Author Archives: Sharon Y. Cobb
Filmapalooza 2019 Feature Film Focus Panel
At the 48 Hour Film Project’s Film Festival, FILMAPALOOZA, held in Orlando, FL, March 6-9, 2019, I served on a panel called Feature Film Focus. Also, on the panel were: Derk van den Berg (a prominent Dutch filmmaker) and Conrad … Continue reading
Ladies in Cinema Film Fest Jax Achievement Award
Thanks to Ladies in Cinema Film Fest Jax, presented February 9, 2019 at University of North Florida, I received my first “Still Breathing” award. Actually, they called it their Achievement Award and I really was thrilled. Jill Donnellan received an … Continue reading
Apocalypse Now & Then Official Selection of Ladies in Cinema Film Fest
On February 9, 2019 at University of North Florida, a short film I wrote and produced, APOCALYPSE NOW & THEN, screened before a large audience during the Ladies in Cinema Film Fest. Apocalypse Now & Then is a scifi comedy … Continue reading
Zombie Rock Wins Five Awards!
Our short film, Zombie Rock, garnered five out of seven awards at the LOL JAX Zombie Film Festival presented at the Anheuser-Busch Haunted Brewery, October 19, 2018. Awards included: BEST FILM (Zombie Rock) BEST DIRECTOR (Justen Mann) BEST WRITING (Sharon … Continue reading
Zombie Rock at LOL JAX Zombie Film Festival
We were shooting zombies on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Well, actually shooting a short film I wrote called Zombie Rock. It is featured in the LOL JAX Zombie Film Festival, Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery’s Haunted Brewery … Continue reading
Judging The 48
I love writing for the 48 Hour Film Project. But this year, 2018, I had the great pleasure and challenge of judging two 48 Hour Film Project competitions simultaneously. The Jacksonville, Florida and Savannah, Georgia contests occurred on the same … Continue reading
Trip to France Inspires New Fictional Stories and Characters
It’s impossible for a writer to go to a picturesque country like France without being inspired. A story. A character or two. Scenes. Everything new sparks the imagination. So, when I spent two weeks in France September 2017, I couldn’t … Continue reading
Ortega River Rats Wraps Principal Photography
Another short I wrote, Ortega River Rats, was shot in Jacksonville, Florida, June 22-26, 2017. It’s a Family Time Travel Adventure about four kids who search for the lost treasure of mobster Machine Gun Kelly to save the life of … Continue reading
Huffington Post Features Article about Dalton Cyr’s Breathe Music Film
On April 16, 2017, Huffington Post featured an article about a music film I co-wrote with Dalton Cyr and Cindy Panetti Cyr. The film called Breathe enjoyed a standing-room-only premiere at the Sun-Ray Cinema in Jacksonville, Florida on April 9. … Continue reading
Breathe Music Videos Debut on YouTube
After the theatrical premiere of Breathe, the Cyr family debuted the first music video of Breathe called “Fall into Place” on Dalton’s YouTube channel. Within hours the video was attracting thousands of views. The film was directed by Andrew Wilkins … Continue reading
