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NALIP is conducting a survey with its members to follow a trend on “Self-Distribution”.
Do you know of a filmmaker that is currently selling their content, documentary, short film, feature film, etc. via the internet? If so, which internet websites are you/they utilizing? (please include URL addresses whenever possible)
And finally…What are your thoughts as to this method of marketing and do you think it is an effective way to market independent fare which otherwise would never reach the greater masses/public?
Your response is appreciated by Tues., April 5 and you can respond directly to membership@nalip.info.
The Cynosure Screenwriting Competition seeks to expand the scope of mainstream cinema by recognizing film scripts with distinctive and challenging screen roles for both women and minorities. Now in its 7th year, the competition is looking for fresh, new voices. First Place winners in the Female Protagonist and Minority Protagonist categories win a cash prize of $2,500 and a free consultation with a professional story analyst. Past judges include representatives of Fox Searchlight, Flower Films, Paradigm Literary and Talent Agency, and Lions Gate Entertainment. Winners have gone on to find representation and option their material to established producers. Two winning scripts are going into production this summer! If you’ve got an original story and a singular creative vision, be sure to enter:
Regular Deadline: 4/30/05
Extended Deadline: 6/4/05
For complete entry guidelines, please go to: http://www.broadmindent.com/awards2005.htm
3GZ Productions are now accepting submissions for its Experimental Video and Short Film Night to be held at the end of May. All films/videos must be no more than 20 minutes in length and should be submitted in VHS/DVD format. The type of films we are looking for are cutting edge, unique stories by local filmmakers. Genres include film noir, documentaries, horror, comedies, etc… highly sought after.
For information regarding entry submissions please contact Franceasca 786.200.2986 or e-mail Franceasca@aol.com.
LOS ANGELES.... The Women In Film and General Motors Corporation initiative today announced the creation of the Women In Film/General Motors "Latina New Filmmaker" grant. The announcement was made at Celebracion Latina, an event organized by the Washington DC chapter of Women in Film. The grant is unique for the Latina filmmaking community, in that it is designed to support up and coming Latina filmmakers by providing them with a broad understanding of the business of filmmaking from women already successful in the filmmaking industry. This grant will be awarded to five women who will be selected from an application process. The winners will be hosted at the Bi-Annual International Summit of Women In Film in Los Angeles , on October 29th to November 1st 2005 , and at the American Film Market, November 2nd to November 4th in Santa Monica , California .
Read more and download the application here or go to http://www.wif.org/ for more information.
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The WGAw Latino Writers Committee invites you and a guest to a special screening of
“Innocent Voices”
( Mexico ’s 2005 Academy Awards entry this year for Best Foreign Language Film)--Followed by a Q&A with co-writer/director Luis Mandoki and co-writer Oscar Orlando Torres.
Monday, April 18, 7:30 P.M.
Dessert Reception to follow
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING
Open to all NALIP members and invited guests
Writers Guild of America Theater,
135 S. Doheny Drive , Beverly Hills
RSVP: (323) 782- 4536
2005 NAHJ Convention
Come join more than 2,000 people who will gather to hear from journalists who survived attacks in Latin America , from media executives on the state of the news media industry, from experts on the best investigative techniques, and from cowboy aficionados on how to ride a mechanical bull. Get your brain and your boots ready for intense training and some hard two steppin' as Latino journalists learn a lot and take Cowtown by storm.The NAHJ Convention is the premiere gathering and networking hub in the country for Latino journalists and others fighting for diversity in news media. So be sure not to miss it!
