Full Armor Films

The submission window for Full Armor Films Conservatory's screenwriting intensive with Tom Fontana closes May 13th!

Don't miss your chance to work with an acclaimed writer and showrunner, network with other filmmakers, and receive valuable feedback from your peers on your screenplay

Head to fullarmorfilms.com/screenwriting-intensive to apply!

While we're in the middle of cooking up something brand new (keep an eye on this page!), here are a few favorite BTS shots from our last feature film with Provisions, Full Armor Films' production services subsidiary.

We love our New Orleans film community!

It's Tubi Tuesday!

Celebrate by streaming AVENUES, available on Tubi.

A comedic, magical exploration of the seven stages of grief, AVENUES follows five friends as they travel through their feelings and across the island of Manhattan. Our second favorite city 🗽

It's Fernando MacFarlane's world, we're just living in it.

We loved teaming up with Foley for their LIKE A LAMB music video.

Check it out -> https://vimeo.com/865422569

Calling all Louisiana filmmakers! Don’t miss the chance to join our next Writer’s Workshop, a weekend intensive led by an acclaimed writer and showrunner.

ICYMI, last year’s event with Bradford Winters (OZ, The Americans) was such a hit that we wanted to make space for more folks by doing it again!

Keep your eyes peeled for details on how to apply, and for our special guest announcement 👀

Tag someone who should know about this opportunity!

Nerd Alert News sat down with Frank Monteleone!

Super-Talent Frank Monteleone Brings Sustainable Filmmaking to New Orleans - Nerd Alert News (Photos credited to Paul Gregory) Written by Colleen Bement, Editor Meet one of New Orleans’ most talented entrepreneurs, Frank Monteleone. Frank is an amazing actor, […]

🎬 Meet Tracy Keller, Line Producer at Full Armor Films!
🌟 Tracy joined the Full Armor team for their feature film American Reject. Tracy has been part of the New Orleans production world for over 20 years, working on films from Eve’s Bayou and Runaway Jury to Tim Disney’s American Violet and Beyonce’s stunning visual album Lemonade. In the commercial world, Tracy has managed commercial shoots for clients such as Dell, Audi, Turbo Tax, Halls, Panera, Ford, Kraft, Verizon and many more. For ten years, Tracy served as head of production for Strong Films NOLA and studio manager for Richard Street Studios. Recently, she worked with Dread Scott and David Akomfrah on the 2019 project Slave Rebellion Reenactment.
🎥 Tracy brings a strong background in logistics, film accounting, and budgeting as well as Louisiana tax incentive preparation to the Full Armor team.

🎬 Here’s your chance to hone your screenwriting skills with an award-winning writer and showrunner— Full Armor Films is hosting a screenwriting workshop with Bradford Winters, writer and producer of Oz, Kings, Boss, Berlin Station and The Americans. You DO NOT want to miss this!
🌟 For consideration, please submit a 5-10pg short screenplay featuring New Orleans as a setting or its culture as a part of the theme to [email protected]. Submissions are due 10/06/2023 and admission is limited so get your submission in as soon as possible!

🎥 Calling all aspiring screenwriters! Full Armor Films is hosting a screenwriters' workshop November 9-12 with Bradford Winters, award-winning writer and producer of Oz, Kings, Boss, Berlin Station and The Americans.
🌟 For consideration, please submit a 5-10pg short screenplay featuring New Orleans as a setting or its culture as a part of the theme to [email protected]. Submissions are due 10/06/2023 and admission is limited so get your submission in as soon as possible!

🌟 Happy ! Throwing it back to our Look At Me Now music video to celebrate the magic that happens when women come together in front of AND behind the screen.
🍾 Thank you to the incredible women who made this project possible. 💗

🏁 Full Armor Films continues to stand in solidarity with the members of SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, and are happy to say that we are in active talks for an Interim Agreement (IA). We’re proud to create jobs under the new agreement, which will strengthen our position as writers, actors, and creators in this industry. SAG-AFTRA encourages its members to work under and promote the IA as a way to protect the interests of its members so that performers and crew may continue to make a living while demonstrating to the AMPTP that independent producers are eager to honor the terms of the IA. We're excited to get to work.
⚜️ These photos have been taken to demonstrate the abundant strike support from New Orleans SAG-AFTRA and WGA members.

