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Maura Soden
Ms. Soden has worn many hats throughout her 30 year career in the entertainment industry. She has worked as a casting director, writer, actress and producer. She has also worked in every genre of the business from sit-coms to reality shows to commercials.
She gained experience as assistant to director, Paul Bogart, on NBC's "Golden Girls" and later found herself as a post production supervisor on Fox's "Totally Hidden Video". She became a staff producer at InFinnity Productions specializing in infomercials and later moved to Wild West Media as a commercial producer. As a casting director she has cast over 200 commercials, infomercials and industrials. Maura has also served as a Production Manager for shows such as Animal Planet's series, "That's My Baby". Soden recently served as a story producer for TRUtv’s “Crisis Point” and is now working as a testimonial producer for THANE Direct, an international direct marketing company. She continues to write features and television pilots many of which have been commissioned and optioned. Her producing skills were honored in 2002 when her short film, Rush of the Palms (2001), won Best Short in the Festival Internacional de Cinema. Her documentary, Forgotten Grave, won the Best Film in its category at the Zoie Film Festival and on ifilm.com. She also shared a NIMA award for Best Infomercial Production for Jack Nicklaus' Golden Bear Putter. Ms. Soden has been a professional actress for over two decades. As a member of SAG, AFTRA and Actor's Equity she has been seen on stage in regional and dinner theatre productions, been heard on many radio spots and seen on numerous television shows. She has appeared in over 25 commercials and as a regular on "Candid Camera", "thirtysomething", "Totally Hidden Video" and "Passions". Her most recent credits include "United States of Tara", “Make It or Break It” and “Criminal Minds”. She currently has a national commercial running for Spiriva. Ms. Soden is a long standing member of Women In Film and The Television Academy. She co-founded AdVerb, Inc. a Los Angeles based production company in 2001 and founded Take Flight Films in 2007. Her greatest production, however, is her daughter, Callahan Rose.
Dave Moody
Dave Moody is an artist, songwriter, producer and filmmaker with numerous industry awards and peer acknowledgements to his credit.As a member of his family group, The Moody Brothers, he earned two Grammy Award nominations in the ?80s, and spent most of the ?90s in Paris, France working for The Walt Disney Company. Dave returned home in the new millennium and produced a solo album which set in motion a string of 15 Dove Award nominations (the Christian Music Grammys) and established Dave as a respected industry professional. In 2005 and 2006, he won multiple Dove Awards for his music and productions. Then in 2007, the Gospel Music Association put him at the top of that year's most nominated list with eight Dove nominations, including recognition for his publishing company in the coveted Song of the Year category.
Later in 2007, Dave turned some of his attention to filmmaking, first as a composer for the film, Stuck In The Past. His music won high praise from reviewers and critics, and earned the film the "Best Musical Award" at the Creation Arts Film Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Then, together with his son, Josh, they wrote, produced, directed, edited and scored their first feature film, Praise Band: The Movie. To date, this film has won the "Best Music Film Award" at the 2008 International Christian Film Festival in Irvine, CA and was nominated for "Best Premiere Production" at the Saboath Film Festival in Milan, Italy. The Moody's new film, Much Ado About Middle School, features Hollywood veteran Bill Cobbs and Golden Globe nominee Lee Meriwether and is set for release in 2009/10.
BABES ‘N BEAUS
LINDA RUTLEDGE, DIRECTOR
Babes ‘N Beaus Model & Talent Agency 4757 Canton Road, Suite. 107 Marietta, Georgia 30060 babesnbeaus@hotmail.com Telephone: 770-928-5832 Fax: 770-928-4329 Babes 'N Beaus Since 1987, Babes ‘N Beaus has offered a full-service agency that supplies talent for television, film, commercials, voice-overs, music videos, fashion and commercial print. A PARTIAL LIST of CREDITS:
COMMERCIALS: Delta, Toys R US, ‘O Charleys, Longhorn Steakhouse, BellSouth, Ingles, BBC Promo, ESPN and Hooters.
ATLANTA MODELS & TALENT
KATHY HARDEGREE, Owner and Senior Agent
3091 Maple Drive, NE, Suite 201 Atlanta, Georgia 30305 Atlmodels.talent@mindspring.com Telephone: 404-261-9627 Fax: 404-231-5410 Kathy Hardegree, owner and senior agent of Atlanta Models & Talent was born and grew up in Buckhead and Sandy Springs, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Georgia-Athens, and has worked her entire career in midtown Atlanta and Buckhead, Georgia. Kathy served to establish the Atlanta chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and she served as Chair of the Atlanta Emmy Awards for five years. Kathy was a founding member of the Atlanta chapter of Women in Film for which she was honored and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
MOS Groups
THE BROCK AGENCY, Beverly Brock, Director, 129 13th Avenue, N.W., Hickory, N.C. 28601, 828-322-8553
beverly@thebrockagency.com,
thebrockagency.com
FUTURE MODELING STARS, Beth Loudin, 508A Wallace Avenue, Lake City, Tennessee 37769, 865-318-9957 , beautibella@comcast.net, www.fmstars.netne.net KERRY'S STUDIO, Kerry Heaps, 10752 Deerwood Park Blvd. South, Suite. 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256, kerrysstudio.com info@kerrysstudio.com MOVES, Tom & Julie Knowles, Directors, In Association with The Collierville Arts Academy, 901.861.7001, 188 Eastley Street Collierville, Tennessee 38017, www.colliervillearts.com, Julie.director@movestalent.net or Tom.director@movestalent.net,movestalent.net PAULA GIBSON, Director of TIME FLIES MODEL & TALENT, 2438 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, UNION CITY, TN 38261, (731) 592-3479 livealittlenow@yahoo.com STUDIO B, Wiley Morton, 8413 Oak Drive, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421, (423) 653-4611 or (423) 892-6524 Listing of agencies and groups does not imply any endorsement of the business entity by Models of the South. |
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Models of the South is accepting applications from people age 21 or over who would like to work with young people. If you enjoy working in a rewarding and glamourous business, if you have experience in pageant work, modeling, talent or acting, please contact:
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