For several of the filmmakers, last night was a clear sign that they should keeping following their dreams. Gabriella Loutfi of Richmond won the award for Best New Filmmaker for her short, “Apartment 7.” The 22-year-old enrolled in the New York Film Academy after graduating from Fordham University.
“I was a little scared to go into film because I knew there’s sacrifices. But I went ahead 500 percent and look at me now,” she said, beaming. “This is like out of this world for me.”
And the complete list of winners is:
Best Picture: “The Crimson Mask”;
Audience Choice Feature: “Cropsey”;
Audience Choice Short: “Waiting for…Budd”;
Best Director: Elizabeth Page for “The Pilgrim”;
Best Actress: Maria Rusolo in “Withdrawl”;
Best Actor: Trevor St. John in “The Art of Getting Over It”;
Best Suspense and Thriller: “Mourning on Charlotte Street”;
Best Comedic Feature: “Randal and Simon’s Big Damn Movie”;
Best Documentary Feature: “Warrior Champions”;
Best Dramatic Feature: “Friends and Lovers”;
Best New Filmmaker: Gabriella Loutfi for “Apartment 7″;
Best Documentary Short: “M.U.R.A.L.”;
Best Comedic Short: “Me, Myself and Your Husband”;
Best Dramatic Short: “The Happy High Laughter Club”;
Best Short: “The New True, Charlie Wu”;
Best Staten Island Local Film: “17 to Midnight”;
Best Short Screenplay: “Chase Thompson, A Film by Chase Thompson”;
Best Feature Screenplay: “The Scientist”;
Best Cinematography “Chase Thompson, A Film by Chase Thompson” and
Best Film Editing: “The Crimson Mask.”
Last week AWE (The Staten Island Advance’s weekly entertainment pullout section) ran a piece about Rich Russo and his involvement in the Staten Island music scene over the course of the past year. The piece, written by Ben Johnson, struck a nerve with island residents and was the 2nd most commented article on the site the day it was released. The article featured a quote from yours truly. Check out what I said, and read the entire piece here.
If you’re interested in reading the entire statement I emailed to Ben, I’ve posted it after the Jump. [click to continue…]
A few weeks back I was asked to take a couple of photos for The Mazzei Group, as they did work for Construction Intervention. I’m not in love with these photos, but I did take the time to go shoot them.. during a snowstorm, so i’m going to let the internets have them and do what they want with them.
Why only 5 photos? Apparently the producers didn’t take kindly to my camera’s flash during their taping… and I was literally kicked off set. LOL, I can now put a check next to “get kicked off Discovery Channel set” on my bucket list.
A little while back I designed this little contact form as part of a build NB Technologies did for my boss as an add-on to his website for Chez Vous Caterers and Party Rentals. The contest is designed so that users and connect their submission to Twitter and Facebook, spreading word of the contest to all of their online friends.
The DAPS boys and I have been working with (101.9RXP DJ) Rich Russo for a few months now; Knowing it was my birthday weekend Rich offered to play any song I chose on his show “Anything, Anything” which airs Sunday Nights from 9-11pm on RXP. After seriously considering my options for about a week I made a decision I was confident in.
Things I considered included requesting something that didn’t belong on a rock station like say, Will Smith, or something local that might not get attention, like a VF_DOS_, or going with something sentimental like Spoon’s “The Underdog” which had also been played at my request by WSIA DJ Andrew DiLorenzo when DAPS first started.
Ultimately I decided I’d rather use my selection to help promote my friends in No Standards, who were recently robbed. These dudes work really hard and deserved some shine on a station with some range. In the clip below, Rich first plays No Standards’ sole original track “Save Me” then goes on to talk about the band and wish me a happy birthday, Thanks Rich!
