Welcome to

Cohencidence Productions, LLC

 

a Vegas-based film and television

production company

headed by

screenwriter Joshua A. Cohen.

 

 

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5 September 2009

  • The mutli-wrap party was a huge success. We had 70+ attendees, watched some good shorts, and helped a lot of Las Vegas filmmakers and actors connect

  • The teaser short is online. Please rate it and send it to your friends.

  • Movie star casting announcement coming Tuesday!

  • "Red Herring" director Ousa Khun is working on updating our company logo and intro animation.

 

30 August 2009

  • "Red Herring: Prologue" is wrapped. Teaser short should be online by this weekend.

  • Check out some of the artwork used in the film at www.DamnedInkStudios.com. Thanks to Danny Roberts, Damned Ink Studios & Gail Bowman.

  • Special thanks to Charlie Bass, Colleen Aiken, Gail Bowman, Martin Nossov, and Julie Goldman for their contributions.

  • We have decided on Kunitaro Ohi as our Director of Photography.

  • Wrap party scheduled for Friday night for "Prologue" and Teaser Spot, along with the Baldomero Brothers' zombie flick and Stray Dog Films's "Turn of Fate." Members of the Las Vegas film community is welcome to join us.

27 August 2009

  • PR is starting to build - The Review-Journal will be writing one or more articles about our production; we will get a mention in a big magazine interview with one of our movie stars, and our first radio interview is scheduled for early Sept.

  • Cast for "Prologue" is now official: Tyler Vincent, Lanette Fugit, Cesar Lozcano and William Jackson.

 

25 August 2009

  • Casting announcements today! Check our cast page to see if you made it!

  • Updated poster coming this week.

  • This weekend we are filming "Prologue," a 3-minute short film that will serve as a viral teaser/trailer, taking place before the film. The goal is to build public awareness and a fan base. Please help spread the word!

 

 

21 August 2009

"Red Herring" Production Updates

  • Principal photography has been moved back one week to accommodate one of our stars. We are scheduled to begin filming 21 September and wrap 16 October.
  • We will be shooting a short film next Saturday, 29 August, as a preview/teaser.
  • Employee and independent contractor agreements are being prepared and should be available within days.
  • Website has been updated

 

 

20 August 2009

"Turn of Fate" is Completed

"Turn of Fate," the short film written and executive produced by Joshua A. Cohen, has been completed and submitted to the Project: Twenty1 film festival. It was directed by Christopher Ordaz and produced by Matthew Halvorson of Stray Dog Films. Completed film should be online shortly.

 

14 August 2009

"Red Herring" Production Updates

  • We have received strong interest from 2 major Hollywood actors. We hope to have them signed and announce their attachment soon.
  • Locals casting is now completed. We had 224 actors come out from 4 states for 25 roles. We invited 49 for call-backs, and have about 90% of the roles decided. We are still making a few tough decisions, so no announcements will not be made just yet.
  • Locations are coming along. We've secured an incredible 16,000sf mansion, a top-name MMA gym, Red Rock Canyon, an airplane hangar, a penthouse loft, and even a house that we can set on fire!
  • Our first two "disasters" have struck: Our HDD crashed, and we lost about 2 hours of call-back footage. However, we should be able to recover it. Also, the key actors that we were having a tough time deciding on were all awesome enough to come back and give another reading. The second mini-disaster is that the cops were called on us (for the first time). It was for something insignificant, and before leaving, they asked if they could be in the movie.
 

4 August 2009

Majestic Peak Trading

Our first corporate video is now online. While Cohencidence does not specialize in corporate videos, we do knock it out of the park when hired to. www.MajesticPeakTrading.com.

 
 

1 August 2009

"Turn of Fate"

Joshua A. Cohen is now writing and executive producing a short film for Stray Dog Films as part of the Project: Twenty1 film festival. It is an existential, metaphysical, ethos drama about a mourning father attempting to exact revenge upon Fate herself.

Filming Aug. 8-9 and premiering in Philadelphia shortly thereafter.

