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Join NALIP and Jungle Software as we present a free interactive 4 hour seminar to help filmmakers produce a budgeting & scheduling presentation for your next project. Whether you are a documentary filmmaker or looking to produce your first low budget feature, come learn the power tools of Gorilla Software. Get all the elements you need like budgeting, scheduling, crew, cast, profit-sharing, editing notes, and even film festival submissions all in one place. Gorilla Software can generate over 50 industry- standard reports, from strip-boards to breakdown sheets, and budget top sheets to variances. Have your entire production run from one program made for PC and Mac. We recommend you bring your laptop with the software downloaded. The class will also offer an opportunity to learn to schedule and budget manually.
Demo software available online at www.JungleSoftware.com
Sponsors: www.JungleSoftware.com and www.WritersBootcamp.com
Reserve your space via email at rsvp@nalip.org
You must present your “NALIP ID card” at the door
Free Parking Available
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005
Time: 10am to 2pm
Location: 2525 Michigan Avenue , Building i
Bergamot Station Arts Center
Santa Monica , CA 90404
The following comes from the official website:
"Due to the overwhelming response to this year's Writing Fellowship Program, we have EXTENDED the deadline to July 15, 2005 . Applications must be postmarked NO LATER THAN July 15, 2005 ."
For further information, visit:
http://www.abcnewtalent.com/html/writing_fellowship_mainpage.htm
To Benefit CASA 0101 and Criolla Productions
When: July 16th at 8:00 PM
Location: 2009 E 1st. Street, Los Angeles , CA
Private Short Film Screenings: including
--"The Clinic" by Jessy Terrero
--"Goinz" Starring Fred Savage and Risa Machuca
--"3some" by Fanny Veliz
- Raffles
- FREE food
- Bar (donations only)
- Music
Only $5 donations at the door
CASA 0101 was founded by NALIP Member, Josefina Lopez, creator of "Real Women Have Curves"
INDEPENDENT LENS is a national PBS series showcasing independent documentaries and dramas. The series is seeking submissions of completed films for the October 2006 - June 2007 season. Jointly curated by PBS and ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS welcomes the full spectrum of films from history to drama to animation to shorts to social-issue subjects. The deadline is September 23rd, 2005 .
Further information and a downloadable submissions form can be obtained at: www.pbs.org/producers.
Una obra para niños adultos y adultos niños
WE APOLOGIZE TO OUR ENGLISH SPEAKING AUDIENCE BUT THIS PLAY WILL BE PRESENTED ONLY IN SPANISH
After their success at the Los Angeles International Latino Theater Festival, Compañía de Teatro Apolo returns with a new show, El Jardín de los Reyes, directed by Jesús Castaños-Chima.
El Jardín de los Reyes is an adventure in time, a journey to another dimension where puddles were oceans, days were marbles and death was just a word. A journey to that world we cannot go back to, but it is always present in our lives leading our way for better or worse.
El Jardín de los Reyes will be performed at the Teatro Frida Kahlo, at 2332 West Fourth Street , Los Ángeles , CA 90057 , Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 7 PM from July 10 to July 17, 2005 .
Tickets: Grown Ups $12.00 Kids $ 6.00.
For information and reservation, please call: 213-382-8133.
NALIPsters,
Hi. I am holding Indie Film Night at the Forge/Jimmyz, Saturday, July 16th, at 10 p.m. I am showing two short films, and for all who RSVP, admission is free, and there will be complimentary champagne and martinis from 10 to 11 p.m. We are also giving away a bottle of champagne and a V.I.P. bottle of Vodka at the event. We will have multiple screens and all rooms will be open at Jimmyz for the event. The Forge is one of the most beautiful and established venues in the United States , with major celebrities who frequent there on a regular basis. If you would like to attend this event, please RSVP to jroutt@bellsouth.net Please DO NOT RSVP to the Forge. Also, if you know anyone who is interested in attending this event, please have them RSVP to jroutt@bellsouth.net and I will happily put them on the list.
The address of The Forge is: 432 41st Street , Miami Beach .
Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you there, Justin/Birch Creek Films www.bcfs.us
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--tickets on sale now--
NEW YORK, NY (July 07, 2005) — The sixth annual New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) just announced this year’s roster, which includes over 70 domestic and international features, as well as documentaries and short films from emerging Latino filmmakers. The festival, which is presented by HBO, will take place from July 26 – 31, 2005 and will include panel discussions, educational forums and special cultural events.
