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Carson Kressley asks about your “FIRST KISS”

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:03:21 +0000

Carson Kressley wants to know about your first kiss! He got 16 to Life Director Becky Smith and star Hallee Hirsh to talk about their FIRST KISS and would love to hear about yours! Please leave a comment about your first kiss on Youtube! and please share it with your friends

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16 To Life To Screen in Seoul, South Korea in July!

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:55:04 +0000

16 To Life will screen at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival July 8th through July 14th. For more information visit www.siyff.com.

Nicholas Downs Featured in The Des Moines Register

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:22:15 +0000

The Des Moines Register featured a story on Iowa native Nicholas Downs on his acting role in 16 to Life:

The Register writes:

The Iowa Motion Picture Association named Nicholas Downs, a 1994 graduate of Bondurant-Farrar High School, best supporting actor for his role as a small-town cop in the romantic comedy “16 to Life.”

“Nicholas has a great capacity for really finding honesty and truth in characters,” said Becky Smith of Okoboji, who wrote and directed the movie. “In a film that has a somewhat comic character, he was able to show what this guy really feels and why he feels it, so he wasn’t just a superficial, comic person.”

Read the rest of the article at The Des Moines Register’s wesbite.

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16 To Life Wins 4 Awards at the Iowa Motion Picture Awards

admin — Sat, 08 May 2010 23:14:21 +0000

Nicholas Downs, Becky Smith, Ryan Gourley and Terry Trimple celebrate FOUR wins at the Iowa Motion Picture Association Awards Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on May 1, 2010.

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16 To Life Director Becky Smith & Actor Nicholas Downs to attend 2010 Iowa Motion Picture Awards

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:57:31 +0000

Apr 21, 2010 – “16 To Life” is written and directed by Emmy-nominated director Becky Smith. Becky Smith, an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Direction (Long Form), Best Screenplay (Produced) and (with Executive Producer Terry Trimpe) Best Feature Film Produced in Iowa Under the Iowa Film Promotion Program. Nicholas Downs, also an Iowa native, is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in “16 to Life” as a small town cop.

In the romantic comedy, Nicholas Downs (Pearl Harbor, Constantine, Is It Just Me?) plays Bobby, the town’s young Deputy, who overextends his authority to get all sorts of attention, particularly from his own mother; Louise, played by Theresa Russell (Black Widow, Spiderman III). Hallee Hirsh (ER, You’ve Got Mail) plays the lead character, Kate.

In “16 to Life” a rural American teenager’s angst about her sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on her sixteenth birthday. This first feature from Emmy-nominated writer/director Becky Smith (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) puts a wry, witty, and unpredictable ensemble cast in a small-town locale reminiscent of a Capra comedy. The comedy

was shot entirely on location on the Mississippi River in McGregor and Marquette, Iowa. It has played at festivals around the world and received five “Best Feature” awards. The film will open in theatres in September 2010.

Becky will also give the keynote address at the award ceremony and Nicholas will participate in a number of the IMPA workshops.

Please join us for our industry workshops and the Iowa Motion Picture Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at the Des Moines Holiday Inn Downtown, 1050 6th Avenue.

You can find more information at the Iowa Motion Pictures Awards Website.