IN OFFICIAL SELECTION "STORMDANCER" WRITTEN BY KATHERINE HUSTON & JOHN A. LAGE

LOGLINE:

A young handicapped girl, overcomes her limitations and rediscovers her self esteem, when she trains and learns to ride a prized Peruvian Paso horse on the ranch where her father works. However, when the horse has to be sold, the girl sinks into depression again. Upon learning that the horse may be secretly destroyed for insurance reasons, the girl, with the help of a cynical yet sympathetic female truck driver rescue the horse from destruction with the intent of setting him free. There's a strong parallel between the girl's and the horse's willpower to overcome adversity and an incredible bond is forged.

BIO: JOHN ALPHONSE LAGE

SAG, AFTRA, AEA, WGA, PGA, TAB

General:
Born 1/24/1961 New York, NY, Married, Four Children

Education:
Hofstra University, NY 1983, Bachelors Business Administration Marketing
Graduate Studies: Loyola Marymount, Los Angles 1988 Trends in Television Distribution, UCLA, 1990 Economies of Scale in Film & Television.

Career Curriculum Vitae:
2000 - PLANE-GUY PRODUCTIONS, LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK, DALLAS
Managing Member / Multimedia Production Company
2009 CRM STUDIOS, DALLAS TEXAS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / Turnkey Multimedia Production Studio
1997 - CHELSEA MULTIMEDIA CORPORATION, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES
PRESIDENT / Multimedia Holding Company Foreign Distribution Sales Organization
1991 - 1997 NEW WORLD PICTURES & DISTRIBUTION CORP, LOS ANGELES
DIR. DEVELOPMENT/MARKETING Worldwide Production and Syndication
Company
1987 - 1991 NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, BURBANK, CA
PRODUCTION MANAGER / Major Television Network

Career Narrative:
John Lage began his career in entertainment in 1984 as a writer and actor. Guest Star credits include Houston Knights, Quantum Leap, Life Goes On, Empty Nest, Matlock, MacGyver, and Beverly Hills 90210. John moved into production in 1986 and began working for a small independent; Edler-Brown Productions. Reading nearly 100 feature scripts per month, John soon developed an eye for commercial content. A career opportunity presented itself when then NBC President, Brandon Tartikoff offered John the position of Director of Development at a new company he was starting called New World Pictures. There, John was responsible for greenlighting such hits as Tour of Duty, Designing Women, Baghdad Café, Second Noah, The New Adventures of Spiderman, the long running syndication hit Real Stories of the Highway Patrol and the Academy Award winning Trip to Bountiful with Just Betzer.

In 1997, John started his own company CMC or Chelsea Multimedia Corporation. The purpose of the startup was twofold; to provide credit facilities and leverage to independents seeking capital and to produce multimedia products for worldwide distribution. Today CMC holds interests in over 26 film and television properties, 3 tech companies and a dozen direct response products. Sales exceed 4 million annually.

Recent Production Credits include:
Executive Producer/Co-Creator Live 2B 100 Discovery Health 2009
Producer Ruthless Entrepreneur BTTV 2009
Executive Producer Preemptive Strike Discovery Military 2008
Creator/Producer Plane-Guy Spec 2008
Co-Executive Producer Gunfighter History Channel 2007

Since joining forces with Studios 121, a turnkey, "script to screen" production and master control facility, John is positioned to conceptualize, create, execute and deliver compelling content in the dynamically changing world of multimedia; in all formats mediums and genres.

In 2008, John secured a first-look deal with veteran television producer DICK CLARK PRODUCTIONS to develop and produce television products. Dick Clark Productions is a 50 year old company with notable and memorable hits including American Bandstand, New Year's Rockin Eve, Bloopers and Practical Jokes, The Grammy's, So You Think You Can Dance, Golden Globes and the American Music Awards.

BIO: KATHERINE HUSTON

A native of Dalhart, Texas, Katherine has been writing in all formats for over 25 years professionally. Starting out as a copywriter for Reuters, Huston found her touch early with published pieces and ad campaigns.

With nearly 25 screenplays to date, Huston loves to "cook to order".

Writer/Director Credits:

Justice Denied, CBS MOW,

Animation Writing Assignments: The New Pink Panther, MGM/UA...

Exosquad, Universal Family Entertainment.

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