A Marvelous Monday to all you Listeners!
John Schlag brought his film “Panes Taking” to Sherman Oaks Film Festival in 2025 and took home the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film – Dance. Little did I know that this beautifully artistic piece brings together the diverse interests of a throughly creative and technically proficient person. John has a long, distinguished career in visual effect that began with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and continued through films like Forrest Gump, The Matrix Reloaded and Watchmen. John also learned a love for dance while studying at Carnegie Mellon University that continues to this day, and that love inspires him to sit on the board of the Smuin Contemporary Ballet in San Francisco
(https://www.smuinballet.org/) and to combine his artistic pursuits by making dance films.
I do not have words for how much I respect a person such as John, who has accomplished much in his careers and yet never stops seeking to create new and original works. Even the name of his production company,
Infinovation Film, clearly states his personal desire to be infinitely innovative.
Many do not know this, but I adore dance and dance films and even sit on the jury of a EDIFF, the Exeter Dance International Film Festival in the UK. Between us, I am always envious of the beautiful dance films that EDIFF receives and John Schlag’s “Panes Taking” is the rare Official Selection at SOFF or FI-LA that eases my jealousy of EDIFF.
There are many ways to follow John and his work and I highly recommend that you do so!
Infinovation Film Instagram @infinovationFilm
Infinovation Film Website
John Schlag on IMDB
John Schlag on Instagram @johnschlag
Panes Taking on IMDB
Panes Taking Trailer
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Discover Indie Film Links
DIF Podcast Website – DIF Instagram – DIF BlueSky
Discover Indie Film Foundation (nonprofit for the arts) Website
Sherman Oaks Film Festival
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Source: Discover Film
