Firesite Films

12/08/2025

Excited for this film & TV networking event 🎬📺🎤🤝😁👍

Hello fellow CTFTVA Alliance Members! We are co-hosting our December networking event with the amazing Bridgeport University! This is a time to connect with your fellow film and television professionals and have a festive good time!

The Alliance Board will have plenty of amazing announcements about our plans for 2026 and beyond! We are excited to share our vision for Connecticut and hear your thoughts as well.

This is a free event for all Alliance members.

We look forward to seeing everyone!

10/30/2025

Psyched to share the GOSA story!

The 2025 Groton Open Space Association (GOSA) Annual Meeting celebrated the organization’s legacy and ongoing mission to protect Southeastern Connecticut’s natural heritage. The event featured a special video series produced by Alec Asten of Firesite Films, chronicling GOSA’s journey from its grassroots beginnings — preserving Haley Farm and Bluff Point — to its evolution as a land trust dedicated to land, water, and wildlife conservation.

The video segments highlighted:

🌳 GOSA’s origin story and community advocacy
🌳 Transition to a land trust and strategic partnerships
🌳 Property management and stewardship efforts
🌳 Community engagement through education, outreach, and sponsored hikes

Alec Asten, an award-winning local filmmaker, was welcomed as the guest speaker, and the meeting concluded with thanks to all contributors, including the Firesite Films crew, graphic designer George Sherman, and numerous video participants and volunteers who have shaped GOSA’s success.

Videos will be hosted on our website and shared with the membership once finalized. Thank you all for your on-going support for GOSA!

10/24/2025

Mystic Film Festival is an annual event showcasing independent feature-length and short-form narrative films and documentaries from around the world. The fe...

10/20/2025

Reserve your tickets for the 2025 Essex Film Fest! 🎥🤩
https://www.youressexlibrary.org/adult.../essex-film-fest/

Held in a storied New England river town, the Essex Film Fest is a curated weekend event celebrating independent film and Connecticut River Valley heritage.

The first annual Essex Film Fest will take place November 14–15, 2025. The inaugural guest is indie producer Mike S. Ryan, a veteran filmmaker behind a wide range of critically acclaimed films.

Tickets are offered free of charge with a suggested donation that directly supports the Essex Library and the festival.

Check out our website to view the full film lineup, event schedule, and ticket information! See less

08/15/2025

Behold, TANTHAR, born in the cold northwoods of Thuria, his heroic tales will be told through the mists of time beside our Firesite. He will become a legendary swashbuckler and warrior whom travels across a primeval world, seeking treasures from lost civilizations and battles savage beasts, witches, demons and tyrants who grind nations beneath their heels. For the meek and the defenseless, his coming is salvation; for the cruel, he is the herald of their doom.

Check out our trailer and let us know what you think.

06/11/2025

Psyched to post our latest music video for Steve Smith & The Nakeds.
🎸GREAT music , 🌊GREAT location , 😄GREAT time! 🔥🎬
THANK YOU for letting us be a part of your magic! ✨

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You!

Steve Smith and The Nakeds - "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"Music and Lyrics by Kevin CasonDirector - Alec Astin for Firesite Films© Bonehead Records 2025. A...

05/05/2025

WOW!...😳

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/trump-tariff-foreign-film-national-security-1236386566/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKFMhxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFGOHVsWlA3V1RwQVFMRzZVAR5g5BOu36jBjDhp4zTAg6e8SaO5ughC0TWZ1SdZt30vF79V2tt4P7Z4fK8v4w_aem_nw59Xl_SyQTmoy5OoYKAYg

President Trump said that he will impose an 100% tariff on 'any and all' films produced in a 'foreign land.'

04/28/2025

Sip Into Summer With Us! 🍻☀️😃👍

Thursday May 8th, 6–8 PM
Narragansett Brewery 🍺
271 Tockwotton St, Providence, RI

The warm days of summer are just around the corner, and what better way to welcome the season than with a refreshing drink in great company?

Join us at Narragansett Brewery (271 Tockwotton St, Providence, RI) on Thursday, May 8th, from 6–8 PM for an evening of fun, networking, and celebration!

We're bringing together the fantastic communities of AMP-RI and AMA Boston for a night of mingling, toasting, and making new connections.

Whether you're here for the craft brews, the conversations, or just the good vibes—this is an event you won’t want to miss!

Everbrite Link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ama-boston-and-amp-ri-may-rhode-island-marketing-mingle-tickets-1301383054749?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawJj0SpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHvpBIPL067eBjOBfqEaalUK24jgBf4BhUTX-VlO6QaNiQCyZ7MJB7wOJ9w7U_aem_xogLrTFFD7KW6Bit1BX64Q

See you there!

Alec Asten
President
AMP-RI

03/24/2025

EXCITED to announce FREE SCREENING tomorrow night at the Garde Arts Centerr in New London, CT of a theatrical film shot on Location in Southeastern CT. FOG of WAR was directed by Michael Day - staring Jake Abel, Brianna Hildebrand, John Cusack, and Mira Sorvino.

https://gardearts.org/events/fog-of-war/

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2025 • 7PM

Hosted by Film Director
Michael Day

Producers
Jourdan Henderson
Andrew DeCeare

*** Although tickets are FREE, please register below. seats are filling up. Look forward to seeing you there. 😄👍

A New London Salute to Connecticut Filmmaking: Filmed on location in Southeastern Connecticut

02/24/2025

Every frame, every angle, every decision shapes the final piece. 🎥

We organize multi-cam takes, color-code timelines, and refine each shot before presenting the work to the . That is how we do client work! 🎞️

Their feedback fine-tunes the vision, then it’s time to bring it to the world. 🔥

02/20/2025

Every great production is built on a foundation of preparation, collaboration, and a clear creative vision.

Here’s what made this production stand out:

📌 Pre-Production Precision – From concept development to location logistics, every detail was mapped out to ensure a smooth shoot.

📌 On-Set Efficiency – A well-coordinated crew meant that the artists could focus on their performance while we handled lighting, sound, and visuals to capture their energy authentically.

📌 The Power of a Strong Team – When everyone shares a common goal, the results speak for themselves. This production was a testament to how preparation and expertise can turn creative ideas into cinematic reality.

02/06/2025

Hola local filmmakers and movie lovers .. at 3pm on FEB. 15th, The Garde Arts Center in New London will be screening this year's Oscar nominated short films. The front doors will open at 1:30 for filmmakers & movie lovers to mix and mingle at a pre-screening cash bar up on the Pfizer Mezzanine Lobby. Following the Oscar shorts there will be a special screening of Donna Di Novelli's short film "WHEN LAST SEEN" We Hope to see YOU there!

For tickets go to:

https://gardearts.org/events/oscar-shorts-live-action/