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Archive for January, 2010

Jan 27

First time feature filmmakers: IFP Filmmaker Lab open for entries

Christina Beck and Annette Murphy (Perfection) get feedback on their cut from editors Kate Williams and Sabine Hoffmann, in the 2009 IFP Lab

The IFP Filmmaker Lab is accepting applications. This is an amazing opportunity for all you first-time feature filmmakers out there. Eleanor and I participated in the 2009 Lab last summer and it was an incredible experience – it made an enormous difference to how we’ve approached finishing our film Stranger Things. During the course of the lab, we got advice from some amazing mentors (indie producers Scott Macaulay, Gretchen McGowan, and Anish Savjani, editor Brian Kates, new media genius Lance Weiler, just to name a few…).

There’s one lab for narrative films and one for docs. Each section accepts 10 films. Applications are due February 12 (for documentary) & March 26 (for narrative), so hurry up and apply!

Jan 22

Adeel in Chris Morris's "Four Lions"

from guardian.co.uk

Adeel is currently on the front page of the Guardian website, starring in a very funny clip from Chris Morris’s new film Four Lions, which will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this Saturday.

Click on this link to see the clip:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2010/jan/21/chris-morris-four-lions-sundance

Jan 10

London ADR Session

Adeel Akhtar and Victoria Jeffrey at the STRANGER THINGS ADR Get-Together The holiday season is over and it’s straight back to work for independent filmmakers. Ron and I have just returned from London where we caught up with a lot of people and got the new year off to a great start with a very successful ADR session / get-together with some of the Stranger Things cast.

Eleanor Burke and Adeel Akhtar at the STRANGER THINGS ADR tea

Record quantities of tea and crumpets were consumed!

We would like to thank Bridget, Adeel, Keith, Victoria and Taran for their wonderful work.

Jan 9

The New Year Parade

If you are based in New York, be sure to check out Tom Quinn’s film The New Year Parade on Reel 13 tonight. Tom was in the IFP Narrative Lab a couple of years before us and has been a fantastic mentor to me and Ron in making Stranger Things. The New Year Parade is the story of a brother and sister making it through the first year of their parents’ separation. It was the winner of the Slamdance Jury Prize for Best Narrative and is a nominee in the Independent Spirit Awards for the John Cassavetes Award this year. The film is also available on Netflix and Amazon.

Jan 1

Happy New Year from the "Stranger Things" team!

Wishing all of our supporters, fans, cast and crew a fantastic new year. Thank you all so much for your support over the last year. We’re looking forward to exciting new developments with the film in 2010.