ABOUT BURNT ORANGE PRODUCTIONS
In 2003, the University of Texas at Austin introduced an innovative complement to the film school model comprised of two key organizations: The UT Film Institute and Burnt Orange Productions. Together they produce low-budget, independent feature films for theatrical release.
UT FILM INSTITUTE
The University of Texas Film Institute (UTFI): enhances film education by placing UT students alongside professionals in the creation of independent feature films, fuses technological innovation with creative application, and cultivates filmmaking talent in Texas’ growing film community.
BURNT ORANGE PRODUCTIONS
Burnt Orange Productions is a for-profit company dedicated to producing feature films for theatrical release. With the goal of producing low-budget, independent features that can be filmed in Texas, but able to breach the realm of Texas-based stories, Burnt Orange Productions allows industry professionals to work side-by-side with UT student interns and apprentices. Burnt Orange Productions anticipates the completion of eight or nine films in its first three years.
FILMS
Films made by Burnt Orange Productions include:
THE QUIET: directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Micah Schraft and Abdi Nazemian, starring Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan and Shawn Ashmore. THE QUIET was acquired by ScreenGems International and released in North America by Sony Pictures Classics in the Fall of 2006.
THE CASSIDY KIDS: directed by Jacob Vaughan, written by Tasca Shadix & Tom Willett and Bryan Poyser, starring Kadeem Hardison, Anne Ramsay and Judah Friedlander. THE CASSIDY KIDS premiered at the 2006 South By Southwest Film Festival.
HOMO ERECTUS: written and directed by Adam Rifkin, starring Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, Hayes MacArthur, David Carradine, Gary Busey, Carol Alt and Talia Shire. HOMO ERECTUS premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival.
ELVIS AND ANABELLE: written and directed by Will Geiger, starring Blake Lively, Max Minghella, Mary Steenburgen, Keith Carradine and Joe Mantegna. ELVIS AND ANABELLE premiered at the 2007 South By Southwest Film Festival.