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Winning Scripts Named in 2018 “A Place Called Sacramento” Film Competition

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Winning Scripts Named in 2018 “A Place Called Sacramento” Film Competition

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Access Sacramento‘s 19th annual “A Place Called Sacramento” Film Festival named 10 winning writers today during a huge volunteer cast and crew call at Sacramento’s Coloma Community Center.

The winning writers prepare to describe their films to volunteers at the 2018 Cast and Crew Call.

The announcement by Gary Martin, Film Festival Director and Access Sacramento Executive Director, revealed the names of the projects and writers who will produce their films over the summer, with a world premiere red carpet showcase for the ten projects on Sat. Oct. 6 at Sacramento’s historic Crest Theatre.

With the writers now becoming producers, more than 250 volunteers turned out at the Coloma Community Center in hopes of being select help as an actor or as a member of the technical crew on one of the 10 films.

Six of the writers come from Sacramento with others from Davis, Granite Bay, Roseville and Stockton.

Volunteer Actors and Technical Crew line up to meet this year’s winning writers.

“A Place Called Sacramento” awards 10 family-friendly scripts each year with the opportunity to have the script turned into a movie with a guaranteed big screen world premiere, cable distribution of the Access Sacramento public access cable channel and credit listings on the prestigious Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com).

Click on the writer’s name to email the writer and to volunteer for their project. The winning writers with their project descriptions are:

“Delta Breeze” by Aldo Cocco (Sacramento) – In life or love, listening is a strong force behind great change.

“The Disappeared” by Thalia Caraveo (Sacramento) – A grieving woman dealing with the loss of her mother to Alzheimer’s learns a beautiful lesson about love, loss and acceptance.

“Swipe Right” Writer Nathan Reedy (Far Left) and his team meet volunteer Tony ‘The Tiger” Lopez at the “A Place Called Sacramento” Cast & Crew Call.

“The Engagement Ring” by Romeo Trocino (Stockton) – Jason is ready to propose to the love of his life. When the big moment arises, the outcome is not what he pictured it would be.

“Escargot” by Judith Plank (Davis) – Just your average everyday family, making big progress at a snail’s pace.

“The Gift” by Ritu Atwal (Granite Bay) – It’s her first wedding anniversary, but the most precious gift a young woman receives, is not the one from her husband.

“Justin Time” by William Mendoza (Sacramento) – Leslie hates deadlines, but delivering newspapers late today could have a deadly penalty.

Winning “Never Too Latte For Love” Writer Amy Lawrence greets volunteer actors and crew.

“Triple Shot Latte” by Amy Lawrence (Sacramento) – She’s starting to lose hope, but love may be just a scone’s throw away.

“The Story of Jane and Jo” by Eric Sanderson (Sacramento) – Jane and Jo may see each other every day, but will they ever hear the music of their hearts?

“Swipe Right” by Nathan Reedy (Sacramento) – The very single and amused Will banters with the very committed and disenchanted Vanessa about the challenges of relationships and finding true romance in the hyper technological world of online dating.

Volunteers create an instant Audition Reel for the Place Called Sacramento Cast & Crew Call.

“Tono Sommesso” by Danya Barrows (Roseville) – When a blind woman with heightened senses pursues her dream of becoming a Master Sommelier, she discovers a family secret that could keep her from ever reaching her goal.

Access Sacramento is a local non-profit foundation operating two cable television channels and cablecast/internet radio station KUBU-LP 96.5 FM on Comcast and Consolidated Communications Cable Channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channel 14.

For more information about Access Sacramento, visit our website AccessSacramento.org or contact Executive Director, Gary Martin at 916-456-8600.

Access Sacramento is a 501(c)3 non-profit foundation

 

 

 

Top Films and Awards Named in 2017 “A Place Called Sacramento” World Premiere

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Top Films and Awards Named in 2017 “A Place Called Sacramento” World Premiere

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Ten original films all about Sacramento made their world premiere Saturday (Oct. 7) in Access Sacramento’s 18th annual “A Place Called Sacramento Film Festival before a sold-out theater of more than 920 people at the Crest Theatre in downtown Sacramento.

(From left) Film Festival Director Gary Martin, Director Dwight Taylor, Access Sacramento Board Chair Don Henkle and Festival Mascot “Quentin Sacramento.”

