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GOOD NEWS FROM OUR LATINO PRODUCERS ACADEMY ALUM
Anne Garcia-Romero's play, "Earthquake Chica",
was produced Off-Broadway last month as part of the inaugural
Summer Play Festival. Her play was one of 18 plays chosen
for the festival from 1000 submissions. The festival also
included plays by Latino playwrights Octavio Solis and Rogelio
Martinez.
Thanks for the NEWS Anne!!! If you have some GOOD
NEWS for us to share with the world, let us know. Write to:
NALIP PO BOX 1247 Santa Monica, California USA 90406
Charlie Rose Meets Mad TV on The Cris Franco Show
The Show for Latinos in the Know! and its Creator,
Cris Franco, Garner Emmy Nominations for Creative Mix of Sketch
Comedy and Provocative Discussion.
Recent Pew Study Confirms that Americans Like
This Blend of News and Humor. With significant numbers of
U.S. Americans reporting that they enjoy getting their news
from non-news sources (Letterman, Leno, Jon Stewart’s The
Daily Show) it is no surprise that The Cris Franco Show, which
blends sketch-comedy with controversial Latino topics, has
garnered two Los Angeles Area Emmy nominations: Outstanding
Informational/Public Affairs Series and Outstanding Non-News
Writer for it’s writer and host, Cris Franco. The show has
also received an Imagen Award nomination for its positive
portrayal of Latinos. A self-proclaimed Yupsican (Yuppy Mexican),
and openly Latino Valley boy, Franco describes the show as
the world’s only Latino-themed, English-language, talk-debate-sketch
comedy show.
The Cris Franco Show, featuring Mr. Franco’s writing,
acting and hosting talents, can be seen on LA36-TV, on Thursdays
at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Cris is also a featured
contributor on KCET's "California Connected, Thursdays at
10 p.m. Cris frequently reports on issues for Public Radio
International (Los Angeles, KPCC, Sundays at 10 p.m.) The
Cris Franco Show can be downloaded and viewed via the internet
at www.crisfranco.com.
LALIFF latino Fest in LA closed 8th edition July
29, 2004
LALIFF closed its Eighth Edition at the Egyptian
Theatre, in the heart of Hollywood. The juries gave their
verdicts at a ceremony conducted by LALIFF’s chairman Edward
James Olmos and Marlene Dermer, Executive Director. Actress
Lupe Ontiveros spoke on behalf of the Feature Film Jury.
The award to Best Opera Prima went to Hoy y mañana
(Argentina) by Alejandro Chomski, Best Screenplay to India
Pravile (Argentina) by Mario Sabato, Best Director to Nancy
Savoca for her film Dirt, and the “Rita” award to Best Film
to Punto y raya (Venezuela) by Elia Schneider.
Cuban actor Vladimir Cruz presented the Best Short
Film Award to Pelea de gallos (USA) by Joel Juárez Sánchez
and Premeditation (USA) by Alberto Barboza. Both shorts will
be entered in competition for next year’s Academy Awards.
Jorge Rufinelli was in charge of presenting the
Best Opera Prima Documentary Award to O prisioneiro da grade
de ferro (Brazil) by Paulo Sacramento and the Best Documentary
Award to Memoria del saqueo (Argentina) by Fernando E. Solanas.
The Audience Award went to Conversaciones con mamá (Argentina-Spain)
by Santiago Carlos Oves. After ten days of screenings attended
by more than 25,000 people, LALIFF closed its doors until
next year. http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?
The Int'l Latino Film Festival-San Francisco Bay
Area in association with HBO Films and Fine Line Features
presents
MARIA FULL OF GRACE USA, 2004, Spanish with English
subtitles, 101 min, 35MM
OPENS JULY 30TH IN SAN FRANCISCO !
Winner of major awards at festivals all over the
world, MARIA FULL OF GRACE is coming to movie theaters soon.
Starring Catalina Sandino Moreno as Maria, and directed by
Joshua Marston, MARIA FULL OF GRACE is one young woman's journey
from a small Colombian town to the streets of New York. She
is transported into the risky and ruthless world of international
drug trafficking but finally emerges with the grace that will
carry her forward into a new life.
MARIA FULL OF GRACE opens in NY and LA on July
16th. On July 30th it opens in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston,
Washington DC, Philadelphia, Seattle, Minneapolis, San Diego,
Denver, Portland, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston.
Check www.mariafullofgrace.com for theater listings
and for openings in other markets.
An HBO Films/Fine Line Features release. Int'l
Latino Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area in association
with Dominican University of California 50 Acacia Ave, San
Rafael, CA 94901 P: (415) 454-4039 F: (415) 454-4613 http://www.latinofilmfestival.org
Spyglass to co-finance Geisha, Zorro with Sony
Sony-based company will hold international rights
to two of SPE's 2005 tentpole titles.
