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BROKEN TO SCREEN ON TELEVISON TO 10 MILLION VIEWERS


Our guest appearance on "The Screening Room with Jonathan Krane." went AMAZING!!! Mr. Krane (producer of Look Who's Talking, Face/Off, Swordfish) was extremely pleasent, supportive, and overall super cool. Here is a few things he had to say about BROKEN: "Excellent directing, camerawork, music, production design, and very well edited. The production value is truly amazing for $8000. The story is intriging and as a viewer you want to know more. Very nice job, you guys have talent."

It was a big thrill for Jorge and I to meet him, to be on the show, and pick his brain a bit. After producing over 45 films he has a little experience. ; )

Here is the info on when the show will air:

Film producer Jonathan Krane is stepping in front of the cameras, signing on to host the new indie film-focused show "The Screening Room" for a high-definition TV station in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The series, which will air on WHDT from 8-10 p.m. Mondays starting Oct. 3, will feature a "watch and discuss" format with either three 20-minute films or a full-length feature, followed by Krane ("Look Who's Talking," "Face/Off") holding discussions with the filmmakers or cast involved in the project. Krane said the show will give the films a chance to reach a wider audience than, for example, just festivalgoers. He added that he intends to ask "hard questions" about how the filmmaker's original vision matches up with the final product and hopes that viewers learn something about moviemaking.

"It's not going to be a typical show where I ask about what it was like working with so-and-so as an actor, but more about the filmmaking process," he said. Krane said his ultimate goal is to start sell the show for national syndication, but he's taking a wait-and-see attitude as to whether he might try to bring in a distributor or sell the show himself.

WHDT, which is operated by MIG Broadcast Group, is co-producing the show. MIG president and CEO Gunter Marksteiner pointed out that the films will be converted to high-definition when necessary and that the shows will be shot just days before their airdate to "keep them current." WHDT is carried on Comcast (Channel 162) and Adelphia (Channel 17) in the West Palm Beach market, and the show will be available to about 2 million viewers when it debuts, Marksteiner said.

He added that the other stations operated by MIG -- WHDN in Boston, WHDT in Miami and WYDT in Naples, Fla. -- will start airing the series in January, increasing its availability to more than 10 million viewers.

Here is a link to some pictures from the set: http://www.whatisbroken.com/press.html

All the best,
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Alex & Jorge


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