Cast

ENRICO BONGO - Man

KIRBY RAE - Play Time Host

MAGALI GAUTHIER - Reporter

KRIS CARTER - Voice

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CreW

ATTILA(as ATTILA KÁLLAI) - Director, Camera, Editor, Writer

MAGALI GAUTHIER - Producer, Assistant Director, Writer(French dialogue)/Subtitler

ATKA FILMS  - Executive Production/Production Company/Distributor

SILLYCOD PROD  - Executive Production/Production Company/Distributor/Subtitles

OUT ON SCREEN - Distributor

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TRIVIA

-Was created last minute from a recommendation by a friend of director Attila.

 

-Director Attila gave co-director Magali Gauthier top billing as filmmaker for "Breaking News" because he believes everyone needs and deserves a little appreciation.  He felt it was her time to be recognized.  Although Magali has always felt opposed to even being credited as a director on this project, as she didn't direct this piece but only assisted.

 

-While creating this video, they also created at the same time the following titles, these are other PSA's that were created simultaneously(which can also be viewed on the Atka Films YouTube channel):

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Breaking News(2008) - Winner Best Film(Directed by Attila)

Heterophobia(2008) - Nominated Best Film(Directed by Magali Gauthier)

Play Time(2008) - PSA(Directed by Attila)

Breaking News 2(2008) - PSA(Directed by Attila)

Flower(2008) - PSA(Directed by Attila)

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LETTER FROM YOUTH EDUCATION on win 2008

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"Congratulations!  Your film was selected the winner of the Anti-Homophobia PSA contest!!  Thanks very much for your submission!!  Keep up the good work!"

 

Sincerely, Ross Johnstone
Director Of Youth Education
Out On Screen, Out in Schools

outinschools.com​

 

LETTER FROM PRODUCERS to fans, cast, crew 2008

These five commercials were created by Magali Gauthier and Attila Kállai for the "Video Out Contest", for "Out On Screen" and "Out in Schools".  All four were created in two days.  The commercials were shot at the end of April, and now two months later we have received confirmation that one of our commercial won.(below is the e-mail)

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These short films are not something that hasn't been talked about before, they are not revolutionary, they are not new points of view.  Of course looking at these and the ideas behind homophobia, you'll probably be able to very easily figure out what each one is about.  Even though we've all heard it before, repetition is the answer.  The point isn't to annoy you with the same info., but to keep that understanding fresh in your head.  I'm sure your math skills from high school aren't as sharp as they once were. 

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We can't expect to change hatred right away, it takes time.  That's why we have to keep reminding ourselves; to be polite, to sympathize, to see what the other sees when they look at you, to remember back to a time when you were the victim.  In general, it's just about human compassion, or there the lack of that needs to be created and kept going.  We have to keep remembering our struggles and pain from the past, or there's no way to change this for the future.
         
How can we expect ourselves to stop someone's pain if we cannot even understand it because we've forgotten to remember our own.

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Attila Kállai
Executive Producer, Atka Films

 

ONE YEAR LATER letter to fans, cast, crew 2009

It's been a year since our WINNING film "Breaking News" was released to festivals and broadcasting. With major response from hundreds of people having already seen the film, our one year release, and May 17 being International Day Against Homophobia(with a week of events); we've decided to make "Breaking News" public release, as well as the rest of the psa's we've created.

 

This group was created to keep the reminder going of the support we need to keep sustaining as humans, for love, friendship, and to keep our human kind going strong -However flawed we may be at times, there's still some good.

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Myself, and others(crew/actors) at Atka Films have been a supporter of the GLBT community for years, and will continue to do so. I have proudly for years stood up for the rights of people in voice, action, and of course my favorite in combination, film. Besides "Breaking News" and our other psa's, we have other films that might interest your fancy towards equal rights(ATKAFILMS.COM)as well being in part a community production we are open and look forward to collaborating on ideas if you so have one. We also enjoy comments through our site and email.

 

    Sincerely, Attila Kállai

Executive Producer, Atka Films

 

 Sincerely, Magali Gauthier

Executive Producer, Atka Films/Sillycod Prod