WHAT IS THE LATINO MEDIA MARKET?

WHY SHOULD YOU BE SURE

TO APPLY BY JAN 15??

NALIPSTERS:

     For Conference VI, the NALIP Board has created a program tailored to mid-career and senior makers looking for funding and deals on their projects and pitches.  It is the Latino Media Market, and is modeled on the Encuentros, IFP Market and Tribeca All Access programs that put select filmmakers in the room with funders, buyers and executives.  This is a competitive program, and a demanding application, but it's worth it!  NALIP is committed to making each Conference responsive to your needs and level of development.  We want your experience of travel to Conference VI something that advances your project and matures your career.

The Deadline Looms!  Please take a look at details at www.nalip.org under Conference VI.  Don't miss this opportunity to make your work at Conference VI concrete, and to receive professional evaluations with solid business conversations.  Let's get some deals done, some movies made, some projects funded in 2005:  We ARE the Latino Wave.

Take Advantage of the Latino Media Market 2005.

By January 15.

'ANNA AND THE TROPICS' Reception

'Anna and the Tropics'

By Nilo Cruz
Directed by Richard Hambuger

LATIN HEAT NIGHT

Friday, January 14, 2005

Celebrity Host: TONY PLANA

VIP RECEPTION featuring Cuban Cigars, Spirits and Live Music!!!

'Anna In The Tropics'

     Dir. by Richard Hamburger

Playing: January 7 through February 13, 2005

A story can be more than fiction. Hired to read to the employees at an antiquated Cuban cigar factory, Juan Julian soon falls for Conchita, an unhappily married employee whose husband has already betrayed her.  Julian's novel of choice, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, provides the dramatic and telling backdrop for the life-changing choices the characters must make.  But they're not just characters, and a story is never just a story.  It's anything but ordinary - like a hand-rolled cigar.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Pasadena Playhouse

39 South El Molina Avenue

Pasadena, California  91101

www.pasadenaplayhouse.org

(626) 356-PLAY

HOT DOCS' TORONTO DOCUMENTARY FORUM

(April 27-28, 2005)

Deadline for Pitch Slot submissions:

Wednesday February 9, 2005
Deadline for Observer Seat entries:

Thursday March 17, 2005

Hot Docs' 6th annual Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF) will take place April 27-28, 2005 during the festival which runs April 22-May 1, 2005.  It is a limited-seating event requiring separate, advance accreditation independent of any other Hot Docs pass.  The TDF has enjoyed a vibrant first five years in which it quickly established itself as the international community stand-out North American gathering spot for producers and commissioning editors of social, political and cultural documentaries. 

Delegates report over $5M raised for projects pitched at the event and a myriad relationships borne, whether between commissioning editors and producers, one broadcaster to another, or distributors and producers.  At the 2005 Edition, for the first time, feature-length documentary projects at a rough-cut stage which are seeking completion financing and have not yet secured market financing (i.e. broadcaster or distributor) will be considered for up to five of the 36 pre-selected pitch slots.

Also offered, post-pitch meetings pre-arranged between participating financiers and TDF pitch teams.  Additionally TDF pitching alumni will be given the opportunity to provide status updates for their previously pitched projects in the 2005 Project Catalogue.  The TDF is Hot Docs' flagship market event and is a pitching forum that assists independent documentary producers from around the world and their market partners raise co-financing from the international marketplace.  For buyers, the format offers a slate of pre-selected projects in development and production by some of the world's most interesting filmmakers.  Launched in 2000, the TDF is recognized as the most effective international market in North America for producers, broadcasters and others working in the social, political and cultural documentary genres. Over 85 key international broadcasters from Europe, Australia, the USA and Canada regularly attend and each year over 60% of the projects pitched are successful in attracting additional financing.

The TDF offers up to 36 fifteen-minute pre-selected pitch slots.  Projects by independent documentary producers/filmmakers of all nationalities are eligible for consideration.  Projects can either be in development or already in production and must have approximately 20 to 25% of its financing in place.  To trigger eligibility a broadcaster or distributor with a cash investment must be attached who will attend and participate in the pitch. In 2005 the slots newly dedicated to feature-length projects at a rough-cut stage do not require a trigger financier.  The TDF also offers up to three additional "Mountie's Hat" pitch slots will be drawn by lottery during the TDF from the business cards of interested producers in attendance.

In addition to the pitch teams and participating broadcasters, approximately 150 Observer seats are made available for other industry professionals to attend (producers, foundations, other broadcasters, as well as a limited number of distributors, sales agents, etc.).

Each pitch slot is fifteen minutes, including a seven-minute presentation from the production team and their trigger broadcaster which may include a one or two-minute video clip, and an eight-minute discussion and response period.  Two moderators, acting on behalf of the producer, lead and focus the discussions, bringing financing and valuable feedback to the production team.  The new rough-cut pitch slots will operate in a similar way but the pitch team will not include a trigger financier, and, in addition to the option of showing a video clip during the pitch, a copy of the full rough-cut will be filed and available for viewing at Hot Docs' Doc Shop.

This is a superb way to place a documentary project in front of key international partners, as well as an invaluable event for up-to-the-minute market intelligence for all participants, whether buyer or seller. For more information, visit our website: www.hotdocs.ca.

