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Michael Gallagher attended the NYFA HS camp at Universal Studios Campus. Michael's Feature length Movie, urFRENZ has been selected as 1 of 10 feature films to be shown at SlamDance at Sundance Film festivalin Park City, Utah.MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.urfrenzmovie.com/
http://www.youtube.com/urfrenz
Eve Hewson (Daughter of Rocker Bono) is appearing opposite Sean Penn and Frances McDormand in This Must Be the Place. She also played the lead role in The Script's music video "For The First Time."
Jonathan Morgan Heit is voicing character Cubby on Disney Junior. In addition, he has appeared in Date Night, Valentine's Day and Bedtime Stories. His television credits include Monk, How I Met Your Mother, ER, General Hospital and Close to Home. Jonathan appeared in Disney's feature length direct-to-video In Search of Santa Paws, and has been seen in commericals for Comcast, Zales, Dodge, Wal-Mart, Publix and Barilla Pasta.
Alec Urbach was given a Service Award by President Obama. Alec founded an organization called Giving From The Ground Up, through which he creates and produces animated, educational health-care videos for children in third world countries, and sends medical and dental supplies to accompany these videos. These videos have reached over 1,680 children with another 1,000 children receiving dental supplies. To learn more about Giving From The Ground Up visit http://www.optran.com/FTGU/index.php
Michael Tanner Cusumano's film Amanda won Best High School Film at Santa Clarita Valley Film Festival, an Award of Merit at Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood, and Honorable Mention at the Metropolitan Film Festival of New York City. Another of Michael's films, Sage, won Best Film Noir at Burbank International Film Festival. Both films continue to screen on the festival circuit.
Zac Wong's short film Roadrunner was nominated for Best Picture at the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the Young Cuts Film Festival. The film received great reviews and Zac was interviewed by the National Film Board of Canada. The film has also screened at the Melbourne International Animation Film Festival and the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.
Daniel Citron received the Emerging Filmmaker award at the Sacramento Film and Music Festival for Out of the Water, which he directed at 14. Citron's film Alishia won honorable mention in the Student Film category at the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival. Citron launched the Gilman School's inaugural film festival, featuring the work of students from schools around Baltimore, Maryland.
Nicholas McDonald booked reoccurring role on ABC's TV Series The Middle.
