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NALIP CONFERENCE VI:
CATCH THE LATINO WAVE!!
Yes, it's True! The Sixth National
Conference is already on the Horizon. Have you received your
Save-the-Date Card yet? Watch your mailbox, or shoot us your
most current address, so we keep you up to date on registration
and other great information.
March 3 - 6, 2005:
Huntington Beach, CA
You can expect some great networking,
Key Note addresses from top HBO and PBS Executives. Gala Awards
to Lourdes Portillo, Jeff Valdez and Raul Yzaguirre. Cutting-Edge
technology hands-on, provocative plenaries & informative panels.
AND: New This Year! A Latino Media Market for up to 40 select
projects Scheduled to meet dealmakers, funders, network execs
and decision makers. **By invitation. Apply by Jan 15**
WATCH www.nalip.org for Details.
Online December 1.
Plus travel and hotel scholarships,
discount hotel rates, Southwest Airline ticket sponsorship.
Sign ups for Show-your-Stuff Screenings,
Director Reel Evaluations and
"30 minutes with..." Breakfasts.
Sign up for it all!!
Questions? Call Tery Lopez, Conference
VI Coordinator: 310.395.8484.
ATTENTION LA AREA FILMMAKERS:
TRIBECA ALL ACCESS
Informational Meeting Nov. 10 Wednesday,
November 10, 2004 12:30 - 2:00pm CAA Screening Room 9830 Wilshire
Boulevard Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (Corner of Little Santa
Monica and Wilshire Boulevards)
FREE ADMISSION
Don’t miss this special informational
session with representatives from Tribeca All Access and the
Tribeca Film Festival. Stop by to learn more about their programs
for filmmakers of color. Representatives will discuss and
answer questions about the program in an informal setting.
Tribeca All Access (TAA) serves artists and audiences by supporting
diverse voices in film and theater in the United States. Its
programs are designed primarily to provide artists of color
with unmatched access to members of the entertainment industry.
TAA CONNECTS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Following the success of its inaugural
year, TAA Connects returns April 25 - 28, 2005. TAA Connects
is a networking and meetings program that brings narrative
& documentary directors and screenwriters of color together
with film industry decision-makers during the Tribeca Film
Festival. Filmmakers who identify as African American, Asian
American, Latino/a, Pacific Islander or Native American are
welcome to submit scripts or documentary proposals for consideration.
Early Deadline: December 10, 2004 Final Deadline: February
4, 2005 Come to the informational session to learn more! www.tribecafilminstitute.org
TotalAXIS TEAMS UP WITH The Screen
Actors Guild FOR EVENTS FOCUSING ON DIVERSITY IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY
TotalAXIS, the fastest growing networking
alliance for artists of all backgrounds will team with the
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) to host high-profiled events aimed
at creating new opportunities for women and minorities in
the entertainment industry. “Women in Hollywood – Part 4”,
presented by TotalAXIS and SAG, will take place on Thursday,
November 11, 2004 at the Garden of Eden (7080 Hollywood Boulevard,
LA, CA 90028). Cocktails begin at 7:00 PM with the panel session
starting at 7:30 PM and a networking session following at
9:00 PM.
This is the fourth installment of the
popular “Women in Hollywood” panel and networking series,
focusing on increasing the opportunities for women in the
entertainment industry. We invite you to meet industry insiders!
Join some of Hollywood's most influential
women whom are leading the charge in the industry. These guests
represent the best that the "Business of Entertainment" entails.
Invited Guest Panelists TBA. Come and get motivated by women
who are making a difference. This event is FREE to TotalAXIS
Latina & SAG members only. All others must pay $10 when you
RSVP or $15 at the door. RSVP cuts off at 5:00 PM on November
10, 2004. RSVP Guest List only good until 8PM.
About TotalAXIS: TotalAXIS is a networking
alliance for artists, studio execs and industry professionals.
When you're a member of TotalAXIS.com you not only find information
on who's who in the industry and where to find them, but you
also gain invaluable tools to broaden your career opportunities,
learn tricks of the trade and get inspired. We are a networking
community of over 160,000 member subscribers who are entertainers,
business owners and individuals in Entertainment that thrive
by enhancing careers through entertainment. Our mission: expose,
utilize and distribute information, opportunities and resources
for TotalAXIS.com members in the entertainment industry through
weekly e-newsletters and premium networking events.
