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TAKE IT ON THE ROAD: THE MN PRODUCTION GUIDE IN TRAVEL-SIZED FORMAT!

The new online MN Production Guide is an amazing representation Minnesota's talented crew and production services and support industry. Although Guide users can access and download all the information through the site, MFTVB will also print a travel-sized directory that will feature the categories and contact information for each business currently listed online.

The deadline to have your information included in this directory is OCTOBER 15th! Visit the Guide to create your profile now. Look for the directory to be available in November.

MN PRODUCTION NEWS

Minneapolis-based production company (headed by Elizabeth Redleaf and Christine Walker) premiered its first film LIFE DURING WARTIME on September 3rd at the 66th Venice International Film LIFE DURING WARTIME, directed by Festival.The film was written and , won Best Screenplay directed by Todd Solondz as a sequel to at the Venice Int'l Film Festival. his film HAPPINESS (1998) and stars , and . Solondz won an "Osella" for Best Screenplay at the festival. The film had its North American premiere on September 14th at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Werc Werk Works also recently announced that it will produce the

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Midwest-set drama THE CONVINCER by Indie filmmakers Jill and Karen Sprecher (CLOCKWATCHERS, THIRTEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ONE THING). Locations in Minnesota and Illinois are under consideration.

The drama STUCK BETWEEN STATIONS begins shooting in the Twin Cities on October 2nd. The film is directed and produced by filmmaker Brady Kiernan and co-written by Minneapolis natives Sam Rosen and Nat Bennett. Rosen will also star in the film, which is about former high school classmates who reunite by chance during a chaotic night in Minneapolis. Josh Hartnett and () are part of the supporting cast.

Minnesota-made movies hit the big screen this month. Following a red-carpet premiere at the State Theatre in Minneapolis on Thursday, October 1st, the comedy NOBODY, directed by Rob Perez and starring Sam Rosen, will play at Kerasotes Block E Stadium Theatre beginning Friday, October 2nd. Also opening on October 2nd is the latest Coen Brothers feature A SERIOUS MAN (filmed entirely in the Twin Cities) at the Uptown Theatre in Minneapolis. Expect a packed house! And the local juggernaut INTO TEMPTATION, written and directed by Patrick Coyle, enters its fifth week playing at The Lagoon Cinema in Minneapolis.

"Ana's Playground", a short film written and directed by Eric Howell, won "Best Short Film" and "Best of Fest" at the inaugural Norwich Film Festival in Norwich, England. The short went on to make its official world debut at the Calgary International Film Festival at the Globe Theatre on Friday, September 25th as part of the festival's "Anything but Ordinary" collection of internationally produced short films. Set in a non-specific, war-torn country, Ana's Playground is an examination of children living and dying in a world of armed combat. The film features an all-Minnesotan cast and producers Marsha Trainer and Jillian Nodland worked hard to pull together and organize resources to shoot the film in one cold November week in the Twin Cities.

MEET HOTEL IVY

Situated in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, Hotel Ivy offers an

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atmosphere of understated elegance and chic. All of the 136 guestrooms and suites provide the spacious comfort of a private residence while offering the exceptional amenities of a four-star hotel. In fact, Mobil Travel Guide, the originator of the "Star" ratings program, awarded Hotel Ivy the 2009 Mobil Four-Star Award. Hotel Ivy is the only hotel in Minnesota to receive this 2009 award, and the first ever in Minneapolis.

If you're planning an event, consider the hotel's Hotel Ivy is located at 201 S. nearly 6,000 square feet of event space with state- 11th Street in Minneapolis. of-the-art facilities that make it an ideal venue for intimate meetings, executive corporate events, custom weddings and themed parties.

The hotel's on-site restaurant, Porter & Frye, is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel offers full concierge services and Ivy Spa Club, a facility with over 5,000 square feet of fitness equipment and 14-treatment rooms for total pampering.

OCTOBER EVENTS

IFP Minnesota launches a quarterly series of workshops for professional filmmakers on Saturday, October 17th. The first workshop, Phantastic Promotion for Philm, will be hosted by Matt Osterman, writer and director of the supernatural feature PHASMA EX MACHINA. The discussion will focus on the PHASMA EX MACHINA many new tools filmmakers can use to build an audience and find funders for their film long before it is released. PHASMA was invited to IFP NY's Independent Filmmaker Lab in June and returned to in September for the Film Forum at Independent Film Week. The workshop will be at IFP MN from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $10/$5 for IFP members. Free to IFP MN Fiscal Sponsorship Clients.

Hotel Ivy will play host to the first annual Twin Cities Actor Expo on Saturday, October 24th from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The one-day event includes

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seminars, panel discussions, auditions and vendor booths for actors at all stages of their careers. Tickets are $20 for the full day of activities and networking. Attendance is limited to 350 and organizers are anticipating a sell-out crowd, so register early!

Mark your calendars now for Crypticon, "Minnesota's #1 Horror Convention," November 6, 7 and 8th. The convention features celebrity guests (Bill Moseley, Margot Kidder, Charles Band and Tony Moran), classic and indie horror movies, live bands and a huge vendor room. The action takes place at the Sheraton Hotel in Bloomington. Tickets are available online.

Thank you for your continued support of Minnesota's moving image industry!

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