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Aleshia Mueller's short documentary, "The Canoe King of Ely," is an official selection of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Ely, MN on July 22nd. Come for the film festival and stay for the Blueberry Arts Festival starting the next day.
http://www.friends-bwca.org/news/2010/06/wild-scenic-film-festival-ely-july-22/

Matt Osterman and Jennifer Kramer's “Phasma Ex Machina,” an independent film written, shot, and produced in the Twin Cities, will have its world premiere on July 16th at the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Fantasia is North America’s largest genre film festival, attracting over 90,000 film-crazy attendees. While seeking to provide audiences with the most intriguing films each year, the buzz-generating festival was home to the North American premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglorious Basterds” in 2009.

“We are honored and thrilled to have our world premiere at Fantasia,” said writer and director Matt Osterman. “We have seen tremendous support from people around the world through our website and we’re excited to present the film to this growing fan base. It’s truly an honor to represent the Minnesota film industry at the festival.” Fans can experience the trailer at www.phasmamovie.com and "Six Questions With," an ongoing series where researchers, educators, ghost hunters, and facilitators working in the paranormal field today were interviewed about their experiences and who they would bring back from the dead.

“We’re proud of how we worked every angle to create the best possible film experience,” said producer Jennifer Kramer. “The ingenuity and hard work employed by our crew and support from our community has allowed us to create this thought-provoking film.” In addition to the world premiere at Fantasia, “Phasma Ex Machina” will also screen at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival (San Francisco), in July and the Twin Cities Film Festival (Minneapolis) in September.

Rosa Maria de la Cueva Peterson’s complex black-and-white images of Minneapolis will be on display in Mayor R.T. Rybak's offices (350 S. 5th St.) from this Friday, May 28 (an opening reception will take place from 3:30-6:00 p.m.) through June 30. Rosa Maria writes, "During the last decade I have taken photographs for a project called The Quotidian: The First Decade of the New Millennium, which includes images from the United States, Canada, Bolivia, Mexico, Kenya, South Africa, India, and Australia. They are quick sketches that reflect how people live, interact, build, work in their surroundings and what it says about class and culture.

"For the images of Minneapolis I have chosen scenes that blend smoothly into the background, scenes that are too familiar for us to notice in our daily lives. A dynamic city is in constant flux. New structures engulf or replace cherished ones. What once seemed discordant becomes iconic. Successful cities bridge old and new, creating a multiplicity of intricate layers that yield a convivial aesthetic speaking of the city's origin and pointing toward the future."

You can now watch and vote for " Tami Tushie's Toys," a short documentary directed by Melody Gilbert and made by "Team Minnesota Docuclubbers," to win the audience award! This doc was made in 5 days as part of the International Documentary Challenge. Go to: http://www.docchallenge.org/2010-Finalists. To rate it, look just under the box where the film is playing and login to vote (be sure to check your email for your voting password before you can vote!) Voting ends June 12! Be sure to leave a comment if you like it.

IFP Member Paul von Stoetzel is directing his most recent theatre production THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT written by German New Wave Film legend Rainer W. Fassbinder which will open Thursday May 20th at Bryant Lake Bowl. Petra von Kant is a very successful career fashion designer with very few friends and a "assistant" she manipulates named Marlene, who never speaks. Petra has divorced her husband and has been in a fairly satisfactory master/slave relationship with her assistant, Marlene, which completely stops when she meets Karin, an awkward and damaged young woman with a long sad history. Petra immediately develops an obsession with Karin and fixates on making the beautiful girl a high fashion model, however, things soon become far more complicated and Petra's history of sadistic relationships soon reemerges.

Thursday May 20th-May 22nd, Thursday May 27th, and Friday May 28th. Doors at 6:00 PM, Show at 7:00. Bryant Lake Bowl Cabaret Theatre, 810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408-2846. $15 at the door, $12 for students, seniors, or with a Fringe Festival Button. for tickets go to; http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/shows/rw-fassbinders-bitter-tears-petra-von-kant.

Wyatt McDill and Megan Huber's Four Boxes will make its World Theatrical Premiere in Duluth at the Zinema 2 Theater May 21st – 27th, 2010. The film will tour nationally in the Fall to coincide with a Halloween release of the DVD, but Duluth will be the first place in America – outside of a festival – to get a peek at the film variously described as "The Blair Witch Project meets YouTube,” and "The sex, lies and videotape of our time.” McDill and Huber say they are thrilled to be debuting their film in Duluth: “We talk to distributors from New York and L.A. and they all know about the Zinema 2 – a truly independent movie theater like Zinema 2 is getting more and more rare. We think Duluth is lucky to have it, and we think we’re lucky to be able to show our film here. We can’t wait.” Four Boxes screens from Friday May 21st through Thursday May 27th at 7:00 pm, at the Zinema 2 Theater: 222 East Superior St. in Duluth – www.zinema2.com. The film’s director and producer will be present for Q and A on Friday the 21st after the screening.

