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| DIRECTOR'S NOTE We look forward to seeing all of you tonight, as we kick off our Networking + Mentoring Series on Film Row, where I hope you’ll also have a chance to meet our newest Executive Assistant, Lillar Barton, as well as our wonderful interns, Julie Cheatwood and Chris Bourland. On the film and music scene, cameras are rolling in Oklahoma this month on two productions utilizing the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program, Judgment and Runaway. We’re thrilled to welcome three new projects in our rebate queue – The Recovery, The Washita Valley and NBC’s hit television series American Ninja Warrior, which will be filming at our State Capitol in May. Make sure your listing in our Production Guide is current as we direct filmmakers to this resource on a daily basis. Songs were heard in the Oklahoma Room at Folk Alliance in Kansas City last month, and more voices will be heard by many talented Oklahoma musicians at the Tulsa Boom Factory at SXSW this month. Stay connected with us on our social channels and website for all of the latest news on these projects and more coming this spring!
- Tava Maloy Sofsky, Director
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| Heartland Celebrates World-Premiere at CineQuest Film Festival
The feature film Heartland has been selected to screen at the 2016 CineQuest Film Festival taking place in San Jose / Silicon Valley, California, from March 1-13, 2016. Heartland tells the story of a young artist who, after a tragic loss, returns back to her mother’s stifling household where she finds temporary escape in a reckless weekend affair. For more information and to watch the trailer, please visit their Facebook page.
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| Three New Projects Added to the Oklahoma Rebate Queue
OF+MO is pleased to announce the addition of three projects which have been pre-qualified to utilize the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program.
Project Start of Principal Photography
The Washita Valley April 18, 2016
American Ninja Warrior 8 May 3, 2016
The Recovery June 13, 2016
Please note that these dates are subject to change pending the production’s compliance with the benchmarks and guidelines of the rebate program. For a current listing of films in the rebate queue, please visit the Filming in Oklahoma page of our website.
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| The Oklahoma Film + Music Office is proud to launch our local networking and mentoring series on March 2, 2016 at IAO Gallery located in Oklahoma City's historic Film Row District. To kick off the series, OF+MO will present “Story, Source, Sell” featuring special guest Kristofer McNeeley of MarVista Entertainment. At the event you can enter to win two passes to deadCENTER's VIP Gala or a full day studio and camera equipment rental package from Freestyle Marketing and Films. PLUS win a morning mentorship with Kristopher McNeeley on March 3. Due to limited seating, please RSVP HERE.
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| Gypsy Café Announces Their 2016 Lineup
The Bob Childers’ Gypsy Café has announced the complete lineup for their 2016 event; including musicians chosen from the call for entries hosted by OF+MO. These artists are Blake Parks, Michael Henneberry, Bob Wiles, Buffalo Rogers, Dan Siebert, Dylan Stewart, Katie Williams, Kierston White, Maggie McClure, Richelle Sigrist and Rick Reiley. For the complete list and details, please visit Gypsy Café.
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| ACM@UCO Inducted into the Rhythm & Routes Oklahoma Music Trail OF+MO announces ACM@UCO as March’s Rhythm & Routes inductee. A fully credited contemporary music program, ACM@UCO provides “real world” educational experience at their state-of-the-art facility located in downtown Oklahoma City. ACM@UCO students are taught by accomplished musicians, performance experts and business professionals and can earn degrees in Music Performance, Music Production and/or Music Business. Visit TravelOK’s Rhythm & Routes website to learn more about this exciting program be sure to check back to discover a new inductee each month!
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| FEATURED FILM ARTIST OF THE MONTH
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| Lorraine Comfort has been an active member of the state’s film industry for over three years. In 2012, Comfort made a career change, leaving her job in sales and finance of eight years to pursue her passion for film. She immediately enrolled in OCCC’s film program and found work within her first semester. Comfort has served as a production assistant in various capacities on a number of film, television and commercial projects including Rudderless, Street Outlaws, The Posthuman Project and Judgment, which is currently filming in the Oklahoma City area. Additionally, Comfort also served as associate producer on the hit A&E show, The First 48. “The film process in general is so satisfying because you get to see the creative development come to fruition,” said Comfort. “The entire process from start to finish is both challenging and gratifying. Working with my Oklahoma peers is incredible because you know you’re working with skilled professionals who do outstanding work in what they produce.” After Judgment wraps in Oklahoma City, Comfort is slated to work on Season 8 of Fox’s hit television series, MasterChef.
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| FEATURED MUSIC ARTIST OF THE MONTH
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| With sounds in his arsenal that include country, folk, jazz and blues, Travis Linville expresses himself on more than ten instruments, including acoustic and electric guitar, the dobro, pedal steel guitar and the mandolin. Linville seeked out guitar legend Joe Settlemires for instruction and before he graduated high school, he had already landed a spot with a gigging country band and was playing in clubs every weekend. The culmination of his journeyman’s path came when Linville was invited to join Willie Nelson on stage at one of the Texas legend’s annual picnics. He cites that moment as the one in which his desire to forge his own legacy was born. Keeping a relentless schedule, Linville started taking gigs backing up regional musicians while co-writing, producing and recording three albums with the Burtschi Brothers.
In 2007, he recorded and released See You Around, 20 tracks showcasing himself as a solo artist and composer while paying tribute to some of his guitar idols with interpretations of songs from Doc Watson, Jerry Reed and Merle Travis. More recently, his many years as a producer of other people’s albums (by his own count, 50 or more) has been put to use with 2012’s Sun or Moon EP and his current release Out on a Wire.
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| OF+MO Attends the Oklahoma Room
OF+MO was proud to support the 2016 Oklahoma Room at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. The event featured performances by over 20 Oklahoma artists from across the state including Andy Adams, Annie Oakley, Beau Roberson, Carter Sampson, Chris Lee Becker, Cody Brewer, Cody Woody, Dan Martin, Desi & Cody, Don Morris, George Barton, Jacob Flint, Jacob Tovar, Jesse Aycock, John Calvin Abney, Kalyn Fay, Kyle Reid, Levi Parham, Paul Benjamin, Scott Aycock, Steve Liddell, Susan Herndon, Travis Linville and Wink Burcham. The Oklahoma Room served as a platform to bring National and International attention to Oklahoma’s Folk and Americana artists, and resulted in several new touring and distribution opportunities and industry connections.
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Norman, Oklahoma | |  | Scratch Kitchen and Cocktails
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| City of Norman
For over 30 years, the Sooner Bowling Center has provided family-friendly fun for bowling enthusiasts and professionals. The 24-lane facility features bumper lanes for kids, five pool tables, an arcade and a full-service snack bar. The center’s newly remodeled meeting room can accommodate groups of up to 75 for company events, meetings, private parties and more.
As one of the Norman’s hottest dining spots, Scratch Kitchen and Cocktails serves up fantastic food, incredible cocktails and an exciting experience that is sure to leave a lasting impression. In addition to their renowned eats and inspired, hand-crafted cocktails, this film-friendly location features live music on Monday evenings from local musicians, such as Mike Hosty, Kyle Reid, Harumph and more.
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| About the Oklahoma Film + Music Office:
Created in 1979, The Oklahoma Film + Music Office strives to share all that Oklahoma has to offer by welcoming filmmakers and music professionals to the state and by creating a network of support to develop Oklahoma's film and music industries. For more information about the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program or the Oklahoma Film + Music Office please visit www.okfilmmusic.org.
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