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Mark Decena Named SFFS Hearst Finalist

October 27, 2011 | Written by Kontent Films

Congratulations to Kontent Films Founder Mark Decena. Out of 57 applicants nationwide, the San Francisco Film Society announced him as one of the nine finalists for the Hearst Screenwriting grant. The winner, to be announced in December, will be awarded $15,000 for expressing an artistic approach and a unique personal perspective to the screenplay’s subject.

Mark Decena, “The Martyr”
The apparent suicide of a peace activist has a galvanizing effect on global efforts to end war and conflict. When the activist unexpectedly turns up very much alive, his colleagues must decide whether the movement’s new momentum is more important than one man’s existence.

The full list of Hearst finalists can be found at SFFS or IndieWire.

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The River Red For Redford: The Journey Continues

October 25, 2011 | Written by Kontent Films

Mark Decena’s new film on water in the Colorado River Basin is 90 percent shot. Kontent komrades Renata Fource (prod.), John Behrens (DP), and AC’s Fearghal O’Dea and Forrest Pound completed a month-long shoot that took them rafting, flying, and solar battery-charging from the Rocky Mountain National Park to the Delta in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez.

The River Red: Exploring a new water ethic for the New West, executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford, is an important documentary about saving the Colorado River and inspiring in people, a reverence for water.

To keep up with the latest water trends, facts, action campaigns, and information about the film, you can join the films’ Facebook page and Twitter following.

We hope you join The River Red community to share your voice and to learn how you can be part of the fight to keep life’s most precious natural resource flowing.

Take the first easy step by sharing the following links with everyone you know who relies on water.

Website
Facebook
Twitter

Thank you in advance for getting involved.

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NICEWORKSF SEES DOUBLE FOR SONY 3D

October 24, 2011 | Written by Kontent Films

Kontent EP Teri Heyman produces direct to client for the launch of PlayStation’s new 3D display TV. Wow factor is two player views on a single screen. Other wow factor is glasses that don’t make you look like a tool.

NiceWorkSF, a selected assortment of the best “…Video Production and Motion Graphics that San Francisco has to offer,” shared the above Sony 3D TV video on their website. We’re honored it made the cut. Thank you.

See what they thought of the work here.