Matt Osterman and Jennifer Kramer are extremely pleased to announce that XYZ Films is attached as their film Phasma Ex Machina's sales representative. Based out of Los Angeles, XYZ Films is a production and sales company focused on all of the major, mini-major and specialty distributors, across all distribution platforms, both domestically and internationally. XYZ has recently inked a deal to produce a heist thriller by Darren Aronofsky and is developing other material culled from their exclusive access to Time Inc. magazine archives. As of today, XYZ is headed to Cannes and will be meeting with foreign sales agents interested in representing Phasma Ex Machina for worldwide distribution.

They’ve created a special section on our website called “Ghosts 101.” Read about prevailing theories, famous ghost hunters, and their own interview series with interesting researchers and ghost hunters working in the paranormal field today. Here’s a link to their “6 Questions” series.

Matt Cici has released the Lt. Phillip Richter Character Trailer and synopsis for his film Lambent Fuse across the web. If you're interested in crewing or know someone who may want to work on Lambent Fuse, visit: http://www.lambentfuse.com/Jobs and apply!

A Peace of My Mind is a documentary by Minneapolis photographer John Noltner that combines oral histories and portraiture to explore the meaning of peace and to foster public dialogue about the issue. This month the project is competing for a $50,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh America program, and the winners will be determined by popular vote. Funding would help produce a traveling exhibit from the body of work, and develop a series of public events to encourage community-based conversations about issues related to peace. Please vote to fund this grassroots project at http://www.refresheverything.com/apeaceofmymind More information about A Peace of My Mind can be found at
http://apeaceofmymind.net

Darn Good Documentaries is pleased to support the Minnesota premiere of the award-winning documentary TAPPED at the Riverview Theater in Minneapolis on Thursday, May 20th, at 5:30 pm. TAPPED is about the realities of the bottled water industry and its impact on our health and the planet. This fundraising event will support Great River School, Minnesota's first public Montessori/IB charter junior and senior high school AND the Friends of the MIssissippi River. The MIssissippi Market Natural Foods Co-op is also a sponsor. Tickets are $5 and will be available for pre-sale at www.greatriverschool.org and at the box office at the screening (cash only). There will be a short Q and A after the screening. IFP members Jan Selby and Melody Gilbert are excited to bring TAPPED to the Twin Cities. Come learn what is really going on with our water! For more information about the film, visit www.tappedthemovie.com. For more information about Darn Good Documentaries, visit www.darngooddocs.com.

IFP member Dan Hirsch’s short film The Little Acorn continues to screen at festivals nationally. After closing the Fort Lauderdale International Festival, The Little Acorn will screen next at the upcoming Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida, marking its 10th festival appearance to date. www.thelittleacornfilm.com.

The Star-Tribune ran an article about Melody Gilbert's documentary FRITZ: The Walter Mondale Story.

After a year of touring international film festivals from Ireland to Germany, Dawn Mikkelson's The Red Tail is now available to the general public through Amazon Video on Demand. "As independent documentary filmmakers in a new age of film distribution, we are thrilled to share The Red Tail with the general public," says Mikkelson, (Mikkelson partnered with Director Melissa Koch on this film).

Mikkelson says, "Our release on Amazon Video on Demand is the internet equivalent to a full theatrical release for a Hollywood film. This is such an exciting time for independent filmmakers, as the way audiences consume film is reinvented and independent films like The Red Tail are available to viewers around the world who wouldn't normally have the opportunity to see films like this outside of the festival circuit." See film Official Trailer at http://www.redtailmovie.com/page15/trailer.html

Sam Thompson announces the Living Arrangements DVD Release & Werewolf Prevention Video Series Release: Living Arrangements is now available on DVD only from www.LivingArrangementsMovie.com. Living Arrangements is about a vegan couple Sasha and Billie who move into a new apartment and find a werewolf living in their attic. Starring Joe Noreen, Alexandra Glad and Mark Borchardt. Featuring Original Music by Mark Mallman. Order now and receive your DVD in a promotional meat-tray! Featuring Music by: A Paper Cup Band, Best Friends Forever, CVS Trio, Sleeping in the Aviary and T-Veno. "Sam Thompson's deadpan farce is as delicious as a sip of free-trade coffee, as ironic as a vintage t-shirt, and as zippy as a Prius. 3 out of 4 stars." -Colin Covert, Star Tribune

In conjunction with the DVD release, Astrix Home Video (a leading provider of instructional videos) has released its FREE video series, "Werewolf Prevention and Protection," hosted by David Jansen. Please see visit their blog and share this information with anyone you know who may have a werewolf living in their home. Thank you. www.WerewolfPreventionvideos.wordpress.com