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NOTES FROM THE NEW WORLD
TRAVELS THE WORLD FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
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Our movie Notes From the New World has
been seen by audiences around featured at
film festivals around the world, including
Los Angeles, New York, Patna, India and Vancouver.
The Notes is popular
with film festival audiences, and the cast
and crew have enjoyed meeting new fans and
sharing information about VM Productions'
philosophy.
The 2nd Los Angeles World International
Film Festival at the Crest Westood Theatre
in Los Angeles in October 18, 2016 served
as the US Premiere of the film. We received
the ' Best Artistic Contribution' award (
click for the video here!).
Immediately after the screening in Los Angeles,
the film headed across the country to New
York, where it had its East Coast premiere at the Cinema New York City's festival on December 9, 2016 ( click for the video here).
Next, we were honored to be included among
the excellent films screened at the Bodhisattva International Film Festival in Patna, India on February 18. And the most
recent festival screening of Notes from the New World was
at the Vancouver Filmdance Festival on April
22
where our film received
'Best Mystery Film'award
Notes from the New World is a contemporary retelling of Dostoyevsky's
Notes from the Underground. The
story unfolds in Los Angeles, where dreams
and harsh realities collide, a place where
almost everyone spies on everyone else, and
everyone seems to be playing a dangerous
game. The film was written, directed and
produced by
Vitaly Sumin.
Notes from the New World stars Rebecca Sigl-Light, Natasha Blasick,
Nathanael Theisen and many other talanted
actors.
VM Productions is dedicated to the art of independent filmmaking.
The company develops and produces quality
films based on original stories and the masterpieces
of world literature. The creative team behind
VM Productions admires the great artists of all times. The
richness and complexity of their existence
and the discoveries they made to help humanity
move forward toward a better understanding
of life, death, peace and coexistence serve
as the source of their inspiration.
For additional information regarding
our film festival presence, our films, or
information about additional US and worldwide
screenings, please contact Stacey Osborne
at 713-456-9429 or stacey@vmpfilms.com.
You can learn more about VM Productions online
at www.vmpfilms.com. |
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT L.A.
SELECTED FOR STAGE 32 MATCHMAKING
PROGRAM
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L: Holger Carlsson,
Mikael Svensson, Truls Kontny, and Ingrid Rudefors
at the SXSW in Austin (photo by Stacey Ford Osborne)
R: Movie poster for Crime and Punishment L.A.
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This past March a new VMP film in development,
Crime and Punishment L.A.,
made it to the Top Eight of the Stage 32 European Co-Production Matchmaking Program.
The prize included being featured at a panel
at SXSW in Austin, and also a one-on-one
session with several European Film Commissioners
to talk about our project and discuss the
possibility of co-funding with European producers.
Crime and Punishment L.A.
is a modern-day adaptation of Dostoyevsky\92s
famous novel about a man who commits a crime
and eventually is condemned by his own conscience.
This adaptation is set in Los Angeles during
the riots of 1992.
Associate Producer and Communications
Director Stacey Ford Osborne was in Austin to represent VMP Films,
and enjoyed learning more about opportunities
to co-produce films in Europe. The Panel
Discussion on March 10 featured Ingrid Rudefors,
Film Commissioner from Film Region Stockholm
M\E4lardalen; Mikael Svensson,
Certified Film Commissioner from the Southern
Sweden Film Commission; Truls Kontny,
President of the European Film Commissioner
Network; and Holger Carlsson,
Event Producer with Little W Productions
in the United States who coordinated the
event. The film commissioners gave a great
presentation about co-producing films with
European film makers and explained the process
to the panel that included the eight winners.
Ms. Osborne learned that unlike film commissioners
in the United States, European film commissioners
essentially serve as matchmakers between
European producers and producers in other
countries, and that they really want to help
independent producers in the US to meet other
producers in Europe who can help make their
films a reality. She had the opportunity
to go out afterwards with all of the panelists
and get to know them a little bit better,
and found them to be smart, interesting people
with a true desire to help create working
partnerships between the US and Europe.
On March 12 Ms. Osborne presented Crime and Punishment L.A. to the four commissioners. The presentation
went very well. She brought flyers and the
movie poster with her, and gave each of them
a folder containing the flyer, our business
cards, a copy of the treatment, and a summary
of the things we would be willing to do to
co-produce the film with European filmmakers.
The commissioners appeared to like the script,
which is a modern-day a re-envisioning of
Dostoyevsky's classic novel .
They think it is an intriguing film and that
it will do well in the theaters and definitely
is worthy of production. They said that they
will try to help us find some co-producers
who might be willing to work with us. As
of this writing, the exciting process continues.
Crime & Punishment, LA is in active development!
Stay tuned for more news! |
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INTERVIEW WITH THE CASTING DIRECTOR: MEET RICH CRATER!
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ROBERT HURLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE:
VMP's JADE HUGES CONTINUES THE
INVESTIGATION
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 Robert Hurley\92s disappearance
is such an unusual story it immediately gained
my attention.The diaries and online information
Hurley left on the cult \91 Dark Onto Light\92
were bizarre and although Hurley had left
us enough information to get an overview
of this secret society I feel like there
is so much about to this cult Hurley had
not yet discovered or was unable to disclose
to the world. From what information we do
have I\92m sure that \91 Dark onto Light\92
is responsible for Hurley\92s disappearance,
we already know the cult engage in disturbing
acts and I think that\92s just the tip of
the iceberg as to what they are capable of.
I plan to carry this investigation where
Hurley left off and blog any information
I discover.I\92m going to find out as much
as I can about Dark onto Light, try to debunk
their symbols and identify their beliefs
and motives, with this I hope to be able
to shed more light onto the mysterious cult
and ultimately uncover what happened to Hurley.
VMP's
Jade Huges - is a British freelance writer and self confessed film addict, history lover and horror fanatic. (Click here for Jade's blogs!) |
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Most people familiar with Dostoyevsky are likely to think of psychological darkness. Or perhaps his remarkable characters, from Roddy Raskolnikov to the Karamazov brothers. They may also be familiar with the numerous film adaptations, from Richard Brooks and Akira Kurosawa to Vitaly Sumin\92s recent adaptations of White Nights (Shades of Day) and Notes From the Underground (Notes from the New World).
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Q. Why are you here, in LA?
A. \93The City of
Angels,\94 also called \93The Capital
of World Entertainment,\94 boasts
a unique concentration of technical
facilities (studios, labs, equipment
rental houses, etc.) and an enormous
pool of talent and skilled technicians
who have come here from every corner
of the world.
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An indie film can often be overlooked due to its small budget, lack of big name actors and quite often a limitation when it comes to special effects but most film fans know that\92s no reason why indie films should go unnoticed. Watching a great indie film feels like being part of a secret club, the viewer is able to find a deeper connection with the storyline and enjoy watching the creative freedom that straight from Hollywood films can\92t always provide.
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