GREAT HOTEL RATES FOR CONFERENCE VI:  
CATCH THE LATINO WAVE--RESERVE SOON!!

       Come on out to Conference VI -- March 3-6 in Surf City USA a.k.a. Huntington Beach, CA

Don't miss the Keynotes, workshops, speakers, plenaries, networking, Town Hall meeting and Gala Awards!

And REALLY don't miss the chance to stay at our beautiful Conference hotel at Special NALIP rates.

A select number of rooms are set aside for our Conference guests at $174/night for singles or doubles.

Or band together with friends and reserve a triple for $199/night. 

We have a few Scholarship hotel rooms available for makers who REALLY NEED IT.  But for the rest of us -- jump on this economical opportunity to stay at the beach and be steps from every meeting and event!

CALL 800-822-SURF today to reserve your spot:  Mention the "NALIP RATE!" 

ALSO

ABC & WALT DISNEY STUDIOS NEW TALENT GRANT:

APPLY BY FEB. 28

NALIP again solicits applications for EMERGING ARTISTS WHO SHOW PROMISE IN FILM WRITING AND DIRECTING for the Fifth annual Talent Development Grant Program sponsored by ABC and the Walt Disney Studios.  The aim of this program is to nurture and support aspiring writers, directors and filmmakers from diverse backgrounds.  The goal is to provide financial support (up to $20,000) and mentorship while you develop a new work or complete a work-in-progress. 

NALIP is committed to the development of our writers, directors and filmmakers:  we have been asked to NOMINATE TWO CANDIDATES that will compete for this grant.  Selected participants will be paired with a mentor for ten (10) months, and concludes with a series of workshops in Los Angeles at ABC and the Walt Disney Studios.  (Grant recipients outside of LA will receive roundtrip airfare and accommodations)

   Interested?  Email NALIP Membership Coordinator Jose Murillo, membership@nalip.info with your PHYSICAL ADDRESS.  He will mail you the application form.  You must submit the form with a work resume, personal bio, 500-800 word essay describing your career goals, and notarized legal form included in the application package. 

If your project is a screenplay or tv script, you will ALSO include a treatment, first 10 pages of script, and budget totaling $20,000 (research trips, equipment, paying you as a writer to take part-time off work, etc.)  If your project is a video, you will include a sample reel on something previously complete in VHS, a proposal and a budget of $20,000 (to complete the video).  No docs, no polished scripts, no videos ONLY needing post-production or previously submitted to festivals.  If you are in a writing team, each partner submits a separate, notarized package and resume; if selected, you'll receive one grant of $20,000.

   DEADLINE:  Packages MUST be to NALIP by February 28.  1323 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 220, Santa Monica, CA  90401

QUESTIONS?  Feel free to call Kathryn Galan, Executive Director, 310-457-4445.  We have had writers reach the final round in the ABC program:  let's nominate a WINNER this year!!

AIVF WORD LAB: Call for Screenplay Submissions

Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2005

The Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers (AIVF) seeks submissions for Word Lab, a new monthly, unstaged readings series of original, feature-length screenplays performed by a cast of professional actors. The series will present talented writers, actors and directors working together to showcase new screenplays for a New York audience.

This signature program is set to launch in New York and seeks submissions of feature-length independent screenplays from across the country.  The Word Lab selection committee selects screenplays based on merit and compatibility with an unstaged reading format.

Alexandra Berger, former Artistic Director of The Fifth Night Screenplay Reading Series, is the Creative Director of Word Lab. Casting directors will select talent for the readings.  Word Lab performances are to be held at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East Third Street, NYC.

SCREENPLAY SUBMISSIONS:

To qualify for Word Lab, please submit an original, feature-length screenplay (80-140 pages) and the other required materials outlined in the submissions application.  Word Lab is open to all screenplays regardless of genre, content or subject matter; however, film scripts of certain
genres--such as action-adventure or science fiction--tend to be unsuitable for the reading series because they often rely more heavily on descriptive narrative (action and imagery) than dialogue.

