My partners and I received great news on New Year's Eve...our sitcom pilot picked up an Award of Excellence as part of the upcoming Honolulu Film Festival (which actually doesn't happen until March, but they let us know early). This was very unexpected and a wonderful way to start the year! The sitcom is sitting in the hands of someone "high up" in development at HBO, so we are in the process of letting them know about the award in hopes that it will prompt them to at least watch it if they haven't yet. We shall see what happens :)
In other news...2009 is shaping up to be a very busy year already.
*First on my radar screen is the launch of my radio show, newly renamed: The Nitty Gritty Cafe
We are finalizing the website and hope to have the first podcasts available in late January. Much more to follow on this :)
*Liz & I have been hired to produce a documentary about Juvenile Arthritis which we will be working on throughout the year and you will be able to follow our progress closely as the project will have a blog and website devoted to the "making of" the film, which is titled "Waking Up".
*We also have some interest in a screenplay we wrote a couple of years ago and are heading into the city tomorrow for a meeting....more to follow, but we are very thrilled about where this might lead.
*Also a priority...I am busy working on a book to pair with The BlueBelles documentary as a gift item...you will be able to purchase the book (with advice/wisdom from the Belles on aging, friendship & living life fully) packaged with the film, as well as a How-to guide for making friends and forming groups. If you know someone who works in the non-fiction book world, let me know....this is going to have a lot of potential :) (the perfect gift for moms, grandmas, aunts & friends all around the world).
*As if that wasn't enough, we are also in the beginning phases of producing a new reality show as well as my next major documentary, which will feature the world of psychics...a long-standing interest of mine that I need to explore more fully.
So, lots going on and hopefully I will have lots to write about...my apologies for being a bit neglectful of the blog in 2008. But...I'm back & re-committed!
Wishing you all a very happy & healthy new year where you have the energy and resources to pursue all of your own dreams!
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