Hey all! We'll be looking for crew members (lighting, sound, location managers, etc.) to help out on our feature film this summer. Lincoln area availability preferred. Please e-mail any resumes to Mat@DeadLantern.com Thanks!

Sunday, February 19, 2012
Time 1:00pm until 5:00pm

Auditions for new upcoming indie film, "Flyover Country." Written and Directed by Jim Fields and Produced by Shaun Vetick and Jim Fields, from Objectif 49 films. Please visit our fan page here on Facebook for more information.

Omaha Community Playhouse
6915 Cass St, Omaha, NE 68132

http://www.facebook.com/FlyoverCountry
http://www.facebook.com/events/318224594881575/

Attached JPG with available roles

A message from the Nebraska Film Association, sent on behalf of President, Mark Hoeger:

CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!

As you may have heard Senator (our hero) Colby Coash's LB863 was advanced out of the Urban Affairs committee by a UNANIMOUS vote.

As a supporter and promoter of increased film production in Nebraska, Feb 2nd was a big day.

Your steadfast commitment to this cause is finally paying off. This is the way it works in the Legislature; even good ideas take a few years to get fully vetted.

We think now we have the right Bill, with the right champion, at the right time, but we are still have several laps to complete before the finish line.

THE CURRENT STATE OF LB863

The bill has advanced out of the committee but before it can even come to a vote, Speaker Mike Flood will need to find a place on the packed agenda for a floor debate.

Realistically, especially in a short session, that will only happen if someone prioritizes the bill.

Hello,

I have been involved in this group since its beginning, and have found a lot of great resources here!

I work at UNL in the Pesticide Education Office and each year we do video projects to help train pesticide applicators on different topics. Many of these we do in dramatization form and are seeking actors! A few years ago I had a project that I posted here and got a lot of great response!

There will be projects coming down the pike this year and I am looking to establish a list of potential actors. I have started a group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/295888337130814/ as a one stop shop for updates about upcoming projects. I also maintain an email list for those who may not have Facebook.

Hi!

We're looking for actors and actresses for a slasher that will be shot beginning in April right here in Lincoln, Nebraska. There are plenty of roles and we'll be holding auditions soon. If you are an actor or actress and might be interested, please send a head shot and resume to steve@deadlantern.com

We will get you all the necessary info along with a script.

Thanks!

Mat
DeadLantern.com

Hows this?

A short film, set in a Post-Apocalyptic, Zombie ridden wasteland, is shooting a masquerade ball scene and is in need of party goers. We'll be shooting on Sunday, September 4th in Lincoln and food will be provided, not to mention fun and a credit to resumes. No zombie makeup necessary, but come in your finest end of the world gear. Please contact Mike Johnson or Dorothy Booraem for further details.
We're filming in Lincoln on Sept 4 and need extras for a scene and would love for you to help out. Food will be provided, as well as fun! If you're interested, let me know.

Find them as friends of NIFP on facebook! or write us a note here/online...

EXTRAS NEEDED:

Filming of The Dead Hour Season 2 begins this Monday night, May 16th with the episode entitled "Fright Fest" about a young couple on their first date who get trapped in an all night movie marathon where the movies are coming to life. The episode will be filmed at the Westwood Cinema 8 theater on 125th & West Center in Omaha. Extras are needed from about 6-9pm. One scene will involve our special effects artists applying zombie makeup. It'll be fun and you can be an instant star! Please join us.

Contact daniel @ magnummotionpictures.com for more details.

Dear LB 99 supporters,

Thank you for your continued support of LB 99. I appreciate the time, interest and resources you all have provided as we work to move this bill through the Legislature. I wanted to provide you with an update as to the bills current status and future.

The LB 99 hearing on February 25 before the Revenue Committee presented us with two challenges: 1) Proving the film industry worthy of the state’s investment; and 2) Obtaining funding from the Local Civic, Cultural and Convention Center Finance Fund to pay for the bill.

The afternoon of Friday, February 25 will be the hearing for Senator Coash’s LB99, the Nebraska Film Advantage Act. We encourage you to attend the hearing and bring a friend. Numbers do impress the Senators.