 

 
24 July 2009

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15 July 2009

Red Herring is Now Casting

Casting is to be held Aug 6, 7, and 8 inside Hollywood Studios, Las Vegas at the corner of Nevso and Hugh Hefner Dr, behind the Palms Casino. Most roles are paid, and everyone will receive copy, credit & meals. This is a SAG Ultra-Low Budget Feature, so both Union and Non-Union actors are welcome to apply. Please go to our casting page for breakdown and other info. Good luck!

 

 
5 July 2009

Cohencidence Goes RED

Cohencidence Productions, in association with GotFilms, has purchased a RED ONE Digital Cinema package. Red One is the best camera on the planet. We will be using the Red for "Red Herring," and making it available for daily and weekly rentals. Please see the Red One page for details.

 

3 July 2009

Project Twenty1

Joshua Cohen of Cohencidence Productions, will be writing and executive producing a 10-minute short for Stray Dog Films as part of the Project Twenty1 film festival out of Philadelphia. The project runs August 1-22 with our anticipated filming dates Aug 7 & 9.

 

 
2 July 2009

"Red Herring" Update

* We are making progress in finding a star for our film.

* Richard Baldomero has been named as our Asst. Director.

* Claim Jumper and Jason's Deli have agreed to sponsor us with some meals for cast and crew.

* We are now officially registered on IMDb!

 

 

19 June 2009

Feature Film Update

* Cohencidence has selected Ousa Khun as the director of our first feature film, "Red Herring." In addition to dozens of corporate and music videos, Ousa has directed 2 ultra-low budget features. After an extensive selection process with more than 65 applicants, Ousa proved he was the best with camera work, style, actor direction and dedication. Congratulations and welcome to the team, Ousa!

* Production schedule has been moved up to anticipate better weather. We are now tentatively scheduled to shoot weekdays Sept 14th - Oct 16th.

* Casting for supporting roles is tentatively scheduled for August 2-4.

* Tropical Smoothie Cafe and Ricardo's Mexican Restaurant have generously agreed to cater some meals for the cast and crew. Please go eat at their restaurants and thank them for their generosity!

* We continue to discuss the opportunity with investors and several B- and C-level Hollywood stars.

More to come soon.

 

25 May 2009

Cohencidence wraps first corporate video shoot.

The one-day shoot for Majestic Peak Trading will be cut into 2 short videos and online in a couple of weeks.

 

 
5 May 2009

Cohencidence Productions Featured in Article

Click here to read the full article by Danielle Nadler.

 

 

 

3 May 2009

Feature Film in Pre-Production!

"Red Herring" the first feature film to be produced by Cohencidence Productions, is now in pre-production. Shooting is scheduled for Oct 5 - Nov 6. We are now seeking a Director to helm the project and Executive Producers who would consider investing in the film. Please contact Joshua for the script and package.

 

 

2 May 2009

"Project Z" is Wrapped!

Our 3-day shoot was our biggest and best ever, with as many as 50 cast & crew on set at a time. Almost everything went smoothly, and we consider it our best work to date. The short zombie film written, directed, edited and executive produced by the Baldomero Brothers, is intended to be our calling card to show investors the level of quality of which we are capable.

We are currently in post and should be premiering the film in early June. Stay tuned!

 

 

 

19 April 2009

"Missing Pieces" is Wrapped!

Our entry into the 48 Hour Film Project 2009. We pulled the "Buddy Film" genre and had to include:

* A character named James Switzer, electrician

* A plate

* The line: "Just remember, you didn't hear it from me."

 

This was a true story by Richard Baldomero, written by Joshua A. Cohen, directed by Forrest Olinger, and starring Ross Alzina and Damien Horton.

 

The film premiered April 23rd at Brendan Theaters inside the Palms. We had a great response from the audience.

 

Our production was also covered by The View News. Click here to read the full article by Danielle Nadler.

 

Special thanks to our sponsor, Tropical Smoothie Cafe!

 

 

 

5 March 2009

 

"Patient Zero" is a Winner!

 

Our entry in the 2009 A3F (Almost Famous Film Festival) is called "Patient Zero." We had 2 days to create a 1-5 minute film with the following elements:

 

* Theme: A great loss

* Someone opening or closing a backpack

* The line "This changes everything."

 

The film was written by Joshua A. Cohen, directed by Forrest Olinger, and starred Amanda Ouest and James Silvas. We were a Top 20 finisher, and Amanda won an individual acting award.

