VIDEO FOR BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY
POSTED: 19 October 2020
Focusing on their Covid safety plans, Plug Ugly Films was tapped to produce a fun little silent video for the re-opening of the venerable Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
BAM150 AVAILABLE ON KANOPY
POSTED: 18 August 2020
Our feature documentary BAM150 is now available on the free streaming service Kanopy.
Click the image on the left for more viewing options.
SLADEK TEACHING AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
POSTED: 08 SEPTEMBER 2019
Beginning this fall, Michael Sládek will become an adjunct professor in the Film Studies Department at Columbia University.
FILM FESTIVALS DUTIES
POSTED: 26 NOVEMBER 2018
Michael Sládek served on the American Independent Narratives jury for the 2018 Denver Film Festival, as well as on the Features and Shorts juries for the 2018 Kew Gardens Film Festival (Queens, NY). He also attended the 2018 Woodstock Film Festival on behalf of sponsoring client SAGindie.
ANYTHING + THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW Q&A's
POSTED: 04 MAY 2018
On behalf of client SAGindie, Plug Ugly Films' Michael Sládek moderated discussions for SAG-AFTRA Foundation screenings of the new films Anything (with Director Timothy McNeil, stars John Carroll Lynch and Maura Tierney, Executive Producer Mark Ruffallo, Producer Ofrit Peres, Associate Producer Kylene Steele) and The House of Tomorrow (with Director Peter Livolsi, and stars Asa Butterfield, Alex Wolff, Maude Apatow).
ALL AGAINST THE SEA: NEWPORT BEACH FILM FEST
POSTED: 10 APRIL 2018
Our short film ALL AGAINST THE SEA will screen at the Newport Beach Film Festival as part of the "Relationship Short Stories" program:
Friday, April 27, 2018
at 6:00pm
Starlight Triangle Square Cinemas
1870 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
www.NewportBeachFilmFestival.com
Watch the new TRAILER
JEW BOY: DISCUSSION & READING - FREE
POSTED: 19 JANUARY 2018
In honor of its re-release via Cornell University Press, Plug Ugly Films' Michael Sládek will interview writer Alan Kaufman about his memoir Jew Boy.
Both the children of Holocaust survivors, Kaufman and Sládek, who is adapting the book into a film, will delve into the psychology of the Second Generation. Followed by a reading and book signing.
Thursday, January 25, 2018
7pm-8:30pm
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place, NYC
FREE - advance registration recommended:
https://mjhnyc.org/events/jew-boy/
SLADEK ON SHORT FILM PRODUCTION PANEL
POSTED: 10 JANUARY 2018
Plug Ugly Films' Michael Sládek participated in a panel discussion for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation titled "The Business: Penning, Producing, & Performing Your First Short."
CON ARTIST ON KANOPY
POSTED: 10 NOVEMBER 2017
Our acclaimed docu-comedy feature CON ARTIST is now available via Kanopy, which provides streaming services for libraries and colleges.
ALL AGAINST THE SEA: WOODSTOCK FILM FESTIVAL
POSTED: 26 SEPTEMBER 2017
We're happy to announce that our new short film ALL AGAINST THE SEA will have its World Premiere at the 2017 Woodstock Film Festival!
Screening as part of the "Resolutions" shorts program:
Friday, October 13 at 2:15pm
Saturday, October 14 at 1:15pm
Woodstock Community Center - 56 Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
www.WoodstockFilmFestival.org
Directed by Michael Sládek
Starring Erica Fae & Antonio David Lyons
Cinematography by Ramsey Fendall
Music by Tristan Perich
BAM ALAN GALA VIDEO PREMIERE
POSTED: 05 APRIL 2017
As part of last night's Alan Gala which featured performances and presentations by Isabella Rossellini, Mark Morris Dance Group, Rufus Wainwright, Fiona Shaw and more, BAM premiered our commissioned video tribute featuring interviews with luminaries such as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Billy Cunningham, Mark Morris, Senator Charles Schumer, Cookie Monster, and more.
View one of the four videos here.
BAM TAPS PLUG UGLY FOR ANOTHER GALA VIDEO
POSTED: 03 JANUARY 2017
BAM has again commissioned Plug Ugly Films to produce a tribute video for another major gala event. Featuring high-profile artists, major philanthropists, business leaders and national politicians the video, directed by Michael Sládek, will be played at a live event in the spring.
ALL AGAINST THE SEA UPDATE
POSTED: 19 APRIL 2016
Production for our new short film ALL AGAINST THE SEA is complete! Thank you to all our friends, family, and colleagues who contributed to our successful crowdfunding campaign and thank you to our wonderful cast and crew.
We will update once we know where and when the film will premiere.
CROWDFUND CAMPAIGN FOR ALL AGAINST THE SEA
POSTED: 13 OCTOBER 2015
We've launched a crowdfunding campaign for ALL AGAINST THE SEA, an intimate, atmospheric short film about the isolation people feel when struggling to save a relationship. Written & directed by Michael Sládek. Starring Erica Fae & Antonio David Lyons. Cinematography by Ramsey Fendall. Produced by Sarah Garvey.
JOIN US IN CREATING AN INTIMATE CINEMATIC WORK.
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL HELP US GET TO THE FINISH LINE:
www.SeedAndSpark.com/all-against-the-sea
BAM TAPS PLUG UGLY FOR GALA VIDEO
POSTED: 01 MARCH 2015
BAM has commissioned Plug Ugly Films to produce interviews for The Karen Gala, in honor of the retirement of revered BAM President Karen Brooks Hopkins. The video interviews with leading arts administrators, artists, philanthropists, and friends, will be played at a live event hosted by John Turturro and Alan Rickman with musical guests including Mavis Staples, Steve Reich, and Rufus Wainwright.
CON ARTIST ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS
POSTED: 17 SEPTEMBER 2014
Our acclaimed docu-comedy feature CON ARTIST is now available digitally.
Educational & Special booking inquiries: Request@PlugUglyFilms.com
"an entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world's most outrageous provocateurs" - The New York Times
“a cautionary tale about the reckless pursuit of celebrity” - AA Dowd, Time Out Chicago
POSTED: 10 APRIL 2014
"A cross between The Office and a Beckett work" - Seattle Times
Delving into the darkly absurd corners of corporate America and middle-man purgatory, director Michael Sladek makes his NYC stage debut with a fresh production of Below the Belt by acclaimed playwright, Richard Dresser. Presented by Black Lodge Theater, the work will be staged in the old boiler room of the iconic Westbeth Center for the Arts - previously home to Bell Laboratories (AT&T).
