NALIP’s 7 th National Conference takes place March 9-12, 2006 at the
Hyatt Regency in Long Beach , California .

Registration is NOW available online at www.nalip.org, along with program details, schedules, & scholarship information. PLUS the Second Latino Media Market application, due January 23.

Presented by HBO, VARIETY, and The National Latino Media Council, NALIP Conference 7 Highlights include:

* Pitch Mart for Documentary Filmmakers and Domestic Broadcasters
* NALIPsters on View Screenings of shorts, docs and feature selections
* Keynote Speakers, plenaries & panels presented by industry professionals
* Special Screening of HBO’s movie WALKOUT including a Q & A with the cast & crew
* Networking Roundtable Breakfast sessions with industry exec and funders
* Gala Awards honoring David Valdes, Helen Hernandez,
Moctesuma Esparza & Rodrigo Garcia

Don’t be left out of the Latino media event of the year.

Go to www.nalip.org

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Hello NALIPsters:

GET IN EARLY!
The early bird deadline for the 8th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting competition is January 5, 2006 . Only $40 to Enter! (Supported by the Writers Guild of America West)

First prize is $10,000 and screenwriting software for the top 30 winners from Write Brothers.

Over 70 production companies are reading all the entered scripts! All thirteen winners will be considered by Scriptapalooza's outstanding participants; A Band Apart, Samuel Goldwyn Films, HBO, Material, Disney and many more.

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SCRIPTAPALOOZA NEWS
4 scripts have been optioned in the 2005 Competition:

'The Curse of Old Bob' by Enterprise Entertainment.
'Black Mountain' by CatchLight Films
'Remains' by CatchLight Films
'Son of a Gun' by Garlin Pictures
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http://www.scriptapalooza.com
323.654.5809 office

WIFF Is currently accepting submissions for completion funds for documentary, dramatic, educational, narrative, animated and experimental works by filmmakers and video makers who demonstrate advanced and innovative skills; and whose work relates to WIFF’s goals of increasing employment and promoting equal opportunities for women, enhancing the media image of women, and influencing prevailing attitudes and practices regarding and on behalf of women.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS : Eligibility is limited to projects that have completed principal photography and are well into post-production by the February 17, 2006 application deadline. All independent producers and non-profit corporations are eligible to apply for completion funding for post-production services on an existing film or video. Projects in development, pre-production or production at the time of the application deadline will not be considered. No student projects, graduate or undergraduate, will be considered. You do not have to be a Women In Film member to apply. We accept applications from filmmakers around the world, but projects must be accessible to English-speaking audiences or, at a minimum, have English subtitles or dubbing. Two (2)NTSC Region 1 DVD or half-inch VHS copies of the work-in-progress are required along with other supporting materials. Please go to www.wif.org to download an application and specific guidelines.

- APPLICATION TIMELINE: December 1, 2005-February 17, 2006 (postmarked)

- ART FORMS: Film & Video

- SCOPE OF PROGRAM: 5-10 awards annually

- SELECTION PROCEDURE: Committee

- WINNERS NOTIFICATION DATE: April 17, 2006-April 28, 2006. All others will be notified by May 12, 2006 .

GRANTS AVAILABLE

CASH AWARDS : Unrestricted grants of up to $5,000 for completion of films or videotapes on subjects that meet the stated guidelines of the Women In Film Foundation; or

IN-KIND AWARDS : On-line editing, sound editing and other post-production services are awarded in several cities, including Los Angeles , New York and Washington , DC (some restrictions may apply).

Mail the completed application to:
WOMEN IN FILM FOUNDATION
FILM FINISHING FUND 2005
8857 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 201
Beverly Hills , CA 90211

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For further information, please contact:
Holly Thro, WIF Foundation Coordinator at:
foundation@wif.org or (310) 362-2694

CALL FOR ENTRIES for LATIN AMERICAN VOICES section at
24th Annual Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival!
 
The festival seeks film & video works that reflect the experiences and
current trends in filmmaking from Latin American & Caribbean film-makers.
 
--Categories include documentary, feature, shorts.
--Formats for the entries need to be one of the following: 35mm, 16mm, BETA SP, HD, DigiBETA, DV-CAM, & DVD.

--Preview on VHS (ntsc/pal) or DVD (region free).

