On April 30th, Patrick Rea will show the trailer for his upcoming feature film “Nailbiter,” as well as one of his newest shorts, the sci-fi noir thriller “Times Up Eve.”

Still from Time’s Up Eve

In May, the work of local filmmakers Jerry Rapp, Jenn Greenstreet and Bruce Branit will be featured.

Jerry Rapp is a screenwriter, producer, director and actor. In the May 7th segment, CinemaKC will feature his award-winning short film, “Salut” as well as Greenstreet’s “Barren.”

Since graduating from the USC School of Cinema/Television, Rapp has been working as a professional screenwriter, director and producer. Rapp’s first screenplay, “On The Air,” was acquired by Imagine Entertainment, and led to a number of other script sales, including a second picture for Imagine, “Tourists,” “Wishing” for Paramount, “Foster’s Kids” for Universal, “Guilty of Suspicion” and “Richie Rich Goes Public” for Harvey Entertainment. He also wrote and produced the feature film, “Sand Trap.” Rapp’s feature film, “Mojave Phone Booth,” played 52 festivals and garnered 16 awards. It is currently available on DVD. His recent short film, “Tender,” debuted at the Chicago film festival and was recently screened in the Kansas City FilmFest 2011. In addition, Rapp works as a full-time script doctor and ghost writer, and has worked on and/or revised well over a hundred screenplays for studios and individuals.

Still from Tender

Jenn Greenstreet, director of “Just Like You Films,” is a former Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County and a former professor for William Jewell College. Greenstreet directed “Barren,” a short film about a woman’s desperate desire for a child to call her own. “Barren,” was an Official Selection of the 2011 Los Angeles International Film Festival, Tall Grass Film Festival and Kansas City Urban Film Festival. The film stars Michelle Davidson (Lucky), Cari Mohr (Up In the Air), Jennifer Plas (Empty Acre) and Shannon Knopke (All Roads Lead Home). The film was written and executive produced by Michelle Davidson. The director of photography and producer is Shaun Cloud with SC Motion and Stills. Andy Crow edited the film and Ben Anderson did sound design and original score, both work at Metro Productions.

Still from Barren

Bruce Branit’s animated work, “World Builder,” will be featured in the May 28th segment. Branit is a well known visual effects director and supervisor. He has been nominated four times for Emmy Awards for his visual effects work and is an active member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences as well as the Visual Effects Society. He is perhaps best known for his short film “405,” regarded as one of the most successful and highly downloaded short films of all time. The film has been seen and awarded around the world and widely considered the original viral short film. Branit’s TV credits include Lost, Fringe, Star Trek Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, X-Files. He has also worked on feature films such as King Kong, Serenity, Sin City, Ghostrider, and Spawn. He has also provided visual effects for award winning music videos by Aerosmith, Moby, U2, 50 Cent and Nickelback to name a few. In 2004 Bruce returned to the Kansas City area to found Branit|FX. His first independent production, “World Builder has garnered representation through ICM. Based in the Midwest, he retains much of his Hollywood clientele. Recent credits for his Kansas City based studio include Lost, Pushing Daisies, 24 and Brothers & Sisters, Flash Forward and Breaking Bad as well as numerous commercial credits.

Still from World Builder

CinemaKC is the first TV show in Kansas City to spotlight local filmmakers, producers, directors and actors. The show was produced by a team of volunteers. For more information about CinemaKC, visit us at Facebook.com/CinemaKC.

CinemaKC’s Strategic Partners include ArtsKC, Film Commission of Greater Kansas City, Film Society of Greater Kansas City, Independent Filmmaker’s Coalition, Kansas City Film Critics Circle, Kansas City FilmFest, Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee, Kansas City Fringe Festival, Kansas City Screenwriters, Kansas City Urban Film Festival, Kansas City Women in Film and TV, Kansas Film Commission, Kansas International Film Festival, Missouri Film Commission, Missouri Motion Media Association, Reel Spirit, Thank You Walt Disney, UMKC Film Department, University of Kansas Film and Media Studies, Variety the Children’s Charity of Greater Kansas City, and Women of the Motion Picture Industry.

CinemaKC’s Business Alliance Partners include Allied Integrated Marketing, Allied Theatre Craft, American Heartland Theatre, Kansas City Area Development Council, KC Stage Magazine, KC Arts Council, KC Studio, Prizm Productions, Screenland Armour, Screenland Crossroads, Screenland Crown Center, StagePort, and T2.

