"Episode 1"of our web series comedy, "The Video Makers" has gone live on Metacafe, one of the world's largest web video sites!...

Our documentary "Next Stop: Silver Spring" has been selected for the DMV Film Festival. The Festival bridges international audiences and simultaneously showcasing the talent of the local area...

The World Music and Independent Film Festival has honored Walter Gottlieb and Final Cut Productions with three award nominations:  Best Documentary for "Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser" and Best Screenplay and Best Director for "The Tivoli:  A Neighborhood Landmark Reborn."

In celebration of Frank Loesser's 100th birthday, Turner Classic Movies will air Gottlieb's Documentary, "Frank Loesser: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser" on June 29th at 10:15 pm EDT.

"The Video Makers" Walter Gottlieb's satirical comedy the Video Makers has been featued on The Inner loop, a Mongtomery County Cable Show....

Episode 1 of Walter Gottlieb's satrical comedy about the nonfiction/reality tv business, The Video Makers, reaches over 200,000 views on YouTube and continues to grow!

Brett Love of the lively television/web site CliqueClackTV has given our web series a glowing review. "Creator Walter J. Gottlieb has written a very clever script, and executed it beautifully. The editing, the music, and the performances all come together to give it a very comfortable sitcom feel The huge cast is full of fun, well-drawn, characters..."

The web tv and new media website alterna-tv.com has given Final Cut Productions' web series a rave review. "The Video Makers is both a fun and funny take on the non-fiction television business, a behind the scenes spoof of the industry and a clever statement in regards to the current state of pop culture in general. Walter Gottlieb has proven that not only is he able to create genuine documentaries for the worlds of PBS and National Geographic, but has a solid sense of humor in regards to the medium as well."  Thanks, Alterna-Tv!

 Final Cut Productions has produced a new web video for PATH, a nonprofit global health organization, focused on children's health issues around the world. The video, entitled "Let's Talk About It," features the song, "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc (licensed by Warner/Chappel music). PATH's mission is to create lasting solutions for the world's biggest health problems. The video was shot in Africa, Central America and Asia with green screen imagery inserted in Washington, DC. "The production team really worked hard to make a compelling and clear video that we will be proud to distribute!" says Janie Hayes, Communications Officer at PATH. Watch here.

_{Filmmaker Walter Gottlieb (third from left) and two other filmmakers participate in Our City Film Festival Q&A with festival organizer, Kendra Rubinfeld.}

Final Cut Productions, Silver Spring Media Arts, and filmmaker Walter Gottlieb participated in the Our City Film Festival on February 14th at the Goethe Institute in Washignton, DC. Two films directed by Gottlieb, Next Stop Silver Spring and Shepherd Park: Past and Present were screened at the festival, followed by an audience Q&A session. Next Stop Silver Spring was also awarded "Best Outside DC Documentary" at the festival. The festival was sponsored by Yachad and aimed to instill a sense of pride in Washington, DC through film. Special thanks to Production Associate Crystal Morgan, who helped to represent us at the event.

Final Cut Productions is producing a series of training videos for Tandberg, Inc., including User Tips for the company's video conferencing and Telepresence equipment. The videos feature on-camera presenters from the company's sales and marketing departments, along with high rez screen shots of the video conferencing products and graphics. The User Tips are being shot in HD and streamed on the company's website:

www.tandberg.com

1/12/10

"Next Stop Silver Spring" and "Shepherd Park: Past and Present" have both been selected for the Our City Film Festival to take place on Valentine's Day at the Goethe Institute. Both films were produced and directed by Walter Gottlieb.

The Videomakers Episode 6 "Nazi Pets" has been released, including a funny Facebook scene.

12/11/09

Our documentary Heart & Soul; The Life and Music of Frank Loesser has debuted on SnagFilms, one of today’s premier documentary web sites.

10/30/09

“Just Up The Pike” by blogger Dan Reed has just put out a series of posts that highlight The VideoMakers including an interview with Director Walter Gottlieb. 

9/25/09

"Next Stop: Silver Spring" will be broadcast on Maryland Public Television on November 2, 2009 at 9 pm.

9/23/09

Final Cut Productions is currently working on a series of training videos for Tandberg.

 8/31/09

 "Heart and Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Leosser" was accepted into the Ventura Jewish Film Festival. 

8/19/09

Walter Gottlieb and his company, Final Cut Productions, have unveiled a new web series about the non-fiction television and video business, entitled “The Videomakers.”

6/27/09

Our documentary "Next Stop: Silver Spring" was invited to be shown at Artomatic; a month-long art festival in DC.

12/22/08

Final Cut Productions has been invited to participate in the Toronto Jewish Film Festival in April of 2009.

12/01/08

Final Cut Productions owner and senior producer Walter J. Gottlieb has won a prestigious TIVA Peer Gold award for scriptwriting.

4/19/08

Our film, “Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser,” enjoyed its film festival debut at the Tiburon International Film Festival in California.

2/10/08

“The Tivoli: A Neighborhood Landmark Reborn,” produced by Walter Gottlieb and Final Cut Productions, was named “Best Mid-Length Documentary” at the Our City Film Festival in Washington, DC.

4/02/2007

The documentary “Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser” has won a coveted CINE Golden Eagle award.