| Founders
of Goff-Kellam Productions in 1998, Gina G. Goff
and Laura A. Kellam pride themselves in selecting
high quality material with the greatest level
of potential. The producing pair have a very "hands
on" approach with each project they select
and acquire, including script selection and acquisition,
securing investors, pre production, casting and
crewing, production, post production and then
through the festival submissions and scheduling,
securing worldwide distribution with ongoing marketing
efforts. The pair also handles all distribution
negotiations and ultimately secure and monitor
each territory sale to assure maximum exposure
for all of the filmmaker talent and investors
involved. Gina and Laura share a mutual goal and
interest in producing unique independent films
which appeal to both broad and niche’ audiences
alike. Their film credits include: Asylum,
Kartenspieler, He
Bop!, Children of the
Struggle, Roberta Loved,
Saved! (director's
test shoot), Seventy,
Heavy Put-Away, Girl
Play, Dropped,
and most recently, Out At
The Wedding.
Out
At The Wedding is a romantic comedy described
as "a comedy cocktail with a splash of southern
comfort and a twist." The film was directed
by award-winning director Lee Friedlander and
written by Paula Goldberg. Principal cast includes:
Andrea Marcellus, Desi Lydic, Charlie Schlatter,
Mike Farrell, Mink Stole, Reginald VelJohnson,
Cathy DeBuono and Mystro Clark. Out
At The Wedding won the Audience Award for
Best Feature Film at Newfest New York LGBT Film
Festival in June of 2007 and is currently screening
to enthusiastic "sold-out" audiences
at film festivals around the world. For more information
about the film, go to www.outatthewedding.com.
Dropped,
this feature length documentary film, created
by music executive and filmmaker, Nicole Ehrlich,
reveals the under belly of the rock and roll music
industry. This controversial film is available
for viewing on Sundance Channel Home Entertainment,
Starz and Netflix and is sure to ROCK the music
industry. Dropped is
based on the lives of seven musicians and their
true stories of being picked up by major music
labels and ultimately "dropped" during
what seemed to be the peak of their careers. The
film features Hot Karl, Bush Tetras, Wiskey Biscuit,
Spearhead, Murphy's Law, OPM and Burning Star.
Girl
Play, a feature length romantic comedy
directed by Lee Friedlander received a limited
theatrical release in select theaters across the
US (Wolfe Releasing) in 2005. The film continues
to screen and has been awarded many top awards
at Film Festivals worldwide. It is currently available
on DVD in all major video retailers and airs regularly
on Viacom/MTV owned basic cable network, LOGO.
The film had its World Premiere at OUTFEST 2004,
and began the festival circuit with two of the
top OUTFEST awards, "Best Narrative Film"
and "Best Actress" shared by the two
stars. Creators and co-writers, Robin Greenspan
and Lacie Harmon star in Girl
Play with Mink Stole, Dom Deluise, Lauren
Maher, Katherine Randolph and Gina DeVivo. The
film has since received much recognition and notoriety.
Heavy
Put-Away, a 2003 Goff-Kellam production
(in association with Fox Searchlab), was directed
by industry veteran, Joel Plotch, and stars: Gretchen
Mol, Dallas Roberts and Mark Boone Junior.
Seventy, a 2002 Goff-Kellam production
(in association with Fox Searchlab), was directed
by award-winning writer/director Q. Allan Brocka.
Roberta Loved (Frameline)
was written and directed by Q. Allan Brocka.
Goff-Kellam Productions
has four compelling screenplays currently in development,
including Deprivation
(psychological thriller) and Teen
Bitch (teen comedy) both written by Q.
Allan Brocka, Killer Orgasm
(romantic comedy) written by Emmy nominated writers
Robert Horn & Daniel Margosis, Baby
Boom! (TV Pilot/News Magazine Show) written
and created by Karina Nuvo and Pamela Phillips
Oland and Girl Talk
(TV Comedy/Drama) written and created by Andrea
Marcellus.
Gina and Laura’s film
related memberships include: Film Independent
and OUTFEST. Gina and Laura were selected into
the prestigious Film Independent (formerly IFP/LA)
Producers Lab 2003. Prior to the film business,
Gina's experience includes an extensive legal
background and additional business experience
as a successfully self-employed entrepreneur.
She received her BS from Central Missouri State
University. Laura’s business background
prior to the film business includes more than
a decade of management experience in various businesses
and additional experience in a successful entrepreneurial
partnership with Gina. Gina and Laura are producing
partners and life partners living in Los Angeles.
For more information about Goff-Kellam Productions,
please visit: www.goffkellam.com. |