With hours of innovative, entertaining, diverse, independent films, the festival begins Friday, November 11 at 1 p.m. and wraps on Sunday, November 13 at the Canyon Theater Guild, 24242 San Fernando Road in Santa Clarita , CA (just 30 minutes north of Hollywood ). Highlights from the festival include:
- Feature Films - ESL (starring John Michael Higgins, Maria Conchita Alanso, Kuno Becker and Danielle Camatra) , Façade, and Canadian film A Year in the Death of Jack Richards , among others.
- Documentaries - Why Shakespeare? , in which numerous stars (Tom Hanks, Martin Sheen, William Shatner, to name a few) and troubled youth comment on theatre and the ever-enduring William Shakespeare, Ties on a Fence, an up-close look at homelessness in Los Angeles, Do You Want the Elephant Music?, an artful, intimate look at circus performers and others.
- Special Screening - A Day Without A Mexican and Q&A with Co-Writer/Producer Sergio Guerrero
- Workshops - 'Movies Without Baggage: Making a Feature Film for under 50, 25, or 10 Thousand Dollars," presented by independent filmmaker Alain Silver, 'Raising Money for Independent Films," presented by Cinema Arts Tech, 'Writing, Producing and Protecting Your Work," presented by the WGA-West and the City of Santa Clarita Arts and Events Office.
Tickets are currently available, but seating is limited. Ticket prices are – $2 per screening, $5 per day, or $25 for VIP passes, which include entry to the Awards Ceremony sponsored in part by Blue Cactus Pictures on November 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn-Valencia.
Please visit our website for further information at www.sciffestival.com.
Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
NALIP has secured a great deal for all screenwriters. Enter your screenplay in the Cinequest 16 Screenwriting Competition for only $40 per script! That’s $10 off the normal $50 entry fee the general public has to pay. Winners receive cash prizes on top of great industry exposure.
Cinequest was recently named as a "Best Festival For Screenwriters"
--Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide
Cinequest Film Festival 16 will occur March 1 – 12, 2006
Scripts will be judged for Maverick vision, story, character development, dialogue, marketability and originality. Last year’s final jury consisted of Janet Jeffries, Development Executive at A Band Apart Films; Nancy Rae Stone, Executive Vice President of Production of Beacon Pictures; Golareh Safarian, Manager of Creative Development for Q Media Partners; Jerry Finley, Vice President of Baja City Studios; Jens Michael Hussey , Director of Public Relations for Cinequest; and John Kim, contributing editor for Scr(i)pt Magazine. This year’s final jury will be announced at a later date.
Go to www.cinequest.org for complete rules, prizes and details.
IMPORTANT —Here is how you get your discount. Go to the Cinequest Web site and click on the link for screenplay / film submissions. When you are on the page that asks you to “Select a Category of Entry to continue” (i.e. categories of films, screenplay contest, Cinequest Partner Member etc.) choose Cinequest Partner Member as your category INSTEAD OF Screenplay Competition. Repeat – you must choose Cinequest Partner Member as the category you are registering to get the discounted rate. You will NOT be given the discount if you choose Screenplay competition.
When you mail in your script, include a printed copy of this e-mail. Scripts need to be postmarked by December 1, 2005 .
E-mail any questions to screenplay@cinequest.org
You are invited to attend our monthly Tuesday Night screening and networking mixer November 8 th in the heart of Hollywood at the famous CineSpace: Cinema-Restaurant-Lounge. Meet and greet with fellow filmmakers and other NALIP members, while enjoying fine dining and cool drinks. The event is free and open to the public
Look out for details in our upcoming e-newsletter: Latinos In The Industry
Sponsored by TOTALAXIS/NALIP/CineSpace
www.TotalAxis.com
www.nalip.org
www.cine-space.com
Directing For Film & Video Class @ Casa0101
Directing for film and video is a workshop that focuses on the director's preparation for shooting, by understanding the story and implementing staging techniques, camera-composition and coverage. Addressing the "actor's process" with the intent to increase the director's ability to gain the actor's trust to provide a creative environment. Video-demos with outside actors will be a key component to this learning process. We will also discuss the director's conceptual responsibilities, giving "voice" to the director's vision of the film.