MAY 8-17, 2014
WESTBETH CENTER FOR THE ARTS
55 Bethune St., NYC - in the old boiler room
SEATING IS LIMITED! PURCHASE TICKETS
Directed by Michael Sladek
Written by Richard Dresser
Starring Cecelia Frontero, Monroe Robertson, Andrew Van Dusen
Produced by Sarah Garvey, Alex Siladi, Michael Sladek
Presented by Black Lodge Theater
POSTED: 01 APRIL 2014
One of our new feature film project is an Official Selection of the Hamptons Film Festival Screenplay Labs which take place April 11-13. The script, based on Timothy Schaffert's acclaimed novel The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters, is being adapted by Michael Sladek who will also direct.
POSTED: 27 MARCH 2014
Our acclaimed docu-comedy CON ARTIST will screen:
April 8, 2014 at 7pm
Great Basin Film Society
713 S. Virginia St.
Not in Reno and want to see the film? Click the link above for more info.
POSTED: 19 NOVEMBER 2013
Our documentary feature BAM150 is now available digitally!
DVD + Non-Theatrical + Educational Sales: CINEMA GUILD
"a particular pleasure to watch" - Slant
"fascinating" - The Dissolve
BAM150 SCREENING + Q&A IN BROOKLYN
POSTED: 15 NOVEMBER 2013
In anticipation of its DVD and digital release on November 19th, our documentary BAM150 will be screened, followed by a Q&A with Director Michael Sladek, in Brooklyn.
Sunday, Nov. 17, 5pm
Ciné Barbès
376 9th Street (corner of 6th Ave, Park Slope)
$5 suggested donation
www.barbesbrooklyn.com/cinebarbes
DEVILS ARE DREAMING AVAILABLE FOR FIRST TIME
POSTED: 21 OCTOBER 2013
Our 2004 dark comedy feature film DEVILS ARE DREAMING is now available for digital download and streaming via Vimeo On Demand.
For more information and to view the trailer click here.
"inspired" - Film Threat
"a perfect sci-fi allegory" - OC Weekly
IFP INVITES PHANTOM LIMBS TO FILM WEEK
POSTED: 25 JULY 2013
Our new project has been invited to participate in IFP Independent Film Week this September.
The script, based on Timothy Schaffert's acclaimed novel The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters, is being adapted by Michael Sladek who will also direct. Producers include Mark Steele, Paul Schnee, Joseph Krings, and Michael Sladek.
CON ARTIST TO PREMIERE ON ITALIAN TV
POSTED: 25 JULY 2013
SKY ARTE will premiere our acclaimed docu-comedy CON ARTIST on Italian TV on Friday, September 20th at 9:10pm.
Ciao!
CINEMA GUILD ACQUIRES BAM150
POSTED: 05 JUNE 2013
We're very excited to announce that the revered indie distributor Cinema Guild will be releasing our commissioned documentary BAM150 in North America. Updates about where, when, and how you can see and/or license the film in various platforms will soon follow.
Non-Theatrical inquiries & pre-sales: BMercier@CinemaGuild.com
Home Video inquiries & pre-sales: PKelly@CinemaGuild.com
SLADEK TO RECEIVE AN ACKER
POSTED: 24 MAY 2013
Plug Ugly Filmmaker Michael Sladek will, along with a number of other artists, receive an Acker Award on June 6th in NYC. Named after experimental novelist Kathy Acker, the award is presented to "members of the avant garde arts community who have made outstanding contributions in their discipline in defiance of convention".
The awards event is free and open to the public. See www.AckerAwards.com for more information.
TV PREMIERE OF BAM150 ON PBS
POSTED: 12 MARCH 2013
BAM150, our documentary feature film about The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2012, is having it's television premiere via PBS channel WNET and it's affiliate stations in the Tri-State area.
FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH at 10PM
WNET, WLIW, NJTV
http://www.thirteen.org/schedule/
DVD, online, and other release dates are pending so check back with us here or
JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST for occasional updates.
CON ARTIST TO PREMIERE ON ITALIAN TV + DELAWARE
POSTED: 12 MARCH 2013
Our acclaimed docu-comedy CON ARTIST continues to screen and premiere in the US and internationally:
SKY ARTE has licensed the film for Italian TV.
Screening in DELAWARE on MARCH 20th at 6:30pm via The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and the Rehoboth Art League.
And you can always watch it streaming or rent the DVD on Netflix, or you can download it to own or buy the DVD via Amazon or your local video store.
WATCH CON ARTIST ONLINE & DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN
POSTED: 02 OCTOBER 2012
If you've yet to see our acclaimed docu-comedy Con Artist or simply want to bask in the glow of its insanity one more time, you're in luck!
Click below to watch it STREAMING or DOWNLOAD-TO-OWN right now:
DVD featuring deleted scenes, director dommentary, two featurettes, and the theatrical trailer is available for rental or purchase via Amazon, Netflix, or your local DVD retailer. Click the icons below:
PLUG UGLY ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO JEW BOY
POSTED: 22 jUNE 2012
We're excited to announce the acquisition of film rights to Alan Kaufman's acclaimed memoir Jew Boy.
"a wholly unconventional American coming-of-age story"
- San Francisco Chronicle
"combines humor and pathos with a coldblooded sense of irony"
- Publishers Weekly
FREE PUBLIC SCREENING OF BAM150
POSTED: 05 MAY 2012
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) presents a FREE public screening of our new movie BAM150. It's first-come-first-served, so arrive early! Q&A with Director Michael Sladek will follow.
Screening:
Monday, June 4 at 8:30pm
BAM Rose Cinema - 30 Lafayette, Brooklyn, NY
www.BAM.org
Watch the official trailer here.
BAM150 TRIBECA TICKETS ON SALE + NEW TRAILER
POSTED: 11 APRIL 2012
Tickets for the premiere of BAM150 at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival are now on sale to AMEX cardholders and go on sale to the general public on April 16th.