“It has always been our mission to highlight the diversity of Latino film and to provide a platform for Latino filmmakers from across the world to showcase their work,” said NYLIFF Executive Director *Calixto Chinchilla. “This year’s offering will take us from a favela in Brazil to the streets of downtown New York , truly capturing the broad essence of Latino culture.”
“We’ve long been committed to the Latino community through creative and outreach efforts,” said Olivia Smashum, executive vice president, Affiliate Marketing at HBO. “The NYILFF lets us do both in an environment that celebrates and showcases the cultural diversity of Latinos. We especially look forward to presenting the 2 nd Annual Latino Filmmaker Competition award to an emerging filmmaker.”
The festival will open on July 26 with a special screening of (*Georgina Garcia-Riedel’s) HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS SPENT THEIR SUMMER starring Elizabeth Peña, America Ferrera, Lucy Gallardo, Jorge Cevera, Jr., Steven Bauer and Rick Najera. The film tells the story of three women in a Mexican-American family who undergo a sexual awakening. Grandmother Doña Genoveva decides to buy a car, and not having a license she has her gardener help with “driving lessons.” Her divorced daughter disapproves of the situation, but has her own desires aroused with a man at the butcher shop. In the middle of all this, the granddaughter, Blanca, engineers an awakening of her own. The reward for the audience is three performances that are both emotionally indelible and refreshingly funny. The screening, which will be sponsored by Latina Magazine, will take place on Tuesday, July 26 at 8:00 p.m. at the Regal Cinemas located on 14 th street in Union Square .
Among the Domestic Features are: INDOCUMENTADOS/UNDOCUMENTED, a film with a unique perspective on the impact of September 11 th on people of color; THE LATIN LEGENDS OF COMEDY, a comedy that highlights the struggles and joys of pioneering Latino comedians J.J. Ramirez, Angel Salazar and Joey Vega; LIFE’S DECISIONS: A BRONX STORY, a film that follows the tough upbringing of a man in the Bronx dealing with a series of difficult decisions with far-reaching consequences and LOVE FOR RENT, a comedy that chronicles a struggling college student who is offered $50,000 to become a surrogate parent.
This year’s International Features lineup includes films from Chile, Spain, Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, Germany, Cuba and Mexico: MUSICA CUBANA: THE NEXT GENERATION, a film by the producer of Buena Vista Social Club, discovers new musical legends that draw on Cuban traditions and popular world music movements; CACHIMBA isa humorous portrayal of the single most important moment in the life of Marcos, an unremarkable bank employee who discovers a collection of paintings belonging to an exiled Chilean painter; and, DIAS DE SANTIAGO/DAYS OF SANTIAGO follows a 23 year-old trying to live a normal life after service in the army.
The Vanguard Documentaries will move audiences with controversial topics ranging from love and deceit to racism. DANGEROUS DECEPTION: LIVING ON THE DOWN LOW , documents non-gay Latino and Black men who have sex with men in addition to women; JUST FOR KICKS , treats viewers to an entertaining refresher course on the hottest sneakers-of-the-moment over the past 20 years; LUCHA LIBRE: LIFE BEHIND THE MASK, explores a unique style of wrestling through the stories of three Mexican luchadors continuing the tradition in Los Angeles; and, PRETO CONTRA BRANCO/BLACK AGAINST WHITE, exposes the racial and social divide that exists between Black Brazilians and White Brazilians.
NYILFF on the Edge will continue to push the envelope with three progressive features from Mexico , Chile and Puerto Rico . ADAN Y EVA-TODAVIA/ADAM AND EVE-STILL isa film that finds Adam and Eve living in a desperate situation in 21 st century Mexico City . This film represents the new wave of avant-garde filmmaking from Mexico . SABADO/SATURDAY will take the audience behind the scenes as a bride confronts her husband-to-be an hour before their wedding about an ongoing affair with her friend. VAMPIROS/VAMPIRES, featuring reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, is a horror/comedy about a heart-broken young man who allows himself to be seduced by a beautiful temptress and vampire. These films will be screened at Two Boots Pioneer Theater. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the screening at the Pioneer’s box office.
As a special presentation, NYILFF is proud to present the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Valladolid International Film Festival, which will feature a series of five recent, award-winning Spanish films, including Cannes Film Festival’s Fipresci award LAS HORAS DEL DIA/THE HOURS OF THE DAY and two-time Goya Award winner LA CAJA 507/BOX 507. The Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain ’s premier film festival, has been a major force behind the reemergence of Spanish cinema worldwide, as well as a politically committed space for the promotion of international cinema at home. Since its creation in 1956, the festival has been characterized by its innovative programming and a courageous spirit, fighting state censorship under particularly adverse political and historical contexts, becoming one of world’s most prestigious film festivals. All films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles at Tribeca Cinemas.
