FILMMAKERS

Marc Clebanoff – writer /producer /director

IMDB Listing:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1275164/
URL:  http://www.odysseymotionpictures.com/

Marc Clebanoff, a graduate of the prestigious USC School of Cinema/Television, began his career at 20th Century Fox Television before moving onto a feature development position at USA Films (now Focus Features) under the award winning director of Nurse Betty and In the Company of Men Neil Labute.
In 1999 Clebanoff established his own company, Marathon Films, in which he developed several feature projects with Hollywood bad-boy actor Michael Madsen, and cult filmmaker Larry Bishop (son of Rat Pack comedian Joey Bishop).

In 2004 Clebanoff renamed his company Odyssey Motion Pictures to make his feature directorial debut with Unspoken - a dark drama starring Justin Allen and William Sadler, which earned Best Screenplay and Best Feature Film nominations at the New Jersey International Film & Screenplay Festival in 2006. That same year – Clebanoff wrote, produced and co-directed the anxiously anticipated star-studded dark comedy feature The Pink Conspiracy, which enjoyed its world premiere at the Cannes Film Market in May of 2007 and recently won the Alan J. Bailey Award for Excellence in Comedy.

Currently, Clebanoff is involved with several notable film projects, including James Russo’s drama Dreamland, which also marks the directorial debut of the esteemed actor. In addition, Clebanoff recently finished consulting for Quentin Tarantino’s indie motorcycle flick Hell Ride, which premiered at Sundance in January of 2008.

Clebanoff holds a 2nd degree black belt in traditional Korean martial arts and is an avid distance runner and accomplished marathoner. He is also the grandson of world-renowned musician and composer, Herman Clebanoff.





Luca Palanca– producer/ actor

IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0657349/
URL: http://www.lucapalanca.com/

Luca Palanca was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York - one of four boys, of Italian immigrant parents. Growing up in the neighborhood, his friends and family already knew he was a star, but when he landed the lead role in the off-Broadway play Tony and Tina's Wedding, there were a lot of people saying "I told you!!” Playing Tony for almost 2 years, allowed Luca to develop his improv comedy skills.

Realizing his love of comedy, Luca then began performing stand-up in clubs around the country, intriguing the audiences with his wise-cracking attitude. He decided to expand his talents in Los Angeles, where he made a name for himself as a comedian - performing at The World Famous Comedy Store, The Improv and The Laugh Factory.

When he wrote and starred in a short film called Choose Life - it went on to make a huge splash in the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. His acting skills have been showcased with leading roles in the Jason Priestly movies Zigs and Double Down. Luca was proud to have been cast in the late Bruno Kirby's last film Played, which also stars Gabiel Byrne and Val Kilmer.

The comedian / actor / writer / producer wrote the feature film Made in Brooklyn interweaves four neighborhood stories into one storyline. Luca wore many hats during the filming of Made in Brooklyn - producing, acting and directing. The film stars many Sopranos cast members and several well-known comedians. Made In Brooklyn is scheduled for a 2008 theatrical release.

Still working as an actor, Luca has become a recurring character on the MTV series, Short Circuitz and appears in Break as The Deaf Goomba.

Not one to rest on success, in addition to producing Break – Luca is currently producing The Charles ‘Lucky’ Luciano Story, The Pretenders and Ball.





Joseph Isgro – /producer and Dan Michael /executive producer

IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0410848/ and http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2714435/

Full Force Media is a fast growing Music & Film company that specializes in top quality projects. FFM was founded by Dan Michaels (C.E.O) and Joseph Isgro (President), two extremely talented individuals who have always achieved success through hard work and perseverance.

Joe Isgro, formerly Vice President of Motown Records, has  worked with some of the biggest artists of all time: Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Def Leopard, Cindy Lauper, Snoop, Tupac Shakur,  Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey, N.W.A. , Rick James, James Brown and Celine Dion to name a few. Joe was also the Executive Producer for the Academy Award Nominated movie Hoffa in 1992, Starring Jack Nicholson, Danny Devito and written by David Mammoth.

Dan Michaels is a former President of a multi-national finance firm.  Dan’s success in his field was achieved by pioneering new systems that have helped many to increase efficiency and financial wealth. At the young age of 29, Dan has achieved his goal in the field of finance and has now made a full commitment to achieving a new set of goals in the entertainment industry.

Full Force Records has managed to acquire some incredibly talented acts in a very short amount of time, such as: Trillville, Lil’ john & the Eastside Boyz, and B-Real, a member of Cypress Hill. In addition to these great acts, artists like Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Young Joc, Damien Marley, and many more will be featured on their albums.  Release dates for these three albums are scheduled for the second quarter of 2008.

Full Force Films has acquired the rights to one of the biggest stories that have yet to be told, the life of Charlie ‘Lucky’ Luciano.  The Luciano screenplay is written by two time Academy award winning writer Bobby Moresco who wrote films such as: Million Dollar Baby and Crash.  The soundtrack for Luciano is by none other than super producer Scott Storch, who has produced albums for 50 Cent, The Game, Beyonce (of Destiny’s Child), Christina Aguilera and many more.

Full Force Films is also scheduled to release Break featuring James Russo, Michael Madsen, and up and coming talent Xin Sarith Wuku (also known as the Urban Ninja).

Other FFF projects include: Made in Brooklyn with stars such as Costas Mandylor (Saw 4), Peter Dobson (Protecting the King) and Michael Rispoli.

Freaky Deaky which is based on a book by Elmore Leonard (also known for: Get Shorty, Be Cool, Jackie Brown, 3:10 to Yuma and many others).

Payola, which is based on a true story about government misconduct and record company business practices.  All of the aforementioned projects are scheduled for release in 2008 and 2009.

Tim Otholt – cinematographer

IMDB Listing: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1583225/
URL: http://www.timotholt.com/

Tim Otholt, an award-winning cinematographer, has accomplished much in his short four-year career. Tim has shot five feature films, 24 short films, and over 100 other commercials, music videos and other projects.

Tim hails from the school of hard knocks – with camera in hand, he has studied under IATSE 600 veterans Rob Kositchek (X-Files, Pretender, Roswell, 24) and Philip D. Schwartz (Dorm Daze 1 & 2). Tim is well known for his creative use of lighting – experience gained from shooting and gaffing hundreds of projects with his own grip & lighting truck.

Tim has worked with many great stars, including Michael Madsen (Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs), Chad Everett (E-Ring, Mulholland Drive), William Sadler (Shawshank Redemption, Roswell), James Russo (Beverly Hills Cop, Donnie Darko), Tommy 'Tiny' Lister (Enterprise, 5th Element), Dayton Callie (Deadwood), Whit Hertford (Adam's Family), Sarah Thompson (Angel, 7th Heaven), Mercedes McNab (Angel, Buffy), and MacKenzie Firgens (Groove).

In 2006, Tim won his first cinematography award for the short film Day of Reckoning at the 168-hour international film project. DOR edged out 49 films from 7 countries, through the use of subtle, almost invisible use of lighting.

Tim just directed the television pilot The Zing Factor and is producing a variety of commercials and other short form projects.