Big Bang Film Festival
We are pleased to announce the Big Bang Film Festival which is a celebration of some of the most exciting and inventive films in Action, Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema. BBFF will showcase amazing films, some classics, some classics in the making.
BBFF is dedicated to providing a variety of quality films: independents, features, documentaries, foreign films, shorts, and animation. We hope audiences of all ages and cinematic tastes will join us for the adventure.
Philadelphia is an amazing place for film; every neighborhood is a treasure trove of sights, sounds and history. In the last 10 years, more than 80 films have been made in Philadelphia including Lady in the Water, Charlotte’s Web and The Woodsman. The list is growing quickly. The BBFF is a perfect fit for this action-packed, filmmaking city.
The BBFF only happens with the support of our filmmakers, audience members and generous sponsors. We are searching for fresh, bold voices in new American and International cinema and adventurous movie goers to share enjoy them.
Reggie Garrison is a Philadelphia native who loves Action Movies. Growing up in West Philadelphia on a regular diet of Black Belt Theater and the Kung Fu Double Feature, Reggie has long been a fan of the movies that leave you hanging off the edge of your seat, and the people who make those movies. Reggie graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Marketing from the Wharton School of Finance. He works as an IT Specialist and UPenn and manages a successful real estate career in the Philadelphia area as an agent with Century 21. With many years of experience in project planning and information technology, he brings a wealth of dynamic personal and professional tools to this exciting project. And it’s that sense of excitement and dynamism that Reggie plans to bring to Philadelphia with the Big Bang Film Festival.
Florence Mickens brings years of experience in special event planning and administration. She has worked with some of the area’s biggest names in arts and education including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania. Her event planning experience runs the gamut from weddings to theme parties to professional workshops. Florence loves good film and a good fun, with her help, BBFF will provide plenty of both.
Steve Thompson / Thompson Communications
Media Consultant
Began working in advertising and marketing in Southern California in the mid-seventies. (Went to Hollywood Blvd. on Saturday nights to see what Hollywood was really like!) Returned to East in late seventies, and learned business to business advertising at McKinney, Philadelphia. Established Thompson Communications in 1980 as business to business marketing agency.
Shifted from business to business to films in 2001, beginning with “13th Child” the film on the Jersey Devil. Worked with Academy Award Winner Cliff Robertson and Emmy Award Winner Robert Guillaume promoting regional theatrical release of the film. Since then have promoted First Glance and Cape May film festivals, and fourteen other films including James Burke’s “Aurora Borealis” with Donald Sutherland, Joshua Jackson, and Juliete Lewis; “Spider-Man 3,” and many other independently produced films. Now developing Cinema News Wire as a showcase for independently produced films that are completed and seeking distribution.
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