Production Calls
- 02/05/12
- Casting Call!Courtesy of Tom Garrett, University of Tampa: EXTRA...EXTRA ...Seeking EXTRAS for a SAG FILM 'Spring Breakers' shooting in area beginning Early March through mid April. Looking for "spring break" college types. Especially looking for men and women who are comfortable in swimsuit attire. Must look 18-25. This will be a very fun project w/ director Harmony Korine.The film stars James Franco, Vanessa Hudgins, and Selena Gomez and more Please e-mail and attach a clear photo of yourself. *Swimsuit photos a plus! PUT IN SUBJECT LINE: Name/ Male or Female/ Age PUT IN BODY of E-MAIL: Your Phone Number/ E-mail and Sizes. Please send info to: springbreakersextras@gmail.com Thanks Tom!
- 01/31/12
- Actor, Actress Needed for Fox News bit
A message to all members of Sarasota Film Network
Need actor and actress for a FOX News bit on Wednesday morning at 10am. Be on the NEWS!!!!
Ages 18-25
Send headshots and resumes to
spitballfrenzy@gmail.com
Source:Dayle Hoffmann posted in STRICTLY Sarasota* Bradenton Film, TV & Music Network. - 01/27/12
- Diamonds Along the Highway Debut
Local Production Debut
'Diamonds' showcases Florida's undiscovered gems
Tbo.com
... locally-produced series that tells stories of Florida people and places. ... Mollasis, a Sarasota-based author and longtime host of a live cable TV show ...'Diamonds Along the Highway' focuses on finds in Florida
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
It's been almost exactly two years since two Sarasota men pitched their idea for a documentary series focusing on the people, places and history of Florida to WEDU, the public television station in Tampa. Thursday, the first of five episodes of ...
See all stories on this topic » - 01/27/12
- Female Actress Needed
Lightray Media is looking for a Female actress around 25 - 35 years old for a video shoot.
This video will require talent to present a golf training product in front of a green screen, and discuss the benefits of using the system. Products will appear as 3D animations
behind talent as she explains how the system works together as a whole.
They are looking at filming in the next two weeks.
*****Please contact Lightray Media directly at:
Rick Montgomery Art Director/Principal, Lightray Media
Tel: (941) 961-0337
lightraymedia@gmail.com
www.lightraymedia.com - 01/27/12
- One Night Only 2-20-12 Fundraiser
ONE NIGHT ONLY: Don’t miss "A Chorus Line" worth of FUN at the "T&A SOIREE" Fundraiser for The Players Theater, starring the film and TV actress who made that musical number sizzle in the movie: Audrey Landers! Plus performances by sister Judy, mother Ruth and upcoming teen heartthrob sensation, son Daniel Landers – PLUS performances by the Players cast from “A Chorus Line” – ONE NIGHT ONLY, February 20th – call to RSVP NOW: 941-365-2494
- 01/11/12
- SCFEO January 2012 Film Mixer
Special Thanksto our 1-24-12
Mixer Sponsor
Hilton Garden Inn
Sarasota-Bradenton Airport
8270 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34243 - 12/30/11
- TV ME! DEADLINE EXTENDED DUE TO REQUESTS!!!
TV ME! entries may now be submitted up to January 31st, due to numerous requests we have received about the holidays "cutting short" the opportunity to submit! Thank you for your interest, and please contact us with any questions or if you need assistance: email tina@filmsarasota.com or call toll-free long distance, 888-765-5777 and ask for Tina.
- 12/29/11
- Grand Prize Expanded for 2012!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATE 12/30/11:
Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office
“TV ME!” Pitch/Concept Contest for New Television Content Extends Period for Submissions to 1/31/12 and expands Grand Prize package
Sarasota, FL – The Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO) nationwide 2012 TV ME! Contest -- an innovative writers’ competition seeking fresh, creative content idea "pitches" for television programming -- will now accept entries through January 31, 2011. Submission instructions and prize information are available online at www.filmsarasota.com/tv-me-contestAlso, the Grand Prize Winner (GPW) award has been expanded to include all-access participation at the Los Angeles "InkTip Pitching & Networking Summit" in addition to the award benefits noted below.
