Freedom Dance News Highlights
NOVEMBER 2006
Nov. 3,
The Jewish Times publishes,
From Hungary to Baltimore, about
Freedom Dance and its upcoming Baltimore preview at the
Jewish Community Center.
Nov. 6, The
American Embassy in Hungary expresses serious interest in hosting a screening for
Freedom Dance in Budapest. Discussion begins.
Nov. 8,
Freedom Dance preview screening at the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore.
Judy Hilbert is honored, and
Edward's memory celebrated, with proclamations from the
Mayor of Baltimore, the Ambassador from the
Embassy of Hungary, and
The Advocates for Survivors of Torture & Trauma. Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley officially proclaims November 8th
Edward & Judy Hilbert Day.
Nov. 15, By invitation from
FourDocs/Channel 4 UK,
Freedom Dance is considered for inclusion in the Avalon Virtual World Film Fest 2006.
Nov. 16, Discussion begins with the
American Hungarian Foundation for
a preview screening in New Brunswick, New Jersey in Mid-December. A
tenative date is set; keep checking http://www.freedomdancethemovie.com
for a definative screening date.
Nov. 27, Preview screening at
Kimbara Cumbara in Miami, Florida confirmed for December 5.
Nov. 30,
Freedom Dance submitted to
South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
OCTOBER 2006
Oct. 1,
iCOM Magazine publishes
Mariska Hargitay Voices Indie Animated Doc.
Oct. 7, The book
56 Stories launches in Cleveland, Ohio at the
Hungarian Heritage Museum. The book includes the Hilbert's escape story as written by
Edward and
Judy Hilbert. Many thanks to
Andrea Lauer and Lauer Learning.
Oct. 14,
Freedom Dance screens at the
Cold War Museum Conference, Lorton, Virginia
Oct. 17, The New Jersey newspaper,
News & Tribune, publishes a story on the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, includes quotes from
Judy Hilbert and descriptions of
Freedom Dance.
Oct. 20, Washington
City Paper publishes news about
Freedom Dance's upcoming DC screening.
Oct. 23,
Freedom Dance screens at the
Goethe Institut, Washington, DC, during a 1956-Anniversary celebration hosted by the Embassy of Hungary. Q&A follows with
Steven Fischer,
Craig Herron (
Freedom Dance), and
Arthur Rasco (
No Greater Love).
Oct. 24,
The Jewish Times begins a promotion article on
Freedom Dance's November 8 screening at the
Jewish Community Center.
Oct. 27,
Freedom Dance screens at the
University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas. Q&A follows with
Steven Fischer. Many thanks to the
American Hungarian Federation for hosting the event.
Oct. 29,
Freedom Dance screens at the
Hungarian American Cultural Association's 1956 commemorative luncheon, Houston, Texas. Many thanks to hosts HACA and the
American Hungarian Federation.
SEPTEMBER 2006
Sept. 1,
The Budapest Sun (Hungary's leading English Language Newspaper) publishes a tribute story on the August 22nd passing of
Edward Hilbert.
Sept. 1, Industry trade
iCOM Magazine publishes news of Edward Hilbert's passing.
Sept. 2,
Pressbox (UK) publishes
Freedom Dance Makes a Splash in the UK;
Global Press Release Distribution releases
UK Dances for Freedom Dance.
Sept. 8,
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron meet with producer
Barbara Lanciers and Baltimore's
Creative Alliance Program Director
Megan Hamilton to plan
Freedom Dance's involvment in a 2007 Lanciers-Creative Alliance arts program.
Sept. 17, Official release of the news of
Mariska Hargitay's involvement with
Freedom Dance.
Sept. 20,
Houdini music video, directed by
Steven Fischer, with visual effects animated by
Craig Herron, screens by invitation at
The Great Lakes Film Festival, Eerie, Pennsylvania.
Sept. 20,
Pressbox (UK),
Star Pulse, and
PR-inside.com publish news of
Mariska Hargitay's role as narrator.
