Revolution Entertainment Services, a payroll and production services company, appointed industry veteran Josh Anthony as the organization’s new executive vice president of production, development and strategy.
Anthony will take over the production service’s business, assisting with streamlining the script-to-screen process and overseeing the scalable software suites, from payroll, to labor relations, crew onboarding and film incentives for the talent and production teams.
Anthony has more than 20 years of industry experience, previously serving as a producer, director, writer and executive across development, finance, production, payroll and labor relations. Previously, Anthony served as GreenSlate’s senior vice president of studio sales and business development. During his tenure, he supervised both the live action and animation business for Netflix as well as productions for A24, Amazon, Hulu, Hello Sunshine, Skydance, Fifth Season, Apple and Paramount+.
Following his time at GreenSlate, Anthony played a role within Cast & Crew’s sales team,...
Anthony will take over the production service’s business, assisting with streamlining the script-to-screen process and overseeing the scalable software suites, from payroll, to labor relations, crew onboarding and film incentives for the talent and production teams.
Anthony has more than 20 years of industry experience, previously serving as a producer, director, writer and executive across development, finance, production, payroll and labor relations. Previously, Anthony served as GreenSlate’s senior vice president of studio sales and business development. During his tenure, he supervised both the live action and animation business for Netflix as well as productions for A24, Amazon, Hulu, Hello Sunshine, Skydance, Fifth Season, Apple and Paramount+.
Following his time at GreenSlate, Anthony played a role within Cast & Crew’s sales team,...
- 3/31/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Produced by Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films, Josh Anthony’s directorial debut Happy Camp tries to add a little something new to the found footage trope. Anthony was kind enough to take some time to speak with us about his love for the genre amd the challenges of taking the trip to Happy Camp.
He also discussed his high hopes for his first film to be successful enough that he’s allowed to make a second. That’s the dream, right?
DC: There are so many found footage films on the horizon and many that came before. Just to separate you from the pack a little bit, can you talk about the story of Happy Camp?
Ja: I wanted to try to evolve it a little bit more. When we first started doing this, it was a little bit stagnant and everyone was trying to do the Blair Witch model.
He also discussed his high hopes for his first film to be successful enough that he’s allowed to make a second. That’s the dream, right?
DC: There are so many found footage films on the horizon and many that came before. Just to separate you from the pack a little bit, can you talk about the story of Happy Camp?
Ja: I wanted to try to evolve it a little bit more. When we first started doing this, it was a little bit stagnant and everyone was trying to do the Blair Witch model.
- 4/3/2014
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
Title: Happy Camp Director: Josh Anthony Starring: Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, Josh Anthony, Teddy Gilmore An indie horror movie that makes decent use of its outdoor, real-life setting, but otherwise runs aground fairly early in its already concise running time, unable to come up with enough incidents to generate any legitimate sustained suspense, ”Happy Camp” represents one of the particular perils of a low-budget, calling card-type film. Piecemeal, the scene-to-scene work of young multi-hyphenates Josh Anthony, Anne Taylor and Michael Barbuto is fine. But absent a story that generates any sort of clearly defined stakes or rooting audience interest, the movie elicits more of a yawn than any lasting impression. “Happy Camp” [ Read More ]
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- 4/1/2014
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
The title “Happy Camp” conjures feelings of a comedy — either an ironically named satire, or perhaps some “Pitch Perfect”-type summer-getaway ensemble where “Glee” fans labor to upstage one another against a competitive backdrop. In actuality, though, the found-footage-framed psychological horror film takes its name from the (real-life) small town, nestled just up against the California-Oregon border, that lends it its setting. Twenty years after his step brother went missing, in a mountainous region rife with missing persons cases, a still-frazzled guy (Michael Barbuto) returns with some filmmaker friends, looking for answers. For ShockYa, Brent Simon had a chance yesterday to speak to multi-hyphenate collaborators Josh Anthony and Anne Taylor one-on-one (well, one-on-two), [ Read More ]
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- 3/26/2014
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
First time writer-director Josh Anthony's Happy Camp indulges in all the worst elements of the found footage genre to such an extent that for the first half of the mercifully brief film, I thought it was heading toward some clever subversion of 20-somethings searching for something in the wilderness only to come to a sticky end as the audience is underwhelmed. You wouldn't think that Klamath National Forest, where Happy Camp is set, is even in northern California. The sun never seems to break through the autumnal tree cover and its residents - each and every one a little hostile and terrified as hell - would rather visitors not come in, poking around and asking questions about the 600-odd souls who have disappeared in the...
