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June 2nd 2007
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
For those of you who missed my interview last night on the Cotolo Chronicles, you can still listen to it through this link:
http://cotolochronicles.blogspot.com/
The lively and free-wheeling interview went on for an hour and a half. Wetalked about all things ventriloquial and lots of other stuff as well.You'll be able to listen to it in its entirety for the next several days atleast.
Ventriloquially yours,
Jonathan Geffner
April 3rd, 2007
We have today (April 3rd) signed a non-exclusive worldwide distribution deal for "Oxford Park" with Media Research Inc, of Tokyo - organisers of the Con-Can online film festival. Needless to say, we're very pleased that our film is getting such recognition.
The film will also be shown once more on the UK's Propeller TV channel beginning tonight.
26 Feb, 2007
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Last night's Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film went to...Oxford Park? No, it actually went to West Bank Story. But both films screened last year at many of the same film festivals. At the Bethel Film Festival in Ct. they played back-to-back on the same program. I attended that screening, and the audience response to Oxford Park was quite competitive to theirs. (He means quite a few people liked our film better - ian) There are all kinds of rules and roadblocks to entering even a short film into competition for an Academy Award, and we did not bother attempting to do it. But had we entered Oxford Park...who knows?
If you have not yet seen Oxford Park, here is the link to the *free* download page on our website:
http://trilloandsuede.com/movielink.html
You can also download on this page our mini-documentary, Two Days in January - the Making of Oxford Park. And click on the Projects page to download our New York promo video for the Trillo & Suede film and tv project, as well as an outtakes video. All downloads are *free* on our website.
Attn: MOVIE MOGUL WANNABES! We have several feature film scripts ready to shoot, and we are currently in the process of raising funds to produce at least one of them. If you like our short - Oxford Park - and might be interested in investing in a Trillo & Suede feature film - please contact my partner, Ian Lewis, to discuss it: ian@farnfilm.com.
Ventriloquially yours,
Jonathan
6th Jan, 2007
We've just heard that "Oxford Park" has been accepted for the prestigious International Festival of Cinema and Technology (www.ifct.org), which tours a number of major cities during the year (in 2006, the festival visited New York, LA, Orlando, and London).
The organisers said:
Your film was one of the best candidates that were submitted for this year.
Watch this space for more...
August 23, 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Sam now has more than a thousand Friends signed on to his very own web site. If you have not yet signed on, here is the link:
http://www.myspace.com/samsuede
At last check, there are nearly two hundred members worldwide of the Trillo & Suede Fan Club. You are welcome to join, if you have not yet done so. Here is the (long!) link:
http://groups.myspace.com/httpgroupsmyspacecomtrilloandsuede
31st July 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Trillo & Suede were interviewed last night for nearly an hour and a half straight - commercial free - on The Cotolo Chronicals - an internet radio talk show. It will be rebroadcast during the next few days at various times on several stations and sites. Here is a link to all the info:
http://cotolochronicles.blogspot.com/
Best wishes,
Jonathan
31 July, 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
We have an intro video entered in an online character contest sponsored by USA tv network. Here is the link to check it out and vote for us:
http://characters.usanetwork.com/portal/characters/8183.html
Enjoy!
Jonathan
March 14, 2006
Oxford Park was first screened on Propeller TV (Sky Satellite Channel 289) today and will be repeated at intervals...
17 Feb 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Our short film, Oxford Park, has been selected to screen at the Faux Film Festival, Portland OR, which takes place March 29- April 2, 2006. Here is a link to the festival for details: http://www.fauxfilm.com/
Jonathan
February 12th, 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
A fan club has just been started on Myspace.com. A place to discuss the characters, the project, the concept, and all things noir, mysterious, absurdist, ventriloquial and wooden.
Here is the URL:
http://groups.myspace.com/httpgroupsmyspacecomtrilloandsuede
Drop by and say hello. We hope to see you there soon.
Here's looking at you, kids,
Sam Suede
(Moderator of the fan club)
9th Feb 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Our short film, Oxford Park, will screen at the NewFilmmakers Winter 2006 New York Series on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:00 pm, along with two other short films. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening. It will be held at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (corner of 2nd St.), Manhattan. Phone: 212-410-9404. (This is the same venue where Oxford Park screened recently as part of the Big Apple Film Festival.) Tickets $5 at the door.
Oxford Park has recently screened at the Northampton Film Festival, MA; the Bethel Film Festival, CT; the Bluegrass Film Festival, Louisville KY; the Twisted Spine Micro Film Festival, Cleveland OH; the NYIIFVF in Los Angleles and NY; the Big Apple Film Festival, NY; the Golden Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, Africa; and the Con-Can Online Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan.
As soon as we can raise sufficient funding, we are planning to shoot "Trillogy" - a three film Trillo & Suede saga set in varied locations. If you like our short - Oxford Park - and might be interested in investing in our feature films - please contact me to discuss it.
Please forward this email to all your friends. We are trying to spread the word about this project - and our fund-raising campaign - to as many people as possible through "word-of-mouse."
