Our Partners
Our company is continually expanding, and as we grow, we collaborate with those who share our mission, creativity, and mindfulness. Each of these partners brings unique expertise from various sectors of the entertainment industry, including production companies, event organizers, and non-profits. They play a vital role in the success of all our projects.
11 Mile Productions
At 11 Mile Productions, their mission is to create high-quality, engaging films that inspire and entertain audiences. They believe in the power of storytelling and strive to bring unique and compelling stories to the screen.
Open Air Events
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OAE's founder and producer, Ronnie Jackson, is a native of Kenbridge, Virginia and an Elon University graduate currently living in North Carolina.
Ronnie's career success varied as he successfully held 30 events as a festival producer handling the logistics and operations while owning and operating four successful Arby's restaurant franchises.
Ronnie also served as a Kenbridge, Virginia volunteer fireman for a decade, granting him a lifetime membership to the department. In late 2007, Ronnie endured a major life event -- a divorce.
This prompted his moving to North Carolina where he began a supervisory position at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Though no festivals were produced during this period, Ronnie kept learning and researching the live music industry.
He maintained his IEBA membership. During this time, he assisted with and worked on concerts and festivals throughout North Carolina. In 1993, Ronnie moved the Beach Music Festival to Richmond, and it scored big with 38,000 in attendance.
Ronnie went on to host an additional 13 festivals in the 1990s, boasting attendance totals of 37-38,000 at the 1990 Virginia Country Festival and at the 1993 Beach Music Festival.
His company produced four festivals in Richmond in the 2000s, with each one bigger than the last. The 2003 Virginia CountryFest attracted 54,000 fans to the Richmond International Speedway.
Ronnie Jackson has clearly shown a track record of success, accomplishing a feat no one else has, successfully producing 30 major music festivals, all in Virginia.
This equips him with special knowledge of marketing and what kind of music will work to boost ticket sales.
With many years of talent buying experience, Ronnie has booked over 120 musical artists, creating long-lasting relationships with the major talent agencies in Nashville, Tennessee.
From The Heart Productions
The mission of From the Heart Productions Inc, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is to help indie filmmakers get film funding. We also help creative artists, musicians, authors and more. We do that through our Roy W. Dean Grants, our Fiscal Sponsorship Program, and the Intentional Filmmaking Class.
Since 1993, we’ve assisted hundreds of documentary, feature, short films, and web series in raising over $30,000,000 for their projects.
We believe that independent filmmakers, who devote most of their time to the creative process, need help when it comes to raising money. Our mission has been to help filmmakers get the film funding they need to get their film in front of the cameras and an audience.