It is the right of any one to speak at the hearing but it is not necessary. Senator Coash has selected to speak representatives of the constituencies that will benefit from the Act. Many more speakers will not respect the Senator's scarce time.

The hearing will be in front of the Revenue Committee chaired by Senator Cornett who is a co-sponsor of the bill (stop by the info desk at the center of the ground floor for directions). Hearing are held from around 1 to 4pm. There will be several other bills heard that day and we will not know until mid-next-week what the agenda order will be. If you can’t hang out all afternoon call Senator Coash’s office

LB99 is getting some blog press. Comment with your support! Thanks!

http://deenawinter.wordpress.com/2011/02/07/bill-would-give-movie-produc...

Sen. Colby Coash — who costars in the road trip comedy “Trunk’d” filmed last year in Nebraska — is pushing a bill that would give incentives to producers to film their movies in Nebraska.

Under the Nebraska Film Advantage Act, LB99, production companies that film in Nebraska could apply for grants from the state if they spend more than $500,000 in the state, have at least 10 Nebraska employees, provide matching funds equal to the grant. Each company would be eligible for up to $1 million in grants, but no more than $500,000 per project.

Money for the grants would come from the Local Civic, Cultural and Convention Center Financing Fund — which was created to help build and expand convention centers and arenas, including Qwest Center Omaha and Lincoln’s planned arena.

From Mark Hoeger January 26, 2011:
I hope everyone will watch the video message from Senator Colby Coash posted on our NFA FaceBook page. You can also see the 90sec message produced by NFA member Lonnie Senstock on YouTube at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBv8fMmXJr8

Please forward the links to folks who you think might support film incentives in Nebraska.

While you are sending messages to your own Senator and Senator Coash, take time to thank the other co-sponsors of LB99 "The Nebraska Film Advantage Act." They include Senators Cornett, Hadley, Karpisek, Lathrop, Louden, McGill, Mello, Nordquist, Schilz, and Wallman.

It takes 25 votes to pass a bill into law so to start with nearly half the votes needed as committed co-sponsors gives the bill some momentum. We are pleased to see some returning supporting Senators especially Heath Mello who lead the effort on the floor for the past two sessions.

Hope that this finds you off to a great start in 2011. Last summer, one of my colleagues (Gene Willis) reached out to introduce you to AMC Theatres' renewed commitment to expanding indie film, the "AMC independent" program. We promised to keep in touch with you throughout the year with updates and opportunities to make a local connection with films and other unique events.

In the first year of the program, we've made great strides in raising awareness for our guests and filmmakers alike to see expanded and new stories on-screen. Here are a few highlights:
- Over the past 2 months, we have partnered with the filmmakers of the movie "Mooz-Lum" and Eventful (the marketing group behind "Demand It!" campaigns for Paranormal Activity) to provide an exclusive, guest-"demanded" opportunity. Over 30,000 votes throughout North America helped to determine the 10 markets where we will show this diverse independent film, starting Feb. 12.

Do you call yourself a "Crazy Husker Fan"? Prove it this Friday! Sports Illustrated director Lonnie Senstock is looking for the craziest fans of all ages. Be at Evangelical Lutheran Church this Friday anytime between 5-6:30pm. And don't forget to be dressed up in your craziest Husker gear!

Sports Illustrated mag, video: Come Husker fans dressed up as crazy as you can tomorrow night October 15th to be in Sports Illustrated! Here's the info...(from Lonnie Senstock)

Date: Friday (tomorrow-OCTOBER 15TH
TIME: 5 PM TO 6:30 PM (come anytime between these hours)
Place: Evangelical Lutheran Church
Address: 5945 Fremont Street, Lincoln Nebraska

The NFG offices will be closed at the end of October due to the Building owners leasing our space to someone else. It seems that they signed a 15yr lease with them and gave us 30 days to vacate. After The NFG has spent over 40,000 in rent this is how they do it. They are willing to lease us a space on 17th and Harney with 2 times the square footage for the same price but the space just doesn't lend itself to what we do and the parking is even worst. It would seem that we will be going virtual for a while as we redevelop the NFG and try to find a new home.
This for sure is a bit of a set back for us but as always, we will find a way to bounce back. If anyone is interested in helping with the NFG reboot, please contact me personally.

in great frustration,
Derek-
derek AT nebraskafilmgroup.com

Seeking cast for low budget horror film shooting in October. Some pay for SAG actors, others likely deferred pay. Please send pic and resume to lustgar@pacbell.net.

