Calgary, AB – March 26, 2017 – Calgary based comedy web series “Danger Pay” has been accepted as an Official Selection into the prestigious LA WEBFEST (Danger Pay is 24th on the list), in Los Angeles, California. In addition, Carolyn Bridget Kennedy, the series’ producer and creator, is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of Michelle Scott and actor Brent McIntosh is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy for his portrayal of Woodrow Swallow.
Awesome news! My #comedy #webseries @DangerPaySeries is now an #OfficialSelection at @lawebfest 😊 #actress #writer #producer #lawebfest pic.twitter.com/rgYgnRXrxl
— Carolyn Kennedy (@CarolynBKennedy) March 24, 2017
LA WEBFEST, the “Sundance” of web series festivals, is the oldest and largest web series festival in the world. This year it will screen 118 series from around the globe in 4 major genres and 46 award categories. “Danger Pay” is one of 7 web series selected from Canada, and the only one from Alberta.
“As its creator, it’s a tremendous honour to have Danger Pay screened at the LA WEBFEST. To also be personally nominated, is frankly overwhelming”, said Kennedy. “I am so proud for all our cast and crew who made this possible.”
Thrilled 😊4th laurel today for my #comedy #webseries @dangerpayseries 💃 Grateful to be nominated Outstanding Lead #Actress @lawebfest ❤ pic.twitter.com/VEAVGq4Oy2
— Carolyn Kennedy (@CarolynBKennedy) March 24, 2017
“Danger Pay” has received screenings at 3 other festivals so far: Web Fest New York 2017; Web Series Festival Global Hollywood 2017; and WebFest Montreal where it earned a nomination for Best Pilot. The series was also mentioned by Tubefilter, a leading reviewer of online video, as an under-the-radar series to check out.
Carolyn Bridget Kennedy is Canadian Actress Writer, Producer, Director and creator of ‘Danger Pay’ Web Series
Danger Pay is about Michelle, a paralegal, who accepts a job that pays more than usual to work for Woodrow, a bizarre lawyer who is a narcissistic man-child. Michelle endures his antics so that she can afford to pursue her dreams. Filming of Season 2 will take place in May 2017. In addition to her roles as creator, writer, lead actor and producer on the project, Kennedy intends to direct some of the scenes in this season’s shoot.
Carolyn Bridget Kennedy INTERVIEW
LA WEBFEST runs from April 28 to 30, 2017 at Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles. Kennedy will be travelling to California to attend the festival and will lead a panel discussion about the unique set of challenges she faced in making her web series a reality.
Filming of 6 episodes of Danger Pay will take place in May 2017. In addition to her roles as creator, writer, actor and producer on the project, Kennedy intends to direct some of the scenes in this season’s shoot.
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