Joe Paciotti Brings his A-Game with Film Connection
Ever since he was a kid, Joe Paciotti has always been a self-starter when it comes to filmmaking, getting his start when he was just 9 years old “messing around” with a Sony Handycam...
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Aspiring Action Filmmaker Ofu Obekpa on Taking Film Seriously
Ofu Obekpa earned a degree in Business Administration and Marketing from The University of Maine at Machias. The business education he received there was solid and Ofu was perfectly poised to embark on career...
Film Connection mentor Nelson Ramirez of 1905 Film Studios on the Mentor-Apprentice Approach
Mentor and co-owner of Las Vegas’s 1905 Film Studios, Nelson Ramirez, knows a thing or two about the differences between learning film at a traditional film school and teaching Film Connection students the inner...
Straight Talk from Film Connection Mentor Ron Osborn
Film Connection mentor, producer and writer Ron Osborn, has a career that spans three decades. He’s written for Mork & Mindy, Moonlighting, the 90s cult-classic Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man and the films, Radioland Murders...
Tim Newton gets to Build his Future in Film!
Tim Newton had his sights on learning film direction when he started researching his options on breaking into the film industry. “I was researching film schools and it looked like I was going to...
A Recent Conversation with Film Connection mentor Sandy Stern
Sandy Stern is a producer, known for Being John Malkovich (1999), Saved! (2004) and Velvet Goldmine (1998). He is also a screenwriting mentor for Film Connection. Here’s an excerpt of a recent interview we...
The Dream Team’s Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir hire apprentice Mike Dusenka!
Meet the powerhouse filmmaking duo, our mentor Dream Team Bayou Bennett and Daniel Lir. Based in Hollywood, California, Bennett and Lir are creative, driven and passionate about the work they do and boy oh...
Film Connection apprentice Jamie Reed works with Billy Bob Thornton!
Jamie Reed, Film Connection apprentice under Zac Adams of Skydive Films in Nashville, TN, just finished working on not one but two music videos for Mark Collie & The Boxmasters. (In case you didn’t...
Jeff Sullivan is Turning Passion into Reality with Film Connection
Since starting apprenticeship with mentor and filmmaker Richard Brandes (Brandes Entertainment, Los Angeles) Jeff Sullivan has seen just how hard work, a great attitude, and plenty of dedication can pay off and lead to...
Film Connection graduate Steven Pitts is Building a Bright Future in Film!
Steven Pitts enrolled in Film Connection in 2011 and graduated in 2012 after apprenticing with Steve Carmichael at Radiant3 Productions in Atlanta, GA. Since then, Steven Pitts has continued building a bright future for...
