[NEohioPAL] COMING TO CLEVE: NEHST STUDIOS HOSTS "BOOT CAMP" FILM TRAINING 1/25-27

[Brooke Willis]

From: <lee at westinrinehart.com>
Date: December 20, 2007 1:20:06 PM EST
Subject: COMING TO CLEVELAND: NEHST STUDIOS HOSTS "BOOT CAMP" FILM 
TRAINING
 
CONTACT:
Tara C. Silver, tara at westinrinehart.com or 202.466.1396

 
COMING TO CLEVELAND: NEHST STUDIOS HOSTS "BOOT CAMP" FILM TRAINING
 
Veteran Hollywood Producer Larry Meistrich Offers Opportunity of a 
Lifetime to Learn the Trade and Pitch Ideas to be Produced from a
$250 Million Fund
 
January 2008 (Cleveland, OH)- Cleveland - area aspiring filmmakers 
looking for their first big break may not have to venture very far to 
find it. NEHST Studios has announced that their Aspiring Filmmakers 
Boot Camp will be landing in Cleveland Friday, January 25th to Sunday, 
January 27th. Participants will get an insider's look at how to 
navigate the film industry and then will have the chance to pitch and 
potentially sign their own production deal.  The Aspiring Filmmakers 
Bootcamp will be hosted by the Greater Cleveland Film Commission.
 
WHO: NEHST Studios Chairman, Founder and Hollywood insider, Larry 
Meistrich, offers a rare opportunity for local aspiring filmmakers and 
writers to pitch project ideas for potential development and 
distribution deals through PitchNehst.
 
"We are working hard to help break down the Hollywood barriers and make 
sure other talented aspiring filmmakers can take part in the industry 
as well," states Meistrich. Meistrich founded indie film studio The 
Shooting Gallery and is the award-winning producer of  Sling Blade, 
Belly, You Can Count on Me, and Croupier.
 
 
 WHAT: The Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp is a three day intensive 
workshop which will cover the how to's of producing, financing, 
filmmaking, and content creation. Topics include: how the business is 
changing, strategies you can use to succeed, career opportunities in 
the new media, and secrets to pitching your ideas, as well as 
producing/negotiating/distributing a feature film.  Register at 
www.filmboot.com.
 
               Additionally, Meistrich will host a special PitchNehst 
session – the company's branded open pitch session. PitchNehst is 
designed to break down industry barriers for local aspiring filmmakers 
and writers. There are almost twenty properties in development which 
came to the company through PitchNehst. 
 
WHEN: The Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp
Friday, January 25th to Sunday, January 27th, 2008
Fee: $395.00
 
(All Boot Camp attendees will have a free registration to the Sunday 
pitch session, or a free pitch on the online pitchNEHST site)
                         

NEHST Studios

NEHST Studios is a diversified film production, financing and 
distribution company headed up by industry veteran Larry Meistrich – 
producer of  Sling Blade and  You Can Count on Me and founder of indie 
film studio The Shooting Gallery – and entrepreneur, CEO Ari Friedman.  
One of NEHST's goals is to remove entertainment industry barriers and 
open up the pitching and development process to anyone with a great 
idea.  The company, which launched at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, is 
currently developing several projects. 
For more information on NEHST Studios, please go to 
http://www.nehst.com.
  

2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006

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