Screening:
April 27th at 6:30pm - SVA
April 28th at 6:30pm - Chelsea
PURCHASE TICKETS: www.TribecaFilm.com
Watch the official trailer here.
BAM150 TO PREMIERE AT TRIBECA FILM FEST 2012
POSTED: 12 MARCH 2012
Our new feature length documentary BAM150 is set to premiere at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival!
Go behind the scenes like never before at BAM, the nation’s oldest performing arts center. Through cinema verite footage of recent performances, interviews with iconic artists, and the fascinating 150 year history of the home to such greats as Edwin Booth, Enrico Caruso, Merce Cunningham, Peter Brook, Robert Wilson, Pina Bausch, Laurie Anderson, Mark Morris and more, BAM150 reveals an inside look at the ups and downs of the avant garde institution that launched Brooklyn as a cultural mecca.
Screening:
April 27th at 6:30pm - SVA
April 28th at 6:30pm - Chelsea
Check here for more information and to purchase tickets:
www.TribecaFilm.com
FLAVORPILL DEEMS CON ARTIST "ESSENTIAL" VIEWING
POSTED: 24 jANUARY 2012
Online tastemaker FLAVORPILL has included CON ARTIST in it's top ten list of
"Essential Documentaries About Famous Artists". We're proud to be number five in a list of truly great films! Have a look by clicking here.
FLAVORPILL also mentions the film in their Damien Hirst-related list of "Artists Who Don't Do Their Own Work". Click here to check it out.
PLUG UGLY TAPPED FOR BAM DOC
POSTED: 29 OCTOBER 2011
Plug Ugly Films is proud to announce we've been commissioned to make a feature length documentary by and about the nation's oldest (and coolest) performaing arts center, BAM (aka The Brooklyn Academy of Music).
Featuring behind-the-scenes footage of the 2011/2012 season, interviews with artists whose works have revolutionized avant garde/experimental live performance the world over, as well as the fascinating history of this legendary Brooklyn stalwart, we're excited to be currently in production. Helmed by Director Michael Sladek and made in partnership with Room 5 Films, the as yet untitled project marks BAM's 150th anniversary.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS + DVD
POSTED: 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
October 1, 2011
MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM SOCIETY
Martha's Vineyard, Mass
October 20, 2011 - 6pm
VENICE ART CRAWL
Venice, California
SLADEK TO MODERATE PANEL AT NYFF
POSTED: 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
Michael Sladek will moderate a panel discussion about casting and working with union versus non-union actors in indie films at the New York Film Festival. Panelists include producers Jay Van Hoy & Bruce Weiss, casting directors Paul Schnee & Mary Clay Boland and more.
New York Film Festival / Lincoln Center
October 11, 2011 - 7pm
To Union or Not to Union:
Casting & Working with Actors in Low Budget Indies
PLUG UGLY FILMS RARITIES & NEW WORKS PARTY
POSTED: 04 SEPTEMBER 2011
Brooklyn's Kings County Cinema Society has invited Plug Ugly Films to present rarities and new works this coming Wednesday night at Freddy's Bar & Backroom. So we thought we'd use the chance to celebrate eleven years of filmmaking. Join Director Michael Sladek and collaborators as we drink cheap whiskey and visit ghosts from our Plug past and Ugly future with film clips and live readings.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 9:00pm
Freddy's Bar & Backroom
625 Fifth Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn
FREE
DVD NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
POSTED: 09 AUGUST 2011
Bonus features include
Deleted Scenes + Featurettes: Art Industry 101 & The Wisdom of Nick Zedd +
Director's Commentary + Theatrical
Trailer
www.AMAZON.com
SCREENINGS & DVD RELEASE UPDATE
POSTED: 18 JULY 2011
NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY
TUES. JULY 26, 2011 - 7PM
www.NewOrleansFilmSociety.org
DVD RELEASE - AUGUST 2, 2011
Bonus features include Deleted Scenes, Featurettes Art Industry 101 & The Wisdom of Nick Zedd, Director's Commentary, & Trailer
* Email Us to Reserve a Copy *
PLUG UGLY ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO PHANTOM LIMBS
POSTED: 18 JULY 2011
Plug Ugly Films is proud to announce the acquisition of film rights for New York Times best selling author Timothy Schaffert's novel The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sister.
"blithe, quirky...spirited, offbeat" - Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"boondocks-Gothic...quietly tragic" - The Washington Post
SLADEK TO TALK SHORTS AT SUNDANCE / BAM EVENT
POSTED: 13 JUN 2011
Michael Sladek will speak at the Sundance Institutue's ShortsLab about working with union actors in short films. The lineup of speakers and workshops looks to be really great, so check it out:
SUNDANCE INSTITUTE SHORTSLAB NYC
July 19, 2011
BAM Rose Cinemas
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn NY
http://www.IndieWire.com/article/shortslabnyc_returns_to_bam/#
UPCOMING TV SCREENINGS
POSTED: 27 MAY 2011
ISRAEL
NOGA TV - CHANNEL 8
June 2, 2011 at 11:00pm
June 3, 2011 at 2:00pm
The title "Con Artist" has been translated to "Oman ha'Tarmit" ("The Lying Artist")
OVATION TV
June 2, 2011 at 11:00am
June 2, 2011 at 4:00pm
Go to www.OvationTV.com to find the channel in your area.
TV PREMIERE - SAT MAY 14TH
POSTED: 06 MAY 2011
OVATION TV
Saturday, May 14th at 9pm & 11pm EST
Go to www.OvationTV.com and use their search engine to find the channel in your area.
UPCOMING SCREENINGS: LA + CHIC + DEN
POSTED: 28 MAR 2011
See CON ARTIST in all its theatrical glory!!
LOS ANGELES, CA
April 1-7, 2011
Laemmle's Sunset 5
Daily at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30, 9:55pm
* Director Michael Sladek and Mark Kostabi in person: Fri & Sat 7:30, Sun 3:10 *
CHICAGO, IL
April 8-14, 2011
Facets Multimedia
Fri at 7, 9pm / Sat-Sun at 3, 5, 7, 9pm / Mon-Thu at 7, 9pm
DENVER, CO
April 15-22, 2011
Denver Film Center
Screening times tba
* Director Michael Sladek in person: Thu 7pm, more tba *
UPCOMING SCREENINGS!
POSTED: 09 MAR 2011
See CON ARTIST in all its theatrical glory!!
