'ROUND MIDNIGHT is among several films that will air on "Iowa Independent Filmmaker Showcase," a new statewide television series presented on the Mediacom Connections Channel.

The first episode of the series airs tonight from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. (CST) on Mediacom channel 22.

The line-up for the first episode includes the following films (with running times), all of which previously screened at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival:

THE SUMMER HOUSE - dir. Joel Sadilek (11:30)
'ROUND MIDNIGHT - dir. Andy Brodie (4:15)
WHAT'S 2+3? - dir. Peter Hawley (11:30)
THE PERSECUTION OF AL KIDA - dir. Ben Godar (4:19)
THE POWER OF LOVE - dir. Rick Amundson (8:00)
BROTHERS SING ON - THE ROAD TO ST. PETER'S - dir. Paul Marlow and Mark Janssen (58:00)

A regular air-time schedule for the series hasn't been determined, but keep an eye on the Iowa Film News site for future announcements.

8 JANUARY 2006 - An overdue news update

This site has been dormant long enough. So... here's word from Andy on what he's been up to:

Dear Readers,

There have been many goings on throughout the fall, including post-production on my short film and my work as programming director of the Bijou Theater.

In early September I returned from a Labor Day weekend at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado. Attending the festival's annual Student Symposium, I was fortunate to meet new friends (hello to Sergey, Anna and Nicole!) and get an early look at some tremendous films. The symposium also includes discussion sessions with filmmakers who have work in the festival. Personal favorites included Michael Haneke (CACHE) and Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (L'ENFANT), as well as novelist Don DeLillo (acting as the festival's guest director) and theatre/opera director Peter Sellars.

Andy with fellow symposium participants Anna Higgs and Sergey Loginov after a mountain rain in Telluride. Photo by Nicole Smalley.

Back from Telluride, the Bijou's fall schedule was already underway, and it's been a busy and rewarding semester. We screened more than 25 films in our regular programming and began preparing for the Bijou's move into a new theater space as part of a renovation of the Iowa Memorial Union. Included in our fundraising efforts for the new theater, the Bijou will host a performance by the amazing Alloy Orchestra in June at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City. Keep an eye on the Bijou's website if you're interested in theater news.

On the filmmaking front, work continues on my short, which is nearing completion. There will be a second news post with updates on the film.

I've also been slack in updating my indieWIRE blog, but I do plan to post entries more regularly in 2006. One entry I did write, in response to a report on BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN on the Drudge Report, actually earned me an invitation to speak about the film (albeit briefly) on the BBC's radio programme World Have Your Say. So there are readers, as long as I actually provide content.

Thank you much for your interest in my work, and please do check back for further news updates.

Best wishes,

Andy

12 AUGUST 2005 - Short film shoot wraps in Ames

Andy recently wrapped production on his latest project, a short film shot July 24-26 in his hometown of Ames, Iowa.

The silent film was shot on Kodak's black-and-white Super 8 Tri-X reversal stock. Footage was processed by Forde Labs in Seattle, and is currently being transferred to video for editing by Flying Spot Film Transfer.

The composition and recording of an orignal score will follow editing this fall, and the film will be ready to go for festival submissions by spring.

Here's a production still of Andy checking the framing of a shot from high-above:

12 JULY 2005 - 'Round Midnight opens outdoor film series

'ROUND MIDNIGHT preceded a free, outdoor screening of "The Wizard of Oz" in downtown Iowa City on July 9.

The screening kicked off the Saturday Night Free Movie Series -- an outdoor film screening every Saturday night in July on the lawn of the University of Iowa's Pentacrest, projected on a screen hung from the columns of Macbride Hall.

The series plans to showcase short works by local filmmakers before each week's feature presentation.

'ROUND MIDNIGHT playing on the outdoor screen:

30 JUNE 2005 - Student Symposium at Telluride Film Festival

Andy is one of 50 students nationwide selected to participate in a Student Symposium at the Telluride Film Festival, Sept. 2-5 in Telluride, Colorado.

As described by the festival itself:
"For over 3 decades the Telluride Film Festival has been a Labor Day weekend celebration commemorating the art of filmmaking: honoring the great masters of cinema, discovering the rare and unknown, premiering new works by the world's greatest directors and the latest in independent film to a small mountain town in Colorado."

Andy is honored to be selected for the symposium and will be writing about the experience for indieWIRE.

07 MAY 2005 - Summer production set for July

Andy will direct a short film this summer in his hometown of Ames, Iowa. Shooting dates are July 23-27.

The lead role will be played by Iowa State University theatre professor Patrick Gouran, an award-winning stage and screen actor with a long list of production experience.

Also appearing in the film will be Seattle-based musician Jason Webley.

Check back for updates!

04 APRIL 2005 - 'Round Midnight wins CRIFF award

'Round Midnight won the Gold Eddy Award for Best Student Documentary at the 2005 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.

Thanks to Emily Light for snapping a photo in the theater lobby following the awards ceremony.

For further information on the festival, visit www.crifilms.com.

01 APRIL 2005 - Festival coverage in Iowa State Daily

Today's Iowa State Daily features an article on "'Round Midnight," which is screening this weekend at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.

Andy worked at the student newspaper during the year he spent at Iowa State University as a journalism major.

Also featured in the article is fellow Daily alum Ben Godar, a friend of Andy's who is now finishing the graduate program in screenwriting at Chapman University in Orange, California. Ben's short narrative film, "The Persecution of Al Kida," is also screening at the Cedar Rapids festival.

31 MARCH 2005 - Screening at Iowa City doc festival

'ROUND MIDNIGHT is an Official Selection of the 2005 Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival, to be held April 14-17 on the University of Iowa campus.

It will screen in Competition Program #4 (11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.) on Saturday, April 16 in Tippie Auditorium, Papajohn Business Building.

The festival will be juried by documentary filmmaker Sam Green ("The Weather Underground") and Los Angeles-based filmmaker and CalArts faculty member Rebecca Baron. For details, visit www.icdocs.org.

10 MARCH 2005 - 'Round Midnight to premiere at CRIFF

'ROUND MIDNIGHT is an Official Selection of the 2005 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.

CRIFF Screenings
- Friday, April 1 at 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 2 in a program that begins at 6:30 p.m.

Andy will attend Saturday evening.

The festival is at the Collins Road Theater, 1462 Twixt Town Road, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For details and the full schedule, visit www.crifilms.com.