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LoSERS LOUNGE: A comedy that champions the underdog, celebrates the spirit of creativity, camaraderie, dialogue-driven rants and turns the conventional ideas of success upside down. Despite their relentless failure, four aspiring screenwriters in a small town manage to sabotage their one shot at success and discover that sometimes....FaiLuRe can be its own ReWarD. Written and directed by Janine Kijner and starring Robert Blanche, Robert Keli, Neil Kopplin, Simon Mainwaring and Christina McGrath with a soundtrack featuring legendary musicians Oscar Brown Jr. and The Legendary Marvin Pontiac (aka John Lurie), as well as original composition by Uwe Schenk and The Count Baischey Orchestra. LoSERS LoUNGE is 90 minutes. It was shot on digital video and has a 5.1 stereo mix. Ms. Kijner has received several awards for writing. She co-wrote “Duke’s House, a film that premiered at The Tribeca Film Festival 2003 and worked on Postcard from Peje, a documentary set in post-war Kosovo that premiered at The Sundance Film Festival 2001. Her script, my father’s wedding, was a Quarter-Finalist in the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship Competition & in The Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2001. She has recently completed a 15 minute short digi-comedy, OCD 101, in NYC. "LoSERS LoUNGE rocked our festival. The ensemble cast was superb & very engaging & the dialogue was hilarious & clever. The audience response was awesome." Natalie Rose, Fest Director, Williamsburg Fest 2006 "A charming, hip, & truly indie guerilla-style comedy that evokes the spirit of self-reflexive cinema & is a little gem." Hanna Hartowicz, Fest Director, New York Polish Film Festival 2006 "I laughed aloud with the characters and completely identified with their dreams & desperate plot to hijack the producer that forces them into a pitch-off. A beautifully shot comedy."

Iza Kalinowska, Dir of Cinema & Cultural Studies, StonyBrook University 2006

Ideal Productions LLC

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www.losersloungethemovie.com [email protected]

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LOSERS LOUNGE PREMISE

Despite their relentless failure, four aspiring screenwriters manage to sabotage their one shot at success & discover that...failure can be its own reward.

Running Time: 90 minutes Genre: Comedy Format: Digital HD Video Sound: 5.1 Stereo SoundTrack: Funky tracks by Oscar Brown Jr., The Legendary Marvin Pontiac aka John Lurie, and original score by Frootloop Musik Producktions’ Uwe Schenk & The Count Baischy Orchestra


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SHORTER SYNOPSIS

What are four down-on-their-luck guys in a small town... to do when their fantasies consume their every waking moment? Start a screenwriters workshop at the local diner & transform the surly waitress, CHESNEY, into their muse. After a final Rejection slip, freshly divorced KIRBY slams into the dreaded Writers Block & his fellow LoSERS pitch his script to a sleazy bottom-feeder Hollywood producer. In short order, the producer & his entourage, DITTO & VERA, arrive & wreak havoc on the LoSERS. Prisoners of their bitter competition, the LoSERS lock themselves in the diner, until a final show-down with the producer ensues the following morning. LoSERS LoUNGE is a character-driven comedy about the tragedy of chasing success as a hollywood scribe from the fringes. Despite their relentless failure, the four LoSERS manage to sabotage their one shot at success & discover that....failure can be its own reward.

