Category Archives: Hollywood News
Jacksonville Film & Television Award Tribute Show
A big thank you to The Mayor’s Commission on Television, Motion Picture and Commercial Production in Jacksonville, FL for honoring Sharon with the Jacksonville Industry Achievement Award, October 2021. Check out the outstanding video made for the occasion. Sharon Y. … Continue reading
The Man in the White Van Picked Up by Legion M!
When talented writer/director Warren Skeels came to me in Fall 2019 and said he had a true-life story that would make a great feature, I thought, “Right. How many times have I heard that?” But over coffee Warren told me … Continue reading
2020 FILMAPALOOZA ROTTERDAM!
The 48 Hour Film Project held its 2020 Filmapalooza event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands March 3-7, 2020. International filmmakers gathered to watch city winners’ short films from all over the world and to attend parties, including the closing night awards … Continue reading
Selling to Hollywood
Here are downloadable stats and resource hyperlinks for filmmakers about what’s selling in Hollywood. I presented a workshop at 2020 Filmapalooza, the 48 Hour Film Project’s annual festival and awards, in Rotterdam, March 6, 2020. I used these analyses in … Continue reading
Writers’ Guild of America Helps Members Get Scripts Directly to Production Companies!
Thanks to my union, Writers Guild of America, for creating a writers’ directory so producers/directors may contact us directly instead of going through agents. The first WGA email to producers/directors went out Friday with writers’ loglines for available spec scripts. … 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
Dalton Cyr’s Music Film Breathe Premiere Standing Room Only
On Sunday, April 9, 2017, fans, friends and family of 16-year-old musician/actor Dalton Cyr packed the Sun-Ray Cinema in Jacksonville, Florida, for the exclusive premiere of Breathe, Cyr’s moving new music film. The film is made up of original music … Continue reading
Dalton Cyr Music Video Written by Sharon Y. Cobb & Justin Suttles
So happy to say we’ll be premiering a new music video by Dalton Cyr called INVISIBLE on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the San Marco Theatre in Jacksonville, FL from 12 noon through 2:00 p.m. Director Justin Suttles and I … Continue reading
New Trailer For Our Film JUNE Released
Our new featured JUNE will be screened at the 2014 American Film Market November 6 and 9, 2014. The new trailer was just released by Raven Banner Entertainment yesterday, so I posted it below. JUNE Official Trailer #1 (2014) HD … Continue reading
