Thrilled to announce Yolonda Ross (most recently seen in HBO’s Phil Spector, and Treme), has signed on to play Auntie Sunday in the new Powder Room Films production, AFRONAUTS by Frances Bodomo.
“Film: ‘Afronauts’ What Became of the Zambian Space Program?” by Derica Shields
“Boneshaker”, the previous short film from “Afronauts” director Frances Bodomo continues festival run at SXSW next week (after premiering at Sundance 2013 and playing at Pan African film festival).
Happy to announce that Pen Pal (directed by Brooke Goldfinch) is continuing its festival run at Glasgow Film Festival, having premiered last year at Edinburgh International Film Festival, and Cucalorus Film Festival.
http://www.glasgowfilm.org/festival/information/festivals_within_the_festivals
Jan 21st, 2013: At the Film Independent Party in Park City
Had fun chatting with fellow NYU Grad Film buddy Liam Brady (Chief Operating Officer for Seed & Spark) and CEO/Founder Seed & Spark Emily Best, who ambushed me for a quick 15 seconds on ‘what is independent film?’ for their twitter followers, so here it is.. a bit silly, but enjoy..
Seed & Spark: Seed and Spark is an one-stop shop where filmmakers can crowdfund, distribute, and interact with their audience and the broader independent film community.
Shorts 4 of Slamdance Film Festival
“37″ screened and was followed by Q&A with Writer/Director Puk Grasten and Producer Isabella Wing-Davey.
Puk Grasten (Writer/Director), Isabella Wing-Davey (Producer)
37 is playing in Shorts 4 at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Jan 2013.
Mugshots were immediately taken of all the filmmakers as they arrived..
Puk Grasten (writer/director)
Isabella Wing-Davey (Producer)
We’re thrilled to announce that “37″, Written and Directed by Puk Grasten, Produced by Isabella Wing-Davey, will play as part of the LIVE ACTION SHORTS competition at Slamdance Film Festival in Park City in January 2013.
See you in Park City in Jan 2013!
Isabella Wing-Davey and Charles Rogers were 2 of 3 filmmakers from NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film Program sent to Helsinki to represent the program, screen their films and take part in The Helsinki Educational Film Festival 2013 (Illumination 2013).
The festival included film screenings and workshops with the three other film schools present: ELO (Helsinki Film School), RITS (Brussels film school) and The Norweigan Film School.
Part of the festival involved a workshop based on Dogville, creating scenes in black box environment, these were devised by students from all the film schools, working together. Wing-Davey and Rogers co-directed for their group, working with Finnish Actors.
Proud to have Oysters screen somewhere hot and sunny at Bahamas International Film Festival…right on the heels of it’s screening at Illumination 2013 in Helsinki, Finland (not so sunny or so warm).
Isabella Wing-Davey, Charles Rogers doing Q&A at ILLUMINATION 2013 screening of their pre-thesis films in Helsinki Finland.
From left: Lia Johnson, Isabella Wing-Davey, Charles Rogers, Shiva Bajpai, Gerald Crump
Very excited that Pen Pal will be screening at Cucalorus Film Festival this year, and both the Director (Brooke Goldfinch) and Producer (Isabella Wing-Davey) will be there to attend some of the screenings.
Pen Pal is screening as part of Bodak Shorts- dramatic
Thursday November 8th: 10.15pm @Jengo’s playhouse
Saturday November 10th: 10.30am @Jengo’s playhouse
ALSO SCREENING WITH THE FEATURE, See Girl Run by Nate Meyer
Friday Nov 9th, 7pm @ City Stage
Saturday Nov 10th, 1.15pm @ Thalian Black
Thrilled to be heading to Colombia, Missouri for the 5th Annual Citizen Jane Film Festival, where CANDLESTICKS will be playing as part of the “Love” shorts section: new and independent takes on the Hollywood portrayal of love.
Screening Saturday 8pm @ The Warehouse and Sunday 12 noon @ The Warehouse.
October 11th: wrapped principal photography on So You’ve Grown Attached.
One of the best props of the movie has got to be this amazing cake created by Mimi Bai (Production Designer) and Jen Overstreet (Art Director).
All the cast and crew signed it, and Madeleine Connor, our wonderful 12 year old lead took it home.
Good times!
We have just 14 days to go to raise $10,000…..
So far, with generous donations we’ve raised just over 15% of our $10,000 target.
With Kickstarter we only get any of the money if the target is reached, so please donate, or share the link with people who you think can.
Thanks so much,
The SYGA team…shooting in asuburb near you in October 2012
Oysters Rockefeller (2012) A short film by Charles Rogers, Produced by PRF Producer Isabella Wing-Davey and Ryan Heller, had it’s world premier at New York City International Film Festival.
Here is some of the team at the Opening Night Gala in August 2012.
Isabella Wing-Davey (Producer), Charles Rogers (Writer/Director), Ryan Heller (Producer)
Pen Pal Screens as part of YOUTH SHORTS programPen Pal screens fifth in Youth Shorts Program
Pen Pal (2011) to screen at Edinburgh International Film Festival as part of the YOUTH SHORTSProgram on July 1st, 2012.
From Left: Brooke Goldfinch (Writer/ Director) and Isabella Wing-Davey (Producer)
Isabella Wing-Davey delegate pass
Very proud to be heading to Edinburgh International Film Festival with the wonderful short film, Pen Pal, with writer/director Brooke Goldfinch.