Or contact:

Angie Driscoll, Coordinator of the TDF

416-203-2155, ext 263; adriscoll@hotdocs.ca

Telemundo Announces "Taller Telemundo:

Escritores," Lessons In Real Life Telenovela Writing

Network Pioneers Educational Program & Provides Unique Opportunity for Aspiring Hispanic Writers

Telemundo announced the creation of "Taller Telemundo: Escritores," an innovative educational program designed to inspire, discover, recruit and train the next generation of telenovela writers. In a strategic alliance with Miami Dade College, North Campus, School of Entertainment and Design Technology, Telemundo has created this dynamic new program to provide curriculum that specifically prepares and retains Hispanic writers in the ever popular telenovela genre. "Taller Telemundo: Escritores" also serves those in the community who have experience in the industry and desire to upgrade or enhance their writing skills.

"As primary producers of telenovela content, we are proud to be part of this pioneering effort to cultivate a pipeline of future Hispanic talent and provide the best and brightest with hiring opportunities" said Don Browne, Chief Operating Officer, Telemundo. "Telemundo's resources, combined with Miami Dade College's high-quality education standards, are sure to provide a valuable opportunity to aspiring Latino writers."

The program will select up to 30 prospective students from qualified applicants to participate in a highly competitive 10-month instructional program in Miami, Florida. Students will receive comprehensive, broad-based instruction on the structure of telenovela writing, as well as insights into the critical role of the telenovela writer in the production process, with a view toward targeting the U.S. Hispanic television audience.

"Miami Dade College is a lifeline to our community - teaching our finest.  Our primary responsibility is educating professionals essential to our workforce," said Dr. José A. Vicente, President, Miami Dade College, North Campus. "Our mission, in this particular endeavor, is to inspire and train our students to lead the next generation of telenovela writers.  Miami Dade College, North Campus is proud to take part in this pioneering partnership with Telemundo, which represents a new avenue of opportunity, as it is the only one of its kind in higher education."

Telemundo executives will play an integral role in the students' training, particularly during the first 4 weeks of the program's intensive workshops.  Creative writing exercises, character development, and hands-on experience are designed to effectively inspire and train students to one day lead the next generation of Spanish-language telenovela writers.  In turn, creative and successful alumni of this exciting new program will offer Telemundo and the entertainment industry a highly trained workforce.

The application process begins mid-November and will close on January 31, 2005. "Taller Telemundo: Escritores" is open to Telemundo employees, students of Miami Dade College, students of other educational institutions of higher learning, and the general public who possess the requisite writing skills and a passion for the telenovela genre.  The program will provide selected students with tuition, books, and other classroom materials and program benefits, at no cost. For more information on "Taller Telemundo: Escritores," please visit www.tallertelemundo.com.

Telemundo, a U.S. Spanish-language television network, is the essential entertainment, news and sports source for Hispanics. Broadcasting unique national and local programming for the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population, Telemundo reaches 91% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 118 markets through its 15 owned-and-operated stations, 35 broadcast affiliates and nearly 620 cable affiliates. Telemundo is wholly owned by NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.

Miami Dade College is nationally recognized as the largest and one of the best colleges in the country.  The College enrolls more than 160,000 students every year, and boasts the largest enrollment of Hispanic students among colleges and universities in the nation.  The student body is representative of more than 166 nationalities.  With more than 200 program offerings, the College awards more associate degrees than any other college in the United States.   Currently, MDC offers a four-year degree in education to help address the critical need for teachers in our schools.    

Media Contacts:                                Media Contacts:

Liane Ramirez                                     Beverly C. Rodrigues

Goodman Media                                  Miami Dade College

(212) 576-2700 ext. 249                       (305) 237-3949

lramirez@goodmanmedia.com              Beverly.rodrigues@mdc.edu

UNIVISION BUYING TWO PUERTO RICAN OUTLETS

Co. exercising an option to buy WLII and WSUR Univision Communications, the largest U.S. Spanish-language television and radio broadcaster, will pay about $190 million to buy two leased television stations in Puerto Rico, where the company also owns two radio stations.

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http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2004/12/27/daily25.html

Madrid--Spain's Alquima production house has signed a five-picture deal with international sales agent Latido to handle worldwide rights on its 2004 slate and part of its 2005 slate (HR 12/17).  Latido, a.k.a. Latin Beat, will handle sales outside of co-producing territories on 'Incautos,' 'Condon Express,' 'El Metodo Gronholm,' 'Vidas Pequeñas,' and 'Tu Vida En '65.'

EXPERIENCED NONUNION SCREENWRITER
Scorpio Pictures seeks experienced nonunion screenwriter for a
coming-of-age, female adventure feature that revolves around several
12-16 year old girls. Must have experience writing in standard
screenplay format and provide 5-page samples. Paid work-for-hire
assignment. Those selected will be paid to provide one 3-6 page
outline first and the selected writer from the treatment(s) will
write the screenplay. Submit 5-page samples in screenplay format
only in Microsoft Word, RTF, or PDF to email@scorpiostudios.com.

No phone calls. Info: www.scorpiostudios.com