Click on this link to register:
http://www.nahj.org/events/2005/convention/registration.shtml
Or contact:
Rosa Maria Santana
NAHJ Parity Project Associate Director (West Coast)
Phone: 213-437-4405
Fax: 213-437-4423
E-mail: rsantana@nahj.org, www.nahj.org, www.ccnma.org
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TotalAXIS presents: VozBox with Dennis Leoni
Join TotalAXIS on Tuesday, April 12th, 2005 for our premiere installment of a new “Conversation with…” style series titled “Voz-Box”. The purpose of this series is to give voice to a generation of up and coming filmmakers and entertainers in the U.S. who are often ignored and are underrepresented. Although current trends statistically tell us that Latinos lag in the participation of mainstream media; we seek to motivate aspiring entertainers to know who their allies are in the industry as well as to network with those who engage in “The Business of Entertainment.”
The evening will begin at 7:00 PM with cocktails and dinner (optional) followed by a 90 minute interview session by with Writer/Director/Producer/NALIPTrustee Dennis Leoni who will be interviewed by a close and personal friend giving the evening a very intimate look at the life and work of a very outspoken and opinionated filmmaker. Bring your hard hitting questions, this session is for you!
Dennis E. Leoni is a writer/producer/director and the head of Patagonia House, the production company that developed and produced “ Resurrection Blvd. ” for Showtime Networks, in conjunction with Viacom Productions and Paramount Television.
He was born in Tucson , Arizona , attended the University of Arizona and began his career in the entertainment industry as an actor and stuntman at the famous Western movie location Old Tucson . He has appeared in such films as " Buffalo Soldiers" and "Johnny Mae Gibson, FBI" and the hit television series " Hawaii 5-O. He even robbed a bank on "Sixty Minutes" once. But it was during his time with " Hawaii 5-O" that he made the transition from in front of the camera to working primarily behind the camera. He learned production from the bottom up before writing his first screenplay, returning to the mainland and settling in Los Angeles .
In the years since, Dennis has written, produced and directed programming for most of the major networks and studios, including HBO, Showtime, Paramount , Disney and Columbia . His various credits include theatrical films, television movies and series such as “The Commish” with Michael Chiklis (“The Shield”) “McKenna” with Jennifer Love Hewitt (“I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Heartbreakers”) “Raven” for CBS, “Covington Cross” for ABC, and “Hull High” for NBC.
His most recent work includes a series pilot titled "Black & White" about an interracial romantic relationship between police officers in Oakland, and “The Guard” a movie about the National Guard in the wake of September 11, both of which he wrote for Showtime; “Angel Of Mercy” an NBC series pilot about an international relief organization; “Almost A Woman” a PBS Masterpiece Theatre, a Peabody Award winner; and the critically acclaimed "Resurrection Blvd.” - the first drama series in the history of American television to be written, produced, directed and starring Latinos - which he created, executive produced, wrote and directed for three seasons, starring Elizabeth Pena (“Lone Star” and “Down And Out In Beverly Hills”) Tony Plana (“Primal Fear“, “J.F.K.”, “Salvador”, “The Three Amigos”) Lou Gossett, Jr. (“An Officer And A Gentleman”, “Roots” and “A Raisin In The Sun”) and Michael Delorenzo (“A Few Good Men” and “New York Undercover”). Patagonia House is now developing several projects, including a new drama series for Touchstone Television, a reality series for TLC and Discovery Networks and a feature film titled "Pistolero."
Dennis has received the prestigious Norman Lear Writers’ Award from the Imagen Foundation. For his work on “ Resurrection Blvd. ” he has received several awards, including multiple Alma Awards, Imagen Awards, GLADD Awards, Golden Eagle Awards, Prism Award Commendations, aVision Award from LEMI, an Impact Award from the NHMC and the inaugural Legacy Award, which was specifically created by NAMIC to honor “ Resurrection Blvd ”. He has also been honored by U.S. Congressmen and women, the California Senate and State Assembly, and many private and civic organizations.
After the interview and Q&A we will host a second NALIP FLIX Shorts screening to be announced next week, then a networking session will follow; an after event to have the participants mix and mingle. The viewing will take place in a highly state of the art digital screening room provided by our friends at CineSpace. (www.Cine-Space.com)
The Preferred Seating Deal: Since there are only 150 dining seats with an additional 100 spots in the screening area, and a total capacity of 600+. The venue is being offered for free; we will offer those members who make dinner reservations, preferred seating. We encourage you to come dine with us and watch a free movie and make new contacts. You must make dinner reservations directly with CineSpace by calling 323-817-3456. Seating is available on a first come first serve basis.