Ideal Productions LLC T: 917-701-4197

325 East 10th Street, Suite 2WF, NYC, NY 10009


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LONGER SYNOPSIS

....hollywood ’s Destroyed BeTTeR

wriTers Imagine a small, depressed town whose claim to fame is a record number of meth factories per trailer park, followed by the annual cheese ball competition... What are four down-on-their-luck guys whose imaginary characters spring to life at the most inopportune times to do? Like aspiring screenwriters everywhere, they form a workshop and meet religiously at the local diner that doubles as a Chinese chop shop. The wanna-be-screenwriters nurture & support their bad ideas until, in short order, they become Failure Enablers. Big trouble arises, however, when freshly divorced KIRBY, who works at a cheese factory, turns forty & slams into the dreaded Writers Block for the first time in his life-long career as an Unknown Scribe. When a fellow LoSER pitches Kirby’s script, a sleazy bottom-feeder Hollywood producer actually shows up in their sleepy town with his entourage, DITTO & VERA. The Trio promptly wreaks havoc on the LoSERS and CHESNEY, the surly waitress & LoSER muse, forcing the LOSERS into competition in the diner they consider home. Forced to confront their values of friendship, creative integrity & success, the four LoSERS come to realize that sometimes...failure can be its own reward. www.losersloungethemovie.com [email protected] Ideal Productions LLC T: 917-701-4197

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The LoSER PLAYERS

KIRBY: Delusions of being “Hollywood”-sports a ponytail/baseball cap style that was

popular before the millennium. Divorced, middle-aged, he is the most desperate for success of the gang. Don Quixote to his gang of windmill chasers.

DYLAN: Endearing conspiracy, anti-establishment guy. Uber-feminist -but still can’t

get laid. Guilty pleasure: chick flicks. SCRAPPY: Rarely speaks except when he goes into a film rant.

A walking thrift shop disaster & perennial office supply shoplifter. Intimidated by the entire female race.

TRAVIS: A wanna-be Hipster. Playboy of the gang. Unable to pass a

mirror without checking himself out. Obsessed with inventing a new “cutting edge” writing genre. CHESNEY: Sassy, sexy, and not as sophisticated as she thinks. Our losers are obsessed

with her since she clearly wants nothing to do with them. SHMALTZ: Hollywood. Bottom. Feeder. Producer. Talks in Italics. Umbilically connected to his cell phone.

VERA: Shmaltz’s slave girl assistant. She bears the brunt of his megalomaniac

tirades with a deadpan demeanor. DITTO: Shmaltz’s male slave assistant. Another whipping post for Shmaltz. We

suspect he may be lawyer, but we’re never sure.

ALPHA GUY: A screenwriter. An air of success permeates any room he graces. Your basic, state-of-the-art anti-loser.




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The LoSER PLAYERS

KIRBY: Delusions of being “Hollywood”-sports a ponytail/baseball cap style that was

popular before the millennium. Divorced, middle-aged, he is the most desperate for success of the gang. Don Quixote to his gang of windmill chasers.

DYLAN: Endearing conspiracy, anti-establishment guy. Uber-feminist -but still can’t

get laid. Guilty pleasure: chick flicks. SCRAPPY: Rarely speaks except when he goes into a film rant.

A walking thrift shop disaster & perennial office supply shoplifter. Intimidated by the entire female race.

TRAVIS: A wanna-be Hipster. Playboy of the gang. Unable to pass a

mirror without checking himself out. Obsessed with inventing a new “cutting edge” writing genre. CHESNEY: Sassy, sexy, and not as sophisticated as she thinks. Our losers are obsessed

with her since she clearly wants nothing to do with them. SHMALTZ: Hollywood. Bottom. Feeder. Producer. Talks in Italics. Umbilically connected to his cell phone.

VERA: Shmaltz’s slave girl assistant. She bears the brunt of his megalomaniac

tirades with a deadpan demeanor. DITTO: Shmaltz’s male slave assistant. Another whipping post for Shmaltz. We

suspect he may be lawyer, but we’re never sure.

ALPHA GUY: A screenwriter. An air of success permeates any room he graces. Your basic, state-of-the-art anti-loser.