🎬 It's not work at Full Armor Films. We just love what we do. 🌟 🍾⚜️

🎬 Meet Fernando MacFarlane, Director and Producer at Full Armor Films
🌟 Fernando was born in Mexico City and raised throughout South America. His Latin roots shine through in his magical realist approach to filmmaking, painting modern struggles as fables. From his home base in New Orleans, he directs and produces with Full Armor Films and has worked with clients such as The New Orleans Film Office, The Louisiana Film Entertainment Association, IATSE, and musicians such as The Batiste Brothers Band and Trombone Shorty.
🎥 Fernando has a background in on-site documentary, and this journalistic spirit is reflected in his narrative work, predominantly shot in uncontrolled environments. Though specializing in indie cinema, he has worked on camera and production teams for studio projects such as RENFIELD, I’M A VIRGO, HAUNTED MANSION, and THE IRON CLAW. Fernando’s guerrilla filming style and practical industry experience bring an independent resilience and resourcefulness to the production side of the Full Armor team.

🎥 If you're looking for something to get you in your feels, stream Full Armor Films' AVENUES on Tubi.
🌟 Traveling across Manhattan, every avenue is an episode in this funny, magical 'sad-com' following five friends through the seven stages of grief.

🎬 Meet Nathan Johnson, Chief Creative Officer and Producer at Full Armor Films
🌟 Nathan is a Nashville-based creative producer by way of New York City. Nathan began his career in production when he created Red Door Studio and later Drift Studio, a boutique production studio located on the High Line in West Chelsea. Clients ranged from all the top magazines to AMEX, H&M, Louboutin, and RED. Nathan co-founded the Broadway Style Guide, a digital publication which was acquired by TodayTix, where he was served as Creative Director. As a photographer, Nathan has worked with some of the most recognizable faces and his images have been featured many times in Times Square, Vogue, GQ, and Esquire.
🎥 Nathan’s multi-faceted experience in the entertainment industry has led him to develop and produce film/TV independently and with Full Armor Films.

🎥 If you haven't seen Full Armor Films' American Reject yet, now is your chance! With a star-studded cast and 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, we are so proud of this must-see film.
🌟 Watch on Apple & Amazon and share your favorite moment!! 🍾

🎥🏁 In honor of the life of Al Barras, a quick tongued, Cajun hustler and beloved fixture of the French Quarter, WYES, New Orleans' PBS channel, will be airing Full Armor Films' original short documentary, HOTEL AL, which celebrates his 55th year working for the oldest family-owned hotel in America: . Al continued to work for the hotel 8 years after the documentary was filmed, until his death in June 2023. Thank you, Al. New Orleans will always love you. ⚜

🎬 Meet Frank Monteleone, Founder and Executive Producer of Full Armor Films
🌟 Boasting 17 years’ experience as a creative producer, Frank Monteleone got his start producing Off-Broadway theatre. In 2005, he founded Full Armor Films, a development and production company. Currently, Frank is executive producing the films Barron’s Cove and Fog of War, and will be a producer on an untitled independent film shooting in Sept. 2023.
🎥 Alongside these projects, Frank is spearheading the creation of a multifaceted studio and production facility in the heart of New Orleans. He has partnered with New Media Vision (NBC’s The Mysteries of Laura) and DNA Media Group (Lifetime’s Seven Deadly Sins movie franchise) for development and production services.

🎬 Meet Kathleen Monteleone, Executive Producer of Full Armor Films
🌟 With a passion for development, Kathleen has spearheaded securing and creating new content and championing new writers and directors. Kathleen proved herself a triple threat on Full Armor’s first feature film, AMERICAN REJECT, serving as writer, producer, and lead actress. AMERICAN REJECT, a true-ish musical comedy depicting Kathleen’s time on a hit reality singing competition, was released in April 2022.
🎥 In addition to her feature work, Kathleen served as a producer on the short documentary, HOTEL AL, which premiered worldwide on Tubi October 2019, and the television pilot AVENUES. Kathleen is currently working on a new film about women in country music.