Movies and Shakers
The production companies behind – and ahead of – the boom, and how they might be able to help you
By Marc Savlov, Fri., May 26, 2006
The Company Directory: Compiled From the Texas Film Commission's 2006 Production Manual
There are more entertainment-focused – as opposed to commercial- and advertising-focused (that's another article entirely) – production companies in town than you can swing an intern at (although we don't recommend it what with the new "Anti-Intern-Swinging Ordinance of 2005" and all), but the following list, compiled from the Texas Film Commission's 2006 Production Manual and including those companies profiled in the accompanying article, should provide a solid glimpse of where the city's producerial strengths lie. For more complete information on all production companies in Austin and Texas, we recommend visiting the Texas Film Commission's Web site, www.texasfilmcommission.com.
(Note: The nature of production companies, like the weather, is one of flux, and thus this list may not entirely reflect every single production outfit in Austin. But we'd like to think it does.)
ADVANCED FILM MECHANIX, INC.
Brad Sappington, PresidentARROWHEAD FILM & VIDEO, INC.
Patrick Fries, PresidentARTS + LABOR
Alan Berg, OwnerBARCELONA FILMS
Viviane Vives, PrincipalBEEF AND PIE PRODUCTIONS
Karen Yates, ProducerMike Woolf, Director
SIDNEY BRAMMER
[email protected]BURNT ORANGE PRODUCTIONS
Carolyn Pfeiffer, President/CEOwww.burntorangeproductions.com
THE CHICAGO-TEX COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.
Frances Jones, Esq., CEOCURTIS CRAVEN
[email protected]ELECTRO-FISH MEDIA LLC
Chris Elley, Producer/DirectorFULL CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS
Becky Hays, Cara GriswoldGRANITE HOUSE, INC.
Lucy FrostHENNIG PRODUCTIONS
Tom Hennig, Peggy HennigHIGHWAY 71 PRODUCTIONS
Brian McNulty, ProducerINFERNO FILMS
Quincy Lowman, Executive ProducerLAVA STUDIOS, INC.
Scott Rehling, OwnerMARMALADE SKY MOTION PICTURES
Emily Cropper, PresidentEunice Rios Yaklin, VP
www.marmaladeskymotionpictures.com
05 MINUTE PRODUCTIONS
Danna Stedmandanna@05minute.com
www.05minute.com
MONUMENT PRODUCTIONS
Elise McMullen, ProducerPHOTO BOOTH PICTURES
Allegra McCoy, OwnerRED J FILMS
Rowdy Stovall, President/CEOSHOOTFIRST PICTURES
Ken Lewin, Executive Producer, DirectorJeff Yorke, Executive Producer
SIXTH STREET FILMS
Tom Borders, PresidentAngela K. Pires, Project Developer
TRINITY FILMS AUSTIN/FT. WORTH
Harry Lynch, Writer/DirectorJeff Fraley, Producer
PERRI VERDINO PRODUCTIONS
Perri Verdino-GatesWATERSHED 5 STUDIOS
Steve Brothers, Executive Producer