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CAST

KIRBY....................................................................................................................ROBERT BLANCHE SCRAPPY.............................................................................................. NEIL KOPPLIN TRAVIS.............................................................................................................ROBERT KELI DYLAN .............................................................................................................SIMON MAINWARING CHESNEY.........................................................................................................CHRISTINA MCGRATH SHMALTZ ........................................................................................................CHRIS MURRAY ALPHA .................................................................................................... JOSUA BOTT VERA ...................................................................................................... ALLISON BAUSCH DITTO ..................................................................................................... MATT MORRIS KIRBY’S EX-WIFE................................................................................... LESLIE TAYLOR NEW HUSBAND...................................................................................... CHARLES HEATH TRAVIS’S LOVER ................................................................................... MONA LEIGH JAIL BAIT................................................................................................ MARGARET SAVINAR EGG BOY.........................................................................................................CHRIS ECKERDT THORNE................................................................................................. FRANKIE CROWFLAG BABE ...................................................................................................... NANCY KAM


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LoSERS LoUNGE DIRECTOR’S NOTE: JANINA KIJNER

LoSERS LoUNGE was written & made in the same spirit that many aspiring screenwriters bring to a project; with passion, persistence & a dream. It sprung from a need for comedy, in a post terrorist world, and the belief that friendship, creativity & comradery can bring meaning to life, regardless of what conventional society considers success. As a screenwriter-for-hire, I've often had doormen, plumbers, baristas & almost everybody at any dinner party tell me about the screenplays they're working on, despite their inexperience with the art & craft of writing. Successful and struggling screenwriters often have the same complaints: When you're a screenwriter, facing the blank page every day, suddenly the entire planet becomes a critic, including your own family who doesn't believe that you actually have a "real"job. Writers, like dreamers everywhere, are dissed constantly, but, I truly believe that Quitting is for LoSERS. LoSERS LoUNGE, a 90 minute satire, was shot in 10 nights on digital video under a SAG Agreement.

Contact: Ideal Productions LLC Janina Kijner, Director/Writer [email protected] C: 917-701-4197 OR: Producer's Rep: John Reefer: C: 917-627-5571 [email protected]

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WRITER/DIRECTOR - BRIEF BIO Janina Kijner, an award-winning screenwriter, co-wrote and line produced, duke’s house, an original screenplay based on Duke Ellington, produced by Haus Films in NYC. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2003. Ms. Kijner’s feature-length screenplay, my father’s wedding, was a Quarter-Finalist in the Nicholl Screenwriting

Fellowship Competition 2001. The script was also a Quarter-Finalist in the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition 2001. Ms. Kijner worked for UNICEF in post-war Kosovo as a facilitator on a documentary made by Kosovar-Albanian teens entitled, Postcard from Peje and helmed by Mark Landsman. The documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 and was broadcast on Kosovo’s first independently run, national television station in 2001. She worked as a Multi-Media Arts Facilitator for UNICEF and several NGO's in Kosovo, FRY. Ms. Kijner worked as a screenwriter for hire on: The Rice Burners (Executive Producer, Agnieszka Holland - Washington Square, Europa, Europa), Blye, Private Eye, (adapted from a Nicolas Pilaggi novel) and Once We Were Strangers (Emanuelle Crialese’s Award-winning film; Montreal Film Festival). She has had several stage plays produced at Off-Broadway theatres in NYC, including: One Man Woman Show, The Seductive Hand of Mr. Clean, Dream Play, Tevli’s Journey, and an adaptation of Kafka’s story, In The Penal Colony. Ms. Kijner was a resident Creative Director of Artaban Theatre Company, an international theatre troupe, along with director Robert Gourp, of France’s renown Theatre du Soleil, for two years in Manhattan. Their productions include: an adaptation of Moliere’s Don Juan in Manhattan, Cyrano, Immigrants Looking In; performed at The International Fringe Festival, La Mama’s Annex Theatre, and Theatre Alliance Francais in NYC. Ms. Kijner’s fiction, poetry, and journalism articles have appeared in newspapers and literary magazines. She was the recipient of a Poetry Fellowship from UCLA’s Creative Writing Program in the summer of 1992 and studied in Prague with Nobel-nominated poet, Miroslav Holub. She holds a Masters Degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She wrote, line produced & directed LoSERS LoUNGE under the SAG Experimental Agreement . She recently produced & directed OCD 101, a short digi-comedy in NYC.

