LPA 2005 Deadline Coming Up -- Don't Miss This NALIP Program

Applications for NALIP's 2005 Latino Producers Academy MUST be at our office in Santa Monica by Next Friday, June 17.  Notification for those accepted to attend the Academy will be made by July 7.  Feature filmmakers need to arrive in Tucson on Wednesday, August 3 after doing scene selection and casting during July.  Documentary makers need to arrive on Thursday, August 4 with a rough cut of their documentary short or feature film.

LPA Fellows from prior years or attendees of other NALIP programs like the LWL or LMM may apply for this program, if you have a director + a producer + a rewrite on your feature, or a rough cut on your documentary and an editor going forward.  All 2005 Fellows attend on full scholarship for this remarkable curriculum of in-depth project mentoring, scene shooting/editing/scoring for the feature directors, rough cut structuring/sample tape and proposal revision/scene scoring and more for the documentary directors. 

Planning to shoot your feature in the next 6-12 months?  Come in for a nurturing, concrete week that advances your project to the next level.  Finishing your doc and staring down the prospect of post-production funding, outreach and release?  Apply for a select spot to support and inspire your team while collaborating with gifted mentors from the documentary producing, directing, editing and music communities.

Don't hesitate -- but don't be late!!  Questions?  Call Octavio or Kathryn at 310.395.8880.  This is a program not to be missed.

Applications available at www.nalip.org under Signature Programs!

Free Film Conference on UCLA Campus

Los Angeles , Ca – All walks of the film industry are invited to come out to the Twyman Creative LA Film Conference to be held on the campus of UCLA at Ackerman Hall. Admission to the conference is absolutely free and will take place on Saturday, June 11, 2005 from 11am to 8pm . The goal of the film conference is to network everyone in the industry, from writers, producers, directors, sound people to cameramen and actors. So if you work in the film industry we want you to come out. This industry runs on networking, so come out and meet, greet and network. You never know who can get your foot in the door.

Professionals from every walk of the film and entertainment industry will be speaking about their prospective on several Panel discussions. You will also be able to meet award wining feature film writer, producer and director Tim Greene of Tim Greene Films and The Ultimate Hip Hop Motion Picture Consortium. Tim will give you innovative tips on how you can really make things happen for yourself in the film business. From making movies to worldwide distribution on low budgets, Tim Greene will get you motivated to move forward with your film project. Tim’s feature films are now in 21 countries in 3 languages Tim’s 4th feature film will be released in the fall of 2005.

Adobe and International Documentary Association (IDA)
Cordially invite you and a guest to a special screening of
DUST TO GLORY: An adventure documentary about the grueling race: Baja 1000

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM

WHERE:
ArcLight Hollywood
6360 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA

After the screening, join the creative team behind Dust to Glory and learn about how the film was made utilizing 55 cameras, integrating nine different formats—from miniDV and 24p to HDCam and 16mm, leveraging four helicopters, a buggy camera car and a crew of more than 80. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions see first hand how this remarkable film broke new ground for HD post production.

Joining us will be:
- Director Dana Brown, named by Outside magazine as one of the top ten adventure filmmakers and was featured in Vanity Fair in 2004 as one of the top documentary filmmakers
- Producer, Scott Waugh, a 22-year veteran of the film industry as a producer, camera man, actor and stunt double
- Jacob Rosenberg, well-known digital video expert who served as the online editor and online supervisor for post production

Dust to Glory goes behind the scenes and captures the spirit of the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 off-road race – the world’s longest non-stop, point-to-point race. The race includes vehicles of all types from expensive race cars to street cars to motorcycles and everything in between. The course covers dirt roads and Mexican highways not blocked to civilian traffic. While the film itself has broken new territory in the documentary scene, you’ll also learn about the revolutionary HD workflow that was utilized for post production.

RSVP: Seating is limited. Ask for Mindy at 213-534-3600 ext. 7446

Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts (AIDA): FREE ACTING CLASS - with a difference!