The festival will close with Victor Buhler’s documentary, RIKERS HIGH. The film takes you to New York City ’s Rikers Island prison, which is the location of the city’s most extreme high school. Two thousand teenagers, primarily Latino and Black, jailed for crimes that range from jumping the subway turnstiles to armed robbery, attend the prison’s high school. This emotionally gripping film shows all angles, from the dedicated teachers who try to make a difference in their lives, to families who try to put their children back on the right path, to the problems of the prison system and redemption. Rikers High will be presented by McDonald’s, with fifty percent of ticket sales proceeds to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities Program, HACER, which has awarded more than $1.3 million in scholarships and is now the largest high school-to-college scholarship program for Hispanic students. Closing night is Saturday, July 30 at 8:00 p.m. at Florence Gould Hall.
All films, with the exception of opening night and NYILFF on the Edge, will be screened at Florence Gould Hall, 55 East 59th Street off Park Avenue and at the Lighthouse, 111 East 59th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues. A full roster of festival films, special activities and tickets can be obtained on the festival’s website www.NYLatinoFilm.com , or by calling the festival hotline at 212-726-2358. Tickets are on sale now.
The 2005 NYILFF is presented by HBO and made possible with the additional support of premier sponsor, McDonald's, official sponsors, American Airlines, Amtrak, CreativeOndemanD Advertising, Daily News/VNY, Kodak, Metro NY Newspaper, NBC/Telemundo, Reality Check, The Roger Smith Hotel, Time Warner Cable and, 103.5 WKTU-FM, and benefactors, El Especial/El Especialito, Johnnie Walker, Latina Magazine, SíTV, Somosarte, and Zipcar. NYILFF is also made possible by support from The New York State Council on the Arts, The NYC Latin Media & Entertainment Commission and The New York State Parks Department. Special thanks to Time Warner Inc. for underwriting the NYILFF Future Filmmaker Contest for high school students.
The New York International Latino Film Festival is the first festival in New York City to showcase the works of national Latino filmmakers alongside international Latin American films, while offering expansive images of the Latino experience. The festival presents works in the categories of Feature Film (in Spanish and English) and Vanguard Cinema, which includes experimental works, documentaries, student works and short films.
For additional screening dates/times, ticket prices, or festival information, visit http://www.nylatinofilm.com/home.html
*Denotes NALIP Member
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PRESENTED BY JOHNNIE WALKER
NYILFF--DOMINICAN NIGHT
A popular night and a homegrown tradition at NYILFF, this year’s Dominican Night brings together some great films from today’s emerging filmmakers.
This year’s Dominican Night will take place on:
Thursday July 28 at 8:00 P.M. at The Florence Gould Hall, 55 E. 59th St . (Btwn. Park and Madison)
JUICY
20 min.
Director: Juan Caceres
One day in the life of a 16-year old Dominican girl, whose reality is challenged as she navigates her way to womanhood. Funny and tender, Juicy is a film that crosses the genres of narrative and documentary to give it a voyeuristic feel, a sense of realism and a voice to young women of color.
LA CORTINA DEL PALACIO/THE CURTAIN OF THE PALACE
60 min.
Director: Carlos M. Plasencia
A passionate young man in the Dominican countryside turns to his best friend for help in winning the hand of his love. But the course of true love never runs smooth in this story that is both magical and dark.
ST. PAUL
Shorts Program: Intensity
20 min.
Director: Francisco Ordoñez
When a young Latino atheist loses his faith in reason, a new spiritual world is awakened with him.
Thursday July 28th 2:00 PM @ Florence Gould Hall 55 E. 59th St. between Park and Madison Avenues.
Sunday July 31st 5:00 PM @ Lighthouse International Lighthouse International / Ames Auditorium, 111 East 59th
(Bet. Park and Lexington Avenues)
ONLY 10 BUCKS!
Single Film Tickets & Closing Night Tickets can be purchased at The Florence Gould Hall Box Office or through the Ticketmaster link below:
The Florence Gould Hall: 55 E. 59th St. between Park and Madison Avenues.
Box Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12 P.M.-7 P.M. / Saturday 12 P.M.-4 P.M.
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One Man. ..
One Movie...
One More Time...
• SOLD-OUT Los Angeles run - nominated BEST PLAY
• SMASH Off-Broadway hit – CRITICS RAVED
• SRO, HBO Comedy Festival - “THE SHOW TO SEE”
• Las Vegas Golden Nugget - COMAND PERFORMANCE
NOW, FOR THE LAST TIME ...
