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December 8
December 8
2009: It's A Wrap Gala and Silent Auction at IFP/PHX and Phoenix Film Foundation offices
December 12, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
2009: IT’S A WRAP GALA AND SILENT AUCTION Saturday, December 12, 2009 7-10 pm IFP/PHX Offices 1700 N 7th Avenue, Suite #250 Phoenix, AZ 85007 602.955.6444 Join us for the 5th annual It’s a Wrap Gala and Silent Auction. A great opportunity to cele…
December 4
Amanda Melby is attending Webb Pickersgill's event
4-Hour Film School at IFP/Phx Offices
December 5, 2009 from 12:30pm to 5pm
The bootcamp of filmmaking. Come in with nothing, leave with the best tips and tricks to make a film. Topics covered include: Pre-production and planning, essential cinematography for great shots, lighting essentials, basic audio techniques, editing…
December 4
SCREENWRITERS' GROUP MONTHLY MEETING at Phoenix Film Foundation / IFP Phoenix Offices
December 7, 2009 from 7pm to 9:30pm
Open Discussion Night: Bring your questions, favorite books, favorite references, etc. This is the night to get answers to your questions about writing for film. Free.
December 4
A blog post by Amanda Melby was featured
The Results are in! http://www.ifpphx.org/page/film-challenges Congrats to all of the teams and thanks to the supporters for coming out to the screening last night! A great round of films and a fun bunch of people!
November 19
Amanda Melby added a blog post
The Results are in! http://www.ifpphx.org/page/film-challenges Congrats to all of the teams and thanks to the supporters for coming out to the screening last night! A great round of films and a fun bunch of people!
November 19
christi bourne and Amanda Melby are now friends
November 11

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About Me:
AMANDA MELBY

Amanda Melby, a native Minnesotan, made her way to Phoenix via Southern California, Washington, DC and Cleveland. She has worked as a professional actress for over 15 years and is a proud member of SAG, AFTRA and AEA. In addition to acting and teaching, Amanda also works as a producer, writer and spokeswoman. She is the Executive Director of IFP Phoenix and the owner of Verve Studios. She is a three-time Emmy ® nominee for her work as Producer and Host of the television show SCREEN WARS. In 2008, she was honored with the Layne Award for her dedication to the Arizona Entertainment Community.

Amanda can be seen in the feature films JAKE’S CORNER, FAREWELL DARKNESS, NETHERBEAST INCORPORATED, MADISON HALL, THE MAJESTIC and THE LANGUAGE OF KICKBALL. Her shorts credits include BONDAGE, AUTUMN LEAVES, DEATHBED BLUES and OUTLET (a 2000 Sundance Festival selection), among others. Her television credits include S.I.S., BOSTON PUBLIC, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, AdTV, and SCREEN WARS.

Her Los Angeles theatrical credits include understudying for Peri Gilpin as Gwendolyn in FRASIER GONE WILDE: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at the Mark Taper Forum, starring as Sonia in the LA premiere of LIFE x 3 at the Elephant Asylum, as Doris in SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at the Long Beach Playhouse, and as Amy in the premiere of CHENILLE STEMS AND COCO MIDRIB at the Secret Rose Theatre. Regional theatrical credits include the Cleveland Play House, Porthouse Theatre, Dobama Theatre and Cleveland Shakespeare Festival.

She has appeared as Lady Percy and Helena in SHAKESPEARE’S FRIENDS, as Polly in RIDING TO BETHLEHEM, as Tess in KISSING and as Lisa in COLLECTED STORIES at Theatre Artists Studio.

She has studied with Howard Fine in his Master Class in LA. Amanda is an accomplished cellist and holds a BA in theatre and English from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. www.AmandaMelby.com.
Home Page:
http://www.amandamelby.com
Additional Website:
http://www.vervestudio.net
Agency / Representation
Leighton Agency
Agency / Representation (Website)
http://www.leightonagency.com
Profession
Actor, Producer
Favorite Actor
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster

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Fall 48-Hour Results

The Results are in!

http://www.ifpphx.org/page/film-challenges

Congrats to all of the teams and thanks to the supporters for coming out to the screening last night!

A great round of films and a fun bunch of people!

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 4:17pm —

Amanda Melby

Farewell Darkness releases on DVD

Many IFP/PHX members worked on this film ---


From Daniel Pico:

Greetings Gang,

I hope this lovely November morning finds you well. As you may or may not know, our feature film "Farewell Darkness" releases on DVD today and is available for purchase online at the following venues:

http://www.amazon.com/Farewell-Darkness-Matthew-Levy/dp/B002M6VContinue

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:00am —

Amanda Melby

48-Hour films

Can I just say how excited I am about this year's batch of 48-Hour film challenge films? I watched them all on Wednesday night and was so impressed by the huge number of excellent films this year. Only the top 5 move to the finals - and boy was that tough - but the Audience also gets to choose their favorite to move into the finals too. Plan on attending the screening to make your voice heard.

And plan on attending to see what great work the teams turned out this year!

The screening is Wednesd… Continue

Posted on July 24, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Amanda Melby

Teens Commercial Class - December 6 & 13

COMMERICAL CLASS FOR TEENS
Verve’s Teen classes are a perfect opportunity for Teens to explore acting techniques in a fun and focused environment. Teen Classes and workshops are open to serious students ages 12-17 and are limited in size to give each student individual attention.

Commercials for Teens will be held Saturday, December 6 and December 13, 2008 from 9 am – noon. This class focuses on all aspects of commercial acting from slating and types, to cold reads and improv. Participants will… Continue

Posted on December 1, 2008 at 10:58am —

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At 8:13am on July 27, 2009, Randy E. Huckabone said…
Thanks Amanda!
At 12:33pm on July 24, 2009, Margie Ghigo said…
Thanks~Hey I was wondering would you be interested in helping me create a website for my acting work?
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At 4:33pm on March 30, 2008, Vincent A. Ruiz said…
Hi, I thought that was you. It's a pretty cool site. Looking forward to class.
 
 

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An event by IFPPHX Marketing/Membership was featured
December 17, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
Thursday, December 17th at 7:00pm - Harkins Scottsdale/101 Phoenix Film Society and IFP-Phoenix members may attend and bring one guest for free for this screening. Please RSVP as explained below. SPECIAL NOTE: A limited number of seats will be all…
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Let me know what you think, what I could do better, etc. Thanks!
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Sounds cool - good luck! Just FYI, the Twitter link is missing a "/" after the ".com" so it errors out. Should be http://twitter.com/6mfor6m in case anyone's interested. :)
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