"Lost and Found in Armenia" feature film to be shotMarch 22, 2011 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Filmmaker Valerie McCaffrey's getting back to her roots for her latest film project. The Roosevelt High School graduate, who is of Armenian descent, is the producer and casting director for the feature film "Lost and Found in Armenia". It will film almost entirely in Armenia. "There is an effort going on to establish a professional film business there as a way to get people outside the country to think of Armenia," McCaffrey says. "This will be the first production where we are having American and Armenian actors together. "I hope this helps put Armenia on the map so more people know where it is." The film - starring Jamie Kennedy and Angela Sarafyan - will shoot a week in San Diego before going to Armenia in June for the remainder of the filming. Kennedy plays an American tourist who vacations in Turkey to get his mind off a bad break up. He ends up in a small Armenian village where he is accused of being a Turkish spy. McCaffrey has made several trips to Armenia through her work with the World Children's Transplant Fund, but this is her first for filming. She wants it to be the first of many. This project by McCaffrey, whose maiden name is Boolootian, is the latest in a 30-year Hollywood career that's had her working as a casting director and producer for TV shows and films. She found it easier to deal with the madness of show business because of her roots in the Central Valley, The Fresno Bee reported. "I'm so glad that I am from Fresno. It gave me everything I needed to be successful," McCaffrey says. She became an independent casting director in 2000 and worked on "Hard Candy," "American History X," "Dark City" and "Problem Child." She'll be busy the next few months trying to get the most out of the small budget for "Lost and Found in Armenia." Problems that come with moviemaking don't worry McCaffrey - something else she learned in Fresno. "My father, Vernon, taught me to be fearless," she says. "If you have no fear, you can do anything." Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |