To remain up-to-date on The Mile Ground Casting and Crew calls, refer to themilegroundmovie.com and The Mile Ground Movie Facebook page. Check out our Q3 newsletter if you haven’t already! https://t.co/hzEA60FXcv — WVFG (@wvfilmguild) October 12, 2017 Like Tweet Pin +1 in   Hello, Industry Friends!     What’s New with the Guild Our Website We’re excited to share that we will be launching a new and improved website later this year! The site will include a backend that allows members to connect with each other on projects, casting, and resource needs. Members will also have a dedicated page of their own to showcase their talents. Workshops and Training We’re excited to be holding our 3rd acting workshop with renowned industry actor Jw Myers in October. More details below. The Board is also in discussions with other local trainers to bring more film training to the state. We will share more as information and plans are solidified. Discussions with WV State Government As a result of the WV Film Office closing earlier this year, the Guild has been in discussions with the WV State Government in how to move forward with and continue some of the services the Film Office offered. We will keep you updated as things progress.     Upcoming Workshops     ACTING 101 WORKSHOP for Children and Adults: When: Oct. 21st Where: Morgantown, WV Lakeview Resort Time: Children (ages 9-14) – 9am to 11am ($65/child) Adults (age 15 and up) – 12pm to 6pm ($95/adult) Lunch will be provided. To learn more, see the video on our website! Member meeting to follow. About the Instructor Jw is a seasoned veteran of the independent film arena, with a broad depth of experience in nearly every production capacity. His skill set ranges from directing, producing, executive producing, writing, acting, teaching, editing, production coordination, office management, and production accounting.     Next Member Meeting When: October 21 Where: Lakeview Resort, Morgantown, WV Time: Meeting: 6:30 – 7:30 Social Hour: 7:30 – 9:30 @ Legends (on location at Lakeview)     Grants Update Current: 1. We will be applying for the 2017 Charles Naillor Foundation Grant within the next few months. Closed Out: 1. We received the Charles Naillor Foundation Grant in the amount of $3000. Grant Opportunities: We’ve also helped other projects receive grant funds, and we’d love to help you. If you have a grant of any sort that you believe you or your organization might qualify for, we are willing to help you complete and submit the grant. Contact [email protected] for more info.     Board Update We look forward to introducing you to the members of our board and what we’re up to each quarter! RONDA SUDER, SECRETARY: Ronda comes to us with more than 20 years of industry experience an actress, writer, screenwriter, and filmmaker. Her experience includes work both in front of and behind the camera on feature and short films, commercials, web series, new media, television shows, improv comedy shows, and live events. As a “life-preneur,” she is also a business consultant, author, speaker, and Founder of Words You Need, an initiative offering content and writing services to businesses and individuals, and holds a Masters of Science in Human Resources and Industrial Relations, a Masters of Art in Film and Media Production (2018) with a heavy emphasis on Directing and Cinematography, a Directing and Producing Certification from The Hollywood Film Institute, and is a Certified Life Coach. With a purpose to support other industry professionals and to inspire, empower and entertain through relatable stories reflecting the human condition, she co-founded an actors support group in Houston, TX in 2015 and her own production and media services initiative in 2012. Ronda also has more than 15 years of corporate business, human resources, and management experience on her resume. In recent months, she’s worked as a lead and supporting actress in indie films shot in WV, was cast in a sitcom pilot shot in Los Angeles, and practices improv in Frostburg, MD.     Casting and Crew Calls     The Mile Ground ABOUT: The Mile Ground is scheduled to begin production in Morgantown, WV in late November 2017. The Mile Ground, inspired by real people and experiences, is an immersive visual story that sheds light on some of life’s complications from which we often run and hide. Auditions were recently held for The Mile Ground, though cast and crew needs can often change. To remain up-to-date on The Mile Ground Casting and Crew calls, refer to themilegroundmovie.com and The Mile Ground Movie Facebook page.     Coming Soon ▪ More Industry Workshops ▪ New and Improved Website! ▪ More Industry Workshops ▪ New and Improved Website!   Join the Guild! Pay Your Membership Dues Here!   Yours truly, Your West Virginia Filmmaker’s Guild Board   ©2017 West Virginia Filmmakers Guild | The West Virginia Filmmakers Guild Inc. P.O. Box 4323 Morgantown, WV 26504-4323

