2008 Woodie Awards
From the blue turf to the red carpet
Jake Garcin
Issue date: 3/1/07 Section: Sports
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Boise State University officials announced Tuesday the school is attempting to finalize working negotiations with a local group
of filmmakers who are interested in procuring the story rights
to the 2006 undefeated BSU football season.
The group is comprised of Michael Hoffman, Heather Rae and Russell Friedenberg. A working agreement is in place with the university. However, a final contract is still pending State Board of Education review.
“I trust that things will go well with the State Board of Education,” Hoffman said. “I believe I’m correct in saying the university is in favor of what’s happening. We feel confident enough we can start having conversations with the principle players and coaches in the drama.”
If a deal is made final, Hoffman said his intentions are to begin working on the documentary immediately.
“The documentary, I think, we would like to be out by the beginning of next season,” Hoffman said. “It’s really on a fast track.”
Hoffman also said his group plans on using the documentary as a working progress toward producing a feature film on the
story as well.
“The good thing about the documentary is (and I think it can be a great film in its own right) it will end up supplying research for the feature,” Hoffman said. “You do the documentary and you are thinking all the time about how you structure the feature. Then there will be a time when we start talking more specifically with people in Hollywood about the feature and what it is.”
Hoffman is a former student body president of BSU and began his filmmaking career in student productions and in semi-professional stage productions in Idaho.
Hoffman directed the film “Restoration,” which won two Oscars in 1995. He is expected to be the director of any films done on the BSU football team.
“I’ve never worked locally as a filmmaker,” Hoffman said. “So it’s particularly exciting to me to be back doing something in [Boise]. I’m really intrigued by what this means for the university as a whole - the way in which it ends up complimenting the academic programs and the kind of visibility it gives to the university. Not just the kind of athletes it might encourage or allow Boise State to attract.”
Rae has worked in the film industry for 17 years and has had a part in producing nearly 20 documentaries and features.
Rae grew up in Idaho and spent six years as the head of the Native Program at the Sundance Institute and programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. Rae currently teaches film studies at BSU.
Friedenberg began his career as a stunt coordinator on the Disney football feature, “The Program.” He also currently teaches film studies at BSU and is expected to work as a writer and producer for any films on Bronco football.
of filmmakers who are interested in procuring the story rights
to the 2006 undefeated BSU football season.
The group is comprised of Michael Hoffman, Heather Rae and Russell Friedenberg. A working agreement is in place with the university. However, a final contract is still pending State Board of Education review.
“I trust that things will go well with the State Board of Education,” Hoffman said. “I believe I’m correct in saying the university is in favor of what’s happening. We feel confident enough we can start having conversations with the principle players and coaches in the drama.”
If a deal is made final, Hoffman said his intentions are to begin working on the documentary immediately.
“The documentary, I think, we would like to be out by the beginning of next season,” Hoffman said. “It’s really on a fast track.”
Hoffman also said his group plans on using the documentary as a working progress toward producing a feature film on the
story as well.
“The good thing about the documentary is (and I think it can be a great film in its own right) it will end up supplying research for the feature,” Hoffman said. “You do the documentary and you are thinking all the time about how you structure the feature. Then there will be a time when we start talking more specifically with people in Hollywood about the feature and what it is.”
Hoffman is a former student body president of BSU and began his filmmaking career in student productions and in semi-professional stage productions in Idaho.
Hoffman directed the film “Restoration,” which won two Oscars in 1995. He is expected to be the director of any films done on the BSU football team.
“I’ve never worked locally as a filmmaker,” Hoffman said. “So it’s particularly exciting to me to be back doing something in [Boise]. I’m really intrigued by what this means for the university as a whole - the way in which it ends up complimenting the academic programs and the kind of visibility it gives to the university. Not just the kind of athletes it might encourage or allow Boise State to attract.”
Rae has worked in the film industry for 17 years and has had a part in producing nearly 20 documentaries and features.
Rae grew up in Idaho and spent six years as the head of the Native Program at the Sundance Institute and programmer for the Sundance Film Festival. Rae currently teaches film studies at BSU.
Friedenberg began his career as a stunt coordinator on the Disney football feature, “The Program.” He also currently teaches film studies at BSU and is expected to work as a writer and producer for any films on Bronco football.
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