplays to studios. They are known for creating
innovative projects like "Voices of Iraq," a critically acclaimed
documentary made by sending 150 digital video cameras to Iraqis to
film their own lives. Their 3D short, "The Ripper," is a steampunk
take on Victorian England; where following the murder of her sister by
Jack the Ripper, a young woman secretly hunts down and kills the
infamous serial killer.
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Ambika Leigh - Ambika Leigh is an emerging filmmaker, with
experience in the entire filmmaking process. She has worked as a
development executive, a freelance editor, producer and videographer,
and more recently as a director. Her last short film, "Switchboard,"
has recently started the festival circuit and is already winning
several awards. She will showcase her 3D short, "Fetch," an
action/comedy starring Luci "STEEL" Romberg (the number one female
parkour runner in the world), which features dueling apprentices, a
trickster magician, and a high-speed race for a latte.
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Vanessa Newell - Assistant Professor Vanessa Newell is
an award-winning writer, director and editor, who also teaches film
production and editing at Loyola Marymount University. She has edited
numerous documentaries that have aired on network and cable
television, as well as independent features and many short films,
including the Emmy-nominated film "Sway." As a writer/director, her
short films have won awards and screened at film festivals across
North America and Europe. Newell will feature the 3D short,
"Hazelwood," a wacky horror/comedy about a genetically altered lab rat
that is accidentally let out of its cage.
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Monica Sender - Monica Sender is currently pursuing her Master
of Fine Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts with an emphasis on
directing. At USC, she was selected to direct a school-financed short
film "You Kill Me," which recently played in the Belgrade
International Film Festival, and will be screened at the 33rd Moscow
International Film festival this month. Sender will showcase the 3D
short "The Boy and the Officer" a dramatic film set during WWII that
navigates questions of morality and survival through the eyes of a
child and a German officer.
"As an avid consumer of 3D film, I'm incredibly excited to see what
these filmmakers have up their sleeves," said Barclay. "They represent
the future of our medium — and while storytelling will never go out of
style, great storytelling with compelling images you can all but touch
is the wave of tomorrow."
"This is an extremely talented group of filmmakers who blew us away with
their innovative presentations during the pitch session," said Chris
Long, senior vice president, DIRECTV Entertainment and Production. "3D
is still a growing medium and it is filmmakers like these who are going
to continue to push this category forward and provide a compelling 3D
product that will increase adoption and deliver a quality 3D viewing
experience in the home. We are honored to have renowned director and
producer Paris Barclay help us judge the final films and we can't wait
to share them with 3D viewers across the country."
"Training and equipping such gifted storytellers with Panasonic's latest
professional 3D video cameras and reference monitors will help to
further demonstrate the rich potential that 3D offers for the
realization of the director's vision," said Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Chief
Technology Officer of Panasonic Corporation of North America. "As
consumer adoption of 3D TV grows steadily, the value of 3D as a powerful
and easily accessible tool for filmmakers of every stripe is becoming
more and more apparent. Panasonic is proud that these new 3D films will
premiere in the 2011 DIRECTV n3D™ Film Invitational Presented by
Panasonic, and we are confident they will further accelerate the
growth of the film community's interest in 3D entertainment for the home
and cinema."
The selected filmmakers were given the opportunity to train on the
latest 3D equipment from Panasonic, participated in Technicolor's
renowned 3D Master Class training and received funding from DIRECTV and
Panasonic to create their 3D short films. The winner of the
Invitational's n3D Excellence Award will receive $25,000, and
Technicolor will also present an additional filmmaker with a 3D Technical
Achievement Award and $5,000. In addition to the event at the
Paley Center for Media, the films will premiere on DIRECTV's exclusive
3D channel, n3D™, powered by Panasonic, this fall.
The use of the Paley Center's facilities does not constitute
endorsement by the Paley Center of any views expressed during this event.
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Jade Ekstedt, 310-964-3429
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