Golden Hour Films was started in 2006 as a video and film production company specializing in documentaries and short videos. It soon grew to include other types of media and production, including website design, public relations, graphic design and scriptwriting. Formed out of a love for film and storytelling, Golden Hour Films writes and produces original material for independent projects and also works hand-in-hand with local artists, filmmakers and production companies.

Each project is individually crafted to meet the customer's need and all parties are involved throughout the entire process to ensure a quality product is delivered. Our production capabilities range from corporate video, to commercials, to short films and documentaries and to weddings and special events. Our creative capabilities include storyboarding, scriptwriting, web and graphic design and various aspects of publicity, including press releases, newsletters and brochures, advertising and image branding.

Our management and development expertise on both business and creative sides of the industry guarantee Golden Hour Films as one of the top emerging production companies in the Philadelphia area. We look forward to working with new and familiar clients alike... and making your creative visions come to life.

Founders: Erin Royce and Ilya Osovets

A writer and artist from age six, Erin Royce has written over a hundred short stories, three novels and seven feature-length screenplays. She has also designed numerous web sites for musicians, entertainment companies, non-profit organizations and corporations. A graduate of Belmont University, in Nashville, TN, Erin received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a minor in Music Business and has worked with such organizations as The Nashville Film Festival, The Country Music Association, CMT, Taillight TV, BMG, the WORD FM and 107.5 The River. Currently, Erin is working as a freelance writer while she pursues her Masters degree in Urban Studies at Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA.

In 2006, she started a non-profit film production company and has been working on several research projects for documentaries on runaway teens and the attitudes of Generation Y. While her first love is screenwriting, Erin plans to start a foundation for international at-risk children and work with other organizations in producing social awareness documentaries. She lives in Wayne, PA with two cats that hate each other and an assortment of bugs that happen to find their way inside.

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Ilya Osovets found his love for cameras and computers at an early age and realized his passion while working on the A/V team during high school. He then obtained his Associates of Science in Film Studies at Full Sail Real World Education in Winter Park, FL and has worked on numerous studio and independent projects in the Florida, New York, Philadelphia and New Jersey area.

In 2007, Ilya joined Golden Hour Films as co-owner. A self-proclaimed computer geek, Ilya builds and repairs computers in his spare time and hopes to expand Golden Hour Films to include a non-profit division for computer donations. Born in Brest, Belarus, he moved to the US in 1991 and resides in Harlesyville, PA with a Russian-Siamese cat named Motya.

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