BURBANK, CA (November 10, 2009) -- Ten Thirty-One Pictures Entertainment has received a 2009 Silver Davey Award for the documentary produced for the 135th anniversary of Obery Farms in Metamora, Illinois. The documentary film was produced and edited by Levi Obery, founder and CEO of Ten Thirty-One Pictures and recent Bradley University graduate. The film was written and executive produced by his grandmother, Marcella Obery. It is narrated by Steve Christopher, a Washington, Illinois resident.
Production began on May 1, 2008 and was completed 14 months later on June 27, 2009. The film was shown at a private anniversary celebration in July. The 33-minute film depicts life on the family farm from the beginning when the family moved to the United States from France in the early 1870s and worked through sweat and tears to become the successful and thriving enterprise that it is today.
About Levi Obery
Levi Obery began producing small video projects and films under the "Ten Thirty-One" banner in 2002. The name was derived from a film project that was set on Halloween. The film was his first collaboration with David Zimmerman III. Obery is the principal shareholder in Ten Thirty-One Pictures Entertainment and manages its overall operations, which include motion picture development, production, and distribution.
Obery graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Entrepreneurship.
Obery produced, wrote, and co-directed The Only Way, the controversial film about a school shooting. The following summer, he produced, wrote, and co-directed the short film Before the Storm. He then produced Into the Woods, the fourth film with David Zimmerman III. Obery also served as co-producer on the critically-acclaimed film One Hour Fantasy Girl, which was shot in Los Angeles in February 2008. In 2009, Obery produced an award-winning documentary film, The Obery Farms Legacy, for the 135th anniversary of his family's agricultural enterprise. Obery also produced The Magic Stone in 2009, which is scheduled for release in 2011. Obery is currently in pre-production on several television and motion picture properties, including Johnny Violence, the new film from Heroic Age Studios.
Obery currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
For more information about Obery, visit his IMDb page and follow him on Twitter.
About the Davey Awards
The Davey Awards honors the "Davids" of creativity, the smaller agencies, companies, or organizations with annual billings or revenues below certain levels. Each year, The Davey Awards honors winners who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets.
The Davey Awards is judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only organization consisting of top-tier media, advertising, and marketing professionals from the world’s leading organizations and firms.
About Obery Farms
The Obery family has been farming in rural Metamora, Illinois for six generations and over 135 years. The principals are John, Joel, and Mark Obery. What began as a 127‐acre farm in 1874, their operations now include farming nearly 3,000 acres and a chemical and fertilizer sales and custom application business, Obery Chemical and Fertilizer Inc. Over the past 135 years, the Obery name has become synonymous with trust and exceptional service, and that has established the thriving enterprise that it is today.