SALEM, MA
March 6, 2011 - 5pm
Salem Film Festival
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
March 11-12, 2011 - 8pm
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
SEATTLE, WA
March 25-31, 2011 - times tba
Grand Illusion Cinema
LOS ANGELES, CA
April 1-7, 2011 - times tba
Laemmle's Sunset 5
** MARK KOSTABI & MICHAEL SLADEK WILL DO Q&A'S FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS AND SUNDAY MATINEE **
CHICAGO, IL
Facets Multimedia
April 8-14, 2011 - times tba
DENVER, CO
April 15-22, 2011 - times tba
Denver Film Center
** MICHAEL SLADEK WILL DO Q&A'S AT SELECT SCREENINGS TBA **
CON ARTIST TO MORE CITIES + DVD + TV!
POSTED: 14 JAN 2011
Con Artist will be opening in select cities beginning in March! Come see it big and loud and in its full glory!!
The DVD's in the works and so is a TV premiere later in the year.
Details will soon follow so check back here or "like" our Facebook page for further updates.
"an entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world's
most outrageous provocateurs"
- New York Times
Help us by saving & rating in your Netflix queue!
CON ARTIST THEATRICAL PREMIERE - NYC
POSTED: 18 OCT 2010
12 - 18 November 2010
(times tba)
reRun Gastropub Theater
147 Front St - DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY 11201
www.reRunTheater.com
"an entertaining boom-era fable" - New York Magazine
"riveting, hilarious" - The Independent
"an entertaining reverie on the concept and addictive nature of celebrity" - Variety
SLADEK ON URBANWORLD & IFP PANELS
POSTED: 30 AUG 2010
Michael will be sitting on panels at the URBANWORLD FILM FESTIVAL on
15 September and then on an IFP INDIE FILM WEEK panel on 19 September.
If you're attending, come check them out!
UPCOMING FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
POSTED: 18 MAY 2010
BERKSHIRE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Great Barrington, MA
Saturday 5 June 2010 - 9:15am - Triplex #3
Sunday 6 June 2010 - 11:15am - Beacon Cinema
For more information visit: www.BIFFMA.com
Filmmaker Q&A to follow each screening!
FLYOVER FILM FESTIVAL
Louisville, KY
Saturday 12 June 2010 - 12pm
For more information visit: www.LouisvilleFilm.org
Filmmaker Q&A to follow each screening!
SAGINDIE + ISSUE + BUSCEMI BRUNCH
POSTED: 18 MAY 2010
Actor, writer, film director Steve Buscemi will talk with WNYC’s John Hockenberry about creating unforgettable characters that ultimately drive a film’s narrative and impact. The brunch, which is presented in collaboration with SAGIndie NYC, will feature film clips from the actor’s career. The event is a fundraiser for the Brooklyn experimental arts organization ISSUE Project Room.
“Actor as Auteur” Brunch To Benefit ISSUE Project Room
Presented in Collaboration With SAGIndie
Sunday, June 6, 12 pm – 2 pm
Bussaco, 833 Union Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
$125 Per Person ($95 tax-deductible, three-course brunch is included.)
SEATING IS LIMITED.
BUY TICKETS: https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/740765
For more information please call 718-330-0313
UPCOMING FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
POSTED: 10 MARCH 2010
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Maitland / Orlando, Florida
Sunday, 11 April 2010 at 7:30pm - Regal Winter Park
Tuesday, 13 April 2010 at 9:30pm - Enzian Theatre
For more information visit: www.FloridaFilmFestival.com
Director Q&A to follow each screening!
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
Sarasota, Florida
Saturday, 17 April 2010 at 12:15pm
Sunday, 18 April 2010 at 4pm
For more information visit: www.SarasotaFilmFestival.com
Director Q&A to follow each screening!
BERKSHIRE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Great Barrington, MA
Festival runs 03 - 06 June 2010 (exact screening date TBA)
For more information visit: www.BIFFMA.com
Director Q&A to follow each screening!
HAPPY 2010 + UPCOMING FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
POSTED: 04 JANUARY 2010 (UPDATED: 23 FEB)
Happy New Year!!! We're looking forward to a great 2010 during which
CON ARTIST will be released and more Plug Ugly projects will be in the works. Check back often! In the meantime, come see CON ARTIST at one of the following festivals or screening series:
UNIONDOCS
Brooklyn, NY
Friday, 15 January 2010 - 7:30pm
For more information visit: www.UnionDocs.org
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
Glasgow, Scotland
Saturday, 20 February 2010 at 15:30
For more information visit: www.GlasgowFilmFestival.org.uk/
FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
Maitland / Orlando, Florida
Sunday, 11 April 2010 at 7:30pm - Regal Winter Park
Tuesday, 13 April 2010 at 9:30pm - Enzian Theatre
For more information visit: www.FloridaFilmFestival.com
SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL
Sarasota, Florida
Festival runs 09 - 18 April 2010 (exact sceening date TBA)
For more information visit: www.SarasotaFilmFestival.com
BERKSHIRE INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
Great Barrington, MA
Festival runs 03 - 06 June 2010 (exact screening date TBA)
For more information visit: www.BIFFMA.com
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS!
Come see CON ARTIST!
TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Talinn, Estonia
3 December 2009 at 5:30pm
5 December 2009 at 3:00pm
For more information visit: www.2009.POFF.ee/eng/esileht
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
Glasgow, Scotland
Festival runs 18 - 28 February 2010 (exact screening dates tba)
For more information visit: www.GlasgowFilmFestival.org.uk/
MORE FUN PRESS - STARZ DENVER FESTIVAL
POSTED: 18 NOVEMBER 2009
On the Opening Night red carpet, VIPs wore Hugo Boss, Gucci, Alexander Wang, Balanciaga, Louboutin and many more designers. Meanwhile the Denver Post decides to print this classy fella:
DENVER POST - STYLE SECTION 13 NOV 2009
CAPTION:
Michael Sládek, director of "Con Artist," said his jacket was secondhand
but he doesn't remember where he bought it.
UPCOMING FESTIVAL SCREENINGS!
POSTED: 27 OCTOBER 2009
Come see CON ARTIST!
CINETECA DI BOLOGNA
Wednesday 11 November 2009 (time TBA) - Bologna, Italy - Free!