For members of the Info List! (NALIP Members: Print this announcement and present at time or arrival or use Jeff Gund as a referral)

WHEN: Los Angeles - Tuesday June 28th, 2005

This time with two internationally acclaimed teachers: Paul J Parker & Catherine Ireland

AIDA - Australian Institute of Dramatic Arts acting school is in Hollywood in Los Angeles , Manhattan in New York and opened in Chicago in May 2005. San Francisco will be next. AIDA began teaching in June of 2002. Bookings have occurred on both coasts from the Mark Taper Forum in theatre, to leads in feature films shooting in America and abroad, to guest stars and series regulars on television to national and regional commercials. AIDA does FREE classes where you participate and don't audit. Why not try learning Australian acting techniques? For details on our next free class visit us at www.adaacting.com but first, please read this information below.

DETAILS FOR THE FREE CLASS:
(PLEASE READ ALL THE DETAILS IN THIS EMAIL CAREFULLY)
WHEN: Tuesday June 28th, 2005 with classes starting at both 6:00pm and 8:30pm . Classes will go for 2.5 hours.
WHERE:  Classes will be held at: Ultra Star Studios 6432 Santa Monica Blvd. in Hollywood , CA 90038 (On the corner of Cole & Santa Monica Blvd. (between Vine & Highland). Just near The Complex Theatres, located at 6472. Please go to Mapquest www.mapquest.com, or check a Thomas guide for directions.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE:

If you're planning on coming to the FREE CLASS please do the following:
1. Go to www.aidaacting.com. Click on the Los Angeles link.
2. Only reply via email if you are "definitely" planning on coming.
3. PLEASE mark the message "Free Acting Class – LA/Jeff Gund Referral".
4. Please give us the following information: 1. your telephone number, 2. your email address and 3. your full name in your email.

(Because there is a limit to the number of people who can come into the space).
5. Please let us know which class you would like to attend - The class at 6.00pm OR 8.30pm ?
6. Please write the FREE CLASS date and address details from this email into your diary to remind you of the class.

NOTE: NO OTHER TEACHERS ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND.

*****You will be sent a confirmation email when you make the list*****.

If you wish to book in for the new intakes commencing Monday, July 11th, please email AIDA at aidala@aidaacting.com and PLEASE mark the message “Signing up for New Intake – LA/Jeff Gund Referral.”  AIDA acting teaching web site is at www.aidaacting.com

Support 2 Latina Filmmakers and You Could Win a Date

Who we are: 2 Latina Actresses and Filmmakers

What we want: Your support for our project entitled "SHORTSTOP." A tale about 2 Latinas who find out they are involved with the same man.

What you get: A date with the both of us (on us.)

And if you're a girl don't worry we'll have a great girls night out.
So do yourself (and us) a favor by buying a $20 raffle ticket.

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Invitation to Community Organizations- POWER OF 2: DIVA YEAR II Event

NALIP’sters:

DIVA (Diverse and Inclusive Visionary Artists) would like to remind you to please join us as representatives of NALIP to our Second Year Anniversary event:

The Power of 2 : DIVA Year II
Celebrating Second Year of Diversity in LGBT Media
Hosted by Bravo TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Girl, Honey Labrador
and Robbie Laughlin
June 30, 2005 Thursday, 7 to 9 pm
At the new East | West Lounge (former site of Revolver)
8851 Santa Monica Blvd.  West Hollywood , CA 90069

Valet Parking available on site. www.eastwestlounge.com

A special fundraising event to benefit DIVA's ongoing Diversity Programs
Portion of the net proceeds go to The Trevor Project (www.thetrevorproject.org)
Suggested donation: $40 (at the door); Raffle tickets at $5 or 3 for $10
Drink specials. Raffles. Fabulous people. Unlimited networking. No attitude.

DIVA is a Los-Angeles based grassroots non-profit organization dedicated in promoting the creative work of multi-ethnic LGBT artists in the media (tv, film, music, theatre, fashion and arts). Recent events include the  LA premiere of Mysterious Skin(Gregg Araki), Sex, Politics and Cocktails, and Saving Face,  Oscar Party @ Here Lounge, hosted premieres of Bad Education (Pedro Almadovar), Eating Out, VH1 Totally Gayer, Girls will Be Girls, Boy Meets Boy, collaboration with LA debut of Hairspray; Chicago starring Patti La Belle and more.  DIVA
is hosting the sold-out LA Premiere of Our Very Own (with Actors Network) starring Allison Janney, Keith Carradine and Jason Ritter at the LA Film Festival 2005. Total membership of DIVA consists of 2,000 media professionals.

