Wake in Fright accepted @ The 2011 Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival

Antonio Saillant from Angel Light Pictures submitted WAKE IN FRIGHT to the Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival on behalf of Ted Kotcheff (Executive Producer of Law & Order SVU).

WAKE IN FRIGHT has been accepted to play Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival this summer, which runs July 14 through August 7.

WAKE IN FRIGHT will be part of a special tribute sidebar to the Australian cinema.

Ted will host his screening, conduct a Q&A and do some press. Tony Timpone, programmer of the festival, will be there to assist with his presentation.

Website (www.Fantasiafestival.com)

Montreal's Fantasia Film Festival

PRESIDENT: Pierre Corbeil

DIRECTORS OF PROGRAMMING: Mitch Davis and Anthony Timpone.

Looking forward to giving this remarkable film the new lease on life that it deserves.

38 years after its 1971 debut, 'in competition,' at the Cannes Film Festival, it was declared a Cannes Classic in 2009 and screened again as part of the 2009 Cannes Classics retrospective program. Ted holds the honor of having one of only 2 films to have ever been screened twice at Cannes.

Ted Kotcheff - is executive producer of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” guiding the top-rated series through its 200-plus episodes and into its twelfth hit season. Kotcheff is one of the industry’s top film and television directors and producers. His classic dramas include “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,” which launched the career of Richard Dreyfus, and “Uncommon Valor,” starring Gene Hackman. His comedies range from cult hit “Weekend at Bernie’s” and “Fun With Dick and Jane” starring Jane Fonda and George Segal, to “Who’s Killing the Great Chefs of Europe” with Jacqueline Bisset, Segal and a host of Europe's great comedy actors. His direction of “First Blood” initiated and defined the “Rambo” series, and “North Dallas Forty,” which he wrote and directed, is considered one of the greatest sports films of all time. Other notable films include the BAFTA Award winning “Edna, the Inebriate Woman,” Cannes Film Festival classic “Wake in Fright,” “Joshua Then and Now” starring James Woods, and “Winter People” starring Kurt Russell.

Director Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright honored at MOMA

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Director Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright honored at MOMA
A surprise private screening celebration in honor of Canadian Director Ted Kotcheff's 80th Birthday.

(New York, NY, March 22, 2011)— The restored 1971 Australian classic Wake in Fright was screened Sunday night at The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in The Lewis B. & Dorothy Cullman Education & Research Building (The Celeste Bartos Theater) as part of a surprise private screening celebration given by his wife Laifun in honor of his 80th Birthday.

The event was co-hosted by Chris Meloni (Law & Order SVU) and Antonio Saillant (Angel Light Pictures). Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU), Brian Dennehy and Michael Talbott (First Blood) and many other close friends of the honoree attended this historical event and a special reception dinner followed immediately after the screening at the restaurant Bice NY.

Wake In Fright, released in 1971, is a sharply observed drama about a schoolteacher stranded in a hostile country town. Based on a novel by Kenneth Cook, it stars Gary Bond alongside Chips Rafferty, Donald Pleasence, Jack Thompson and Sylvia Kay. Directed by Canadian Ted Kotcheff, produced by George Willoughby and written by Evan Jones.

At the time of production, Kotcheff had directed two films, the Tiara Tahiti (1962) and Two Men Sharing (1969). After Wake In Fright, Kotcheff would continue to have a successful career as a director. His later films included The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1973), as well as the football comedy "North Dallas Forty" (1979), which he also co-wrote, Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), First Blood (1982), and Weekend at Bernie's (1988). In the 1990s, he returned to directing for TV and the executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

38 years after its 1971 debut, 'in competition,' at the Cannes Film Festival, this film was declared a Cannes Classic in 2009 and was screened again as part of the 2009 Cannes Classics retrospective program, Kotcheff holds the honor of having one of only 2 films to have ever been screened twice at Cannes.

A landmark film in the renaissance of Australian cinema in the 70s, Wake in Fright was lost for many years and has been restored by Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive and re-issued and is now considered one of the greatest Australian films of all time. The film is distributed via Madman Entertainment.

'Gripped' promises West Texas touch

'Gripped' promises West Texas touch

Tuesday, 06 October 2009

By THOMAS JENKINS

Staff Writer

Lights. Camera. Action.

While Hollywood may be more than 1,000 miles away, these very words could be heard soon in the Crossroads area, as Big Spring native and Midland resident Deborah Thompson Allen and several other West Texas natives prepare to film “Gripped.”

According to Allen, who is the creator of “Gripped” and is serving as screenwriter for the film, the movie will be shot in Austin and throughout the West Texas area.

“Producers on the film are Rene Ross Garza, a Midland native and 1990 graduate of Lee High School, and Don Tynes of Florida,” said Allen. “Together, they have formed Vision Chaser Productions in Orlando, Fla. Previously they filmed a comedy with Gordon Tynes, “National Lampoon's RoboDoc,” which is due to be released to DVD Nov. 10 of this year. Also on board is Angel Light Pictures of New York, N.Y., including Antonio Saillant, a veteran of the film industry. Together, Salliant, Garza and Tynes will be producing this thriller.”

Allen, who previously published a mystery romance novel entitled “The Prey of the Shadow,” said she and Garza are hoping to bring the film industry to the doorstep of West Texas.

“Casting and crew calls will be announced,” said Allen. “We're very excited about being able to film in Austin and West Texas. For me and Rene, this is a tremendous opportunity to bring something special to West Texas, and we're very much looking forward to it.”

And make no mistake, Allen is no stranger to West Texas or Big Spring, having attended both Big Spring High School and Forsan High before graduating in 1976. She went on to attend Howard County Junior College, and after publishing her novel in 2001, began screenwriting, winning first place with “I'll Always Be With You” in the WriteMovies A/Exposure competition, a true-based story on dealing with Alzheimer's in a family.

