Cerebral Productions announces the next short film to be produced in-house as Six Minutes to Midnight (not affiliated with the recently announced Eddie Izzard feature of the same name). Michael Biggam directs. Cerebral Productions expresses thanks and gratitude to the Caguas Film Commission and all involved so far.
Cerebral Productions was contracted late last year by IMG and the FEI (Federation Equestrian International) to collaborate and produce the Puerto Rico segments of their gala awards ceremony.
The five winners of the FEI Awards 2015, the “Oscars of the equestrian world”, were tonight presented with their awards by Hollywood actress Bo Derek, at a Longines sponsored glittering gala dinner in the Puerto Rican capital city of San Juan.
Saluting the heroes of today and tomorrow for their outstanding contribution to equestrian sport, the FEI Awards 2015 – in association with the FEI’s Top Partner Longines and international fashion designer Reem Acra – applauded what has been an amazing 2015 sporting year, honouring the pursuit of excellence and rising talent.
The five winners, recognised for their significant achievements and willingness to demonstrate their passion for developing equestrian sport, are:
Longines Rising Star - Jessica Mendoza (GBR)
Reem Acra Best Athlete – Boyd Exell (AUS)
Best Groom - Jose Eduardo (Eddie) Garcia Luna (USA)
Against All Odds - Oriana Ricca Marmissolle (URU)
FEI Solidarity - Les Chevaux qui pansent les plaies (Horses that heal wounds) (HAI)
The equestrian stars flew in from around the globe for a spectacular evening of glitz and glamour in the presence of over 350 distinguished guests, including National Federation representatives, FEI partners, VIPs and international media. On stage with Bo Derek and no stranger to success himself, was Puerto Rican actor and celebrated radio host Braulio Castillo Jr who served as master of ceremonies.
Congratulations to the winners and to all those in attendance, as well as the production teams from the UK and Puerto Rico.
Cerebral Productions has been fortunate to have had support from David Lynch through his sharing of our projects and public and private words of encouragement. Here is a bit of insight into how the great man casts for his pictures, with this particular focus being on Naomi Watts and the film Mulholland Drive.
As the holiday season approaches Visa have booked director Michael Biggam to help create a one-off extravaganza of a video shoot. Keep your eyes peeled at this site for more news and updates on the event.
The video will be produced with WorldWide Undaground in time for the festive period.
The FEI Awards were launched in 2009 to put a spotlight on the men, women, young people and organisations that are making an outstanding contribution to the progress and excellence of equestrian sport – in or out of the arena.
This years awards ceremony was held at the Puerto Rico Museum of Arte in San Juan. Over 350 dignitaries and equestrian enthusiasts were in attendance with Braulio Castillo Jr. and Bo Derek as hosts. IMG and Cerebral Productions produced this years ceremony, along with El Guapo Cinema.
With so many worthy nominees already announced for our FEI Awards within the Longines Rising Star, Against All Odds, FEI Solidarity and Best Groom categories we now look to the brightest stars of our sport with the nominees of the Reem Acra Best Athlete Award to round up the week.
2014 winners from left to right: HRH Princess Haya, Jeroen Dubbeldam, Melissa Tan chairman of equine therapy centre Equal Ark, Jackie Potts, Lambert Leclezio with (centre) Sydney Collier and her service dog Journey. Photo: FEI/Liz Gregg
After a year of outstanding sporting achievements from our athletes across all disciplines it was an especially difficult task to create a shortlist of only four athletes.
More details and highlights from the ceremony to follow.
If you are a producer in need of services in Puerto Rico, contact Cerebral Productions and enjoy the best production experience possible.
As the silly season approaches, more and more producers are seeking the sun to capture and shine through the impending winter, which we are repeatedly reminded: "is coming".
Natural waterfall in El Yunque rainforest
Cerebral Productions offers a complete production service for budgets of varying sizes. With access to the best equipment, locations, logistic and professionals on the island, we are your one-stop shop for all your production needs.
Vibrant color and an indelible signature give the Old San Juan district a distinct charm
Need a fixer? Translator? Underwater camera wrangler or drone shots of el Yunque? Drop us a line!
Vieques Island, home of one of the worlds few remaining bio-luminescent bays
In Puerto Rico you are never short of something to do, whether that be exploring the forests of el Yunque or discovering culinary treats served in a Websters-esque definition of paradise; but how are you to actually find these places? Compass? Barometer? Intuition? Well, rest your navigation tools as for now you can rely on on a bona-fide master collection of what is happening on the island of enchantment by heading over to the Best of P.R. website, curated by Worldwide UndaGround.
Jose Enrique
Puerto Rician | Seafood |
La Placita Mercado
176 Duffaut St.,
Santurce, San Juan, PR.
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Best of P.R. follows in is successors footprints having already launched similar platforms on mainland USA, now it is the turn of the caribbean to take the spotlight.
