1-2/08
2008 marks the 15th anniversary of ICON Film Studios. Since 1993, Simon Lynx and Chris Woods have been making films, and in those 15 years, they've made over 20 films and worked on many different productions. They started off in their hometown of Utica, New York then moved on to Tampa Bay in 1995. Although they weren't called ICON Film Studios until 2002, both Lynx and Woods have been working on films together for 15 years and continue to produce the best films and productions that they can do. Keep checking out iconfilmstudios.com for updates on all the projects that ICON will be doing this year.
11-12/07
Happy Holidays from everyone here at ICON Film Studios. Wishing
everyone the best during this holiday season.
Check out new pix from the November Tampa Film Review and Tampa’s
Giant Comic Book and Toy Con. All pictures are posted on TampaFilmNetwork.com. Click here for TFR pix and here for Comic Book and Toy Con pix.
No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner is almost done with production
and will go into post-production soon. There’s a brand new trailer
for the documentary posted on MySpace and You Tube.
Chris Woods has just finished editing a reality show pilot entitled
Stripper for a Day. Go to their MySpace page, where you can check out some of the show. The producers
of the show will be shopping it around to different networks.
ICON Film Studios will be starting up some more productions in
early 2008. ICON’s next short film will be All That Remains, a
horror story written by Simon Lynx and will be directed by Chris
Woods. We’ll have more info on this project in the next coming
months, plus other projects will be working on.
Still looking for a place to go to get T-Shirt done for your film, company, event, or anything? ICON is the place. Simon Lynx can help you with getting you the T-Shirts you want. Click here to check out some of his designs and some of the shirts he has printed.
ICON's own Dan Goncalves has a photo exhibit running through January at the Tampa Artist
Emporium in Old Hyde Park in Tampa. Go to the gallery to check
out some of his photos. We’ll have some pictures from his exhibit
in the near future. For more info call 813.254.3443 or visit www.tampaartistemporium.com.
Tampa Film Review’s 4th Anniversary will be Friday, January 11th,
2008. The event will start an hour earlier at 7pm and will give
out awards for the best films of 2007 that played at TFR. For
more information on the event, click here.
Tampa Bay On Demand is showing local short films and you can watch
the films anytime and as many times as you want. On Demand will
cover film events, behind the scenes of up coming local films,
interviews with filmmakers and actors, it will be your place to
go for independent film in Tampa Bay. The channel is only on Bright
House cable, channel 340, go to the YOU On Demand section and
look for Short Films. For information on how to submit films go
to their web site.
9-10/07
ICON shorts To Live Is To Die and The Quiet Place will play at The Tampa Museum of Art’s Art After Dark series
on Friday, October 19th starting at 8pm. Click here for more details.
Chris Woods has just finished editing a reality show pilot entitled
Stripper for a Day. Go to their web site where you can check out some of the show. The producers of the
show will be shopping it around to different networks.
No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner is almost done with production and will go into post-production
in another month. There’s a brand new trailer for the documentary
posted on MySpace and You Tube.
Still looking for a place to go to get T-Shirt done for your film,
company, event, or anything? ICON is the place. Simon Lynx can
help you with getting you the T-Shirts you want. Click here to check out some of his designs and some of the shirts he has
printed.
ICON's own Dan Goncalves has a photo exhibit running through January
at the Tampa Artist Emporium in Old Hyde Park in Tampa. Go to
the gallery to check out some of his photos. We’ll have some pictures
from his exhibit in the near future. For more info call 813.254.3443
or visit www.tampaartistemporium.com.
Check out the interview with actor/filmmaker Joel D. Wynkoop on
Fox 13. Also catch Joel on Fox 13's Lightning Round as well.
Tampa Bay On Demand is showing local short films and you can watch
the films anytime and as many times as you want. On Demand will
cover film events, behind the scenes of up coming local films,
interviews with filmmakers and actors, it will be your place to
go for independent film in Tampa Bay. The channel is only on Bright
House cable, channel 340, go to the YOU On Demand section and
look for Short Films.
It’s Halloween time, and time to check out Pop Culture Review’s
Top 10 Horror Films from the PCR writers. ICON’s own Chris Woods
has a list on there. Go to CrazedFanboy.com to check it out.
7-8/07
ICON's 2005 short film Sever will be on Tampa Bay On Demand. Right now, the Tampa Bay cable
channel, Tampa Bay On Demand is showing local short films and
you can watch films like Sever anytime and as many times as you want. On Demand will cover film
events, behind the scenes of up coming local films, interviews
with filmmakers and actors, it will be your place to go for independent
film in Tampa Bay. The channel is only on Bright House cable,
channel 340, go to the YOU On Demand section and look for Short
Films. Sever will be shown up to October 1st. Click here for more info on the channel and how to submit your film.
