ForeverLawn and BocceNation.com Create a Bocce Experience in Times Square for NYC International Film Festival

Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) August 31, 2011

ForeverLawn, the leading artificial turf company, installed a premium synthetic grass bocce court in New York's Times Square last week as part of the New York City International Film Festival. ForeverLawn partnered with BocceNation.com to construct an interactive bocce court in the bustling city location, where festival participants, tourists, and locals could play and learn about the centuries-old game. The ForeverLawn bocce court was constructed adjacent to the outdoor movie screening area, where 220 films from 27 countries aired during the festival, which took place from August 19 - 25. The all-weather turf by ForeverLawn provided players with a soft, comfortable grass surface that was well-suited to the game of bocce and durable enough to withstand the heavy foot traffic in Times Square.

ForeverLawn is a great surface for bocce play. Its great looking, durable and is pretty much maintenance free," said John Lehmann, president of BocceNation.com. "We recommend ForeverLawn turf as an ideal bocce court surface for BocceNation.com bocce. Bocce balls roll true and the surface is comfortable to play on. These courts can be installed quickly and virtually anywhere enabling bocce to be played indoors, in urban areas or even in a backyard. ForeverLawn brings bocce to a bigger audience."

Bocce Grass by ForeverLawn provides and excellent surface for the game of bocce due to the unique construction and design of the turf. The grass features a dense blade structure with a textured thatch, in a unique, short blade construction that provides the right amount of resistance and surface tension for a realistic bocce ball roll and bounce. This new product provides the required cushioning needed to protect the bocce balls, which could crack or break on a hard surface like concrete. According to Lindsey Lehmann of BocceNation.com, other artificial turf products require additional padding to create the soft surface needed for a bocce court. "The ForeverLawn product worked amazingly well on top of concrete, and didn't need any padding beneath it," said Lehmann. "The ForeverLawn court was comparable to a croquet lawn, which provides a suitable amount of resistance and a smooth roll."

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Filmmaker Curtis Elliotts Award Winning Doc to Screen at Independent Black Film Festival in Atlanta March 16th

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) February 11, 2006

Independent filmmaker Curtis Elliotts award winning documentary about the ill-effects of heroin abuse has been selected to screen at the 3rd annual Independent Black Film Festival, (IBFF) held in Atlanta, March 12thMarch 19th. The film is scheduled to screen Thursday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. as part of the IBFFs Documentary Showcase at Cinefe 8 Theatres in Lithonia, GA (2244 Panola Road, 30058, 770-593-2600).

The film, HairKutt, is the Reel Life story of Bryant HairKutt Johnson, a heroin addict of more than 15 years. The documentary takes many twists and turns as HairKutt becomes so debilitated from the withdrawal of the poisonous drug that he walks away from the rented cabin used as a drug rehab facility to return to the streets of St. Louis (more than a ten hour drive away) and the source of his addiction: heroin.

The filmmaker, Curtis Elliott of Reel Life Films, is currently on an anti-drug campaign throughout the United States and Canada. He has already presented his message and film in cities such as Boston, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Santa Monica, California, Los Angeles and New York. The film will have its commercial run in the Atlanta area March 24th-31st at the Cinefe 8 Theatres as well.

Targeting audiences from middle school to high school (11-years-old to 17-years-old) and college aged youth to young adults (18-25), Mr. Elliott continues to book the film in theaters, social organizations, at-risk youth group homes, rehab facilities, middle and high schools and universities in the aforementioned region of the world.

Feel free to contact Curtis Elliott of Reel Life Films at 314.324.5435 or 314.395.2342 with any questions or concerns.

Enclosed is media information on the film, which won Best Social Documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles in March 2005 and Best Documentary Feature at Cinema St. Louis' Independent Filmmakers Showcase in July 2005.

In addition, the film screened at the Missouri Black Expo in August and was part of the University of Missouri-St. Louis' Fifth Annual Fatherhood Initiative Conference. The film made its St. Louis debut in front of a crowd of 700 at the famed Tivoli Theater in the University City, (MO) Loop on May 12th, 2005.

For more info or to view movie trailer, please visit http://www.itstoughtogetoffdrugs.com or Google Search keyword: HairKutt.

