ATTENTION ALL NALIP MEMBERS!
Applications for NALIP's 2005 Latino Producers Academy MUST be in our office in Santa Monica by this Friday, June 17 th, 2005 . Notification for those accepted to attend the Academy will be made by July 7. The Latino Producers Academy runs from August 3 - 12, 2005 in Tucson , AZ.
LPA Fellows from prior years or attendees of other NALIP programs like the Latino Writers Lab or Latino Media Market 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.
Please don't hesitate -- Call Octavio Marin or Kathryn Galan at 310.395.8880. This is a program not to be missed!
Applications available at www.nalip.org under Signature Programs.
NALIP will host a screening of To the Other Side on Wed., June 22 at 9:45pm @ the DGA2.
To the Other Side
{Mexican-American NALIP Member Natalia Almada returns to her home state of Sinaloa , Mexico to document how the tradition of corridos—ballads commemorating people, places, and events—reflects a crumbling economy. From Sinaloa to East L.A., musicians like the legendary Los Tigres del Norte, as well as struggling composers living in poverty, give voice to a new way of life for a burgeoning number of Mexicans north and south of the border. Fame and fortune are courted as songs are sung about tragedies resulting from illegal crossings and drug-related violence.}
Parking: Available on a nearby lot for $5.00
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before screening time
The 2005 Los Angeles Film Festival (June 16-26) features a diverse selection of films from other noteworthy *NALIP members, among them:
 
Sir! No Sir!
Directed by: David Zeiger
Produced by: David Zeiger, *Evangeline Griego and Aaron Zarrow
USA / 86 Minutes
Students, doves, and hippies are the faces history gives to the Vietnam protestors, but it was the soldiers themselves who manned the front lines of dissension, argues this new documentary from Director David Zeiger. Bolstered by archival footage and incisive interviews, this smartly crafted, thought provoking documentary about the anti war movement within the military during the Vietnam War introduces men and women who sought justice but found themselves judged guilty of treason.
SCREENINGS
Sunday, June 19, 7:00 , DGA1 (Hosted by IDA)
Thursday, June 23, 5:00 , DGA2
Everyone Their Grain of Sand
Directed by: *Beth Bird
Mexico/USA/ 87 Minutes
A small town's struggle for survival in the face of corporate greed powerfully demonstrates the downside of globalization and U.S.-Mexico border economics. Since 1988, Mexican community Maclovio Rojas has been fighting for education, electricity, and water owed them by their government, which would rather force thousands of residents off land that developers are drooling over. Community leaders are arrested, lingering in prison without due process, while their families and friends make every effort to obtain justice. Beth Bird's heartbreaking and intimate feature debut balances these hardships with glimpses of goodness-an elementary school graduation, holiday celebrations-to remind us what they're fighting for.
SCREENINGS
Thursday, June 23, 7:30 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Friday, June 24, 2:30 , DGA2
Maid in America
Directed by: *Anayansi Prado
USA/ 57 Minutes
Director Anayansi Prado chronicles the lives of three Latin American immigrant women who've left their own families behind to earn a living in Los Angeles, cleaning other people's homes and caring for other people's children. Despite different backgrounds and reasons behind their decisions to emigrate, the women share a determination to achieve economic stability for themselves and for those waiting back home. Giving voice to the over 100,000 domestic workers in Los Angeles, Prado's compelling documentary illuminates the personal stories behind the problematic statistics about illegal immigration and an American economy dependent upon this invisible work force.
SCREENINGS
Saturday, June 18, 11:00 am , DGA 2
La Sierra
Directed by: Scott Dalton and *Margarita Martinez
Colombia/USA/ 84 Minutes
The barrios of Medellín , Colombia are rife with gun-toting youths dying over drugs and territorial wars in a desperate struggle for money, security, and survival. Demonstrating awe-inspiring bravery, seasoned journalists Scott Dalton and Margarita Martinez spent a year dodging bullets to gain absolute trust from those living in La Sierra, allowing them to intimately depict what the residents go through on a daily basis. Without taking sides or reducing the scenario to abstract politics, La Sierra chronicles a tragic cycle of violence, loyalty, loss, and hope.
