We are proud to announce that AP has won Miglior Corto Straniero at the Rome Independent Film Festival.

Thank you Italy!

So here’s me in an interview IN THE MORNING, with the most rapid-fire questioning I’ve ever had. I don’t think I took a breath.

Hey all – we hope to see you at one of our upcoming screening events!
Check our FACEBOOK FAN PAGE or the Festival Program for specific screening times and venues!

Cleveland Int’l Film Festival Mar.18-28 (Academy Sanctioned)
Bradford Int’l Film Fest (UK) Mar.18th-28th
Vail Film Festival Apr.1st-4th
Rome Independent Film Festival Apr.8th-16th
Florida Film Festival Apr.9th-18th (Academy Sanctioned)
Atlanta Film Festival Apr.22nd (Academy Sanctioned)
Sacramento Int’l Film Festival Apr.17th-25th
Minneapolis/St. Paul Film Festival – April 22nd
Newport Beach Film Festival – April 28th
Seattle Film Festival – May 21st-23rd
New York Kicking & Screening June 1st-5th

Hey all. Just got this link from one of our on set photographers. Check out a cold November day on our shoot.
Thank you Carolyn Stampeen!

Just a reminder here to please join our Facebook Fan Page for frequent festival & screening updates, photos, and all sorts of other stuff.

Hey – great interview here with producers Marsha Trainer & Jillian Nodland. Also, a 2 minute clip of the opening of the film. Check it out!

Thank you to our tenacious publicist Sarah Shamla at Tunheim partners for lining this one up!

Next local screening is this Sunday March 14th at the Walker Art Center for the Minnesota Chapter of Women In Film and Television.
Sunday, March 14, 20101:00 pmCinema$8 ($6 Walker and WIFTI Members) Cinephile’s special: See 5 films for the price of 3 for $24 ($18 Walker members). Availalble through the box office at 612.375.7600.

Producers Marsha Trainer, Jillian Nodland will be in attendance for Q&A.

Hey all.

If you’re interested in seeing the film, and you live in Minneapolis area, and you have $10, you are welcome to join us for a screening in Melby Hall at Augsburg College, this Saturday March 6th at 3:00pm. All part of the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.

Sedona International Film Festival award winners
More Than 9,000 Film Fans Break Attendance Record

SEDONA, AZ – (March 3, 2010) – Record-breaking crowds attending the 2010 Sedona International Film Festival chose Prayers For Peace, Ana’s Playground and Hachiko: A Dog’s Story as their choice for top films.

More than 9,000 film fans filled seats in front of six screens at Harkins Theatres and three off-site locations over ten days during the 17th annual Festival. Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, who packed two venues for his “conversations” in addition to those attending screenings of three of his films, was honored for his impact on documentary filmmaking.

In addition, among the artists attending the Festival were Doris Roberts, Richard Schiff, Tim Daly, Jamey Sheridan, James Karan, James Keach, David Rasche, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

Prayers for Peace, an 8-minute dramatic short film using stop-motion animation of images from a soldier’s laptop that was returned to his family after his death in Najaf, Iraq, took both the Director’s Choice and Audience Choice Awards for Best Animated Film. Dustin Grella wrote, produced and directed the film.

Ana’s Playground, a 23-minute dramatic short film from director Eric D. Howell depicting “just another day” for children surrounded by armed conflict, won the Audience Choice Award for Best Short Film and the Director’s Choice Best International Spirit Award.

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story, produced and starring Richard Gere in a heartwarming story adapted from a Japanese tale about a loyal dog named Hachiko, was named Best Feature Film in a vote of audience members.

Hey all. Mary Jo and I had a fantastic experience at the Sedona Film Festival this weekend. As we celebrated out 7th wedding anniversary we got to be part of the ‘love of film’ fest going on in Sedona. A huge Thank You to the entire town for making us feel beyond welcome – we felt like family.

We also had the privilege of receiving not one, but two awards. The International Spirit Award, and the Audience Choice Award. These two pieces of recognition summarize everything I was shooting for with this film – I wanted to connect with an audience about an issue that affects the world. Thank you for noticing these efforts Sedona!