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UC San Diego Extension Digital Arts Center Video Production Program Teams Up with The 48 Hour Film Project

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) September 01, 2011

UC San Diego Extensions Digital Arts Center, Video and Editing program students participated in The 48 Hour Film Project, this past August 5-7, 2011. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which teams of filmmakers are assigned one character, one prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, and asked to create a movie within a two day deadline. Upon completion, the movies are screened at local theaters, and awards are given for numerous categories such as Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Writing, and Best Film.

UC San Diego Extensions Digital Arts video production program is a one year career focused professional training program. The program utilizes industry leading software, enabling students to create high quality productions for a variety of delivery formats. The multimedia training includes the principles of storytelling, videography, editing, motion graphics and audio. The program allows students to gain hands-on experience while immediately applying their new skills.

At The 48 Hour Film Project, students put their newly acquired skills to the ultimate test. The film project, deliberately designed to focus on a tight deadline, presented a perfect platform for students to display their abilities.

Ana Potts, a video and editing student in the program, participated as a writer, production assistant, and editor for the film, Three Less Thank You Cards. She commented about her overall experience, "It was love at first sight with the team and that's my most precious memory from this experience - the way we all bonded together after being totally strangers at first. Anas project, Three Less Thank You Cards was voted third place in the audience choice.

Jen Allen, also a video and editing student in the program, worked with Potato Duck Productions on the movie "Differences". Jen commented, "I truly enjoyed my group experience during the San Diego 48 hour film festival. I wouldn't trade this time for the world and I was so proud to be a part of this event and plan to be involved next year. Over the two day period Jen participated in various tasks including camera operator and tech back-up. Roger Cain, video and editing student, worked on the film, The Vision. Roger noted that the project provided excellent, real world experience.

Interested in learning the video production skills so you can participate in next years 48 Hour Film Project? For more information about the UC San Diego Extension | Digital Arts Center career focused programs in video production, graphic & web design, causal gaming, and mobile applications development. Please view the website at http://dac.ucsd.edu or see a short demo of the students work on YouTube.

UC San Diego Extension is a division of the universitys Extended Studies and Public Programs, offering 100+ professional and specialized certificate programs in a variety of disciplines. Nearly 50,000 adult learners attend classes each year at its facilities on the UCSD La Jolla campus, the University City Center, and the Mission Valley Center.

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HairKutt Wins Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at Independent Black Film Festival (IBFF)

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) March 22, 2006

HairKutt, independent filmmaker Curtis Elliotts award winning documentary about four friends from St. Louis, Missouri who travel to the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee in the hopes of curing one of them from the throes of heroin addiction, won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at the Independent Black Film Festival (IBFF) held in Atlanta, Georgia March 12th-19th.

The griping documentary was one of three films up for the top overall documentary award (voted on by a panel of judges), which went to Programas, a riveting documentary about selected Brazilian prostitutes.

The movie was received very well, Elliott said about the showcase in Atlanta. He added the audience choice award was validation that he has an unpolished golden nugget in his filmmaking repertoire. The people spoke and they said of all the other documentaries shown in this particular film festival, HairKutt was the best one. (The award) was the peoples wish.

HairKutt is the Reel Life story of Bryant HairKutt Johnson, a heroin addict of more than 15 years. The documentary takes many twists and turns as HairKutt becomes so debilitated from the withdrawal of the poisonous drug that he walks away from the rented cabin used as a drug rehab facility to return to the streets of St. Louis (more than a ten hour drive away) and the source of his addiction: heroin.

The filmmaker, Curtis Elliott of Reel Life Films, is currently on an anti-drug campaign throughout the United States and Canada. He has already presented his message and film in cities such as Boston, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Santa Monica, California, Los Angeles and New York.

Targeting audiences from middle school to high school (11-years-old to 17-years-old) and college aged youth to young adults (18-25), Mr. Elliott continues to book the film in theaters, social organizations, at-risk youth group homes, rehab facilities, middle and high schools and universities in the aforementioned region of the world.

Enclosed is media information on the film, which won Best Social Documentary at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in Los Angeles in March 2005 and Best Documentary Feature at Cinema St. Louis' Independent Filmmakers Showcase in July 2005.

The film made its St. Louis debut in front of a crowd of 700 at the famed Tivoli Theater in the University City, (MO) Loop on May 12th, 2005.

For more info or to view movie trailer, please visit http://www.itstoughtogetoffdrugs.com or Google Search keyword: HairKutt.

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