CLOSURE Documentary - 30 Day Feature Film Challenge
The 30 Day Feature Film Challenge
How long does it take to make a movie? Six months in pre-production? Six weeks of shooting? Six years for a writer to dream it all up in the first place?
How about 30 days?
That’s the challenge a group of three young L.A. filmmakers have set for themselves. Their aim is to make a 90 minute feature film – from initial concept to production – in just one month. The filmmakers range in age from 20 to 28, coming together from all over the world; the U.S, Poland, England and Australia. Their industry experience spans over two decades, but one experience they haven’t had however, is to make their own feature film. Twenty-eight year old Marcin Teodoru, founder of Circle Films - http://www.circlefilms.com and co-founder of http://www.turntableu.com, the worlds premiere online deejay school, is the director and co-producer of the project; along with twenty-five year old Tom Cole, Marcin’s partner at Circle Films, and offspring to the writer of the cult classic, Sid & Nancy. Aaron Grasso, an inspirational, motivated young Producer, comes from a long line of talent, starting with his father Joe Grasso- http://www.joegrasso.com, who has now signed on to shoot the project.
The idea started with a conversation between Marcin and Tom. “There’s the 48 hour short film competition where you have just two days to make a movie,” says Tom, “but there’s nothing like that for feature films, so that got us thinking. We decided to give ourselves 30 days to make a 90-minute feature film from concept to the end of the production.”
“Let's stop talking about it, get the army together and do it," says Marcin Teodoru, "A director is only as good as the team around him.”The filmmakers are documenting the project on their own website - www.30dayfeaturefilmchallenge.com - Marcin Teodoru, is available for interview and can be contacted by email at [email protected] or cell 818.430.9202