From Screenplay to Film: First Dog

Burbank - October 25, 2010

In 2008, the screenplay “First Dog,” written by Bryan Michael Stoller won the Best Drama Feature screenplay category.

The following year, Bryan served as a panelist on the IFFF “Screenwriters Panel” and informed the festival that his screenplay would go into production by 2010.

IFFF proudly announces that “First Dog” is now an “Official Selection” and will be screened (drama category) at the 2011 IFFF. The film stars Eric Roberts, Priscilla Barnes, “Tiny” Lister, and introduces the young talent John-Paul Howard and Little Bear as the film eponymous “First Dog.”

The film features original songs written and performed by the legendary Dolly Parton, and is a co -production of the First American Cinema, LLC and the Sobrato Conservatory of the Arts.

“This is exactly why the festival holds a screenwriting competition and supports screenwriters and independent producers like Bryan who have the vision and tenacity to take a family story from screenplay to full production. The IFFF has screened other Stoller produced films in the past, and he has definitely grown into a confident and competent filmmaker. We look forward to screening ‘First Dog’ at the 2011 IFFF,” said Chris Shoemaker, IFFF Executive Director.