TDIJ nominated for 3 Emmys!
by Jenna Ratzlaff
To Die in Jerusalem nominated for three Emmys! Hilla Medalia's award winning film has been honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with three Emmy nominations. more...
Peabody Award Winners: HBO Documentary Films, Priddy Brothers, To Die in Jerusalem
by Elizabeth Jensen, Special to TelevisionWeek
Hilla Medalia was a first-time filmmaker, looking for a topic to fulfill her master's degree requirements, when she set out to make what ultimately became To Die in Jerusalem. Getting the film on the air took five years, as Ms. Medalia wound her way through the complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the vagaries of documentary funding, but she ended up in a highly coveted spot on HBO. more...
51 Birch Street Wins Best Overall - Banff World Television Awards
by Jenna Ratzlaff
29th Annual Banff World Television Award Winners Announced Banff, Alberta, Canada, June 9, 2008 – Winners of the 29th Banff World Television Awards, presented in partnership with E! Everything Entertainment, were announced at the 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival, which takes place at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel in Alberta, Canada, June 8 – 11, 2008. more...
Angelus Student Film Festival & Priddy Brothers Assemble Jury of Doc World's Best & Brightest
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Long-time Angelus supporters and sponsors John and Ed Priddy of Priddy Brothers, an indie film producer, have spearheaded efforts to assemble the documentary jury, which now includes industry executives as well as award-winning documentary filmmakers. more...
The Peabody Award goes to . . .
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Hilla Medalia's thought provoking film was among the thirty-five recipients of the 67th Annual Peabody Awards that were announced by the University of Georgia`s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The winners, chosen by the Peabody board as the best in electronic media for 2007, were named in a ceremony in the Peabody Gallery on the UGA campus. more...
To Die in Jerusalem Premieres in Rome
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Hilla Medalia and the Priddy Brothers were on hand for the Italian premiere of To Die in Jerusalem. The film opened to two sold out theatres at the famous "Casa del Cinema di Villa Borghese" in Rome. more...
Friends, Faith and a Feud
by Brandon Fibbs - Christianity Today
Friends, Faith and a Feud
A couple of old friends—one a Christian, one not—discuss their disparate views on life in the thought-provoking new film, Purple State of Mind. more...
Windrider Forum 2008
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Co-Founders of the Windrider Forum, Priddy Brothers were on hand for the fourth annual 'Evening of Angelus' in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. more...
After the Storm’s Lecesne gets praise for new book
by Jenna Ratzlaff
James Lecesne, After the Storm producer, film subject and catalyst for the non-profit foundation to help young people in New Orleans has published his first novel called "Absolute Brightness". Publishers Weekly says that Lecesne “turns out a stunner of a fist novel” and the book has opened to generous critical claim among a broad audience. Read Publishers Weekly Review: more...
Medalia and Priddy Brothers featured in To Die in Jerusalem podcast
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Medalia and Priddy Brothers featured in Kindling’s Muse podcast more...
Filmmaking Partner Heather Rae wins at Sundance
by Jenna Ratzlaff
Out of the Blue Producer and Family; First Circle Director, Heather Rae was among the cast and crew honored as the "Grand Jury Prize" winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Rae served as the Producer for the award winning feature film, Frozen River. Rae's next project, Family; First Circle will be a Priddy Brothers release in 2009 and will take an in-depth look at the American family through the lens of the Foster Care system. more...
Swank sinks teeth into 'Fangland'
Das, Blumhouse team on Marks adaptation
by Michael Fleming
Das Films and Blumhouse Prods. are teaming on an adaptation of John Marks' novel "Fangland" that is shaping up as a star vehicle for Hilary Swank. Sriram Das of Das Films and Jason Blum of Blumhouse will produce with Swank, who is in line to play a TV producer who travels to Romania for an interview with a notorious European arms dealer. Turns out, he's a modern-day Dracula. more...
2 grieving mothers, 2 worlds, 4 miles apart
by RICHARD COHEN
On March 29, 2002, an 18-year-old woman walked into a Jerusalem supermarket and blew herself up. One of her victims was a woman just a year younger than herself. The two women looked so much alike, Palestinian and Israeli, and their mortal wounds were so similar, that the pathologist had trouble reassembling the two girls. They had so much in common. more...
Sundance picks film produced by Idahoan
by Dana Oland (Idaho Statesman)
The Sundance Film Festival accepted "Frozen River," a film produced by Idaho filmmaker Heather Rae, into its 2008 dramatic film competition. more...
Israelis and Palestinians connect in U.S. arts
by Christine Kearney
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new film about a meeting between two mothers over the deaths of their daughters in Jerusalem, a New York play set in the West Bank and a ceramic art exhibit are each being hailed for getting Israelis and Palestinians to talk to each other. more...
