Intro about us



OVERALL PROGRAM GUIDE

ACTING CLASSES
Basic to Intensive Training Program comprises our acting courses geared towards Film and TV. We offer weekly classes to students with prior experience and/or training in a 5-week session period. Classes provide foundation about acting along with the technical aspects of the craft through detailed personal work and study materials. Our students have the opportunity to hone their skills while in class as well as build their craft through hands-on training and performances. All training is loosely based on the Stanislavski System while the Method Acting Class explores the core of the "Stanislavski System" and its American counterparts. Our Instructors are endowed with profound knowledge of the craft along with years of experience on professional stage and screen. All classes are taught by working actors and filmmakers as our studio focuses at not only educating our students about the art and craft of cinema but also the history and literature of the medium.
BEHIND-THE-SCENE
	Screenwriting, Filmmaking and Editing Students are encouraged to collaborate with each other to create projects using the equipments of the studio and involving the talents of the acting students to complete works that can be exhibited through festivals and online feeds. Students of the behind-the-scene classes are often given the opportunity to become a part of our ongoing film production in order to learn through hands-on-training and build their craft and get experience to work in this field.
YAHOO GROUP
Next Actor Yahoo Group is a private yahoo group for only our students and members. Serious students are encouraged to join this group where production listings, events, opportunities etc are posted.
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Ph : 713 532 2867 email : nextactor@yahoo.com

PERFORMANCES

Many of our students get to work in USA and overseas with celebrated actors and technicians which not only get them coverage but also help them receive hands-on training as well as a chance to build their craft.

Acting students also participate in the projects of the filmmaking and screenwriting students that consist of shorts, features, script readings etc.

Acting Students are constantly encouraged to become part of several ongoing productions to learn the overall process of filmmaking that helps them in the long run as an educated actor.

Qualifying shorts are exhibited through our sites as well as in different national and international film festivals, thereby encouraging our students to continue their craft and receive exposure in various forms.

IMDB Credits

Beginners are encouraged to visit IMDB to check authenticity of any project or personality and for knowledge about movies, actors, filmmakers, crew etc.

UPCOMING FESTIVALS

SPAIN
Film : "BODHISATTVA"
Marbella, Spain

NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY
Film : "BODHISATTVA"
Staten Island, New York
Friday, June 10 @ 6 pm
Slug Harbor Music Hall
www.sifilmfestival.org

Film : "SUGARBABY"
Sunday, June 5 @ 10pm
Cedar Lane Cinemas, Teaneck
Hoboken International Film Festival

HOUSTON
Film : "SUGARBABY"
April 10, 2011 @ 9 pm
April 12 ,2011 @ 9 pm
AMC Studio 30, Dunvale
Worldfest Houston International Film Fest
sugarbabythefilm.com

OKLAHOMA
Film : "BODHISATTVA"
April 30, 2011 @ 7 PM
Civic Center, Rm D-425 W. Boston St. Muskogee 74401
Bare Bones Film Festival

WASHINGTON DC
Film : "BODHISATTVA "
Sat, Nov 6 @ 8:30 pm / AMC 22
Alexandria Film Festival

PHOENIX
Film : "FEDERAL CASE"
August, 2010
Christian Film Festival, Arizona

NEW JERSEY
Film : "BODHISATTVA"
June 7 @ 10pm
Cedar Lane Cinemas, Teaneck
Hoboken International Film Festival

HOUSTON
Film : "BODHISATTVA"
April 17 @ 7pm/AMC Studio 30, Dunvale
Worldfest Houston International Film Fest

THE FIRST CUT

Once a month, Next Actor members and students get together to view films made by fellow filmmakers and actors from the studio along with a Q&A session with the cast and filmmakers in a program called THE FIRST CUT.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

BODHISATTVA nominated for 'Best Thriller" and Trisha Ray and San Banarje nominated for "Best Screenplay" at the Staten Island Film Festival 2011.

BODHISATTVA wins 'Best Foreign Film" and director San Banarje wins "Indie Auteur Award" and gets nominated for "Best Actor" Nomination at the Bare Bones Film Festival 2011.

