New Kindle ebook - How Canada Won the Great War
I have released my first nonfiction military history ebook based on a WWI film project I worked on a couple years back in Canada. We are coming up on the hundredth anniversary of the start of the Great War and this story like most of the others I have done is largely an untold one.
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Canadian soldiers unlike British "city boys" hailed from hard scrabble farms and logging camps. Their natural survival and hunting instincts were exactly what the Great War required.
Watch the "Book Trailer" for the project below.
Filming at the Battle of Princeton on Memorial Day
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| Don Troian's - Washington at the Battle of Princeton 1777 |
will be leading the patriots into battle.
Early on the morning of January 3, 1777, British
and American forces clashed in the fields of brothers William and Thomas Clarke
in the final major battle of the Trenton-Princeton Campaign. For 45 minutes,
charges and counter-charges ebbed and flowed between the two farm houses, only
one of which (the Thomas Clarke House) still survives. By 9 AM, the major
fighting was over, though sporadic skirmishes continued all the way to Nassau
Hall. Princeton Battlefield State Park preserves a portion of the core
battlefield, providing visitors with the opportunity to see the spot where one
of the pivotal engagements of the American Revolution occurred.
Reenactors portraying Revolutionary War British,
American, and German soldiers, including both infantry and cavalry, will be site
on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. The weekend's events will
feature reenactments of the 1777 battle at 2 pm each afternoon along with
demonstration of eighteenth-century military drill and opportunities to visit
with General George Washington and British Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Mawhood.
The event is sponsored by The Princeton Battlefield Society. More information.
Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Awards: 2012 shortlist revealed
Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Awards: 2012 shortlist revealed
Dine with General George Washington
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| Photo copyright, Henry Pospieszalski |
"Washington" is actor John Koopman III, an expert on our first President and the person we have selected to play Washington in America's First D-Day.
We are limiting the guest list to 20 people so everyone has a chance to speak with the "General." All reservations are made in advance via the film's website and our "Rally to the Cause Paypal link in the right hand column at AMERICA'S FIRST D-DAY.
If you wish to attend click on that link and it will open a new window. You can put in the amount of $500 and submit and we will be notfied by the Greater Phila Film Office and confirm your reservation.
Hopefully you will wish to join us for what promises to be a very entertaining evening! It is a great way to kick off 2012.
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Robert Child options screenplay of NCAA Championship Team, Cloud Ten Pictures to Distribute
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Washington Crossing, PA December 30, 2011 – Producer, director, Robert Child, has optioned the completed feature screenplay, WE BELIEVE, from Los Angeles, CA, based writer, Daniel Drennon. The script is Drennon's eighth feature length screenplay since moving to Los Angeles after graduating from Duke University. He previously optioned CAR WASH 2 to Universal Pictures and UNDER COLOR OF LAW to the Mount Kramer Company. WE BELIEVE, originally under consideration by faith-based market leader, Cloud Ten Pictures, Inc., (LEFT BEHIND, THE MOVIE) has now been put on the fast track.
André van Heerden, President of Film Production at Cloud Ten, maintains a strong interest in seeing the project come to market and has inked a letter of intent with Child’s production company, Rob Child & Assoc., to potentially produce and spearhead a platform release for the film "It's a wonderful true story that Daniel has translated well on to the page," says van Heerden. "We're excited about Robert taking it on and being part of the process."
A riveting, HOOSIERS meets FACING THE GIANTS sports drama, WE BELIEVE, is the true story of the Barton Bulldogs remarkable 2007 NCAA Division II national championship season. The team, led by Coach Ron Lievense, a man of tremendous personal faith, featured first-team All America player Anthony “Ant” Atkinson, a lightning-quick 5’ 10”, 140 lb. point guard who was not offered a scholarship by any elite Division I basketball program because of his size. The Barton Bulldogs recovered from a devastating overtime loss to the eventual national champion Winona State Warriors in the 2006 Elite Eight playoffs, to become a team of destiny the following season winning a record nine overtime games with no losses. In a dramatic rematch the Bulldogs again faced undefeated, #1 ranked, Winona State for the 2007 national championship.