Sept. 20,
Cold War Museum Conference organizers,
Francis Gary Powers and
Patti Winch, officially invite
Freedom Dance to appear at the October 14 conference.
Sept. 22,
Mariska Hargitay records
Freedom Dance narration at
Gramercy Post, NYC. Many thanks to engineer/owner
Joe Mendelson and crew for their generous hospitality.
Sept. 24,
SVU Fans.com publish news of Mariska's work on
Freedom Dance.
Sept. 24,
American Hungarian Federation Texas Chapter President
Chris Cutrone officially invites
Freedom Dance to screen in Houston, Texas on October 27th and 29th at the 1956 Symposium and Ceremony.
Sept. 26, Preparations begin for an October screening in Washington, DC hosted by the
Embassy of Hungary.
Sept. 28,
The Budapest Sun publishes
Law & Order Star to Narrate Freedom Dance.
AUGUST 2006
August 4, A representative from
John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio makes contact with interest in purchasing DVD copies of
Freedom Dance for the University's library.
August 15,
Channel 4, UK. Commissioning Editor
Kate Vogel has this to say about
Freedom Dance
in a review published on-line: "The sound really did bring this film to
life for me, making the animation emotional and giving it immediacy." A
tip-of-the-hat to
Freedom Dance sound designer,
Kevin Hill. (Read the full review in the freedomdancethemovie.com August 15 Weblog entry!)
August 22,
Edward Hilbert dies from complications of lung cancer at age 78.
August 23,
PressBox,
UK releases news of Edward's passing.
August 23,
FourDocs, Channel 4, UK and
Maryland Public Television, Maryland, USA publish and broadcast testimonial statements commemorating
Edward Hilbert.
August 23,
Craig Herron gives an animation workshop in Baltimore, Maryland.
August 24,
Global Press Release Distribution releases news of Edward's passing.
August 26, Canadian filmmaker
Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre uses
Freedom Dance as an example during her masterclass on "The Animated Documentary" held in the UK at the
London International Animation Film Festival where her masterfully-produced animated documentary,
McLaren's Negatives, is screened.
August 26, Bryan Dawson, American Hungarian Federation Chairman of the Executive Committee, generously offers his time and voice to the
Freedom Dance narration track. Studio recording supplied by
Studio Unknown and engineered by
Kevin Hill.
JULY 2006
July 1, Twyman Creative dot com publishes an on-line interview with
Steven Fischer
in anticipation of an animation workshop the entertainment company
asked him to give at the Twyman Creative Entertainment Conference in
New York City. Invited animators included:
John Bintz,
Ernie Berger,
Mark Stansbury.
July 10, Craig Herron is in Delaware for a 3 week shoot as Assistant Director and Editor of Gordon Delgiorno's movie,
Jack of Clubs.
July 14, Thanks to
Claudine Davison, JCC Assistant Director of Arts & Culture,
The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore officially begins prep work on the November 8 preview screening of
Freedom Dance.
July 16, Freedom Dance webmaster and cartoonist
John Bintz releases his new cartoon book,
A Moment of Clarity Volume 1: The Big Boss on Level 10.
July 26, A journalist from
US News & World Report makes contact with interest to include
Freedom Dance in an up-coming cover story about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
July 30, The 32-minute rough cut of
Freedom Dance, from opening to closing credits, is completed and prepares for clean up, narration, and final music mix.
June 2006
June 1, Women in Film & Video, DC Chapter, publishes a promotional article on WIFV members
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron and
Freedom Dance.
June 3, The
Freedom Dance trailer appears on the
Freedom Dance web site: http://www.freedomdancethemovie.com/gallery.php
June 6, The trailer is published on http://www.iwatchtrailers.com
June 7, Style editor
Eszter Balazs begins an article on Edward and Judy Hilbert and
Freedom Dance for the
Budapest Sun, Hungary’s leading English language newspaper.
June 7,
Steven Fischer is asked to give an animation workshop at the
Twyman Creative Entertainment Conference in New York City on July 22. Special thanks to
Michele Fischer and
Kirk Twyman.