All entries should be sent BY MAIL care of:
Adam Sekuler/Latin American Film Programmer
309 Oak Street SE
Minneapolis , MN 55414
Tel. (612) 331-7563

Entries are due by February 1, 2006
 
The following must accompany your submission:
1. One completed entry form per submission
2. One NTSC 1/2" (VHS) or DVD video of each program submitted for preview.
Label tapes or disks with title, length, contact name, address, email and phone number.
3. Brief synopsis of submitted program.
4. Brief director and producer biography.
5. Do not ship submissions in fiber filled envelopes!
6. ONLY SUBMIT YOUR FINEST QUALITY COMPLETED WORK.
7. DON'T SEND ORIGINALS OR MASTER TAPES!

ATTENTION: Information Session at ‘The New School’

The New School , from its founding, has been open to fresh thinking, change, and innovation. And that’s a driving force behind its forward-looking Master’s degree in Media Studies. More than 400 students from across the country and around the world are partners in a program that integrates theory and practice, offers on-site and online courses, and provides professional facilities in audio, video, film, and digital media. The faculty is drawn from all walks of academic, artistic and commercial life. The locale is the media capital of the world!

INFORMATION SESSION: January 24, 2006

LOCATION:
66 West 12th Street , NYC

To RSVP or for more information: 212.229.5630 or email: nsadmissions@newschool.edu

Seeking R&D Source Material/Interview Candidates for " BRONX BURNING "

Pagan-Images, Inc. is currently in research and development on the feature-length documentary, "Bronx Burning." We are looking to identify families who lived through the turbulent period covered in the documentary - 1960s-1990 - to share their experiences in recorded/taped sessions. The interviews will commence in the spring of 2006.

We are also looking for photographs, home movies and related media documentation specifically linked to the burning of the Bronx , for use in the documentary. These include footage of the people in the community during at the height of the destruction, pro-action community rallies and demonstrations, as well as footage/photos that demonstrate family life as an anchor of the community's subsequent resurrection. The initial interviews will be used as a warehouse of information and oral histories leading to a town hall meeting and community reunion that will be filmed to be included in the documentary. In addition, it is anticipated that two families will be selected to integrate against the main narrative timeline.

Individuals interested in being considered for an on-camera interview, or who have leads on possible candidates, contact Edwin Pagan, producer/director, at epagan@pagan-images.com, for more information.

About "Bronx Burning":
Bronx Burning is the story of the tragic events and misguided policies which almost led to the destruction of a major U.S. city -- the South Bronx -- and the residents who decided to stay and fight back to reclaim their neighborhoods and bring them back from the ashes of neglect, economic opportunism and political indifference. The hour-long documentary chronicles the life experiences of two American families through the rise, fall, and resurrection (1960s - present) of the most maligned region in the country and the events that led to the region becoming synonymous worldwide with urban decay and abandonment. Bronx Burning chronicles the triumph of community-in-action and the leaders who struggled to reverse the downward spiral leading ultimately to the region being recognized as an " All American City " in 1997 by the National Civic League.

POWER UP Surges into Features!

( December 13, 2005 , Los Angeles ) - After 4 years of producing multi-award winning short films, POWER UP, the non profit 501(c)(3) organization, whose mission is to promote the visibility and integration of gay women in entertainment, has announced its start date of January 26th for principal photography of its first feature film production for 2006.

First up for the gal group is the comedy feature The Itty Bitty Titty Committeebased on a story by Jamie Babbit. High School grad and all American gal, Hannah finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

Casting the feature is Carmen Cuba (Bully, Bubble), Clea Duvall (Carnivàle), Tammy Lynn Michaels (Popular) and Guinevere Turner (Go Fish) are already attached.

Itty Bitty will also be directed by Babbit (But…I'm a Cheerleader), produced by Andrea Sperling (Pumpkin, D.E.B.S.), Lisa Thrasher and Chris Stinson (Starcrossed) and executive produced by POWER UP founder Stacy Codikow (Under the Hula Moon, D.E.B.S.). "Jamie and Andrea have been with POWER UP since its inception. It's will their spirit and tremendous contribution that we have been so successful with our shorts," stated Lisa Thrasher, POWER UP Senior VP of Film Production, "It only makes sense to create POWER UP's first feature together."