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CREATIVE TEAM Ideal Productions LLC

www.losersloungethemovie.com Contact: Ideal Prods: T: 917-701-4197 SHAWN SUNDBY, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Shawn gained experience as a D.P. and Gaffer on the primetime TV comedy series, “The PJ’s” produced by Vinton Studios, where he oversaw multiple camera crews that lit and shot five sets simultaneously for the series. He was recently the Second Unit D.P. on the feature, “Caught in the Act,” starring John Corbett and Sean Astin. JD KIGGINS, EDITOR & POST SUPERVISOR JD has worked as an editor and sound designer in the Northwest and has taught film & television production at Mt. Hood College and Art Institutes International. He wrote, edited, and directed a feature, “The Longest Day of The Century” that played nationally and internationally. He is currently a partner at Blue Dog Recording Studio whose clients include Nike, IndieDVD, and InFocus. UWE SCHENK, COMPOSER Uwe is a talented and distinguished musician and composer. He has scored the soundtracks for several feature films by prestigious directors in Germany in his studio, Frootloop Musikproducktion in Stuttegarte. BMG Music released his band’s latest CD by “The Count Baschie Orchestra” in Europe this year. Uwe composed the score for Ms. Kijner’s last project, “Duke’s House,” and created a mix of blues, funk, experimental techno, and classical music for the LoSERS LoUNGE’s soundtrack.www.frootloop.com.de DREW JOHNSON, POSTER ILLUSTRATOR Drew is the illustrator behind the contemporary “Wonder Woman” superhero of DC Comics. His work was commemorated in an Anniversary “Special Edition” of Wonder Woman illustrators from every decade. He is one of the few comic book artists in the country to sketch by hand, without the use of computer graphics, and designed the LoSERS LoUNGE poster in the same manner. JOHN FISK, MASTER GRAPHIC DESIGNER John is an Award-winning graphic designer, who's honed his talents on such features such as George Lucas's Star Wars the Fifth, worked on the website design of Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), along with creating the brand logo for Sirius Satellite Radio. www.fiskofury.com. . MAJA BOSEN, GRAPHIC DESIGNER Maja brings her funky, whimsical designs to much of LoSERS LoUNGE art. She has worked as an Art Director for DDBO and Ambrosia in Chicago and was the Creative Director for Portland Magazine. She studied at Parsons and runs her own graphic design company, Tasty Brain, in California.

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LoSERS LoUNGE: CREATIVE TEAM

FRANK DiMARCO, STILL PHOTOGRAPHER Frank DiMarco is a Northwest photographer whose work has appeared in international magazines and newspapers. He has worked on numerous Hollywood features, worked for several years in San Francisco, and his photos havebeen published internationally. JOHN MICHAEL REEFER, PRODUCER Producer/Director John Reefer has worked with a diverse group of directors including: David O. Russell, Spike Lee, Lloyd Kaufman & Woody Allen. His Producer credits include: The Game, a feature about the Mayor's race in NYC by Curtis Brown, Friends Forever, a feature about four ethnically diverse women in college, The Oval Portrait, a multi-million feature scheduled to go into production this fall by director Ronan O'Leary. Mr. Reefer is a consulting producer at the New York Film Academy and directed his first short film, The Diploma. He brings his vast experience & skills to LoSERS LoUNGE CHRIS ECKERDT, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Chris has been an indispensable member of the LoSER team. He brings his multi- creative talents to the LoSERS LoUNGE production, and has served as: Location Manager, Art Director, Graphic Designer, Trouble-Shooter, and even managed a cameo as Egg Boy on set between Associate Producer duties. He holds a Bachelor of Art from Lewis & Clark College & has a punk rock band. www.myspace.com/CakeFight. RICHIE ADOMAKO, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Richie is a multi-talented producer, novelist, screenwriter/filmmaker, editor & webmaster in his own right. He has received several Awards & Grants for his creative projects. He is an exceptional asset to Ideal Productions in every way. KYLE CURTIS, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Kyle has been with LoSERS LoUNGE since its inception. He brings his creative talents, love of film & resourcefulness to Ideal Productions. He's also a screenwriter and ran his own video production company, an experience that honed his instincts for nurturing quality indie projects. VERONICA HUNTER, LINE PRODUCER Veronica shares her multi-talents & creativity among independent filmmakers and public television alike. She served as the Production & Education Director at Portland Media Access where she shepherded several documentaries & local features. She currently lives & works in Amsterdam & remains an integral part of the LoSER team. JEFFERY HASSELER, CASTING DIRECTOR Jeffery is a talent agent at Ryan Artists, Portland’s prestigious SAG signatory talent agency. Jeffery has cast the majority of Hollywood motion pictures that have come to town in recent years, including “Mean Creek,” The Ring I and II,” and was a Board Member of the Oregon Media Production Association.