Word Lab reserves the right to request cuts in length and/or rewrites of scripts without guaranteeing a reading. Works in progress, script summaries, plays, short stories, short film scripts, teleplays of less than 80 pages, synopses, treatments, samples and unsolicited rewrites of previously rejected scripts will not be considered.

Applicants will be notified on a rolling basis.  Once a script has been selected, the writer will be notified and a performance date will be set.  If requested, Word Lab will provide support in finding a director for the reading.  We will also provide a casting director and a complete, professional cast.  We will schedule and hold one rehearsal at the Cafe, generally from 2-5pm on the day of the reading.  All participants in Word Lab including writers, actors, casting directors and directors donate their time.

TO SUBMIT:

Please visit www.aivf.org/resources/wordlab.html for complete submissions information and forms. Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2005

Application Fee ($30 AIVF members, $40 NALIP members, $60
General)

*** NALIP MEMBERS***
To pay for the application fee, please email wordlab@aivf.org with payment information or call (212)807.1400

SPECIAL INVITATION--

'Palmarejo: My Backyard Was a Mountain'

Adam Schlachter (NALIP LPA Member) invites you to: Come out to a comedy fundraiser for his upcoming film: "Palmarejo: My Backyard Was A Mountain"

It'll be a night of gut-busting laughter for the cause!  Featuring some of the hottest stand-up comics around!

Hosted by:  Doug Williams
From "The Nutty Professor", HBO'S "The Mind of the Married Man"
BET'S Comic View, Comedy Central, and ShowTime at the Apollo
For more information on Doug, log on to www.dougwilliams.net

You'll laugh till it hurts!  Featuring headlining comedians from:

--HBO
--Comedy Central
--BET
--Que Loco
--Si TV
--Hot Tamales Live
--The Latin Kings of Comedy

Save Chivo on:

Thursday January 27th, 2005

The National Comedy Club
5468 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California
(4 blocks West of Labrea Ave.)
(Corner of Wilshire & Cochran)

Doors open @ 8:00pm
For dinner, drinks, fun
Show starts @ 9:00pm
But you can show up anytime
Before show ends @ Midnight

Admission: $5.00 if you dress up like a goat.  (Chivo?)
$10.00 if you RSVP:  mspla2@aol.com  / (323) 464-4522
$10.00 if you bring your NALIP I.D. or this printed e-mail.
$15.00 at the door.  (100% of door proceeds go to the film.)
Two-Drink Minimum.  (Drinks range from $2.00 - $7.00).
Spinning live Dj B-More & Special Surprise Guests (Chivo?)

Sponsored by PoolDar Clothing

It'll be a great way to blow off some steam before next weekend.  And you help SAVE CHIVO!

For more information about the film, please visit our website: 
http://www.palmarejofilms.com

NALIP VideoSlam--Miami, Florida

NALIP Miami Chapter would like to announce that we are currently in the beginning stages for developing our first annual Video Slam - short films contest. 

Please inform us if you or anyone you know of is  currently either developing a short film and would like to submit it to  contest, or is currently running a short film contest and would like to have  NALIP showcase it and advertise it as a Video Slam.  We accept any theme and films can be submitted either in VHS or DVD format.  Films however, need to be in English Language.

Please reply to Zulydeltoro@aol.com

Thank you in advance for your attention and dedication to the matter, I hope to hear from you soon.

Zuly  Deltoro
NALIP Treasurer and Spearhead
NALIP Association Miami  Chapter
Zulydeltoro@aol.com

The FMPTA 2005 Crystal Reel Awards
Call For Entries
 
The 2005 Crystal Reel Awards honor outstanding achievement in the Motion Picture, Television, Audio Recording and Digital Media Industries in the State of Florida.  The competition is open to FMPTA members and others who worked on projects in the State of Florida between January 1, 2003 and Dec 31, 2004.  Awards will be presented on June 11, 2005 in a formal gala at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral.  It's a brand-new pavilion with lots of room and out-standing support features.  Keep checking the web site at www.fmpta.org for news updates and information on making reservations for the gala.
 