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- 3/25/2014
- Screen Anarchy
And the hairy monster in the woods found footage train continues — The Lost Coast Tapes, The Woodsman, Bigfoot County, Exists, Willow Creek — with the latest film to hop aboard coming, inexplicably, from producer Drew Barrymore‘s Flower Films. All the ingredients are here, from the small town wary of outsiders to the Rv filled with outsiders who come rolling into town with digital cameras filming their every move, from the deadly mystery to the cheesy denouement, from the endless bickering to fill screentime to the questionable camera footage. Welcome to Happy Camp. The opening onscreen text tells us that Happy Camp, CA has reported over 627 missing people in the past 25 years, the highest number in the continental United States, and clearly that’s more impressive than simply saying there have been 628. One of the missing is a young boy named Dean Tanner who disappeared in 1989 while playing with his adopted brother Michael. Twenty...
- 3/25/2014
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
I am reminded of growing up in the late-80s, watching Unsolved Mysteries on prime-time television. Intrigued by commercials for Time Life’s Mysteries of the Unknown, an encyclopedic series of books about everything supernatural, extraterrestrial and any other unproven or unexplained phenomena, I recall begging my parents to buy me the books about alien abductions, Stonehenge, and mythical creatures that live in our backyards. Sadly, they never did, but I did manage to find the random torn and battered volume available at the local library.
Happy Camp, directed by first-timer Josh Anthony, stirs these nostalgic memories of an era defined by the weird, abstract and unusual. The film is about a man named Michael, played by Michael Barbuto, who returns to his small home town 20 years after his brother went missing as a child. Michael is accompanied by his girlfriend Anne, played by Anne Taylor, and two friends named Teddy (Teddy Gilmore) and Josh,...
Happy Camp, directed by first-timer Josh Anthony, stirs these nostalgic memories of an era defined by the weird, abstract and unusual. The film is about a man named Michael, played by Michael Barbuto, who returns to his small home town 20 years after his brother went missing as a child. Michael is accompanied by his girlfriend Anne, played by Anne Taylor, and two friends named Teddy (Teddy Gilmore) and Josh,...
- 3/25/2014
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Deep within the Klamath National Forest is a backwoods trailer park community called Happy Camp. This is where Michael came to live when he was adopted at the age of 9 by Walt and Sandy Tanner. Two years later, when Walt and Sandy's biological son disappeared mysteriously, Michael was the only eye witness but had no recollection of what happened. The Tanner family quickly disintegrated and Michael was shipped off to yet another foster household. Two decades later, Michael (Michael Barbuto) has agreed to return to Happy Camp with his girlfriend, Anne (Anne Taylor), and her two-man documentary film crew, Josh (Josh Anthony) and Teddy (Teddy Gilmore). They pile into a rickety old Rv that barely makes its way to Happy Camp, making it pretty clear that the foursome will not be driving away from Happy Camp in this vehicle.
- 3/24/2014
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
I’ll never be one who joins the ranks of haters ranting and raving about how “found footage” horror is single-handedly destroying horror cinema as we know it, because for every atrocious, microbudget genre cash-in blindly praying to be the next Paranormal Activity, we have a Cloverfield or [Rec]. “Found footage” shouldn’t go away because someone is always willing to reinvent the wheel eventually, as a movie like V/H/S did – but Happy Camp isn’t that film. Coming from Drew Barrymore’s production company Flower Films, we’re given a simple rehash of typical genre norms, stringing us along for what feels like an eternity’s worth of mockumentary filmmaking only to end with a weightless payoff. There are hints of originality and vision, teases of something wicked coming our way, but ultimately our investment goes unwarranted – like going to band camp and not coming home with an awesome flute story.