A little while back, Emilio asked Carlo and I to whip up a little highlight reel from the footage he’s accumulated over the past 2 years of working with DAPS. We decided to let his interview speak for themselves without too much fancy editing or graphics (Tho I fully intend on getting a little fancy next time)
My friend Sean Lynch, aka Kidd Future, runs a “Culture Blog” which we found interesting enough to take on as a project, I think it’s got a ton of potential.
Check out this screenshot of the new KiddFuture.com homepage. Carlo built out the Theme in Wordpress partially based on a sketch i did while on vacation in Florida. We make a pretty kick ass team, and that’s one of many reasons NB Technologies is a name to remember in 2010. I later configured Intense Debate comments which allows users to connect to the blog using their Twitter or Facebook accounts, which is a pretty kick ass feature.
You can see the old Kidd Future blog here, until this new one is live. I’m pretty excited and proud of the work that we’ve been doing for the DAPS network.
I’ll keep you updated on the launch when it happens.
It’s been another whole year writing DAPS posts and doing DAPS stuffs. I know the year isn’t over yet, but I’m guessing this list will more or less stay the same. Like all other bloggers I have a special connection with a select few posts which I’ve written. Here are my favs from this past year in an easy to read countdown form…
Hours before her impressive performance at the VMAs, I decided that I needed to inform the masses that Lady GaGa wasn’t the spectacle that she seemed to be on the surface. I did some research and learned some new information, which i passed on. I really enjoy writing posts where I actually learn something.
At a loss for what to post in my required WWYLS, Carlo pushed me to just write something. That something became my single best opportunity to “stick it to” the arrogant Yankee fans in New York. While the Yanks were in the middle of a World Series run, I knew that the post would have to be good. More important than good, the post would need to be factual. I was able to gather some of the best ammo any Mets fan like myself would ever need… take that Yankee fans.
The IMDB submission for 17 to Midnight went through and I’m official on the database. That’s kind of exciting, check out the screenshot below:
In a much less serious note, after watching The Fifth Element with some friends, I was shocked to find that there was no representation of the “Smoke You” scene on the internets. Being the Film/Internet historian that I am, I decided to contribute this:
Growing up, we’re taught that opportunities only come in quick heroic moments that are obviously important. This is untrue. The sad fact is that most opportunities play out over long periods of time. We miss these chances because we we’re never taught to look out for them.
Was going through my work computer and I came across a couple of photos that I took at this year’s Siren Festival for Dock Street.com and CVParties.com. Because my company was providing the backstage accommodations, DAPS’ FLAM and I we’re given All-Access laminates and roamed the land.
I’m not sure what happened to all of the photos that I took, but here’s a small sample of my work from that day. Most of the photos are of Oliver Ackermann of A Place to Bury Strangers, which was the only band I jumped in the photo pit for. Enjoy… I did!
CVParties.com, is really coming along as something I’m kinda proud of… Check out the progress! Still gotta do some cleanup on the menu system, and get some copy on there… but all in all, i’m pretty happy with it!
Got this email from my friend, director Nick Caccese:
The music video for the Avon Junkies’ “Bullshit”, will be screening at a festival in the city this Friday. Forward to others who were involved and/or would like to possibly attend. Link to the main page is below.
Very exciting to have a video that I produced (for the Avon Junkies track “Bullshit”) screened in a film festival. The fest is being run by the Guild of Italian American actors (so I guess they realized Emilio Sparks had a cameo lol)
We’ll be screened in the block of “All music videos, music-themed movies, plus some darker fiction” on Friday Oct 2nd between 7-10pm. You can check out the entire list of films here, and you can watch the video below.
Chris Olivieri is a co-founder of Dog And Pony Show & NB Technologies who loves to share interesting & useful web stuffs. I'm also a Media genius ENTP Mets/Simpsons fan with A.D.D.
Hours before her impressive performance at the VMAs, I decided that I needed to inform the masses that Lady GaGa wasn’t the spectacle that she seemed to be on the surface. I did some research and learned some new information, which i passed on. I really enjoy writing posts where I actually learn something.