Like Tweet Pin +1 in Hello, Industry Friends! What’s New with the Guild Our Blog We’re excited to share our inaugural issue of the quarterly WVFG blog launching mid-June. Our goal is to share industry news and information, industry resources, and more with the help of our key editor and blogger, Ronda Suder, and guest bloggers from the Guild and industry. Paul Nandzik will be our first guest blogger (thank you Paul!). The blog is scheduled to launch by mid-June before our next member meeting. If you would like to contribute news, blogs, or share industry events, please email [email protected]. Acting 101 Workshop We’re excited to launch our acting workshop series with renowned industry actor Jw Myers next month. More details below. Upcoming Workshops About the Instructor Jw is a seasoned veteran of the independent film arena, with a broad depth of experience in nearly every production capacity. His skill set ranges from directing, producing, executive producing, writing, acting, teaching, editing, production coordination, office management, and production accounting. Next WVFG Member Meeting The next WVFG member meeting will be held in Charleston, WV following our Acting 101 workshop with Jw Myers. What: WV Filmmakers Guild Meeting Time: 6:00PM Where: WVSU EDU Address: 1506 Kanawha Blvd. W. Charleston, WV 25312 What: We will be networking, sharing updates, and have a meet and great with the board. We would love to see you there! Member Spotlight: Meet Paul Nandzik Based out of Pittsburgh, PA, Paul Nandzik is best known for his stunt work, having performed, choreographed, and coordinated stunts on over 25 projects over the last six years, while winning Best Fight Choreography awards for his work on several projects. Being a stunt professional requires him to mimic actors’ movements and mannerisms so that he can double them, use a multitude of weapons ranging from fully automatic machine guns to katanas to a rolled up newspaper, various forms of martial arts, falling down on the floor or down a flight of stairs or out a window, precision driving, working with fires and wires, and doing all of it safely. Paul keeps his skills sharp by working and training regularly, and attending workshops and intensives such as the Society of American Fight Directors’ Virginia Beach Bash and the United Stuntmen’s Association’s International Stunt School. He even founded his own stunt team: Steel Legion Stunts. Outside of the world of stunts, however, Paul’s also an accomplished writer, producer, and sometimes a director, which he does under the auspices of his own film production company, Dreaming Droids Productions. Paul will be a guest speaker at the 3 Rivers Screenwriters Conference at Point Park University on Friday, May 19, where he and Steel Legion Stunts team members will perform a live stunt demo, then talk about what it takes to write, perform, shoot, and edit action sequences for film and television. Some of Paul’s recent work includes writing and interviewing on the documentary, Attila’s Next Step, about a Pittsburgh paraplegic breaking the world record for hand cycling; choreographing, coordinating, and performing stunts for a trailer for the sci-fi action feature film Rogue by Cineworx, Dreaming Droids Productions, and Indieground Films. Paul is also pitching the pilot for his dramedy series, Forever Young, as well as a documentary-style reality series. Coming up, Paul is set to produce one of the three stories on the creature feature compilation, Cryptids, by Nevermore Productions (who brought us the 1980s slasher horror throwback The Barn). He’ll also be making a cameo as a stunt double for one gag. Being ambitious by nature, Paul has many other projects he’s working on, including several feature films, trailers or sizzle reels/proofs of concept (one of which will be animated), short films, a web series, and a really cool action/effects series of commercials. Paul has collaborated with several WVFG members on several projects, and will be collaborating with Reckless Amnesiac Media for Pittsburgh’s 48-Hour Film Project this July. Grants Update Current: 1. We are thrilled to share that in addition to the Charles Nailler Foundation Grant in the amount of $3000. Pending: 1. A portion of the WVFG $10,000 for the NEA FY 2017 Art Works II Grant for an Appalachia in the Media Documentary is likely to be awarded, though nothing is confirmed at this time. Closed Out: 1. Unfortunately, we were declined for the West Virginia Development Office Flex-e-Grant in the amount of $8500 with a match of $1500. However, information is now submitted, and they know who we are for the next time around! 2. The Hollywood Hillbilly Documentary project received $20,000 from the National Endowment of the Arts in 2015, of which the Guild received $2000. Grant Opportunities: We’ve also helped other projects receive grant funds, and we’d love to help you. If you have a grant of any sort that you believe you or your organization might qualify for, we are willing to help you complete and submit the grant. Contact [email protected] for more info. Board Update We look forward to introducing you to the members of our board and what we’re up to each quarter! STEVE KWIATKOWSKI, VICE PRESIDENT: Stephen “Steve” John Kwiatkowski II (born August 12th, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, producer, and director. He has worked on large and small projects in West Virginia, Pittsburgh, PA, Las Vegas, NV and Nashville, TN. He has acted on TV shows such as Banshee (Cinemax) and, The Outsiders (WGN) and the film Concussion (Sony). He has directed cameras for the unveiling of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games Torch and Cauldron. Kwiatkowski is also the Red Ribbon winner for his work on the Documentary “For the Living” filmed in West Virginia. He has directed TV Shows, Movies, public theater and student films, as well as live national TV. Kwiatkowski is currently the only person in West Virginia to achieve a Tech I & II Certification from Lucasfilms THX and has worked with two living Presidents of the United States for National Television. Some of his work has been featured