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The Divine Marigolds, the West Seattle based TV pilot, has been chosen as a finalist in the NexTV Competition. The competition is an online effort to bring webseries, TV pilots, and short films before influential industry decision makers looking to find the very best that 
Hollywood has not yet discovered. Coronado stated they missed the first round of voting however they slid in on a "wildcard" draft with their pilot teaser and took 1st place in the VIEWER'S CHOICE by a landside 1200 votes. The win moves them into the finals with the other 5 finalists from different categories which will be selected for overall quality of work, in addition to the projects' potential for becoming viable television content. Although the Marigolds pilot has been shot, Coronado says they have been reaching out to Netflix, Hulu, and the BBC for funding to shoot additional episodes. She said the series is really suited for the BBC whose history of "hands-off" approach would allow them to keep the production in Seattle. Sherwood's and Coronado's company, Corwood Productions, is currently in production on a short film called All My Presidents. When the pair is not writing or producing, they both are active in Seattle's acting community.
Congratulations to producers Lisa Coronodo, Alder Sherwood, Will Chase and Jeremiah Kaynor; co-producers Ben Andrews and Lorraine Montez of Abundant Productions and the rest of the cast and crew.
We'll all be keeping our fingers crossed for a great competition result. Go here for more information:
Ilona Rossman Ho was recently awarded a 4Culture Grant for the short film Outside Experts about a shy admin (with an embezzling boss) who finds a way to dress up, stand tall and speak out. In production in November with producers Ang D. Meadows (WIF member) and Vlada A. Knowlton, this short was a top-five IFP finalist last year.
Elayne Wylie produced the short film The Last Virgin, by Shawn Telford with
Jeffrey Frace and Abby Dylan in leading roles. Shot on location in Idaho, the film was submitted to Sundance. Its first screening was at a private event at Pacific Place, November 10th. Elayne also just wrapped the Washington segment of another short, Sheldon Remains, a USC graduate thesis project for Corbin Frost. The production shot on location in Forks, WA for three days in October with other WIF members and featured California actress Marina Benedict in a leading role. Sheldon will finish post in the spring in time for next year's festival cycle.
Nan Avant scored Three Actresses Walk Into a Bathroom which screened at three festivals in October. The short film was directed by Jade Justad and played at Local Sightings, Seattle; Tacoma Film Festival, and Gig Harbor Film Festival.
Melanie Melanie: Key Makeup for the International Fashion Tour. The International Fashion Tour from the Philippines is a high-energy runway fashion extravaganza featuring 6 international fashion designers, 10 hair artists, 10 makeup artists and more than 50 models. Melanie partnered with art director Michael Hall who designed hair creations. http://internationalfashiontour.com/
The designers from the Philippines are sponsored by their embassy to promote the Save Our Industries Act that will provide jobs in both the American textile and Philippine apparel industries. www.saveourindustriesact.com
www.seattlefondation.org
www.internatinoalfashiontour.com
Danielle Villegas films the Two-Spirit Project in the remote mountains of the Snoqualmie National Forest featuring mixed race poet and philosopher Jennifer Lisa Vest. http://www.wix.com/drvest/jenniferlisavest. This important film introduces audiences to a woman "Two-Spirit" character whose nature and self-identity reflect a more comprehensive way of viewing gender. DP Lars Larsen created breathtaking images. To donate to the project, visit the Two-Spirit Project http://kck.st/n1JFPo
Pamela Sackett announces that The Ducks & Us Songbook Movie is an official selection in the Salish Sea Ecosystem Film Festival. "The Salish festival showcases the best and most recent films, videos and multi-media presentations about regional habitats and inhabitants of the Salish Sea." It is part of the 2011 Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, the largest most comprehensive scientific research and policy conference in the region, co-hosted by Environment Canada and the Puget Sound Partnership, presenting the latest scientific research on the state of the ecosystem. http://www.salishseaconference.org/index.php http://www.emolit.org/news.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/emolit.org
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