For more information visit: www.cinetecadibologna.it
SLC FILM CENTER / SLC ART CENTER
Friday 13 November 2009 at 7pm - SLC Art Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Free!
For more information visit: www.slcfilmcenter.org
STARZ DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 14 November 2009 at 9:30pm - Starz FilmCenter
Sunday 15 November 2009 at 1:30pm - Starz FilmCenter
Tickets on sale 30 October 2009
For tickets and more information visit: www.DenverFilm.org
TALLINN BLACK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL
Screening information TBA
Festival runs
12 November - 6 December 2009 in Talinn, Estonia
For more information visit: www.2009.POFF.ee/eng/esileht
GLASGOW FILM FESTIVAL
Screening information TBA
Festival runs 18 - 28 February 2010
in Glasgow, Scotland
For more information visit: www.GlasgowFilmFestival.org.uk/
ROME FILM FEST - A TRANSFORMATIVE EVENT!
POSTED: 25 OCTOBER 2009
After the hugely successful international premiere of his docu-comedy feature film CON ARTIST, Filmmaker Michael Sládek was transformed in to this guy:
How did this miracle occur, you ask? Through the genius of the Italian media:
IL MESSEGGERO NEWSPAPER - 24 OCT 2009 - ROME, ITALY
TRANSLATION:
SCIENCE AND ART KOSTABI AND THE ENERGY OF SLADEK
Taking a break from their film festival appointments, American artist Mark Kostabi, Michael Sladek the brilliant German inventor of a system for producing alternative energy and art expert Lavinia Filippi yesterday visited the Galleria Borghese.
NOTE:
The photo for this piece of obviously not so well-researched reportage was
taken by the legendary "King" of the paparazzi, Rino Barillari,
who followed and inspired Fellini in the days of La Dolce Vita.
UPCOMING FESTIVAL SCREENINGS!
POSTED: 08 OCTOBER 2009
Come see CON ARTIST!
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 October 2009 at 2:00 PM - Southampton United Artists Theatre
Sunday 11 October 2009 at 8:30 PM - Easthampton United Artists Theatre
Tickets on sale now!
For tickets and more information visit: www.HamptonsFilmFest.org
ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
International Premiere!
Tuesday 20 October 2009 at 18:30 - Petrassi Hall at Parco della Musica
Wednesday 21 October 2009 at 17:30 - Teatro Studio at Parco della Musica
Tickets on sale now!
For tickets and more information visit: www.RomaCinemaFest.it
AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 24 October 2009 at 7pm - Rollins Theater
Tickets on sale now!
For tickets and more information visit: www.AustinFilmFestival.com
CINETECA DI BOLOGNA
Wednesday 11 November 2009 (time TBA) - Bologna, Italy
Free!
For more information visit: www.cinetecadibologna.it
SLC FILM CENTER / SLC ART CENTER
Friday 13 November 2009 at 7pm - Salt Lake City, UT
Free!
For more information visit: www.slcfilmcenter.org
STARZ DENVER FILM FESTIVAL
Saturday 14 November 2009 at 9:45pm - Location TBA
Sunday 15 November 2009 at 2pm - Location TBA
Tickets on sale 30 October 2009
For tickets and more information visit: www.DenverFilm.org
MORE FESTS + INVESTOR SEARCH + NEW TRAILER!
POSTED: 05 AUGUST 2009
CON ARTIST will travel to the Hamptons and Rome Film Festivals this fall and the Plug Ugly team is currently gearing up for these events.
In the meantime, we're actively seeking capital investment to finish the licensing of music and media. A business plan with Executive Producer terms are available and anyone leading us to financing is eligible for a commission as well as a producer credit. Contact us if you'd like to know more: Request@PlugUglyFilms.com.
And check out the brand new trailer posted on our web page: www.ConArtistTheMovie.com
Happy Summer!
- oi!
TRIBECA PREMIERE WRAP-UP
POSTED: 07 MAY 2009
After a whirlwind few weeks we're finally able to report on the premiere screenings of CON ARTIST at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival:
- Check out the web page for links to tons of great Press!
- We sold out all four screenings!
- The film received a Special Jury Mention at the awards ceremony presented by Rachael Ray.
- Films Transit International has signed on to represent the film for domestic sales! Please contact Diana Holtzberg with any inquiries.
- Attorney Roz Lichter has joined up as well as our production counsel.
- Other festivals have asked to screen the film. We'll have announcements about where we're heading to next very soon!! Festival inquiries can be sent to Denis Jensen.
** MUCH THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT IN SUPPORT & TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US GET THROUGH THE FESTIVAL!! **
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL WORLD PREMIERE!
POSTED: 18 MAR 2009
CON ARTIST has been invited to have it's World Premiere at the 2009
TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL in New York City!
PREMIERE SCREENINGS:
Saturday 25 April 2009 - 8:30pm
AMC Village VII
66 Third Avenue (at 11th Street)
Tuesday 28 April 2009 - 4:45 pm
AMC Village VII
Saturday 2 May 2009 - 9:00 pm
AMC Village VII
TICKETING INFORMATION:
- Advance packages are on sale now
- AMEX card holder tickets on sale 14 April
- Downtown (below Canal) resident tickets on sale 19 April
- General public tickets on sale 20 April
www.TribecaFilm.com/festival/tickets
ACCREDITED PRESS SCREENING:
Sunday 26 April - 11:15am
AMC Village VII
66 Third Avenue (at 11th Street)
Click here for our PRESS RELEASE.
Click here for our web page and TRAILER.
SIGOURNEY WEAVER & PRAYERS FOR BOBBY
POSTED: 22 DEC 2009
Michael hosted Sigourney Weaver at a screening of her new Lifetime Channel film Prayers for Bobby at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts last night. SAGIndie (for which Michael serves as NY liason) and the SAG Foundation put the screening together just a few days prior to the movie's 24 January premiere on Lifetime Channel. Sigourney introduced the film and then sat for an impassioned Q&A session with SAG members and students from the AADA.
Penguin / VikingCHRIS FARLEY MEMORIAL
POSTED: 26 NOV 2008
We just put together a short reel of bites culled from footage shot last year for client Penguin / Viking at an event honoring the late commedian Chris Farley. The footage was shot for a stringer reel to be used upon the release of the biography The Chris Farley Show by Tanner Colby and Tom Farley.
