C47Houston WEEKLY Vol. 3 no. 43 with Juven Cavazos by C47Houston News & Entertainment Magazine

Vol. 3 - Issue 43- 2016

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Houston’s Ricornel Productions announce they are going to start production of a new companion piece to “ZomBFFs” ,(their new horror comedy feature movie), this week, called “Taroki”. Written and Directed by Amelia Rico, cast includes Sarah Swift, Sydnee Jolivette, Alexandra Szeto-Joe, Michael Tula, Shawn Clankie and cameos from Jemma Evans, and Lindsay Anne Ehrhardt. As you are aware, the team did not meet their KickStarter crowd funding goals and “ZomBFFS” has been shelved until they can raise the funds to make the movie. In the meantime they will working on smaller projects to keep up interest in Ricornel Productions and “ZomBFFS”. Learn more about ZomBFFS and Taroki on FB at: www.facebook.com/ZomBFFsmovie “Follow” them on Twitter at: www.Twitter.comZomBFF and, Join them on Instagram at: www.Instagram.com/zombffsmovie www.ZomBFFSMovie.com

Documentarian/Filmmaker Dave Henry and Magpie River Films have announced that their first documentary “Where’s The Money” about the Stanford Financial Group is accepted to the UK Screen One Film Festival being held March 3rd through March 8th, next month in the Leicester and Nottingham area. The documentary chronicles Allen Stanford’s unlikely journey from failed Waco gym owner to Forbes-listed billionaire through his audacious Ponzi scheme, using a money-laundering bank on the Caribbean Island of Antiguan as his personal ATM. The downfall of Stanford was at the time, the biggest finacial scam in U.S. history after only Bernie Madoff, and it was a massive failure by the Security & Exchange Commission. “I’m thrilled the film got in this exciting festival,” comments Director Dave Henry. “The story really reverberates in the UK because of all the money Stanford threw at their beloved sport of cricket.” C47Houston talked about this documentary in an earlier issue, last year, 2015. Learn more about the movie and see a trailer at: www.StanfordMovie.com

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A LONELY WOMAN Written and Directed by Juven Cavazos

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Texas and Houston Movie-maker Juven Cavazos test-screened his first feature drama/action motion picture “A Lonely Woman” Monday night, February 8th, 2016, at the Alamo Drafthouse-Vintage Park, Houston. It was a full theater. We met this photographer turned movie-maker and Director for coffee and found out a few things about him that caused in us an interest in being invited to see his directorial feature venture. First off, he is a skilled photographer who uprooted himself from San Antonio to move to Houston, and secondly, he has a distinct passion for telling a good story and making a quality production movie. Which in our opinion, he accomplished both with success. Written by Mr. Cavazos, The movie tells a story of a woman trying desperately to find the killers of her adopted parents. Twists and turns, family and greed, she finds herself kicked out of her family home and once again orphaned. But, she is determined to find out what happened and transforms herself into a cold-hearted killer out for the truth. We are skeptical about the production value of first time directors but after seeing this movie, we were amazingly surprised that this director created a very good movie. Behind the camera is New York City Cinematographer Olga Vasquez whose eye for composition, lighting and camera work can only be described as outstanding. Sure, the movie isn’t perfect and there were some glaring issues, but overall the movie was creative and well made. If you have a chance to see it you will not be disappointed. Look for our FlixReview of the movie and check out our videos on SnapChat, Twitter and our blog.

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Director Juven Cavazos IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5614277/

This is a great time to be a movie-maker. With a decent camera, you can make a movie, if you have a desire. To the left is Juven Cavazos a first-time feature movie maker with a background in Photography. After a couple of years of work, Mr. Cavazos is ready to present his directorial feature motion picture “A Lonely Woman”. C47Houston WEEKLY invited Juven for coffee where we got to explore the mind of a movie maker, in a city built on OIL and in a time of advancing technology. Want to know more? Turn the page

