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Amanda Melby replied to Aimee Madsen's discussion 'The Gender Thing' in the group Women Filmmakers
Kathryn Bigelow said much the same thing during all of the pre-Oscar talk last year. She wants to be known as just a Director, not a female director. I think that's an awesome goal, but seeing as she's the first to win an Oscar in the 82-year histo…
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Amanda Melby replied to Aimee Madsen's discussion 'Three Inspiring Articles' in the group Women Filmmakers
Thanks for posting these Aimee!
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Amanda Melby replied to Aimee Madsen's discussion 'Three Inspiring Articles' in the group Women Filmmakers
Actually, it's only $25. We could purchase it....we'd just need to clear it with them for a public screening.
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Amanda Melby replied to Aimee Madsen's discussion 'Three Inspiring Articles' in the group Women Filmmakers
Even though I have no interest in camera-work for myself, I'd LOVE to see the doc! Carol - can you reach out to the filmmakers and see if we can screen it? If yes, we'll find a space - we can work with Jason to get a screen solidified.
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Aimee Madsen replied to Amanda Melby's discussion 'GOING THE DISTANCE: An Interview with Director Nanette Burstein' in the group Women Filmmakers
Nice piece Amanda.
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Independent Filmmaker Conference - Keynotes Announced September 19 - 23, 2010 - NYC
Independent Filmmaker Conference - Keynotes AnnouncedSeptember 19 - 23, 2010 - NYCSheila Nevins (President, HBO Documentary Films), Liz Rosenthal (Founder & Director, Power to the Pixel) and John Sloss (Founder, Cinetic) have been announced as the…
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About Me:
AMANDA MELBY

Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress for over 15 years and is a proud member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA. In addition to acting and teaching, Amanda also works as a producer, writer and spokeswoman. She is the Executive Director of IFP Phoenix and the owner of Verve Studios. She is a three-time Emmy ® nominee for her work as Producer and Host of the television show SCREEN WARS. In 2008, she was honored with the Layne Award for her dedication to the Arizona Entertainment Community.

Amanda can be seen in the feature films JAKE’S CORNER, FAREWELL DARKNESS, NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED, MADISON HALL, THE MAJESTIC and THE LANGUAGE OF KICKBALL. Her shorts credits include BONDAGE, AUTUMN LEAVES, DEATHBED BLUES and OUTLET (a 2000 Sundance Festival selection), among others. Her television credits include S.I.S., BOSTON PUBLIC, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, AdTV, and SCREEN WARS.

Her Los Angeles theatrical credits include understudying for Peri Gilpin as Gwendolyn in FRASIER GONE WILDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Mark Taper Forum, starring as Sonia in the LA premiere of LIFE x 3 at the Elephant Asylum, as Doris in SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at the Long Beach Playhouse, and as Amy in the premiere of CHENILLE STEMS AND COCO MIDRIB at the Secret Rose Theatre. Regional theatrical credits include the Cleveland Play House, Porthouse Theatre, Dobama Theatre and Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.

She has appeared as Lady Percy and Helena in SHAKESPEARE’S FRIENDS, as Polly in RIDING TO BETHLEHEM, as Tess in KISSING and as Lisa in COLLECTED STORIES at Theatre Artists Studio.

She has studied with Howard Fine in his Master Class in LA. Amanda is an accomplished cellist and holds a BA in theatre and English from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. www.AmandaMelby.com.
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Leighton Agency
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Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster

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Extras Needed 8/4/10

We need roughly about 20-40 Adults on August 4th at night at 9:15 pm. Modified Arts in Phoenix. The scene is a Gallery Scene. We need people dressed up as Gallery patrons (Cocktail dresses/Semi-formal)
407 East Roosevelt Phoenix, AZ 85004-1918

The name of the movie is The Bluewater Tale and it is a Senior Capstone project at ASU by Nick Ramirez.… Continue

Posted on August 3, 2010 at 9:15pm —

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Noah Todd passes away

Dear community:


It's with a sad heart that I pass along the news of Noah Todd's passing. Noah was a very talented actor having worked in indie films and theatre.



When I find out more information about services, I'll pass them along.



Amanda



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Posted on May 14, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

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Raising the Bar




Raising the Bar. We talk a lot about that here. What does it mean?



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Posted on May 4, 2010 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

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Small Happys wrapped

After a short pick-up shot last night, SMALL HAPPYS photography is wrapped. Director Lee Quarrie, Producer Joe Gruberman, Writer/Producer Jean Georgianni and DP Webb Pickersgill were on hand last night with me and Kirby Soderberg at Cien Agave.


Looking forward to seeing the finished film!

Posted on April 26, 2010 at 10:18am —

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Screen Actors Guild Loses Much Loved Lucky Hayes



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Posted on April 12, 2010 at 5:02pm — 1 Comment

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At 8:39pm on February 26, 2010, Otto D'Agnolo said…
Hey Amanda, Thanks for "friend" ship. Let's work together!
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At 11:14am on January 30, 2010, Will Leon said…
Hey... Nice meeting you too... Sorry it had to be in jail... :(
At 8:13am on July 27, 2009, Randy E. Huckabone said…
Thanks Amanda!
At 4:33pm on March 30, 2008, Vincent A. Ruiz said…
Hi, I thought that was you. It's a pretty cool site. Looking forward to class.
 
 
 

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