June 16,
Jack Gerbes, Director of the Maryland Film Office, endorses
Freedom Dance: http://www.freedomdancethemovie.com/endorsements.php
June 21,
Recording a Break for Freedom, a promotion article about the Hilberts and
Freedom Dance, appears in the Style section of the
Budapest Sun. http://www.budapestsun.com/full_story.asp?ArticleId={2937FAE17FFF4B44B26250086204928B}&From=Style
June 21, Premiere screening at The Charles in Baltimore, Maryland of the comedy-horror flick,
Swarm of the Snakehead, featuring visual effects animated by
Craig Herron and a sound design by
Freedom Dance soundman,
Kevin Hill at
Studio Unknown. Featured in the cast is
Freedom Dance behind-the-scenes on-camera host,
Leanna Chamish.
May 2006
May 1, Promotional write-up on IDA member
Steven Fischer outlining his career and work on
Freedom Dance appears in the national magazine,
Documentary.
May 8,
Craig Herron arrives in Oakton,Virginia to serve as Visual Effects Supervisor on a three week shoot for the indie feature
Almost Invisible.
May 8, Canadian Filmmaker
Marie-Josee Saint Pierre e-mails with a request to include
Freedom Dance in her animation masterclass this August at the
London International Animtion Film Festival. Her animated documentary,
McLaren's Negatives, will open the festival.
May 19,
Charlie Phillips at Magic Lantern Productions, London, announces that a 4-minute version of
Freedom Dance has been selected to appear on
FourDocs, a showcase by
Channel 4, England's leading independent television network.
May 20, By special invitation,
Steven Fischer and
John Bintz attend the American Hungarian Federation’s Gala fundraiser. A special
Freedom Dance exhibit features stills from the movie and screenings of the trailer. Special thanks to AHF Vice President
Bryan Dawson.
May 29, The
Freedom Dance trailer announced as finalist at the
Frozenmoon Movie Trailer Showdown Competition, Wrexham,Wales, UK. As a result, the trailer begins running in the UK on Propeller TV, part of the Sky Satellite network.
April 2006
April 7, After months of discussion, and with heart felt thanks to
Bryan Dawson, Vice President of the
American Hungarian Federation,
Freedom Dance is officially invited to appear at the AHF's 1956 Hungarian Revolution benefit and celebratory gala in Washington, DC in May.
April 7,
Craig Herron begins visual effects, logo design and animation production on
Prayer Life, an independent movie by Darryl Cox.
April 8,
Freedom Dance webmaster and colorist
John Bintz delivers his mini comics class during City Lit at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore.
April 14,
Craig Herron finishes animated logo design and production for
Gray Matters, an independent feature by Wendy Donigian.
April 16,
Craig Herron begins a 4-day production on a mural commission in Northern Virginia for a super secret agency.
April 21,
Craig Herron begins pre-production as visual effects supervisor on Gordon Del Giorno's
Jack of Clubs independent feature.
April 22, Thanks to
Michele Fischer,
Kirk Twyman, and
Twyman Creative,
Freedom Dance (as a work-in-progress) is screened at the legendary
Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles during the L.A. Entertainment Conference.
April 24, The
Freedom Dance trailer is sent to Wrexham, Wales for the Frozen Moon Movie Trailer Showdown!
April 26,
Steven Fischer’s short,
Camp Med, wins
The Award of Distinction at the international Videographer Awards in Arlington, Texas.
April 29,
Steven Fischer arrives in New York to direct two projects simultaneously for indie rock favorite
Jim Camacho: a new music video for Jim's upcoming national release,
Beachfront Defeat, and a short documentary on the New York premiere of Jim's musical,
Fools' Paradise. Thanks to
John Bintz, the production team is equipped with a sweet steadicam.
March 2006
Mar. 3,
Pressbox (UK) publishes news of
Camp Med and
Houdini (directed by
Steven Fischer with visual effects produced by
Craig Herron) winning at the
27th Annual Telly Awards.
