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NALIP
NOTICIAS: "Parents of the Year," a powerful
new film by NALIP member James Scurlock will
screen a final time at the L.A. Film Festival tomorrow,
June 22nd, at 9:45 p.m. at the Directors Guild of America.
This is the only screening that Yolanda and Rogelio
Garcia will be attending. Tickets are available
at www.lafilmfest.com or 866FILMFEST.
Visit www.parentsoftheyear.com for more information.
"Parents of the Year" was an official selection at the
2004 Silver Docs Festival held recently in Silver Spring,
Maryland. And NALIP producer/director Jorge Aguirre
premiered a segment on the “Civil War Sub” during last
night’s season kick-off of the PBS series “History Detectives”
last night to great acclaim. Look for another of Aguirre’s
historical documentary work there on July 12.
NALIP
is also proud to co-present MARIA FULL OF GRACIA with
the IFP/Los Angeles Film Festival on Thursday, June
24 at 7:15 pm (Laemmle Sunset Theatre 1) Tickets are $10
and only a few will be available at the door. Kudos to IFP and
Project Involve for a successful “Executives of Color” panel
and Diversity Expo held on Friday, June 18th. The
panelists were all extraordinary and included our own board
member David Ortiz.
WRITER LINDA
NIEVES-POWELL BRINGS “YO SOY LATINA” TO
OFF-BROADWAY
NEW YORK— Acclaimed writer Linda Nieves-Powell will
bring her play YO SOY LATINA to Off-Broadway for a limited run
beginning July 13 through August 1, 2004. It has been playing
for three years Off-Off Broadway where the shows were sold out
and garnered over 50 college performances in such prestigious
institutions as Harvard, Brown and Duke.
YO SOY LATINA tells the story of 6
ethnically and culturally diverse Latinas attend a "What is a Latina?" seminar only to find out
the facilitator hasn't arrived and they wind up trying to answer the question on their
own,” says Linda Nieves-Powell.
Nominated as Entrepreneur of the Year in
2003 by Hispanic Business Magazine, and voted one of the 50
Most Outstanding Latinas of 2002 by El Diario/La
Prensa, Linda Nieves-Powell is being recognized as an
important voice in the Latino community. In addition to YO SOY
LATINA, she has successfully produced another hit show called
Soul Latina and is now venturing into film.
In addition to writing YO SOY LATINA,
Linda Nieves-Powell also produced and directed the play.
Members of the cast are Corina Katt Ayala, Michelle Concha,
Sherette Gregg, Susanna Guzman, Lina Sarrapochiello, Daisy
Seda and Silvia Sierra.
A Latino Flavored Productions Inc.
presentation, it will play at the Pantheon Theater, 303 W.
42nd Street bet. 8th and 9th Avenues.
For more information on the show visit
http://www.latinoflavored.com/ or go to
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm?int_show_id=14345.
For ticket information, visit www.smarttix.com, group
discounts tickets call SmartTix @ 212-868-4444. The play is
written entirely in English.
Andy Lebron
Tel: (917) 544-0766
Fax: (509) 267-1841
Email: lebron1112@yahoo.com
SPOTLIGHT:
LALIFF AND CINEQUEST GETS OSCAR®
NOD
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
has elected to recognize the Los Angeles Latino International
Film Festival as well as Cinequest as a qualifying festivals
for the Short Films category for the Annual Academy
Awards®.
www.latinheat.com
IT’S
THE RETURN OF THE NALIP LATINO FILM SLAM !
!
Thursday
July 8th ! @ Smokin' Mirrors
8p-midnite (7-7:45
submissions)
More
thrills, spills, & chills ! !Because
Sharing Is Caring, please forward to anyone who wants to have
a good time.
What's
a Film Slam?
It's
like a poetry slam but with flicks: people show up with
their best five minutes of their film or video cued up. We
show the films randomly (NO first come, first serve--we want
you to hang out!), the filmmaker is introduced and can say a
couple of words and the night goes on like that.
from
7-7:45: we collect the vids (VHS, DVD format)
from
8-10p: we watch the vids
WHERE??
The
Slam/Mixer is generously hosted by Smokin’ Mirrors Studios,
4928 Hollywood Blvd, and will offer live DJ
entertainment from 10 p.m. to midnight immediately following
the screenings. IT
WILL STILL BE COMPETITIVE
Here's
what's at stake:
1st
Prize: Cash!
2nd Prize:
Automatic Entry into the Smokin' Mirrors Film Festival end of
July
3rd Prize: TBD
We are
charging a nominal fee of $3. It will be FREE for competing
mediamakers.
How
will the films be judged? The
audience will be given anonymous ballots where they rate the
film from "Nice Try" to "Boo-Yah" and anywhere in between.
Sort of like an un-American Idol. You
don't want to miss this!! For
more info, email Sonia Gonzalez: LaSone189@aol.com
Check
out:
The
National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) -
not just for Producers! www.nalip.org
SubCine - the very
best in Latino video distribution!
www.subcine.com
Invisible America - Subversion,
Latino-style! www.invisibleamerica.com
Smokin’ Mirrors – Arte, Cine y Cultura! www.smokinmirrors.net
POV,
America's most-watched independent documentary showcase, is
pleased to present:
A
Film by CARLOS SANDOVAL and CATHERINE
TAMBINI
FARMINGVILLE
TUESDAY,
JUNE 22 at 10 PM on PBS affiliates
nationwide
About the
film:
The shocking hate-based attempted murders of two Mexican day
laborers catapult a small Long Island town into national
headlines, unmasking a new front line in the border wars:
suburbia. For nearly a year, Carlos Sandoval and Catherine
Tambini lived and worked in Farmingville, New York, to
capture first-hand the stories of residents, day laborers and
activists on all sides of the debate. Farmingville
was honored with a Special Jury Prize at the 2004
Sundance Film Festival, won Best Documentary at
CineFestival 2004, deadCenter Film Festival and San Diego
Latino Film Festival 2004, and received the Human Rights
Award at the 2004 RiverRun Film
Festival.
"Farmingville is
a primer for anyone—whether lawmaker or citizen—who cares to
better understand the usually unseen cost of America's
appetite for cheap labor." —Carolyn
Curiel, New York Times
Editorial
"Farmingville...
should become required viewing for every decision-maker and
local official in the State of New
York."—Newsday
Editorial
For
more information
on the film and listings for your area, please visit www.pov.org
Hi Jeff-
I'm casting a new prime time reality series for NBC.
It's called "Escape Your Life" and it will air this Fall
for 7 weeks. The title pretty much sums it up. For
those who are local, they can call Dani Sodaro at 818-566-8767
to set up an audition time, or they can log onto NBC.com and
go to the "contestant" page and click the link for direction
on how to apply for the show.
This show is going
to be fantastic--lots of prizes and we're shooting in an
AMAZING location. Please let everyone know that they
must have a valid passport for travel before applying.
Thanks Jeff!
Matt Antrim
Director of Casting
NBC Studios
Reality Casting
Series
Alex
Mendoza
Alex
Mendoza & Associates
8835 Las Tunas
Drive
Temple City, CA
91780
626-614-8277
alexmend@aol.com
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