About SAG: Screen Actors Guild is the
nation’s premier labor union representing actors. Established
in 1933, SAG has a long history of promoting equal access
to employment for all its members, regardless of their gender,
ethnicity, age or physical ability. With 23 branches nationwide,
SAG represents nearly 120,000 performers in film, television,
commercials, industrials and music videos. To learn more about
Screen Actors Guild, please visit www.sag.org
You MUST RSVP to enter this event for
FREE! RSVP at: WomenInHollywood@TotalAXIS.com Garden of Eden
7080 Hollywood Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 Sponsored in part
by: SAG, American Latino TV & Latin Fuze, Remy Red and our
newest sponsor: Latina!
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
TODAY: AFI FEST 2004 OPENS w/ Kevin
Spacey BIOPIC BEYOND THE SEA
Los Angeles' longest-running film festival
opens tonight 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
NOSOTROS AMERICAN LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
The SCREEN ACTORS GUILD and *NOSOTROS
present:
A special event with CBS Latino Showcase
Director & ABC Diversity Showcase Director--Mike Gomez As
part of the Nosotros American Latino Film Festival WHEN: Friday,
November 5th @ 10:30AM
WHERE: Ricardo Montalbán Theatre 1615
N. Vine St. Hollywood, Ca 90028 $5.00 General public SAG members
FREE
*Nosotros members FREE Gomez’s seminar,
sponsored by The Screen Actors Guild, will give participants
an opportunity to learn first hand from an award-winning veteran
actor. Topics to be covered will include: The Does and Don’ts
of Your Resume and Picture Components of a Professional Actors
Reel Are You Ready to Showcase Importance of Training The
Business of Acting
Recently seen as a series regular in
the leading role of Capt. Gallardo on the NBC series, Hunter,
Actor/Director Mike Gonzalez is a veteran actor whose numerous
credits include co-starring roles in such films as Clint Eastwood's
Heartbreak Ridge, Robert Redford's Milagro Beanfield War,
Jack Nicholson's The Border, Gregory Nava's El Norte, The
Cohen Bros' The Big Lebowski, Luis Valdez' Zoot Suit, and
Born in East L.A., among many others. His television credits
are extensive including leading roles in the movies-of-the-week
Return to Justice and The Out of Towners, and guest starring
roles in The X-Files, Resurrection Blvd., Walker, Texas Ranger,
Chicago Hope, Star Trek: The Next Generation, and American
Family, to name a few. His directing credits include The Last
Angry Brown Hat, Waiting For Callas To Sing, It's Only the
Wind,
The Nosotros 2002 Showcase, the highly
successful 2003 CBS Latino Showcase, Maria Costa's one-woman
show, Macho Men and The Women Who Love Them and the upcoming
ABC Diversity Showcase in December, 2004.
For more information please visit us
online at www.nosotros.org
Also from Nosotros '2+2=5=1' to SCREEN AT NOSOTROS AMERICA
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL NOV. 5 2+2=5=1 is in Nosotros American
Latino Film Festival -NALFF- this Friday 5 at 4 PM. Come and
enjoy the art of the cinema and support the Festival. For
festival/screening details, go to:
http://www.nosotros.org/ OR
http://www.2plus2equals5equals1.com;
http://www.nosotros.org/NosFilmFest/schedule.htm
http://www.spanix.com/html/ShowMovies.asp?ID=198
LATINO FILM FESTIVAL--SAN FRANCISCO/BAY
REA
Castro Theatre Events
429 Castro Street, San Francisco
November 5-7, 2004
San Francisco Events -- Opening Night
Film-Malaga in San Francisco Castro Theatre,
Friday, November 5 at 6:30 PM Buy Tickets
-- Tribute to Mexican Cinema-Arcelia Ramirez & Arturo Ripstein
Castro Theatre, Saturday,
November 6 at 5:15 PM Buy Tickets --
Directors' Night Film, Awards Ceremony & Reception Castro
Theatre,
Sunday, November 7 at 8:30 PM Buy Tickets
FREE PARKING
FREE parking available at the Harvey
Milk Civil Rights Academy located at 4235 19th St (between
Collingwood and Diamond) around the corner from the Castro
Theatre. Parking is first come, first served
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Friday, Nov. 5th: 5.00pm to 12 midnight
Saturday, Nov. 6th: 2.30pm to 12.30
AM
Sunday, Nov. 7th: 7.30pm to 12.30 AM