Have a look at the select quotes from SNL cast members and more by clicking here.
HIP HOP'S CROWN JEWELS VIDEO
POSTED: 28 OCT 2008
Our video for InterviewMagazine.com and the Philips de Pury Hip Hop's Crown Jewels Auction is up on our site. The auction was postponed until Spring '09 but have a look at the bling-laden video here!
HOMETOWN HOTTIES VIDEO
POSTED: 01 OCT 2008
Shot (but not directed, produced or edited) by Michael Sladek, one of the Maxim Hometown Hotties / Airborne behind-the-scenes videos is now up on the website.
Click here to have a look.
SLADEK ON SAG PANEL 2 OCT. IN NYC
POSTED: 27 SEP 2008
Michael will be representing client SAGIndie on a panel for Screen Actor's Guild members at the union's offices in Manhattan. The subject for the evening is working in indie film and will feature SAG board members, indie producers and indie filmmakers.
CGI YEAR FOUR: 23 - 26 OCT
POSTED: 22 SEP 2008
September 23rd starts year four of President Clinton's Global Initiative meetings in New York and marks four years of production support provided by Plug Ugly client Tucker Productions. Michael will be working the event all week.
L.A. SHOOTS / IFP INDIE FILM WEEK / NEW TRAILER
POSTED: 22 SEP 2008
Michael came back from a very successful shoot in L.A. Huge thanks to Trace Kirkpatrick, James Stanek and Dan Gold for their help making things happen!
Our meetings and work-in-progress screening at IFP's Independent Film Week were amazing! We met and pitched some some great people and companies and had excellent reactions to the first fifteen minutes of our rough cut. Much thanks to our pals at IFP for programming our project and for running such an excellent event.
Watch the new TRAILER!!
IFP INDIE FILM WEEK WORK-IN-PROG SCREENING
POSTED: 21 AUG 2008
We'll be screening approximately twenty minutes of our new feature film as a work-in-progress at IFP's Independent Film Week in NYC as we seek further financing and distribution options. If you'll be at the event, please come have a look:
Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 3pm
Fashion Institute of Technology
28th St. at 7th Ave, Lower Level
HIP HOP JEWELRY AUCTION VIDEO
POSTED: 20 AUG 2008
New client InterviewMagazine.com has commissioned Plug Ugly Films to produce a web video on an upcoming auction of Hip Hop's Crown Jewels at Phillips de Pury & Co in New York. The video will feature pieces commissioned and worn by artists such as Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Puffy, Rick James, Pharrell, and more...
Check back for a link to watch the finished video soon!
KYLE BORNHEIMER STARS IN NEW TV COMEDY
POSTED: 19 AUG 2008
DEVILS ARE DREAMING co-star Kyle Bornheimer is staring in the new CBS sitcom 'Worst Week'. Congrats to our favorite porn fan!!
SLADEK ON IFP INDIE FILM WEEK PANEL
POSTED: 18 AUG 2008
Michael will be representing SAGIndie again on a panel at this year's
IFP Indie Film Week in NYC. The panel is called Script to Screen and includes industry players such as Kerry Barden, Robert Seigal, and Emily Ziff.
Sunday 14 September 2008 at 10am
Location TBD
NEW EDITOR - EXEC PROD - IFP INDIE FILM WEEK
POSTED: 22 JUL 2008
After completing an initial rough cut we've just brought on editor
Jacob Bricca (Lost in LaMancha, Tell Me Do You Miss Me) to push the project up a notch or ten.
Also, acclaimed producer Gill Holland has just come on board as our Co-Executive Producer.
And we just found out that the project has been accepted as a work-in-progress in to IFP's Independent Film Week this September.
More updates to come!!!!
FANTASPOA FESTIVAL IN PORTO ALEGRE BRAZIL
POSTED: 26 JUN 2008
Our first feature film DEVILS ARE DREAMING has been invited to screen on August 6th & 8th at the 4th Fantaspoa Film Festival in Porto Alegre Brazil.
Check out their website: http://www.fantaspoa.com/
MORE MAXIM HOMETOWN HOTTIES
POSTED: 21 JUN 2008
Sladek shot more footage for web client Maxim.com's "Hometown Hotties" Verizon Wireless ad campaign. A link to the final videos will be here soon, so check back!
MAXIM HOMETOWN HOTTIES BEHIND SCENES
POSTED: 02 JUN 2008
Last week Sladek shot footage for the first of a few behind-the-scenes videos of photo shoots with Maxim's "Hometown Hotties" for a Maxim / Verizon viral ad campaign. The final videos are being produced by Maxim in-house but all the video shooting is a Plug Ugly affair.
Check back for a link to the final videos soon!
TRIBECA & SYRACUSE FILM FESTS
POSTED: 28 APR 2008
This past weekend was all about festivals for Plug Ugly client SAGIndie. Michael spent two days representing at the Syracuse International Film Festival and our SAGIndie Cast Bowling Party at Tribeca was a huge success.
www.SAGIndie.com
www.SyrFilm.com
www.TribecaFilmFestival.com
SAG SAYS WE CAN DISTRIBUTE!!
POSTED: 07 APR 2008
It's finally official: the Screen Actors Guild has just informed us that
Devils Are Dreaming has been approved to bump up to a new agreement with the union that will allow us to distribute the film. Thanks to all our union cast members who agreed to a new deal with SAG and to our friends at the union for helping us free things up so our underdog film can finally get out on DVD.
Check back for updates in the Fall of 2008!
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE UNIVERSITY
POSTED: 14 MAR 2008
Sladek is providing production support this weekend at the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative University meeting at Tulane University. As part of the event, there's a major kick-off of Brad Pitt's new project Make It Right which aims to rebuild houses in the devastated Lower 9th Ward.
Having started in this function at the inaugural meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) itself, Sladek has been regularly working the event every year.
www.ClintonGlobalInitiative.org
www.CGIU.org
www.MakeItRightNoLa.org
NEW FASHION WEEK DAILY VIDEO: THE BANK JOB
POSTED: 11 MAR 2008
Check out our newest video for IMG's FashionWeekDaily.com. This one is at a premiere screening of Lion's Gate's new movie The Bank Job starring Saffron Burrows and Jason Stratham. Guests include Alan Cumming, Salman Rushie, Judd Hirsch, Joe Pantoliano, and Vincent Pastore amongst others.
