Christine Clayburg


			Press Release August 30, 2005
		“minneapolis” has been officially selected for exhibition in the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. NYIIFVF hosts 6 festivals a year, taking place in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Miami. It has become the largest Indie Festival in the world. It's coming to Los Angeles Sept 22-29, 2005
	Important Dates: Thursday Sept 22,2005 Industry/Press/Opening Night Wyndam BelAge Ballroom, West Hollywood. Friday Sept 23, 2005 6:10 pm"Minneapolis" Premiere Screening Farifax Laemelle Theatre,Los Angeles
The Story Behind "minneapolis": Feb 1 2005: It has been nearly a year since Feature Film Director and Naval Aviator Pete Shaner trained on C-130's in Minnneapolis. Screenwriter Peter Meech has been patiently listing to Pete dream of making a film featuring the city, skyways and people of Minneapolis. Feb 5, 2005: Former WCCO-TV Meteorologist Christine Clayburg arrives in Los Angeles to develop her concept for a women's outdoors show, and to further develop her acting career. Feb 8: Clayburg runs into Meech. Meech insists that she meet Shaner. Feb 15: By end of a 3 hour conversation in a Westwood coffee shop. Shaner's fascination with the skyways and Christine's stories from 8 years behind the unblinking camera have come together in the beginnings of a feature film. Feb 18: Shaner and Clayburg wrangle the unsuspecting Meech into ghost writing Christine's story idea into a promotional short.....and then inform him he'll be playing one of the characters he's just written. March 10-March 23 Meech helps Clayburg polish the script via e-mail as Clayburg films for season 2 of "The Snow Show" in Europe. March 25-28 Shaner and Clayburg shoot exteriors in Minneapolis over Easter Weekend. March 31st 8:00 am-April 1st 4:00am All interiors scenes are filmed. April 1st 6:10am Clayburg flies out of LAX for another " Snow Show" shoot in Winter Park Colorado. April 2-May 6 Shaner completes all Post-Production. While Clayburg attends the Bahamas Int'l Hurricane Conference and NAB in Las Vegas. May 7 "minneapolis" streams live at www.christineclayburg.com during Clayburg's guest appearance on The Kevyn Burger Show in the Twin Cities..