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July 10, 2011
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Gateway Macon Announces Macon Shorts Film Competition Finalists
MACON, GA – Lights! Camera! Action! Gateway Macon is pleased to announce the three finalists of their Macon Shorts film competition. Each project will be awarded $3,000 to go toward the production of their 5-10 minute short film.
They are “Superhero” by Kristen Wright (in association with Jeff Shipman) of Atlanta, GA; “The Razzle” by Joseph Guay of Atlanta, GA; and “Final Acts” by James Kicklighter of Savannah, GA.
The selected films will be shot in and around Macon during July, August and September. The three films will be judged by film industry professionals during the month of October. A red carpet premiere will take place in November where the final awards will be presented. The Macon Shorts First Place winner will receive $3,000, Runner Up will receive $2,000 and Honorable Mention will receive $1,000.
A long list of Macon locations will be used in the films. The filmmakers are also looking to cast a number of the parts in the films from Macon’s abundant pool of local talent.
The three finalists will submit their shorts to film festivals
around the country. Credits in the three final films will include an acknowledgement of the Gateway Macon Initiative as a presenting producer, list the gatewaymacon.org website and state ‘Filmed entirely on location in Macon, Georgia – For more information, contact the Macon Film Commission.”
Superhero, Kristen Wright (Atlanta)
Synopsis:
“Superhero” follows the story of Margot, a young girl coping with the death of her parents by wearing a homemade Superwoman costume. She doesn’t know exactly when she started wearing the costume or why it makes her feel better, but somehow it has become her new skin. With the help of a few friends, and a unique comic book club, Margot takes her first steps back into the real world; and finds a new costume to wear.
Biography:
Kristin Wright Is an accomplished director, actor, and published writer with degrees in Theater and Speech Communications from the University of Georgia. She currently pairs filmmaking with her day job at Habitat For Humanity International Headquarters in Atlanta, GA.
The Razzle, Joseph Guay (Atlanta)
Synopsis:
“The Razzle” is a true story about 3 generations of Street Gamblers
with an illegal game, made up of only 8 marbles and a wood box, that generated millions of dollars for street grifters and gambling agents from 1952 until today.
Biography:
Joseph Guay is an Atlanta-based artist and photographer. His large format photography has also been featured in the The American Music Awards, Bravo Television Network and the Farrelly Brothers’ feature Film Hall Pass with Owen Wilson. He has photographed Elton John & Leon Russell for Rolling Stone Magazine, art directed and photographed the rock band Collective Soul’s 8th studio album and has been the assistant-curator of the Sir Elton John Photography Collection for the last three years.
Final Acts, James Kicklighter (Savannah)
Synopsis:
“Final Acts” is the story of a revered actress’ return to her roots as seen through the lens of an aspiring filmmaker, exploring the tenuous relationship between life and performance.
Biography:
James Kicklighter is the Co‐Chairman of JamesWorks Entertainment, recently featured in the Examiner.com’s “Top CEOs Under 25” series, and was a screener for the 2009 International Documentary Association’s Distinguished Feature Award. His most recent film Followed, shot in Macon, Georgia is now on the film festival circuit. The film recently won the Audience Choice Award at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth.
Gateway Macon Initiative’s mission is a community collaboration of 30+ organizations that are collectively promoting Macon, Georgia’s creative edge, uncommon spaces and unique opportunities. Funding of the innovative initiative by the Peyton Anderson Foundation was announced October 1, 2010. A primary goal is to connect efforts to promote Macon to a regional, statewide and national audience. The Gateway Initiative is a multifaceted, highly strategic plan of work that builds on the momentum of existing efforts among the community’s diverse organizations to encourage investment and promote Macon’s sites, events, cultural scene, livability and affordability.
For More Information on the Gateway Initiative Contact:
Beth Dunwody
The Gateway Initiative
577 Mulberry Suite 830
Macon, Georgia 31201
478.314.2231
beth@gatewaymacon.org
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