Contact Information email: info@latinofilmfestival.org
phone: (415)458-3769
Box Office, Tues-Sat 2pm-7pm
web: http://www.latinofilmfestival.org
RODRIGUEZ FACES 'HARSH TIMES'
November 4, 2004
Freddy Rodriguez will star in the independent film 'Harsh
Times,' says Production Weekly. The film is described as
a West Coast version of Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets,
set in South Central Los Angeles. David Ayer (Training Day)
will make his feature directorial debut from his original
screenplay, which was developed at the Sundance screenwriter's
lab. Production is set to begin in Los Angeles the beginning
of December. http://www.spanix.com/html/ShowNews.asp?ID=1233&PG=1
Hayek & Cruz Team Up In 'BandidaS'
Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz, two of the most beautiful
and acclaimed young actresses on the film screen today,
team up for a wild adventurous romp through the Old West
in Bandidas. The comedy Western also stars Steve Zahn, Dwight
Yoakam, and Sam Shepard. Budgeted at $30 million, the film
is currently shooting in Durango, Mexico and is being helmed
by the directorial team of Norwegian-born filmmakers Espen
Sandberg and Joachim Roenning in their first theatrical
feature film outing. http://www.latinheat.com/spotlight1.htm
KAPLAN TO WRITE AND DIRECT 'THE AZTEC EAGLES'
Betty Kaplan (Love & Shadows, Dona Barbara, Almost a Woman)
has been tapped by producer Bill Bonanno to write and direct
The Aztec Eagles, the only Mexican Air Force Unit to serve
during World Was II. http://www.historynet.com/ahi/blazteceagles/
http://www.spanix.com/html/ShowNews.asp?ID=835&PG=19
CUARON FINDS FUTURE IN 'CHILDREN'
Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Strike Entertainment in association with Beacon Communications
LLC has announced the start of active development for Alfonso
Cuaron’s next project Children of Men, the sci-fi thriller
based on the novel by P.D James is about the near future,
when human sperm count has dropped to zero and humanity
has lost its future, a middle-aged Oxford history professor's
encounter with a group of dissidents triggers a series of
events that will change the world. Paul Chart wrote the
screenplay. The ‘Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban’
director has also announced development of ‘Mexico 68,’
a drama centering on the violent student revolt of the 1968.
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808403446
PRINZE STAYING WITH TV
Thursday, October 28, 2004
After a recent guest stint on Boston Legal, Freddie Prinze
Jr. looks to be returning to the small screen in a more
permanent capacity, as the Scooby-Doo actor has signed with
Warner Bros. TV to develop a half-hour sitcom. Variety reports
that Prinze – whose late father Freddie Prinze shot to fame
in the 70s with TV hit Chico and the Man – is teaming with
producers Bruce Helford and Bruce Rasmussen for the project.
http://www.spanix.com/html/ShowNews.asp?ID=1223&PG=1
FASHION/ACTING HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHERS NEEDED
Aqua Martrix is looking
for photographers (in the Miami area ONLY) to shoot
portfolios and headshots for our growing pool of talent.
Must have own equipment and studio. Should have at
least 3 experience shooting models and actors.
To
apply send 2 samples of your work to donna@aquamatrix.net
Job location is in Miami, FL
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or
other commercial interests
Compensation: $200-$600 per shoot
*This is a part-time job.
*This is a contract job.
*Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this
job poster.
*Please, no phone calls about this job!
*Please do not contact job poster about other services,
products or commercial interests.
Reply to: _donna@aquamatrix.net_ (mailto:donna@aquamatrix.net)
F/T OR P/T EDITOR NEEDED FOR BUSY LATINO PRODUCTION
COMPANY
Maya Pictures
is looking for full or part-time editor with
strong story-telling and comedic skills for
a low-budget project . Start date as early as
11/8/04.
Please
contact Andres Orci to submit reel. (andreso@mayacinemas.com)
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
membership@nalip.info
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