SCREENINGS
Saturday, June 18, 12:00 , Laemmle Sunset 5
Sunday, June 19, 9:30 , Laemmle Sunset 5
To purchase tickets and passes, and for more details on premieres, films and event line-ups,
visit www.lafilmfest.com or call 1-866-FilmFest.
Five Recognized at WIF's 27th Annual Crystal + Lucy Awards--
A Gala Gathering of Hollywood 's Premiere Talent
*Denotes a NALIP Member
LOS ANGELES - June 13, 2005 - For Immediate Release - Winners of the prestigious WIF/GM Latina New Filmmaker Grant, announced in February by Women In Film (WIF) and its national presenting sponsor General Motors Corporation (GM), were revealed at WIF's 27th annual Crystal + Lucy Awards dinner gala, Friday, June 10, at the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel in California.
The WIF/GM Latina New Filmmaker Grant is to be awarded annually to five up-and-coming Latina filmmakers, providing them with a broad-based understanding of the business of filmmaking through a six-day, full-immersion mentoring program shepherded by members of WIF, which includes much of the industry's most successful female talent.
In front of a prominent entertainment industry gathering - including Sandra Bullock, Bruce Willis, Jamie Foxx and Debra Messing, to name a few - Latina actress Daisy Fuentes announced the grant's inaugural winners, including:
· *Yasmina Cádiz, Chicago, IL. - Co-founder of XChromosomeFilms.com in 2003, a film production company that promotes, supports and helps create opportunities for women in the entertainment industry. Producer, writer and director of the short film MAMA SAID, a selection at six film festivals (including the upcoming New York International Latino Film Festival, July 26-31), Cádiz is currently at work on her next project, TWELVE SIGNS, based on 12 interwoven stories with an astrological theme.
· *Carmen C. Avila, Glendale, Calif. - In addition to her position as manager of production payroll in the television department of NBC/Universal, Avila was executive in charge of production for Disney/Touchstone's Mercenary II: Thick & Thin, a Robert Townsend project filmed in Mexico. Avila 's film English Only, produced for Universal Television's The Hispanic Film Project, was selected from 1,500 entries to complete at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. She is currently developing a feature film based on the novel Albuquerque , by Rudolfo Anaya, who is known as the "Godfather" of Chicano literature.
· *Claudia A. Mercado, Los Angeles, Calif. - Founder of Womyn Image Makers, Mercado - a substitute teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District - has served as a producer, director, cinematographer and editor on a variety of projects. She is currently at work on her first documentary, Women Who Remember, about Chicana, Latina and Mexican women living in the U.S. who are embracing "indigenismo," urban Native American Latina culture.
· Carolina Pfister, New Orleans , La. - Having recently earned her masters degree from the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee , where she also taught video workshops at inner city schools, Pfister is now living in New Orleans . She is currently editing Viva Viva, a documentary about three generations of punk rockers in São Paulo , Brazil .
· *Nicole Valdizan Sacker, Los Angeles, Calif. - A writer and filmmaker who has produced and/or directed 14 films, Sacker's work has been chosen as an official selection at 17 film festivals, with The Duel winning "Best Director" at the 2004 Boyle Heights Latina Independent Film Extravaganza. She is also serving as production coordinator on the horror film 7eventy-5ive and at work producing/directing a pilot for a TV sitcom, Living Together.
Commented Judith R. James, chairperson of the WIF/GM national committee, "These women were selected based on their enormous amount of talent and creativity. Our mission is to assist outstanding Latina women to successfully turn their aspirations into reality by providing them with a better understanding of the entertainment industry and the process of getting a film into production and distribution."
