BROKEN ON TOUR -
After the release of the BROKEN: Special Edition DVD
both Jorge and I have been invited to speak at a number
of educational institutions...(yeah I know, this is
crazy to us too.) Since the DVD has over three hours
of special features and we designed it for indie filmmakers,
students, schools, or just film geeks like us, schools
have been requesting us to speak at their institutions.
Since we are, if I may quote Kevin Smith "media
whores" ; ) we agreed! So with that said we will
be posting here all of our BROKEN travels and where
we will be speaking next. Again, thank you all for your
AMAZING support of this little short film and we hope
the DVD continues to help filmmakers on their future
proejcts.
All the Best,
Alex & Jorge
The B R O K E N Production Team
For more information
on booking contact: BROKEN
TOUR Bookings
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1.30.06
SUNDANCE
FILM FESTIVAL: Here
is the wrap up. We went to this year's Sundance
Film Festival mainly to meet with the producers
about the feature version of BROKEN. The meeting went
very well and they are just waiting for a new draft
of the script...we are close. We also went up to promote
NUMB ROBOT a visual effects company that director
Alex Ferrari opened. The main focus of Numb Robot is
Indie Films, check out the website:
http://www.numbrobot.com
We
met a ton of people, fans of BROKEN and talent. More
updates on the feature coming soon.
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1.20.06
FESTIVAL:
Film Festival
UPDATE: B R O K E N is an "Official
Selection"
of the Megacon
Film Festival in
Orlando, Florida. This is one of the largest comic book
conventions in the country.
BROKEN
will also have a table at the convention selling
BROKEN at an event discount of $15.00!!!! Also
posters, contests, original art, guns, guns, guns
that were used in the short and much more.
We will also have some of the BROKEN cast there
and both Jorge and Alex will be there as well
; ) See you there!
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February
24th - 26th, 2006 In Orlando, Florida - DIRECTIONS
CLICK HERE
Show Hours
Friday 1pm - 7pm (advance ticket purchasers get in at
12pm)
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm
Please Note: Some panel and breakout rooms remain open
to 11:30pm
Advance Ticket Prices
$20.24 One-day pass (this includes 6.5% sales tax)
$45.80 Week-end pass (this includes 6.5% sales tax)
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MEGACON
GOTO: http://www.megaconvention.com/
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10.21.05
BROKEN
ON TOUR:
The BROKEN guys made a trip to Digital
Media Arts College's (DMAC) to lecture
to the student body. The students and faculty were GREAT!
The kids asked some tough questions. Here is a bit about
the school:
Digital Media Arts College's (DMAC) primary
mission is to award Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master
of Fine Arts degrees to students who successfully complete
educational programs adhering to the highest level of
academic and artistic standards that blend the latest
technologies and artistic practices in a curriculum
guided by the needs and trends of industry and the global
community.
DMAC’s primary mission shall be advanced by all
faculty members having achieved the highest level of
academic accomplishment in their field of study and
having applied their skills in academia and industry
in order to prepare students to excel in artistic expression
and to channel their talent toward the pursuit of productive
and successful lives.
Founded in 2001, Digital Media Arts College is a private
undergraduate and postgraduate college dedicated to
providing through the efforts of its Board of Trustees,
administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, friends
in industry and friends in the community, the necessary
resources, services and facilities to fulfill its institutional
mission. For more info click here: DMAC
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10.17.05
BROKEN ON TOUR - SCREAMFEST
FESTIVAL was awesome! We were able to
get amazing exposure for BROKEN. We were scheduled for
only 2 screenings, 1 Saturday and 1 on Sunday, but we
sold out the first screening so fast that the event
operators scheduled 2 more screenings. We had an amazing
turn out! ALL 4 SCREENINGS
WERE STANDING ROOM ONLY! We are so thank
full for everyone that showed up & enjoyed B R O
K E N. We also met a few celebs while we were there.
Some of the guest celebs actually came looking for us
because they kept hearing people talk about this crazy
short film playing at the festival. Also a big thanks
goes out to Samantha Jane Poley, Amber Crawford, Ken
Robkin and Dan Cregan for coming out to the event. Again,
we are truly humbled by the turn out and support. Thank
you! Here are some pictures from the event:
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10.13.05
BROKEN ON TELEVISION
- Our guest appearance on "The
Screening Room with Jonathan Krane."
went AMAZING!!! Mr. Krane (producer of Look
Who's Talking, Face/Off, Swordfish) was
extremely pleasent, supportive, and overall super cool.
