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New Facebook Page

Mike — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:09:08 +0000

Hey everyone! We are migrating to a new Facebook Page that has the correct name of our company. If you want to continue to receive awesome updates from these beautiful smiling faces, be sure to click the link and like our new page.

BME Films Facebook

We’re also VERY aware that we haven’t posted any updates in quite a while… But rest assured, there are big things in the works right now.

More to come soon. Thanks so much!

- Wes, Mike, Sebastian and Dane

LA Shorts Fests presents “The Wallet”

Mike — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:59:51 +0000

BME Films is honored to be invited to screen The Wallet at this years LA Shorts Fest as an Official Selection in competition. The winning shorts from this festival are granted eligibility to be considered for an Academy Award nomination. Also up for grabs is a $60,000 camera package from Panavision!

The festival runs from July 21-29 at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theaters in Hollywood. We will be screening on July 25th at 7:45 as part of Program 23. Tickets are available at the theater box office or can be purchased online at Laemmle’s website. For more information on Program 23, go HERE.

Show Us Your Shorts presents To Live and DIne in L.A.

Mike — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 23:36:37 +0000

Come hang with BME Films and the good people at First Glance Film Fests at the Showbiz Store and Cafe as we celebrate short film making! Among other short films screening will be Sebastian Stenhøj’s To Live and Dine in L.A. Show your support as we compete for the Audience Favorite Award and over $400 in prizes!

Go HERE for more info. Hope to see you there!

BME Films to be Showcased at the CHS Media Academy Homecoming Film Festival

Mike — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:29:16 +0000

On April 30th at 10am, the Cleveland High School Media Academy will host its annual showcase at the Laemmle Fallbrook 7 theater in West Hills. Dubbed this year as the “Homecoming Film Festival,” the festival will showcase the work of three former Media Academy graduates, along with this years batch of student filmmakers. Of the three alumni to be featured is BME’s Mike Manning. Tickets are $5 and the proceeds go right back into the department so that the students can keep making films.

The Cleveland Media Academy is something that I hold dearly to my heart. I’m really proud of the program and I credit my passion to be a filmmaker to it, the facilities and the amazing teachers who run it.

As I’m sure you’re aware, the public education system in America has suffered extreme budget cuts since I graduated in 2004. The CHS Media Academy has struggled to make use of its budget ever since its inception and, now more than ever, it’s in trouble. They’re running on fumes… The Arts are simply not a priority when it comes to spending, which is why they need your support and your presence (and your $5) at the “Homecoming Film Festival.”

So what does it mean that the festival will feature me? Film teachers Evelyn Seubert and James Gleason offered me the opportunity to show whatever I wanted, on the condition that they could screen a scene from the film I made in high school, Pieces of fruit. Following that, I’ve chosen to premier The Wallet in it’s first public screening (a day before its scheduled screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival). So for those who are unable to attend the NBFF, this is a perfect opportunity to see the film on the big screen and, even more importantly, support a worthy cause.

I’ll be there, along with fellow BME’ers Dane Naimy and Sebastian Stenhøj. Come hang with us and watch some movies by the next generation of filmmakers from Cleveland High School.

Criminals in Newport – Tickets on Sale for “The Wallet”

Mike — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:27:08 +0000

The Wallet will be screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, May 1st as part of the shorts screening block Criminal Shorts and More.

For more information on the screening and to purchase tickets, visit the film’s page on Festival Genius.

Be sure to check out the Official Festival Program as well. We’re on page 173.

Welcome To The New BME Films!

Mike — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:17:09 +0000

Welcome to the newly revamped BME Films. We got a new look, a new reel and a ton of new content and projects on the way! If you haven’t already, please make sure to add us on Facebook and Twitter, and hassle your friends to do so as well! Check back often as we have some exciting announcements to make in the coming weeks. Thanks so much for all your love and support!

Watch “Beautiful Life” on YouTube!!

Mike — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:43:56 +0000

Shawn Anthony’s “Beautiful Life” is now available for viewing on iTunes! Check it out below…

A WORK OF ART AT THE WEST HOLLYWOOD FILM FEST

Mike — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:27:07 +0000

A Work of Art will be screening at The West Hollywood International Film Festival as an “Official Selection” on Friday, August 7th, 2009. For all the screening info, visit the B-Side page HERE.

2nd Annual DVUSER Screening to Show “A Work of Art”

Mike — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:57:17 +0000

Come out and support.. should be a fun night of boozing, mingling, and film!

Newport Beach Screening!

Mike — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:15:34 +0000

Thanks to all who came out!

From left to right: Sebastian Stenhøj (Arthur), Mike Manning (Director), Mara Herbkersman (The Girl), and Wes Barker (Producer)

Directors' Q & A: Sam Wasserman (The Journal), Mike Manning (A Work of Art), and Mary Wickliffe (Here's Herbie)