First Cut is the Deepest

This morning, I’m thrilled to announce the official launch of Cyan’s next big project: The First Cut Film Series.

The idea is simple: find the top five film students in the country, then produce and theatrically release each of their first feature films.

I’m excited about the Series for a lot of reasons, but first and foremost because of all the great people involved. For example, we have some heavyweight indie producers attached to each Executive Produce one of the five films; the lineup includes Jeb Brody (Little Miss Sunshine), Rene Bastian and Linda Moran (Transamerica), Scott Macaulay and Robin O’Hara (Raising Victor Vargas) and Michael Roiff (Waitress).

There’s a lot more info, as well as an application – open to any current graduate or undergraduate film (or related major) student or alum of the last two years – up at www.firstcutfilmseries.com.

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On the Road

Off to the University of Rochester early tomorrow morning, where I’ll be giving a speech cleverly titled “Get Off Your Ass: Start a Company (and Avoid a ‘Real Job’)” as ‘inspirational keynote’ of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour‘s stop there.

That’s right. The Extreeeeeeeeme Entrepreneurship Tour. Like the X Games of motivational college speaking.

Don’t worry, mom, I’ll wear a helmet.

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