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      PushStart Productions on July 29, 2011

      It will be great to see you there, Nita!

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      Nita Bryant on July 29, 2011

      Congratulations Shilpa! I plan on being at the screeing.

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      PushStart Productions on November 24, 2010

      The day before Thanksgiving and we've done it!!

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      Sandy Parker on November 23, 2010

      You're almost there! I'm so excited!!!!

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You get updates + invitation to the premiere* + a signed DVD copy of THE COMPANY OF THIEVES upon completion

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Now, you get updates + invitation to premiere* + signed DVD + a hand-written thank you card from THIEVES director, Shilpa + a gorgeous, signed 8”x 10” Still Photo taken from the film

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Now, you get updates + DVD + card from Shilpa + 8”x 10” Photo + Special Thanks in credits + specially reserved seats at premiere + A DVD copy of Shilpa’s previous film “BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN HOSTESS” + Limited edition THE COMPANY OF THIEVES T-shirt with the statement, “I sold my soul to Indie Film on Kickstarter,” original design by Portland artist Ben Adams, courtesy of the cool Kickstarter people

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All of the above, except instead of 1, you get a set of 5 lovely, signed 8" x 10" Still Photos from the film + Invitation to a special sneak preview screening of THIEVES with the filmmaker(s) before the Portland premiere + an Invitation to Portland Premiere After Party + Limited edition giclee print THE COMPANY OF THIEVES movie poster, original design by Portland artist Benjamin Burch

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You get everything above + in addition to your set of 5 still photos, you also receive a CD of a complete set of stunning production stills + a private dinner with the filmmaker(s) + Executive Producer credit in the short film

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Thank you so much! You get everything listed above + a copy of Shilpa's feature script in-development SEETA'S DEMON + a meeting with Shilpa and the producer of SEETA'S DEMON for exclusive project details + One-on-one consultation with Shilpa for developing your next script, whatever that may be

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Thank you so, so very much! You can have all the rewards listed above + we'll fly you to Portland for the Premiere + provide accommodations + you can fully write a short film or simply develop a feature screenplay together with Shilpa

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Shilpa Sunthankar attended New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, studied with FAMU in Prague, and the BBC in London, then graduated in 1999 BFA with honors in Film & Television.
She lives in Portland with her husband, artist Ben Adams, and produces at Fashionbuddha Studio while writing and directing her own projects. Her 2004 short film BIOGRAPHY OF AN AMERICAN HOSTESS toured the U.S. and Canada, was awarded the Rumblefish Post Production Award by the Northwest Film & Video Festival, and was also televised by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation.

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