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When you’re working on breaking into film, you never know what’s going to connect and resonate with someone important. Just ask Film Connection grad Victor Cobb, who recently signed a contract to have his...
“Since I was 13 years old I knew I wanted to be in show business,” says Film Connection student David Nance. “My grandfather knew it right off the bat when he saw he told...
The interview below is a rare conversation with not one, but three Film Connection mentors. Teaming together, mentors Jim Degroot, Tony Reale and Sean Bowers have built their production company, Creative Edge Productions, into...
When we caught up recently with film producer and Film Connection mentor Sharon Tomlinson of Atlanta-based Studio 11 Films, she was preparing to fly to Nigeria for the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), as...
For Film Connection grad Geoffrey D. Calhoun, the realization that he wanted to pursue screenwriting as a full time career came to him suddenly while working as an MRI technologist. “I actually started screenwriting...
When we talk with Film Connection mentors across the country, one thing they say repeatedly is that they look for student externs with serious passion and tireless dedication—people who are willing to open their...
It’s obvious when talking to Film Connection mentor Sean McCarthy that when it comes to film, it’s all the way or not at all. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sean’s production company...
Within moments of talking to Film Connection mentor Deen Olantuji, his passion for film becomes both obvious and infectious. As the owner of Rehoboth Pictures in Arlington, TX, Deen does everything from documentaries and...
Film Connection mentor Christine Chen (of Moth to Flame Films in Austin, TX) is always a pleasure to talk to. We interviewed her right after SXSW in Austin about this time last year, and...
When we recently caught up with Film Connection student Evan Zentar, he was getting ready to shoot a boxing match in Times Square for his employer, a combat sports production company that films MMA...
