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These pages represent a live account of everything that has taken place with Styopa Films and its first feature film "The Innocents" (since its completion to the present).
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SPRING 2006

Butterflies & Lightning is coming together...timing and persistence are everything.
We have joined forces with Like Water For Chocolate producer Emilia Arau, and we're absolutely ecstatic. We couldn't ask for a better producing partner than Emilia on this film. She is as passionate and dedicated to this project as we are.
Now we're all headed off to Cannes to meet with European co-producers and find some funding for this baby. As things progress, we will definitely keep you updated.

Katherine's third feature film script Wild Skies Above was a finalist for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and a semi-finalist in the American Accolades Screenwriting Competition. We are also gearing up to begin developing Wild Skies Above to be shot digitally sometime next year.

ALSO, Katherine's FAMILY/ACTION/ADVENTURE spec The Jungle was a quarter-finalist in Creative Screenwriting Magazine's screenwriting competition. And, Katherine is also finishing up another re-write on her adaptation of the award winning Ellery Queen Mystery/Thriller short story soon to be discussed here.

We're mastering our first feature film The Innocents to DVD. There is strong interest in our award winning family film from several distributors so we're doing a little clean up work on it first.

We'll let you know as things progress.

Also, as we mentioned before, The Innocents has been included in The Encyclopedia of Underground Movies - Films from the Fringes of Cinema, by Phil Hall. As Phil Hall states, his 'unique guide leads you into a world of true originals...where filmmakers are inspired to create something different. Unlike most independent films, undergrounds roll far from traditional filmmaking circles. With micro-budgets that couldn't cover a day's catering on typical Hollywood films, these productions challenge audiences with bold content and audacious visuals that make cineplex fare taste like stale popcorn. Today's underground cinema is the ultimate gold mine for the true cinephile.'

The Innocents is listed with forty-nine other feature films in the section on the most memorable indie/underground dramas. Considering the fact that thousands of indie feature films are produced every year it is fantastic to be included among the best of independent underground films, filmmaking and filmmakers.

Thank you

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