Academy of Cinema and Television Student Cast for Hollywood Horror Film

    /24-7PressRelease/ - PHOENIX, AZ, May 04, 2008 - Several students from the Academy of Cinema and Television (ACT) have been cast in the upcoming major studio horror films "The Between" and "Crypt." The producers and directors Jimmy Flowers (an ACT instructor) and Craig McMahon (director of Machined for Lionsgate) were impressed with the talent at ACT. In fact, only ACT students, past and present, were invited to attend the auditions.

"I know what kind of training ACT provides, and so when it was time to cast youth actors, I knew that ACT was the place to look," Flowers said.

In "The Between," ACT student Nate Chrisman was cast as the evil ghost known as Knife Boy, while Brenna Justine will play his ethereal high school girlfriend. Victoria Cosner also landed a large role as the Drowned Girl ghost, one of the few good spirits in the film's supernatural story. Three ACT students — Anna Clark, Caiti Currey, and Lexie Rich — were also cast as understudies for the film. For more information on The Between, visit http://www.thebetweenmovie.com.

ACT student Franz Birkner was cast in Crypt as the boy on the bus. Crypt's story concerns a group of thieves who break into a forgotten crypt, unleashing a deadly curse.

"It was fun to audition the kids at ACT and see all of their training come to fruition. As a casting director, it's great to have a lot talented people to choose from. I am so proud of them!" Flowers said.

About Jimmy Flowers:
In 2007, Jimmy appeared in the films Who's Deal? and R.E.M. 2. He also cast, co-wrote and co-starred in the television series The Unjust playing series regular, computer hacker Wire. He also starred in the sequel to Lionsgate Films' Machined -- Machined Reborn. Plus, he contributed his voice to the role of Mr. Lee in The Controller, a CGI and live action feature film.

This year, Jimmy played Alex in A&E Network's The Fugitive Chronicles and will make his feature film directing debut with the supernatural horror film "The Between." He will also be appearing in the Lionsgate film "Crypt" and appearing in "Blood Poison" and "The Gladiators."

About ACT:
The Academy of Cinema and Television are private non academic / avocational schools for the performing arts. The board of directors for the Academy of Cinema and Television have over 40 years experience in the entertainment business. The concept of A.C.T. originated over 10 years ago and since has been developed extensively. Our mission is now simple: Create cutting edge training centers that revolutionize education in on-camera acting and modeling.

The Academy of Cinema and Television is a private academy of the performing arts for kids and teens.

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