How To Enter:
 
Entries must be submitted on VHS videocassette, DVD, CD or audiocassette.  Scripts are to be entered in an accepted form for submission to agents and studios.  One entry per cassette, no ID leaders or slates, please.  The entry form must be completed in full and attached to the outside of the cassette.  Each cassette and box must have a label on it listing the entrant's name and the Class, Type, and Category code of the entry.  Entrants may use photocopies of the official entry form for multiple entries.  Entries that do not comply with these guidelines, do not have the applicable fee enclosed, or are not received by the deadline will not be judged.
  
Entry forms are available on the FMPTA website at www.fmpta.org

Deadline for scripts is March 1, 2005.

Deadline for all other entries is March 15, 2005.

Sponsor the Crystal Reel Awards

Recognizing excellence in virtually all media, the Crystal Reel Awards are open to individuals, companies, organizations and schools who have worked on projects in the state of Florida.  Entries are now being accepted for work done between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004.  The Awards Gala will be held on June 11, 2005, at the Radisson at the Port in Cape Canaveral, and will be attended by movers and shakers within these industries who are engaged in the production of videos, radio and TV commercials, documentaries, films, music CDs and video games.  If one of your goals is to reach out to these people, then sponsorship of this event is an opportunity you cannot afford to miss!
 
For more information about sponsorship or to enter please see attachments.

Carole A. Ferrill
Script Supervisor
State President
FMPTA
(321) 632-7488
cferrill@cfl.rr.com

SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival
June 14-19, 2005
 
CALL FOR ENTRIES--DOCUMENTARY FEATURES AND SHORTS EARLY DEADLINE APPROACHING!
6 days of screenings, More than 75 films
$25,000 in awards to filmmakers
 
**3-Day International Conference**
One-on-One access to dozens of buyers, funders and program executives.  All in Washington, DC, where politics, art and media converge
 
Apply now at Withoutabox.com or at www.SILVERDOCS.com
Deadlines: Early - Jan. 28   Final - March 4
www.SILVERDOCS.com

A Special Tribute~Black History Month!

Saturday, January 29th 1:30pm-4:00pm 

I am very pleased and honored to announce that we have a talented, creative, and dynamic panel this month.  Our Guest Speakers will be Michelle Listenbee Brown, Co-Executive Producer and Co-Creator of the Paramount Televisions' Second Time Around, which airs on Monday nights at 9:30pm, channel 13.  We also have Nancy Sprow, Producer, and Eileen Mack Knight, Casting Director.  Eileen Mack Knight is also currently casting the hit show Bernie Mac.  Go to www.imdb.com to view our panel's credits in detail.

Come and learn all about the "relationships" producers and writers have with the actors; the things to do and not do once you've been cast and much more.  If you have a question you would like me to ask them, bring it already written out on a 3x5 index card with the question and your name.  Turn in at the sign in desk 

All Members of WIF as well as Non Members are welcome!  Men too!  WIF members-no cost.  Must show your WIF ID. Non Members-$15 cash.  We will collect headshots when you sign in.  Bring two.

Seating is Limited.  To reserve your seat, RSVP leslieberger2002@yahoo.com.  Please inform me if you are a member of WIF and how you heard about this event!

Held at: Raleigh Studios-650 N. Bronson Ave., Los Angeles

The meeting will be held at the Chaplin Building in the Chaplin Theatre (upstairs from the entrance of the Chaplin Building.)  Walk on through at the Van Ness Gate and check in with Security.  Let them know you are there for the Women in Film Actors Group meeting held in The Chaplin Theatre.

Parking is at the structure across the street at 655 N. Van Ness, one block south of Melrose.  Parking Fee-$4

Event produced by: Leslie Berger, Chairperson  www.leslieberger.net

Promptness Door Prize Drawing:

2 Holdon Logs donated by Holdon Log $50 value

Holdon Log -The Standard in Performer Organizational Tools offers ActorTrack - Software for Actors and Holdon Log, All-In-One Log Books for Actors, Models, Young Actors, Background Artists, and Open Mike Performers. Check out www.HoldonLog.com and enter REP ID. #317 when you order for your FREE Promo Item. Log it, Track It, Book It!!!