You must RSVP to this email FLIX@TotalAXIS.com for seating only. Entry is FREE but you are responsible for your own food and drinks.
CINESPACE
6356 Hollywood Blvd. (2d Floor)
(1 block east of Vine)
Hollywood , CA 90028
(Main Entrance on Hollywood Blvd. / Self and valet parking)
To RSVP to this event series, email us at FLIX@TotalAXIS.com
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Amy Weber joins Marco Santiago’s high-energy action/comedy film from Volarefilms LLC to play the title role of Diablita. The film is Marco’s surrealistic and twisted take on the Hollywood development process, which he lampoons in “Diablita”.
(PRWEB) March 29, 2005 -– Directed and executive produced by award winning filmmaker and NALIP Member Marco Santiago (El Trafico, Once Upon a Time in the Desert, Into the Border), and with an anticipated production start date of May 21, “Diablita” will be shot as a 35mm short film project.
“Diablita”, Spanish for She Devil, is a satiric and surrealistic lampooning of the Hollywood development process. Filled with irony, hints of double entendre, and hyper reality; the story, ironically, lives in the mainstream. It will deliver high action and high sex appeal, as two beautiful woman engage in a running gun battle resulting from a road rage incident, as energetically described by two Hollywood executives bent on turning an artist’s screenplay into a Hollywood commercial hit. “I like to think of the story as ‘Big Picture’ meets ‘Bad boys II’ with babes," Marco explains. Amy Weber will join Cathy Rankin http://www.cathyrankin.com, who is also set to star in the project.
For information specific to Diablita, visit http://www.diablitamovie.com and http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451039/.
Don Omar's "Reggaeton Latino" music video, co-produced and directed by NALIP Member/Diamante Pictures' Ben DeJesus, has just been added to MTV.com. The video is now set to become the first all-Spanish video ever played on the regular MTV. Off the "Chosen Few: El Documental" album, the video is not your typical bootyshaker. Instead it features rich cultural and archival images of Latino pride and figures in history, intercut with Don Omar performances.
"So far, we've gotten an overwhelmingly positive response to the video," says co-producer/ director Ben DeJesus. "Having it air in Spanish on MTV would be a huge moment in the growing Latino Hip Hop and Reggaeton movement. It would be another sign that as Latinos - we are the mainstream."
To see the video go to:
http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/omar_don/artist.jhtml
Or go to:
www.diamantepictures.com
DALIA TAPIA, NALIP Member and part of the NALIP-CHICAGO leadership, encourages everyone to watch her short film “Buscando a Leti” that premieres this Sunday, April 3rd, 2003 at 8:00pm central time on SiTv in their Not so foreign filmmakers Showcase-http://www.sitv.com/Public/schedule.aspx.
Be sure to visit her website and check out the trailer for Buscando a Leti http://www.daliatapia.com/English/main.htm
CA--NALIP supporter Kirby F. Warnock’s Latino documentary, “BORDER BANDITS”, will screen at Laemmle's Monica 4 in Santa Monica on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:30 pm . A press release is attached. Complete info may be found at our Web site, www.borderbanditsmovie.com. There, is a trailer available to view that will take about 3-4 minutes to download, due to file size.
Discovery Networks will launch two Spanish-language channels in June. Discovery Kids en Espanol and Discovery Travel & Living will join Discovery en Español in operating from the company's Miami office. TVweek.com (subscription required) (3/31)
Film festival directs focus to Latin movies
The Arizona Republic Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:57 PM PST
CENTRAL PHOENIX - Those looking for a taste of South America or the Caribbean or aiming to brush up on their e spañol needn't go far because today is the kickoff of Phoenix College 's Latin-American Film Festival Week.
