Notes from Vitaly

We are so excited to have won this award in Colombia, the colorful country of magical realism, precious emeralds, tropical flora and fauna, and world-class coffee!

Crossing the Atlantic! --- On September 22nd our movie Shades of Day - New Director’s Cut got the award for Best Neo-Noir Feature Film by the 3rd Infest International Film Festival - Cine de Auteur in Palma De Mallorca, Spain.

Films Infest is an independent initiative of independent film producers, Screen Art Films and Cautor Films, based in Mallorca and Barcelona.

From the Festival’s Manifesto:

“We want to promote artists with free and plural visions that contribute to the efforts of making this world more tolerant, away from so called “one minded thinking”. The truth is in every human being. It only takes one to explain it and another one to listen”.

From the Festival's organizers:

We''re looking for gifted filmmakers and artists of our generation. The independent film community is without a doubt the backbone of the industry. This is why it is so important for there to be opportunities for these independent geniuses to be recognized. The Ramunas Atelier International Independent Film Awards provides a tremendous amount of opportunities for filmmakers to receive the accolades they deserve within our awards.

Back to the Americas! Notes from the New World won the award for Best Narrative Feature Film by the 3rd Underground Cinema Festival in the city of Cusco, historic capital of Peru. The selection committee received hundreds of films from all over the world. The Notes was selected from 7 finalists feature films that were screened in the festival. This is our fourth award since September 15th 2018 (see above).

https://cucifestival.weebly.com/award-winning-films.html

 

FEATURE FILMS IN ACTIVE                       DEVELOPMENTEVELOPMENT CLICK ON THE POSTERS FOR MORE! THE WORLD FILM FAIR - NEW YORK CITY The World Film Fair is a global platform that gives access to distribution companies, production companies and investors all over the globe, focusing on events for all upcoming new talents in the film industry. The team at VM Productions are proud to be showcasing two of our award-winning films, Shades of Day and Notes from the New World, at this high-profile event We are working alongside the organisers to promote this opportunity and seek emerging talent within film schools and universities around the world. SEE YOU THERE! CLICK TO PARTICIPATE ! ROBERT HURLEY'S DISAPPEARANCE

By Debbie Hockey, VM Productions' Team Leader When our screenwriter, Robert Hurley, went missing during the filming of Notes from the New World, frustrated by a lack of official leads and information, we set upon investigating his disappearance ourselves. Members of VM Productions devoted hours, days and months to pursuing fragile evidence trails. These efforts, which sucked us into the dark world of the Russian mafia and a secret satanic cult, were documented religiously in our online blogs. We have since accumulated all of this information and evidence in one place: The Missing Screenwriter- Robert Hurley’s Story. Subscribers to our website www.dostoevsky-bts.com have been able to download the e-book version of The Missing Screenwriter free of charge, yet there was demand for a Kindle version. This, it seems, is not enough to sate the appetite of our fans and followers, and we now find ourselves producing a paperback version of this haunting book, which will be available to buy in October. Some people just enjoy having a hard copy in their hands and on their bookshelves; I have to confess that I am one of them! Keep up to date with news about the precise publication date by subscribing at http://www.dostoevsky-bts.com/hurley_mystery/ The paperback would make a terrific gift for the mystery-loving, thrill-seeking special someone in your life! Here's the cover for the paperback version: Reminder: everyone who signs up for our newsletter gets a free copy of our new e-book, The Missing Screenwriter. We’re selling it for promo price of $5.95 in Amazon. But If you're already subscribed, please download it for free. If you're not--what are you waiting for? Link to download: http://www.dostoevsky-bts.com/Members/

NEW FACES - MEET SOME GUYS OF OUR HARDWORKING TEAM!

Tony Perticaro Tony is an experienced writer, having written tens of thousands of online articles covering entertainment, technology, sports, pop culture, finance, health & fitness and more! He has extensive experience in production and screenwriting for TV, film and radio. Nick Franco Nick is a well-established and very popular comic book creator. You can see his work at www.nuzlocke.com. He has also written several screenplays. Nick manages our Twitter (BTS and Hurley related) accounts where he postes his great comics related to Dostoyevsky Reimagined. Ethan Savage Ethan is a world literature graduate, and also a talented musician, playing both the piano and viola to a high standard. He has experience of working in theatre productions and writes articles for the music industry. He manages our Instagram (click on the right picture above!), YouTube, Vimeo and Reddit platforms. Abby Snyder Abby is a creative designer and social marketer, specializing in web design and development, graphic design and social media marketing. She has recently produced the paperback version of our haunting book, The Missing Screenwriter- Robert Hurley’s Story. Abby also designed VM Productions'custom hats. Craig Charlton Kemm Craig is a very skillful graphic designer/artist with18 years industry experience. He sees himself as a creative all-rounder. Craig worked for large corporations, start-ups and freelance. When he’s not working, he’s fanatical about music, love running and cycling too. Craig has recently completed two posters for our projects in active development: Dare to Dream and Catherine 1,2. Right now Craig is working on the visual presentation for our project Idiot inspired by Dostoyevsky’s novel (an international thriller; the screenplay by Vitaly Sumin got a development grant from Warner Bros fund). Ash (Beth) Johnson Ash is a highly motivated, creative and skilled film editor and writer who recently completed her studies at Manchester Film School with BA Honors in Film & TV. Here's more! Ash achieved grade 5 in ballet, and intermediate silver in tap and modern jazz; she plays the guitar and clarinet and has a brown belt in karate! We were so impressed by Ash’s reels that we offered her a position with our company. Ash suggested developing a series of vlogs: Each vlog will focus on a different quote by Dostoyevsky, and how we can interpret them in modern society. Here’s the citing from the beginning of Ash’s script: "People speak sometimes about the 'bestial' cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts; no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel." (as per Dostoyevsky) . I want to talk to you today about human nature, and the idea that man is crueller than beast. Is this true, do you think? Fyodor Dostoyevsky certainly seemed to think so." Ash has just recorded the initial video based on her script playing the part of a vlogger. Members can preview the rough cut by logging in to the members’ area of the BTS website