DiBernardo Productions LLC

10/07/2025

Join us October 17–19 at the Catherine Cummings Theatre in Cazenovia for the Syracuse International Film Festival’s 22nd Anniversary, where we proudly present the Lumen Award to Tom Seeley!

A night of film, inspiration, and community ✨

About Tom Seeley:
Tom Seeley is a writer with over 25 years of network television experience. His credits include CHEERS, NEWHART, STATE OF GRACE, and MURPHY BROWN. He has won both an EMMY Award and the Humanitas Prize, taught screenwriting at Syracuse University and Ithaca College, consulted in Moscow for EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, and has written several documentaries for WCNY, where he has been active for the past two years. Tom also mentors emerging filmmakers through WCNY’s Entertainment Academy, which has trained over 70 people for careers in Central New York’s TV and film industry.


🎟️ www.syrfilm.com

09/17/2025

🎬 Day 2 – Saturday, October 18, 2025
📍 Catherine Cummings Theatre, Cazenovia, NY
🕠 Doors Open 10:30 AM | Close 10:15 PM

✨ Highlights ✨

🎥 Morning Film Block (11:00 AM – 12:50 PM) – Shorts in horror, drama, animation, Indigenous cinema & war, plus filmmaker Q&As.

🎶 Goddess of Slide: The Forgotten Story of Ellen McIlwaine (1:15 PM – 2:46 PM) + Q&A with Alfonso Maiorana.

🎭 Pieces of Lilo (3:11 PM – 4:41 PM)

🎬 Video Ocean (5:06 PM – 6:07 PM) & Undeniable Evidence

🔥 Insane (7:05 PM – 7:40 PM) + Q&A with Sonia Blangiardo & Brandon Goins.

🔪 Closing Feature: American Psycho (8:05 PM – 9:47 PM) + Q&A with screenwriter Guinevere Turner.

🎟 Free for students with valid ID – first come, first served!

09/16/2025

🎬 Syracuse International Film Festival– Day 1 Schedule 🎬
📅 Friday, October 17, 2025
📍 Catherine Cummins Theatre | Cazenovia, NY
🕠 Doors Open: 5:30 PM | Close: 10:15 PM

✨ Full Lineup:
6:00 PM – 6:05 PM | Opening Remarks
Festival welcome

6:05 PM – 7:05 PM | Entertainment Panel – Part 1
🎤 Discussion & Q&A
Education Panelists:
Kristen Bauer-Gross – Actress, Model & Educator, Kristen B Coaching
Mac Cushing – Film & Media Professional, WCNY Academy / Salt City Grip
Adria Dawn – Actress, Filmmaker & Educator, Syracuse University / Tarleton-Dawn Productions
Dean Lyons – Animator & VFX Supervisor, Five Peaks Animation / Syracuse University
Alex Méndez Giner – Cinematographer, Filmmaker & Professor, Syracuse University
Greg Robbins – Robbins Stunt Team
David Tarleton – Filmmaker & Chair of Film and Media Arts, Syracuse University / Tarleton-Dawn Productions
Guinevere Turner – Screenwriter, Actress & Director, Syracuse University
Joann Yarrow – Theatre & Film Director/Producer, Syracuse Stage / Distinctive Voices

7:05 PM – 7:15 PM | Intermission

7:15 PM – 8:15 PM | Industry Panel – Part 2
🎤 Discussion & Q&A
Industry Panelists:
Kyle Mecca, Harry Lipsitz & Peter Johnson – Casting, Casting Buffalo
Jason Howard – Picture Cars, Upstate Entertainment
Alex Korman – Grants, CNY Arts Executive Director
Stephen Long – Gaffer, Upstate Down Entertainment
Simone Palanker – Hair & Makeup
Rod Wallenbeck – Catering, Roddather’s Catering

8:15 PM – 8:30 PM | Transition & Group Photo
📸 All panelists together before film screening

8:30 PM – 9:59 PM | Film Screening
🎬 A Tantalizing
Director: Katie Prael
Category: Made in NY Feature Films
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Dark Comedy, Psychological
Runtime: 1 hr 28 min 46 sec

9:59 PM – 10:00 PM | Closing Remarks
Festival wrap-up 🎉

Join us for an inspiring night of film, discussion, and community!
👉 syracusefilmfest.com/october-17-19-2025/

09/03/2025

🍰 Big thanks to Price Chopper Supermarkets in Watertown, NY for keeping our EXscaped & Unraveled: The Prelude to EXscaped cast & crew fueled with the sweetest cake at our Applebee's Grill + Bar afterparty! 🎉 You made the wrap party extra special. 💙

09/02/2025

EXTRAS CASTING OPPORTUNITY

WHEN: 2-3 hours on Monday, 9/8.
SLOT A: 9am-12pm @ 605 N Salina St, Syracuse, NY 13208
SLOT B: 2pm-4pm @ 211 E Molloy Rd, Mattydale, NY 13211

WHO: Looking for college age students for documentary recreation.

PAY: $50

PROJECT: Streaming Feature Documentary

PLEASE E-MAIL:
[email protected]
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08/28/2025

“Tomorrow. It begins. 💀 The Strand in Watertown hosts the ultimate double feature: EXscaped and Unraveled. Will you escape… or unravel?”

08/26/2025

“3 DAYS to go! Suspense. Mystery. Fear. Two stories collide in one unforgettable night at The Strand Theatre. 👁️”

08/26/2025

🌟 Only 4 Days Away! 🌟

We’re rolling out the red carpet THIS FRIDAY for a night of film, storytelling, and style! 🎬✨

📅 Friday, August 29 | 6 PM – 10 PM
📍 Harmonny Performing Arts Center
136 Franklin Street, Watertown, NY
🔗 facebook.com/harmonnypac

🎥 Double Feature Premiere
EXscaped
Unraveled: The Prelude to EXscaped

🎟 Tickets
General Admission: $20 | Groups of 4: $75 | Groups of 10: $200
VIP (includes BOTH posters + priority seating): $40 | Group VIPs available

Cast & Crew: $10

✨ Highlights
Walk the Red Carpet 📸
Official Posters ($10 each) 🖼

Experience two unforgettable stories of survival, resilience, and truth 💔➡️❤️

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Cultivate engaging, artistic experiences in Northern New York by fostering musical & creative talents to enrich the community through education, participation, appreciation, & enjoyment of the performing arts.

08/25/2025

“Only 4 DAYS left! The Strand in Watertown will never be the same. 🎬 Be there for the horror double feature of the year.”

08/24/2025

“5 DAYS until the lights go down… and the fear takes over. 💀 The double feature of EXscaped + Unraveled is almost here.”

05/21/2025

05/20/2025