Just Announced!

Werc Werk Works' THIN ICE Opens on Friday, February 17th at the Lagoon Cinema!

Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story — all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey’s attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing. Blending dark comedy and delirious Midwestern noir, THIN ICE reaches a breaking point that no one — least of all Mickey Prohaska — could ever see coming.

ATO Pictures will release the film in Minneapolis on February 17th at the Landmark Lagoon.

This film was made with a union crew and filmed in Minnesota!

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This is the unofficial blog for the film/tv projects of Minnesota based union of film and television technicians of  IATSE 490.

Here are some of the recent union projects that we are proud of:

Cenex-Anthem/Tanks of Thanks

This 30 second spot, "Anthem" was a commercial for Cenex gas stations. It was the second commercial played directly after the 2012 Super Bowl. Filmed in the summer of 2011 in Minnesota.

The production consisted of filming of three total commercials, here are the other two commercials shot for Cenex. 

Cenex "Baby Hats" 

Cenex "Singer"

The last union movie shot in Minnesota happened in the Winter of 2010. It was "Thin Ice". Featuring an all-star cast of oscar winner, Alan Arkin and Greg Kinnear, Billy Cudrup and others. We are very  proud of the work our union members performed in "Thin Ice"

IMDB describes it as, 

"An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer."

It is to be released this month, Feb 2012 at select theaters. For more info on "Thin Ice" go to imdb, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1512240/ or the films official website, http://thinice-movie.com/