Seth Isler’s ‘THE GODFADDA WORKOUT’ comes full circle –bigger & better than ever.
ADDED SCENES, NEW MUSIC, MORE OBSESSION THAN EVER!
SETH ISLER’S
THE GODFADDA WORKOUT
Starring Seth Isler
Produced & Directed by Susan Jane Sullivan
AUGUST 5 – SEPTEMBER 25
The Century City Playhouse
10508 W. Pico Blvd.
(next to the Rancho Park Golf Course)
Los Angeles, CA 90064
GET TIX NOW:
310/204-4440 or Centurycityplayhouse.net
($30 adults. Group/Senior/Student Rates available)
RESERVE NOW! SEATING IS LIMITED AND THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT!
Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno are also in negotiations the cast of Eric Eason thriller. By Mark Umbach (www.filmstew.com)
Brendan Fraser, last seen in Lions Gate Films' indie sleeper hit Crash, has signed on to topline the thriller Journey to the End of the Night for Millennium Films and helmer Eric Eason. James Acheson, Frank DeMartini and Richard Gladstein are producing the film, which will shoot this September in Brazil .
From a script by Eason, the story centers on a father and son who are both separately planning to escape their mundane lives by entering a gruesome underworld. Alice Braga is currently attached to star, with Mos Def and Oscar nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno also in talks to join the cast.
Full Story: http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=11873
Slowhand to release Innocent Voices in North America Riding high after collecting another honor in Seattle , Luis Mandoki's El Salvador drama will open on Sept 23.
Rodriguez Pushing for a Sketch Series
RedNova Tue, 12 Jul 2005 7:43 AM PDT
Tucson regular seeks Comedy Central show Comedian Paul Rodriguez is never at a loss for words, but these days he's feeling tongue-tied. He has this great idea for a sketch-comedy TV series about a fictitious Spanish-language television network that broadcasts in English.
Dead to rights Actor John Leguizamo battles zombies and a serial killer in two new films
U-Daily News Tue, 12 Jul 2005 0:11 AM PDT
John Leguizamo is taking a bite out of the silver screen. The actor-comedian is starring in two very different films: George Romero's zombie flick “Land of the Dead” and Sebastian Cordero's indie film "Cronicas."
Spanish at last
The Age Sun, 10 Jul 2005 1:17 AM PDT
After working for almost 20 years in TV, comedy, film and theatre, Colombian-born actor John Leguizamo is playing a Spanish-speaking character for the first time.
DIRECTV Adds De Pelicula, Telehit and Ritmoson Latino Channels in Puerto Rico
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:12 PM PDT
DIRECTV announced the addition of three channels - De Pelicula, Telehit and Ritmoson Latino - to its basic package in Puerto Rico at no additional charge to new and existing DIRECTV customers.
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NALIPsters,
I’m hiring a Production Coordinator and First AD, as well as a Transportation Captain for an upcoming shoot. These are paid positions.
Must have had experience working on movies with budgets of less than a million. The movie starts shooting August 1st and it's an ensemble movie structured like CRASH, but instead of dealing with struggles of race, this one deals with struggles of faith in a modern world.
The line producer is Robert "Bob" Huberman, a veteran A.D. from movies such as ENOUGH, THIRTEEN DAYS, THE TRUMAN SHOW, WATERWORLD, and GET SHORTY.
To submit, you MUST say you were sent by Jeff Gund, and email your resume to: Javamikey@aol.com
Sincerely,
Michael Baumgarten
ENCOMPASS, a new, non-profit youth development organization in Los Angeles, is currently casting for its upcoming tour of ‘Wheels,’ a single-actor play addressing youth attitudes toward immigration. This is an Actor¹s Equity performance contract.
Seeking a Latino male performer to play the central character of Oscar, a 15 year-old Salvadoran-American youth in pursuit of his learner’s permit. Actor needs to play a contemporary California teen, as well as a wide of range of ethnicities, ages, genders and attitudes in portraying the characters that Oscar encounters in his journey through the maze of the DMV. Facility with dialects is a must. Experience in performing for young audiences is desirable, as is an interest in arts-based activism and social justice work.
Send introductory cover letter, picture and resume to:
Lori Nelson
Executive Director
lorinelson@encompass.org
ENCOMPASS
521 1/2 Myrtle Ave #6
Monrovia CA 91016
NALIPsters,
Academy of Style seeking a modeling instructor for 2 evenings and possible Sat mornings in Northridge (flexible days). Models should have background in runway, posing for catalogues, makeup/skincare, and color coordinating or draping. Image consultants encouraged to apply! Part time evenings with possible Sat schedule, flexible for working models. Prefer European runway experience with collections and name designers, or fashion design/beauty students.