Mar. 11,
Freedom Dance webmaster and colorist
John Bintz delivers his workshop,
Make Your Own Mini Comic, at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mar. 16,
Steven Fischer
is one of 50 selected professionals to speak at the National
Broadcasting Society's Annual Convention in Crystal City, Virginia.
Mar. 22,
Craig Herron delivers to microcinema.org an article he wrote on the production and use of visual effects in low budget films.
Mar. 25,
John Bintz gives his mini comics workshop at Greetings & Readings in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
Mar. 30-31,
Steven Fischer
is in New York City shopping Freedom Dance to distributors and art
galleries. One gallery in particular takes a personal interest in the
movie and serious discussion for a gallery show and screening in 2007
begins. More details to follow...
February 2006
Feb. 5, Thanks to NBS mover-and-shaker
Brian Naughton,
Steven Fischer is one of fifty selected professionals to speak at the
National Broadcasting Society's Conference on March 16 in Crystal City, Virginia.
Feb. 11,
Freedom Dance art exhibit closes at the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore. (But the artwork remains for sale to any loving and interested buyer!)
Feb. 15, Thanks to animation wizard
Miguel de Angel,
A Taste of Animation exhibit opens at the
Waddell Art Gallery in Sterling, Virginia featuring artwork from a variety of regional animation projects including
Freedom Dance.
Feb. 16,
Steven Fischer attends an
American Hungarian Federation board meeting to discuss how
Freedom Dance can be included in upcoming AHF-sponsored celebration events honoring the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution.
Feb. 24,
Houdini (directed by
Steven Fischer with visual effects created and animated by
Craig Herron) wins in the Music Video catagory at the prestigious
27th Annual Telly Awards. Also a winner is
Camp Med,
a short promotion video written, produced, and directed by Steven
Fischer for Virginia Hospital Center and NVCC Medical Education Campus.
Feb. 28,
Craig Herron arranges for
Freedom Dance: Behind the Scenes (a promotion short about the making of "Freedom Dance") to screen in Manchester, New Hampshire next month on
MCAM TV-23.
Feb. 28, Thanks to
Twyman Creative,
Freedom Dance (as a work-in-progress) will be screened at the legendary
Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, California during the
Los Angeles Entertainment Conference & Talent Showcase on April 22. (We hope all listers in the L.A. area will go, the conference is free!)
January 2006
Jan. 1, The January 2006 issue of
Baltimore Magazine features an article entitled
Freedom Dance: A Sneak Peek at a Serious Cartoon spotlighting the
Freedom Dance gallery show at the
Norman & Sarah Brown Art Gallery inside the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore.
Jan. 1,
Iam Entertainment releases their monthly newsletter which includes a review from
The Gigi, Inc Show. Host
Gigi Iam writes of Freedom Dance: "you will stand up and cheer, ‘Encore! Encore!’ This is brilliant work."
Jan. 4, Baltimore’s
City Paper publishes an article about the
Freedom Dance art exhibit under its Critic’s Pick section.
Jan. 6,
Andrea Lauer invites
Freedom Dance subjects
Edward and
Judy Hilbert to participate in
Freedom Fighter 56, an oral and written history project produced by the Hungarian American Coalition and Lauer Learning
. Her invitation includes publishing the Hilberts’ adventurous escape story in the forthcoming book
56 Stories, a collection of testimonies from 56 survivors of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. Details: www.freedomfighter56.com
Jan. 6, Pressbox publishes
MPT Shoots Freedom Dance Makers, announcing
Steven Fischer’s and
Craig Herron’s featured appearance on
Maryland Public Television.
Jan. 6, Pressbox publishes
Fischer, Hilbert Sell Art on Fox announcing
Steven Fischer’s and
Edward Hilbert’s scheduled appearance on Baltimore’s
Fox News morning TV show.
Jan. 9, The
Freedom Dance Gallery Art Exhibit opens at the
Norman & Sarah Brown Art Gallery inside the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore. The exhibit features original artwork from the movie and will remain open free of charge to the public until February 10.
Jan. 11,
Maryland Public Television airs a featured story on
Freedom Dance on its program,
ArtWorks This Week.
