Chaplin at DragonCon!

Filmmaker, Kate Chaplin will be 1 of the 40,000 attendees at this years DragonCon Sci-fi Fantasy Convention in Atlanta, GA. She’ll be there shopping for props, costumes, talents for her upcoming steampunk webseries, Mythic Waters.

“We’ll be handing out a couple thousand signed postcards and talking about our new series” says Chaplin. “My posse this year includes my Execuitive Producer (Mark Lastovich), Casting Director/Costumer (Tamara/Rulon), Art Director (Nathan Bechtold) and Sound guy (Chuck Budreau).”

Chaplin Guest Speaker at Indy Stage and Screen!

Filmmaker, Kate Chaplin was the special guest speaker at the August Indy Stage and Screen networking meeting. Members included stage, commercial and film actors of all backgrounds and experience levels. Kate was invited to answer questions from the other side of the camera and also learn more about the acting side of the film industry.

“It was a fab night of sharing info and frustrations about making films in the mid-west” says Chaplin. “I think that actors are under-rated in the Midwest. I think producers need to seek out professional actors and then pay them for what they are worth. We have too many talented actors moving to the west coast because of the lack of adequate paying jobs here.”

Chaplin is hoping to be able to do her part on her next project, a webseries entitled Mythic Waters. Casting will begin this fall/winter for the first episode.

Chaplin & IWG Hosting a Writing Roundtable at Borders!

President of the Indy Writers’ Group (IWG), Kate Chaplin will host a roundtable discussion at Borders in Noblesville.

From Borders.com

Please join us at 1 PM on Sunday, August 23rd for our first roundtable discussion at Borders in Noblesville. The group includes writers of all genres and experience levels, and the roundtables are open to anyone with an interest in writing. The topic for August will be Finding Time to Write. Stay tuned for the announcement of the upcoming dates and topics for September through December.

48 Hour Film Project

Kate Chaplin had the joy of working on the writing team for Brian Pearce’s 48 hour film project “Sam Sanoma – Private Eye.” Chaplin worked with; Mike, Bridget Hoare, Jim Pearce to write a 5-7 page script at lightening pace that incorporated: a character named Shirely or Sherman Cane, a ball as a prop and the line “I’m not talking to you.”

The film showed to a packed house at the Toby Theater in Indianapolis on Thursday August 6th.

Hoosier Lens Nom

“First They Came for” was 1 of 4 films with Indiana ties to be nominated for the Hoosier Lens award at the 2009 Indianapolis International Film Festival (IIFF).

The award went to “Cowboy Chicken” (short) and “Ripple of Hope” (feature).

For more info about IIFF and the 107 films that showed at the festival check out: http://www.indyfilmfest.org/

Kate Chaplin “Scripty” for Morgan Mead feature project

Chaplin was hired for a 11-day feature film shoot on Morgan Mead’s comedy/horror “My Bloody Wedding.” Chaplin started as a Production Assistant on day 1. Promoted to 2nd 2nd Assistant Director on day 2. Then promoted to Script supervisor for the remaining 9 days of the shoot.

Chaplin finished the shoot covered in sweat, weak sunscreen, and fake blood — in other words, it was a great time!!

Premiere slated for Sept 11th at Scarefest. Stay tuned for updates.

First They Came For… will be showing at the Indianapolis International Film Festival

The powerful human-rights inspired film by Kate Chaplin will be showcased at this year’s Indianapolis International Film Festival. The festival’s goal is to showcase films that “educate the community by providing a vivid reflection of the rich cultural diversity of Indianapolis.”

Joe Shearer from Indy.com calls First They Came For… “A film with classic themes with a lot of relevance today.” He goes on to say, “It’s a very American film, touching on themes of justice, universal freedom from harassment, oppression and imprisonment…”

Inspired by the poem by Reverend Martin Niemoller of the same name, First They Came for…is set in a not so distant future where a nondescript regime takes away innocent people while one man struggles between standing up for what’s right and saving himself. Screened as an Official Selection at the Indiana Festival of Independent Film; Gold Awards in Hollywood, CA, and the winner of the 2008 Indy Award for Audience Choice.

ABOUT THE FILM MAKER: Named a “Naptown notable resident” by Indy.com as well as one of the “most talented writers around today” by the Writer’s Page, Kate Chaplin is an award-winning filmmaker and author whose projects have appeared on MTV, local television, film festivals, in print and online. She is the author of The Belief Test and the writer/director of short films such asLOSS and First They Came For… She is the President of the Indy Writers’ Group and a proud mother of two beautiful girls. Kate proudly resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: 2009 Indianapolis International Film Festival, located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. First They Came For… will be showing on July 16^th at 9:30pm and July 21^st at12:00pm. The attendance of the festival has grown 270% and the amount of competition entries has grown 716% since the start. The duration of the film festival is from July 15^th through the 25^th. For more info go towww.indyfilmfest.org.

For more information about First They Came For, future Karmic Courage Productions, or to schedule an interview, contact the filmmaker Kate Chaplin at 317-833-8861 or karmiccourage (AT) yahoo.com.

Kate Chaplin Interview

Kate was wonderfully asked for an interview for Ellen Tevault’s “Storyteller” blog. Tevault is a professional writer and editor extrodinaire.

http://ellentevault.blogspot.com/2009/04/films-to-watch-out-for.html

Summer Film Workshops

Kate is in the works to do various film workshops and seminars summer of 2009. Subscribe to this blog for updates.

Kate on WIBC 93.1FM

This Sunday Glee Renick of Spotlight Indianapolis will be talking filmmaking with media relations director  for Film Indiana, Blaire West and filmmakers Steve Marra and Kate Chapin. 

On air Kate and Steve talk about how they got into the business and what it takes to maintain a career in Indiana. 

WIBC 

93.1FM

Sunday, May 3 

5:30am-6am

http://www.wibc.com/weekend/shows/