The five winners will be hosted by Women In Film and GM at the bi-annual International Summit of Women In Film in Los Angeles , Oct. 29 - Nov. 1. They will also be provided with passes by WIF and GM to certain seminars and events at the American Film Market* (AFM), November 2 - 4 in Santa Monica , Calif.
Additionally, they will meet as a group with a panel of studio executives and distributors in film and television to discuss the trends and criteria shaping the industry. Further, they will meet with one or more international sales agents to discuss the current trends in buying and selling product for the international market.
Recipients of the grant were chosen through an application process, overseen by a diverse panel of accomplished filmmakers - executives, directors, producers and distributors - from across the nation, including committee members, Carey Graeber, Adair Simon and Judith James; and judges Paula Heredia, *Cynthia Lopez, *Natalia Almada, *Marta Sanchez, Margarita de la Vega, *Kathryn Galan and *Alicia Rivera Frankl.
About the WIF/GM Alliance :
Founded in 1973 in Los Angeles , Women In Film (www.wif.org) is the leading non-profit organization dedicated to women in the global entertainment industry. Its purpose is to empower, promote, nurture and mentor women in the industry through a network of valuable contacts, events, programs, workshops, finishing funds and scholarships.
Attention Film & Video Makers:
NEFVF is one of the leading regional independent film & video festivals in the country. Founded in 1976, NEFVF is the longest running regional film Festival.
NEFVF is seeking independent & Student films in the following categories:
--Short & Feature length Narrative
--Short & Feature length Documentary
--Experimental & Animation
For more information & an entry form go to www.nefvf.com
Sponsored by FilmShack and Boston Film School
www.filmshack.com www.bostonfilmschool.com www.befva.org
Patricia Moreno, Festival Director
pmoreno@befva.org
617-989-0588
The 5th Annual Shriekfest, the Los Angeles International Horror/Thriller/Science Fiction/Fantasy Film Festival and Screenplay competition is currently accepting submissions for it's 2005 festival to be held September 15-18 2005 .
The festival is dedicated to screening and recognizing the works of filmmakers & screenwriters in the horror/thriller/sci-fi categories. Awards will be given in most categories and prizes include cash, product awards, trophies, etc.
Late entry deadline is June 25th.
Some categories include: Cinematography, Editing, Acting, Sound, and of course the best short, best feature, etc.
For more information and an entry form, please go to www.shriekfest.com. To get a $10 Discount off the normal Registration Prices, just say you were referred by Jeff Gund/The Info List, and include a copy of this email with your submission!
The Pioneer Theater is always on the lookout for new movies to screen. Submit your film for a public screening.
We have great rates for private screenings as well. Call Ray at 212.254.7107. Mention this email.
Recently screened at the Pioneer:
The Girl from Monday, directed by Hal Hartley
The Fearless Freaks Featuring the Flaming Lips, directed by Bradley Beesley
Independents Night: La Sierra
Directed by Scott Dalton & *Margarita Martinez
More than 30,000 people have been killed over the last 10 years in Colombia 's bloody civil conflict, in which left-wing guerillas fight against the government and illegal right-wing paramilitary groups. As guerillas and paramilitaries seek to control marginal city neighborhoods, urban gangs align themselves with each side. In this way, the national conflict has been translated into a brutal turf war pitting adjacent barrios against each other. La Sierra explores life over the course of a year in one such barrio (La Sierra, in Medellin ), but rather than being a political expose or overview, it presents an intimate portrait of a neighborhood wracked by conflict through the prism of three young lives-told largely in their voices.
Date: June 16
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Walter Reade Theater, Broadway at 65th St.
Cost: Free for IFP members.
RSVP
NALIP’sters,
Well, it's time to see and hear me sing once more!!