Be sure to say you were sent by Jeff Gund, and send an email with your contact information, resume, and/or website to the director/owner, Tonia Thompson at: thompsontalent@yahoo.com
See our website for more info: www.academyofstyle.com or call evenings at 818-920-1220.
This will be a 5-minute film which is geared toward the re-branding of a major company. Size, Shape, Race are unimportant; we are looking for an eclectic cast.
CASTING FOR:
--Younger Man: (30’s -40’s) All shapes, races, sizes. Father types, outgoing, gregarious risk taker, but loving.
--Younger Man: (30’s –40’s) All shapes, races, sizes. Strong comedic backround.
--Young Man: (20’s-30’s) All shapes, races, sizes. The boyfriend, wide eyed and fearful, but with a great smile.
--Young Woman: (20’s-30’s) All shapes, races, sizes. Wide-eyed and intense, she is a lost soul in the big city.
--Younger Woman: (30’s-40’s) All shapes, races, sizes. Mother types, and like Father she’s outgoing and a risk taker, but loving as well.
Compensation: Transportation, Meals and Copy
Audition dates: ASAP!
Shoot Dates: July 28 th – 31 st, 2005
E-mail head shots and resumes to: Greywomanfilm@yahoo.com
Independent Producer/Director seeks D.P., Editor, Sound Recordist and P.A. for an exciting feature-length documentary project on East L.A. ’s Alternative Latin band, “Quetzal”. Long form broadcast documentary experience necessary (for D.P. and Editor), preferably for a PBS production.
Please send resume/reel to:
Cinemaria Productions
4162 S. Denker Avenue
Los Angeles , CA 90062
Questions? Please send them via email to: cinemaria2002@yahoo.com
The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is accepting applications for the position of Festival Director. The position involves planning, promoting, and facilitating the annual event (February 16-22), coordinating sponsorships, grant writing and other fundraising activities, supervising volunteers, and handling administrative tasks.
Applicants must be available to begin work in Missoula , Montana no later September 1, 2005 . This is a full-time, year-round position with a seven-month initial commitment. Excellent communication and organizational skills a must. Knowledge of the documentary film and video industry will be very helpful. Salary $18-24k (+ benefits) depending on experience.
Email a resume (.pdf, .doc or email text) and short letter of interest to bigsky@highplainsfilms.org. PLEASE, NO PHONE CALLS OR APPLICATIONS BY MAIL. We will contact applicants by phone or email to schedule an interview.
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. Pay $30 per hour. Seminar to take place on July 18 to July 22. To be considered, candidates are required to attend the seminar.
Contact: Tonyo Melendez, 818-549-9101.
L..A. based Production company is in search of DIRECTOR'S and DP'S for future projects. Submit your reel to VIVLAVIXEN@aol.com.
Indepent Feature Film Company TOCHTLI FILMS is casting for an untitled Border Romance feature film shot on HD1080p.
--Seeking Female lead (18-30 yrs old) of Mexican decent. Actress must be fluent in Spanish, specifically Spanish from Tijuana ( Tijuana slang etc.) since this film will be shot in and around Tijuana , Mexico and the lead character is born and raised in Tijuana .
Very important that you fit this role, you must look like an Aztec princess and you must speak Spanish fluently. If you don't speak Spanish please do not apply, I need serious talented actresses only, no wanna-be movie stars or flaky marijuana-brained pretentious actors. Looking for level-headed, grass roots, down-to-earth 'serious' actors who come prepared and are ready to 'shine'!
If this is you please e-mail your headshots and bio to: Roger Martinez, Casting Director TOCHTLI FILMS / tochtlipix@excite.com
NALIPsters,
This is a list of "types" we need for a commercial to be filmed in san Antonio on July 19th and 20th. If you fit one of these categories and are interested in auditioning, please come to: 1216 West Avenue, Suite 3 , San Antonio , TX 78201 (the offices of the Apollo Playhouse)
WHEN: Tuesday, July 12th at 10:00am
I will photograph each person at this time. These are non-speaking roles. No acting experience necessary. Persons chosen by the production must attend a callback casting in AUSTIN on Friday the 15th of July at 2:30 . (Location: TBD)
Principles cast will receive $1000 per each day of work. (two days maximum) and extras will receive $200 per each day of work.
For more information please call: Lizzie at 512-560-6387
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