LIVE FREE OR DIE FILMS

08/08/2024

Filmmakers of New England. Join us at Studio Lab TONIGHT in NH for industry night with some fellow filmmakers and artists. Free and friends are welcome. 6p-8p. BYOB.

Meet you in the back by the BBQ 🔥🍺

05/09/2024

New England Film Lovers.

If you know someone who wants to get some basic skills to join the film industry check out this workshop this Saturday. MPC is an amazing organization.

Starting out in the industry? Join for an immersive PA (Production Assistant) training program at Red Sky Studios.

02/06/2024

We did an interview with NHPR on filmmaking in NH and here it is. The interview was about 40 minutes and edited down to 7 minutes by the pros to save us from our gift of gab so a lot of shout outs couldn’t make it (Mark Johnson, Red River, Music Hall, NH Film Fest, Big Brick, Studio Lab, Nicole Galovski, my Dad, Karlina Lyons, David Hartman, Kristin Erwin, Terrence Hayes, Will Stewart and more) but we’re wicked thankful to NHPR (Jackie rules) for giving us the opportunity to talk about the economic impact of the film business and how it can help NH retain a young work force with good paying jobs in the 603.

Hopeful a film office can be created in the near future to help attract the film industry.

If Maine can do it so can’t we 🎬=💰 🙂

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-02-06/why-arent-more-films-made-in-nh-filmmakers-behind-oscar-nominated-the-holdovers-have-some-ideas?fbclid=IwAR2trS8J-8UrgMFd9veMFvvEmX1v2RoAOSvW7HeU9TVIsrYEJ2j89Mn1-CI_aem_ARaX_19c9NNsmmtwpepsCTgebz07MEs6YSinWqwNO8M5AujFBzY5o9z2Jwcws5OztaQ

“The Holdovers'' producer Chris Stinson and stunt coordinator Amy Greene live in Portsmouth and previously worked on other New England-based films “Knives Out,” and “Sound of Metal.”

01/24/2024

Wow thank you Senator Jeanne Shaheen 🙂

Made with lots of good people, including many from New Hampshire, which we aim to bring filmmaking to in the near future.

#603

Portsmouth filmmakers Amy Greene and Chris Stinson's “The Holdovers,” received five Oscar nominations Tuesday, including one for Best Picture.

01/23/2024

5 Academy Award Nominations !
Well done team 🙂
Made In New England with a lot of ❤️

Also stoked for our friends on AMERICAN FICTION !

12/04/2023

New England Filmmakers join Amy, Mike Bowes and I tonight at this drinks and chat tonight at the Massachusetts Production Coalition holiday party 🎄🧑🏼‍🎄🎅🏽🥂🎄.

Amy and I will be chatting about the making of THE HOLDOVERS and Mike Bowes will be covering his film AMERICAN FICTION.

Hooray filmmaking 🎬🎉

Join the film and media community for a festive Holiday Meeting & Social in the Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre!

10/25/2023

Los Angeles premiere of THE HOLDOVERS 👍🏽

09/14/2023

Join us tomorrow with the film crew for a screening of THE HOLDOVERS at Telluride By The Sea !

7pm at The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH.

This is the first screening in New England and the third on planet Earth.

Comes out wide in Novembaaah.

08/02/2023

🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🎬

Hopeful that a deal gets made wicked soon and we can get back to making films. We miss being on set with our team.

There’s movement! The WGA has confirmed that it will sit down with the AMPTP on Friday to try to put an end to the writers strike that has been going on since May 2. The guild sent a note to its me…

07/24/2023

We’re headed to TIFF (it’s the big film fest in Canada) with THE HOLDOVERS 🕺🏽

Wikid stoked so many friends will be going as well with their films. Hooray filmmaking and films !

Now let’s wrap up this strike with a great deal and get back to making more, eh.

Two labor strikes may be upending Hollywood’s awards season and the film festivals that serve as launching pads for many Oscar contenders, but the Toronto International Film Festival signaled…

05/27/2023

Love this

Nonprofit group Kids In the Spotlight debuts a 5,300-square-foot facility in Van Nuys, California, which productions can rent for shoots, table reads and castings while also hiring youth in the foster system as PAs.

05/14/2023

Hey Concord NH.

We’re doing a Q&A after the 4:45p screening of SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS today. Join in.

We’ll get beers in the lobby before and after the screening as well.

