OPTION "A" €12,650.00 per person, Including International Round Trip Airfare! Dates subject to change.
La Belle Sabbioneta is excited to invite you to
Discover the Magic of Special Effects FX ⭐️!
Join us on this incredible Special Effects FX Retreat as we learn from the very best Special FX master in the industry Kevin Pike of 7Days/6Night-luxury Italian Retreat, fully loaded-8 glorious Italian cities:
Sabbioneta/Verona/Mantova/Venice/Pisa/Florence/San Giovanni en Croce/Milan
*Option A €12,650 per person, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE
*Option B € 9997, NOT INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS/ AIRFARE
Transportation to and from, Gourmet Daily Breakfast and lunches, (*Dinners Monday-Thursday you are free to choose) entrance into to the museum’s, tour guide, professional driver, Welcome Mixer, Friday Farewell Dinner & much much more! This is a Living Magically Retreat that you don’t want to miss!
We are excited to partner with & share our incredible International Global Coach with the biggest heart- and the greatest Special Effects to enter into your life, your soul & transform your life, & businesses. You will have that transformational change to bring you to the next level⭐️
*Want to take care of your own Airfare? Still enjoy an all-inclusive trip minus the International Airfare. choose "OPTION "B" of your Favorite Retreats. You can book your Retreat without International airfare Total €9997.00 (Please arrange flights to either Milan Malpensa, Or Verona International Airport) flights booked independently will be responsible to arrive at either airport, to check in Sunday, and check out Saturday.
La Belle Sabbioneta will NOT be responsible for arrival at other airports, flight connection, or transportation to or from La Belle Sabbioneta, if you are choosing to fly into another airport- this will be 100% your responsibility to arrange transportation to and from La Belle Sabbioneta. If your Flights are coordinated to arrive at the same time, and airports Milan, or Verona (YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED AT TIME OF BOOKING WHICH AIRPORT)- we will be happy to give transportation to, and from La Belle Sabbioneta, at no additional charge.
* Dates subject to change due to the global situation- with no additional booking fees & a Price Freeze for 2 years.
Retreat Package Option “A” Including International Airfare.
All Dates Subject to change, & Price Freeze for two (2) years from Booking Date!
Please Join us on this magical Retreat, and welcome this incredible life changing man:
⭐️*Kevin Pike is a leader in the TV & Film industry- Known as the Special Efforts FX Master, working on industry icons such as Jaws, Indiana Jones, Starwars, Back to the Future, and many many more! Special Effects Coach & Empowerment Coach. ⭐️
Kevin Pike is a leader in the TV & Film industry- Known as the Special Efforts FX Master, working on industry icons such as Jaws, Indiana Jones, Starwars, Back to the Future, and many many more!
Kevin Pike is an American film special effects supervisor, former below-the-line talent agent, and screenwriting consultant. Pike is best known for supervising the Special Effects of the 1985 film Back to the Future. He and his company Filmtrix, Inc., were responsible for constructing the film's iconic DeLorean Time Machine.
Pike was born in Hartford, Connecticut (born 9 May 1951). He showed interest in the arts by making his own 8mm films at an early age. While attending Granby Memorial High School, he served as President of the Drama Club for all four years, during which he won the best actor in 1967 for his role in The Apollo of Bellac. Pike graduated high school in 1969 and later studied Business Management at the University of Hartford.
Pike's film career began in April 1974 while working as a busboy at the Harborside Restaurant in Martha's Vineyard, after a chance encounter with the first film crew of Jaws (1974) to arrive on the island. Pike was hired onto the film as a local doing set construction and painting of the shark and worked with the Special Effects crew to help finish the shark.
After Jaws, Pike came out to Hollywood and continued his work in Special Effects with the major studios for film, television, and commercials. His work has served on numerous projects for Steven Spielberg and directors such as Robert Zemeckis, John Schlesinger, Taylor Hackford, David Fincher, Tim Burton, Wes Craven, and George Lucas.
Pike has earned nominations and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Special Visual Effects for the Amblin Television Production Earth 2 in 1995 and a Clio Award for Best Special Effects on a Levi's commercial directed by Michael Bay in 2000.
For the AMPAS SpFx Bake-off, he was up for an Oscar nomination for Back to the Future. He also received a BAFTA nomination. He has been a Director with the DGA since 1985, after garnering a series of commercials for Mattel and directing of Second Unit. He is also a member of SAG/AFTRA and BAFTA. Pike has lectured at USC, UCLA, and Columbia College Hollywood and taught Special Effects classes at the Academy of Art University.
Additionally, Pike has served as a Governor for four terms for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Executive Committee for the Visual Effects Branch for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Kevin Pike lives north of Los Angeles, California, where he manages his company, Filmtrix, Inc. He is a writer's consultant and a story developer for studios and production entities, helping writers complete their scripts and advising them on how to pitch their written work to producers and developers.
Kind Regards,
Kevin Pike
P.O. Box 6882
Pine Mountain Club, CA 93222-6882
Cell: 818-808-9321
Skype: filmtrix
As our world has changed in order to keep our clients safe-and be in compliance with the new strict COVID laws, and all Health rules and regulations, so with this strict standards our spaces are limited!
The Health Safety, for our staff, clients, and all that we associate with is our number 1 responsibility, and La Belle Sabbioneta will comply, with any, and ALL rules, and regulations. Excellence is our standard, and service is our specialty!
We have 10 spots available per retreat-so time is of the essence!
This is one retreat that you will not want to miss!
Day 1-2, Sunday Arrival & Welcome Mixer to La Belle Sabbioneta, in Sabbioneta Italy 🇮🇹 we will do a night walking tour!
Day 2-Monday we have a free day as you leisurely tour the Museum’s Ducale Palace Cathedrals, & Sinagoga of this beautiful enchanting World UNESCO Renaissance City. You will feel as if you stepped back 500 years in time-with modern luxuries.
Tonight you are Free to choose one of the incredible restaurants in Sabbioneta.
Enjoy Personal Special FX Coaching sessions in our Private Retreat Rooms.
*Depending on our coaches itinerary.
*Gourmet Breakfast/Lunches Daily provided-even on Saturday at checkout.