 

 You can read the shooting script here and watch the finished film to the right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 December 2008

 

"Envision" is Wrapped!

 

This 5-minute short for YouTube's 2009 Project:Direct is a psycho-sexual suspense thriller starring Bernard Bryan and Jean Sulli. We had to include 3 props (a red telephone, a soccer ball, and an instant photo). You can read the shooting script and watch the final film here. Everyone involved did a fantastic job.

 

 

28 October 2008

 

"Shocking" is Wrapped!

 

Our entry in the 2008 National Film Challenge is called "Shocking." We had 3 days to create a 4-7 minute film with the following elements:

* Horror or Comedy

* A character named Stuart Gordon, a financial advisor

* A helmet

* The line "Enough Already!"

The film was written by Joshua A. Cohen, directed by Chris Giovingo, and starred Damien Horton. We completed photography in about 14 hours. Be sure to read the shooting script and check out our production stills.

 

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15 August 2008

 

"The Proposition" is Online!

 

This short film was directed by Richard Baldomero and Joshua A. Cohen, and starred Reniet Ramirez and Greta Jawel. Filming took about 3 hours on August 12th. It is now online. Watch the film to the right, then click here to read the script. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

28 July 2008

 

"Daycare" is Online!

 

Cohencidence Productions has just produced the short film "Daycare." It was our first film that wasn't made for a contest or festival, and we consider it our best work to date.

 

It was directed by Richard & Brian Baldomero, and starred Olivia Arellano, Fletcher Sharp, and Evan Keith. The full movie is now online. Please read the script, then watch the film. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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WINNER!

Best Direction

2008

7 July 2008

 

"Posers" is a Winner!

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS GIOVINGO AND JONATHAN "ICEMAN" KNUDSEN FOR WINNING THE "BEST DIRECTION" AWARD AT THIS YEAR'S 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT!

 

Cohencidence Productions has just produced the short film "Posers." It was written, produced, edited and scored in less than 2 days. Created as our entry for the 48HFP, we randomly drew cop/detective as our genre and had to include:

 

* a character named Gina Longfellow, a PR whiz

* a backpack

* the line "Can I please get some peace and quiet?"

 

It was written by Joshua A. Cohen based on a screen story by Rafal Brjesky, and starred Anthony Mingilino and Erin Michael. The full movie is now online. You can also read the final shooting script here. Enjoy!

 

 

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10 November 2007

 

"All Growns Up"


Cohencidence Productions, in association with Mindsgate Media, produced "All Growns Up," a short film for YouTube's Project:Direct contest. This is a 7-minute short featuring all child actors satirizing adult melodrama. It was directed by Anton Wannenburg and starred Damien Lee Horton and Dayva Mae Lewis.

 

The elements we had to include were:

 

* A character facing a situation above his or her maturity level.

* The passing of a photograph.

* The line "I've had it with these shenanigans! What do you have to say?"

You can watch the final, entered film here. You can also read the full script here.

 

 

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9 August 2007

 

Our first production was a short film called "Fertility," written, produced, edited and scored in less than 2 days. Created as our entry for the 48 Hour Film Project, we randomly drew horror as our genre and had to include:

  • * a character named Edna Stewart (a collector)

  • * a billiard ball as a prop

  • * the line "There's nothing like it."

Our cast and crew numbered 22, and we completed the film with an hour to spare. It was produced in association with Prolym Enterprises, directed by Chris Giovingo, and starred Peggy Anger and Paul Michael Bloodgood. Please watch the final edit here and check out the final shooting script.

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional projects are in the works and others are available for sale and co-production. For a full list, please view the screenwriting portfolio. Mr. Cohen will also available for assignment work, both locally and virtually.

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WANTED:

 

Cohencidence is currently seeking investors who wish to create, promote and potentially profit from the art of filmmaking. Please send an email to Joshua A. Cohen with your contact information so that we can discuss potential projects on which we can work together.

Cohencidence is also maintaining a file of local Las Vegas actors and actresses interested in future work. To be kept on file, please submit your resume, headshot and/or weblinks here.

 

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To contact Cohencidence Productions for any other reason, please send an email to Joshua A. Cohen.

 

 

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