“We call it fiction, but in my mind it’s never really fiction – it’s something honest. It is something borrowed from reality and twisted until it becomes its own exclusive energy. Everyone has their own lives, their own story, their own Skateland, and this happens to be ours.”

- From Director Anthony Burns’ Moving Pictures essay ‘We Call it Fiction’

Skateland is a story that resonates – about making choices, finding your way in life, friends, family and change.

- From Writer/Executive Producer Brandon Freeman’s Hollywood the Write Way interview

Well, its been a long year since we returned from Shreveport uncut 35MM in our hands (well actually in a vault someplace safe) but the journey of Skateland which took us from Austin to Shreveport to Toronto to Napa Valley to Los Angeles and back to Austin again now promises to take us to new places and heights, ones that we could never imagine.

Hold on to your hats, for the indie film biz its wild west again, and anything can happen, keep your eyes open for more info about Freeman Film’s Skateland. There are some amazing films playing at this year’s Sundance, kudos to our fellow Austinites and Bryan Poyser’s Lovers of Hate,  John Cooper, Trevor Groth and the Sundance programming team for the amazing 2010  line up, and of course the cast, crew, Freeman Film, and Skateland’s uber-creative producing team, Brandon Freeman, Heath Freeman, and director Anthony Burns.

A collaboration between Reversal Films and Backpack Picnic’s writers and director, starring Mitch Baker and the rest of the Backpack Picnic cast has yielded a Screw Attack Trailer of the Week mention and a featured spot on MTV’s Gametrailers.com.

Visit GameTrailers.com to read peoples feedback on the campaign.

Greetings REVERSAL FILMS community.

Got the ATX EMERGE coming up this Sunday March 9, 2008 at 9PM at SPEAKEASY, 412D Congress Ave, entrance in the alleyway!

The IMC is pleased to announce that it will host “ATX Emerge”, a community oriented event, in the historic setting of Austin’s Speakeasy Lounge. With the high number of established organizing partners, as well as the new products being launched by the media partners involved, ATX Emerge will prove to be the event for Austin’s creative sector.

MAIN STAGE TALENT:

• People Under The Stairs (LA) click to listen
• Belaire (ATX ) click to listen
• Sunset (ATX) click to listen
• Gangi (NYC) click to listen

ROOF TOP TALENT:

• DJ Hobo D
• DJ Orion
• DJ ABOMINATRON

A special thanks to all our partners, namely INDIEPIX, true pioneers in the realm of digital distribution, boutique distributor Watchmaker Films, Launchpad Creative, Self Assembly Films, Voodoo Highway Music, the tastemakers over at Odic Force Magazine (get the first issue this week for Spencer Parsons’ amazing article on the future of the Austin Film Industry) and Indierect Records, Nolcha Fashion Career Network, and the Austin artists community, without them all this event would not be possible.

Interested in coming out? RSVP HERE!