“I had been looking for a “basketball story” to direct for several years after I had written the treatment for 13 RULES about the origins of basketball. Basketball is a game founded in faith. James Naismith, its originator was an ordained minister and taught at the Springfield MA, YMCA. So the fact that WE BELIEVE is a faith-based story seems completely natural to me”, Child said.
Child and Drenon will travel to North Carolina in early January to meet with Barton officials, coaches and many of the players from the 2007 championship team. They will begin identifying resources and establish the groundwork for the project. “I hope to work with as many local area resources in North Carolina as possible and intend to film in as
many of the actual locations as we can. There is no substitute for staying as true to the story as possible and I know the support and enthusiasm from the local community for this movie is huge”, Child commented.
About Robert Child
Originally from New England, Child has won numerous filmmaking awards including the GI Film Festival’s Founders Choice Award (The Wereth Eleven), five Telly, two CINE Golden Eagles, Best Director at the New York Independent Film Festival, and Special Jury at World Fest Houston. In 2011, Child was selected to receive the highly coveted Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts from the Bucks County Chamber of Commerce. His work has also been named as an “Official Selection” at major United States film festivals including the New York Independent Film Festival and the Washington DC Independent Film Festival. Click here to view Child’s Director Reel.
About Cloud Ten Pictures, Inc.
Cloud Ten Pictures was founded in 1996 by brothers Peter and Paul Lalonde. The company is a market leader in the production and marketing of faith-based films. It's 2000 release of LEFT BEHIND: THE MOVIE, was the top-selling independent video of that year and opened in theaters on 850 screens. Cloud Ten has produced and distributed 8 successful feature films, numerous documentaries and acquisitions and has strong distribution arms through E1 Entertainment and CNI as well as through Cloud Ten Church Cinemas. The Financial Post labeled it “one of the most successful independent
studios in the English-speaking world.”
For press information, contact:
Rob Child & Associates, LLC
www.robchild.net
(215) 369-1453
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Walmart Requests The Wereth Eleven
I just wanted to share some great news from the past week. I got an email from Betsy Van Ost, part of our distribution team at Janson Media and she said they had just received an order for The Wereth Eleven from Walmart. "This has never happened before this fast. Trust me, never has this happened. Usually it takes weeks -months to get this company to add a DVD title to their site", she said.
So I wanted to share this development and point folks to the Walmart link.
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Hollywood Post Alliance Awards - Wereth 11 Nominated
Tomorrow Night in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Post Alliance honors what they refer to as "the best of the best" and Wereth is among them - nominated for an Outstanding Editing for Television Award. Fellow nominees in the category include; Dexter, Downtown Abbey and Rescue Me.
HPA President Leon Silverman stated, “We are proud to be able to honor the incredibly creative work and the artistic achievement of our HPA Awards Nominees. With more submissions than ever before, this year’s nominations represent the best of the best. These awards shine light on the amazing work that post production contributes that is too often overshadowed by the focus on other deserving aspects of the filmmaking process. With the HPA awards we are able to focus on the deep contributions that post production makes to help tell the stories that move audiences. We congratulate our nominees and celebrate the work of the entire post production industry.”
The Wereth Eleven Goes Hollywood
The screening will happen at Chaplin Studio within the Raleigh Studios complex at 5300 Melrose Ave in Hollywood. The one-day event will feature an evening reception where it looks like ALL of the Executive Producers of the Wereth Eleven; Joseph Small, Robert Child and Frederic Lumiere will be there to greet the public. We hope to see you there. To purchase tickets click here.
HOLLYWOOD POST ALLIANCE AWARDS
In a rare move the Hollywood Post Alliance has chosen to nominate The Wereth Eleven in the category of Best Editing for Television. Wereth, according to our editor, Frederic Lumiere is the ONLY documentary nominated in the category which includes prime-time series stand outs, Dexter, Rescue Me and Downtown Abbey. This is a monumental achievement for Wereth and a recognition of the standard the film sets. The awards will be announced at a gala event in Los Angeles on November 10th at the Skirball Center. Frederic will be there and we wishe him all the best.
Wereth can now say, "I'm going to Hollywood!"
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