Save the date!

Mark this date: Saturday, August 4, 2012...the world premeire of "Collar" at the Paramount Theatre, 7 South Street, Middletown, New York!

 Everyone's invited, but if you really want to step it up, go to Kickstarter.com now, before the dance card is filled! Prizes, parties, limo rides, a walk down the red carpet, meet and greet the stars and help us usher in "Hollywood on the Hudson"... Gollywood" style! It's the chance of a lifetime...don't miss it!

For more information, email info@willygilly.com or contact@collarthemovie.com...or go to Facebook or Twitter.

Divide and conquer

Willy Gilly Productions CEO Nan Gill-Wilson headed for Manhattan today to sit in on an MTA instruction session on how to access government contracts. Willy Gilly, itself a woman-owned small business, recently received its certification to start bidding on all contracts for services to companies doing business with the state; at least twenty percent of these contracts must be awarded to minority and woman owned businesses. Concurrently, COO David Patrick Wilson, after finishing the rewrite on the feature film "36 Hours", attended the Orange County Partnership MVP Breakfast with mortgage broker Ken Butler, where they discussed creative financing for film and TV production. Congratulations to John Lavelle and Dominic Cordisco, winners of this year's award for their work with the Alliance For Balanced Growth. Both WGPI principals met yesterday at SUNY Orange with former congressman Ben Gilman and his wife, Georgia, and then later at the SUNY Orange mansion, with President Dr. Bill Richards. They discussed the future of arts and entertainment and the development off SUNY's curriculum. Any thoughts or comments? Let us know!

Busy, busy, busy!

The script for the upcoming film "36 Hours" is almost complete, so get ready for some big-budget action! "Collar" is coming, too, but we are only thirty days away from closing our Kickstarter and we really need your support! Besides the premiere, there are parties, premiums, and limo rides! Join us on the red carpet for a really exciting opening August 4th! And stay tuned for the theatre location of the to be announced in the next 24 hours! Willy Gilly has also started work on a new reality series, "Soul Survivors", details to be announced shortly...and our science education series, "Captain Science" (working title) Is on track to finish the pilot webisodes by mid-June. And it's all good! Stay tuned, and let us know what your think!

The game is afoot!

Willy-Gilly Productions is moving swiftly to secure $1.5 million to support the distribution of "Collar". They are looking to privately place the funds within thirty to sixty days and will launch the direct-to-exhibitor campaign into over 250 theaters in twenty cities throughout the United States, following the world premeire event in Middletown, New York. (For more on that, see Kickstarter.com.) David Patrick Wilson, writer/director/star of the film, has designed a new independent distribution model that he intends to implement on all his future films, subject to the success of this campaign. Mr. Wilson, the man behind the marketing campaign for "The Blair Witch Project", will use some of the basic components that made that film extraordinarily successful ($240 million worldwide), and augment them with all currently available opportunities to promote film and TV product. The objective is to make quality entertainment affordable and profitable for everyone. To refresh your memory, "Collar" is the story of a detective (TJ Williams) who shoots and kills a young man of color during an election year, an act that causes a community uprising that sends his life spinning towards disaster. (Sound familiar? Stay tuned.)

"36 Hours"...on the clock for Willy Gilly!

Willy Gilly Productions has been hired to develop and produce a new action/adventure thriller, tentatively titled "36 Hours", set in New York City and the surrounding area. The screenplay is reworked from a soon-to-be-published first novel from the pen of Dr. Rajan Gulati, a general practictioner in Middletown, New York. In the mold of "Die Hard", "Patriot Games" and "The Bourne Identity", this film will be a collaboration between Willy Gilly and Brucefilms of Beverly Hills, California. Expected to fund by the end of the year, the producers anticipate a spring/summer 2013 production schedule in the Hudson Valley and New York City. In the meantime, this Thursday night, David Patrick Wilson will be hosting a fashion charity event for Literacy Orange at Catlin Gardens, 2865 Route 6, Slate Hill, New York. The event will feature local celebrities, personalities and politicians, there to support reading in Orange County.

"Collar" opening is getting a Kickstarter!

Willy Gilly Productions is getting ready to launch a Kickstarter program to augment the red carpet premiere event of "Collar" here in Orange County this August! The exact time and location is to be determined; it will be announced here next week. Get ready for "Hollywood on the Hudson"!

We expect this event to be covered by all media in the region. Here are the levels of support, and a preview of what you can get:

* $100: two tickets and an invitation to the after-party.

* $500: pre-premiere reception, two tickets and after-party.

* $1,000: a limo ride, a walk and the red carpet, four tickets and after-party!

Keep checking Kickstarter.com for more information and a chance for you to go to the world premeire of this summer's hottest movie!

Willy Gilly producing new science series!

Willy Gilly Productions is happy to announce that the cast is complete for their new cable/web TV pilot for the American Science and Technology Center of New York. The educational series focuses on math, science, engineering and the arts, and begins shooting memorial Day weekend. Cast members include: Floyd Holt, Rebecca Robbins, Steven Scire, Cameron Ali, Emily Rahl, Oliviah Wood and Joey Diaz. The intention of the not-for-profit center is to raise the standard for science and math education, and bring America back to prominence in this arena. The US ranks twenty-sixth in the world in science and math, and must step up its game to regain our edge. David Wilson will direct the pilot. Congratulations to all, and good luck with this noble effort!