Voted by Variety as one of 10 Filmmakers to Watch, Jamie Babbit's second feature film The Quiet, starring Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Bell, Martin Donovan and Edie Falco premiered at the Toronto Film Festival.  Her feature film directorial début But…I'm a Cheerleader a stylized comedy that premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and played at Sundance, Rotterdam, and Créteil, where it earned the Best Young Director and the Audience Award, stars Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, Cathy Moriarity and RuPaul, But I'm a Cheerleader became Lion's Gate Films' biggest commercial success of 2000.

Babbit also has enjoyed success as a television producer/director, serving as both for the WB television series Popular, as well as directing episodes of such critically acclaimed shows as Nip/Tuck, Alias, Gilmore Girls and Malcolm in the Middle. 

Short films made through the POWER UP filmgrant program have been official selections of the Sundance Film Festival 4 years in a row. They are Billy's Dad Is A Fudge-Packer written and directed by first-timer Jamie Donahue and staring Robert Gant (Queer as Folk), Little Black Boot directed by Colette Burson (Coming Soon), written by Cherien Dabis (the L word) and starring Jane Lynch (Best in Show), D.E.B.S written and directed by Angela Robinson (Herbie, Fully Loaded) and starring Tammy Lynn Michaels (Committed) and Clare Kramer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), and Stuck also directed by Babbit.

POWER UP

POWER UP is the only non-profit organization to develop, finance, produce and distribute films through its unique filmgrant program. The organization has awarded short filmmaking grants totaling over $1,500,000, a mixture of sponsorships and in-kind services from studios and production houses. Over 70 international and national awards have been garnered thus far for the movies made through this unique program. POWER UP's shorts have played hundreds of festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, USA Comedy Festival, Telluride Film Festival, International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Germany , Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, and London Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.

Buoyed by the success of these films, past grantees have now directed six feature films, written and directed for television and sold pilots and pitches as well. Directors Jessica Sharzer (Speak, The Dusty Springfield Bio Pic) and Angela Robinson (D.E.B.S., Herbie: Fully Loaded) had their first feature films premiere at Sundance 2004.

POWER UP members are women and men, gay and straight, who share a singular purpose - to promote diversity by supporting the mission. 

For information or to submit resumes etc. ibtcfilm@yahoo.com

POWER UP
Professional Organization of Women in Entertainment Reaching UP
419 N. Larchmont  Blvd., #283
Los Angeles, CA 90004
JoinPOWERup@aol.com
323 463-3154
www.power-up.net

Challenging Perception Through Film
4 years as an Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival
4 years Grand Prize Winner of the Planet Out Award
Winner of over 70 international and national Film Festival Awards

WHAT DOES MEXICAN ACTOR EDUARDO IDUÑATE & NAVEEN ANDREWS HAVE IN COMMON?

They both play SAYID JARRAH in the ABC series "LOST".

Eduardo Iduñate has joined a talented team of SAG actors who, for the first time in television history, are dubbing all ABC primetime series so audiences across the nation can enjoy their favorite programming in their preferred language. Eduardo Iduñate is the
voice of Naveen Andrews' character Sayid Jarrah in LOST (ABC Wednesdays - 9pm Pacific Time), and you can listen to his voice performance in the Spanish version of the award-winning series by choosing the SAP option on your television settings.

ABC has become the first English-language broadcast network to provide all primetime entertainment programming in Spanish via a combination of closed-captioning and dubbing.

You can also hear Eduardo Iduñate dubbing Doug Savant as husband Tom Scavo in the ABC hit series "Desperate Housewives", also in "The Bold And The Beautiful", a recording supervised by AFTRA, and in many national radio and television advertising campaigns.

Eduardo Iduñate is represented for voice work by the TISHERMAN AGENCY in Los Angeles . (www.tishermanagency.com)

'Earl,' 'Office' Lead WGA's TV Writing Noms

By Jesse Hiestand / Dec. 15, 2005

"My Name Is Earl" (Creator: Greg Garcia) and "The Office" led nominations Wednesday among multiple television categories of this season's Writers Guild Awards, which have been expanded to recognize the writing teams behind the best drama, comedy and new series. Full story at: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001698670

 SUMMER SUDSERS--Nets Taking Radical Soap Approach
English-language primetime tele-novelas could be on the air as soon as next summer if execs at ABC and CBS get their way. Both nets are pushing forward with plans to bring the popular sudser format to the States, although they're taking slightly different paths to the same goal.

http://email.variety.com/cgi-bin7/DM/y/ejiW0DbubY0Oe408GH0EU

Peyronnin Leaving Telemundo at End of Year
Joe Peyronnin, Telemundo's EVP for news and information, is leaving the Spanish-language network after six years on the job. Broadcasting & Cable (free to NATPE dailyLead subscribers) (12/15)  