The work that local production company T2 has done for CinemaKC TV is absolutely phenomenal and they were able to give the show a best-in-class look and feel.

Now they’re getting some love from a local KC blogger, Tony’s Kansas City, who digs the gorgeous graphics/3D work they did for the show just as much as we do.

Check it out.

Kansas City Art Institute animation students will be featured on the April 23rd show as Ryan Tonner presents “Luchadorable,” and Stuart Bury shows “My Best Friend” and his 2010 Student Academy Award winning short “Dried Up.”

Bury is a director/animator/illustrator with a hunger to tell stories, no matter what the medium. He has directed and animated five films, one of which received a Student Academy Award in 2010 and has been screened in competition in international film festivals from Bangkok to LA. Stuart currently works at Hallmark as an animator and does freelance animation and illustration. He continues to make short films in Kansas City, Mo. You can also check out Bury’s blog at http://stuartbury.blogspot.com.

Still from My Best Friend

Still from Dried Up

Tonner is an animator and illustrator that loves creating things that entertain and makes people laugh. He graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute in 2010 from the animation department. He recently finished an internship in New York City at Augenblick Studios working on Comedy Central’s Ugly Americans. Currently he is a freelance animator and is making many more animated shorts. Ryan is excited to settle into the independent film maker’s community in Kansas City. Check out his blog at http://ryantonner.blogspot.com/

Still from Luchadorable

The latest from the Missouri Film Office:

We need every filmmaker in the state of Missouri and Kansas to show up in Jefferson City and tell legislators that we are a business community, and that we would appreciate their support.

WHEN: Next Tuesday, April 19th– 2011
WHERE: State Capitol Building in Jefferson City
TIME: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

If you plan to attend, please follow these steps:
Step 1- RSVP to: Joni Tackette at Jtackette@aol.com
Step 2- When you RSVP, it is very important to include the name of your state representative & state senator in your email. You can find this information at http://www.mo.gov. Click “My Government,” then “Elected Officials.” You will need to know your zip+4 to use the mo.gov site.
(Don’t know your zip+4? Go to: http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/ to find it.)

If you plan to drive to the event, here is a link to a map for the capitol: http://ht.ly/3CMHo. It takes about 2 ½ hours to drive to Jefferson City from Kansas City, so budget your time accordingly.

SCHEDULE

All attendees of Legislative Day should report to the Senate Alcove on the Third Floor of the State Capitol Building in Jefferson City . There will be signs upon entering the Capitol that will direct you to the Senate Alcove.

10:00 a.m.- Attendees will assemble and receive a legislative briefing by MOMMA lobbyist Jeff Brooks. There will be an overview of day & instructions.

11:00 – Noon- Visits with legislators. Exhibitors should be at their tables during this time.

Noon – 1:00 – Legislators view exhibits and eat lunch in our exhibit area. MOMMA members should be there to mingle. Important for exhibitors to be at their tables during this time.

1:00 – 2:00 – Continue visits with legislators. Exhibitors stay at tables.

2:00 – 3:00 – Update from legislative leaders.

WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN SAVE THE MISSOURI FILM OFFICE AND FILM TAX CREDITS!

This Saturday night at 9:30pm on KSMO-TV 62 we’re showing short films by Jon Davis and Marc Havener as well as a short film starring Kansas City native Meagan Flynn.

Davis’s short film, “The Time We Hold” will be aired as well as Havener’s “And What Remains.” Havener worked in Hollywood for 10 years on films such as “Pirates of the Carribean,” “Sky High,” and “Lone Ranger.” Havener’s “And What Remains,” is a short film of what defines a father is what he leaves behind. A universal story of regret, of reconciliation, and of hope, “And What Remains” explores the complexity of a father’s relationship with his son within the simplicity and beauty of Eastern Kansas.

Flynn is the “Up in the Air” stewardess opposite of George Clooney. She stars in “Adrift,” a four minute short film about a couple at the end of a fight who are each about to reveal the secrets they’ve been keeping from each other.

The show on April 23 will feature Kansas City Art Institute animation students as Ryan Tonner presents “Luchadorable,” and Stuart Bury shows “My Best Friend” and his 2010 Student Academy Award winning short “Dried Up.”

The show on April 30 will feature Patrick Rea who will show the trailer for his upcoming feature film “Nailbiter,” as well as one of his newest shorts, the sci-fi noir thriller “Times Up Eve.”