Click here to watch it!
INTERVIEW SUBJECT BAIRD JONES FOUND DEAD
POSTED: 22 FEB 2008
Famous gossip columnist, Manhattan party thrower and Kostabi biographer Baird Jones was found dead in his apartment just two weeks after being interviewed by Plug Ugly Films for our feature documentary CON ARTIST. The interview he gave was apparently his final and we were saddened and shock to hear of Baird's passing. He has been a fixture of the NYC art and nightlife scene, was a fun and fascinating character, and will certainly be missed by many.
Click here for more about his passing.
CLIENT SUED BY YOKO ONO OVER HER OWN NAME
POSTED: 21 FEB 2008
One of our first clients, singer / songwriter Lennon Murphy, is being sued by legendary artist and widow of John Lennon Yoko Ono for using her own name. The 25-year-old rocker has built a steady career and solid fan-base since we produced two EPK's in 2000 when she was signed to Arista Records at age 18.
Check out our EPK's by clicking here.
Check out a FoxNews.com story on the suit by clicking here.
VIDEOS FOR FASHION WEEK DAILY
POSTED: 20 FEB 2008
After a few successful shoots for IMG's Fashion Week Daily during Fashion Week itself, Plug Ugly Films has been hired to produce brand new videos for the website.
Shot and edited by Michael Sladek, the first three videos are live on the well-traveled fashionista megasite. Check out the CUSTO BARCELONA show, a video on SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT MODELS and a video on NATALIE PORTMAN's new shoe line. Doing God's work here, kids, God's work.....
Click here to watch them!
SHERYL CROWE INTERVIEW FOR BLENDER
POSTED: 04 FEB 2008
Michael just shot a Blender.com interview with singer / songwriter Sheryl Crowe. it's not a Plug Ugly production but have a look by clicking here.
FASHION WEEK FOR IMG WITH ACME PICTURES
POSTED: 30 JAN 2008
Michael is shooting footage of fashion week behind the scenes at major shows in New York City. Produced by "Con Artist" cohorts ACME Pictures, the videos are for client IMG and producer / on-air talent Annabella Asvik.
BACKSTAGE WITH BLENDER: WE ARE SCIENTISTS
POSTED: 20 DEC 2007
Michael just shot an interview with the indie rock band We Are Scientists for Blender's music series Backstage With Blender. Note that the client produced and edited, not Plug Ugly.
Click here to watch it.
MAXIM / SOCO NIGHT INSTITUTE VIDEOS LIVE
POSTED: 10 DEC 2007
Two of the viral ads produced for Maxim and their client Southern Comfort are live on SoCo's Night Institute website. These videos were shot at a Blender Theatre party, featuring lots of random drunk people forced to perform for our cameras per subjects chosen by Maxim.
Click here to check out the "Man Hugs" video and the "Pick-Up Lines" video.
FOUR MORE SOCO VIDEOS
POSTED: 08 NOV 2007
Michael has been hired to direct and produce four more web videos for Blender.com and Southern Comfort featuring the indie rock bands The Pierces and The Honorary Title.
Check out a sampling of the first four ads which were from a behind-the-scenes shoot with the two bands in Summer 2007 by clicking here.
ROME IS IN THE CAN / INVESTORS OFFER
POSTED: 29 OCT 2007
Michael just returned from ten days of whirlwind production in Rome Italy.
As a result of truly excellent Italian artworld footage gained from the trip,
CON ARTIST has taken a giant leap forward towards being finished!
We are, however, still seeking investment capital!! If you're interested in investing please contact us right away. Investors will be Executive Producers on the project and have very favorable terms on their return.
if you're interested in helping us find investors we're offering a 5% commission and Associate Producer credit to anyone leading us to finances.
Contact Michael directly at Michael@PlugUglyFilms.com.
CHRIS FARLEY EVENT AT SARDI'S
POSTED: 05 OCT 2007
Plug Ugly Films shot interviews at a star-studded event on 1 October honoring comedian Chris Farley and the upcoming release of a new biography. The event at Sardi's follows a memorial for Farley being held at St. Malachy's Church wherein luminaries from Saturday Night Live past and present will be in attendance. The footage will be compiled in to a Stringer Reel for use in electronic press kits once the book is out in the Spring.
For more about the book check out "The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts" by Tom Farley & Tanner Colby on Amazon.com or on the Viking / Penguin website.
SLADEK TO MODERATE SAGINDIE PANEL IN NYC
POSTED: 14 SEP 2007
Michael Sladek will be moderating a SAGIndie / SAG Foundation panel discussion on making your first film. Participants will include Mark Friedlander (Director of New Media, SAG), Perry Grebin (Director / Producer, "American Cannibal"), Josh Green ( VP Distribution, Emerging Pictures), Talia Lugacy (Director / Writer / Producer "Descent"), Mark Steele (Technical Director, Tribeca Film Festival).
THE INDIE FILM – Creating the Winning Formula!
Wednesday 3 October - 7 to 9 P.M.
St. Malachy’s Church – The Actors Chapel
239 W. 49th Street (between B’way and 8th Ave.) - NYC
RSVP to: http://www.sagfoundation.org/liferaft/20071003ny
PLEASE NOTE: All events are purposely overbooked to ensure a full house. A reservation is not a guarantee of seating, which is provided on a first-come basis, and is subject to availability.
CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
POSTED: 23 SEP 2007
Michael Sladek will be providing production support for the third year at the Clinton Global Initiative general meeting over the next three days in Manhattan. The event brings together CEO's from the world's major corporations with heads of state from all over the globe and the heads of NGO's and non-profits to help solve the world's problems via hard commitments. Via clients WCTV and Weber Shandwick, Sladek has worked as a Production Coordinator in the Press Production since the inaugural meeting.
Click here for more about CGI.
ROME ITALY: CREW NEEDED FROM 12-24 OCT
POSTED: 02 SEP 2007
We're looking for a DV cameraman with video and audio gear who resides in Rome Italy to shoot footage for us on Sept. 23rd of an event in Velletri, just outside of Rome.
Also, we're looking for a Production Assistant in Rome who speaks italian and English to assist Director/Producer Michael Sladek when he travels there to shoot for a few days in October. Experience is a plus but not necessary depending upon the person. Could be a good opportunity for a student or young person just starting out!