Classes are on Sundays from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at CASA 0101 Theater at 2009 E. First St. Los Angeles , CA 90033 beginning November 6th and ending on December 18th (skipping Nov. 27th). The cost of the class is $200. To reserve your space in the class send an email to info@latheaterproject.org or call (323) 263-7684 and include your name and phone number and you will be contacted to confirm your reservation.
About the Instructor:
WRITER / DIRECTOR: JOSEPH PEREZ
Born in 1969 in East Los Angeles , Joseph Perez is the youngest of eight children. The symbol of anxiety in his work can be displayed early on in his award winning short films, Whacked and Journey To Nowhere. Joseph stamped his distinctively bitter view of life, love, humor and tragedy as his personal journey displayed in the screenplay of To Protect and Serve (Sundance Writer's Lab Finalist). Perez developed the feature film during his undergraduate studies at the Art Center College of Design and completed principle photography in his last term. He was awarded the prestigious ABC / DGA directing fellowship, learning the inner-workings of television on shows such as Alias, The West Wing, Spin City and The George Lopez Show. He recently directed the Lifetime drama The Division, putting him in the running as a director for hire in the single-camera drama arena. Joseph is currently directing and producing a DVD series on cognitive development for children, an integration of live-action, animation and info-graphics. He is also pitching his TV pilot The Gomez Situation, an ensemble family drama revolving around a single- parent dad who is forced to relinquish his progressive style of parenting in order to save his children from courting disaster.
Joseph is the founder of Day For Night Pictures LLC, a film production company established to create original and innovative work in feature films, and DVD productions for entertainment, education and product marketing.
Gracias al fuerte trabajo de Luis Bonilla, uno de los fundadores de www.tyrotv.com ciudadanos de todo el mundo podran ver en Internet el trabajo diversificado de cineastas hispanoamericanos que empezaron a enviar sus trabajos para ser proyectados en la PREMIER MUNDIAL de TyroTV.com a partir de Diciembre.
Entre los Titulos están los siguientes:
EN SILENCIO
PULSIONES
TOTO
ALENARAS
NOCHE DE SANTOS
TRES BOLIVIANOS
ZENON ARMANDO, EL PELUSITA
ELVIS ESTA VIVO
QUIMERA
LA CHICAGO DEL CHAPARE
COCA ES COCA
WILANCHA EN EL INTIWATANA
DELIGHTFUL
COLECTIVO EL OJO MECANICO
LA TORTA
DESENTENDIDO
PERVERSIDAD DOMESTICA
LAS MANOS DE AMALIA
Particulares, organizaciones, estudiantes o aficionados que deseen enviarnos sus trabajos lo pueden hacer solicitando mas informes al correo electronico: Luis@tyrotv.com. Se aceptan todas las tematicas, pueden ser cortos, documentales o largo metrajes. Lo único que les ofrecemos es promoción y difusión.
Pueden ser en Español o Inglés, www.tyrotv.com tendra varios canales disponibles.
Gracias
The San Antonio College Chapter (Beta Nu) of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
is seeking short video/films for its upcoming annual student festival " School of Pop "
Nov 30- Dec 1, 2005 . The event consists of music, literature, and film. All filmmakers are invited to submit short films, preferably those dealing with American popular culture. Deadline to submit is Monday Nov 22, 2005 .
To submit, please mail VHS or DVD copy of the video/film along with participant's name and contact information to:
Dora Peña
6631 Spring Manor
San Antonio, TX 78249
210-694-4677 or doralpena@hotmail.com for more info.
P.S. If you know someone who would like to exhibit their artwork or perform
live rock at the festival, please let us know via email: pfunkadelic00@yahoo.com
The Play, "The King of the Lighthouse" is the story of four young marines sent to the old lighthouse in Patagonia , South of Argentina, right after the war between Great Britain and Argentina for the Islas Malvinas ( Falkland Islands ). They will go through difficult and extraordinary times, and not only will they become very close friends, but their lives will be changed forever…
"Come to see it LIVE before it becomes a MOVIE!"
