Official BYS Festival Blog
Posted in Awards, Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Football, Interviews, Liverpool, youtube on Apr 16th, 2009
Before You Submit had the honor to spend a good 20 minutes with Jon Voight and get to know him before and during an interview with him as he brought his Academy Award Nominated role as Joe Buck film Midnight Cowboy.
Mr. Voight was great to sit down with and get to know his film and TV career [...]
Posted in Awards, Film Festivals, Film Production, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, Shorts, youtube on Apr 15th, 2009
We here at Before You Submit would like to thank and congratulate all the filmmakers for all their work that was screened at the 2009 Florida Film Festival. The jury and audience picked their winners, and we got the chance to interview some of them.
Matt Morris for his Doc Short “Pickin’ & Trimmin’”
Kimberley Reed [...]
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, Parties, Shorts, youtube on Apr 15th, 2009
We get the chance to sit down with newcomer and first time filmmaker Robb Connolly. His short Our Neck of The Woods premiered at Sundance this year and is now touring the film festival circuit. Wonderfully shot, great narrative, and fantastic editing, Robb explains his film, the work it takes and playing festivals.
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, Shorts, youtube on Apr 11th, 2009
We we’re able to hangout with Marc Havener all week while the screenings of his Doc Short And What Remains preceded the FFF award winning film Prodigal Sons. It’s impossible for Marc to know EVERY festival out there, but my message to EVERY festival out there…you can find his contact info in many Print Sources of festivals, [...]
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 6th, 2009
A huge “thank you” to the courageous Kimberly Reed for the amazing documentary about her family in Prodigal Sons. We had a festival with you and we wish you the best. Watch the interview to learn so much more with Kimberly and her film playing festivals worldwide right now.
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 3rd, 2009
Brian Quain interviews Criag Johnson of True Adolescents (Mark Duplass, Melissa Leo) at the 2009 Florida Film Festival. We ask what is True Adolescents, why Mark Duplass, the bands in the film (Band Of Horses, The Black Keys, Devendra Barnhardt), and much more.
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 2nd, 2009
What an amazing time and great interview I had with (Independent Spirit Award Nominated) Prince Of Broadway’s Co-writer and Producer, Darren Dean. We talk the film, “baby drop”, and how badly he can beat me in a wrestling match. Thanks for evertything Darren!
Posted in Film Festivals, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 2nd, 2009
I get the chance to speak one on one with the amazing and courageous Italian Film Short writer/director Tak Kuroha of Clacson. Tak will also go down in history for coining the term for HORNING instead of “honking the horn.” Thanks Tak for everything and congrats on this amazing short.
Posted in Film Festivals, Film Production, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 1st, 2009
I was able to interview the man responsible for creating MANY childhood memories and MANY childhood birthday parties for a lot of us. Aaron Fechter (Creative Engineering INC.), in the 80’s made hundreds of rock bands to play ShowBiz Pizza’s nationwide. These rock bands were animatronic bears, gorillas, birds, wolves, and even a girly mouse. [...]
Posted in Film Festivals, Film Production, Florida Film Festival, Interviews, youtube on Apr 1st, 2009
Director/Producer Brett Whitcomb and Writer/Music Brad Thomason of the new documentary The Rock-AFire Explosion explain the plains of making such an amazing film and talk about the fans of this band. Chris Thrash is the main subject of the film, a devoted fan of the animatronic rock band of the 80’s, and started to single [...]
