At the recent meeting of the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance, board members voted to purchase several items for display at the film museum. We’re looking to open the museum to the public in the next couple of months. Stay tuned for more news on what will be on display.
Barbara Ryan, Vice Chair
Coastal Georgia Film Alliance
www.coastalgeorgiafilm.org
Barbara@coastalgeorgiafilm.org
912-729-1103
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It’s a Wrap!
Last night we celebrated the completion of filming Eye of the Hurricane in Camden County. We can all look forward to a world premiere here in St. Marys in the early part of 2011. I want to thank everyone in the community who contributed toward making this film a success. You will be very proud when you see it on the screen.
Barbara
Today’s a mixture of sadness and joy as the Eye of the Hurricane movie crew starts to pull out of St. Marys. Sad because we’ve made great friends and these past few weeks will find a place to live in our hearts forever. But joy because we know that Susan, Jesse, Giovanni, Sean, Lawson and the entire gang will spend the next few months moving Eye of the Hurricane forward into post production with great anticipation of the release date. We’re so looking forward to debuting this captivating film to the world. Y’all come back real soon!
BRAVEART FILMS BEGINS PRODUCTION ON “EYE OF THE HURRICANE” IN ST. MARYS
ST. MARYS, GA—Susan Johnson’s BRAVEART FILMS has begun production on their sixth independent film, “Eye
of the Hurricane,” in St. Marys, Georgia.
“Eye of the Hurricane” is a compelling family adventure about a small Everglades community trying to put their lives back together in the wake of a devastating hurricane. The story unwinds through the eyes of a determined child, a troubled adolescent, a wounded parent and a loyal friend. Campbell Scott, Melanie Lynskey, Jose Zuniga, Brian Doyle-Murray, and Nicola Peltz star in the script by Jesse Wolfe. The film is executive-produced by Giovanni Lovatelli, Sean Myers and Giuseppe Pedersoli and will shoot entirely in the State of Georgia, thanks to the Georgia State Tax Incentive and the community of St. Marys, according to Producer Johnson.
“With the exceptional assistance provided by the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance, we will be able to produce a film that dramatically showcases the natural beauty with which St. Marys and Coastal Georgia are so blessed,” Johnson said. “Our experience thus far in St. Marys has been extraordinary, and the generous hospitality of local residents is making our production here a most pleasant experience.”
Johnson has produced five feature films through her production company BRAVEART FILMS, all of which have had worldwide distribution from companies such as Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures and Focus Features. Those films include “Beneath The Blue” starring Paul Wesley (“Vampire Diaries”) and David Keith (“An Officer & A Gentleman”); “Eye of the Dolphin” starring Jane Lynch (“Glee”); “Wieners” starring Zachary Levi (“Chuck”), Kenan Thompson & Darrell Hammond (“Saturday Night Live” ), Mindy Sterling (“Austin Powers”), and MTV’s Andy Milonakis & Jenny McCarthy; “Nearing Grace” starring Jordana Brewster (“Fast & the Furious,”) and David Morse (“The Hurt Locker”); and “Mean Creek” starring Rory Culkin and Trevor Morgan. “Mean Creek” premiered in competition at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals and earned Johnson both an Independent Spirit Award and the Humanitas Prize.
Future BRAVEART productions include “Four Year Plan,” which will be Johnson’s directorial debut and “Other Life” from award-winning Hungarian director Roland Vranik.
The Coastal Georgia Film Alliance brought “Eye of the Hurricane” to St. Marys after being contacted by BraveArt Films through the Georgia Film Office. The Film Alliance was formed by a handful of private citizens whose common goal is to stimulate economic growth for St. Marys and the surrounding area. Thus far, all expenses related to promoting and securing film production in Camden County have been underwritten by Film Alliance founders Doug Vaught and Barbara Ryan, the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance Board, and private individuals and companies that have stepped forward as founding sponsors. “Eye of the Hurricane” is one of four film projects that have been facilitated by the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance since its inception. Other productions include the movie “Resurrection Ferns,” and TV pilots “Semper Paratus” and “Mr. Bags.”
For more information about Eye of the Hurricane and other film production updates, visit www.coastalgeorgiafilm.org.
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AMELIA ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL CALLS FOR GEORGIA ENTRIES
ST. MARYS, GA—The Coastal Georgia Film Alliance encourages all Georgia filmmakers or filmmakers making films in Georgia to enter the 3rd Annual Amelia Island Film Festival (AIFF) that takes place February 24-27, 2011. This year’s theme, “Meet Me in Paradise,” is a tribute to the festival’s island location, but festival founder Tony McAdoo says Amelia Island’s location right on the border of Georgia and Florida makes it natural to have a special competition dedicated exclusively to Georgia films.
Partnering with the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance in St. Marys, Georgia, the AIFF hopes to draw entries from across Georgia with the winning Georgia entry to be premiered in St. Marys.
“We premiered a Georgia film last year in St. Marys,” McAdoo said. “And it was the perfect appetizer to set up the four-day event across the river here on Amelia Island.”
McAdoo looks at the Southern Georgia/Northern Florida coastline as an exciting “cinemagical” region in which only a “river runs through it.”
“This area is leading the way in cooperative efforts between the two states,” McAdoo said. “Georgia’s enticing tax incentives combined with Florida’s diversity of geography provides a win/win situation for filmmakers looking to maximize their budgets.”
Both Coastal Georgia and Amelia Island have seen their good share of film activity recently with several full-length productions being shot in the area as well as two TV pilots.
Coastal Georgia Film Alliance Chair Doug Vaught says that the area’s wealth of natural beauty and myriad film friendly locations are getting the attention of filmmakers from as far away as Hollywood.
“Eye of the Hurricane, starring Campbell Scott, is about to start production in St. Marys,” Vaught said. “And ironically, L.A.’s BraveArt Films has chosen St. Marys as a stand-in for a small town in Florida for this film.”
On Amelia Island, The Diary of Preston Plummer, starring Rumer Willis, has just completed three weeks of filming.
For information on how to enter the Amelia Island Film Festival, visit www.ameliaislandfilmfestival.org. Entrants are asked to signify if they are entering as a Georgia film. For more information about the Coastal Georgia Film Alliance and filming in Georgia, visit www.coastalgeorgiafilm.org.