I will be performing with the very excellent women of Vox Femina in Culver City , and Zipper Hall (downtown LA). 3 great nights, and this time it's all Musical Theatre and Opera!!! I am especially excited for this concert, as I will be singing the most difficult solo in my career to date, Glitter and Be Gay, from Bernstein's Candide. It would appear that I am becoming more and more a coloratura as I continue to grow up. Repertoire has never been so challenging, but the satisfaction when you get it down. . there's nothing that compares. It will be loads of fun, I get props, and it's about 6 minutes of me singing solo, so please come so your ears can ring with high notes!!
Following are the pertinent details, and there are TWO Adobe files attached, with the official flyer for both the Culver City performance, and the Zipper Hall concerts. I know Culver City is closer for many people, but if you can make it to the Zipper concert, you will be rewarded with incredible acoustics.
VOX FEMINA presents DIVA MOMENT
Saturday, June 18, 2005 , 7:30pm
Culver City Presbyterian Church
11269 Washington Blvd
Culver City , CA
FREE CONCERT
This performance is made possible in part by a grant from the Culver City Art in Public Places Fund
Friday, June 24, 2005 , 8pm
Saturday, June 25, 2005 , 8pm
Zipper Concert Hall, The Colburn School of Performing Arts
200 S. Grand Ave , Downtown LA (across from Disney Concert Hall)
Advance tickets are $20/$15 (seniors/students)
Tickets at the door $25
BUY TICKETS AT WWW.VOXFEMINALA.ORG
OR CALL 310-391-2402
Hope to see you there!!
Karina Valdez
(310) 714-5238 cell
Your friendly neighborhood Feisty Latina
MissDivaJr@earthlink.net
www.KarinaValdez.com - for Karina's latest adventures!
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(At the 32nd Annual Student Academy Awards on Sunday, Alonso Mayo (right) received the Gold Medal in the narrative category for "Wednesday Afternoon." The award was presented by Oscar-winning cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. Image provided by AMPAS.)
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the winners of the 32nd annual Student Academy Awards competition, with 12 students from 11 colleges taking honors. Students took part in a week of industry-related activities and social events culminating with the awards presentation ceremony at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. One film student from Germany also was selected to receive this year's "Honorary Foreign Film Student Award."
The first Student Academy Awards took place December 20, 1973 , in a ceremony hosted by Academy member Jack Lemmon at the Academy Award Theater on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles . Lemmon contacted the winners by telephone, and the audience was able to hear the winners' responses, and each winner won $1,000 in prize money. Among the Student Academy Award recipients who have gone on to achieve prominence as professional filmmakers are Spike Lee, Trey Parker, Bob Saget and John Lasseter, who is the only person to win the Gold Medal Student Academy Awards two years in a row (1979 and 1980). Lasseter went on to receive an Academy Award nomination in 1986 for "Luxo Jr." and win the Oscar for his animated short film "Tin Toy" (1988).
The current crop of winners were presented with awards during a ceremony at the at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Sunday, June 12. Besides trophies, gold- medalists receive $5,000, silver-medalists are awarded $3,000 and bronze medal recipients are presented with $2,000.
The list of winners are:
Alternative
Gold Medal: "Knock Knock," Jaron Henrie-McCrea, Ball State University , Indiana
Silver Medal: "Your Dark Hair Ihsan," Tala Hadid, Columbia University , New York City
(No Bronze Medal was awarded in this category this year.)
Animation
Gold Medal: "9," Shane Acker, University of California , Los Angeles
Silver Medal: "Frog," Christopher Conforti, School of Visual Arts, New York City
Bronze Medal: "Things That Go Bump in the Night," Joshua G. Beveridge, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota , Florida
Documentary
Gold Medal: "The Life of Kevin Carter," Dan Krauss, University of California , Berkeley
Silver Medal: "Unhitched," Erin Hudson and Ben Wu, Stanford University
Bronze Medal: "Listen," Kimby Caplan, Southern Methodist University , Texas
Narrative
*Gold Medal: "Wednesday Afternoon," Alonso F. Mayo, American Film Institute, Los Angeles
Silver Medal: "Victoria Para Chino ," Cary Fukunaga , New York University
Bronze Medal: "Charm," Melissa Rossi, Florida State University Film School
Honorary Foreign Student Film Award
"The Runaway," Ulrike Grote, University of Hamburg
For IndieWire story, visit:
http://www.indiewire.com/movies/
movies_050614student.html
(NALIP Chicago members Juan Lopez, Dalia Tapia and Juan Frausto)
Chicago Chapter of Independent Producers Group to Expand Latino Film Opportunities.