Please respond no later than end of this week ( June 12, 2005 ) to have your name included in our invites.

All guests must RSVP to QUEERDIVA@gmail.com by June 25, 2005 . Due to the intimacy of the lounge, RSVP is required. First come first served. Early arrival strongly suggested.

Call for Entries: 2005 Boyle Heights Out N' About Film Festival

The Boyle Heights Out N' About Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its inaugural festival, which will run from October 6 - October 11, 2005 in Los Angeles, CA. The festival strives to include films with subject matter unique to film and to the GLBT community. We are looking for inventive, fresh, and innovative films that strive to present new ideas and perspectives. Submitted films and videos must have lesbian/gay/ bisexual/ transgender subject matter.

Acceptable categories include features, shorts, documentaries and animation. We encourage all applicants to apply, regardless of gender or cultural background. To submit a film or video please visit our website at www.latheaterproject.org and click on the 'FILM FESTIVALS' link at the bottom of the page and follow the link to download and application.

Along with your application, a check or money order payable in US dollars to Los Angeles Theater Project, Inc. in the amount of $15 for each film is required. If you would like your preview DVD or VHS tape returned, please include an additional five dollars for postage ($20 fee total). Entries must be received by Friday July 29, 2005 . While we hope all filmmakers will attend, we are unable to provide travel fees or accommodations if your film is selected.

Although greatest care will be taken with all materials submitted, The Los Angeles Theater Project, Inc. is not liable for any damage to preview or exhibition copies.

P.O. Box 33363
Los Angeles , CA 90033
Tel: (323) 263-7684
website: www.latheaterproject.org
e-mail: info@latheaterproject.org

Sí TV Issues Challenge to Conservative Pundits: “Spend a Weekend in the ‘Urban Jungle’ House.”

Critically-Acclaimed Reality Show Begins Production on Second Season, Moves Show to South Central Los Angeles

Los Angeles ( June 8, 2005 ) – As it kicks off production for the second season of “Urban Jungle 2: South Central,” Sí TV has issued a challenge to several conservative talk show hosts. In an ad in the June 8th issue of The Hollywood Reporter, Sí TV challenges Bill O’Reilly, Tucker Carlson, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs, and Pat Buchanan to spend one weekend in the “Urban Jungle” house, located in South Central Los Angeles.

“Urban Jungle” is a reality show that pushed the boundaries of the “reality” genre by transplanting a group of privileged suburban kids into the barrio to experience life as immigrants.

“It’s easy to take an anti-immigrant position from an ivory tower,” says Sí TV Co-founder and Chairman Jeff Valdez, who grew up in the housing projects of Pueblo, CO. “We want to give these journalists a chance to find out what it’s really like to live in the hood and see if they come out with an appreciation of immigrant issues and challenges.” “Urban Jungle 2: South Central” began taping this week on the alleged “mean streets” of South Central Los Angeles with a new batch of sheltered twenty-somethings and a whole new set of challenges plus a few surprises.

Returning producer Roni Menendez and camera crews will converge on the tiny two-bedroom, one-bath home to follow a new batch of 13 privileged suburbanites as they adapt to life as immigrants in South Central L.A., a predominantly Central American and African American neighborhood. For three weeks contestants will face harsh manual labor when they are forced to pick strawberries in the fields and compete against each other in a paleta (popsicle) selling contest, graffiti removal, selling oranges on freeway off ramps, and cleaning houses in Beverly Hills .

In the second season participants will not only take on labor intensive jobs but will be expected to volunteer their time working with children at the neighborhood community center. With the help of, Pete Esquivel, Monique Marvez, and Thea Vidal, three street-wise yet benevolent “Padrinos,” (Counselors) our contestants will try to adapt and survive in the “Urban Jungle” in a quest for the $50,000 in cash and prizes, and perhaps learn a thing or two about life on the other side of the tracks.