Written & Directed by: Juan Carlos Malpeli
Starring: Jean Bernard Tenaille, Alex Ruiz, Cesar Giraldo, Luis Arrieta, Vivianne Nacif, Marian Zapico, Gabriel Romero
OCTOBER 28th 8PM -- DECEMBER 3RD, 2005
Performances Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8 pm
STAGE LEE
The Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute
7936 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90046 (1 Block west of Fairfax )
Information & Reservations: Theater 323.650.7777 or cronofios@masandmore.com
DONATION: $10 per person--Call at the Theater for parking information
Set Designer Martin Rivera. Lighting Designer Maarten Cornelis
Sound Designer Forrest Borie. Stage Manager Marlen Saites
Produced by David Lee Strasberg, Miguel Mas and Mas & More Entertainment
SPONSORED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF ARGENTINA
With a poetic nod to Fellini, Leonardo Ricagni uses the carnival atmosphere to transport viewer to a magical place where realism and surrealism live side by side in Uruguay—and what a wonderful place to be. With sweeping directorial vision and gorgeously shot with rich, vibrant colors, A DIOS MOMO achieves a rich visual and spiritual sensibility unparalleled today.
- Shaz Bennett
(AFI FEST, Senior Programmer)
www.adiosmomo.com
directed by Olivia Chumacero
with live original music by Quetzal Flores
playing at San Fernando's historic Azteca Theater / 214 N. Maclay / San Fernando, CA
Saturdays, November 5 & 12 @ 8pm
Sundays, November 6 & 13 @ 4pm
"Mixing Aztec mythology with Mexican carpa, Chicano teatro and Hollywood's version of the L. Frank Baum classic 'The Wizard of Oz,' the theater troupe ChUSMA has crafted a provocative yet whimsical sociopolitical fable." --M. Hernandez, LA WEEKLY
Pre-sale tickets are available online at: http://www.chusma.com/wizardofaztlanpage.htm
or at the following locations:
Tia Chucha's Cafe Cultural / 12737 Glenoaks #22 / Sylmar, CA &
Imix Bookstore / 5052 Eagle Rock Blvd. / Los Angeles, CA 90041
OR, if you won't be near any of these places, I'll be selling tix as well at the $11.00 price pre-sale AND I hear the kids will love it!
General admission pre-sale tickets:$15
Student/senior pre-sale tickets: $11
Admission: $20 General admission & $15 Student/Seniors
"The Wizard of Aztlan: The Return of Quetzalcoatl"
Written by ChUSMA
(Gustavo Chavez, Alberto Ibarra, & Marisol Torres)
" Migra, chota , and NAFTA. ay buey !" When Latin American revolutionary Conciencia doubts herself and her commitment, she begins a pilgrimage north to meet Aztlan's wizard, the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl. Along with her newfound comrades, the disgruntled landless farmer, disillusioned union organizer, and disreputable migrant smuggler, Conciencia challenges the wicked general "El Ouch," NAFTA, the INS, and American economic and cultural imperialism. In true Zapatista fashion, Conciencia eventually brings her struggle for truth, justice, and the indigenous way back to her own community, putting a whole new pin on Dorothy's original recognition that "There's no place like home.
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Long-time NALIP member MARIA ESCOBEDO, who received the prestigious 2005 Disney/ABC Writing Fellowship, has recently been staffed on the ABC TV series GREY’S ANATOMY.
Maria (pictured with her partner/husband Charlie Gherardi and their proudest production yet, daughter, Carmen) also wrote and directed the indie feature film, RUM AND COKE, a romantic comedy about a Latina confronting her loss of cultural identity, when she is romanced by a Latino firefighter. Maria has also received funding by Latino Public Broadcasting to write and direct LA COCINA: Stories from the Kitchen, a one-hour drama for Public Television.
by BBJ as "Fifty People You Should Know"
Pride Producer
His mom taught the value of giving. His dad — the virtue of strong work ethic and the importance of keeping your word. For Alex Zacarias, being involved in his community is second nature. A native of the island of Vieques , one of three islands in Puerto Rico , Alex grew up in Chicago — moving to Green Bay in 1998. Recipient of the Mayor’s Civic Award, member of numerous boards, and chair to the Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Council, Alex is responsible for organizing the Hispanic Information Fair, Hispanic Independence Day Parade, and many civic and leadership programs. Owner of 3N Productions — promoting people and programs through visual images — Alex spends his days capturing the stories of our community. He shares his love for video with students in a pre-college program for minority children at UWGB.
Alex Zacarias
www.3NProductions.com
Project Involve FIND’s Alex Castillo
Congratulations to NALIP— Los Angeles member Alex Castillo on his acceptance to Film Independent's (FIND) prestigious Project Involve program.