There are ten chances to win recognition and prizes in the event. Each of three categories noted below will have a first, second and third prize winner, and a Grand Prize winner will be selected for the best entry across all categories. Depending upon position won, awards can include trophies, cash awards and gifts from sponsors, and the SCFEO will submit first-place winning concepts electronically to executives and decision-makers in the television industry for consideration. The GPW across all categories receives all of the prizes won by the three category first place winners, plus the grand prize of an escorted trip to Los Angeles California to “pitch” in person to a select group of industry professionals in private meetings. All of the ten winners are invited to be present at a press conference announcing their achievements followed by an awards luncheon.
The grand prize winner of the 2011 TV ME! Contest was escorted to one-on-one meetings in Los Angeles to pitch and promote his concepts and talent, and met with executives from SYFY Channel, ABC Television, USA Networks, CBS, Disney, Sony Pictures Television, and other notable industry executives.
TV ME! 2012 promises to be an equally dynamic experience for creative contestants who believe they have the next new, bold, bright or off-beat idea for television, Corcoran says. This opens up a world of opportunity to great ideas without the necessity of voluminous scripts.
Individuals and creative teams can compete for awards and prizes in three different categories:• scripted series (from comedy to drama, animated to children’s programs, science fiction to hybrids and other genres of recurring and/or series television);
• unscripted/partially scripted (reality programs, game shows, demonstration/training programs such as cooking, crafts, skills, documentary, interview and expose programs, etc.); and
• one-offs (single standalone programs such as a mini-series , a movie-of-the-week, an award or sporting event, a special televised gala, benefit, tribute, fundraiser, concert, staged performance, etc.).To enter or obtain more details, visit http://www.filmsarsota.com/tv-me-contest or send email to request information: Tina@filmsarasota.com .
# # # - 12/15/11
- Film Offices Holiday Hours
Happy Holiday's to everyone!
Film Office Holiday Hours
The office will close December 23rd at noon and re-open December 27th at 8:00 a.m.We also will close December 30th at 2:00 p.m. and re-open January 3rd, 2012.
We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season and a prosperous 2012!
- 06/15/11
- New Sarasota County Incentives For Filming
Check out the new "Local" Sarasota County Incentives Available!!!
- 06/01/11
- Sarasota County’s TV ME! Pitch Contest Winner Meets with Hollywood Execs
Contact:
Donna Carden, Corporate Relations Director, Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County
(941) 309-1200 ext. 106 dcarden@edcsarasotacounty.com
Sarasota resident Austin McKinley takes his original TV concept to in-person pitch sessions in Los Angeles
SARASOTA, Fla. (June 1, 2011) Austin McKinley’s dream of forging relationships with key individuals in the television and film industry is coming closer to reality this week. McKinley, the grand prize winner in the inaugural Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO) “TV ME!” pitch contest, is meeting with film and television executives in Los Angeles as part of his prize package.
McKinley, a Sarasota resident, won three of 12 honors awarded through the contest, which garnered 250 entries from around the country. In addition to the grand prize for his dramedy television series treatment “Quixotic,” McKinley also earned first place in the scripted category for his sitcom pitch “Local Access,” and third place in the one-off category with a sci-fi, made-for-TV movie pitch “Quintessence.”
“I am tremendously grateful for this opportunity and am blown away by the quality of meetings the Film Office has arranged for me,” said McKinley. “I can’t imagine how many years it would have taken for me to open these doors for myself, even if that were possible.”
“We are proud and privileged to host Austin at these meetings with some amazing and influential decision-makers in the industry,” said Jeanne Corcoran, director of the SCFEO, a division of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County (EDC). “This is what creative people who want to ‘break into the industry’ dream of: access and personal contact. It’s essential to developing a career in this field.”
The SCFEO arranged meetings for McKinley with executives from the SYFY Channel, USA Networks, Disney Studios, Stargate Studios, Sony Pictures Television, CBS Television and Zoo Productions. In addition, McKinley will attend the annual Association of Film Commissioners International “Locations” conference associated with the Producers Guild of America “Produced By” Conference, which is a major entertainment industry event held on the lot at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank.