Jan. 20,
Steven Fischer and
Edward Hilbert appear on Baltimore’s
Fox Morning News to promote the art exhibit.
Jan. 22, A special reception is held at the
Norman & Sarah Art Gallery in honor of the
Freedom Dance exhibit. Invited dignitaries include the following
Freedom Dance supporters:
Beery Adams, Immigration Outreach Coordinator,
Office of Mayor Martin O’Malley;
Karoly Dan, Cultural Attache,
Embassy of Hungary; and
Bryan Dawson, Vice President,
American Hungarian Federation.
December 2005
Dec. 1,
iCOM Magazine publishes
New Camacho Video is Hard to Escape detailing the premiere of the music video
Houdini, directed by
Steven Fischer with visual effects by
Craig Herron.
Dec. 2,
Maryland Public Television invites
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron to appear on
ArtWorks, January 11, to promote
Freedom Dance and the
Freedom Dance exhibit at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore. Special thanks to
Robin Rose-Samuels, JCC Marketing Coordinator.
Dec. 8,
Craig Herron and
Gregg Landry
coordinate the 3rd annual Filmmakers' Symposium in conjunction with
Women in Film & Video. The event is held at BlueRock Productions
LLC in Baltimore and features a panel that includes
Freedom Dance team members
Steven Fischer,
Kevin Hill, and
Phil Rosensteel.
Dec. 10,
Steven Fischer and
John Bintz travel to New York City for a meeting with a representative from a UK-based film distribution company interested in
Freedom Dance.
Dec. 16,
Advocates for Survivors of Torture and Trauma becomes a gracious supporter of
Freedom Dance. web: http://www.astt.org
Dec. 17, With thanks to host and hostess
Steve and Edy Bondroff, and in preparation for the
Freedom Dance
art exhibit at the JCC in January, a framing party is held at which
over 55 pieces of original Freedom Dance art work is framed in about 4
hours.
Dec. 20, The
American Hungarian Federation becomes a generous supporter of
Freedom Dance. web sites: http://www.americanhungarianfederation.org and http://www.hungary1956.com
Dec. 24, The January 2006 issue of
Baltimore Magazine is released and includes an article titled:
Freedom Dance: A Sneak Peek at a Serious Cartoon, a supportive promotion piece about the upcoming Freedom Dance exhibit. Special thanks to
Robin Rose-Samuels, JCC Marketing Coordinator.
November 2005
Nov. 1, Pressbox (UK) publishes
Houdini is a Magical Adventure in Filmmaking detailing the new
Jim Camacho music video
Houdini directed by
Steven Fischer with visual effects animated by
Craig Herron.
Nov. 11,
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron are interviewed on video for their up-coming appearance on
The Gigi Inc Show (Comcast Cable).
Nov. 12 (morning),
Craig Herron's multi-award winning animated short,
A Fall From the Clouds, screens at the
Annapolis Film Festival.
Nov. 12 (noon),
Freedom Dance webmaster
John Bintz has a book signing at Greetings and Readings in Hunt Valley, Maryland to promote his cartoon book,
A Moment of Clarity Mini Collection 1.
Nov. 12 (night),
Freedom Dance videographer
Gregg Landry of
BlueRock Productions LLC premieres his emotionally powerful short,
Hope for Haiti, at Martin's West in Baltimore, Maryland.
Nov. 13,
John Bintz's animated shorts,
Virus and
Slippie Slide, are screened at the
Annapolis Film Festival.
Nov. 18,
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron deliver the keynote speech at the
2nd Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit at the American Visionary Arts Museum. (
Edward Hilbert's pre-recorded speech was delivered on DVD.)
Nov. 18,
Steven Fischer is interviewed by Baltimore Magazine for an article to appear in the January 2006 issue promoting the
Freedom Dance gallery exhibition at the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore (January 9 - February 10, 2006 with a special reception Sunday, January 22.)
Nov. 18,
Freedom Dance is selected for fiscal sponsorship by the
International Documentary Association, Los Angeles, California.