Simon Lynx is still designing new T-Shirts for ICON and for other
filmmakers as well. He just designed shirts for the up coming
horror film Live Evil produced by Mark Terry. Lynx also designed the logo to the film.
So, if you’re looking for shirts for your film, business, event,
anything, ICON is the place to go. To find out more about shirts,
click here and also check out new T-shirt designs created by Lynx
ICON’s subdivision company, Red Woods Productions is still working
hard with Aphelion Films on the documentary, No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner. Both Shelby V. McIntyre and Chris Woods are hard at work with
the production and should be completed with the film by the Fall.
Look for an early 2008 release of the film. For more on the film
go to JoeRednerTheMovie.com.
The August Tampa Film Review, will be Friday, August 10th starting at 8pm. the event is held at The International Bazaar on 8th Ave. in Ybor City. Click here for more info on TFR.
Read reviews from July's TFR on CrazedFanboy.com.
ICON has updated their BIO section. Click here to view. We also updated our LINKS section as well. Click here to view.
6/07
ICON is hard at work and very busy these days. Simon Lynx is designing
new T-Shirts for ICON and for other filmmakers as well. He just
designed shirts for the up coming horror film Live Evil produced by Mark Terry. Lynx also designed the logo to the film.
So, if you’re looking for shirts for your film, business, event,
anything, ICON is the place to go. To find out more about shirts,
click here.
Right now a Tampa Bay cable channel, Tampa Bay On Demand is showing
local short films. ICON’s short version to their future feature
film POP is now on On Demand, and you can watch it anytime and as many
times as you want until August 1st. The channel is showing other
short films as well and will also be showing a segment on the
new horror film 100 Tears from filmmakers Marcus Koch and Joe Davison, which they are premiering
their film in Tampa later this month. On Demand will cover film
events, behind the scenes of up coming local films, interviews
with filmmakers and actors, it will be your place to go for independent
film in Tampa Bay. The channel is only on Bright House cable,
channel 340, go to the YOU On Demand section and look for Short
Films. Click here for more info on the channel and how to submit your film.
ICON Film Studios is a huge fan of wrestling and has met many
superstars through out the years. Meeting such names as Bret “The
Hitman” Hart, Hulk Hogan, The Nasty Boys, Bobby Lashley, and C.M.
Punk, just to name a few. We created a page that features pictures
of wrestlers that we met and events we have attended. Click here to view. Also, check out this article written by Chris Woods on Legends of Wrestling. It’s posted on
CrazedFanBoy.com.
Birthday wishes go out to ICON’s own Simon Lynx, who celebrates
a birthday on June 22nd and will be turning 32. Happy Birthday
Simon.
New pictures up from May’s Tampa Comic Book and Toy Connection and Creature Productions’
Film Fest VII and pictures from the May edition of The Tampa Film Review, now up on TampaFilmNetwork.com.
Check out reviews from the May and June edition of The Tampa Film Review on CrazedFanBoy.com. The next TFR will be Friday, July 13th.
ICON’s subdivision company, Red Woods Productions is still working
hard with Aphelion Films on the documentary, No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner. Both Shelby V. McIntyre and Chris Woods are hard at work with
the production and should be completed with the film by the Fall.
For more on the film go to JoeRednerTheMovie.com.
Some impact players of the Tampa Bay film scene were interviewed
on Tampa Bay's Media Talk’s website. Filmmakers Marcus Koch and Joe Davison of 100 Tears were interviewed. Click here to view that interview. Also CrazedFanBoy.com’s own Nolan Canova
was interviewed on the show as well. Click here to view that interview. Nolan has also been on BobRossMovies.com talking to Bob about up coming summer blockbusters and sequels.
5/07
Friday, May 11th they will be a special showing of the ICON classic short film To Live Is To Die. The film will be shown at The Tampa Film Review. Also, that Friday will be a special night for one ICON member. It's Chris Woods' birthday on the 11th and he'll be turning 34. TFR starts at 8pm and is held at The International Bazaar on 8th Ave. in Ybor City. For more info on To Live Is To Die, click here.
Simon Lynx is still hard at work with putting together T-shirts
for the new ICON store. Not only will Lynx make shirts for ICON,
but for other filmmakers and events as well. He will all ready
be making shirts for filmmaker Andy Lalino and actor Joel D. Wynkoop
in the near future. So, if you’re looking for someone to make
T-shirts, logos, posters for your film, event, festival, company,
or anything you can come to us. Here's a sample of some of our designs with some info on our services.
