Life… and a Little About Marketing

A few years ago I got phone call from a fella in Cincenatti who was working on starting his own film production company - Felluss Films. Some how, browsing through the internet Scott found out I was involved with a local production company and their website marketing. I gave him a quote for web design and web hosting over the phone. After that we exchanged a couple emails then I didn’t hear from him for a year or so after that.

Then a couple months ago, Scott from Coalition Films gave me a call and said “hey, remember me?” - Turns out Scott moved out to New Jersey from Ohio and is now working with a good team of people on the East Coast.

Anyways, the website is launched now and you can see it at: www.coalition-films.com

A little about the people at Coalition Films….

Scott Felluss

Creative Executive

Scott Felluss joined Coalition Films officially in 2006 when the company opened its doors, first serving as an apprentice to the Coalition partners Ayad Akhtar, Joseph Castelo and Michael Pollard prior to being promoted to Creative Executive.  He also contributed to the company’s first production The War Within in 2004. 

Scott received a degree in Anthropology and Film Studies from Fordham
University and is an Alumnus of St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark NJ. He was voted Varsity Soccer Team Captain and team MVP in his Senior year for both St. Benedict’s and Fordham.

Ayad Akhtar

Partner

Ayad Akhtar was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from Brown University with a degree in Theater. Upon graduation, Ayad moved to Tuscany, Italy, where he spent a year working with world-renowned acting theorist and pioneer, Jerzy Grotowski (Towards a Poor Theater). A resident of New York City since 1997, Ayad has been active in the New York theater community, teaching acting on his own and alongside Andre Gregory (My Dinner With Andre, Vanya on 42nd St). He is also an alumnus of the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he graduated with a degree in directing. Akhtar’s work at Columbia earned him the New York Documentary Center’s Young Documentary Filmmakers’ Award, an IFP Audience Choice Award and Programming Committee’s Award for Best Film at the 2003 Columbia University Film Festival. He is the author of numerous screenplays, including CHILD SOLDIER, based on world-renown activist China Keitetsi’s true story. In 2005, he - along with his co-writers - was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for The War Within.

Ayad was star and co-writer for The War Within.

Joseph Castelo

Partner

A graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate Film Program, Joe wrote and directed American Saint starring Kevin Corrigan and Vincent Schiavelli. American Saint screened at the San Francisco and Florida International film festivals, before sweeping every award at the 2001 Hamptons Film Festival. American Saint was also the recipient of the Perrier Bubbling Under Award. Joseph’s second feature, The War Within, premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, was nominated for 2 Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor), an International Press Academy Satellite Award (Best Picture - Drama), and was distributed by Magnolia Pictures (2005).

Joseph directed and co-wrote The War Within.

Michael G. Pollard

Partner

Michael G. Pollard was one of the producers of The War Within, is producer on several Coalition projects, and manages Coalition’s business affairs.

Michael was born in New York City, attended the Dalton School, and received his B.A. from Amherst College with a double major in Computer Science and Law.  Michael broke into TV during college.  His internship at ABC television network, which lasted for several summers, led to hiring by the network to work for its Broadcast Operations Division.  Michael became one of the youngest members of its management team, eventually running ABC Post Production operations in New York.

After 5 years at ABC, Michael was recruited by top-tier investment firm Credit Suisse to become part of its Global Media Group, and was soon promoted to Vice-President and Regional Head.  After 3 years at Credit Suisse and recognizing the tremendous opportunities in the film industry, Michael left to start Coalition Films with his partners.

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More on Film Production

http://www.avivadirectory.com/Entertainment/Movies/Filmmaking/

http://directory.v7n.com/Top/News_and_Media/

http://www.mandy.com

 Coalition Films - MySpace Page

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Movies/Filmmaking/Documentary/Filmmakers/

A couple days ago I started keeping notes on the coalitions films project and storing them in my memo folder….

http://www.greggaylord.com/memo/coalition-notes/

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