After 3 years, our 35mm ballet film “NY Export: Opus Jazz” has officially been acquired by Channel 13 (WNET) for its 2010 Great Performances/Dance in America series.

The film is an adaptation of a 1958 ballet by Jerome Robbins starring dancers from New York City Ballet and shot on location all over New York City.

In 2007 we shot 1 movement from the ballet on the Highline.  Over the next 6 weeks we will be shooting the remaining 4 movements and many adjoining scenes.

Big shout-out to our Executive Producers (and NYCB dancers) Ellen & Sean and especially to our lawyer John for putting this whole thing together.

We start shooting in ONE WEEK!  Stay tuned….

xoSM

p.s.  click here to see the official website.

p.p.s.  become our fan on Facebook by searching for “NY Export: Opus Jazz”

p.p.p.s. click here to read an article in The New York Sun about our film.

Our dear friends Gabe & Liz got married about a month ago in Amagansett (I was Gabe’s best man) and Supermarché pulled out the stops.  We had 4 super-8 cameras rolling (Me, Rel, Nev and Max Joseph) one HVX-200 (Joe Anderson) and a Canon 5D Mark II.  It’s going to be the best wedding video ever.

The wedding got a full page in The New York Times!

Plus, their documentary “Wade in the Water Children” is getting released on DVD soon.

xoHenry

Our Harlem Shakes video “Strictly Game” was featured today under the music spotlight on YouTube!

xoSM

Hey look, another dear friend, across the street neighbor, and collaborator was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film”.

Lena is boss.  Click here to read her full interview.  And why don’t you click here to check out her website?

I think Lena is going to turn us into actors here at Supermarché pretty soon for an upcoming web show she’s directing.

Even though he didn’t make “25 New Faces” Rel did manage to get on the cover of the magazine this month.

xoSM

Our dear friend and frequent collaborator Jody Lee Lipes was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Film” this month by Filmmaker Magazine.   He’s #25 in the magazine, but he’s #1 in our magazine, Supermarché Magazine.

Click here to read the full article.   (It mentions our upcoming project Opus Jazz, which Jody is co-directing with Henry)

Amazingly, and sadly, they got his website wrong in the magazine.  Click here to see his beautiful website.

To learn more about who Jody is and where he came from, click here.

xoSM

Our Paris branches are closed on Sundays.  HQ Chinatown never closes.

(thanks carlton)

A 15-second version of our new Ciroc Ultra Premium Vodka commercial is airing on Taxi TV, so don’t turn that thing off next time you jump in a cab.  We’ve had reports of dozens of sightings around NYC, but the sniper award goes to producer Justin Lundstrom for snapping this picture on his blackberry.

xoSM

(Thanks Gabe)

xoSM

We went by Technicolor yesterday to transfer the Sperry footage with colorist Sam Daley.  They have a great set-up for super-8.  The footage looks lovely & we start cutting today.

xoSM

We dispatched Andrew and Nev to Bermuda on Sunday to shoot a commercial for luxury resort Tucker’s Point, in Bermuda.  Poor guys.  These stills below are their first contact, along with the simple message “Everything’s Great.”

If these stills are any indication, things bode well for this upcoming spot.

xoSM