Numerous sponsors and community organizations helped make the TV ME! contest a reality. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County provided a $3,500 grant to the Economic Development Foundation for the SCFEO’s “Incubating Creativity and Content in Sarasota County” initiative. The grant was a key resource for implementing the TV ME! contest.
In addition to the Los Angeles trip, as the grand prize winner, McKinley also received:
• A $7,500 production grant from Sanborn Studios to create a two-minute demo video of the winning concept, and a behind-the-scenes tour in Hollywood hosted by Sanborn’s Los Angeles office representative;
• Several practice pitch sessions with professional pitch coaches Jeanne and Mark Simon of “Sell Your TV Concept Now,” in advance of the Hollywood visit;
• A one-hour consultation with each of three Sarasota County intellectual property/entertainment attorneys to discuss IP/legal issues;
• A consultation with two Sarasota County marketing consultants to brainstorm marketing and social-networking strategies;
• A custom-designed TV ME! trophy, plus other gifts and prizes.
The Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO) is a division of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County. It seeks to attract film, television, commercial, documentary and other media production to create content, produce and shoot on location in Sarasota County, as well as to serve the region’s resident production community, improve and expand its resources, provide intergovernmental liaison and proactively market and promote Sarasota County’s assets to the entertainment industry as a whole. The SCFEO is a member in good standing of the Association of Film Commissioners International, Film Florida and other industry organizations. www.filmsarasota.com.
# # # - 04/28/11
- Auditions!
AnythingArts.com - provides great audition links -- Be sure to check the audition pages of local theaters so you don't miss anything (click the theater name): Florida Studio Theatre • The Players Theatre of Sarasota • Manatee Players • The Golden Apple • Island Players
source thanks: Anything Arts.com - 03/29/11
- TVME! Winners Announced!!!!
Contact:
Jeanne Corcoran, Director, SCFEO (941) 309-1200 x 111, jeanne@filmsarasota.com
Sarasota County’s TV ME! Pitch Contest Winners Announced
Sarasota resident Austin McKinley claims grand prize for television series treatment
Sarasota, Fla. – (March 28, 2011) Sarasota resident Austin McKinley’s television series treatment claimed the grand prize in the inaugural Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO) “TV ME!” pitch contest. Contest winners were announced today at a press conference at the Longboat Key Club & Resort.
The event’s surprise “reveal” was that one writer won three of 12 honors. In addition to the grand prize for his dramedy television series treatment “Quixotic,” McKinley also earned first place in the scripted category for his sitcom pitch “Local Access,” and third place in the one-off category with a sci-fi, made-for-TV movie pitch “Quintessence.”
“Each of the 250 entries was judged ‘blind’ to ensure that the judges didn’t know whether the creator was local or out-of-state, man or woman or a writing team, young or old, or any other identifying characteristics that could unfairly influence a judge’s opinion,” said Jeanne Corcoran, director of the SCFEO, a division of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County (EDC).
As the grand prize winner, McKinley will travel to Los Angeles with complimentary airfare, hotel accommodations, ground transportation and meals, and a $350 cash stipend. The SCFEO will host McKinley at meetings with Hollywood decision-makers where he will make an in-person pitch and promote his winning original TV concept.
“It was unexpected that one writer would be outstanding across multiple categories and take several awards,” said Charles Meyer, contest director. “It’s a testament to the winner’s talent. We also far exceeded our expectations on the number of entries in our first year of the contest, and we attracted talent from across the nation.”
The first place winner in the unscripted category was South Orleans, Mass. resident Caroline Gallagher’s “Yes Kids Can” inspirational reality TV pitch. The first place winner in the one-off category was “A Love Worth Waiting For” by Myra Holmes of Anna Maria, Fla.
Entrants from California, Arizona and Nevada, as well as Floridians from Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Homosassa Springs and Boca Raton won second and third place awards in the three categories. Two honorable mention awards were also given in the scripted category. A complete list of winners is available online at http://filmsarasota.com.