The new participants include:

--Georgie Donovan, 29, Winnetka , CA , the daughter of a wealthy South African family.

--Jeremy Darrah, 23 , Los Angeles , CA , an anti-war ex-Marine who doesn’t mince words when it comes to politics.

--Michael Shackelford, 28, San Antonio, TX , a conservative neat-freak who considers himself a metrosexual and has a hard time being around “minorities” even though he’s Filipino.

--Jason Lampley, 23, San Pedro, CA , a highly opinionated surfer and musician who has no patience for “stupid fake” people.

--Frances Leann Walls, 23, Springdale, AR , a small-town country girl who has never been exposed to city life.

--Vanessa Macias, 24, San Antonio , TX , a Texas princess with an attitude who works as a local TV personality.

--Aubrey Jangraw, 22, Woodside, NY , a social butterfly who has lived a sheltered life and spends summers at her family’s Italian villa.

--Mark Harley, 21, San Rafael , CA , a quintessential jock with a nose for politics.

--Kristi Swartz, 24, Burbank, CA , a tough-talking straight-shooter who loves to party.

--Tristan Robinson, Los Angeles , CA, 26 , an eccentric playboy clothing designer who lives on Los Angeles ’ west side.

--Erik Rivera, 23, New Rochelle, NY , a comedian of Puerto Rican heritage who has never been to the barrio and lives in suburbia with mom and dad.

--Afradet Zuri, Austin , 22, TX , a sexually experimental student of Middle-Eastern background who has likes to “tell it like it is.”

--Vanessa Van Vleck, 23, San Diego , CA , a controversial contestant from “Urban Jungle: Season One“ who returns for a second chance at the prize.

POPULAR TELEVISION HOST ADAL RAMONES STARS IN MEXICAN COMEDY, “ SANTOS PEREGRINOS” . OPENING IN SAN DIEGO ON JUNE 10th!

Dear Supporter of the San Diego Latino Film Festival,

Media Arts Center San Diego's SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL is proud to present ADAL RAMONES in the popular Mexican comedy, Santos Peregrinos, June 10-16, 2005 at Mann Theatres Hazard Center ( 7510 Hazard Center Dr. , San Diego , CA , 92108 ).

** View trailer on-line: http://www.santosperegrinos.com/material/videos/santosperegrinoslow.mov

** For photos and details on this hit comedy, visit: http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/Cinema%20en%20Tu%20Idioma/cinemaentuidioma.html

There's trouble in the vecindad when it is discovered that a set of holiday statuettes that once belonged to Emiliano Zapata are filled with solid gold. Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Adal Ramones (Puños Rosas, "Otro Rollo con Adal Ramones"), Maya Zapata (De la Calle, Caribe), Julieta Egurrola (Profundi Carmesi), Isaura Espinosa (El Tigre de Santa Julia), and film/tv legend Carmen Salinas (Man on Fire, Zapata, Todo el Poder) head a terrific ensemble cast in this bawdy whodunnit that is a wacky mix between Agathie Christie and Melrose Place. Tempers and libidos flare in this hilarious comedy set in a rundown Mexico City tenement building. Official website (in Spanish) for Santos Peregrinos: http://www.santosperegrinos.com/.

SANTOS PEREGRINOS will be screened for ONE WEEK ONLY exclusively at MANN THEATRES HAZARD CENTER conveniently located off the 163 freeway at Friars Road (7510 Hazard Center Dr.) from June 10th (Fri) through June 16th (Thur).

For additional information on screening times and tickets visit: http://www.sdlatinofilm.com/Cinema%20en%20Tu%20Idioma/cinemaentuidioma.html or call 619.230.1938 ext. 2

Joey Medina Tour Dates

Hello Everyone,

I've been receiving several emails from fans wanting to know when I'll be performing near them.  Below are links to my tour dates and also the link to a huge show that will take place in Houston , TX with myself, Mike Robles and Jeff Garcia. Thanks again for everyone’s support and I look forward to seeing you at one of the shows.