Thanks Red Rivaaaaaah (Angie and Barry).

Go Celtics !

05/09/2023

Filmmaker Drinks this Thursday 🎬🍻

Join Amy, Louie and I at Studio Lab for some drinks and snacks. Free event.

If you’re trying to meet more filmmakers in the New England area, especially New Hampshire, this is a wicked mellow event. Since the film industry is on strike it’s time to drink.

You can tour the fancy studios and podcasts rooms and see what’s being served on tap.

Thanks to the Studio Lab folks (Tim and Ben) for hosting. Hooray filmmakers !

02/22/2023

Just finished a “QC” of THE HOLDOVERS with the epic Mark Johnson, Alexander Payne, Amy, Josh and Kevin Tent at Harbor.

🎬💥

Wicked excited for you all to see this film we’re insanely proud to be a part of.

01/20/2023

Hooray Sundance 🎬

In conversations with 20-plus festival veterans, top of mind is how in-person screenings will impact the market, who will be discovered this year (plus: who will sign them) and what the new programming team has in store.

06/15/2022

This sexy beast came out on Criterion today 🤩💥🤩 !

06/07/2022

Anyone headed to Tribeca ?

Our film SOMEWHERE IN QUEENS directed by Ray Romano premieres this Friday. Join us.

Check out this article for a fun story by Ray about the night before we started filming.

🎬🎟🥂💥

https://variety.com/2022/film/markets-festivals/ray-romano-directing-somewhere-in-queens-everybody-loves-raymond-1235286077/

Ray Romano was stressed out. It was the night before he was supposed to start filming “Somewhere in Queens,” his directorial debut, and Romano wasn’t sure he was up to the challen…

06/01/2022

Wicked thanks to CHRONICLE.

Here's our recent interview with Louie The Dog and it covers all the fun stuff from Filming In New Hampshire and New England to Amy's Stunts to Louie's favorite Cast to work with (it's not Daniel Craig).

Let's make more films in New Hampshire everyone 🙂

https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-chronicle-live-free-or-die-films/40128155 #

World-renowned filmmakers who love to work in The Granite State

02/18/2022

Someone caught Amy and I in Boston on our new Alexander Payne film.

Three weeks down. Very sleepy.

Love this script.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/paul-giamatti-movie-the-holdovers-films-near-boston-common-orpheum-theatre/39110599

The crew is filming scenes for a movie starring Paul Giamatti.

09/16/2021

New England Filmmaker Cruise to Isles Of Shoals !

Fun to celebrate the upcoming new NH Film Office and toast all the filmmaker folks that helped to extend the MA Film Tax Credit permanently. 🎬🛶🏴‍☠️👍🏽

Hope to see you all again next summaah 🌞

07/31/2021

Scouting the new film in Denvaaah.

04/27/2021

Our film won 2 Academy Awards 🏆🙃🏆 !

Check out our interview Louie did with WMUR, where he shows off his dog tuxedo for all you fashionistas out there.

We’re thankful for all of you that have reached out. You’re all too kind. It’s been a wicked fun ride.

Summer theatrical screening with Cast & Crew in the works 🎬.

https://www.wmur.com/article/sound-of-metal-oscar-nomination-new-hampshire-couple/36221001

A couple living in Portsmouth is counting down to the Academy Awards tonight, both worked on the movie Sound of Metal which has been nominated for six Oscars.

04/24/2021

The other night we went 3 for 3 at the Independent Spirit Awards 🏆🏆🏆🙂

Proud of our team and this little Independent film that people connect with.

Tomorrow night we are up for 6 Academy Awards 🎊🙃

Film Independent
Independent Spirit Awards

03/30/2021

We want to help make New Hampshire an attractive place to make films, commercials and tv shows.

We’re teaming up with a group of amazing people to make this happen.

We also think it’s important to work more closely with our neighbors in MA, ME and VT. It’s good to think regionally.

Join us for an upcoming networking event this June. More details to come soon.

https://www.unionleader.com/nh/arts_and_ent/nh-film-and-television-producers-say-its-time-to-benefit-from-action-in-mass/article_3f5830e7-1d34-5cc6-b9e2-631a882a4327.html

Two Portsmouth residents who worked on the Oscar-nominated film “Sound of Metal” say that New Hampshire has the potential to take advantage of the booming film industry just south of