Bluebox Limited
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Bluebox Limited is a film production company based in Bettendorf, Iowa and is headed by young filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The pair has been writing, directing, and producing films together since 1996, and formed their production company, Bluebox Limited, in 2001. To date, they have produced 13 shorts, 4 feature length films, and have garnered success with MTV Films and Project Greenlight.
The River Cities' Reader states, "Bryan Woods and Scott Beck are too young to be this good."
Their latest films have received national attention, screening at festivals across the country and winning several awards, including four from the Iowa Motion Picture Association. Their latest feature, "Her Summer," premiered in October 2004 at the IMAX Theatre in Davenport, IA.
"University Heights," the third feature from Bluebox, has been screened at eight festivals in the United States, and received five nominations from the Wild Rose Independent Film Festival in Des Moines, IA, including Best Feature, Best Director, and Best Cinematography.
In December 2005, Beck and Woods secured a development deal with MTV Films after winning mtvU's Best Film on Campus competition. Their trailer for "University Heights" was chosen by thousands of online voters, MTV Films executives and Hollywood directors John Singleton (Boys n the Hood), Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen) and Nicole Kassell (The Woodsman). The trailer also aired on the mtvU Channel which reaches 6.5 million college students at 750 colleges nationwide. Woods' trailer for "Her Summer" was also a Top 5 Finalist.
The previous year, Beck & Woods were Top 3 Finalists in mtvU's 2004 Best Film on Campus competition with their short film "Shades." The film was also judged by thousands of online voters, MTV staff and Hollywood directors Joel Schumacher (Phone Booth, Batman & Robin), Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Elephant), Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging, Grace of My Heart).
In April of 2004, Beck and Woods placed in the Top 50 Director’s competition in the Project Greenlight contest, representing 3% of the total contestants. Project Greenlight was created by Hollywood stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and is sponsored by Miramax Studios and the Bravo Channel. The Top 50 were chosen from over 1,700 candidates, all of which submitted a 3-minute scene to demonstrate directorial talent.1
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