Forlani Joins Leguizamo in CBS Pilot
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 28 Mar 2005 10:06 PM PST
Claire Forlani has been tapped to star opposite John Leguizamo in CBS' untitled Diamond-Weisman drama pilot, with Craig Bierko and Michael Pena also cast in the project.
Rodriguez creates his own 'Sin City' director credits
San Jose Mercury News Tue, 29 Mar 2005 6:52 AM PST
LOS ANGELES - Robert Rodriguez had to quit the Directors Guild of America so he could add graphic comic book artist Frank Miller to the credits of their upcoming film "Sin City."
Fifties glam for 'Sin City' starlets
Hello! Tue, 29 Mar 2005 2:55 AM PST
El Mariachi director Robert Rodriguez has turned the lens on some of Hollywood 's most stunning starlets in his latest flick, Sin City .
Sinner takes all
Calgary Sun Tue, 29 Mar 2005 2:22 AM PST
HOLLYWOOD Jessica Alba has left the dark side, but she s still somebody s angel. The raven-haired beauty of TV s Dark Angel is now the bottle blond angel of Robert Rodriguez s comic book movie Sin City , which opens April 1.
Rewind: Can 'Sin City' Overcome Black-And-White Film Bias?
VH1 Tue, 29 Mar 2005 4:46 AM PST
Director Robert Rodriguez took a lot of daring chances in adapting Frank Miller's brutally noir " Sin City " for the big screen, but perhaps the biggest was keeping the graphic-novel series' color scheme.
'Sin City' Premiere Sinfully Star-Studded
AP via Yahoo! News Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:14 PM PST
" Sin City " brought out what felt like a cast of thousands to the film's Los Angeles premiere. Cramming the arrivals line all at once: Bruce Willis, Benicio Del Toro, Clive Owen, Britney Murphy, Rosario Dawson and Mickey Rourke —; all of whom seemed to sprint down the red carpet.
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"Circumsized Cinema" is a comedic series broadcasting on SíTV and produced by Moctesuma Esparza and Maya Pictures. We're looking for responsible, sharp, self-motivated interns to help us produce 13 episodes of "Circumsized Cinema" season II.
* Basic knowledge of Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Photoshop, and Final Draft
* Duties included basic cutting, recording dialog, graphics, creating timecoded transcripts
* No pay, but internship could be done for college credit. Will receive a credit in show titles.
* Looking for commitment from late May to early October: 1 to 3 days per week.
* Job location is downtown Los Angeles
Send cover letter and resume to:
circumsized@mac.com
(Please no phone calls)
FOR MORE INFO ABOUT SERIES:
http://homepage.mac.com/mayapictures/Circumsized/CC-OneSheet.htm
Seeking composer for documentary based in Cuba . Paid position. Must have
experience with and knowledge of Cuban music. Please contact
ncattell@nyc.rr.com with resume.
I'm helping a friend who is an award winning director with his new feature. We are looking for Latino, African American and Asian male actors ages 18-25. Email headshots to RockSteadyNY@aol.com or mail to 722 St. Nicholas Ave. NY NY 10031 asap. Audition date TBA. Feel free to forward.
Juan Caceres
Are you looking for an internship in the television industry? Do you want a hands on internship? No Filing, No Faxing, and No Coffee!
Mun2 television is your new alternative in cable television entertainment. Mun2 is the ultimate hands-on television internship program. The summer 2005 program kicks off on 05.23.2005. join us for an informational session that will give you an overview of what it takes to be part of this incredible experience.
Log on to mun2television.com and click on the “mun2” logo to find out more or contact Daniel Farias at mun2sa@latcominc.com.
All candidates must meet the following requirements:
+be enrolled in a college or university
+be able to receive academic credit for the internship
+be available to participate between 5.23.05 - 8.14.05
+be available to meet (2) days during the week
+possess enthusiasm
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