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SPREAD THE WORD -
PASA LA VOZ
On May 14 - the most important Latino
film of the year will be out it's called... A Day Without A Mexican.
It's about what would happen one day if all the Latinos in
California disappeared. Who would mow the lawns,
pick the fruits, wash the cars and do all the menial jobs that
so many take for granted? The film is co-written by NALIP
member Sergio Guerrero, who also served as an associate
producer.
This film is about cultural
appreciation. We need your support. Latinos need to be
recognized. Please spread the word by downloading this image
and promoting the movie in any way you can (put the flyer up
at work or at your neighborhood restaurant or at your give it
to your friends). Thank you all... Mil Gracias!
http://www.adaywithoutamexican.com/index1.htm
LIMITED HALF-PRICE TICKETS
AVAILABLE TO NALIPSTERS FOR HIT NEW PLAY
 NALIP and Si TV have partnered
for a very special Los Angeles Theater Center performance of
N*GGER
WETB*CK
CH*NK, an explosive new comedy by by Allan Axibal,
Rafael Agustin, Miles Gregley, Liesel Reinhart, and Steven T.
Seagle.
Winner
of the 2003 award for "Best Play" from the American Readers
Theater Association. N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK is an explosive
comedy that charges into the dangerous territory of race, but
without the predictable anger and angst. Through a special
arrangement, NALIP Members can attend the Friday, May
7th performance of the brilliant new production
developed in conjunction with Jose Luis Valenzuela, the Latino
Theatre Company and Speak Theatre Arts for the ridiculously
low price of $10 per person. The show, which the LA Times
describes as a “cult phenomenon... reminiscent of early
Culture Clash or the comedy of Chris Rock is… drawing critical
raves. For direct ticket purchase and access to the discount,
click here. The
Los Angeles Theatre Center is located at 514 S. Spring St. in
downtown LA. Showtime is at 8 p.m.
NALIP AUSTIN Launch Crew Stages
Party for Prospective
Members
WHAT: NALIP AUSTIN
Launch Party
WHERE: El Mercado Restaurant,
1702 Lavaca
WHEN: Tuesday, May 11,
2004 7p - 9p
CONTACT: Rupert
Reyes: 512/474-6379
Manuel Garcia:
512/835-5390
Local members of the National Association
of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) invite filmmakers,
screenwriters, producers and others interested in the
professional development of Latinos and Latinas in film and
television to attend a NALIP AUSTIN Launch Party Tuesday, May
11, 7pm at El Mercado Restaurant, 1702 Lavaca, Austin,
Texas. Hector Galan, an Austin-based filmmaker and
co-chair of last February's NALIP conference in Santa
Barbara will be the guest speaker.
Alliance
Atlantis acquires leading Spanish
distributor
Canadian firm buys Aurum Producciones
as part of European growth strategy.
Diversifying
American Cinema: Industry Voices Tackle the
Topic
(by Eugene Hernandez, May 5, 2004)
Tribeca coverage presented by Sony
The genesis of this
article was a recent SXSW panel discussion on the "state of
independent film" that included panelists Michael Barker from
Sony Classics, former producer and rep John Pierson, Film
Movement's Larry Meistrich, Micah Green from Cinetic Media,
Newmarket's Bob Berney, Magnolia's Eamonn
Bowles, and former UA and October head Bingham Ray. During
the
session, New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell
raised a question about the lack of new African-American
filmmakers emerging since the movement led by Spike Lee back
in the '80s.
Sitting in the audience listening to the panel
of white males tackling the topic I was reminded that ethnic
diversity is a major challenge within the specialized and/or
independent film industry.
In fact there is a lack
diversity at all levels of the industry: filmmakers,
producers, screenwriters, below-the-line, in acquisitions,
production, distribution and exhibition, development, and
indeed among journalists and at editorial publications. Is
this absence within the industry the reason for the lack of
diversity in American cinema? To try to answer this question,
I recently posed a number of questions, by email, to 75 film
community insiders, feeling that it would better inform me as
I prepared to moderate a panel discussion on this topic at The
Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday and thinking that it might
also make a useful
article. Of the 75 people that I emailed
last week, about a dozen responded and the results were quite
provocative and detailed. The quotes below only scratch the
surface, each participant replied with lengthy, detailed
responses.
