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This area contains information about specific members. Find profiles, significant events,
and keep up to date on your fellow members. We also have links to members' personal web sites. Contact
us to add your profile.
Christine Lynne O’Connor -
is a Sacramento native practicing law in Los Angeles and Sacramento. She helps filmmakers with
legal problems including copyright & trademark issues, legal clearances, protecting intellectual property, contracts and
non-disclosure agreements.
Christine
has been involved in all areas of the filmmaking process over the years, from development to delivery. She earned a Juris
Doctorate from Loyola School of Law and is a member of the State and Federal Bar Associations.
During
her legal career Ms. O’Connor has worked as Manager in the Production Finance Department at NBC Universal Television
Studios. Christine earned her undergraduate degree at UC Davis and now, we are happy to report has a Sacramento office to
ad to her Los Angeles based private practice.
Ms.
O’Connor is a member of Women In Film and Film, The California Lawyers for the Arts as a panelist and, the Northern
California Film Foundation.
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| Deon Taylor; Entrepeneuer, Filmmaker, Renaissance Man |
Deon Taylor; Renaissance Man
With two reality shows currently in the works and two theatrical releases scheduled,
writer and producer Deon Taylor is considered one of the industry's hottest new talents.
He is one of the duo behind
Hooks and Taylor Entertainment, a self-contained production company transforming low budget films into multi million dollar
ventures.
At the moment, his feature films include the highly anticipated "7eventy5ive,"
and the sports drama "Free Agents." Taylor's
creativity is also hitting the screen in the reality television genre. "The Garage," described as "Cribs meets Pimp My Ride,"
will bring the viewer into the well-stocked garages of today's top entertainers and athletes. Another project, "Hook `em &
Cook `em," takes fishing from the "catch" to the "kitchen" with celebrity hosts and plenty of comedy. Find out more on Deon
at www.hooksandtaylor.com.
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| Lew Hunter (left) with Francis Copolla |
Lew Hunter; GodFather of American Screenwriting by Sally J. Walker
Lew Hunter has been a "name" in the Hollywood writing
community and television for over 40 years. A past chair of the Film Department at UCLA, his title there is the retired Professor
and Film Chair Emeritus. SCREENWRITING 434 is the title of his revered textbook. His students have created such well known
movies as "Highlander, The Movie" (Gregory Widen) and "About Schmidt"
(Oscar winner Alexander Payne). His writing colonies offered in Nebraska and around the world are currently motivating wave after wave of ambitious, talented writers.
His second book, NAKED SCREENWRITING: INTERVIEWS 20 ACADEMY AWARD-WINNING
DIRECTORS AND WRITERS.
His first writing break came in 1969 when he sold and
Aaron Spelling produced "If Tomorrow Comes" and earned his WGA membership card.
Lew went on to work with such iconic writers as Paddy Chaefsky, Larry Gelbart, Neil Simon and Ray
Bradbury. His MOW, "Fallen Angel," received a 1981 Emmy nomination and multiple national
and international awards.
This astute man built on his hard-earned insights as he moved
up the administrative ladder of the industry working with Walt Disney studios and the major networks. He served as
Program Director for NBC from 1973 to 1977, supervising classic series like
"Batman," "Bewitched," "The Adams Family,"... well, almost the entire present-day
Nick-At-Night schedule. For more on Lew Hunter go to: www.lewhunter.com
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| Martin Landau won SFF's Visionary Spirit in 2005 |
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| NorCal Film Members Christa Bella, Charlie Holliday and Richard Burnsed |
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NORCAL members enjoy the following benefits:
- Monthly meetings
- Professional networking with industry
- Special guest speakers
- Professional development seminars and workshops
- Discounts to special events (i.e. film festivals etc.)
- and much, much more!
Become a member: Member Sign-Up
JOHN WALKER
Winner of the British Academy Award (the Bafta) John Walker has gone from Northern
California to Hollywood and the top of the entertainment industry box office with major hits such as ‘The
Incredibles’, ‘Osmosis Jones’ and ‘The Iron
Giant’ and 'Ratatouille'.
In addition to John’s Pixar work, he is currently developing live action projects on a
strictly INDIE basis, here in Northern California. As a guest of the Sacramento Film Festival and Norcal filmmaker in his
own right, John knows what it takes to make it as a filmmaker today and give us a peek at Norcal success.
Joe Carnahan
If you read the official bio on Joe Carnahan it will probably tell you how he began
his career freelancing for ESPN and FOX SPORTS. It will also chronicle how he went on to become the writer director of
such hits as NARC with Jason Patrck and Ray Liotta and SMOKIN ACES with Ben Affleck, Ryan Renolds and a host of Hollywood
heavyweights.
What your not likely to hear is that as a Community Producer/intern at Access
Sacramento, Joe cut his teeth on little direct-to-tape movies projects while honing his craft at Sac State and as a frequent
participant of this organization. Or, how, While working as an editor at Sac's Channel 31, Carnahan wrote and directed his
first feature, Blood Guts, Bullets and Octane which was screened at the Sacramento Festival
of Cinema.
In 2007 of this year SFF and Norcal film co-sponsored the SMOKIN
ACES World Premiere. The star-studded event featured a performance by rapper Common
and visits from the film's star, Jeremy Piven and Sacramento's own Chris
Holley (also a member of Norcal Film). What's next for this prolific filmmaker? Stay tuned!
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| Director Alexander J. Jimenez |
Community Events
Community events are at the core of our success. Members get the chance to meet each other and network with folks like
the ones on this page, all of whom have spoken at Norcal or SFF events.
Please make plans to join us for an upcoming event soon!
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| Dr. Lew Hunter and Norcal Film members |
Why Join Norcal?
There are many film groups in town now days. If you want to sit and have tea, discuss movies or
meet a few novice filmmakers there are many options. But if you want to learn from the brightest and the best, come to NorCal
Film!
Together with our partner, The Sacramento Fim Festival (T.M.), We have
featured more top drawer talent and more exclusive premieres of top names than any other group in our region. If you live
in the foothills, Davis, Stockton or surrounding areas and are weighing wether to come out, let us suggest this: You won't
meet these incredible talents sitting home and you won't learn more about your craft working on your car on Friday night.
So come and see us. We'll entertain you, feed you, and in the immortal words of Fat Albert "if your not too careful, you might learn a thing or two".
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| Actor, teacher, Kurt Johnson |
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