On Sunday, October 24th, CLEAR BLUE won the Best short film prize at the Hollywood Film Festival. Thank you to all who came out to support us. We are thrilled with the award, and we are looking forward to the film festivals ahead.
STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH...
CLEAR BLUE TAKES HOME 2nd PLACE AT THE 32nd COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARDS
Click HERE to read more about the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation.
Dear Friends,
On April 9th, 2011, the CLEAR BLUE cast and crew attended the 32nd College Television Awards (Student Emmy's), an event hosted by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation. 
CLEAR BLUE is proud to have taken home a 2nd place prize in the drama category. Each year, this competition recognizes excellence in student media productions from schools across the United States. The CLEAR BLUE team is honored to have received such a special honor from the Academy.
In addition to CLEAR BLUE two other films from AFI were recognized this year, and we would like to congratulate them as well:
FIRST DATES - Sarah Bigle (producer), 3rd place in the Comedy category
THIEF - West McDowell (producer), 1st place in the Drama category
THIEF - Julian Higgins (director), Best Director award
...a night to remember
Clear path to SXSW: Interviewing Torontonians making the trip to Austin
Here is my interview with NOW MAGAZINE about CLEAR BLUE, and it's inclusion in the SXSW Festival. Click HERE to read the article.
Lindsay Mackay and Brent Martin discuss the making of Clear Blue with Interview Magazine
CLEAR BLUE has won a COLLEGE TELEVISION AWARD (aka Student Emmy)
CLEAR BLUE has been awarded a College Television Award (CTA) which is given out by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation. In the Drama category, two other short films have won a prize. At the annual awards show, which is taking place on April 9th, each of these films will be given a first, second, or third place award. Stay tuned for more developments, and make sure to check in on April 9th to find out how CLEAR BLUE places in the competition.
The CLEAR BLUE team would like to congratulate the two other AFI thesis films that have also received this honor, FIRST DATES, and THIEF. What a year for AFI!
Best,
Brent Martin - Producer
BEHIND THE SCENES OF "JOYLAND"
A behind the scenes peak into the "Joyland" short film shoot, shot and edited by Adam Dachis. Thanks Adam!
"JOYLAND" is based on the short story by Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find". The film was produced as a cycle film exercise in 2009 at the American Film Institute Conservatory (AFI).
CREW
Director: Adam Cosco
Producer: S. Brent Martin
Screenwriter: Lauren Parks
Cinematographer: Pawel Pogorzelski
Production Designer: Colleen Larson
Editor: Rachel Katz