"Welcome To America " Begins Principal Photography
MEXICO CITY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/12/2005 -- Principal photography has commenced on location in Mexico City on "Welcome To America." The movie stars Academy Award(R)-winning actor Kevin Kline as a Texas cop who joins with a Mexico City teenager to embark on a desperate quest for loved ones enslaved in the international global epidemic of sex trafficking. more>> 

 U.S. "Desires" Telenovelas
Fox Broadcasting Co. has 100% clearance on its owned-and-operated stations for a syndicated, English-language telenovela called "Desire," and will distribute three story arcs -- each comprised of 65 hour-long episodes -- to air over 13 weeks. Produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television, the telenovelas will appear in at least 45% of U.S. markets. The Hollywood Reporter (subscription required) (12/14)  

Jude Law joins Cameron Diaz on 'Holiday'
Digital Spy Tue, 13 Dec 2005 1:48 AM PST
Jude Law has signed on to play Cameron Diaz's love interest in romantic comedy Holiday , Variety reports. Directed by Nancy Meyers ( ‘Something's Gotta Give’ ), the film stars Diaz as a woman on the rebound who sets off for a vacation in London where she befriends a kindred spirit, played by Kate Winslet, in a similar position, .

Cubans Save Vacation for Havana Film Fest
CubaNet Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:19 AM PST
By Vanessa Arrington, Associated Press Writer, December 9, 2005 . HAVANA - Long lines this time of year usually consist of Christmas shoppers, but in communist Cuba the lines are made up of an entirely different group of zealots: movie buffs.

Subtitles translate to new market
Chicago Tribune Tue, 13 Dec 2005 3:19 AM PST
When Ricardo Martinez goes to the movies, a good part of the dialogue is often lost in translation as he struggles with English. But Martinez recently saw the sci-fi thriller "Aeon Flux" at an Englewood theater without missing an action-packed beat, thanks to Spanish subtitles.

HOT
San Jose Mercury News Tue, 13 Dec 2005 6:58 AM PST
`The Devil Never Sleeps/El Diablo Nunca Duerme' MACLA Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lourdes Portillo visits Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose for a 10th-anniversary screening of her documentary ``The Devil Never Sleeps/El Diablo Nunca Duerme.'' Her autobiographical film delves into the mysterious death of her uncle Oscar, who was found shot to death in his native…

Desperate Housewives' a chore to dub to Spanish
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 13 Dec 2005 10:12 AM PST
BURBANK , Calif. -- At almost 1 a.m. , the cast and crew of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" were frantically working to finish a new episode.

Waddington to direct $40m Cortes epic Conquistador

Nunnari producing, Relativity Media arranged financing, Wild Bunch to handle sales on Spanish-language film.

Obaba and Princesas dominate the 20th Goya Awards

Montxo Armendariz's Obaba earned ten nominations in total and Fernando Leon's Princesses (Princesas) earned nine nominations.

Palm Springs on 'New World' map
Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 15 Dec 2005 3:13 AM PST
The 17th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival will open January 5 with Terrence Malick's period drama "The New World," starring Colin Farrell as John Smith and Q'Orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas.

OPPORTUNITIES/JOBS: Latino Flavored Productions Inc. (NYC)

SEEKING MONOLOGUES for the 2006 upcoming season of JOSE CAN SPEAK written in the male Latino voice.  Monologues should be no less than 10 minutes and no longer than 15 minutes.  No stereotypical portrayals.  We prefer upbeat and entertaining pieces that speak to the college market.  We are looking for bold and unique voices.  Accepted monologues will be performed at colleges and universities around the country for one year.  Writers who are accepted will get paid $125 for each monologue and writer credit on Latino Flavored website and college programs.  Please email bio and monologues to Linda Nieves-Powell at latinoflavored@aol.com.  Deadline January 31st 2006

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SEEKING A ONE ACT PLAY no longer than 60 minutes that explores the experiences of Latinas or Latinos in the U.S or  that features a Latina or Latino protagonist who is exploring her/his identity or grappling with a universal issue.  No more than 3 characters in the play.  English language plays only please.  Accepted plays will receive a professional production and will be performed at colleges and universities around the country for 1 year.  The writer whose play is accepted will receive $500.  For more information and submission form please contact Linda Nieves-Powell at latinoflavored@aol.com.