Join Premiere Instructors Carmen Rivera (NALIP member) and Erica DeLaRosa for the an Open House/Workshop Orientation at Chica Luna Productions

--co-founded by NALIP member Elisha Miranda

Whether you are a novice, recovering artist or seasoned veteran, the workshops are an opportunity to share and cultivate your skills in community.  Reach beyond university instruction and learn from accomplished women filmmakers, writers, activists and storytellers.

WHEN:

Saturday, January 29th, 2pm- 5pm.

WHERE:

Chica Luna Productions

1690 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor

(corner of 106th street)

(Across the Street from the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center)

We'll be serving refreshments, followed by an ice-breaker and introductions to the workshops with our talented instructors.  Make a fun and affordable investment in yourself or a loved one for the New Year.

For More Details E-mail: aleekaw@chicaluna.com

Call: 212-410-3544 on Mondays and Fridays ask for Aleeka or Marie

WORKSHOPS:

LA PALABRA, EL VOZ Y LA MUJER: A JOURNEY INTO OURSELVES, FORGING LA NUEVA GRIOTS

Fridays, 6:30-8:30 PM, February 4-March 25, 2005 with Erica R. DeLaRosa co-founder of the Mahina Movement

INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING

Saturdays, 2-4:30 PM, February 12 -April 2, 2005 with Carmen Rivera is an OBIE and ACE Award winning playwright.

DEMYSTIFYING THE FILM DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 PM, February 8-March 28, 2005   with Lisa Smith is a film and television producer and script.

UNLOCKING TIME, MONEY AND SPACE

Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 PM, February 3-March 24, 2005 with Aleeka Wade a storyteller and holistic counselor.

Founded in 2001, Chica Luna is a non-profit organization that seeks to develop and support women of color who use popular media to engage social justice themes and are accountable to communities.  http://www.chicaluna.com/

'MARIA' GETS OSCAR NOMINATION; 'DIARIES' & 'SEA' SEE GOLD TOO!   
Big News Network.com     Tuesday 25th January, 2005 (UPI) 

Colombian actress Catalina Sandino Moreno was nominated today for a Best Actress Academy AwardT for her role in 'Maria Full of Grace'.  Reportedly ecstatic with her nomination, Moreno said she called her mother in Bogota from her California home when she heard the news of her nomination.  "We screamed, we cried, everything.  It was a really big surprise," she said, El Tiempo newspaper reported in its online edition Tuesday.

Maria Full of Grace is the story of a 17-pregnant Colombian girl who leaves her rural home to become a drug mule -- someone who carries drugs on flights -- and heads to New York City.

Also making news for their OscarT nominated work in 'Motorcycle Diaries' and 'The Sea Inside' are screenwriter Jose Rivera (Best Adapted Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published) and Alejandro Amenabar (Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, SPAIN), respectively.

For a full list of the nominees, go to: http://www.imdb.com/features/rto/2005/oscars

By Lisa Johnson (www.filmstew.com)

New reality series follows Latina actress Cameron Diaz as she travels the world trying to preserve some of the most unique places on the planet.  MTV's latest celebrity-oriented reality show features Cameron Diaz (whose father is Cuban) and her crew exploring some of the most exotic, environmentally unique places on the planet as they "seek to discover ways to preserve them."

It's all part of MTV's new adventure reality series 'Trippin'. The channel has ordered ten episodes scheduled to premiere on Monday, March 28, at 10:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Trippin' goes along while Diaz and her friends, including Drew Barrymore, DMX, Rebecca Romijn, Blink 182's Mark Hoppus, Eva Mendes, Farnsworth Bentley, pro-BMX biker Mat Hoffman, Redman, Kid Rock, Jessica Alba and Kelly Slater, journey the planet to explore some of the most beautiful, and sometimes threatened, ecological wonders in the world.  For full story:

http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=10609

LATINO ICONS FRIDA KAHLO AND FIDEL CASTRO SPOTLIGHTED ON PBS
by Julio Martinez

Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) announced this week that two of the 20th centuries most notable and controversial Latino personalities, Frida Kahlo and Fidel Castro, will be subjects of separate documentary features this year. The 90-minute high definition TV special, The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo, is premiering March 23 (9 to 10:30p.m.). The one-hour American Experience documentary, Fidel Castro, airs Monday, January 31 (8 to 9 pm).

