Well Its time once again for the "Slippery Kittens" Annual Fundraiser and Amateur Dance Contest.

This is always a great time plus we'll have over $1000.00 in cash & prizes!

The Kittens are Baking Up Some of Their Very Own Tasty Treats for the Annual Fundraiser.

I get to be your Master of Ceremonies, and have been lovingly dubbed "Bourbon Bill" by the soon to be World Famous Slippery Kittens.

See the poster below for more information. You'll also want to check out the rules and requirements to enter the competition, also below.

Come Play With Us...

You Know You Want To!!!



Details of the Contest:

I got to take part in this years “48Hour” film project. This marks the second year in Salt Lake. Last year I was part of a team that got mentioned in the “City Weekly Best Of 2007” edition. Here’s what they had to say about our entry:

BEST SPEED CINEMA

48 Hour Film Project

For the first time, Salt Lake City filmmakers participated in the test of creativity and stamina. Thanks to the Salt Lake Film Society, we saw a delightful array of short flicks that had to be completed in 48 hours. Some were deliciously awful (such as the campy fantasy The Stone Talice); others (like Reader Pick winner Klaus) were of the caliber you’d be delighted to find at Sundance. Ah, the benefits of Final Cut Pro.

You can read about all of the other “Best’s” here:

http://www.slweekly.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=F634A88E-0AF0-B28F-6A34936219A2E806&page=3

Then I get this from a friend who was also on the team from last year.

“I was reading facebook today and noticed you had sent a pic to someone saying that your 48 hour thing won the audience award? Congrats! Way to go from the Loosing-est team to a winner in one year!!!”

You can read about this year’s adventure in the post below or on the 48Hour site clicking here:

http://www.48hourfilm.com/saltlakecity/blog.php

The “48Hour” wrap party was Saturday night and it was where lots of the film makers, actors and crew came together to play and celebrate both survival and completion. Lots of familiar faces and most of them were even friendly. We showed up a bit late as we were at our friends sons wedding reception, which I didn’t really want to leave, but I was the only one from our film in town that night, so I had to go and represent our team. I did have a great time at both events.

The award ceremony was on Monday night. It started late and the theater was full. I guess the folks at the “Tower” theater don’t realize that when you have a full house it’s best to actually run the A/C.

There were 44 teams and I think a total of 43 films made it in, although not all were on time which eliminated them from the awards.

Our screening was Thursday last week we were in “Group C”. I think about 8 of the 11 films that screened with ours won awards including ours. We won the “Audience Favorite” award, and I got to accept it for our team. See below.

BACKSTROKE is slated to have its world broadcast premiere on LOGO on Wednesday, May 7th. LOGO is MTV's GLBT channel with over 27 million subscribers. The film will air as part of the 5th season of "The Click List: The Best in Short Film." This has been a long time coming and I'm really excited! For those of you in Utah, LOGO is carried by Direct TV and will actually screen at 8pm (for most of you, 10pm EST). The day after the premiere, Backstroke will be available to view online as well as an interview Amy Bronson did, and you can vote (so please do).



Also, the brilliant Niki Nielsen has created an official website for BACKSTROKE . It's still under construction, but it looks fantastic. Check it out, and please do so often!

Yep, it’s that time of year again, time for the 48Hour Film Project in SLC, Utah.

This year I am part of Josh Samson's team. His company "Mishu Productions” are in "Group C" of the lineup and our screening will be Thursday May 8th at 7:00pm. There are 4 groups of 11 teams competing, and the films will be screened at the Broadway on the 7th & 8th with a wrap party and awards on May 12th.

BROADWAY CENTRE CINEMAS

111 East 300 South

Salt Lake City, UT.

(801) 321-0310

Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Tickets will sell out, so be sure to get yours early!

We almost didn’t get in to see our film!

We ended up waiting at the door for scalpers!

So definitely get them right NOW!

Each film must contain these "Elements"

Character:	Jacob or Janice Simon, Instructor
Prop:	a jewel
Line of Dialogue:	"Just wait and see."

I think everyone who played last year learned a lot and will take that knowledge and put it to good use this time out, so I’m excited to see how much improved this years entries are.

Our team pulled "Road Movie" as the theme or genre. The ideas were flowing on the drive home and the script was written within the first few hours. Josh called me ad told me that we would not be filming Friday night, but to be at his house early Saturday morning, and we’d go from there.

After picking up a few items and a lovely lady, we headed up Emigration Canyon to shoot. We started shooting somewhere around 9:30 and finished just before 3:00 pm. It was a beautiful day and I have the sunburn to prove it! This is a fun little story and I cant wait to see what Josh has done with it.

In summary, there are 44 films being made in Salt Lake City for the 48 Hour Project this weekend and that means there are at least 44 local filmmakers and actors to come support, probably more like a few hundred locals to come and support. It's a very fun & exciting experience, plus you'll get to see lots of local talent and how they all work under some pretty intense pressure.

In other news:

BACKSTROKE - Check out the official website designed by the lovely Niki Nielsen, (who also stars in this multiple award winning movie.)

World Broadcast Premiere of "Backstroke"

THIS Wednesday, May 7th at 8pm MST. Backstroke will be airing on the LOGO network (available to DirecTV subscribers in Utah)

This is the first time it will air on television!

After it airs, go to Logo Online and vote for "Backstroke"

See Ya,

Bill