- 3/17/2014
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
You never know who, or what, is waiting for you during the opening of ‘Happy Camp.’ The horror-thriller is set to open nationwide on March 25 through such On Demand platforms as Time Warner, Comcast and DirecTV, and on iTunes. ‘Happy Camp,’ which was executive produced by Drew Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen, will be distributed by Gravitas Ventures. The film was directed by first-time filmmaker Josh Anthony, who wrote the script with fellow actors Anne Taylor and Michael Barbuto. The thriller also stars Teddy Gilmore. Gravitas Ventures has released the following synopsis for ‘Happy Camp’: In the vast wilderness of the Klamath National Forest lies the small logging community of [ Read More ]
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- 3/15/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
The weekend is finally in sight, and you know what that means, right? It's time to head to Happy Camp with an exclusive clip for you horror-loving cats who appreciate your carnage served up warm and bloody.
Happy Camp is produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner, and it's helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the flick. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Synopsis
In the vast wilderness of the Klamath National Forest lies the small logging community of Happy Camp. With a population consisting of only a few hundred souls, this mysterious mountain town has become world renowned for its staggeringly high number of Missing Persons Cases.
Walt and Sandy Tanner adopted a young boy named Michael at the age of 9 and brought him home to Happy Camp, where the...
Happy Camp is produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner, and it's helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the flick. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Synopsis
In the vast wilderness of the Klamath National Forest lies the small logging community of Happy Camp. With a population consisting of only a few hundred souls, this mysterious mountain town has become world renowned for its staggeringly high number of Missing Persons Cases.
Walt and Sandy Tanner adopted a young boy named Michael at the age of 9 and brought him home to Happy Camp, where the...
- 3/13/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
One thing is for sure... when it comes to the new horror flick Happy Camp, the kids are anything but all right. Check it out, and if you have a little bastard in your life that's in need of some learnin', sign 'em up!
Happy Camp is produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner, and it's helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the flick. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Synopsis
In the vast wilderness of the Klamath National Forest lies the small logging community of Happy Camp. With a population consisting of only a few hundred souls, this mysterious mountain town has become world renowned for its staggeringly high number of Missing Persons Cases.
Walt and Sandy Tanner adopted a young boy named Michael at the age of 9 and brought him home to Happy Camp,...
Happy Camp is produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner, and it's helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the flick. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Synopsis
In the vast wilderness of the Klamath National Forest lies the small logging community of Happy Camp. With a population consisting of only a few hundred souls, this mysterious mountain town has become world renowned for its staggeringly high number of Missing Persons Cases.
Walt and Sandy Tanner adopted a young boy named Michael at the age of 9 and brought him home to Happy Camp,...
- 2/28/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I personally don't have kids, but if I were a frustrated parent with a bratty, uncontrollable child, I'd be sure to send the little bastard or bitch to Happy Camp, if only for a couple of months of peace and quiet. If they didn't come back, well... um... bonus?
Below you'll find the first trailer for Happy Camp, produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner and helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the pic. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Happy Camp is the story of four filmmaker friends who visit the Northern California town of Happy Camp, where hundreds of people have gone missing from the surrounding mountains, including one of the pals’ younger siblings decades ago, to film a documentary.
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Below you'll find the first trailer for Happy Camp, produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films banner and helmed by first-timer Josh Anthony, who stars in, wrote, and directed the pic. Michael Barbuto, Anne Taylor, and Teddy Gilmore also star.
Look for the film on VOD March 25 via Gravitas Ventures.
Happy Camp is the story of four filmmaker friends who visit the Northern California town of Happy Camp, where hundreds of people have gone missing from the surrounding mountains, including one of the pals’ younger siblings decades ago, to film a documentary.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
Got news? Click here to submit it!
- 2/19/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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