Deadline: April 1st 2006 .

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SEEKING 10-15 minute Latino Short Films for upcoming college tour of A NIGHT OF LATINO FLAVORED FILM SHORTS.  All films must feature a Latino/Latina protagonist.  To apply or find out more information please email latinoflavored@aol.com for a submission form.

CASTING FOR “CRACKDOWN” - MICROSOFT VIDEOGAME

We need 7 voices of "gang member characters", the characters must be SAG and the talent must be familiar with slang languages. It will be a live casting.

SEEKING:

-- MALE Character 1 General Jose Guerra: should have a good depth to and slight roughness to his voice at low end. The voice should not sound too young. It should sound like a guy who smokes 60 a day and have a real presence about his voice. You should be able to hear the tension and intensity of his character hidden behind a very thin veil of control.
--MALE Character 2 -General Rodrigo Alvarez: Want to hear more ferocity in the delivery of the lines. Must be a very deep or rough enough voice for this character. The voice should be gravelly because of all the loud talking / shouting.
--MALE Character 3-Kingping Don Domingo: Want a good deep voice. Maybe a bit like DJ Fernando from Vice City (emotion FM). Person should not be quiet at times.
--MALE Character 4 LT Juan Martinez : Want a good irritating quality to this voice. Voice delivery should enforce the experience of this character – like he’s seen many things and knows a lot.
--MALE Character 5-LT Rafael Diaz: Want a younger voice and sound fairly streetwise with a bit of an edge to his voice.
--MALE Character 6 -LT Ramon Gonzalez: Want the character to have a slight lisp deep, hoarse voice that talks quietly.
--FEMALE Character 7 -LT Violeta Sanchez: Female with soft and fiery at the right times, should not sound too stupid or slutty. Must have a good emotion in the voice. Spanish in a much more effective that the English. A female with a more suitable as possible female street soldier.

REFERRERED BY: Brenda from Latin Heat
CONTACT: Juliette Dinh / Project Manager / Tel. 818 592 00 56 ext. 241

CASTING: LATINA 45-55 FOR DV SHORT

[GLORIA] 45-55, Latina , strong willed, responsible. Gloria is a single mother of two, who gave up her dream to dance professionally in order to raise her two children. She holds some resentment towards her daughter's passion to dance because it reminds her of what she gave up years ago. When she loses her only son in a car accident, she is forced to overcome her grief and mend the broken relationship with her daughter. In the end she is the one person by her daughter's side who helps her to believe in the power of possibility and learn to dream again.

SYNOPSIS: RED PHOENIX is the story of a young flamenco dancer who is seriously injured in a car accident and has to fight to keep her dream alive. The tragic events in the story are secondary to the relationships between mother and daughter. This event forces them to accept change and repair their broken relationship...

Non-union DV Short film.  No Pay. Copy & Credit only.

Please email pictures and resumes to: Sarelizabeth_99@yahoo.com

Or call: Sarah Duran @ 562-857-6080

Mis Estimados Compinches y Compinchas:

As you all know, or at least I hope you do, I am very mindful of your time and attention dedicated in reading our newsletter and that is why I don't abuse of them with my senseless ramblings that often. Even this year I refrained on sharing with all of you my drunken escapades at the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (it was, as usual, awesome!).

But I guess is just so much I can resist the temptation of rambling, knowing that I count with your sympathetic ears (well in this case, eyes). And what better opportunity than that of the end of the year not only to thank you all for your good vibes and wishes all this year, specially during my bad health scare, but also to wish you all la mas feliz de las Navidades (o cualquier otra celebracion que sea de tu gusto) y el mejor de todos los Años Nuevos.

You may also know, or may not (been that I am very humble and discrete of it), that I am a Red Cross Volunteer at the San Gabriel/Pomona Valley Chapter. I am a member of their Disaster Action Team (first responders), as well as a Public Information Officer (for Spanish media). I do not bug my friends (that often) asking them to support our very well intentioned and (against what media reports may say of lately...), very effective organization. But, this time I take the opportunity to kindly request for you to give some consideration to giving some additional support to it. We truly need it.

Well, ya sin ninguna pena,... que traigan los tamales, pulque, tequila, mojitos, pavo, rompope, etc. que vamos a fiestar!!!

Salud y MUCHO AMOR!

Alexito el Contentito