Nov. 24, Pressbox (UK) releases
International Documentary Association Picks Freedom Dance for Fiscal Sponsorship announcing the
IDA's latest selection.
Nov. 21,
Freedom Dance sound designer
Kevin Hill of
Studio Unknown completes the monumental task of cataloging the September 2nd and 3rd sound recordings aboard the
SS John W. Brown for use in the movie's Ocean Voyage sequence.
Nov. 28,
The Documentary Film Network announces
Freedom Dance as its latest on-line listing. (http://www.documentary-film.net)
October 2005
Oct. 3,
London, UK. Press Box releases "Freedom Dance Makers to Give Keynote at Immigration Summit" announcing the invitation from the
Mayor's Office of Baltimore for
Steven Fischer,
Craig Herron, and
Edward Hilbert to speak at the 2nd Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit this November 18th.
Oct. 9,
Los Angeles, CA. Iam Entertainment invites
Steven Fischer and
Craig Herron to appear on "The Gigi Inc Show" (Time Warner Cable/Comcast Television) in early January 2006 to promote "Freedom Dance".
Oct. 22,
Baltimore, MD. Freedom Dance team members
Steven Fischer,
Gregg Landry of BlueRock Productions LLC, and
Kevin Hill
of Studio Unknown attend the premiere screening of "Random 1", a new
(and positive) reality show that will air on the A&E network
beginning Tuesday, Nov. 1. The show was created by and stars long-time friend
John Chester, who in 2000 photographed Fischer's Emmy-nominated "Silence of Falling Leaves".
Oct. 24,
Washington, DC. By personal invitation from the
Embassy of Hungary,
Steven Fischer and
Edward Hilbert attend a reception at the Embassy to commemorate and remember heroes and survivors of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.
Oct. 29 - Nov. 3,
Miami, FL. On November 1,
Steven Fischer
appears at Miami Globo Theater to speak at the premiere of "Houdini", a
music video he directed for accomplished indie rock troubadour
Jim Camacho (featuring composites and visual effects created by
Craig Herron). While in Miami, Steven and Jim collaborate on their second video venture.
September 2005
Sept. 1, an article entitled "Career Offers Animated Look at Enchanting Artist",
a review of
Edward Hilbert's career, Enchanted Forest design work, and
Freedom
Dance is published in the
Howard County Times.
Sept. 2-3, the crew boards the
SS John W. Brown in Baltimore to record the sounds of the legendary World War
Two-era Liberty Ship for
Freedom Dance's ocean voyage scene. (A privilege and
rare treat!)
Phil Rosensteel from
Blue Rock Productions shoots documentary-style
video and on-location interviews for the
Freedom Dance DVD featured extras.
Eric
Metcalf assists sound designer
Kevin Hill.
Sept. 14,
Beery Adams, Immigration
Support & Outreach Coordinator for Baltimore
Mayor Martin O'Malley, invites
Steven Fischer, Craig Herron, and Edward Hilbert to give the keynote speech at
the 2nd Annual Baltimore Immigration Summit, November 18, at the American
Visionary Arts Museum.
Sept. 22,
Craig Herron addresses Women in Film &
Video members at a membership meeting held at Gardel's Supper Club in Baltimore
to promote
Freedom Dance.
Sept 23, it was announced that
Freedom Dance
webmaster and animator
John Bintz's animated shorts
Virus and
Slippie Slide were selected for exhibition at the Annapolis Film Festival (November 11-14).
Also announced was news that
Craig Herron's multi-award winning animated short,
A Fall From the Clouds, will be screened at the Annapolis Film Festival.
Sept 23-24,
John Bintz participates at Small Press Expo in Bethesda,
Maryland, debuting his new cartoon book,
A Moment of Clarity mini collection
1.
Sept 28, an exciting rumor emerges in Miami that
Houdini, the
much-anticipated music video directed by
Steven Fischer for South Florida's
heavy-hitting powerpop/rock troubadour,
Jim Camacho (The Goods, Jim Camacho Dot
Com), will soon debut at Miami Globo Theater! More news to follow...
