Archive for the ‘Kick The Can’ Category
June 6th, 2008
SAG recently sent a signatory film production list for Texas and Louisiana to the membership. Texas has 13 productions on the list: 7 ultra low budget contracts, 3 low budget contracts, 1 TV series and 2 projects working under the standard theatrical agreement. Louisiana has 7 projects on the list: 3 low budget contracts, 0 [...]
Tags: Louisiana Film Production, Low Budget Agreement, SAG, Texas Film Production, Ultra Low Budget Agreement
Posted in Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Film Crew, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Friday Night Lights, Indie Film, Kick The Can, Louisiana Film Production, Producers, Residuals, SAG, SAG Membership, SAGIndie, Texas Actors, Texas film, Texas Film Production Fund, Texas Filmmakers, Tommy G. Kendrick | 2 Comments »
June 5th, 2008
KICK THE CAN, which folded in Austin just days before shooting was to begin a few weeks back, has resurfaced. According to an email blast to SAG members, the quirky film based on Jim Lehrer’s book is slated to begin production in Houston on June 16th. At least the new location isn’t Shreveport, LA or [...]
Tags: Austin Film, Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Michigan Incentives, Texas film, Whip It!
Posted in Actors, Auditions, Austin Film, Casting Notices, Film Distribution, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Indie Film, Kick The Can, SAG, Texas film, Tommy G. Kendrick, Whip It! | 2 Comments »
April 25th, 2008
An article in today’s Austin American Statesman documents the downturn in film production in Austin over the past several years. While Austin is still frequently mentioned as a place filmmakers ‘love to shoot’, the proof, as they say, is in the pudding: Central Texas film production has declined from 33 productions in 2004, to 27 [...]
Tags: Austin Film Production, Kick The Can, Texas Film Production, Whip It!
Posted in Austin Actors, Austin Film, Friday Night Lights, Indie Film, Kick The Can, Texas film, Texas Filmmakers, Whip It! | 4 Comments »
April 21st, 2008
Tim McCanlies , Austin area resident and director of two previous films from his own scripts (Dancer Texas Pop. 81 and Secondhand Lions) starts filming today on his latest project, THE TWO BOBS. BOBS stars Devin Ratray (Horizontal Bob) and Tyler Francavilla (Vertical Bob). Like his previous directorial outings, THE TWO BOBS is written by [...]
Tags: Austin Film Production, Friday the 13th, Kick The Can, SAG, Texas Actors, Texas Film Production, The Two Bobs, Tim McCanlies
Posted in Austin Actors, Kick The Can, SAG, Texas Actors, The Two Bobs, Tim McCanlies | 1 Comment »
