NEWS

January 8th, 2009- It's a New Year! And we think 09 will be the best year yet!

Sorry, I've been tardy in posting up the last signing pics...for now I have some that Moon Yun gave. Also, we have winners to the All for Melissa contest. The winner will be notified and we'll have pics of them soon. Sorry for that delay but we were wrapped up in holiday stuff. Thanks to everyone that came out and showed support for our little movie. It's been a great time meeting everyone!

December 2nd, 2008-More press on All for Melissa from KGMB.

Terry Hunter caught up with us at Barnes and Noble on black friday.

 

November 30th, 2008

The signings are going great! We were mentioned in both papers. Check out the Star Bulletin's story by clicking here. Check out the Advertiser story here. Milan and Jane were on KITV 4 in the morning of Black Friday. Even KGMB came by Barnes and Noble as we met a ton of people buying the DVD. Afterwards, we headed to Borders in Windward Mall.

We have added more pics on our wall of fans. These were the buyers that really stood out as we just had to put their pics on the page. Scroll down to view them and see where the next signing will be. Your pic may be next to be added.

 

November 26, 2008- An ALL FOR MELISSA CONTEST! For those looking for the hookup date!

Win a date night on us!

Email us at allformelissa@gmail.com

Send us an email telling us why you need a date night. Funny/Awesome reasons are welcomed. The winner's email will be posted.

Contest opens: November 28, 2008
Closes: December 15, 2008
Winner announced: December 21, 2008

Prize: An autographed DVD of All For Melissa
$50 Visa Gift Card (for Dinner)
In home aromatherapy spa treatment for two courtesy of Love Luna Spa

Love Luna

UPDATED November 23, 2008

We are off to a great start! The DVD is NOW available in Hawaii at local Borders, Barnes and Nobles and nationally at Best Buys and Amazon

The DVD is loaded with goodies and we honestly think you'll dig it.

We have had a lot of fun at the signings and we will be posting pics from each signing. There are still a lot more left!!! Scroll down to see the schedule for the remaining signings!

 

11/11/08 Waikele Borders-Our very first buyer!

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Friends from the Mason Family

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11/11/08 Ward Borders-Even John Berger has stopped by.

Ward pic

 

 

11/15/08 Pearlridge Borders-We met some new friends that so happened to be big Twilight fans.

Pearlridge Pic

 
 

 

11/28/08 Ala Moana Barnes and Noble-An Avid Local Film Supporter

Ala Moana Barnes and Noble

More fans

A Campbell High School teacher! My old school!

 
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11/28/08 Windward Mall Borders

Desi and Cliff are long time supporters and it was great to see them on the Windward side! Milan is excited to see them.

Nate! We love you! We even waited for you!

Pat saw the film at HIFF and thought it was fantastic! He showed us his pictures with A list actors and we were impressed. As he walked out he told us we were in the same album as the A listers! Yes, we made it into Pat's photo album!

One of first visitors at Windward! You rock!

 

 

12/06-Waikele Borders- Local supporters and one of our first buyers! They bought three copies!

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Yeah! Thanks for making our day!

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Terry Hunter put in the good word and it paid off. Thanks for listening to Terry's sage opinion!

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12/ 07 Pearlridge Borders

He saw it at the film festival TWICE! And liked it enough to buy the DVD too!

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Dane stopped by and also shared a DVD of his movie. Haven't seen it yet but looking forward to it.

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I got one more from someone who bought the DVD a few weeks back and walked by and told us he enjoyed the movie (as soon as I get the pic uncorrupted, it shall be up)

12/13/08

We got video. Not too many people came as it was a very rainy day but we were entertained throughout with live performances. Click on the link for the video.

Diamond Head Video Video

 
12/20/08
Windward Mall Borders
12pm-2pm
12/21/08
Ward Borders
5pm-7pm

 

July 14, 2008

We are in! We are officially in the FROM HERE TO AWESOME showcase! Thanks for voting for us!

April 13, 2008

We entered a cool contest called FROM HERE TO AWESOME where the top ten films will be seen all around the world in theaters, mobile devices and etc. Help us to get into the top ten by voting for us. Hit the "THIS FILM SEEMS AWESOME NOTIFY ME OF SCREENINGS" button HERE and comment, rate, subscribe to our videos, and favorite the YOUTUBE video. Also become our MYSPACE friend. The more votes from each link, the better the chance our film will be deemed "AWESOME!"

 

Honolulu Advertiser, October 20, 2007

HIFF's sold-out 'All for Melissa' shot by local filmmaker-Advertiser Staff


"All for Melissa," the first full-length feature by local filmmaker Gerard Elmore, screens at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival at 9:45 p.m. tonight at Regal Dole Cinemas.

Elmore has made a splash locally with his string of short films such as "The Making of the Karaoke Video" and "Barry." Now he unleashes his first feature, which he has been mapping out for the past two years. Shot by Academy for Creative Media instructor Anne Misawa on O'ahu, "Melissa" follows Jared Rogers, a 22-year-old dreamer stuck in a go-nowhere office job and obsessed with an actress named Melissa Williams. Unrequited love, menehunes and aspiring filmmakers figure in the film, which stars Milan Tresnak, Jane Benney, Andy Bumatai, Kimberly Estrada and Maxwell Smart.

Tickets are sold out, but there's still the rush line (and usually most people in the rush line make it in — although Elmore has a lot of acquaintances).

 

Star Bulletin, February 15, 2007

Elmore ready to finish his first feature written by Katherine Nichols


HAWAII FILMMAKER Gerard Elmore will wrap his first feature-length movie in Hawaii this weekend. "All for Melissa" is about a young man who wants to meet a certain fictitious movie star. But as writer/director/producer Elmore said, it's really a "coming of age story more than anything."

Elmore, whose film "Valtor vs. the Universe" won best short at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2005, hired local actors, including stars Jane Benney, Milan Tresnak and Kimberly Estrada. Andy Bumatai and Stan Egi also are in the film, much of which was shot outdoors on Oahu.

The veteran of more than 30 shorts says he's been working up to a full-length movie. "It's like you're making 10 short films, and you're doing it back to back over a short time frame," Elmore said.

Ten months as a video correspondent on the Nascar circuit helped Elmore save enough money to finance most of the film himself. He's also relied on the generosity of local sponsors. "The only reason this movie is being made is because so many people are helping me out," he said. "It's like a family."

Steady-cam operator Dean Sensui described "All for Melissa" as an offbeat comedy. "Gerard's got a pretty wild imagination," said Sensui.

 

Quotes

"A funny, sweet comedy with a delightful romantic sensitivity." -Aint It Cool News"A funny, sweet comedy with a delightful romantic sensitivity." -Albert Lanier of Aint It Cool News

"Director Gerard Elmore ("the boy genius" ) certainly knows how to put the asses in the seats. It's Elmore's best film yet, so don't miss it!" -Art House Monster

"The best local produced feature in years, a hit at its premiere at the Hawaii International Film Festival" -Cinema Paradise

 

All for Melissa was an Official Selection at these Film Festivals.

From Here To Awesome
HIFFSELECTION
CINEMAPARADISE OFFICIAL SELECTION

 

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