Joey Medina
www.JoeyMedina.com

June 18th, 2005
Verizon Theater
Houston , TX
(713) 629-3700

June 14, 2005
IceHouse Comedy Club
Pasadena , Ca

http://www.lococomedyjam.com/lococomedynews.htm
http://joeymedina.com/tourdates.htm

For Your Emmy Consideration

NALIP’sters,

Voting members of the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences have received their ballots for the first round elimination course for all submissions for this year’s Emmys due on June 22.  I am hereby requesting your vote (actors only), to be considered as a nominee for my (5) Guest Star appearances in Desperate Housewives as Juanita "Mama" Solis (as the mother-in-law from Hell) during the first season.  I must admit I had never thought about "throwing my hat into the ring" as they say, so I figured after all these years, "what the hell", what have I got to lose at this stage of the game.  So tell your fellow "voting members" to consider the "ole Ruca."

Gracias,

Lupe Ontiveros   
lalu948@aol.com

Univision, Nielsen sign pact
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications, one of the more vocal critics of Nielsen Media Research's Local People Meter feature, has signed a five-year deal with the ratings service. Under the terms of the multimillion-dollar deal, Nielsen will track local ratings for 34-owned Univision and TeleFutura TV stations.   Los Angeles Times (free registration) (6/9) ,   Mediaweek (6/9)  

Sin City explodes onto international chartInt'l Box Office Chart BVI film takes second place behind Star Wars thanks to strong European launches.

Review: 'Sharkboy' Lacks Originality
AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:37 PM PDT
Robert Rodriguez has repeatedly proven himself as a filmmaker of infinite resourcefulness, serving as director, writer, cinematographer, editor, visual effects supervisor and sometimes even composing the score. But with his latest movie, "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D," he confirms what he cannot do: come up with a single original idea.

'Sharkboy' maker gives 'family film' new meaning
Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 09 Jun 2005 12:59 PM PDT
He said he never meant to do it, but when "Spy Kids" director Robert Rodriguez set out to make "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lava Girl 3-D" he gave new meaning to the term "family film."

Extas Casting Coordinator Position--Available Now!!!

WALKOUT
Chicano Productions, Inc.

We are looking for an extremely motivated, organized, committed member of the community who would like to spear head the recruitment of passionate members of the community to retell an important moment in Chicano history...the 1968 walkouts.

WALKOUT is the true story of Chicano students who decide to stage a peaceful walkout against the injustices of the public school system in the East Los Angeles High Schools. Tired of being treated as second class citizens in their own schools, the high schoolers, along with a group of politicized college students, take their future into their own hands, changing the education system for young Latinos forever. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, the year that defined youth protest around the world, this is a story of courage and the fight for justice and personal empowerment.

Walkout Productions is looking for an extras casting director who can reach out to the Los Angeles community and recruit hundreds of extras. We need someone who is extremely organized, can maintain a database, create a grassroots recruitment to community centers, unions, junior high schools, high schools, neighborhood environments, churches, local businesses, etc.

This position would provide an introductory education into the film industry. This is a management position. It's great for a person who was involved in the walkouts, has researched it or has had a member of their family involved or connected to that moment in history. We are looking for someone with skill and passion who can start immediately and work through the end of August.

Please fax your resume to (213) 534-3427 attention Shirley Davis.

CASTING LATINOS!

”WALKOUT” (revised 11/19/04 draft)
HBO Movie for Television
Draft: 11/19/04

Producer: Moctesuma Esparza / Robert Katz
Director: Edward James Olmos
Writer: Ernie Contreras
Current Revision by: Tim Sexton
Casting Director: Rick Montgomery
Casting Associate: Chadwick Struck
Start Date: July 15, 2005
Location: Los Angeles

SUBMIT HARDCOPY TO:
RICK MONTGOMERY
” WALKOUT”
10820 W. WASHINGTON BLVD.
CULVER CITY, CA 90232

STORY:
In a predominantly Chicano East L.A. high school in 1968, a charismatic, inspiring teacher, SAL CASTRO, galvanizes his students, particularly the bright, college-bound PAULA CHRISOSTOMO, to orchestrate a widely-publicized, five-school walkout when the students' demands for a better education are summarily dismissed by their principals and the School
Board...

