Upstate Independents’ September 7th, 2010

Meeting Line-Up

I.  Announcements Presented by UI Secretary, Rosemary Thomas

II.  Guest Speaker – Line Producer, Production Manager & Asbury Shorts NYC Founder Doug LeClaire.

Doug LeClaire is a Clio Award-winning television commercial and cable network promo Line Producer and Production Manager.  He has worked in the NYC film/video industry since 1980.  Doug was the Production Supervisor on a series of “I Love NYC” spots produced immediately after the 9/11 attacks featuring Woody Allen, Ben Stiller, Henry Kissenger, Al Roker, Yogi Berra and Kevin Bacon. Shot over a year long period on various NYC locations and sound stages. He’s produced over 200 national commercials and promos for networks such as: Comedy Central, Spike, Lifetime Networks, WE, Oxygen, NBC, ABC and PBS.

Additionally, Doug’s also line produced two independent feature films over the past 5 years including “Greetings from the Shore” which received world-wide distribution.  Doug is the Founder and Director of Asbury Shorts New York :  NYC’s longest running annual short film exhibition, which is also a touring event called: “The Short Film Concert.”   The show is celebrating it’s 30th year of screening classic, award-winning short films in venues around the world — AND is coming to Albany at the Linda on September 11th (MARK YOUR CALENDARS!)

Last August over 1900 people attended Asbury Shorts “Short Film Concert” at Summer Stage in Central Park.

Check out Doug’s recent interview on WAMC’s Roundtable with Sara LaDuke:

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1696551

III.  Networking Break

IV. Film Screenings for – UI/Asbury Shorts Film Contest Selections

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