THE CAST
FRANK DEAN: 45, FARMER grizzled by work.

MARY DEAN: 42, his wife.

CODY HALL: 23,
long-time farmhand.

KELLY OSGOOD: 25,
a young journalist trying to make a name for herself despite being stuck in the
middle of the country.

NATHAN NORTH: 35,
a power broker of the highest order who fancies himself a kingdom builder.

MAYOR SID WYATT:
53, long-time mayor of the little country town of Hillside.

SHERIFF BOB FERGUSON:
44, former classmate of Frank’s who wanted Mary for himself and has
always harbored ill-will against him.

LOCAL KIDS: Group of high school kids looking for a good time.

Greetings all:
Courtesy of the Silicon Prairie News, the Omaha World Herald’s website has published a great article on Nebraska ’s need for film production incentives, as well as Senator Heath Mello’s fight to bring more film projects to the state. Mello, who represents Omaha ’s District 5 and was introducer of last session’s LB 1073 and LB 1074, is still enthusiastically blazing the trail for Nebraska ’s film future. The piece appears as part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community (To learn more, you can go to: http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2010/08/nebraska-film-series-starts-mo...).

Great video interview with Senator Heath Mello, went up on the OWH website... (link below):
http://www.omaha.com/article/20100825/MONEY07/308259881

Enjoy,
The Nebraska Film Association

Nebraska Film Association
“Promoting Jobs for Nebraskans:
Incentives for the Film Industry”

NEED TWO ACTORS:

1. TUTOR ROLE: MALE (JACK BLACK TYPE) IN "SCHOOL OF ROCK"
2. PIANO INSTRUCTOR: (OLDER WOMAN, thin lipped, serious never jokes)

STAR IN UCLA TOP FILM: FROM LA- GOING TO FESTIVALS, from award winning MFA writer Meg Gifford, (who's last LARGE film being made by Trademark Pictures). FILMING AT FAMOUS LEW HUNTER HOUSE THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CONTACT Lonnie Senstock-director- ASAP verdellll@yahoo.com

Dead Lantern Pictures (deadlantern.com), a local Lincoln horror production company and creators of “Outpost Doom” and “The Grand Horror”, announces a casting call for our next film: “Isabelle”.

“Isabelle” is a supernatural horror slasher that tells the story of Isabelle Wakeworth, a young woman who had her eyes carved out by her father and who is reanimated to take revenge on her family. The film works to subvert traditional slasher conventions and archetypes while still maintaining the slasher tradition with oodles of crazy death sequences. The film will be shot using Canon 7D cameras and will be filmed on the weekends throughout the year. We can work around any schedule.

Here are the roles being cast:
Isabelle Wakeworth

I’m producing a one episode reality show for an event coming to Omaha. Reel People Models and Talent is currently searching for a new face to be a female representative of the modeling side of their business. To find that special someone who not only has the looks but the know how to make it in the modeling business, Reel People is holding the Spokesmodel Challenge on Saturday June 26th and Sunday June 27th. To help bring attention to this event, Reel People, and most importantly the contestants a reality show is being produced around this two-day event. The reality show will be shown around to as many people that will see it and may find its way on public access channels in Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and South Dakota. It will also most likely be streamed online.

I’m currently in search of four individuals with professional cameras to shoot this event. The candidates for these four positions must have the following:

-a hand held professional grade camera (MiniDV)

Looking for 4 to 5 camera operators still for a gig in Des Mones IA. It will take place in Indianola, IA on May 16th Hotel is provided the night before and the night of and lunch and dinner are provided, Pay is $200 for the day. Load In will be at 8am and the out will end around 12am. For more details please message me. BTW THIS IS A LIVE EVENT!!!

jbunger@fishnebraskatv.com