“Providence is one of the hottest cities in the country and I’m proud to become a part of an already thriving film community. Magic Box Films is looking forward to making commercials and films right here in Rhode Island and everywhere else on the planet, for that matter. After directing freelance for a little over a year, I realized that I needed to open up my own shop,” says Roman.  

“I am trained to take a pile of dirt and make it look, smell and taste like apple pie”, says Roman. “Our energy is focused on producing an incredibly good end product that everyone is proud of; not on how much more potential capital the client may have in the budget. 

“I started Magic Box Films in June of this year to follow my dream.” says the Providence based film director Roman. “Mitchell Rosenwald and I share many of the same philosophies, goals and interests. I knew that along with my years of experience on the agency side and Rosenwald’s talents from the production side, it was the perfect formula for success of Magic Box Films. Before I could finish my sentence…he said yes,” cants Roman. 

Along with winning an Honorable Mention at Sundance 2000 and a Boston Underground Film Festival (BUFF) Bacchus Bunny for his part in the acclaimed underground campy and cult short film TITLER, Gregory Roman has over a decade of experience as a broadcast producer on the Agency side (at one time Hill Holliday, a top advertising agency in Boston and other major cities), working on such national accounts as Infiniti, John Hancock, CVS, Dunkin Donuts and Fidelity Investments.   

In TITLER, as the lead and composer with a great deal of creative input, Roman took a funny idea and made it work. To this day, David Kleiler, includes the film in his 10 best shorts ever to screen in BUFF. It’s interesting to note that Kleiler uses the film as a management tool when he is hiring new screeners for the festival; he shows them TITLER. His decision is frequently predicated on the applicant’s response to viewing the film. Rather high praise, I say. TITLER has been seen all over the planet netting audiences that fall into hysterical laughter.   

Mitchell Rosenwald, who produced TITLER, has been freelancing in the film industry for almost two decades, working with directors and production companies from New York to Los Angeles. His clients have included MasterCard, Kodak, McDonalds, Mobil Oil, Federal Express, and Verizon. Oh yes, Rosenwald, is a graduate of Emerson College. 

 “Mitchell truly understands the importance of production value and how to help ‘put it on screen’ for his clients. He brings a highly respected and in-demand producing expertise to Magic Box Films,” says his partner Roman. 

“Our motto is: ‘It’s not where you are, it’s how good you are.’ We believe that you have to be better than anything else out there to succeed in an ever-changing world or you just blend in with the rest of the noise. What separates Magic Box Films from many other production companies is that we care about art first, and we are businessmen second,” commented Roman.   

Magic Box Films is currently finishing up a long format project for Northeastern University from which they will cut a :30 spot for TV. Magic Box Films is also completing a longer format admissions project for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, along with a virtual tour for their website.  

The early box camera was known as a magic box. Then came the TV; surely the ultimate magic box. But now, the computer is the magic box. It begs the question: what will be the next magic box? Make no mistake, there’s a new one coming. Magic Box Films is already here. 

For more information about Magic Box Films, visit www.magicboxfilms.com 

Carol Patton is a former GM of several TV and Radio stations around the country. She is the founder and publisher of IMAGINE and advocates for the region’s Film, Television, and New Media production industry and the people who work in it.