SUGARBABY written by Brian Stewart and directed by Trisha Ray wins Gold Remi in theatrical feature at the 44th Annual Houston International Film Festival

MONEY directed by San Banarje wins Silver Remi in Dogma/Experimental feature at the 44th Annual Houston International Film Festival

FEDERAL CASE, written by Brian Stewart and directed by Trisha Ray is now an official selection of the upcoming Christian Film Festival in Phoenix, Arizona. The film was made by an entire Next Actor cast and crew in Richmond and McAllen, Texas and Mexico.

BODHISATTVA wins "Best International Film" Award at the 2010 Alexandria Film Festival, amidst a vibrant audience of Washington DC and Alexandria region.

BODHISATTVA wins four nominations and one supporting actress award at the Hoboken International Film Festival.

BODHISATTVA wins the Platinum Remi Award for best picture in the 43rd Annual Houston International Film Festival

MOTHER'S MILK by Writer Director Kevin West has won the Grand Prize for the best Short Film Award in the 43rd Houston Worldfest International Film Festival.

Screenings of 2011 :

FEB 2011

A BLIND DATE by Hector Perez
*ing Gina Gheller

JAN 2011

Jump Cut by James Coate
*ing Sergio Flores, Susie Coward

Itch by Gina Gheller
*ing Chrissy Hajovsky

Screenings of 2010 :

Midsummer by Renee Edd
*ing : Emily Hervey, Jared Doreck

Money by San Banarje
*ing : Eve Berggren, Mikhail Sebastian, Kirk Mashue, Lance Stodghill, Tom Combs, Gina Gheller, Valerie Manriquez, Fred Burton

Closure by Trisha Ray
*ing : Eve Berggren, Mikhail Sebastian

Cleaning Up by San Banarje
*ing : Jacob Reynolds

Volando by James Coate
*ing : James Coate, Gina Gheller, Landon Nemoto

Cleaning Up by San Banarje
*ing : Jacob Reynolds

Terracotta by San Banarje
*ing : Trisha Ray, San Banarje

Mothers' Milk by Kevin West
Grand Prize, Best Houston Short, Worldfest 2010

Two Years by Thomas Rottenberg
Official Selection, Hoboken Int'l 2010

Chiaroscuro by James Coate
Silver Remi, Worldfest 2010

Screenings of 2009 :

Academic Affairs by Theta Catalon
*ing : Theta Catalon, Sean Will, Fabrizia Faustinella, Wayne Mark, Agatha Riley and Marwan Zeibak

Terracotta by San Banarje
*ing : San Banarje, Trisha Ray

Gangland : Los Guapangueros by Zak Tomik
*ing : Zak Tomik, Fernando Rosales, Nelson Eny, Josue Ba, Alex Tomik

Friend in Need by Landon Nemoto
*ing : Albert Richardson, Gina Gheller, Briannah Korin, Jessica Flores, Alonzo Williams, Landon Nemoto

Selfish by Les Stubblefield
*ing : Omar Scanu, Gina Gheller, Beny Schwarzt

Get Together by Raj Sanjay Kr.
*ing : Omar Scanu, Adrienne Kasko, Fred Burton, Jennifer Peebles

Kirr Birr by Adam Zaka
*ing : Cambrie Briggs, Diana Hage, Abby de Noble

The Enemy Inside by San Banarje
*ing : J.D. Hawkins, Trisha Ray, Lance Stodghill, Joey Malouf

My Dragon by Anna Campbell
*ing : Anna Campbell

The Train by San Banarje
*ing : Iheny Nieto, Sean Zamir, Dave Amyx

Swingers by James Coate
*ing : Gina Gheller, Annmarie Giaquinto

Stanislavski in September by Trisha Ray
*ing : Adam Zaka, Atessa Barasandeh, Alonzo Williams, Thada Catalon, Wayne Mark, Khaleid Ghuneim, Nirav Bhakta

Screenings of 2008 :

Gang Story by Raj Sanjay Kr.
*ing : Omar Scanu, Alonzo Williams, Beny Schwarzt, Sean Will, Anthony Taylor, Filip Lizanna, Julianne Hall

The Way I see It by Anna Campbell
*ing : Anna Campbell

Soul Smoke by Trisha Ray
*ing : Alonzo Williams, Joslyn Lewis, Frank Hicks

Therapy by San Banarje
*ing : Landon Nemoto, Jessica Flores, Lynn Sonnenberg

OVERALL PROGRAM GUIDE

ACTING CLASSES

BEHIND-THE-SCENE

PERFORMANCES

THE FIRST CUT