To download the script, go to www.screenplayonline.com and use script key code: 504walk04

SAL CASTRO: CAST

PAULA CHRISOSTOMO: CAST

--[BOBBY VERDUGO] 18 , Chicano, a stocky, good-natured boy, he's a senior at East L.A. 's Lincoln High School . The boyfriend of Paula's friend Yoli, he's bright, an average student with potential, and not too serious. Like the others who go to Sal Castro's Chicano Leadership Camp, Bobby is galvanized by the experience and becomes a vital part of the Chicano students' 5-school walkout. Initially uninterested in attempting to get accepted to college because he feels, "what's the point," by the end of his empowering experience with the walkouts, he's realized his own potential and been accepted to UCLA...LEAD (3)
-- [YOLI]18, Chicana, a high school senior, with an easy spirit and a great body, Yoli attracts guys like flies, but she's loyal to her longtime boyfriend Bobby. Paula's best friend, pretty, outgoing and bright, Yoli's not as driven as Paula, and has pretty much ruled out attempting to get into college. Yoli courageously joins Paula on the 5-school walkout, and winds up
proudly displaying her acceptance to Mt. St. Mary's college to Sal Castro...LEAD (2)
-- [FRANCIS CHRISOSTOMO] 35 to 40, Chicana, Paula's mother, she's a bright, compassionate woman who knows she has an exceptional daughter and is not afraid to stand up to her volatile husband, Panfilo, to make sure Paula gets the advantages offered her. Aware that her husband hasn't changed in the twenty years of her marriage, though she herself has, Francis urges Paula to make sure she can live with the decisions that she makes. Francis joins Paula in the walkout, proud and determined as her daughter...LEAD (10)
-- [PANFILO CHRISOSTOMO] 40 to 45, A hard working Filipino janitor with many kids, Panfilo is Paula's father. A complex man, angry but aware that he's got an exceptional daughter, he's torn between wanting the best for Paula and maintaining an age-old status quo. He gets so enraged at her involvement with the walkout that at one point he locks the door of the house against her. However, he has a surprising rapprochement with his daughter when she comes to beg his forgiveness for disobeying him...LEAD
-- [MOCTEZUMA "MOCTE" ESPARZA] 20, Chicano, serious with a smile, a natural leader, he's a former student of Sal's, now at UCLA. He's a seasoned activist and one of the counselors at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. Intelligent, personable and levelheaded, he's very knowledgeable and supportive of the high school students' attempts at grass-roots activism, feeding them encouragement and information without being too incendiary. A constant in the Chicano students' struggle to better their education, he is fearless and dependable in the cause...LEAD (19)
-- [VICKIE CASTRO] (No relation to Sal Castro) 22, Chicana, Vickie is good-natured, down-to-earth, slightly more "hippie" than the other counselors are at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. A bright, engaging, compassionate young woman with a sense of humor, she takes Paula under her wing and becomes a good friend, who takes Paula in when Panfilo kicks Paula out of the house. Vicki's a constant source of support and encouragement as she, too, participates in organization of the walkouts...LEAD (14)
-- [ROBERT AVILA] 18, Chicano, a high school student at East L.A.'s Wilson High, good-looking, smart, with a bit of James Dean in him, he hits it off with Paula immediately at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. A core member of the group of disgruntled Chicano students trying to make a difference, he's in charge of staging the walkout at his high school. Though he seems like a committed activist, Robert is in fact an undercover police officer, working as a mole to send information back to the LAPD and a city government interested in keeping the Chicano population complacent...LEAD (16)
-- [DAVID SANCHEZ] 20, Chicano, he's part of a "Community Service Organization working to improve conditions in the barrio" who meets Paula and Yoli at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. A sophisticated, committed and knowledgeable activist, he becomes involved with the Chicano students' planned walkout early on, and proves to be less hot-headed but just as committed as his colleague, Carlos Montez...LEAD (20)
-- [CARLOS MONTEZ] 22, Chicano, a serious looking young man in sunglasses and brown beret, he's a member of David Sanchez's "Young Citizens for Community Action" who meets Paula and Yoli at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. An activist with a real fire in his belly but no patience for diplomacy or planning, he's more hot-headed than either David or Mocte, and chafes under any restraint, but he's dedicated and fearless..LEAD (19)
