JIC You missed RS Shorts PREMIERE Night…(flickr highlights)
Posted on 23. Aug, 2009 by admin in Arts, Events, Hotel
Robot and cop share a candid moment while on break from shooting Sherng-Lee Huang‘s hilarious buddy cop genre film “The Honeymoon Killer”.
So…just in case you were stuck under a rock this week you know about the film festival we put on at the roger smith hotel.
6 directors, 6 premiers…all filmed in one hotel. (click here for more info)
Our winning filmmaker was Dmitry Povolotsky with his beautiful and funny film “Clean The Room”.
Congratulations Dmitry. The penthouse has never looked so good AND bad.
(Click here for one of Dmitry’s other films)
Congratulations to all of the filmmakers. Be proud. You deserve it.
Thank you to our generous sponsors, EVERYONE who made this happen, and special thanks to James Knowles for, as I say, “Letting us do this.”
Enjoy the photos and stay tuned for more highlights and content from Roger Smith Shorts Film Festival (Workshop) on Rogersmithlife.com.
Cheers.
-John Birdsong
Click here for flickr set. Photos by Morgan-Jo Teller for Panman Productions.
Roger Smith Shorts Workshop Film Premiers
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Community, Events, Hotel
Join us for the premiers and behind the scenes of our workshop directors’ short films. After a week of daily workshops and intensive filming, our 6 directors showcase their films for the first time.
8:00 PM Open Bar 8:30 PM Premiers Begin
16th Floor Penhouse and Solarium of the Roger Smith Hotel 501 Lexington Ave @47th St.
RSVP REQUIRED: rogersmithshorts@gmail.com
$5 Suggested donation / $15 Open Bar
RS Shorts Productions Photographs
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Arts, Events, Hotel
A series of production photographs from day 2 of the Roger Smith Shorts by Adam Wallace. The 6 film crews are in the middle of full production and have taken the hotel by storm. Every shot that they take for the film is on property at the hotel. The sets and productions they are creating are amazing. Each director has their own style and is taking a different approach to the task. All have their own crews and their own equipment. The production is quite a sight to see here at the hotel.
Slideshow of Photographs
About Roger Smith Shorts
With support from Ghetto Film School, The Village Voice, Brooklyn Brewery and the Roger Smith Hotel’s patronage to the arts, the Roger Smith Shorts ‘09 (Festival Workshop) was conceived. The concept was envisioned as a collaboration of creativity and ingenuity among visual storytellers and those who form the structure behind it.
During this inaugural workshop, six hand-selected emerging directors will be given the opportunity to interact with panelists, industry professionals, and each other as they live at the Roger Smith Hotel.
Each filmmaker will be given five days, access to actors and assistants, and a maximum of three crewmembers. Throughout the course of the week, workshop filmmakers and Ghetto Film School fellows will participate in daily panels and discussions. Workshop events range in topic from scriptwriting, casting, and all aspects of production to publicity & public relations, business & legal affairs and film finance.
Unique to our program, filmmakers are required to create their short films entirely within the confines of the Roger Smith Hotel.
Producer Pitch (panel)
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Arts, Events, Hotel
Clara Markowitz – Along with her producing partner Charlie Corwin and their company Original Media, Markowitz has produced Squid and the Whale, Half Nelson, Guide for Recognizing Your Saints, as well as the TV Hit’s Miami Ink, LA Ink and The Rachel Zoe Project, among others.
Derek Evans – As an executive producer at Spyglass Entertainment in Los Angeles, Evans produced Four Christmases, Balls of Fury, Stick It, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Pacifier and co-produced Mr 3000, Reign of Fire and The Count of Monte Cristo.
Headsets & Highballs presents the best of FunnyorDie.com
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Community, Events, Hotel
Join us for drinks and laughs as Headsets & Highballs NY presents a curated selection of top FunnyorDie.com videos with Brett Siddell.
Wednesday 8/19 at the Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave (at 47th st)
8:30 PM Drinks
9:00 PM The Best of Funny or Die Videos
10:00 PM More Drinks...
RSVP: rogersmithshorts@gmail.com
$5 Suggested Donation / $15 Open bar
http://rogersmithshorts.wordpress.com
Eclectic Method – LIVE at The Roger Smith Hotel 8/21
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Community, Events, Hotel
We are very excited to announce that Ecelctic Method will be performing LIVE here at the Roger Smith Hotel!
Friday, August 21, 2009 at 8:00pm
$15 Entry / Free Bulldog Gin Bar + Cash Bar
Roger Smith Hotel
501 Lexington Ave. (at 47th st)
Eclectic Method’s kinetic live shows splice music, film, TV and videogames into a body-rocking audiovisual concoction that gets clubbers hopping and synapses popping.
The Tarantino Mixtape
Lilah Gosman and Miloš Repický Perform Opera Music in Lily’s
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by AdamWallace in Events, Hotel, Lily's Restaurant
Lilah Gosman and Miloš Repický performed opera music in Lily’s Restaurant as a kickoff event to start the Roger Smith Shorts Film Festival. The film directors, thier crews and all of their friends were in attendance to see the great performance by Lilah and Milos.
Originally from Montauk, New York, soprano Lilah Gosman has been hailed as a shining star on the musical firmament. Lilah is equally at home in operatic productions, the concert stage, and in recital. Lilah has appeared with the Annapolis Symphony, One World Symphony and with the Theater Chamber Players performing at the Kennedy Center. She was a featured artist at The Whitney Museums annual Art Affair, where she performed with a full band in collaboration with singer/songwriter Moby. On the concert stage Lilah has been heard at Avery Fisher Hall, Opera North, Aspen Music Festival, International Institute of Vocal Arts in Chiari, Italy, Tanglewood Music Center. Lilah most recently appeared in the Art of Song concert series in a program of jazz standards. She looks forward to joining Art of Song for more concerts in the Spring as well as collaborating with Milos Repicky in a recital of Felix Mendelssohns music. Operatic performances include Zerlina in Mozarts Don Giovanni, Susanna in Mozarts Le Nozze di Figaro, Lauretta in Puccinis Gianni Schicchi, Echo in Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos and Cleopatra in Handels Giulio Cesare. Other roles include Hansel in Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck, Rosette in Manon by Massenet and Adeleide in Lotario by Handel and Soprano in Einstein on the Beach by Phillip Glass. She maintains a passion for new music and has premiered several new works by contemporary composers. Lilah attended the Peabody Conservatory and the Manhattan School of Music.
MILOS REPICKY
Born in Bratislava, Slovakia, and raised in France and Canada, pianist/conductor Miloš Repický is on the music staff of the Metropolitan Opera, where he was recently heard playing the harpsichord continuo for Le Nozze di Figaro. Mr. Repicky has been responsible for musical preparation for many other operas including Don Giovanni, Madama Butterfly, Macbeth, War and Peace, Hansel and Gretel, Rigoletto, La Traviata, The Magic Flute and served as Czech language coach for Jenůfa. In addition to the Mets radio and Sirius satellite broadcasts, Mr. Repickys performances have been broadcast for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and New Yorks WQXR. He was a featured performer on a multimedia DVD release of Pierrot Lunaire by Sundailtech Pictures. As conductor for the world premiere of Tobin Stokes opera The Vinedressers, Mr. Repický was featured on a television documentary for the CBC. He has performed in recital for Regina Resnik Presents, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Montreals Jeunesses-Musicales, the Chicago Cultural Center and New Yorks Julian Autrey Song Foundation.
