PARTNER
COMPANY
Big
Sky Motion Pictures is a fresh,
vibrant company, balanced on one side
by young energetic people with innovative
ideas and on the other with veteran
business-savvy executives with a proven
track record.
Big
Sky Motion Pictures develops
and creates its own projects in-house,
without incurring "major studio"
expenses. Typically, major studios engage
in costly bidding wars over new material,
much of which never gets produced. Big
Sky generates its own scripts; therefore,
as projects are chosen, Big Sky simply
makes the film, completely bypassing
the time-consuming and expensive development
processes that are standard operating
procedure within the major studios.
THE PRINCIPALS OF BIG SKY MOTION PICTURES
MARS CALLAHAN
Mars Callahan was born in Studio City California and by age eleven he was touring with a children’s musical group for Columbia Artists singing and dancing on stage in a 37 state tour across the Untied States and by fifteen he had landed a supporting role on the hit television series “The Wonder Years".
Continuing to work in television, Mars appeared in many other popular series, such as “Cagney and Lacey”, “Growing Pains”, “The Facts of Life”, “The Bronx Zoo”, and “ER”.
After honing his skills as an actor in television, Mars tried his hand at the big screen, appearing in several films helmed by premier Directors such as Dominic Sena who cast Mars opposite Brad Pitt in “Kalifornia”, Lawrence Kasdan who featured him with William Hurt in “The Accidental Tourist” and Tom Hanks who cast Mars in their second film together, “That Thing You Do”.
Inspired by the Directors he was working with, Mars decided to step behind the camera and try his hand at directing, and so in 1998 he wrote and directed the short film “The Red Bag” which opened that years’ Hollywood Renaissance Film Festival to critical acclaim. Shortly after that in 1999, Mars wrote and directed the feature film “Double Down” starring Jason Preistly and in 2000, Mars achieved a milestone in film making history by writing, directing and starring in the feature film “Poolhall Junkies” who’s supporting cast included Academy Award winner Christopher Walken, Academy Award winner Rod Steiger and Academy Award Nominee Chazz Palminteri.
Mars Callahan continues to write and direct new material, including the new romantic comedy “What Love Is” and his new teen comedy "Spring Break '83". |
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RAND CHORTKOFF
With over twenty years experience in music production and promotion, Rand Chortkoff is widely recognized as a vital member of the West Coast entertainment community. His wide-ranging expertise covers every aspect of the entertainment business, including creating a unique and innovative approach to film financing and production, promoting and producing music festivals, producing award-winning records, and even stretching his own considerable creative muscles as a song writer and performer.
Delta Groove Productions CEO Rand Chortkoff’s extensive background in venture capital has been utilized to create a unique and innovative approach to film financing. As a result Delta Groove has secured funding and facilitated the production of seven independent feature films over the last six years. Delta Groove is also involved in the production of movie soundtracks, music licensing, music publishing, and marketing services, both on our films and projects independent of the company.
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MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the Big Sky Motion Pictures website: www.bigskymotionpictures.com |
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THE PRINCIPALS OF
BIG SKY MOTION PICTURES
Rand Chortkoff &
Mars Callahan
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"WHAT LOVE IS"
A
romantic comedy written
& directed
by Mars Callahan
(View
Movie Trailer)
"What Love Is" is a sincere, insightful and unapologetically
frank romantic comedy for both men and
women, about a man who finds out during
the course of one very important night,
what love truly is.
Starring: Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr., Anne Heche, Sean Astin, Matthew Lillard, Gina Gershon, Mars Callahan, & Tamala Jones.
For
more information on "What Love Is" visit the official
website:
www.whatloveisthemovie.com |
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"POOLHALL
JUNKIES"
Nominated for
BEST SPORTS MOVIE 2003
(ESPY Awards)
(View
Movie Trailer)
"Walken
and Palminteri are dynamite."
- Larry King
"One of those movies
that's so cool you want to quit
your job and become a con man,
grifter, and hustler all at
once."
- Ain't It Cool News
On
February 28th, 2002, Poolhall
Junkies was released
in theaters nation wide to critical
acclaim. Starring Academy Award
winner Christopher Walken, Academy
Award winner Rod Steiger and
Academy Award nominee Chazz
Palminteri, Poolhall Junkies
was not only received as the
favorite of the Las Vegas film
festival but it also garnered
a nomination for Best Sports
Film at the 2003 ESPY Awards.
Written and directed by Mars
Callahan, Poolhall Junkies has
become a huge cult classic and
a favorite of youth audiences
all across America.
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