New York Times reviews To Die in Jerusalem
by ELIZABETH JENSEN
The cover of Newsweek framed the story starkly: side-by-side pictures of Ayat al-Akhras, an 18-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber, and 17-year-old Rachel Levy, killed by the bomb that Ms. Akhras detonated on March 29, 2002, at a Jerusalem supermarket. more...
"Growing up Gough" Priddy Brother Intern Directs First Feature Documentary
by Rachael Daigle (Boise Weekly)
The only thing Michael Gough ever really wanted to be when he grew up was a filmmaker. more...
Just don't call them chick flicks
by The Guardian
Just 7% of films are directed by women - but the work on show at the Edinburgh film festival proves female film-makers are punching above their weight, reports Clare Birchall more...
DVD release kicks off a big week for Hoffman Film
by Sandra Forester
Filmmakers, fans, football players and educators packed the Egyptian Theatre on Sunday for the premiere of "Out of the Blue," a locally made documentary about life and football at Boise State University on the heels of its greatest season ever. more...
Fiesta Bowl DVD hits the shelves Tuesday
by Dustin Lapray
We love this stuff. The Arbiter staff was given an advance copy of the 2006-07 Boise State Football season DVD “Out of the Blue, A Film About Life and Football at Boise State,” and man did it get our hearts racing. Any chance we get to reminisce about that week in Arizona is a chance for us to talk about the nerves rattling and rumbling and it just fires us up. This show is phenomenal. Not only does it recap the greatest season in the history of Boise State Athletics, but it also works to tell the stories of the people involved. You will hear about Coach Chris Petersen and his transition from the Dan Hawkins era. There is a nifty running graphic of a player watching the Broncos rise in the polls. more...
Bronco fan stories picked 'Out of the Blue'
by Dana Oland
The team beat the odds and the BCS to be there. Then the Boise State University Broncos pulled off three miracle plays, taken from the history books, to squeak by the Oklahoma Sooners 43-42 in overtime at the Fiesta Bowl. "You were like, ‘There's no way that just happened,'" said Greg Nettles, Boise State graduate, Bronco fan, Stereo Shoppe owner and father of Tadman Nettles, named for Marty Tadman, the game's most valuable defensive player. The game on Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz., was the perfect end to a perfect season that thrilled Bronco fans, stunned the sports world and led to a new kind of renown for the team, players, Boise and Idaho. more...
Out of the Blue: A Football Film with a Purpose
by Daniel Edwards

Priddy Brothers has announced its involvement in the making of a feature-length documentary about the Boise State Bronco’s perfect 2006 season—a Cinderella story that culminated in a heart-stopping 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, now dubbed by many as “the greatest game in college football history.”

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Non-Profit Project Brings Buzz and More to New Orleans
by Stephen Joseph
During a driving rainstorm on a spring day in Manhattan, producer James Lecesne (Oscar-winning short film Trevor) and Hilla Medalia (To Die in Jerusalem) first presented their “big idea” to executive producers John and Ed Priddy of Priddy Brothers. more...
BSU agrees to deal with three filmmakers
by Chadd Cripe
The Boise State Broncos will star in a televised documentary this fall and could hit the big screen at a movie theater near you soon after. Boise State on Tuesday announced a working agreement with three Boise-based filmmakers to produce a documentary about the Broncos' 2006 football season and market the movie rights. Director Michael Hoffman, producer Heather Rae and producer/writer Russell Friedenberg will begin work on the documentary Monday. The group was one of five that contacted Boise State about the movie rights, said Frank Zang, the director of communications and marketing at BSU. more...
BOISE STATE GRANTS FILM RIGHTS ON FIESTA BOWL SEASON TO IRON CIRCLE PICTURES
by Boise State Sports Information
Boise State University is in negotiations with Boise-based filmmakers Michael Hoffman, Heather Rae and Russell Friedenberg for the official documentary and feature film rights for the story on Boise State University s football program and its memorable 2006 perfect season that culminated in its victory at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, university officials announced today. A working agreement is in place but a final contract is pending State Board of Education review. The roles for the principals are: director Michael Hoffman, a Hollywood filmmaker and Boise State s first Rhodes Scholar; producer Heather Rae, whose highly-acclaimed documentary Trudell was accepted at more than 100 film festivals; and writer/producer Russell Friedenberg, who penned and executive-produced Trudell. more...
51 Birch Street is the Address for Year - End Awards
by Daniel Edwards
Doug Block's film, 51 Birch Street continues to garner wide-spread acclaim and year-end accolades. Most recently, AARP chose 51 Birch Street as the top 2006 documentary in its Movies for Grown-Ups... more...
Literary Love Bites For Marks' Fangland
by Daniel Edwards
In his third and latest novel, Fangland, author John Marks spins a tale of vampires in the broadcasting business. Early critical acclaim says he's successfully co-joined the seemingly dissimilar duo. But then... more...
Hollywood’s Double - Salute to 39 Pounds of Love
by Daniel Chalfen
In October 2006, the much heralded documentary 39 Pounds of Love received a double honor from Hollywood: the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences... more...