We’re just so thankful that we made the list again for the fourth consecutive year.

Our deep gratitude to the industry peers who voted for us and hearty congratulations to the uber-talented (and self-less) filmmakers who are also on the list.  Cheers!

It was all work in San Francisco for me last week.  It was totally different being just a speaker to being part of the ReFrame Collective, (planning, organizing, skyping, budgeting, emailing people no end).  I guess I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Work it was but seeing everything coming into fruition, and hearing the responses from the attendees made everything well worth it.  A very special thanks goes out to my partners and Julie, Kristen and Bruce for inviting me to be part of the experience.  You cannot even begin to imagine how much time, effort and finances went into this project.

The best ReFrame ever!  That’s what we promised and that’s what we delivered.

Thanks to all the press, sponsors and of course, the attendees who trusted us.  We hope you had as much of a great time as we did.

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I kinda purposely didn’t go out as much to explore the city.  Same story last April.  Makes for all the reason to go back and enjoy this beautiful city for once.

On the last day, however, I was able to go to my new favorite place on earth - Rasputin - to pick up a couple of DVDs.

Can’t wait to watch this -(The MIndscape of Alan Moore)

This is turning out to be real awesome experience.

We got some always welcome friendly faces but lots of new blood as well. (I’m blown away that we have a pretty sizeable Fil-Am contingent from the West Coast).

The learning is intenese and the nights out even more so.

Check out Philip Bloom’s video of the event - composed mainly of stills using the 5/7D.

7D and 5dmkII photo movie: Re:Frame SF 09 from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

We won four Golds last year at the WEVA Creative Excellence Awards.  I suppose there was no way to go but down. 

Thus my apprehension of heading down to Orlando for the Gala/Awards night,  but what a night it turned out to be!

Now more than ever, the Filipinos once again asserted their dominance in wedding videography in the international scene.  We counted a total of 20 awards between 9 Pinoy companies.  Unbelievable!  I heard they’re bringing down WEVA to the PI to save on plaque shipping costs ;-).

As for us?  A total of five awards including TWO GOLDS! Not too shabby!.

It was also an awesome experience meeting up for the first time with the headliners of Reframe San Francisco.  Man!  It’s gonna be the best RF yet!

(l-r, David Robin, Kevin Shahinian, Phil Bloom, some asian guy)

It is with great excitement that I break the news of Re:Frame San Francisco on October 19-22 this year at the Clift Hotel near Union Square.

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