Ovation Pictures

11/11/2020

Our short film made for the Virtual 48 Hour Film Project, Running, won many awards today and is a finalist for Best Film! The judges awarded us:

Best Writing
Best Editing (TIE)
Best Cinematography - Honorable Mention
Best Acting - Ensemble
Best Directing
Best Musical Score
Best Character Design
Best Use of Character
Best Use of Prop

(All awards and details can be seen here - https://www.48hourfilm.com/san-jose-ca/us-virtual)

Check out the "Best of Virtual 48" screening this Saturday the 14th at 6pm PST to find out the Best Film! The screening will show the top 3 films from each region for a total of 9 films.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here:
https://watch.eventive.org/usvirtual48hfp/play/5faa49a1718be40095fa1b82

12/06/2020

A quick parody commercial I made for a live stream talk show event I was part of with City Lights Theater Company last month. I hope you enjoy it!

21/11/2018

Can you believe we made a musical?! We hope you enjoy Four-Part Holiday, made for the Four Points Film Project 2018:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVMsvMH55pk&t=73s

Four siblings gather on Christmas Eve for a night of dining, bickering, and singing? This film was made for the Four Points Film Project 2018. http://www.48h...

19/04/2017

Succeeding is Believing - made for 2017 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose, CA. ENJOY!

https://youtu.be/ZCMlGiYuERM

Made for the 2017 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose, CA. Succeeding is Believing is a Buddy Film with the following requirements: Genre: Buddy Film Character:...

05/03/2017

Awards Night at Filmapalooza 2017. Waiting to get in the theater. Packed house!

05/02/2017

Competing in the 2016 San Jose 3 Day Film Challenge (Horror edition) in the San Jose International Short Film Festival, After Dinner Life was made in just 72 hours. We were assigned a sub-genre of horror, and a prop which were required elements.

Sub-Genre: A Ghostly Tale
Prop: Ringing Bell

Cast:
John Rutski
Angie Higgins
Matt Singer
Janine Burgener

Crew:
Directed, filmed, edited by: Christian Pizzirani
Assistant director, makeup, and props: Evelyn Huynh
Production Manager: Michelle Marko
Sound: Gino Villamaria
Still Photography: Monica Pimentel Alegre
Writers:
Kevin Miller
Christian Pizzirani

27/05/2016

Behind the scenes photos courtesy of Phong Quach.

27/05/2016

Stonewood wins Best Film at the 2016 San Jose 48 Hour Film Project! Many thanks to the cast and crew for all their help with this film!

27/05/2016

The official movie poster for Stonewood.

http://www.ovationpictures.com/portfolio/stonewood/

02/05/2016

What is Stonewood?? Check out the latest short film from Ovation Pictures here:

https://youtu.be/XHSCuz9J0LM

Made for the 2016 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose, CA, Stonewood is SciFi film. This is a slightly modified version of the film, with updated titles. Requir...

28/04/2016

Stonewood screens Thursday night at the Camera 12 Cinema in downtown San Jose. Come check it out!

Screening details are below:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2016-san-jose-48hfp-group-b-tickets-24658490208

The 48 Hour Film Project is an international film competition that challenges filmmakers to create a short film in 48 Hours with the Elements given to them. (Prop, Character, and a Line of Dialogue) then they draw a random genre from a hat, then their off to make their films. Each Screening Group wi…

07/03/2016

It's time for the latest movie from Ovation Pictures! Here is, "NORMALPRACTICE"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo7EAeCYJlU

When RIcky isn't feeling so well, he calls Dr. Forrest, a house doctor, for some help in figuring out what's wrong. Mindy, however, has a vastly different op...

07/03/2016

24/08/2015

Stipulations, winner of the Audience Favorite Award fro Group A!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ7mqV5nSAA

My entry into the 2015 48 Hour Film Project in San Jose, CA. The genre assigned to me: Dark Comedy Required Elements: Character: Hal or Hannah Trendetto, Sci...