Narrated by Rita Moreno and featuring Mexican singer Lila Downs as the voice of Kahlo, The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo chronicles the life and art of the great Mexican painter in relationship to the historical and cultural influences that inspired her and defined the first half of the 20th century. Award-winning filmmaker Amy Stechler of Daylight Films was granted unprecedented access to photographs, paintings, newsreels and home movies, many of which have never been published or broadcast.

http://www.latinheat.com/television.htm#PBS

by Todd Gilchrist (www.filstew.com)

Actor Johyn Leguizamo remains more enthusiastic than most actors half his age, intent on sucking up everything he can when in close proximity to elite filmmakers and actors.

John Leguizamo has worn many creative hats over the course of his career, including those of comedian, actor, producer, writer and director. But his greatest contributions to the silver screen have often been in the form of adding a little spice to a heady ensemble cast.

He does it once again in 'Assault on Precinct 13', starring opposite Lawrence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke as Beck, a motormouthed drug addict and conspiracy theorist.  But when FilmStew sat down recently with the 40-year-old Colombian born actor, he said it was actually to the credit of the film's director, Jean-Francois Richet that he was able to stand out this time.

Full story at: http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=10642

Nickelodeon Animation Studios Looking for Artists/Designers

The Place To Be!

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Attached is our current Job Posting.  Please refer to the Job Hotline at 818.736.3673 for job descriptions and application information.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

January 21, 2005-January 28, 2005

PRODUCTION         POSITION                           POSTING DATE            REQ#     

The X's                    Storyboard Artist (2)                6/25/04                        217

                              Start Date:  ASAP                 

The X's                    Storyboard Revisionist (3)        6/24/04                         221

                              Start Date:  ASAP

The X's                    Background Designer              12/17/04                       249

                              Start Date:  1/10/05                

Avatar                     Storyboard Artist                     12/10/04                       247

                              Start Date:  1/10/05

Catscratch              Art Director                             1/6/05                           255

                              Start Date:  ASAP

Catscratch              Prop Designer                         12/9/04                         244

                              Start Date:  1/3/05

Catscratch              Background Designer              12/9/04                          245

                              Start Date:  1/3/05

Catscratch              Storyboard Artist (5)                12/9/04                          246

                              Start Date:  1/24/05

Teenage Robot        Prop Designer                         12/17/04                        251

                              Start Date:  1/10/05

Teenage Robot        Character Designer                 12/17/04                         252

                              Start Date:  1/17/05

Teenage Robot        Background Designer              12/17/04                         253

                              Start Date:  1/17/05

Teenage Robot        Background Painter                 12/17/04                        254

                              Start Date:  1/3/05

Casting                   Casting Assistant                   1/14/05                           258

                              Start Date:  1/14/05

OFFICE FOR RENT--NY

NY, Tribeca office, $600, exact size 12ft x 8 ft. hardwood floor, two
windows with indirect light. private and quiet in a newly renovated
very nice building. very close to the subway of canal street, and very
Close to the river. Please call miguel 617-733-8202 or email:
miguel@miguelpicker.com

Thanks

Miguel Picker
Studio: 212.343.2281
cell: 617.733.8202
9 Desbrosses St. #416
New York, NY.  10013

Needed: Union Actors for Teaching Postion

East L.A. Classic Theatre is looking for professional Union actors to teach in middle schools in the Greater Los Angeles area.  Bachelor of Arts or Sciences and Bilingualism-English/Spanish a must.  

Teaching experience a plus.  Seminar to take place on February 7th to the 11th.  To be considered, candidates are required to attend the seminar.  Pay $30 per hour.

Contact Tonyo Melendez, 818-549-9101