Project Involve is a mentoring, educational and job placement program that serves underrepresented filmmakers whose mission is to increase cultural diversity in the film industry.
Selected from hundreds of applicants, Alex will participate in the producers track and will spend the 2005-2006 program year developing his feature film project Stealing Sobriety for his Castle2000 films banner.
For more information on Project Involve, please visit www.filmindependent.org
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Cristina Was Unanimously Selected to Join Roster of Prestigious Industry Giants
MIAMI, FL (October, 2005) Cristina Saralegui, host of Univision’s top-rated The Cristina Show, has been unanimously elected into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, which each year honors those who have made significant contributions to the electronic arts. Cristina joins luminaries in the Hall of Fame Roster such as Johnny Carson, Tom Brokaw, Ted Koppel, Dan Rather, Dick Clark and Jackie Gleason.
“It is one of the greatest honors of my life to be inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame,” says Cristina. “Throughout my television career, I have tried to entertain my people and sometimes perhaps slip in a little information they can use. I thank the Reed Television Group for this great recognition.”
A winner of 11 EMMY® awards, Cristina Saralegui made her television debut in 1989, as host and executive producer of “ The Cristina Show" on Univision, the nation's leading Spanish-language television network. Her talk show immediately attracted millions of viewers and after 16 years on the air and more than 3,000 shows, “The Cristina Show” is still the #1 U.S.-produced talk show on Spanish-language television in America . It is also seen throughout Latin America as well as in most European countries and enjoys an estimated audience of 100 million viewers worldwide. In the U.S. ,“TheCristina Show” airs Monday nights at 10 PM (ET) on the Univision Network.
Cristina was recently named one of the “25 Most Influential Hispanics” in the U.S. by TIME Magazine. Under the banner CRISTINA SARALEGUI ENTERPRISES, INC. (CSE), CRISTINA and her husband and manager Marcos Avila recently inaugurated Blue Dolphin Studios in Miami , state of the art television production facilities with three sound stages available to outside productions. Blue Dolphin Studios also serves as the home of “The Cristina Show” and as headquarters for her own popular monthly magazine Cristina la Revista and Cristina’s bilingual website, www.cristinaonline.com.
NODE101 :: San Antonio will sponsor a Meet The Vloggers event, on Saturday, November 5, from 2 – 4 pm . The event will bring together videobloggers (vloggers) from around Texas to show what they’ve been doing with this new medium and how you can get started. This event is free and open to the public. It will be held at NODE101 :: San Antonio , located in Building B of the Blue Start Arts Complex, on the corner of S. Alamo & Probandt.
Building on the ease of use and success of blogs, videobloggers have been pioneering a new form of video creation and distribution over the last year and a half. This event will give you an overview of what’s been going on and show you how to get started publishing video to a worldwide audience.
The event will be hosted by Michael Verdi, co-author of FreeVlog.org, the most popular videoblogging resource, and an upcoming videoblogging book to be published by PeachPit Press.
Meet The Vloggers will be held at NODE101 :: San Antonio which is located in Building B of the Blue Start Arts Complex, on the corner of S. Alamo & Probandt. For more information and a map, see the website: http://sanantonio.node101.org or call 210-387-4207.
NODE101:: San Antonio is sponsored, by Jump-Start Performance Co. and Outhink, Inc.
Joey Medina would like to extend invitations to all NALIP members in the greater Los Angeles area, and to those who will be in town the night of event. Mark your calendar! It's Joey Medina bringing you The LATIN PALOOZA Comedy Special at the Alex Theater in Glendale .
Seating is limited so RSVP at http://www.latinpalooza.tv/
Edward James Olmos and Marlene L. Dermer, directors of the Latino Film Festival honored at the HPRA Annual Premio Award & Scholarship Dinner
HispanicBusiness.com Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:38 AM PDT
WHAT: The PRemio Awards is HPRA’s largest fundraiser, bringing together more than 200 specialists in the field of Communications to honor esteemed Hispanic professionals for their outstanding contributions in the areas of public relations, journalism, and arts & entertainment.
