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Nebraska Film Series highlights six individuals in growing community
Over the past six weeks, we escaped our usual industry of focus, the tech industry, and put the spotlight on six individuals in our state’s burgeoning film industry. The goal of this series, titled “Nebraska Film,” was to highlight individuals, companies and organizations who are working hard to grow…
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Nik Fackler’s ‘Lovely, Still’ opens in Omaha today
A film five years in the making for Nik Facker, the now 26 year-old writer and director from Omaha, opens in two theaters in his hometown today. First released in New York and Pennsylvania on September 10, Fackler’s “Lovely, Still” will play in 18 states before its DVD release on November 9. At 12:30 p.m.…
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Nebraska Film: Mark Hoeger of Oberon Entertainment
As 35-millimeter film continues to become a figment of filmmaking’s past, another emerging technique has given new life to the independent film industry, serving as a self-expressive art form for the filmmakers it attracts. The name of this emerging art form: digitization. Digital cameras, one of many devices to evolve from the digital revolution, provided…
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Nebraska Film: Dana Altman on Nik Fackler & aspiring filmmakers
In our series titled “Nebraska Film,” we’ve diverted from our usual focus of highlighting entrepreneurs and creatives in the tech industry and instead have explored those individuals in our state’s film industry. Last month, we profiled Dana Altman, owner, producer, and director of North Sea Films, a film production company located in Omaha’s Midtown district.
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Nebraska Film: Nik Fackler, writer & director of ‘Lovely, Still’
Last November, the newly-opened Marcus Midtown Cinema played host to Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau for an exclusive showing of his latest lead acting role, “Lovely, Still”. The man of the hour, however, was one 56 years younger than Landau, Nik Fackler. The film’s 25 year-old writer and director (now 26), was in his hometown to…
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Nebraska Film: Heath Mello advocates for film tax incentives
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community.) As the Silicon Prairie region continues to build a reputation for being an entrepreneur and innovation hotspot, Nebraska is looking to become a Hollywood of sorts for its blossoming actors, directors and other “filmsters” awaiting stardom. While…
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Nebraska Film: Marc Longbrake of the Omaha Film Festival
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community.) The onset of digital photography has allowed the film industry to gain independence over the past several years, giving amateur and even professional filmmakers an easier outlet to make films. Film festivals from around the country…
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Nebraska Film: Dana Altman of North Sea Films
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community. The opening credits of the latest feature film to come out of Omaha, Lovely, Still, features a familiar name to a couple different communities. For basketball fans, Dana Altman is the former head coach of Creighton University…
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Nebraska Film: Rachel Jacobson of Film Streams
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community.) When Film Streams opened in Omaha’s North Downtown district in the summer of 2007 it revealed its lofty mission: “Enhance the cultural environment of the Omaha-Council Bluffs area through the presentation and discussion of film as an…
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Nebraska Film series starts Monday, August 9
As I mentioned in a post earlier today, over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting Nebraska’s filmmaking community, specifically those working to make feature films for the big screen. To be honest, this industry is a bit foreign to us. Our primary focus at Silicon Prairie News is…