Hi there, this is Nancy Utley from Fox Searchlight. I was at the Namesake event in NY last week and it was great to see Kal Penn do a Q & A with our director Mira Nair after the event. It was moderated by Peter Herbst, editor of Premiere Magazine. Mira is one of the most impressive people I have ever met, and Kal is a very articulate and interesting speaker. Peter asked some great questions so it was a very satisfying evening followed by dinner at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. At Tavern, they were gearing up for the New York Marathon and were going to serve pasta to 15,000 people in preparation for the race.
The next night we were out in Astoria with the filmmakers and cast from Fast Food Nation, at the Museum of the Moving Image. Another great night. From the film we were lucky to have Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser, Bobby Canavale, Wilmer Valderama, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Dano and our producer Jeremy Thomas who was in from London. It was fun to see Paul Dano because he is also in our Little Miss Sunshine so he is our special Searchight disenfranchised teen.
During the film, those of us who have seen it dozens of times had a wonderful dinner at a local mom 'n pop Greek restaurant. Then back for the Q & A and up to the museum for food and drinks. The museum has this cool thing where you can act crazy for three minutes while a camera takes a series of pictures; then you get this cool flipbook of your antics. Different combinations of Searchlighters and guests were taking advantage of this opportunity.
A whirlwind trip to NY for me...a great opportunity for our creative, artistic films to connect with audiences...and some fun thrown in. People would kill to have these jobs. I keep reminding myself at times of pressure...
Hi there, this is Nancy Utley from Fox Searchlight. I was at the Namesake event in NY last week and it was great to see Kal Penn do a Q & A with our director Mira Nair after the event. It was moderated by Peter Herbst, editor of Premiere Magazine. Mira is one of the most impressive people I have ever met, and Kal is a very articulate and interesting speaker. Peter asked some great questions so it was a very satisfying evening followed by dinner at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. At Tavern, they were gearing up for the New York Marathon and were going to serve pasta to 15,000 people in preparation for the race.
The next night we were out in Astoria with the filmmakers and cast from Fast Food Nation, at the Museum of the Moving Image. Another great night. From the film we were lucky to have Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser, Bobby Canavale, Wilmer Valderama, Lou Taylor Pucci, Paul Dano and our producer Jeremy Thomas who was in from London. It was fun to see Paul Dano because he is also in our Little Miss Sunshine so he is our special Searchight disenfranchised teen.
During the film, those of us who have seen it dozens of times had a wonderful dinner at a local mom 'n pop Greek restaurant. Then back for the Q & A and up to the museum for food and drinks. The museum has this cool thing where you can act crazy for three minutes while a camera takes a series of pictures; then you get this cool flipbook of your antics. Different combinations of Searchlighters and guests were taking advantage of this opportunity.
A whirlwind trip to NY for me...a great opportunity for our creative, artistic films to connect with audiences...and some fun thrown in. People would kill to have these jobs. I keep reminding myself at times of pressure...