Here is a few things he had to say about BROKEN: "Excellent
directing, camerawork, music, production design, and
very well edited. The production value is truly amazing
for $8000. The story is intriging and as a viewer you
want to know more. Very nice job, you guys have talent."
It was a big thrill for Jorge and I to meet him, to
be on the show, and pick his brain a bit. After producing
over 45 films he has a little experience. ; ) Check
out his IMDB: Jonathan
Krane
Here is the info on when the show will air:
Film producer Jonathan Krane is stepping
in front of the cameras, signing on to host the new
indie film-focused show "The Screening Room"
for a high-definition TV station in West Palm Beach,
Fla.
The series, which will air on
WHDT from 8-10 p.m. Mondays starting Oct. 3,
will feature a "watch and discuss" format
with either three 20-minute films or a full-length feature,
followed by Krane ("Look Who's Talking," "Face/Off")
holding discussions with the filmmakers or cast involved
in the project. Krane said the show will give the films
a chance to reach a wider audience than, for example,
just festivalgoers. He added that he intends to ask
"hard questions" about how the filmmaker's
original vision matches up with the final product and
hopes that viewers learn something about moviemaking.
"It's not going to be a typical show where I ask
about what it was like working with so-and-so as an
actor, but more about the filmmaking process,"
he said. Krane said his ultimate goal is to start sell
the show for national syndication, but he's taking a
wait-and-see attitude as to whether he might try to
bring in a distributor or sell the show himself.
WHDT, which is operated by MIG Broadcast Group, is co-producing
the show. MIG president and CEO Gunter Marksteiner pointed
out that the films will be converted to high-definition
when necessary and that the shows will be shot just
days before their airdate to "keep them current."
WHDT is carried on Comcast (Channel
162) and Adelphia (Channel 17) in the West Palm Beach
market, and the show will be available to about 2 million
viewers when it debuts, Marksteiner said.
He added that the other stations operated by MIG --
WHDN in Boston, WHDT in Miami
and WYDT in Naples, Fla. -- will start airing the series
in January, increasing its availability to more than
10 million viewers.
Here are a few pictures from the
set:
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FILM FESTIVAL/BROKEN ON TOUR - BROKEN
has been invited to ScreamFEST
2005 Horror Festival in Coral Springs, FL on October
14-15-16 ! - 3 Days of Monsters, Music, and Mayhem
! The Largest Horror Event in
Florida! Get ready for Florida's largest horror
convention... brought to you by Spooky Empire. It's
the 3rd Annual Screamfest 2005, and this year promises
to be larger than ever! We are bringing Screamfest to
a new level with more celebrities, more movies, more
music, and more exhibitors than ever before, and all
that in a brand new location and a new date!
The place is sure to be filled with some of the biggest
celebrities in Horror, the best Horror writers and
Artists ! There will be unique seminars, live
music throughout the weekend, some of the greatest
independent filmmakers and their films, a larger dealer
room than ever before, special
fx artists, classic movies, and many other surprises
to be announced.The doors will open Friday night,
the 14th at 6pm, and the live music will begin to get
the weekend started. Saturday morning, the 15th, doors
will open at 11am. The con will run all through the
night until Sunday morning when doors open again at
11am. Here is a list of events: EVENTS
Ticket price for Screamfest is $20.00. This will get
you an entire weekend pass! We don't want you to miss
a thing!
It will be held at:
Coral Springs Marriott
11775 Heron Bay Blvd, Coral Springs
Florida, 33076
For directions call: 800-311-8018 or goto to: MARRIOTT
For more info on the ScreamFEST
2005 Horror Festival goto: ScreamFEST
2005
October 14-15-16 ! - BROKEN will
be screening on Sat and Sunday (15th & 16th) with
a Q & A after each screening. BROKEN will also have
a table at the convention selling BROKEN
at an event discount of $15.00!!!! Also posters,
contests and much more. We will also have some of the
BROKEN cast there and both Jorge and Alex will be there
as well ; ) See you there!