-- [LLOYD HURLEY] 35 to 45, Caucasian, the crew-cut civics teacher at Lincoln High, he wants to be liked in his heart of hearts, but he's driven to following the rules--most of which are designed to keep the Hispanic kids down--and in his interactions with the kids he seems unreasonable and vaguely contemptuous. He doesn't share Sal's conviction that every kid deserves the chance to go to college if they can2..LEAD (6)
-- [HARRY GAMBOA] 16, Chicano high school student from Garfield High, he joins the others in their struggle to improve their education. He's an intelligent, aware, committed activist with his fellow students. Later, Harry bursts into Lincoln High's senior prom with the news that Sal Castro's been arrested...LEAD 18 lines, 9 scenes (40)
-- [RICHARD "MANGAS" VIGIL] 23, This young Chicano man works with David Sanchez with their community action group, and he meets Paula and Yoli (whom he immediately has his eye on) at the Chicano Leadership Camp. He's a committed activist who joins the high school students in planning their walkouts, but he has a rowdy, sexual sense of humor that occasionally annoys everyone, particularly the girls. After the walkouts, Mangas is arrested, along with David Sanchez...16 lines, 8 scenes (20)
-- [MITA CUARON] 16, Chicano, this high school student is one of the kids at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend. A stalwart activist and a student at East L.A.'s Garfield High, Mita is an intelligent, energetic walkout instigator there...17 lines, 8 scenes (27)
-- [FERNIE FLORES] 18, Chicano, a high school senior, he's a hot-headed but bright young man who resists Sal's invitation to come to the Chicano Leadership camp weekend and is basically kidnapped by Sal and taken there. A volatile, engaging guy, Fernie's a natural troublemaker, but he's got moxie and self-confidence. When he gets detention and is forced to do janitorial chores by Mr. Hurley, he becomes enraged and walks off the campus, thus ending his high school education...1 speech & 15 lines, 9 scenes (3)
-- [ORTIZ] 17, Chicano, an East L.A. high school student, he's one of the kids at the Chicano Leadership camp weekend who later becomes involved in the walkout. Brave and committed, he's one of the more impatient, hot-headed activists who doesn't want to wait for the School Board to get back to them, and who eagerly signs up for another walkout even after the violence of the first...7 lines, 6 scenes (26)
-- [TANYA MOUNT] 17, Chicana, a high school student at the Chicano Leadership Camp weekend, she becomes one of the principal activists in the walkout. A student at East L.A.'s Roosevelt High, Tanya is undismayed by the violence and pledges her school to another walkout...11 lines, 58 scenes (40)
-- [MICKEY FERNANDEZ] 17, Chicano, a student at East L.A.' Belmont High School, he becomes one of the high school activists determined to improve their education. Mickey is a stalwart activist, from the first student survey through the violence of the walkouts...6 lines, 5 scenes (40)
-- [PRINCIPAL FRANK INGALS] 40 to 50, a tall and commanding, balding Caucasian man, he's the principal of Lincoln High School, who reads Paula's survey results and doesn't get that she's part of a mounting movement; he thinks she's crazy for rocking the boat she's done so well on. A man out of touch with (and probably disinterested in) the concerns of his students, Ingals later puts pressure on Paula to cease her demands or he will "pull her diploma"...6 speeches & 11 lines, 4 scenes (55)
-- [MR. PECK] 30 to 40, Caucasian, Lincoln High's gym teacher, he urges Paula to get her college applications in order, clearly impressed by her smarts and gumption. Mr. Peck is unfazed by Sal's zeal to get more Hispanic kids into college, protesting that he (and his colleagues) bend over backwards getting the talented ones in college, and the rest of them are getting "the education they need." Later, Mr. Peck joins Principal Ingals in pressuring Paula to drop the activism or lose her diploma...5 speeches & 14 lines, 3 scenes (33)
-- [CHANGO] 18, Chicano. This free-spirited, dark, bucktooth kid in Sal Castro's class speaks freely in Mr. Castro's American History class, and later gets paddled in front of English class by teacher Mr. Davis for speaking Spanish. Later, he gets in trouble with Mr. Hurley for relieving himself in the bushes outside the school during lunch--when the school
restrooms are locked up...12 lines, 3 scenes (6)
-- [DR. JULIAN NAVA] 35 to 45. The first Mexican-American ever elected to the School Board and a rising star in Chicano politics, he's a distinguished, educated man who clearly has sympathy for the Chicano students' cause when they come to be heard at the Board. However, he's fundamentally a political animal who doesn't want to make waves his first few months in office, and who can do nothing to make the uninterested Board take the kids seriously...1 speech & 11 lines, 2 scenes (62)