Best wishes,
Jonathan
5 Jan 2006
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
My partner, Sam Suede, has set up his own web page devoted to the Trillo & Suede project. Here is the link:
http://www.myspace.com/samsuede
This site provides Sam's own take and perspective on our film projects, as well as the latest news. It is a fun addition to our main site, http://trillandsuede.com.
VOTE FOR OXFORD PARK! From now until Jan. 22, 2006, you can watch, review and rate Oxford Park on the Con-Can Film Festival web site from Tokyo, Japan. Click the link under the photo on the home page of our web site,
http://trilloandsuede.com.
Oxford Park is one of just 30 short films chosen from 347 entrants to their festival. You can watch any or all of the 30 films, then rate them and review them. After Jan. 22, the highest-rated film will win a Big Prize.
Some people have had trouble getting their votes recorded on the goofy, funky Con-Can web site. So if your vote doesn't register, please try again. Remember the old phrase that was popular in NYC and Chicago in the 1920's- 40's: "Vote early and often."
Till later,
Jonathan
23 Nov 2005
Attn: all Trillo & Suede fans in the NYC area. Please mark your calendars:
Our short film, Oxford Park, has been selected to screen at the NewFilmmakers Winter 2006 New York Series. It will screen on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7:00 pm, along with two other short films. A Q&A with the filmmakers will follow the screening. The screening will be held at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2nd Ave. (corner of 2nd St.), Manhattan. Phone: 212-410-9404. (This is the same venue where Oxford Park screened recently as part of the Big Apple Film Festival.) Tickets $5 at the door.
Oxford Park has recently screened at the Northampton Film Festival, MA; the Bethel Film Festival, CT; the Bluegrass Film Festival, Louisville KY; the Twisted Spine Micro Film Festival, Cleveland OH; the NYIIFVF in Los Angleles and NY; the Big Apple Film Festival, NY; and the Golden Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, Africa.
19 Oct 2005
Dear friends and fans of Trillo & Suede,
Our short film, Oxford Park, is now streaming online at the Con-Can Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of 30 selected from more than 300 entrants to the festival. Visitors to their web site can watch and judge (rank) any or all of the selected short films, including Oxford Park, between now and January, 2006. The film with the highest overall ranking will win a Big Prize.
Here is the link to the Con-Can web site. Click on "Sign up for viewing (free)", then visit the Screening Room and enjoy the films:
http://www.con-can.com/festival/index.html
Oxford Park will also be screening at these upcoming festivals:
Bethel Film Festival in Bethel, CT, on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7:15 pm, and again on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2:00 pm.
Big Apple Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 5:30 pm, held at Anthology Film Archives, 332 2nd Ave., NYC.
NYIIFVF on Monday, Nov. 14 at 4:00, at Village Cinema, 2nd Ave. & 12th St. NYC.
Northampton Film Festival, MA, Nov. 9-13. Details to follow.
Oxford Park has recently screened at the Bluegrass Film Festival, Louisville KY, the Twisted Spine Micro Film Festival, Cleveland OH, and the Golden Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, Africa.
4 Oct 2005
Our short film, Oxford Park, has just been invited to screen at the 2005 Big Apple Film Festival. The Festival will be held Nov. 17-19 at the Anthology Film Archives in NYC. We will let you know the time and date of our screening when it is announced.
27 Sept 2005
NEWS FROM JAPAN: We've just been notified that our short film, Oxford Park, has been selected as one of the semi-finalists in the 2nd annual CON-CAN Movie Festival. Oxford Park is one of only 30 films to reach the semi-finals out of 341 entries from 44 countries. It will soon be streaming on the CON-CAN web site preview room, where visitors can vote for their favorite of the 30 semi-finalists. (Currently CON-CAN still has the 2004 semi-finalists up there). Look for it soon, and cast your vote!
Here's the link:
http://www.con-can.com/PreviewRoom/en/
Attn: LA area residents! Oxford Park will screen at Laemmle Fairfax Theatre, located at 7907 Beverly Blvd. @ S. Fairfax Ave. Wednesday, Sept 28 at 4:10 pm. Admission is *free*! Click here for location map:
http://www.nyfilmvideo.com/2005/la2005/locations.htm
Oxford Park will also be screening at these upcoming film festivals:
Golden Lion Film Festival, Swaziland, Africa (Yes, this will be our African premiere!) Oct. 15-22, 2005
Bethel Film Festival, Bethel, CT., Oct. 25-30, 2005
NYIIFVF Film Festival, NYC, Nov. 10-17, 2005
We expect to hear soon from a number of other film festivals
25 Sept 2005
We had a lovely time at the Bluegrass Independent Film Festival down in Louisville, KY two weeks ago, where Sam Suede, Aunt Sarah and I attended two screenings of our short film, Oxford Park. The screenings were very enthusiastically received by the audiences. Each screening was followed by a Q&A - hosted by Sam, Sarah and me - which were lots of fun, and caused quite a buzz around the festival.
Attn: Cleveland area residents! Oxford Park will screen at the Twisted Spine Micro Film Festival on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 5:00 pm. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 4730 Broadview Rd., Cleveland OH 44106. Admission is *free*! Click here for directions:
http://www.TwistedSpine.com/Micro/2005/Micro_Fest_Directions.htm
The film was completed in June 2005 and entered for festivals during the following months.
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