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Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - 8:00 AM - Tampa Indie Film Log for Filmmaker C. A. Passinault
Tampa Film Blog Content Edited, And Some News
After a lengthy
conversation with both my attorney and my public relations people yesterday,
some content on the blog was edited today. Additional content on some
of my other blogs will be edited as well. Among other things, this will
pave the way for me doing events, such as film festivals, and public appearances
(and, I may add, will give me additional leverage in other ways). I also
have some rather cool things planned for the upcoming Tampa
Film Conference (now scheduled to debut in 2012), and will
be a regular keynote speaker at my Tampa indie film events, which includes
the Tampa Film Showcase monthly film festival
and professional networking event series.
This said, I have some new schedule announcements, too. The
Halloween Drive-In underground film festival (yes, the film
festival in a car- This is a cool idea and I am determined to do it. This
is the delayed first-one which was supposed to be done in October 2009,
and the sequel has also been delayed a year) will be done on October 10,
2010 (10/10/10!). For those who are wondering, I am still not speaking
to the people who dropped the ball on the last one; it's their loss. This
was very important to me, and I am still very much annoyed with them.
The latter half of 2010 will also see a few other underground film festivals,
such as the Tampa Bay Film Review, where a panel
of entertainment industry professionals will review indie films from Tampa
Bay and elsewhere. These underground film festivals will be promoted on
TampaFilmFestivals.Com,
a Tampa Bay Film site, and will be covered on Tampa Bay Film, on Tampa
Film Review, another Tampa Bay Film site, as well as other relevant Tampa
Bay Film sites.
Regarding covering Tampa film festivals and other events in 2010,
there are currently no plans to do so, although
everything, such as marketing material, is in place, and is ready to be
utilized. Like most of my current Tampa indie film plans, I really have
no desire to go out of my way to help others in the Tampa indie film scene
right now. I will be focusing on supporting my efforts, for now. Helping
others will come later, when I will be helping others who are worthy of
that help (the list right now is so short that I don't want to bother).
My first film festival, The Reverence film festival,
will be held in the fall of 2011, and will feature my Reverence
short film. This, of course, will lead up to the debut of the Tampa
Film Showcase in January 2012. In early
2013, the annual Iris Film Festival (tentative
name for now) will debut, leading to the longest ongoing Tampa indie film
support event production line in history; each year, there will be 12
Tampa Film Showcase film festival and networking events, serving as the
backbone of what we do, 1 annual film festival which will set new benchmarks,
the Reverence film festival each fall, and the Tampa Film Conference each
spring. That’s 14 film festivals and 1 indie film event per year,
not counting the other film festival properties and underground film festivals.
Those underground film festivals will have the most bang for the buck,
with the influence and effectiveness of a large film festival, but at
very little cost. The 14 conventional film festivals (although Reverence
is more of a hybrid) will be open to the public, but the underground film
festivals will mostly be private events, and invitation-only (do you think
that the current Tampa indie film scene can support all of this- or even
deserves it? Not at all. This is why the Tampa indie film scene has to
be expanded, now filmmakers need to be brought in, and the first Tampa
film community has to be established).
Determination is the name of the game. I’m going to see this revolution
in independent film through. Regardless of what a vocal (and insignificant,
not to mention ineffective) minority thinks, I believe that history will
validate what I am doing, as well as the effectiveness of the cool new
ideas which I will introduce to independent film as a whole. The current
environment in Tampa indie film is the perfect opportunity. As I see it,
I don’t have any competition. There are some good films being made
here, but their marketing is weak, and the way that they are being done
is too conventional, and not very cost-effective. It’s too easy
to become lost in the crowd. I am not at all confident that
the efforts of current Tampa filmmakers will achieve much success, do
much to put Tampa indie film on the map, or to make Tampa indie film a
leader in independent film.
Don’t look at me, either. Although I will be a big part of putting
Tampa indie film on the map (and this enormous investment into indie film
support infrastructure that I have done with Tampa Bay Film is just the
first step on a road which has not been traveled before), I won’t
be able to do it alone. There will be new filmmakers coming into the scene,
some of which have not even begun to make films; talented people who are
currently unknown. The market has to be expanded, and this new generation
of revolutionary filmmakers will do this, with my support and help, although
my films are going to be something special, too. I’m working on
films right now which have not been done before, and some of them are
being produced in ways that haven’t been tried before (Twisted
Puppet Show and The Adventures Of DJ Wiz Kid
among them). I hope that these cool film projects and concepts will inspire
others to do the same, to expand the market so that Tampa indie film will
not only be put on the map, but become a leader in the independent film
industry. Additionally, I expect the first Tampa Film Community to be
established by 2012, so we don't have that much longer. It's going to
take time, but eventually all of this will happen.
I am well vested into indie film. It’s a major part of my future.
It may not seem apparent now, but I have a plan, and that plan is moving
along nicely. Five years from now, some of that plan will become more
obvious.
For now, however, enjoy the Tampa Bay Film site and watch films on the
online film festival. I do.
Ah, yes, and some more things. Effective immediately, I will
no longer refer any more actors and talent to anyone in the Tampa indie
film clique, or anyone connected to the Tampa indie film clique.
Harmony
Oswald, who was the lead in The
Quiet Place (2006), and Sarah
Bray, who was the lead in Spaventare
(2009), were both referred directly from me, as they are my clients and
my friends. For some reason, that fact was never disclosed, or
recognized, by those who were constantly trying to attack my credibility
and slander me. The top Florida actors, models, and talent are
in my circle, and since I will now ignore most of the current players
in the Tampa indie film scene, so will they. I do believe that everyone
is aware of my affiliations and alliances, but they simply don't admit
it. It doesn't matter, however, as we all know what the_truth is.
No good deed goes unpunished, I suppose. I do know one thing: I do not
discriminate, and am not the villain that these people attempt to portray
me as. I would never do to these people what they did to me, and I wouldn’t
wish what I’ve experienced on anyone. I was sincere with them, and
I succeed with everything that I did to help out (such as referring the
best actors to their films).
I now know exactly what happened the past few years, too, and know who
the source of the rumors was. I will say this: I regret ever introducing
myself to any of these people in late 2005. I would have been
better off without become acquainted with any of them. Well, since I haven't
disclosed any of my critical plans or ideas, I suppose that I could pretend
now that it never happened. I obviously still don't know them. I'll simply
do my own thing, and let them sabotage themselves. By the time
that I am ready to proceed, most of them will have removed themselves
from the Tampa indie film scene. The ones who remain, I will simply ignore,
and they will be on the outside looking in. When the first Tampa film
community is finally established, these disgraces to art and entertainment
have no business participating, and I will discourage them from doing
so by ignoring them. They are insignificant, irrelevant, and
ineffective. They had their chance and failed. It's now time for a change.
Know this: I will not be going after these people, and will not go out
of my way to undermine them. They do this quite well on their own, with
their lack of talent and integrity. They sabotage themselves. If they
continue to slander me, however, I will take aggressive legal action against
them. If any of them attempt any (additional) crimes against me, then
I will press charges (these people are really stupid by sending me threats.
I have everything documented, and this will serve as evidence if I need
it). STAY AWAY FROM ME! I’m going to ignore you,
and have confidence that you will end your careers on your own.
I deleted several of my "friends" on Myspace today, and set my account setting to private. If you were deleted, it wasn't in error. Goodbye!
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