In a vote of audience members, three of four acting awards and the “Audience Favorite” award went to “From the Mad Genius Mind of Devin” directed by Dwight Taylor whose story set at a middle school science fair creates some surprising results.

Best Actor Sean C. Stewart

Both of the top acting awards went to actors under age 18: Sean C. Stewart as Best Actor in his portrayal of Devin, a brilliant yet love-struck teen science fair competitor and Amber Busse for Best Actress as the target of Devin’s affection.

Best Actress (2nd from Left) Amber Busse.

Best Supporting Actress JaNine Romney (2nd from Left)

Best Supporting Actress went to JaNine Romney also from “The Mad Genius Mind of Devin.”

(From Left) Film Festival Director Gary Martin, “The Middle” Director Peter Bond, and Access Sacramento Board Chair Don Henkle.

The “Producer’s Choice” award went to “The Middle” directed by Peter Bond. The “Producers’ Choice” is a  juried award selected by the festival’s 10 writer/producers,  The award carried with it the prize of a $1,000 ladies diamond ring donated by Sharif Jewelers.  Those 10 judges were the original scriptwriter-winners named last May in the festival’s launch, setting in motion 10 film production crews over summer and culminating in Saturday’s world premiere.

Best Supporting Actor Anton Clark

The Best Supporting Actor award went to Anton Clark from “Penchance” for his portrayal of a young man who learns of life and love on the advice of elderly Jewish mentor. “Penchance” was written by Adam Weber and directed by Laura Chick.

Best Director Narmandi Zaurice Parker

The Best Director award went to Narmandi Zaurice Parker for his work on “Regrets of a Dying Man,” written by Gricelda Ocegueda as the story of a young man battling through addiction as an escape from a trouble home life.

The movie “Postponed” by director Adam Chollet won the award for Best Cinematography by the film’s Director of Photography and lighting, Stephen Chollet. “Postponed” is the story of a young man who discovers an old letter from the 70s and delivers it to the rightful owner resolving a decades-old love story.

Film Festival Director and Access Sacramento Executive Director Gary Martin

Other winning writers and films whose films made their world premiere Saturday are: “Amy’s Baby” by Scott Slotterbeck, “Ethel Takes a Stand” by Michelle LeMay & Kay Neuenhofen, “The Script That Came in from the Cold” by T.L Cisneros, “See You When” by Sally Start,” and “Sole” by Maritza Flores, Jeanette Lim and Sam Manaoat.

Access Sacramento originated “A Place Called Sacramento” in the year 2000 as a way to showcase and celebrate local writers, actors and filmmakers and is the only festival with an All-Local requirement.

The entry deadlines for scripts in the 19th annual “A Place Called Sacramento” film festival will be announced in January, 2018 from the Access Sacramento website.

The festival stage presentations and showing of the films will air later on Access Sacramento, Comcast and Consolidated Communication channel 17 and AT&T U-verse channel 14.

Access Sacramento is a 501c3 non-profit with primary funding from the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Television Commission.

For more information call 916-456-8600 or email postmaster@AccessSacramento.org.

 

Ten Winners named in “A Place Called Sacramento” Script Competition

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Ten Winners named in “A Place Called Sacramento” Script Competition

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Access Sacramento’s 18th annual “A Place Called Sacramento” Film Festival named 10 winning writers today during a huge volunteer cast and crew call at Sacramento’s Coloma Community Center.

Volunteers meet the 10 winning writers during the annual “A Place Called Sacramento” Cast and Crew Call.

Nearly 250 volunteers turned out for the announcement of the winning projects with hopes of being selected as actors or technicians as the writers turned into producers. Each of the 10 scripts will become short films over the summer with a world premiere of the full set on Sat. Oct. 7 at Sacramento’s historic Crest Theatre.

The 10 writers come from across Sacramento County including Carmichael, Elk Grove, Fair Oaks, Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento.

“A Place Called Sacramento” awards 10 family-friendly scripts each year with the opportunity to have the script turned into a movie with a guarantee big screen world premiere, cable distribution of the Access Sacramento public access cable channel and credit listings on the prestigious Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com).

Ten winning scripts with 14 writers announce their production needs to volunteers.

