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Penn alum producing next Jessica Biel film
Another note about another alum who was in the trades a couple weeks back… Neil Parris (C’01) of FilmColony will be executive producing the next Jessica Biel film Die a Little Per Variety, “Die a Little explores how the lives of a schoolteacher and her LAPD detective brother are turned upside down by a mysterious […]
Jody Girgenti (C’98) approaches a hit film
What do you get when you mix a sex addicts, a tourist, an immigrant and a psychic? You get a new Penn alum film. Film Producer and founder of Ibid Filmworks, Jody Girgenti (C’98) has made the festival rounds with her newly produced award winning film called Approaching Union Square. The film is a collage […]
Mike Karz catches another film
Producer Mike Karz (C’89, W’89) seems to be doing lots of films these days in his new Karz Entertainment shingle. The latest, reported today in Variety, is called The Catch, and is based on a true story about a 42-year-old who goes back to school and plays college football. Per Variety, the story “is based […]
Penn’s Field Center Hosts Documentary Film Festival
(Warning: Sensitive Material below) The winners have been announced in the University of Pennsylvania’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research’s documentary film contest, a part of National Child Abuse Prevention month.Click here to watch a trailer to the very disturbing documentary, “Best Documentary–College category”, Crystal Clear: Breaking the Cycle of Incest (a film […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 23
Welcome back. Summer’s practically here and as usual we’ve got some juicy news and some great upcoming networking events – so lets jump in! Use these new tabs below to easily navigate between sections of this issue:
Penn in Pictures 2015 (LA): You Won’t Want to Miss This Panel (6/17)!
The Penn Club of LA, Wharton Club of Southern California and Penntertainment LA invite you to attend our popular Penn In Pictures panel discussion, featuring leaders from film, TV & music industries! PANELISTS: – Max Handelman (C’95) – Film Producer (Pitch Perfect, Pitch Perfect 2) – Sonny Lee (C’03) – Writer of HBO’s “Silicon Valley”, […]