We will be shooting FLOOD on 35mm film next week, thanks to the Panavision New Filmmaker Grant that we were awarded, providing a 35mm camera and accessories from Panavision Hollywood.
Not Hotel Art (5 min documentary by Isabella Wing-Davey) will be screening as part of the International Shorts Program of the London International Documentary Festival.
International Shorts 3
@HMS President (Victoria Embankment)
Wednesday May 30th 2012
We have the support of Sloan, Sundance, NYU and Fotokem, and now we need your help- shooting on 35mm is crazy expensive, shooting in a desert is not cheap, and housing/feeding people 3 meals per day for 7 days is not exactly pennies..
if you can, please take a look at the Kickstarter campaign…
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1110694489/flood-the-movie
In April 2012, Isabella Wing-Davey directed her two sequences of Black Dog Red Dog based on 2 of Stephen Dobyns Poems, produced by Rabbit Bandini Production.
This is the seventh and final episode of the Behind-the-scenes series on the making of Black Dog Red Dog.
“FLOOD” our next short film, written and directed by Katy Scoggin, has just been awarded the Fotokem Post-Production Award, covering processing and a workprint of the 35mm footage.
Isabella Wing Davey (second from left) accepting her Producing Award from Media Services President and CEO, Gregory Pickert (left). Also presenting the award were producing faculty member Peggy Rajski (second from right) and Grad Film Chair John Tintori (right) at the opening night of the Graduate Film screenings of the 2012 First Run Film Festival. Photo credit: Melodie Jeng ’12.
Michael Rossetti awarded a commendation and award for Cinematography for short films Candlesticks (2012) and Oysters Rockefeller (2012) at NYU’s FIRST RUN FILM FESTIVAL Graduate film awards (Sunday April 1st, 2012)
Oysters Rockefeller (2012)
A short by Charles Rogers to screen at Cantor Film Center, Sunday April 1st, 2012, 4.30pm
Candlesticks (2012) 11min
screening at 8.30pm, March 29th 2012 at NYU Cantor Film Center
Dir. Isabella Wing-Davey
Producer: AnnaRose King, Isabella Wing-Davey, Geoff Mansfield
Director of Photography: Michael Rossetti
03/26/2012- principal photography wrapped, a great cast and fantastic crew.
Two half days and one full day in East New York. It was a smooth shoot and now we’re excited to get going with post-production: film’s at the lab and then it’ll all begin..
Pre-Production has begun on Black Dog, Red Dog, a collaborative feature film with 10 writer/directors (of which Isabella Wing-Davey is one), based on the book of Poetry by Stephen Dobyns of the same name.
James Franco on WhoSay
This is the third episode “Black Dog, Red Dog” making of- Episode 3of the making-of which chronicles our writing process.
Rabbit Bandini Productions is producing the film and we will go into production at the end of April.
Happy to announce that we are fully cast for our next film “37″ A short by Puk Grasten about the Bystander Effect.
Autumn Whispers (dir. Charles Rogers) screening for Cast and Crew
Dir/Writer: Charles Rogers
Producer: Isabella Wing-Davey and Charles Rogers
Director of Photography: Brian Lannin
Friday, March 23rd at 7pm, 721 Broadway, 10th floor, Room 1027.
11- year-old Elliot Murkle is making a movie.
Pre-Production underway for a new short film by Puk Grasten.
“37″ is a film about the Bystander Effect centering on an older couple who witness a murder outside their window.
Happy to announce that Jonas Carpignano (winner of Controcampo award at Venice Film festival for Achjana) will be the Director of Photography.
Powder Room Films is happy to announce that Matthew C Hart, Motion Picture Editor, has come on board to edit ‘Autumn Whispers’.
Broadcast experience includes obs docs (reality) and presenter-led (90 mins, BBC1/ BBC2 / C4/ PBS)
Features experience as editor (e.g. Vanessa Redgrave) large and small budgets, both in UK and New York.
For more information, visit his website
After a successful and smooth shoot we have now wrapped Autumn Whispers, and heading into post production.
Congrats and thanks to the wonderful cast and crew.
Hoping to be finished in post by March/April, so watch this space for more information.
ILLY COMMERCIAL: in the can, sent to Technicolor Postworks for developing and telecine.
Telecine session with Isabella Wing-Davey (Director) and Edward Barnes (DP)
Production for ILLY COMMERCIAL BEGINS
Shooting at Brooklyn Fireproof Soundstage in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Two Degrees 2011 – Trailer from this is tomorrow on Vimeo.
Trailer and documentation for TWO DEGREES FESTIVAL 2011 run by ArtsAdmin (UK)
Theme: Art and Activism. Commission by www.thisisitomorrow.info
Film made by Powder Room Films in 24 hours (to film, edit and post online).
View full video on Vimeo here
Private screening of in London at the Old Vic Tunnels for Cast and Crew. Hosted by Old Vic Tunnels (http://oldvictunnels.com/find-us/) and Panasonic, in association with NOMAD (www.NOMAD.org) and Powder Room Films (www.PowderRoomFilms.com).
Candlesticks (11min, HD), screened alongside fellow NYU-filmmaker Leonora Lonsdale’s film: “Bella Fleace Gave a Party” (15 min, 35mm)
May 8th 2011 2pm
Skirball Center, W 4th St
Screening of Candlesticks for Cast and Crew (including Kickstarter backers).
Oysters Rockefeller (dir. Charles Rogers) had a work-in-progress screening for cast and crew on May 8th 2011
at Skirball Center, W 4th St, New York, NY
2pm