Founders of
Goff-Kellam Productions in 1998, Gina G. Goff and
Laura A. Kellam pride themselves in selecting high
quality material with the greatest level of potential.
The producing pair have a very "hands on"
approach with each project they select and acquire,
including script selection and acquisition, securing
investors, pre production, casting and crewing,
production, post production and then through the
festival submissions and scheduling, securing worldwide
distribution with ongoing marketing efforts. The
pair also handles all distribution negotiations
and ultimately secure and monitor each territory
sale to assure maximum exposure for all of the filmmaker
talent and investors involved. Gina and Laura share
a mutual goal and interest in producing unique independent
films which appeal to both broad and niche’
audiences alike. Their film credits include: Asylum,
Kartenspieler, He
Bop!, Children of the
Struggle, Roberta Loved,
Saved! (director's test
shoot), Seventy,
Heavy Put-Away, Girl
Play, Dropped,
and most recently, Out At The
Wedding.
Out At
The Wedding is a romantic comedy described
as "a comedy cocktail with a splash of southern
comfort and a twist." The film was directed
by award-winning director Lee Friedlander and written
by Paula Goldberg. Principal cast includes: Andrea
Marcellus, Desi Lydic, Charlie Schlatter, Mike Farrell,
Mink Stole, Reginald VelJohnson, Cathy DeBuono and
Mystro Clark. Out At The Wedding
won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at
Newfest New York LGBT Film Festival in June of 2007
and is currently screening to enthusiastic "sold-out"
audiences at film festivals around the world. For
more information about the film, go to www.outatthewedding.com.
Dropped,
this feature length documentary film, created by
music executive and filmmaker, Nicole Ehrlich, reveals
the under belly of the rock and roll music industry.
This controversial film is available for viewing
on Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, Starz and
Netflix and is sure to ROCK the music industry.
Dropped is based on the
lives of seven musicians and their true stories
of being picked up by major music labels and ultimately
"dropped" during what seemed to be the
peak of their careers. The film features Hot Karl,
Bush Tetras, Wiskey Biscuit, Spearhead, Murphy's
Law, OPM and Burning Star.
Girl Play,
a feature length romantic comedy directed by Lee
Friedlander received a limited theatrical release
in select theaters across the US (Wolfe Releasing)
in 2005. The film continues to screen and has been
awarded many top awards at Film Festivals worldwide.
It is currently available on DVD in all major video
retailers and airs regularly on Viacom/MTV owned
basic cable network, LOGO. The film had its World
Premiere at OUTFEST 2004, and began the festival
circuit with two of the top OUTFEST awards, "Best
Narrative Film" and "Best Actress"
shared by the two stars. Creators and co-writers,
Robin Greenspan and Lacie Harmon star in Girl
Play with Mink Stole, Dom Deluise, Lauren
Maher, Katherine Randolph and Gina DeVivo. The film
has since received much recognition and notoriety.
Heavy
Put-Away, a 2003 Goff-Kellam production (in
association with Fox Searchlab), was directed by
industry veteran, Joel Plotch, and stars: Gretchen
Mol, Dallas Roberts and Mark Boone Junior.
Seventy, a 2002 Goff-Kellam production (in
association with Fox Searchlab), was directed by
award-winning writer/director Q. Allan Brocka. Roberta
Loved (Frameline) was written and directed
by Q. Allan Brocka.
Goff-Kellam Productions has
four compelling screenplays currently in development,
including Deprivation
(psychological thriller) and Teen
Bitch (teen comedy) both written by Q. Allan
Brocka, Killer Orgasm
(romantic comedy) written by Emmy nominated writers
Robert Horn and Daniel Margosis, Baby
Boom! (TV Pilot/News Magazine Show) written
and created by Karina Nuvo and Pamela Phillips Oland
and Girl Talk (TV Comedy/Drama)
written and created by Andrea Marcellus."
Gina and Laura’s film
related memberships include: Film Independent and
OUTFEST. Gina and Laura were selected into the prestigious
Film Independent (formerly IFP/LA) Producers Lab
2003. Prior to the film business, Gina's experience
includes an extensive legal background and additional
business experience as a successfully self-employed
entrepreneur. She received her BS from Central Missouri
State University. Laura’s business background
prior to the film business includes more than a
decade of management experience in various businesses
and additional experience in a successful entrepreneurial
partnership with Gina. Gina and Laura are producing
partners and life partners living in Los Angeles.
For more information about Goff-Kellam Productions,
please visit: www.goffkellam.com.
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