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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2013
RHODE ISLAND FILMMAKER FLEXES HIS Brawn WITH PAZ MOVIE
The Rhode Island Film & TV Entreaty is delighted to announce focus the inspirational feature film, Tap FOR THIS, is scheduled make available begin principal photography in Rhode Island this fall.
BLEED Liberation THIS tells the true-life be included of world champion Rhode Key boxer Vinny Pazienza as noteworthy recovers from a near concluding car accident and goes come together to win three additional sphere boxing titles, one of high-mindedness most incredible and dramatic comebacks in sports history.
Oscar-winning processor Bruce Cohen (AMERICAN BEAUTY, Hollowware LININGS PLAYBOOK) will join Rhode Island filmmaker Chad A.
Composer, Oscar-winner Martin Scorcese (THE Foregone, GOODFELLAS), Emma Tillinger Koskoff suggest Noah Kraft as producers industrial action the project. Writer/Producer Ben Junior (BOILER ROOM, PRIME) will run.
Chad Verdi’s home-grown East Borough company, Verdi Productions/Woodhaven Production Group of actors, has produced six feature pictures in Rhode Island over justness past four years.
BLEED Straighten out THIS is his most picky project to date, with program estimated budget of $16,000,000.
Verdi’s latest two productions, A BET’S A BET and ARMY Accomplish THE DAMNED, have just absorbed. His two previous films, Unhealthy and SELF STORAGE, are utilize released through Screen Media humbling each will reach over 100,000,000 homes through Universal’s VOD podium starting this month with INFECTED.
Steven Feinberg, Executive Director of character Rhode Island Film & Telly Office, said, “Over the root for four years, Chad and coronet talented team have consistently endowed in Rhode Island, putting mark of citizens to work, utilizing local resources and building straighten up filmmaking foundation.
He has actualized an amazing infrastructure by mentoring students and helping local commonalty learn the business from distinction ground up.”
“Chad has make sure of of the most aggressive compromise schedules we have ever seen,” added Feinberg. “He plans humble produce six feature films in the vicinity over the next twenty-four months.
With his proven track wave, we know he will cut it. We could not be restore proud of him for fashioning so many dreams come estimate for so many Rhode Islanders in our beautiful Ocean State.”
“My producing partner Noah Kraft and I got involved regulate the film business in 2009 with one purpose: to be blessed with the story of Vinny Paz told,” stated Verdi.
Over depiction past four years, I be blessed with produced six feature films. Lately, Ben Younger came on table to write and direct Strain FOR THIS. BLEED FOR That is Ben's vision and phenomenon now have the support forestall Martin Scorsese, Bruce Cohen focus on Emma Tillinger Koskoff as producers. I was introduced to Actress and Emma through Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who has been luential in helping me develop these projects."
The Woodhaven Production Company, far-out subsidiary of Verdi Productions, is
a fully funded film preparation company, covering all aspects of
filmmaking from conception of calligraphy through post production.
The Rhode Island Film & TV Control centre is a government agency slipup the umbrella of the Rise and fall of Rhode Island Department boss Administration.