Read the Full Story @
indieWIRE.com
http://www.indiewire.com/biz/biz_040505div.html
More "Tribeca" Coverage @
indieWIRE.com
http://www.indiewire.com/tribeca/
FROM LATINHEAT
MAGAZINE ONLINE:
Editor’s Note: A
high recommendation that you subscribe to this outstanding
resource for all of us interested on Latino
Entertainment.
www.latinheat.com
TOP
STORIES
MARIO LOPEZ IS CHRIS PACIELLO IN KING OF
CLUBS
TMG Films to begin
principal photography on the feature film King of Clubs, a true
story of Chris
Paciello. Mario
Lopez to play Chris Paciello, Tom Sizemore and John C. McGinley have
joined the cast.
http://www.latinheat.com/spotlight.htm#mario
NUDE IN
NEW
YORK RETURNS TO
LOS ANGELES
After sold-out performances last
summer, Jonisha
Rios is back in Los Angeles with her critically
acclaimed one-woman show, Nude in New York, for a
limited run - May 11, 12, 18, 25 and 26.
http://www.latinheat.com/spotlight.htm#nude
FILM
AGRESTI'S
VALENTIN TO
RELEASE MAY 7TH
Valentin (2002), a
critically acclaimed film by written and directed by Alejandro Agresti, one of
Argentina's most celebrated filmmakers, which is distributed
by Miramax Films, begins its U.S. release on May 7,
2004.
http://www.latinheat.com/film.htm#valentin
TELEVISION
SMART AND SASSY JUDY
REYES
by Julio Martinez
When NBC premiered
its unlikely hospital-based sitcom Scrubs a few season
back, the pundits thought the network had gone crazy. After
all, the demise of CBS's Chicago Hope and
City of
Angels, as well as the
steadily declining NBC's own ER, was proof enough
that the medical show genre had run its cycle of popularity.
Well, the experts were wrong.
http://www.latinheat.com/television.htm#reyes
LATINHEATWAVE
TERRERO TO MAKE
FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILM BASED UPON TERRERO'S SHORT UNTITLED
JAMAICA QUEENS PROJECT
Jessy Terrero, the
noted Latino music video and motion picture creator, will make
his major motion picture studio directorial debut with MGM’s
new urban comedy Soul
Plane (http://www.soulplane.com) which will be
released on Friday, May 28, 2004 at the start of the Memorial
Day weekend.
http://www.latinheat.com/latinheatwave.htm#terr
MUSIC
LOS LOBOS TAKE "THE RIDE" ON THE
ROAD
Hollywood Records/Mammoth Records recording
artists Los
Lobos have announced May 5 as the launch date of
their highly anticipated tour of North America.
http://www.latinheat.com/music.htm
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OPPORTUNITIES
SPANGLISH
DREAMS
A Mexican-American girl fights to
save her parents from deportation and immigration fraud as she
fights to live out her dream of becoming an American actress.
Industry Reception & Showcase, Conga Room, Los Angeles,
May 6 & May 13, 2004
Still Need Immediately: Black
Latina actress, 45-65 (must be able to play the mother of the
21 year old woman) and can speak fluent Spanish. Please e-mail
headshot & resume and/or call (310) 915-0304 as soon as
possible! There is pay.
http://www.latinheat.com/opportunities.htm
Final
Thursday Nationals: NBC Wins; CBS Rock Solid No.
2 (Mediaweek.com)
Ignited by the second-to-last episode of Friends, not to
mention the season finale of Will & Grace and old faithful
ER, NBC won Thursday in the three surveyed categories. Second
was CBS thanks to its non-stop combination of Survivor:
All-Stars, CSI and Without A Trace. Friends took top-rated
honors for the evening among adults 18-49 (11.2/32) while the
Eye net's CSI was the most-watched show with 26.37 million
viewers.
We
all share a commitment to furthering the quality and quantity
of television programming content by offering a wealth of
resources and experience to every content creator. Here
at NALIP, we want to ensure that our members are taking
advantage of one of the industry's best
resources, the NATPE dailyLead.
Every
day, the dailyLead editors cull the top industry stories from
dozens of trade publications and deliver the results to your
Inbox, free of charge. Brought to you by the
National Association of Television Program
Executives, it’s one of the easiest ways to stay
on top of the ever-quickening news cycle & stay on par
with the 7,000+ professionals who already subscribe (and read
it religiously).
I
hope you’ll take a moment and sign up at www.dailylead.com/natpe.
You are
cordially invited to participate in a groundbreaking event,
the first Latin
Entertainment & Video Expo in the
US.
Where: Hilton Burbank Airport &
Convention Center
Burbank, California
When: May 26-27,
2004
Time: 10AM-5PM
What: Meet the leaders in the Latino
Home Entertainment Industry and come check out the product
available in the Hispanic market.
Who will attend:
Managers, buyers, producers, directors, writers, filmmakers,
talent agents, etc.
For more information see attachment
or log on to
www.estrenosdevideo.net
Regards,
Kirk
Cabezas
Editor In Chief
ESTRENOS DE VIDEO
Magazine
(818)998-3707
(818)998-3736 Fax
PRODUCTION
ASSISTANT NEEDED
We need a production
assistant for this Sunday and Monday. For a PBS series,
History Detectives. Someone with some experience in television
and someone who has a driver's license (we'll be in
Sacramento on Sunday and San Francisco
Monday).
Please send resume
to:
jorgea@liontv.org
Alex
Mendoza
Alex
Mendoza & Associates
8835 Las Tunas
Drive
Temple City, CA
91780
626-614-8277
alexmend@aol.com
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