Current Openings: Acquisitions Manager

Working with activists and artists, Free Speech TV uses television to cultivate an informed and active citizenry in order to advance progressive social change. FSTV airs primarily social, political, cultural, and environmental documentaries acquired from independent producers, and we are beginning to produce and develop original content. Launched in 1995, FSTV currently reaches twenty-five million US homes, airing full-time via direct broadcast satellite on DISH Network (channel 9415) and part-time via a network of community access cable stations across the country. FSTV is operated by Public Communicators, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Boulder , CO , thirty miles from Denver in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains , where the sun shines 300 days a year.

Free Speech TV is seeking to hire an Acquisitions Manager within the Programming Department. The Acquisitions Manager is responsible for acquiring and developing single and serial programs for broadcast and webcast.

Responsibilities:

--Research, selection, and licensing of progressive programs, with an emphasis on single programs. Some travel required.

--Cultivating relationships with independent producers and progressive activists.

--Participation in the development of fundraising proposals, outreach and promotional initiatives, and web content.

Qualifications:

--Experience licensing and curating film, video or television programs. Sharp critical eye, with knowledge of media history and literacy. Some production experience desirable.

--Familiarity with the independent media field, including contacts with producers, presenters and distributors in the U.S. and internationally.

--Demonstrated commitment to progressive activism. Familiarity with current social, political, cultural, and environmental issues, and with the organizations working on these issues.

--Communication skills, including the ability to work closely with staff, volunteers, producers, and activists.

--Organizational skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously, resourcefulness to meet deadlines, and achieve big results within grassroots budgets.

--Ability to work collegially with other staff and partners to achieve common objectives.

The Acquisitions Manager reports to the Program Director. Salary range is $32,000-35,000 DOE; benefits package includes health insurance and pension. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations are encouraged to apply.

Send cover letter and resume with programming/organizing history to Free Speech TV, Acquisitions Manager search, P.O. Box 6060 , Boulder , CO 80306 ; or by e-mail: Eric@freespeech.org.

Anticipated start date is July 15, 2005 .

Co-producer wanted in San Antonio

Co-producer (or DP) with 24p package wanted to shoot an urban short (15 pages/mins.) in San Antonio , Texas .  Three day shoot.

Please email for details @ garciaentlaw@earthlink.net

REDMONT ENTERPRISES LLC., IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR:
Producers, Investors, Business Executives, Distributors + Organizations

Serious people and organizations in the Documentary, Television and Film business to produce and distribute the following five projects:

1- A Documentary series for TV and Home Video. RE: DEEP INSIDE.
2- A length Feature Film. RE: THE PAIN AND IRE.
3- A Mini-series for TV. RE:HIGHWAYS.
4- A weekly TV program. RE: CONVERSATIONAL.
5- An educational animated action series for public and private TV as well as Home Video. RE: WATER's DOCTOR.

If you're looking for great new projects to produce, finance, broadcast, and/or distribute contact us just by replying to this e-mail  or by regular mail to:

MARIA ISABEL ROJAS
CEO
REDMONT ENTERPRISES LLC.
P.O. BOX 562964
MIAMI , FL 33256
USA

Or just by visiting: http://www.jesusrojasoviedo.com

No phone calls please.

Please feel free to send us all the relevant info about you, your company or organization, and a statement of your actual interest, by June 24, 2005 . All your info will remain confidential with us.