Lohan Checking In
Lindsay Lohan is checking into the Ambassador Hotel. Lohan, Shia LaBeouf and Brian Geraghty have joined the cast of Emilio Estevez's Bobby , centering on the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Estevez both wrote and is directing the film, in addition to taking on a small role…
NZ producer on LA's red carpet
TVNZ Sat, 29 Oct 2005 2:58 AM PDT
A movie funded by a first-time Christchurch producer, and starring her daughter in a lead role, screened in Hollywood on Saturday night. Meet Me In Miami, produced by Lisa Abbott, is up for a top prize in the Los Angeles International Film Festival.
Documentary 'Sí Se Puede' to debut Sunday at LALIFF
OurSports Central Fri, 28 Oct 2005 2:01 PM PDT
CARSON, Calif.
More Latino women are finding a home in the Islamic faith. NBC's Carmen Sesin examines the trend in the United States .
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9352969
CINEMA LATINO
San Francisco Chronicle Sun, 30 Oct 2005 0:12 AM PDT
Like all good big brothers, Jonathan Perel has always looked out for his mother's youngest "baby." "I've watched it come to life and I've watched it grow. Now I'm ready to see it fly," Perel says of his 9-year-old cinematic sibling,...
The Legend of Zorro
filmcritic.com Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:00 PM PDT
The Legend of Zorro is sure to please those who dug the fancy swordplay and acrobatics of The Mask of Zorro . For those who enjoyed the 1998 summer hit for the romantic byplay between co-stars Antonio Banderas and then-unknown Catherine Zeta-Jones — as well as the sheer absurdity of Anthony Hopkins playing a Hispanic — well the recently released special edition DVD will do just nicely.
'Saw II' Cuts Down 'Zorro' at Box Office
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:21 am PST
AP - Horror swung a sharper blade than Zorro at the box office. With Halloween at hand, the bloody "Saw II" won the weekend with $30.5 million, almost double the $16.5 million opening of Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones' swashbuckling sequel "The Legend of Zorro," according to studio estimates Sunday. Full Story
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Positions Available (2)
EDITOR THE INDEPENDENT: a magazine for video and filmmakers
The Independent , a national magazine covering the field of independent film & video, seeks an Editor. The Independent is published ten times a year by the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF), a nonprofit, New York City based, 30-year-old national service organization with 5,000 members.
The Editor is in charge of the editorial direction and content of The Independent. He or she supervises the magazine’s staff and works closely with freelance writers, as well as other staff members within AIVF. The Editor reports to the magazine’s publisher, who is also the executive director of AIVF, and works in concert with the publisher to ensure that the magazine reflects AIVF’s mission and mandate to serve independent filmmakers, as well as the media arts field.
Applicants must have a keen understanding of and a passion for the independent film/video world. Primary qualifications are superior writing skills, experience assigning and editing articles, and ability to work under and enforce rigorous deadlines. Equally essential is the ability to keep the big picture in focus while juggling myriad details. The Editor conceptualizes issues of the magazine, oversees the on-line edition, assigns and writes articles, fields query letters, copy edits and proofreads, writes headlines, acts as photo editor, and works on all phases of magazine production, serving as the primary liaison with the art director.
Additional Qualifications
- an interest in the full range and variety of independent media production
- working knowledge of broad cultural, policy, and technological issues
- ability to supervise business side of magazine, as implemented by managing editor
- ability to work with a variety of writers, from skilled veterans to young novices
- familiarity with the process of magazine design and production
- a good design sense, and ability to work with designers and photographers
- knowledge of Quark, Photoshop, and Go-Live or HTML.
Deadline: November 15
Send resume, clips, and cover letter to:
Beni Matias, AIVF, 304 Hudson St. , New York NY , 10013 .
No phone calls, please.
Also…
INDEPENDENT magazine seeks energetic individual to sell print and web advertising prospects. Two days a week at pleasant downtown office. Leads and resources supplied. Base hourly wage plus generous commission. Please send resume and letter to: Beni Matias, AIVF, 304 Hudson St. , New York NY , 10013 or email at beni@aivf.org. No phone calls, please.
Hola Maritza / NALIP:
I have a video (one hour of live tape) that needs to be duplicated onto VHS, DVD, and MPEG. No editing. Can someone—preferably a NALIP member—do this for me at a good price?
I hope this e-mail finds all of you in good health and normality!
Best,
Rey Parla
305-803-9377
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