Contact Michael directly via Michael@PlugUglyFilms.com and reference
"Con Artist Rome" in the subject line if you have ideas or are interested!!
FANTASPOA FESTIVAL IN PORTO ALEGRE BRAZIL
POSTED: 23 AUG 2007
Our Willowz video has been invited to screen at the 3rd Fantaspoa Festival in Brazil which takes place between September 28th and October 7th!
Screening:
Fantaspoa Film Festival
Monday 1 October 2007 at 7pm
Santander Cultural Center
Porto Alegre, Brazil
SOCO PRINT AD BEHIND-THE-SCENES VIDEOS
Two of the four behind-the-scenes ads produced for Blender.com and featuring the indie rock bands The Pierces and The Honorary Title are on our website now. Check them out by clicking the photo on the left.
BALTIMORE'S ARTSCAPE FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Our Willowz video will screen followed by a Q&A with Director Michael Sladek and Editor Joseph Krings:
FREE!!
3pm Saturday 21 July 2007
12pm & 5pm on Sunday 22 July 2007
1200 block of Mount Royal Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Artscape is America's largest, municipally-produced arts festival that remains free and open to the public.
WEB VIDEOS FOR BLENDER & SOUTHERN COMFORT
"Great Friends, Legendary Nights" is an advertorial campaign for Southern Comfort hosted by BLENDER.COM. Michael Sladek has been hired to direct / produce a few videos revolving around a print ad shoot with the bands The Pierces and The Honorary Title.
Check back for more.
BROOKLYN INT'L FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
Thursday 7 June 2007 at 7:30pm
Galapagos Art Space
70 N. 6th bet. Kent & Wythe in Williamsburg
Saturday June 9th at 1pm
Cobble Hill Cinema
265 Court St. bet. Butler & Douglass in Cobble Hill
MARYLAND FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
May 5, 9:30pm Theater 3
May 6, 2:00pm Theater 4
Charles Theatre - 1711 N. Charles St.
Baltimore Maryland
DOCUMENTARY TEASER IS ON OUR WEBSITE
Our feature documentary about artist / provocateur / game show host
MARK KOSTABI and the business of high art is well in to production!
We’re seeking finishing investors so cough it up if you have it and then consider yourself lucky cuz it’s gonna crank!!
WATCH the teaser: www.PlugUglyFilms.com/conartist.cfm
SPIKE & MIKES FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION
This internationally renowned traveling animation festival just licensed our video for THE WILLOWZ!!
Check back here or on their website for exact locations, dates, venues and times.
THESE ARE POWERS MUSIC VIDEO DEBUT
Plug Ugly Joseph Krings premieres his music video "Silver Lung" for Brooklyn art-punk band THESE ARE POWERS at a show featuring live bands and films curated by Tim Reardon.
FREE
Friday April 6. 8pm-10pm
GRACE EXHIBITION SPACE 840 Broadway, 2nd FL BK,NY
DIRECTIONS: Flushing Avenue Stop on J-M-Z Train. Walk 3 blocks East on Broadway. GRACE is on the right side (between Ellery Street and Park Ave. near Woodhull Hospital)
http://specialtim.com/upcoming.html
SHORT OF THE WEEK MYSPACE UK FILM PAGE
ENTIRE UNDERGROUND ONLINE WEB SERIES IS UP
It’s a follow-up to our 2006 series Roots of Rock.
WATCH some of 'em:
www.pluguglyfilms.com/webpodcasts.cfm
WATCH all of 'em:
www.ugo.com/channels/music/features/rootsofrap
DOCU-COMEDY IS OUR NEXT FEATURE FILM
We're excited to announce our next feature film will be a documentary comedy about artist / provocateur / game show host MARK KOSTABI. Production has already begun even though we don't have financing as of yet.
Michael Sladek is directing and producing.
We've also teamed up with
ACME PICTURES who produced the Tribeca Film Festival premiere film AMERCIAN CANNIBAL which opens in theatres on March 16th.
2007 SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
We had two great screenings and walked with a second place award at this top indie film festivals which takes place in Park City Utah alongside SUNDANCE.
Much thanks to the voters and to everyone at SLAMDANCE!!! We had a blast!
SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENINGS & VOTE
Michael & Joe will be in Park City for Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals next week. Our video THE WILLOWZ: WE LIVE ON YOUR STREET is in competition in Slamdance and will screen on the following days:
January 23, 2007 at 11am
January 25, 2007 at 2:30pm
Anarchy Shorts
Treasure Mtn Inn
255 Main St. - Park City Utah
VOTE for the video and/or buy screening tickets at www.SLAMDANCE.com
WEB SERIES FOR UGO.COM ROLLS OUT NOV 28TH
It’s a follow-up to our 2005 series ROOTS OF ROCK , and each of the five videos will roll out over the next five weeks. Check them out!
ROOTS OF RAP WEB SERIES FOR UGO.COM
We've been hired to produce another web series for Underground Online as a follow up to our 2005 series ROOTS OF ROCK. This one is called ROOTS OF RAP and will feature five hip hop acts.
Check back for more!!
WE'RE GOING TO SLAMDANCE!
Our music video The Willowz: We Live On Your Street won the Slamdance Anarchy online shorts competition! This means we'll be screening the video in competition at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City Utah in January 07!
Thanks so much to all who voted!!
Check out the video: www.PlugUglyFilms.com/weliveon.cfm
VOTE FOR OUR VIDEO IN SLAMDANCE ANARCHY
From July 1 - 31 2006 you can view and VOTE for our MUSIC VIDEO for THE WILLOWZ song "We Live On Your Street" in the SLAMDANCE ANARCHY online film festival!!
Please help us win!!
NEW MUSIC VIDEO ON WILLOWZ DVD COMPILATION
Our brand new music video for THE WILLOWZ song "We Live On Your Street" is currently available in record stores on the band's DVD "SEE IN SQUARES".
The DVD includes videos by the likes of MICHEL GONDRY and numerous other talented directors.
You can WATCH THE VIDEO on this website.
WEBSITE MESSED UP - DELETED ALL OUR NEWS
That's right. We had some kind of strange meltdown that deleted all our news on this page. So, if you're interested in what went on before Spring 2006 you'll either have to ask us or just look through our website!
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