Allen said “Gripped” is currently in the research and development stage, and already sports a tremendous amount of talent.

“Don Tynes, our executive producer, has more than 10 years of experience in television and film production, most recently along with Rene Garza, when they produced National Lampoon's Comedy Night School,” said Allen. “The show aired on WKMG-TV, the CBS Orlando, Fla., affiliate for three successive summer sessions on the National Lampoon cable network.

“After graduating from Midland's Lee High, Rene Garza went on to attend Metropolitan Film School in Orlando, Fla. He then went on to work with Don Tynes on the National Lampoon's Comedy Night School and was the associate producer on 'National Lampoon's RoboDoc.'”

Antonio Saillant of Angel Light Pictures in N.Y. is also onboard as co-producer, and according to Allen, brings with him many years of experience in the film industry.

“He's acted in movies and television series such 'Blood Cauldron,' 'Expendables: Soul Harvest,' 'Angel's Blade' and many more in the preproduction state,” said Allen. “In television he has appeared in several episodes of 'Rescue Me' and 'All My Children.' Taking the seat as producer on films such as 'Pumping UP' and 'Blood Cauldron,' he has continued to broaden his field of expertise.”

Allen said Saillant's list of accomplishments is lengthy, including work as a stunt man and stunt coordinator.

Contact Staff Writer Thomas Jenkins at 263-7331 ext. 232 or by e-mail at

citydesk@bigspringherald.com

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44 wins "Best Narrative Feature Film" at the 2007 Long Island Latino International Film Festival

Antonio Saillant playing Juan, the Drug King Pin of Brooklyn, from the movie "44" . 44 wins "Best Narrative Feature Film" at the 2007 Long Island Latino International Film Festival... 44 is an "Official Selection" of the 2007 Long Island Latino International Film Festival.

Inspired by actual events, 44 is the story of Migs, an 18 year old high school student trapped between the two opposing forces of his father, a drug dealer and convicted felon, and his mother, an NYPD cop. For the last two years, Migs has been forced to lead a double life. His ambitious yet arrogant father has placed Migs in charge of his drug operation while he is incarcerated. At the same time, Migs is living with his well-meaning but hot-tempered mother. Now, with his father out of prison and attempting to regain control of his business, and his mother trying to regain control of her son’s life, Migs is forced to make the most difficult choices of his life. Determined to find his own destiny, he must navigate the forces around him that threaten his dreams of what life should be. Out of this power struggle emerges a story that lives in the blurry twilight between right and wrong, and finds that all choices, whether made voluntarily or forced upon us still have definite consequences.

Buy It New

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/44/Miguel-Aviles/e/735978440595

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Antonio Saillant IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258387/

IMDB 44 the movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073096/

The Big Event! - Fundraiser for Wormhole,The Movie

SUPPORT WORMHOLE!!!!

Dovolani, Dancing with the Stars, dances into a Wormhole.
Tony Dovolani has agreed to appear in Angel Light Pictures/Stock's Eye indie syfy thriller, "Wormhole," to be shot in Granby, Massachusetts.

Where: Kennedy's (Manhattan)When: April 14, 7 pm
Who: Ted Kotcheff (Rambo: First Blood, Law and Order SVU), Bobby Spencer (Jersey Boys, Next to Normal), Heather Locklear, Goumba Johnny, and more!
What: Fundraiser for Wormhole, The Movie

Advance RSVP required: www.angellightpictures.com

See you there!


Sincerely,

Your Friends at Angel Light Pictures!

HETEROSEXUAL’S Joins the 2010 Boston International Film Festival

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Boston International Film Festival

April 4, 2010

Congratulations to the cast and crew of the Independent Feature titled HETEROSEXUALS for being selected for the 2010 Boston International Film Festival.

Directed and Written by Rob McCaskill, This film features J. Robert Spencer, Ashley Williams, Tovah Feldshuh, Natasha Lyonne and Alexander Lyras. Produced by Tai Burkholder, Sam Lembeck, Debra Sugarman, Alexander Lyras Antonio Saillant, Jason Sokoloff, Robert Nickson
Executive Produced by J. Robert Spencer under his Independent Film Company 7 SPENCER PRODUCTIONS. Spencer is best known for the role of Nick Massi in the Tony and Grammy Award Winning Musical JERSEY BOYS. Now Spencer originated the role of Dan Goodman in the Critically Acclaimed Broadway Production of NEXT TO NORMAL. He was nominated for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and nominated for a 2008 - 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

Associate Producer of the film, HETEROSEXUAL’S, Antonio Saillant, formed Angel Light Pictures with the goal of developing films for a global audience. Antonio worked with Robert Stock at Stock's Eye, the independent production company which produced the Sy-Fy thriller The Ascension, starring Corbin Bernsen.

The Boston International Film Festival, created to celebrate and honour the work of filmmakers from all over the world, the annual Boston International Film Festival provides an arena for screening, championing and discussing a range of works by independent filmmakers. The festival screens fiction features, shorts, documentaries, animations and experimental works from both professional filmmakers and students. A number of prizes are awarded to directors on the final night of the festival which usually closes with a big party.

Please join us as we celebrate and promote our film Heterosexual's at this years Boston International Film Festival. Information about the screenings will be posted soon at the website listed below.

Website　 http://www.blogger.com/www.bifilmfestival.com
Boston International Film Festival,Boston, United States
Festival Dates: 16 Apr 2010 - 25 Apr 2010 　

IMDB: Antonio Saillant
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1258387/

IMDB: Heterosexuals
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235430/