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CROPSEY (2010 ATL Film Fest)

Joan Rivers A Piece of Work

Staten Island filmmakers Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio reveal how an urban legend conjured up to keep kids from exploring abandoned buildings became a horrifying reality when a mysterious drifter began abducting children in their tight-knit urban neighborhood. Growing up, Zeman and Brancaccio were deluged with terrifying tales of Cropsy, a murderous mental patient prone to snatching children off the streets and taking them to the derelict buildings that were once part of the Willowbrook Mental Institution. Some claimed Crospey had a hook for a hand; others claimed his weapon of choice was a large axe. In 1987, that legend crossed the boundary into reality when 13-year-old Jennifer Schweiger vanished without a trace. Her disappearance sent shockwaves of fear through the community, but it was only the first. Before long Crospey had a name: Andre Rand. When a photo of a handcuffed Rand was released in the press, the public didn't need a conviction to know he was the man who had been preying on their children. In this film, Zeman and Brancaccio go back to the scene of the crimes to search for clues, and speak with the locals about how the case has haunted them for decades. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

ARGFest Conference and Game Festival
Thusday, July 15 - Sunday, 18, 2010
W Atlanta - Midtown

ARGFest

Come to share your throughs with and be inspired by the innovative minds exploring Alternate Reality Gaming & Transmedia Storytelling. With two days of casual interactions and pick-up sessions, you're sure to leave with your brain stuffed full of new ideas (and a collection of new friends and potential collaborators).

Keynote by Maureen McHugh

Maureen is an award winning science fiction writer who, for almost a decade now, has been exploring what it means to write in a transmedia environment. She has been a writer and/or managing editor behind some of the most popular and critically claimed experiences to date including I Love Bees (Halo 2), Why So Serious (The Dark Knight), and Year Zero (the Nine Inch Nails album of the same name).

Guest Speakers

ARGFest speakers have been involved in some of the most popular and influentiual interactive experiences on the web including THE DARK KNIGHT's Why So Serious? and HALO 2's I Love Bees and for companies such as the American Film Institute, PBS, Shaftesbury Films, Sony Entertainment, Turner Broadcasting, Warner Brothers, Insomniac Games, General Motors, Alltel Wireless, 42 Entertainment, GMD Studios and more.

Patrick Moller vm-people
Maureen McHugh No Mimes Media
Steve Peters No Mimes Media
Dave Tenenbaum Unfiction Administrator
Brooke Thompson GiantMice

2010.argfestcon.com

Atlanta Screenwriters Group
Thursday, July 15, 8:00 PM

Shorts Night - Three to Four short scripts will be read. Titles TBA

Atlanta Film Festival 365
535 Means St, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Dragon*Con Film Festival Presents
Pushin' Up Daisies (2010 ATL Film Fest)
Thursday, July 22, 7:00 PM
FREE

Writer/director of the film, Patrick Franklin, will also be in attendance to answer questions following the movie. “Pushin’ Up Daisies” is set in Georgia and features footage from several small Georgia towns including Washington, Crawfordville and other surrounding communities.

Complimentary tickets to the film can be obtained by visiting the Rockledge Clubhouse at 2075 Powers Ferry Rd, Marietta, Ga. 30067 or you can RSVP to bholcombe@ceebraid.com. Free popcorn and beverages will be served at 6:30 p.m. - 30 minutes prior to the movie in the Rockledge party room directly across from the theater. The film starts promptly at 7 p.m. in the Rockledge Movie Theater.

Rockledge Clubhouse, 2075 Powers Ferry Rd, Marietta, GA. 30067

yourACT
Workshop for 4-6 yr-old Actors and Parents
Saturday, July 10 and Saturday, July 17
10:00 - 11:30 AM

How an actor prepares for an audition is a very personal process. And when your little actor is still learning how to read, he needs a wee bit more help preparing. But, when the acting profession is a completely unfamiliar one, you also need help in guiding your child through that process. This two-day class is designed to give parents age appropriate methods that best facilitate the acting process.

Parents will learn how to:

Breakdown a script and figure out what your child actually needs to do in his/her audition
Use creative play techniques to encourage a natural performances
Keep your distracted tiny actor motivated when they have to lines to memorize
Recognize the difference between preparing for TV/film and theater auditions

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