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SCREEN CREDITS PRINCIPAL CAST: kirby robert blanche travis robert keli scrappy neil kopplin dylan simon mainwaring chesney christina mcgrath SUPPORTING CAST: vera allison bausch alpha joshua bott ditto matt morris shmaltz chris murray LOSEH PLAYEZ: (in order of appearance) action adventure mama leslie taylor bad guy charles heath bike thief dean evans cook collin jennings travis’s lover mona leigh jailbait margaret savinar french male voice-over thierry anne french female voice-over celine becaud rex/diner customer michael palmer pussy posse: thorne frankie crowflag babe nancy kam babe 2 joshua bott egg delivery boy chris eckerdt

ASSORTED DAY PLAYEZ: sara bing carly blanche emily blanche hayley blanche nate goodman ila kipilman

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steven kirchner creed spencer chris steele saylor sundby kirby’s dog buddy

PRODUCTION/CREW: executive producers roger & jennifer wood producers

mina dwoskin emil milewski harry zaidman written & directed by janina kijner associate producers kyle curtis christopher eckerdt

richie adomako director of photography shawn sundby composer uwe schenk editors jd kiggins

surya rose casting director jeffery hasseler post supervisor j.d. kiggins line producer veronica hunter assistant director

second assistant director timothy sheils location manager christopher eckerdt

production designers kyle curtis christopher eckerdt make up stylist nancy kam on-set make-up frankie crowflag

costume stylists bradley owen nieman eva malachowski

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on-set sound mixer creed spencer boom collin jennings

assistant camera nate goodman

gaffer chris steele

grips jim dunn

erik fauske chris schramm nick vanderberg dean evans

best boy brian neubauer

script supervisor steven kirchner

on-set still photographer frank dimarco creative consultants eva malachowski john logue post sound design blue dog recording adr,foley,dialogue & sound mix jd kiggins & bruce robertson

post coordinator nina festa production coordinator eric brown graphic designers maja bosen john fisk

surya rose website graphic designer richie adamako poster illustrators drew johnson

ray snyder moose baumann

production assistants david betts lena rush margaret savinar nathan malachowski andrew kelley catering services western culinary institute courtesy of chef michael palmer craft services sarah bing ila kipilman

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sfx equipment bill boggs production

“but i was cool” performed by oscar brown jr.

courtesy of sony music licensing, bootblack publishing, carlin america, inc.

“arms and legs” performed by John Lurie, courtesy of strange & beautiful music & burton goldstein & co. original musical score frootloop musik producktion original recording musicians: uwe schenk organ, piano, programming roland baisch vocals, guitar, drums florian dohrmann bass klaus graf saxophone torsten krill drums oli rubow drums frank wekenmann guitar


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