The Walt Disney Company & TotalAXIS Present The
2004 Celebrity Softball Game
BENEFITING THE LOS ANGELES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Saturday AUGUST 14, 2004 @ 5:00 PM
At The University of Southern California’s (USC)
Dedeaux Field
On Saturday August 14th, commissioner Dennis Leoni
and over 40 celebrities are teaming up to benefit THE LOS
ANGELES CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EVENT SITE
AND TO GET DETAILED INFO: www.TotalAXIS.com
www.latinofilmfestival.org
Int'l Latino Film Festival-San Francisco Bay Area
August 2004
Monthly Screenings
All films with ENGLISH SUBTITLES
*YOYES Spain 1999, 105 min. 35mm, Dir. Helena
Taberna, In Spanish w/English subtitles. San Francisco: Yerba
Buena Center for the Arts; Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 6:00pm
& 8:15pm Larkspur: Lark Theater; Thursday, August 12, 2004
at 7:00pm
**OSCAR'S MAGIC ADVENTURE (LA MÁGICA AVENTURA
DE OSCAR) Venezuela 2000, 105 min DIR Diana Sánchez, In Spanish
w/English Subtitles Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 7:00pm Richmond:
Richmond Public Library
***JULIO Y SU ÁNGEL (JULIO AND HIS ANGEL) Dir.
Jorge Cervera Jr., Mexico 1996, 98 mins, In Spanish w/ English
Subtitles Sunday, August 15, 2004 at 3pm San Jose: Mexican
Heritage Plaza
****LOCO FEVER (LA FIEBRE DEL LOCO) Chile 2001,
94 min., DIR Andrés Wood, In Spanish w/English Subtitles Thursday,
August 18, 2004 at 7:30pm San Francisco: Mission Cultural
Center for Latino Arts
*****COLLECT CALL(POR COBRAR) Guatemala/USA 2002,
82 min DIR Luis Argueta Thursday, August 26, 2004 at 7:30pm
Berkeley: La Pena Cultural Center
I just returned from NYC after a successful Off-Broadway
production of my play, Earthquake Chica, in the innaugural
Summer Play Festival. I was there for 3 weeks...2 weeks of
rehearsal and 1 weeks of performance. It was a remarkable
time. (the festival website: www.spfnyc.com)
By the way, one of the upcoming LPA participants,
Juliette Carrillo, was directing another show in the festival,
El Paso Blue, by Octavio Solis. It opened after I left NYC
but I heard it was also a successful production.
The 12th Annual Cine Accion in San Francisco is
presenting a short program of films and videos that reflect
our collective and individual spirituality.
Latino Spirituality - Defined and Redefined seeks
to offer the seminal pieces that can transform our lives today,
and that transformed spiritual life for the audiences of our
parents and grandparents. Find out more about this year's
festival at www.cineaccion.com.
If you have a film, or want to recommend a film
that transformed your life, write to mayanmx@att.net with
the line "Latino Spirituality" in the heading. Filmmakers
can send their VHS or DVD copy to Cine Accion, "Latino Spirituality"
c/o Catherine Herrera 3292 Folsom Street, SF CA 94110.
Please include a sample press kit for the program
- Filmmakers will be contacted by the second week of August.
Original Material, publicity, and any material you'd like
to share with the audience will be required by the third week
of August.
Catherine Herrera Producer/Director Malinche Films
- Multicultural Visions
3292 Folsom Street
S.F. CA 94110
(415) 240-3329
DANNY’S RODRIGUEZ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION & LAUNCH
PARTY
Saturday August 7
LA JOYA
Beverly Hills, CA
Come out to JOYA this Saturday, August 7, to
celebrate Danny Rodriguez's birthday with executives from
the Latin entertainment industry. This party will also serve
as the launch celebration for BellaVic Entertainment, a home
video label that will be distributed by a major studio. Network
with producers, writers, directors, musicians, and actors
from the Latin entertainment industry throughout the night
at this exclusive birthday bash.
JOYA is LA's premier nightspot, and features two
floors, two full bars, and plenty of two dollar parking. This
party will be strictly guestlist-only, and everyone on our
guestlist will get in for free before 10pm. Doors open at
9, and early arrival is highly suggested. Tables in Danny's
VIP room are available for reservation with a minimum of one
bottle. This room will only be open to Danny's VIP guests,
and will feature a private DJ and dancefloor.
Each bottle reservation includes free admission
for you and five friends. To get on the guestlist for this
party, send an email to thelist@globalgroovin.com with your
FULL NAME and number of guests in your party. We will confirm
all RSVP requests. Further information about table and bottle
reservation will be provided upon request. This party is not
to be missed!
Hi friends,
I am looking for an experienced
Latino tv commercial director that is willing to direct commercials
in Puerto Rico for a period of aprox. 2 month for the most
important tv commercial production company in the island.
Payment is very good, if you are interested or know anybody
that you can recommend I would really appreciate it if you
contact me.
Gracias / thanks,
José Carlos Mangual
Producer
310-428-9515 Cel.
310-393-8636 Home
Alex Mendoza
Alex Mendoza & Associates
8835 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City, CA 91780
626-614-8277
alexmend@aol.com
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