El Estudio • Yoga I Love You
Yoga Studio | Massage | Boutique | Yogi Bar
La Ciudadela, Santurce, Puerto Rico
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Highlighting the best in fashion, travel, mixology and gastronomy to name but a few, BOPR sets a trail for intrepid travelers and locals alike.
Dreamcatcher GuestHouse | DreamcatcherPR.com
Head over to the website and see for yourself, there has never been a better time to explore the UndaGround!
Congratulations from all at Cerebral Productions to Ludi Lin, who was recently confirmed as "The Black Ranger" in the reboot of Power Rangers. Lin's acquisition was rumored in a tweet and confirmed by Lionsgate, production outfit behind the film.
Ludi Lin was involved with Sugarfields early in production and was instrumental in helping the production get off the ground.
Meet @Ludi_Lin who is morphing into the Black Ranger in the #PowerRangers Movie! More scoop: https://t.co/yFLUn9ORhN pic.twitter.com/SZluIMf8xS
— Power Rangers (@PowerRangers) October 22, 2015
The Sugarfields production team is proud to present the first preview of our film, scheduled for release early 2016.
Starring J.W. Cortés of Fox TV's Gotham, two time Dancing with the Stars winner Anna Demidova, 200 Cartas' Juilian Ernesto Figueroa and featuring breakout performances by Jerry Avilés, Jesús La Salle, Yamnia Diaz, German Alejandro, Manuel Alucea, David Davila Pagan and Maria Isabel Cardona.
Written and directed by Michael Biggam and produced by David Mondin and Michael Biggam.
Director of photography David Mondin.
Executive Producers Andrew McLaren and David Davila Pagan.
Saints be praised: actor J.W. Cortés, star of Fox TV's Gotham and Sugarfields is making a full recovery after an accident while filming Sugarfields. Cortés was shooting a chase sequence when he fell, injuring his ankle in the process. After thorough checks Cortés has stated he is virtually recovered and back in action!!
Thank you for all of the warm wishes, we look forward to welcoming J.W. back to Puerto Rico to conclude filming!!
Thanks to Animal Planet and the SCS Direct production team, along with First Class Productions and their exceptional director Ronald Delucia for this wonderful commercial for Animal Planet's new "Hatch'Ems" line of growing toys.
Cerebral Productions and In-Class Productions co-produced the commercial, aired on the Discovery network. With voice over work by Michael Biggam.
Filmed on location at one of Puerto Rico's many beautiful rivers leading through El Yunque, we are thankful to have had the opportunity to display a little of the magical side of nature.
by Will Griffith, LiveBeijingMusic.com
It’s heating up round these parts. Just give in I say. Screw that AC nonsense – bask in the sizzler that is summer and get out there. Sweat up a storm at one of these gigs and thank me later. Here ya go…
FRIDAY JULY 17th
Some of hip hip’s most acclaimed characters join forces for a hip-hop free style extravaganza. Serious talent on display tonight at Yugong Yishan including j-fever, itsogoo, Nasty Ray, and Jinzi & Dirtymoss. A who’s who of the hip hop scene. Converse shoes throw their hands into the pie again showcasing some of Beijing’s hottest talent at School including electronica outfit white +, psych poppers Gate to Otherside, and folk minstrel prog rockers The Harridans. Gonna be a rowdy one. Burn a pair of Converse and show your love. It’s a hardcore hoedown at Mao Livehouse with these up and coming hardcore hybrids including Chaos Kills The Pain, Last Resort, Return the Truth, Laisee, Tainjin transplants 641, and South Korean outfit Teddy Boys. Best do some cardio beforehand. Grunge, glam rock – it’s all rock n roll to Temple as they present Car Car Cars and Los Crasher for some mischievous fun. Ambient experimental artist Pare Ohm out of Aussieland hops into town for some gigs – he’ll be joined tonight at the chill literal ‘hole in wall’ Old What? by other offbeat soundsmiths three (trio with Wenliang, Dongxu, and Hadi) and Guijian. Let’s get weird with it! A intriguing mix of hard rock, Mongolian folk rock, and blues at Mako Livehouse as Golden Melody Blues Artist of the Year Mizang joins up and coming Mongolain folk rock outfit Oska and acclaimed hard rock outfit OOC. Get your fix of old-timey American finger picking blues with Zhanren at the cozy Jianghu Bar.