Director Juven Cavazos Talks to C47Houston WEEKLY

C47Houston: You have released your first feature movie, “A Lonely Woman” and your Directorial feature motion picture at that, how does it feel, on a personal level, to say that you have a feature movie under your belt? Director Juven Cavazos: It’s a lifetime dream come true! I started writing the script on March 3, 2013; almost 3 years ago and I hardly can believe it’s done. It actually happened! I’m very excited and looking forward to showing the film to the world. C47Houston: As a first time feature director: What was the most difficult part of YOUR job? Director Juven Cavazos: It’s definitely having to produce and direct. A problem I had as the producer was finding a crew. I’d been in Houston for two years when I started making the film. I have no family here and I didn’t know anyone in the industry. Finding a team turned out to be a nightmare. My job as producer took me away from working with the actors. I remember one day when we didn’t have a make-up artist for the next days shoot. I scrambled, got on my phone or iPad and I was looking for one. Because of that mishap, my lead actress felt abandoned by me as the director. But, it all worked out. C47Houston: What have you learned about making a movie that you will take with you in making your next feature movie? Director Juven Cavazos: I learned to work and work, refine and refine, rewrite and rewrite the script. The first cut of the film came up to be 3 hours 18 minutes. So, we ended up cutting an hour and eighteen minutes bringing it down to 2-hours. Can you imagine all the hard work and the money it took to film those 1:18? That’s horrible! The screenplay needs to be perfect before you even think about shooting one scene. C47Houston: NOW, how does a guy with no experience in making feature movies get into making a feature movie? Director Juven Cavazos: Well, ever since I can remember I always wanted to make movies. I guess I saw, in me, the talent to create stories. By trade, I’m a professional photographer and that helps quite a bit. But, mainly, I went into a bookstore, bought about 8 books about screenplay writing, directing, and film production and read them all. I really studied! One of the books I bought was Robert Rodriguez’ “A Rebel Without A Crew”. I was really inspired by it. At the end, Mr. Rodriguez says something like: “go ahead make your movie and call me so I can bring the pop corn.” So, I went ahead and made my movie. C47Houston: Knowing what you know now, about making a movie, what kind of advice can you pass along to others contemplating making their first movie? Director Juven Cavazos: I would say that it is important to decide what type of filmmaker you want to be. Do you want to be a director that makes movies with no future or a director that makes movies with “potential”? This decision will affect everything you do and how you do it. Juven Cavazos Video

C47Houston: Looking at “A Lonely Woman” from an objective POV and knowing that Directors are never really satisfied with the outcome of their pet projects due to budget restraints, what would you have done differently? Director Juven Cavazos: I would have made it a simpler story with fewer characters, less locations etc. C47Houston: ONE word: what would that word be that describes your experience in making your first feature movie? Director Juven Cavazos: NIGHTMARE.

Learn more about “A Lonely Woman” at: www.ALonelyWoman.com And, find them on IMDB at: www.imdb.com/title/tt3027994/

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#SnapChat @C47Houston The team at the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival are gearing up for their 18th Annual 2016 festival, coming up later this year in September. The GCFVF opened the festival for project-submissions February 1st after a very successful 2015 season that brought in hundreds of people and Texas Actor Lew Temple. Mr. Temple received and accepted the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding career. Project-submissions can be made online, and, now until March 4th, next month, EarlyBird entry fees apply for both motion picture projects as well as screenplays. The GCFVF is also looking for sponsors and are currently crowdfunding on GoFundMe.com, a website that helps organizations raise money. Support, in terms of funds, help to make this festival even better and, of course, helps out Greater Bay area. You can learn more about submitting your project, forms, guidelines, fees and how YOU can support or give your time to the GCFVF by visiting their website at: www.GulfCoastFilmFest.com

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The team at the Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival have announced that feature projects are slowly being entered for the 18th Annual festival coming up this September and the “production value” bar is set pretty high with the entry of Director Charles Stanley’s new feature motion picture, “Veda” starring Phoenix Sloane, Dreah Marie, Ashely Nix, Ziggy Cristopher and Adam Garcia. Produced by 3AM Films, Misfits of Film Inc., Christopher Clark and Matt Jenkins the movie was shot in the Houston greater area and uses local talent. Learn more about the movie and see a trailer at: www.MisfitsOfFilm.com/veda.html. You may remember that our coverage of their other movie “Where’s Dookie Cannata?”. Do you think you have a movie that can reset the “production value” bar? Enter your movie to the 18th Annual Gulf Coast Film & Video Festival at: www.GulfCoastFilmFest.com.

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A LONELY WOMAN Written and Directed by Juven Cavazos

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