Out of 600 submissions
from all over the country,
2 Boise State students made it
to the top five contenders in te
Cocacola Refreshing Films conte.
This is the first time any
students from Boise State have
been a part of the competition.
It's also the first time a sistr
duo has ever been a finalist te,
so take a look at expand their .
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going to love this.
Thank you.
Very nice. And today we are
joined by Gracie and Bella Hall.
Thank you for being here.
Thanks for having us.
So you were just in Las Vegas fr
the awards ceremony last week.
How was that?
It was really, it was amazing experience.
It was really, really fun being there.
It was for an industry conferen,
kind of getting to learn about e
distribution of films and just that side
of the business and as as film makers,
it was a really amazing experiee
just to get to see that.
So did you both like write
film, edit, do everything?
Yeah, and we're both film majors
currently at Boise State graduag
next week and this has been an
amazing program to be a part of,
especially right before graduat.
The Coca-Cola Refreshing Films
program is a professional platfm
to create content for the big
screen and Gracie and I along wh
our 55 plus person crew of Boise
State students and recent grads.
Work together to do the same wok
that an agency does when working
with a client like Cocacola and
Gracie wrote and produced the s,
and I directed.
And you worked on an $18,000 but
that Cocacola provided for this contest?
Yes. So yeah, we worked with.
An $18,000 budget with Gracie
was an amazing producer,
a COI queen over here.
Yeah, certificate of insurance,
working out all the logistics wh
what it means to create a 62nd
spot with a brand like Cocacola.
And we went through this kind of
the work that an agency does wih
pre production and casting and
the partnerships of the program.
Gracie, how did you, how did you
get this opportunity and how did
you get involved in this contes?
Yeah, we we submitted our application
back in October and got the opportunity
to make this together with our
with our Boise State crew and is
been a really amazing experienc.
It really is all-encompassing.
Where did you shoot it?
We shot it here locally at the
Cinemark Majestic Cinemas in Meridian,
but you got to go to LA too, ri?
Yes, We had one of the program
partners this year was Company .
And so we had a professional
color grade session,
which was another really amazing
experience as emerging film
makers getting to understand th.
So will this lead Bella to maybe you know,
job opportunities from this?
I mean it's obviously good
to put on your resume, right?
Yeah, for sure, I think.
That's one of the amazing
parts of this program.
I think it really showed
us what we're capable of,
and it made us really excited to
just continue pursuing projectsf
this professional scale and seeo
continue that filmmaking journe.
Where will people see this 52nd film?
Yeah, So it'll be distributed
across theaters in North Americ,
including Cinemark, AMC,
Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas,
and it'll get to play before
people's movies this summer.
That is really cool and what dos
it mean to you to have done this
and had so much success as sist?
It's been truly amazing and I
think we've we worked together a
lot on films and creative projes
in the past and so getting to
continue that in this professiol
scale has been really amazing.
We have such a trust in each otr
and we make a really great pair.
But I was we were talking it before the
break. You're not twins, but. Born one year
on the same day when you're apa.
I love it when they talk
in unison like that too.
And you're both graduating
together too because you've
been able to and and early.
Yeah, Gracie's graduating one year early.
I'll be graduating 2 years early
which adds a little bit of confn
to the twin on twin situation.
But yes, we are both graduating
from Boise State on Saturday
and you have the same birthday.
That is just so cool.
And congratulations on this.
The the work you did is just fantastic.
That is so cool.
And see wonderful young people g
wonderful things in our communiy
that you can see at the theater.
We'll be right back.