Check out a classic ICON short from 1997. The Trust is now on line. Click here to view the film and click here to get information on the film.
No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner is still coming along. This documentary on Tampa legend Joe Redner
is currently in production. Interviews with Redner himself and
family members have been shot. The film is directed by Shelby
McIntyre and Produced by Chris Woods and McIntyre as well. The
film will be complete by summers end. For more info on the Joe
Redner doc, check out the web site: joerednerthemovie.com.
We're looking for films for Bay News 9’s Tampa Bay On Demand Channel that will start featuring local independent short films (or trailers). TBOD is on Bright House Cable Channel 340. If you want to submit your film just e-mail me Chris Woods at cwoods4@tampabay.rr.com and he will tell you where to send them. VHS and DVD format will do. Once Bay News 9 and TBOD start to move forward with this they’ll be a master address to mail movies to. WARNING: Just giving everyone a heads up about one thing. Tampa Bay On Demand is very PG and G rated. So films with language, violence, sexual content, nudity, adult themes, etc., CAN NOT be shown. Sorry about that but it is Television. But, if you edit your film for television you can probably get them in.
Happy Birthday to Chris Woods who turns 34 on the 11th. Also ICON member Luis Matos turns 30 on the 11th as well and another ICON member, Craig Leitschuh turns 29 on May 9th.
4/07
This Friday the 13th at The Tampa Film Review, a classic Creeping Death episode will play. Its the 10th Anniversary of the episode Warhammer. This is a must see for all ICON fans. TFR starts at 8pm and
is held at The International Bazaar on 8th Ave in Ybor City. For
more on Warhammer, click here.
No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner is coming along. This documentary on Tampa legend Joe Redner
is currently in production. Interviews with Redner himself and
family members have been shot. The film is directed by Shelby
McIntyre and Produced by Chris Woods and McIntyre as well. The
film will be complete by summers end. For more info on the Joe
Redner doc, check out the web site: joerednerthemovie.com.
Another classic ICON short film is on line. Shadow of Victim has just been posted. Check out this cool little film. Click here to view. Also for more on the movie click here.
Also, Lynx designed the poster and logos to the new horror film
Live Evil. Live Evil is produced by Mark Terry and stars Tim Thomerson (Trancers films/Near Dark) and Ken Foree (Dawn of The Dead/The Devil’s Rejects) and directed by Jay Woelfel. Click here to check out the site.
Some good news for local filmmakers, in the near future, Bay News
9’s Tampa Bay On Demand Channel will start featuring local independent
short films (or trailers). TBOD is on Bright House Cable Channel
340. If you want to submit your film just e-mail me Chris Woods
at cwoods4@tampabay.rr.com and he will tell you where to send them. VHS and DVD format will
do. Once Bay News 9 and TBOD start to move forward with this they’ll
be a master address to mail movies to. WARNING: Just giving everyone
a heads up about one thing. Tampa Bay On Demand is very PG and
G rated. So films with language, violence, sexual content, nudity,
adult themes, etc., CAN NOT be shown. Sorry about that but it
is Television. But, if you edit your film for television you can
probably get them in.
The Sunscreen Film Festival was the first weekend of April and
it was a great success. Click here to read the review of the fest from Chris Woods. The review is
posted on Crazedfanboy.com.
3/07
Red Woods Productions, a division of ICON Film Studios is involved
with producing a documentary on the life of famous strip club
owner and political activist, Joe Redner. The film will be directed
by Shelby McIntyre who is an ICON member but will be producing
under his new company name, Aphelion Worldwide Entertainment along
with Red Woods. The working title for the film is now No Average Joe: The Story of Joe Redner. Right now the film is in production and hope to release the
film by this summer. There is also a new site launched for the
film, joerednerthemovie.com where you can read more about the film and watch the trailer
to the documentary.
The POP scenes are finally up on line! These are the scenes that were
shot back in 2003 to help create buff to get investors interested
in the project. You can view the two scenes right here on this
site. Click here to view them.
Early this month, The Horror and Hotties Film Festival took place.
ICON’s own Chris Woods was there to take in some of the films.
Read his article on the fest on CrazedFanboy.com. Also view some pix from the fest that are up on The Tampa Film Network site. Awesome job done by Andy Lalino, Andrew Allan , Uncle Creey,
and Krista Grotte on the festival.
The next Tampa Film Review will be Friday, April 13th and will
feature a classic Creeping Death episode, Warhammer. It’s also the tenth anniversary for the episode. Click here for more information on TFR.
The LINKS section will get an update soon. Look for that in April. Also
the DIVA section will get updated sometime late spring, so look out for
that.
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