Nomination Deadline is Nov. 12!!!

Dear NALIP Member:

It is time once again to elect a new slate of Board of Directors for NALIP National. As vested members of NALIP, this is your opportunity to make a difference in how your organization is run in the next three years.  We need your energy, your enthusiasm and your ideas to help NALIP better serve the needs of the Latino media-making community.

Our goal is to present a slate of nominees for the December 2004 election.  We seek recommendations of candidates who will have a marked impact on NALIP’s ability to increase our visibility on a national level, increase our fundraising capacity either directly or through contacts, help maintain our National initiatives and inform the creation of new ones that benefit our membership, and who can become active participants in the programs, committees, and events that NALIP presents, particularly our Signature Programs.

You are invited to nominate candidates for a 3-year term to the NALIP Board of Directors. You may nominate yourself.  You may nominate another.  Just follow the guidelines below.  A few things to consider before you proceed. First know that:

Prospective candidates shall be at least eighteen years of age, be a vested NALIP member paid in full, and have residency or place of employment in the United States.

Each Director shall serve for a term of three (3) years to a maximum of two (2) terms.

4 Board Members come up for re-election each year, and all 4 current Board members with expiring terms will run again. However, we can increase the Board to 15 and are considering an expansion for 2005.

Each Board Member is responsible for participating actively in the management of the Corporation.  This includes:

     A. The hiring, support and evaluation of the Executive Director on an annual basis;

     B. Approving policies, guidelines and long-range plans;

     C. Enhancing the organization’s public image;

     D. Ensuring the organization’s financial stability and solvency by approving an annual budget and reviewing  financial statements on a regular basis;

     E. Helping to raise money for the organization;

     F. Evaluating the performance of the Board; and

     G. Participation in a leadership capacity in at least one active committee per year, such as advocacy, fundraising, conference, membership and/or program development, among others.

Our full By-Laws and their related amendments, including descriptions of the Board of Directors, its Officers, and their responsibilities, can be found online at: http://www.nalip.org/About/structureGovernance.byLaws.htm

Please email or fax to us by Friday, November 12 each of the following for yourself, or your nominee:

1. A  Short Bio

2. Full contact information including phone and email

3. A Letter of Intent (LOI) that describes why you, or the person you are nominating, wish to be on NALIP’s Board and what you have to offer.

Please e-mail your nominations to Edwin Pagan, NALIP Nominating Committee at paganimage@aol.com,

Or fax 310.395.8811

Questions? Please feel free to call Kathryn Galan, NALIP Executive Director at 310.457.4445.

We look forward to your Nominations!

Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Edwin Pagan

NALIP Board Nominating Committee.

THE 2005 TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL--CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS
April 21-May 1

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2005 Entry Deadlines
Early Deadline: November 1, 2004
Final Shorts Deadline: December 10, 2004
Final Feature Deadline: December 17, 2004
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The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff to contribute in the economic and cultural revitalization of lower Manhattan in the wake of September 11. Their goal of attracting filmmakers and film lovers to New York City to celebrate the best in film continues as the Festival enters its fourth year. Please join us.  http://www.tribecafilmfestival.org

AFI FEST 2004 ANNOUNCES 6 GALAS AND A TRIBUTE TO PEDRO ALMODOVAR!

Los Angeles' longest-running film festival opens on November 4, 2004, with the US Premiere of BEYOND THE SEA, directed by and starring Kevin Spacey. The Centerpiece Gala will be THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, directed by Michael Radford. The Festival's Closing Night Gala on November 14, 2004, will be the US Premiere of THE SEA INSIDE, directed by Alejandro Amenábar. The other Gala Presentations are HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, directed by Zhang Yimou, and the North American Premiere of A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

AFI FEST 2004 also announced a Tribute and Retrospective of Academy Award®-winning and internationally acclaimed filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar. As part of the Tribute, AFI FEST 2004 will include a Gala Presentation of BAD EDUCATION.

THE FESTIVAL Now in it's 18th year as a program of the American Film Institute, AFI FEST spans 10 days each November, featuring international competitions of brand new films from emerging filmmakers, global showcases of the latest work from the great film masters and nightly red-carpet gala premieres. AFI FEST annually presents an international competition of features, documentaries and shorts as well as ambitious global cinema showcases, including Asian New Classics, European Film Showcase, Latin Cinema Series and American Directions. Also returning are the popular Made in Germany series and the Filmmaker Tribute and Retrospective.

Films such as MONSTER; HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG; OSAMA; TALK TO HER; CITY OF GOD; DARK WATER; NOWHERE IN AFRICA; THE QUIET AMERICAN; NO MAN'S LAND; MONSTER'S BALL; LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL; THE CIDER HOUSE RULES; BEFORE NIGHT FALLS; O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? and AMORES PERROS have all premiered at AFI FEST.

Beginning this year, AFI FEST 2004 (November 4 - 14) and the 2004 American Film Market (November 3 - 10) will join forces in marketing, sponsorship, scheduling and a variety of other initiatives. While each event will continue to be managed separately, the collaboration will result in a unified market and festival, combining commerce and culture.

For more information on each event, please visit www.AFI.com/AFIFEST or http://www.ifta-online.org/afm/home.asp ;

http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ffs/filinfo&Cfg=news.cfg&news=general&text_id=26687

Alex Mendoza will be away on semi-vacation until early November--as he is currently shooting a film on-location. Any questions and or news/postings should be emailed to me directly.

Thank you.

Co-Editor

Jose Murillo

NALIP

1323 Lincoln Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA 90401

310-395-8880

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