August 2005
Edward and Judy Hilbert are to receive a proclamation from
Baltimore Mayor
Martin O'Malley, which will be ceremoniously presented to them at the premiere
screening in October 2006.
August 1, iCOM Magazine published a feature
entitled "Baltimore Filmmakers Given Orders to Ship Out" telling of the recent
privilege awarded to the
Freedom Dance crew by Project Liberty Ship to record
the authentic steam-driven mechanics of the Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown.
August 2,
Steven Fischer appeared as guest on
That's a Wrap Radio, Carlos
Cruz's podcast about the arts, to talk about his career in cartoons and promote
Freedom Dance.
August 10-13, Steven Fischer was in Los Angeles attending by
invitation the Roy W. Dean Film Grant awarding ceremony.
August 18,
Craig Herron and Steven Fischer appeared in
Arlington, Virginia on a panel of producers speaking about independent animation
production at the Women in Film-sponsored forum, Animator's Round
Table.
Plus ...
New endorsements received from the
Jewish
Community Center of Greater Baltimore; the
Mayor's Office of Baltimore; and
From
the Heart Foundation.
Edward Hilbert was
interviewed in the
Howard County Times about his involvement with The Enchanted
Forest and
Freedom Dance.
Continued and substantial progress made on
Freedom Dance's Apple Truck
sequence and the
Freedom Dance exhibition to be held at the
Jewish Community
Center of Greater Baltimore January 9 through February 14, 2006.
As mentioned above, in September the
Freedom Dance sound
design crew, headed by sound man
Kevin Hill at Studio Unknown, will spend two
days aboard the
SS John W. Brown recording the distinct sounds of one of only
two surviving and active World War Two-era Liberty Ships. This rare opportunity
has energized the
Freedom Dance team. The authentic recordings will enhance the
believability and raise the emotional charge of the Ocean Voyage sequence in
which the Hilberts endure a punishing winter ride to America aboard the troop
transport, USS General Leroy Eltinge.
July 2005
July 11,
Craig Herron and Edward Hilbert appeared on the cable talk show
The
Coffee House to promote the movie.
http://www.coffeehousetv.org
July 24,
Steven Fischer appeared on the podcast,
That's a Wrap Radio.
http://www.nikicruz.com/media/archive/2005/08_AUG/20050801_2201.htm
With
thanks to
Beery Adams, it looks like The Mayor's Office of Baltimore City will
offer
Freedom Dance an endorsement.
http://www.baltimorecity.gov
And
with appreciation to
Claudine Davison, we're also receiving an endorsement from
the
Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore.
http://www.jcc.org
Carole Dean from the
Roy W. Dean Film Grant invited
Craig and Steven to the legendary Raleigh Studios
in Hollywood, California to attend the August 11th Roy W. Dean Film Grant Award
ceremony. (Carole has also agreed to endorse
Freedom Dance.)
http://www.fromtheheartproductions.com
Diane
Davison, Attorney at Law, joined the
Freedom Dance team as the movie's legal
representative!
http://www.lawgal.net
Michael
Schneider, Chairman of the Board,
Project Liberty Ship, has granted the
Freedom
Dance sound crew (headed by Sound Designer
Kevin Hill at Studio Unknown) the
rare opportunity of recording the authentic sounds of the
S.S. John W. Brown,
one of only two surviving Liberty Ships from World War Two. Recording is to take
place over two days in early September and will sync with the movie's ocean
voyage scenes in which a World War Two-era transport ship is prominantly
featured.
http://www.liberty-ship.com
Nan
Sherman, who is spearheading a movement to preserve the magical Enchanted Forest
Theme Park in Ellicott City, Maryland, has allied with the
Freedom Dance team to
offer a mutual support of causes. The connection?
Edward Hilbert designed and
built some of the fantastic animatronic attractions at the park including "Ali
Baba and the Forty Theives" and "The Chicken Little Trio". Nan puts a lot of
heart and soul into causes she believes in, and we are grateful for her interest
in and support of
Freedom Dance.
http://www.nanalee.com