SATURDAY JULY 18th
New Maybe Mars rising stars Birdstriking and Chui Wan celebrate their first American tours with a special showcase at Yugong Yishan that also doubles as the vinyl rerelease of Birdstrking’s debut. They’ve had a good year you could say. They’re joined by one of this year’s best newcomers, melodic indie rockers The Eat. Better late than never. Dance punk trio Heat Mark celebrate the physical release of their debut EP at School with a little help of their friends, indie rockers Elenore and L-Gentlemen. Youthful rocking we’ll be doing. Blues revisonists rock outfit Hoochie Coochie Gentlemen, veterans of the scene, celebrate the release of their latest album with a special Jianghu Bar showcase. Cold Neo brings the show on the road for a two day fest across Beijing and Tianjin — catch a slew of up and coming post rockers tonight at Mako Livehouse including SNSOS, Spin Axis, Cat’s Jest, The Grinding Ear, and The 16 Floor. Powerful melodic alternative rock trio 16 mins, fresh off the release of their debut hit up Caravan for some late night saucy fun. Long standing psych blues jazz rockers Wu & The Side Effects, fronted by the ever charismatic Wu hit up Temple like it ain’t no thing. Metal! Metal Get down and grimy with the metal kids at Mao Livehouse as Dream Spirit, N & Y, Dark Haze, Ephemerality, Nouerman, and Renegade look to keep the floor shaking, and the heads banging. Australian ambient experimental artist Pare Ohm joins folk punk duo Little Punk and t6 (the awesome combo of thruoutin and Noise666) at fRUITYSHOP. Tap your feet to the gypsy jazz stylings of the Hot Club of Beijing at the ever cool as a cucumber DDC.
SUNDAY JULY 19th
For the weekend, Cold Neo promoters team up with vintage fair Kill Shop for some good ol’ shop frenzy and live music holiday at Mako Livehouse. Music kicks off at 3pm each day with sets from The Twenties, Hulu Boyz, Los Crasher, Foggy Notions, L-Gentlemen, Rosewood Bullet, and Sofa. Indie rock outfit Jiubei swings through School on its nation wide tour. Get loud this Sunday evening with a metal showcase at Mao Livehouse featuring Dengel, Ready To Die, Bloody Woods, and Summon Soul.
by Daniel Lenk
It's my favourite time of the week, when the Ran Music sampler goes up online. Big thanks once again to Chairman Wow for taking time to work with us on the sampler.
Ran Music in cooperation with Beijing's DJ Chairman Wow brings you the Ran Music Sampler #8. The Ran Music sampler is a spotlight on an intriguing artist working independently or on an established label which we are excited to share, from the past or present. This week we take a look at the incredible Medenski, Martin and Wood.
"As an adolescent, my parents were hell-bent on giving me an instrument to pick up in order to avoid the lure of drugs and other illicit behaviors. Once I received a saxophone from them, I delved deeper and deeper into the world of jazz and one band which I was introduced to which opened up so many avenues of music to me was Medeski, Martin and Wood. I remember the moment of astonishment when I came across Jack Kerouac's work, Friday Afternoon in the Universe, which shared a title with one of my favorite albums by Medeski, Martin and Wood. It was one of those moments where everything just comes together in a beautiful way."
"From a personal viewpoint as a student of jazz music, it has to be stressed just how important the work of Medeski, Martin and Wood has been as an absolutely crucial bridge between eras of jazz music, that it was a significant force for the development of modern jazz. Within all of these developments soul jazz was emerging as a key development within the evolution of jazz, away from both fusion and bop. The diverse range of elements that the group introduced to their music, such as the folktronica of Beta band and the trip hip of artists like Portishead and DJ Shadow combined to create a very wide-reaching range of material. In addition, the variety of artists that have collaborated with the group, from DJ Logic to John Scofield display the malleability of the bands music. They are essentially the type of band which can be equally comfortable playing Bonnaroo, the Symphony Center, or a Chicago Blues festival."
"Veering away from the rigid New York jazz environment, the three musicians were attracted to the experimentalism of the underground music and art world where they further developed their outstanding improvisational skills. The group felt that they were in a position where jazz had become nebulous and they were in a position to cultivate what they wished to. The shaping of this music took a decidedly non-academic approach, borrowing from multiple influences which are expressed within the wide variety of their work. The hammond organ also played a key role in this development, creating sounds which would work equally well within hip hop or jazz revival. In fact, their work with Blue Note, the 'Sub Pop' or 'Rough Trade' of the jazz world, was highly innovative and further expanded the jazz genre. With great foresight, whilst on Blue Note, they had 12'' singles printed for Djs to use for their own music within the club format. Undoubtedly, modern hip hop Djs have actively drew on this musical energy which MMW were instrumental in shaping."
This week from Will Griffiths LBM unit we hear the mad folksy stylings of The Harridans, along with a handful of the most exciting music around in Beijing this week.
The Harridans – Moon Tiger
itsogoo – 烟火花
Birdstriking – Hate Me? You Old!
Song Yuzhe – 说讹兽
L-Gentlemen – 今夜你不再孤单
Spin Axis – 旋转轴心
Los Crasher – On My Mind
Sugarfields welcomes Andrew McLaren on board as Executive Producer on the project. Andrew is a veteran of Iraq and Liberia. He has stepped from this into acting and producing, and brings not only a wealth of real life experience on the front line, but a genuine heart and the truth and valor that only comes from putting ones own safety second to that of the greater good. Thank you, Andrew, for your services and for joining us on this great adventure. Andrew met Chris Kyle, the original "American Sniper" while working on his breakout show Stars Earn Stripes
Andrew McLaren was born on July 24, 1980 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Battle for Haditha (2007), Stars Earn Stripes (2012) and Chrome Underground.