A dozen Latino filmmakers have set out to make Chicago a better place for their fellow Latinos to make movies.
Juan J. Lopez and his colleagues have launched the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP).
Founded in 1999 and boasting chapters in 11 cities, NALIP is dedicated to supporting Latinos working throughout the film industry. Lopez said NALIP will be a huge benefit to the Latino community, having an organization specifically geared to promoting the advancement of their films with a networking organization that stretches across the country.
"One of the biggest benefits will be making people aware of where the growth is within the industry, as well as getting the films we are making known and out there."
A Northwestern University alum who is director of project management at the Bank of Montreal, Lopez approached national NALIP executive director Kathryn Galan after seeing her on a financing panel at the 2004 Chicago Latino Film Festival. "I found it odd that there wasn't a Chicago chapter, since we have such a vibrant independent film community, and we also have a fairly heavy Latino population," Lopez said.
Full story at: http://www.reelchicago.com/
story.cfm?section=TopStory&storyID=897
LATINOS IN HOLLYWOOD:
(Courtesy of Latino Leaders Magazine)
The winds of change are blowing into Hollywood , and they are bringing about new opportunities for minorities. For the first time ever, Latinos are beginning to share a slice of the pie in the entertainment industry and getting the recognition they have long deserved, and behind it all there is a group of leaders working tirelessly to make it happen. Here are some of the most important men and women changing the landscape of tinseltown today.
For full story, go to:
http://www.latinoleaders.com/
articulos.php?id_sec=1&id_art=112
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Warner Books is seeking Latino writers. We are looking for English language women's fiction that shares the Latino perspective and explores the Latino experience, from sassy chick lit to tender love stories (a la Nicholas Sparks) to sexy fiction to something more serious and literary (think Lovely Bones). So if you've got a completed novel, please send a query letter, author bio, and synopsis to
Andie Avila
Warner Books,
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York , NY 10020
Robert Greenwald and Brave New Films is producing a documentary series on environmental issues. We are producing ten, half-hour episodes and we are currently interviewing candidates for the position of line producer.
The ideal candidate should have substantial experience line producing documentary series, strong interests in social and/or environmental issues, and available to start June 27 or July 5 (2005).
interested please contact:
Rick Perez,
Supervising Producer
mobile: 818-618-9819
rickperez@earthlink.net
to cut quirky, edgy, sexy vampire thriller.
Pay is $800/week. A perfect gig for someone looking to expand their feature credits. The job lasts 4 to 6 weeks. Working to meet delivery deadline on this so looking for someone to start relatively soon. Must be experienced with Avid. System is Avid Xpress Pro running on a PC platform. Experience in any of the following areas is a plus: AfterEffects, color correction, audio sweetening, Magic Bullet.
Feature film credits a plus but not required. Looking for someone hard working and passionate about making movies. I'll be happy to send you more information about this particular movie if you are interested.
Please mention you were sent by Jeff Gund, and contact: Gregg Simpson at llamapix@aol.com
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Looking for all kinds of Latinas (meaning central american, chicanas, carribean, afro-latinas..big, small) who can, WITHOUT A DOUBT, pass for high school age for up-coming short film to shoot in Los Angeles on June 25th & 26th. The creative team attached recently had a film screen at Sundance 2005. Great opportunity to connect with emerging talent.
