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Extraordinary Colleagues Wins 2 Awards!

The Locked Horns Productions 48-Hour Film Challenge entry “Extraordinary Colleagues” took home awards for Best Directing (for Paul DeNigris) and Best Editing (for Ryan Luibrand) in this year’s 48-Hour Challenge Finals!

Winners from each of the three rounds of the 2010-2011 Beat-the-Clock Specialty Awards competes in the finals in each respective category. IFP Phoenix members voted on these awards and the winners were announced at the Phoenix Film Festival on Tuesday, April 5th.

 

 

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  • March 25, 2011
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Call For Middle Eastern Actors and Props

PROJECT:
Short film “Parallax,” written and directed by award-winning filmmaker Paul DeNigris.

Paul DeNigris, 2007 Arizona Filmmaker of the Year and an Emmy-nominated television producer, has over 16 years of professional experience in film and television production. Paul’s films have played in film festivals all over the U.S. and internationally in India, France, and Italy. A recent short film “Cowboy Dreams” put Paul in the enviable position of directing one of America’s top standup comics, Bill Engvall, and one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces, Danny Trejo. Paul is pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in Digital Cinema while working as a full-time Professor of Digital Video at the University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, Arizona.

More info: www.lockedhornsproductions.com

FILMING DATES:
April 18th thru 24th, in Tempe

STORY:
Specialist James Daniels, an American soldier with a strong hatred for Iraqis, is wounded during a convoy ambush. An Iraqi man, Hassan, puts himself and his son in danger when he saves Daniels from being killed by insurgents. As Daniels recuperates, Hassan keeps him hidden in his home – but it’s far from amicable as the two men express their hatred for the other. But the shared experience of hiding from the insurgents who would kill them both bonds Daniels and Hassan and makes them realize that for all their differences, they have more in common than either could have imagined.

MIDDLE EASTERN ACTORS AND EXTRAS NEEDED:

- Middle-aged men and women
- Children of various ages
- Young men (age 20′s and 30′s) to play insurgents
- 2 Arabic-speaking men (age 30′s to 40′s) for featured roles

The Arabic-speaking men would be needed as early as April 18th. These roles are paid.

Extras would be needed April 21st and 22nd for our Iraqi street scenes. Extras are unpaid but lunch and a copy of the film will be provided.

All actors and extras will be asked to wear their own clothing that would be appropriate to the Middle East. No obviously Western clothing, please. The more traditional the better!

MIDDLE EASTERN PROPS AND SET DRESSING NEEDED:

- Prayer mats
- A dresser or wardrobe
- Chai tea pots
- Plates, bowls, cups, pots, pans, cooking utensils
- Coffee table
- Koran with stand
- Tapestries, curtains, blankets, pillows
- Lantern or gas lamp
- Rustic Ladder – 8 or 10 feet
- Items that would appear in a Middle Eastern market
- baskets
- awnings
- tables
- anything that would be sold like cloth, dry goods, food, etc.

These items I would need by April 15th in order to dress my set for beginning filming on April 18th.

CONTACT:
Email director Paul DeNigris at lockedhorns@gmail.com or call 310-499-6179

Please contact us by April 8th!

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Extraordinary Colleagues

“Extraordinary Colleagues” tells two parallel tales – that of a comic book writer and her clueless editor, along with a glimpse into the larger-than-life “Sin City” style comic book they produce.

This was our entry for the Phoenix Film Foundation’s Summer 2010 “Beat The Clock” 48 Hour Film Challenge. The line of dialogue we had to include was “I am so hungry.” The required prop was a paintbrush. And we had a choice of 2 genres – action or romantic comedy. So we did both.

And yes, everything you see here was done in 48 hours, including all the animation and After Effects work!

 

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Extraordinary Colleagues nominated for 4 awards!

The Locked Horns Productions 48-Hour Film Challenge entry “Extraordinary Colleagues” has been nominated for the Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Actress (Kathleen Cameron) and Best Story awards in this year’s 48-Hour Challenge Finals!

Winners from each of the three rounds of the 2010-2011 Beat-the-Clock Specialty Awards will compete for finals in each respective category. IFP Phoenix members vote on these awards and winners are presented with a trophy. Voting is open to IFP/PHX members only, March 11th through March 22. To become a member and be eligible to vote, go to: http://www.ifpphx.org/page/join-ifpphx

Teams that competed all year were assigned ranking points and are also eligible for the BEST TEAM award. The winner of BEST TEAM will be announced at the April 12 screening and awarded a cash prize. In addition to Best Picture and Best Team, individual awards are also bestowed and consist of nominees from all three rounds.

Come watch the top 18 scoring films screen at the Phoenix Film Festival on Tuesday, April 5th at 7pm, with the awards ceremony following.

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Cowboy Dreams

Wild Bill Crum (Bill Engvall) is so good with a gun that he’s a target for every tough guy in the West. While Bill has survived physically, he is haunted by nightly dreams in which he faces a soulless menace out for vengeance. In restless slumber Bill is pulled inexorably towards a showdown, stripped of his natural confidence and self-assurance.

At last Bill is driven to share his nightly terrors with the men in whose hands he puts his life every day in the brutal existence of the trail-riding cowboy. As Bill bares his soul to the other cowboys in the flickering firelight, their reactions – and subsequent analysis – prove to be enlightening and more than a little humorous.

Directed by Paul DeNigris
Written by Steve Briscoe