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BROKEN
ON TOUR - We just finished lecturing
at FAU (Florida Alantic
University) and addressed the Visual
Effects/Computer Animation Program there. The students
were AMAZING! They asked a ton of GREAT questions and
the sparkle has not yet left there eye ; ) Thanks goes
out to FAU, Dan Cregan and all the students that made
it an enjoyable event! Thank you for having us! Click
below to see some of the shots:
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9.28.05
BROKEN SCREENING -
IndieClub of Miami
invited BROKEN to screen at the Miami
Globe Theater on Calle Echo. This screening
for a charity event for Hurricane
Relief. It was a sucess! Indieclub:
If you have a passion for making movies using film or
video and are looking for others who have similar interests
then you have come to the right place. This is the premier
site for networking others with the same interests whether
your interests lie in the acting, directing, producing,
writing, lighting or any other skill or desire that
is associated with making great film or video.
For more info: www.indieclub.com
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9.27.04
BROKEN
ON TOUR: BROKEN
is on the move again. Alex & Jorge will be speaking
FAU (Florida Alantic University)
on Wednesday Oct. 5th at 1PM. They will be addressing
a the Visual Effects/Computer Animation Program. We will
update you next week and tell you how it went.
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8.30.05
HD FEST - Some
of the BROKEN VFX Production
Team (Dan Cregan, Sean Falcon, & Ken Robkin)
will be speaking at HDFest in South Florida in "Animation
and Effects for Independent HD Films". They will
be selling the BROKEN DVD at an Event Discount.
The panel discussions will be taking place Saturday
September 10th from 2pm-4:30pm at The Digital Media Arts
College, 3785 North Federal Highway. Admission to all
panels is $10. The panels will be followed by a free reception
sponsored by The Digital Media Arts College.
2pm-3pm "Animation and Effects for Independent HD
Films" Panelist
Biographies
The use of High Definition Video by independent filmmakers
has implications for how animation and visual effects
are created for these productions. This panel presented
by Digital Media Arts College will bring together animators
and compositors to discuss how CG artists must adapt to
these new standards in order to produce stunning computer
generated animation and visual effects for independent
HD films.
For more info goto: HDFEST
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8.29.05
Full Sail: Real World Education
- Dave Franko the Director of the Film
Program at Full Sail located in Winter
Park, FL invited us to speak about BROKEN and had a screening
of the short. We also did an entertaining presentation
of the BROKEN: Special Edition DVD.
Here is a bit about
Full Sail (BTW, Alex Ferrari graduated from the school
in 1995):
"As they say in film schools across the country
(and we're paraphrasing), "Anyone can make a better
movie than Battlefield Earth." Ok, they might not
really say that, but if you've been looking for a college
that can show you how, welcome to Full Sail.
Full Sail's Film Degree Program covers the entire filmmaking
experience, as you work with students united by their
love of movies. Over the course of 12 months, our experienced,
professional staff will show how to execute every position
on a film production – from director, cinematographer,
and producer, to key grip, set dresser, and electrician…
and yes, even the best boy.
And the whole time, you'll be using these newfound skills
to actually create films. Full Sail students work in
groups that emulate a real world production crew, while
shooting their projects with digital cameras, 16mm cameras,
and professional 35mm film cameras like the Arricam
Studio and Arricam Lite.
The Film Degree Program may be taken by itself and,
upon successful completion, will result in an Associate
of Science Degree. The Entertainment Business curriculum
may be taken in addition to Film and will result in
a Bachelor of Science Degree when both are completed."
For more info on the
school contact: Full
Sail: Real World Education or call 1-800-CAN-ROCK
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8.25.05
LA Short Film Festival -
The BROKEN Team will be attending the Los
Angeles International Short Film Festival
Friday September 9th, at 5:30 PM in the ArcLight
Cinemas in Hollywood, Theatre 13. and will
be having a Q & A after the screening. Also, we
will be selling the BROKEN:
Special Edition DVD at a Festival Discount.
Come by and see us. For tickets contact:
LA
Short Film Festival
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7.25.05
Palm Beach Film School
- Jim York the Director of the Palm
Beach Film School located in West Palm
Beach, FL invited Director Alex Ferrari to speak about
BROKEN and the upcoming BROKEN: Special Edition
DVD.
For more info on the
school contact: Palm
Beach Film School or call 561-242-9190