Numerous sponsors and community organizations helped make the TV ME! contest a reality. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County provided a $3,500 grant to the Economic Development Foundation for the SCFEO’s “Incubating Creativity and Content in Sarasota County” initiative. The grant was a key resource for implementing the TV ME! contest, said Kathy Baylis, CEO and president of the EDC.
As the grand prize winner, McKinley will also receive:
• A $7,500 production grant from Sanborn Studios to create a two-minute demo video of the winning concept, and a behind-the-scenes tour in Hollywood hosted by Sanborn’s Los Angeles office representative;
• Several practice pitch sessions with professional pitch coaches Jeanne and Mark Simon of “Sell Your TV Concept Now,” in advance of the Hollywood visit;
• A one-hour consultation with each of three Sarasota County intellectual property/entertainment attorneys to discuss IP/legal issues;
• A consultation with two Sarasota County marketing consultants to brainstorm marketing and social-networking strategies;
• A custom-designed TV ME! trophy, plus other gifts and prizes.
Each first place category winner for scripted, unscripted and one-offs received a $250 cash prize, a custom-designed award and other gifts at the event, and will also receive a practice pitch session with the professional pitch coaches. Additionally, the concepts of the first place category winners will be sent to executives and decision-makers in the television industry for consideration. The second and third place winners in each of the three categories received medallions and gift bags.
The press conference was open to the public and was followed by an invitation-only private awards luncheon for the honorees and sponsors, hosted by the Longboat Key Club Resort as the premiere/presenting sponsor of the event.
The Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO) is a division of the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County. It seeks to attract film, television, commercial, documentary and other media production to create content, produce and shoot on location in Sarasota County, as well as to serve the region’s resident production community, improve and expand its resources, provide intergovernmental liaison and proactively market and promote Sarasota County’s assets to the entertainment industry as a whole. The SCFEO is a member in good standing of the Association of Film Commissioners International, Film Florida and other industry organizations. www.filmsarasota.com.
# # #TV ME! 2011
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Quixotic
Austin McKinley
A modern day Don Quixote bets his fortune
to chase American glory days on a motorcycle quest.
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SCRIPTED
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Local Access
Austin McKinley
A misfit crew runs a small-time TV station off the rails - live on air, and out of control!
SECOND PLACE
Midnight Princess
Lee Tidball
A 13 year-old girl struggles to cope with growing up while also learning to deal with the other-worldly powers (and other-worldly enemies) that she’s unwittingly inherited from her estranged father, an alien king on a faraway planet.
THIRD PLACE
Endless Fall
Mike Swain
A 1960s rag-tag bunch of young daredevils risk their lives every weekend creating the new sport of skydiving. It's THE RIGHT STUFF meets AMERICAN GRAFFITI.
UNSCRIPTED - PARTIALLY SCRIPTED
FIRST PLACE WINNER:
Yes Kids Can
Caroline Gallagher
Ordinary kids doing extraordinary things and making a difference in the world inspiring people with the possibility of what young people can do!
SECOND PLACE
The Nearlywed Game
Judy Holman
A boot camp for couples
about to wed.
THIRD PLACE
Whole Wide World
Jeff Zampino
A travel-based reality show involving a revolving cast of 2 college students navigating the world.
ONE-OFF
FIRST PLACE WINNER:
A Love Worth Waiting For
Myra Holmes
A sensuous and provocative love story between a journalist and a nun beginning in Florida, then moving to Albany, N.Y., Nicaragua, and Washington D.C.
SECOND PLACE
Tree of Life
Allen Kretschmar
In a thrilling saga encompassing three separate timelines, saints and sinners race to unlock ancient secrets in their search for the Biblical Tree of Life!
THIRD PLACE
Quintessence
Austin McKinley
A women’s self-defense instructor battles his way through an inter-dimensional fight club to put a stop to the bouts before they destroy time and space.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Doggy Business
Kimberly Newman & Michael Newman
Kim and Mike flee the hustle and bustle of
New York City and gamble their entire life savings
on a hotel for dogs, in a colorful small town.
Baby Shares
VA Goss
A Florida billionaire is running a hedge fund that invests in people’s lives, then regulates them. BabyShares, an episodic drama: They’re betting on our lives.