Please send photos to aurog2004@yahoo.com
Feature Film entitled Vacilon to be shot Saturday June 18th and Sunday June 19th on a beach resort. Looking for extra's for an all day shoot for $50.00 a day/ meals will be provided. Please contact Village Films (305) 856-9111 or (786) 200-2986. Must be in beach attire, swimming suits, board shorts, sandals, etc... Only 40 extra's will be paid the rest will be provided with a meal. Must be willing to have a lot of fun in the sun with other beautiful people. Extra's can bring family and friends just please let us know before.
”Students Like Us" Independent DV Feature is casting!
Directed by: Dianna M. Perez
Produced by: Ross Romero
Co-produced by: Smoking Mirrors Productions and Higher Ground Productions.
SAG experimental, so union and non-union people are all welcome.
Wednesday June 15th, 2005
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
1320 N. Wilton Place *
Hollywood , CA 90028
*Park in the parking lot and come to the front lobby.
--Andrea (18-19) Tomboy, Latina college student and aspiring artist. Smart, natural beauty, and tough.
--Lucia (18-19) A gorgeous Latina and she knows it! Smart, confident and flirty!
--Mike (18-19) A Chicano rebel from East LA. Brilliant college student and an activist. Can hang
with the cholitos from his neighborhood AND the academics at school. Good looking, charismatic and sexy.
--Lalo (40's) Strong Latino father figure with a gentle sensibility. Bilingual preferred.
--Alex (18-24) Latino college students. Smart, funny and charming.
--Also looking for various collegestudents Latino Student Activist (18-25) Male and Female
No experience necessary! Sides available upon request.
For more information or to make an appointment write to slucasting@yahoo.com
Locally produced TV show / Documentary “Ms Latina World” seeking crew…
Positions are unpaid, but will receive copy
This show has been produced for 13 years and has aired on the Telemundo Internacional and was featured on Univision networks.
Production Company: Dawn Ramos Productions
Location: San Antonio
Start Date: July 1, 2005
Schedule: 3 days
Wrap Date: July 4, 2005
Executive Producer: Dawn Ramos
Show Director: Clarissa Santiago
Created by model/actress Dawn Ramos, who's company executive produces the competitions, MS LATINA WORLD is more than just another beauty pageant. It's television series that takes a look at the activities of Latinas as they vie for the titles of Ms Latina World and Teen Latina World. The participants travel from across the country and stay in a hotel in historic San Antonio while they compete in preliminary rounds, attend parties, and shoot the 2006 MissLatina.com calendar. In the end the spotlight will fall on the winners who will receive a prize package valued at over $25,000.
Cameras catch each moment as the contestants, some experienced and some not, enter the world of beauty competitions. With mentoring by model Dawn Ramos and exposure to industry gurus, the contestants compete in a highly accelerated beauty boot camp, a crash course that could take them one step closer to success or on the plane back home.
Contestants learn about themselves as well as each other as they take part in photo shoots, press conferences, volunteer work and auditions all under 24-hour-a-day surveillance of the MS LATINA WORLD cameras.
Email or Send crew resumes to: events@misslatina.com
Dawn Ramos Productions
6150 W El Dorado Parkway
Suite #160-120
McKinney , TX 75070
NALIP’sters,
I am seeking highly motivated, talented individual(s) for the following:
- Art Director/Art Dept. Manager/experienced in Art Dept (previous work with greens is highly recommended; set construction experience a plus)
- 1st AD
- UPM/Production Coordinator
- Key PA/PAs/Craft Service
- Sound
for HIGH budget director's reel for VERY well-established DVD producer. Great opportunity for experience, building a reel/portfolio, networking, etc. There is PAY and I frequently work with/recommend the same people for various projects. Please have people say they were referred by Jeff Gund and email me at dreamlogicpictures@yahoo.com ASAP to discuss.
Christa Hamilton
DreamLogic Pictures
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