Copy and paste the writer’s  email address to contact the writer and to volunteer for their project. The winning writers with their project descriptions are:

“Amy’s Baby” by Scott Slotterbeck (Sacramento) – amysbaby@yahoo.com – Struggling to have a baby, a couple turns to friend Peter for help, but this causes real problems in his own marriage.

“Ethel Takes a Stand” by Michelle LeMay & Kay Neuenhofen (Fair Oaks) – ethel.movie.sac@gmail.com – Ethel Stewart has her hands full. Her two grandkids drop by for the evening, and then things start going really wrong in the house next door. How will Ethel deal?

“From the (Mad) Genius Mind of Devin” by Dwight Taylor (Rancho Cordova)– geniusmindofdevin@yahoo.com – Young love blossoms for Devin and Hailey at the annual school science fair, until one amazing experiment threatens their romance – and the rest of the world.

“The Middle” by Peter Bond (Carmichael) – peterbondsthemiddle@gmail.com – In the Old West the line between good and evil can get a bit murky, where even the best of men usually find themselves somewhere in “The Middle.”

“Penchance” by Adam Weber (Folsom) – penchancepcs@gmail.com  – A chance meeting in a cemetery between an unlikely young black man with a stutter and an old Jewish cynic blossoms into a friendship where each discovers the meaning of hope, faith and love proving the pen is mightier than the sword.

“Postponed” writer Adam Chollet (middle) and his team greet volunteer actors and crew during the annual Cast and Crew call.

“Postponed” by Adam Chollet (Sacramento) – postponedmovie@gmail.com – An undelivered letter takes a man on an unexpected journey.

“Regrets of a Dying Man” by Gricelda Ocegueda (Sacramento) – frijolesentertainment@yaloo.com  – A young man dealing with abandonment and depression finds that everyone and everything around him is trying to stop his slow suicide from addiction.

“The Script That Came in from the Cold” by T.I. Cisneros (Sacramento) – tonia916@yahoo.com – There’s no such thing as being “late” in Tom’s vocabulary, but with misfortune and a deadline running side by side, it looks like “Late” and “Loser” just may be synonymous.

“See You When” by Sally Start (Elk Grove) – seeyouwhenthemovie@hotmail.com – Two people, one home, zero future?

“Sole” by Maritza Flores, Jeanette Lim and Sam Manaoat (Elk Grove) – solethefilm@gmail.com – Sudden danger during her evening jog demands surprising courage and pride in ways Sarima had never anticipated.

Volunteers, many signing up to make a film for the first time, check in at the Access Sacramento registration table.

Access Sacramento is a local non-profit foundation operating two cable television channels and cablecast/internet radio station KUBU-LP 96.5 FM on Comcast and Consolidated Communications Cable Channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channel 14.

For more information about Access Sacramento, visit our website AccessSacramento.org or contact Executive Director, Gary Martin at 916-456-8600.

 

“Magical Noise”

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“Magical Noise”

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“Magical Noise”

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Janis Stevens performing in “The Year of Magical Thinking” from CalStage.org

This week LiveWire welcomes guest from the production “The Year of Magical Thinking”. We have previously featured this production that features the very talented Janis Stevens in this play by Joan Didion. On this week’s program we will learn about the 2013 tour that the play is about to embark on and where you, your friends, and family can watch a live performance.

To watch a pre-view video of the 2012 performance  go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxADfrRk_lE

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Also, this week, we will have guests from the Nor Cal Noise Fest. There are so many amazing and creative ways of making music and other fantastic sounds and the Noise Fest features many of them around midtown Sacramento during their festival. Get inspired and see and hear what you may have never seen or heard before. Many of these things you may never be able to re-create and may be a once in a lifetime experience. Bands like Instagon, which is never the same band twice, will be performing. Chopstick, which specializes in playing the Theremin, will be performing.  Many other bands, performers, creative people, and other inspiring folks will be part of the festival. The event happens at venues around midtown and downtown Sacramento from October 1st through 6th.

For details about 2013 Nor Cal Noise Fest log on to NorCalNoiseFest.com.

Tune in to LiveWire on Wednesday, September 4th at 5pm on Access Sacramento channel 17. Watch the simulcast online at the same time at www. AccessSacramento.org and click ‘watch 17’.