Mar 10, 2015
Photo: Richard Henry Herbeck on the set of “Emelie” in downtown Buffalo this past October.
(March 10th, 2015) Shot entirely in Western New York with a screenplay written by Buffalo’s Richard Henry Herbeck, the feature film “Emelie” will make it’s debut at the Tribecca Film Festival this April. The festival runs from April 15-25th, and there will be 3 screenings throughout the festival.
Complete Festival Line-up from The Wrap: http://www.thewrap.com/tribeca-film-festival-announces-films-in-spotlight-midnight-and-special-screening-sections/
Feb 6, 2015
Photo – Will Gadd makes his way up a frozen Niagara Falls (CREDIT: © Christian Pondella/Red Bull Content Pool)
(February 3rd, 2015) After a successful experience with their Lockport “Pop The Locks” wakeboard film shoot over the summer, Red Bull looked again to the Buffalo Niagara Region and the assistance of the Buffalo Niagara Film Office for their next extreme sports demonstration, as they set their sights on a frozen Niagara Falls. This time it was for a first ever ice climb on the frozen section on the US Side of the Horseshoe Falls with the world renowned Fearless Planet Host Will Gadd.
After weeks of preproduction and planning and the initial hesitation of state park’s officials, Red Bull and Will Gadd finally made their way up the base of the falls on Monday January 26th for a rehearsal, and then on Tuesday the 27th for the full climb. The result was another world class production in Western New York with worldwide attention from outlets such as the BBC, CNN, USA TODAY, and National Geographic within days of it’s occurrence.
See the full video here: http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331701943766/will-gadd-ice-climbing-niagara-falls
Jan 15, 2015
(January 15th, 2015) If you saw the last season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire you witnessed the work of WNY’s newest post production house, Empire Visual Effects. Located in the Tri-Main Center on Main Street. Empire was tasked with creating ocean backgrounds and other post production visual effects to make the Boardwalk’s scenes shot in Brooklyn look like 1920’s Atlantic City, New jersey. You also saw the work of some Daemen College Visual Effects Graduates getting paid to apply their skills on a very high profile project. All of this happening in the same building they received their training in, Daemen’s newly completed 2 million state-of-the-art visual effects facility which had it’s ribbon cutting this past December.
This training combined with access to professionals with resumes including The Matrix and Harry Potter make Daemen the place to be in Buffalo for future jobs in the growing post production industry. Combined with the recently expanded post production tax credit implemented by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, this program and facility will be extremely competitive in the immediate future.
For more information:
Daemen Visual Effects Program
Empire Visual Effects
Empire web reel 2014 from Ben Porcari on Vimeo.
New York State Post Production Tax Credit
Dec 29, 2014
(December 29th, 2014) One of the most exciting aspects of the work that the Buffalo Niagara Film Office does, is helping to create that moment of discovery that happens when out of town producers, crew, and talent explore the beauty of the Buffalo Niagara region for the first time. This was certainly the case with Irish Actress Sarah Bolger (“In America,” ABC’s “Once Upon a Time”) as she came to town for a 30 day shoot as the starring villain in the feature film “Emelie” this past fall. Over 120,000 followers on Twitter and Instagram experienced her Western New York enthusiasm through tweets and posts as she visited Niagara Falls State Park, a Bills game, and more. Thank you Sarah! We can’t wait to to see you again on the big screen in 2015.
Sarah Bolger: Twitter, Instagram, and IMDB
Lastest on Emelie: Variety
Dec 17, 2014
(16 December 2014) A burned down church, and four runaway 12 year olds on bicycles are just two parts of this adventure produced by Brian and Brett Roedel. Find out what happens as they premiere this short film with a post film Q and A at the North Park Theatre on January 3rd at 11:30 AM.
The Bikers features dozens of local actors, filmmakers, and artists who have contributed to this project over the past 2 years.
The North Park Theater is located on 1428 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, New York 14216. Tickets are available at the theater box office for $5
Bikers Kickstarter Website
