Ragtag Productions is an American independent
film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
and video production company based in
Astoria, Queens
Astoria is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Queens. Astoria is bounded by the East River and is adjacent to four other Queens neighborhoods: Long Island City, Queens, Long Island C ...
. They are noted for the
web comedy series ''
We Need Girlfriends'' that ran in 2006–2007. The company entered into discussions with
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS (an abbreviation of its original name, Columbia Broadcasting System), is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...
about turning ''We Need Girlfriends'' into a
television series
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pilot with ''
Sex and the City
''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...
'' creator
Darren Star
Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television. He is best known for creating the television series ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (1990–2000), '' Melrose Place'' (1992–1999), ''Sex and the City ...
. After premiering the first episode in August 2010 at
The Feel Good Film Festival
The Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF), also known as the Sunflower Film Festival, was held annually in Hollywood, California from 2008 to 2012. The Festival was the largest of its kind showcasing American, international, independent, and family-frien ...
founded by
Kristen Ridgway Flores, their newest project ''My Future Girlfriend'' debuted online on .
Background
Company founders
Steven Tsapelas,
Brian Amyot and
Angel Acevedo were film majors at
Hofstra University
Hofstra University is a Private university, private research university in Hempstead, New York, United States. It originated in 1935 as an extension of New York University and became an independent college in 1939. Comprising ten schools, includ ...
in
Long Island, New York
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, where they met. Upon graduation, the three moved to Astoria to work together producing film shorts and submitting them to festivals. After seeing the increasing popularity of online film submissions and contest, they decided to focus on the
Internet
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as a medium to distribute their work.
Filmography
*''We Need Girlfriends'' - 2006–2007
*''I Live With My Parents'' - 2009
*''My Future Girlfriend'' - 2011
References
External links
Official website"We Need Girlfriends" website
Film production companies of the United States
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