We are so excited to be in the Levante Film Festival in Bari, Italy this November. Not sure if I can make it though! Naked Sushi is showing at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival October 17th. The following week we are in Australia at the Sexy Fest and then the first & second weeks of November Naked Sushi is in Italy! Around the world in a month!! We are so grateful for the opportunity and we will start submitting to other festivals soon!...

Naked Sushi has been accepted to show in Melbourne this October at the Sexy International Film Festival!!! Naked Sushi will also screen at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival the week before in Santa Monica, CA!!!...

We had a great screening Wednesday night! We followed a long block of serious, intense, and depressing films. We still got a ton of laughs. It was definitely a release for everyone to go from one extreme to the other!!! It was a fun ride as an audience member!!...

NAKED SUSHI received a special invitation to screen at the AOF Film Festival in Pasadena, CA this week. It seems that Action on Film is one of the best kept secrets in the LA film festival circuit. It's huge! I have seen some great films so far and I am looking forward to the Black Tie Gala Thursday night at the Westin! Naked Sushi showing at the Laemmle Theatre on Colorado in Pasadena, CA. We will be in the 8:15pm block. Buy your tickets in advance! ...

The 1st Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival is pleased to announce their relationship with the Charity MMP. A generous portion of ticket admissions will go to this Los Angeles based Charity. Fore more information regarding this organization go to www.mmp.org.   "Mary Magdalene Project is a 30-year old non-faith-based nonprofit organization devoted to assisting women prostitutes and their families out of prostitution." Lady Filmmakers Film Festival is brought to you by the film...

The  1st Annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival has officially been launched. Now accepting submissions from around the world. Films submitted must have a woman in one of the following positions: Writer, Director, Cinematographer, or Producer. This is a celebration of lady filmmakers and the men who collaborate with them. Check out the festival online @ www.ladyfilmmakers.com. The festival will take place October 17th & 18th 2009 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, CA.    We wi...

My First Distribution Offer!!Hello! I know...it's been over a week! I needed to decompress and get to work on What's Next....  I had the pleasure of having an Italian filmmaker that I met in Cannes stay and visit for a few days while he attended the Dances with films film festival. Vincenzo won the honorable mention award for his clever and adorably funny short film "Being Handy". The festival had shorts and features however I saw only one block of shorts. The other Short I really lik...

SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2009More thoughts on CannesThe experience in Cannes was a crash course in European travel and learning how to navigate a high profile film festival with a lot of restricted access.  I feel that in a lot of respects I got to do a lot and had access to more than most first time Cannes Festival goers. For this I am grateful. Currently I am in Rome reflecting on my experiences, the festival, and the people I have met. I will be adding to the blog as ideas, memories, and thoughts c...

WE just had an embarrassing moment. Bank of America put a fraud alert on our credit card so I have been sitting here not able to pay the bill and they are glaring at me. Mike went and found a phone booth and called BOA.  They put the fraud alert because we took out cash, bought plane tickets and then tried to pay for lunch. This somehow triggered an alert but the cafe did not get any such message. They just thought we couldn't pay our bill! But thank goodness they unfroze the account! Whew....I...

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009 Cannes party on Yacht Greetings from Cannes! It's another gorgeous day in Cannes and I will say that we had a glorious very long afternoon and evening yesterday starting with a sneak screening of a documentary called Great Directors. It's a great academic piece especially for an American and someone who has not been to film school. Angela Ismailos, highlights several directors that have influenced her and/or she loves there work. This was her first film as...