REMINDER: LAST TWO WEEKS TO SUBMIT
FOR THE ABC & WALT DISNEY STUDIOS NEW TALENT GRANT
NALIP again solicits applications for EMERGING
ARTISTS WHO SHOW PROMISE IN FILM WRITING AND DIRECTING
for the Fifth annual Talent Development Grant Program sponsored
by ABC and the Walt Disney Studios. The aim of this program
is to nurture and support aspiring writers, directors and
filmmakers from diverse backgrounds. The goal is to provide
financial support (up to $20,000) and mentorship while you
develop a new work or complete a work-in-progress.
NALIP is committed to the development of our writers, directors
and filmmakers: we have been asked to NOMINATE TWO CANDIDATES
that will compete for this grant. Selected participants will
be paired with a mentor for ten (10) months, and concludes
with a series of workshops in Los Angeles at ABC and the Walt
Disney Studios. (Grant recipients outside of LA will receive
roundtrip airfare and accommodations)
Interested? E-mail NALIP Membership Coordinator, Monica Espinosa
at membership@nalip.info with your PHYSICAL ADDRESS. She will
mail you the application form. You must submit the form with
a work resume, personal essay, 500-800 word essay describing
your expectations of this grant and how it can support your
project/career goals, and notarized legal form included in
the application package.
If your project is a screenplay or TV script, you will ALSO
include a treatment, first 10 pages of script, and budget
totaling $20,000 (research trips, equipment, paying you as
a writer to take part-time off work, etc.) If your projects
is a video, you will include a sample reel on something previously
complete in VHS or DVD, a proposal and a budget of $20,000
(to complete the video). No docs, no polished scripts, no
videos ONLY needing post-production or previously submitted
to festivals. If you are in a writing team, each partner submits
a separate, notarized package and resume; if selected, you'll
receive one grant of $20,000.
DEADLINE: Packages MUST be to NALIP by May
15. 1323 Lincoln Blvd, Suite 220, Santa Monica, CA
90401
QUESTIONS? Feel free to call Kathryn Galan, Executive Director,
310-457-4445. We had a NALIP winner last year – Ben
Lobato – so let’s send another NALIPster to this
great ABC program!!
CBS DIVERSITY INSTITUTE
WRITERS MENTORING PROGRAM:
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2007 SESSION
Applications are now being accepted for the fourth session
of the CBS Diversity Institute's Writers Mentoring Program.
The submission period is April 1, 2006
- June 1, 2006.
The Writers Mentoring Program helps aspiring writers to break
in and move up in the business. Each participant is matched
with two mentors - one is a senior level writer/producer on
a CBS primetime series, the other is a CBS or Paramount TV
creative executive. Participants meet regularly with their
mentors for advice and support on improving their writing
skills as well as career advice and guidance
Six of the seven 2004 Program participants were hired
on network television series as staff writers or writer
assistants; four of those six had their first episodes produced
last year. Two of them have moved up to Story Editor level
this year. Three of our 2005 mentees were hired as staff writers
on network series.
The primary focus of CBS' Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring
Program is to provide access and networking opportunities
for talented and motivated diverse writers - especially writers
of color. The program is based in Los Angeles. It begins in
November 2006 and runs through the end of May 2007.
The Writers Mentoring Program is not employment and there
is no monetary compensation. It is, instead, a structured
program of career development, support, and personal access
to executives and decision-making processes; with the goal
of preparing aspiring writers for later employment opportunities
in television.
For more information and an application visit
www.cbsdiversity.com
WORKPLACE HOLLYWOOD presents
"Filmmaker Balance: How to get your films
made and still pays the bills."
(Career/Life Strategies for Filmmakers)
When: Saturday, May 6, 2006, 11:30am
Where: Director’s Guild of America-
Atrium, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, LA, CA 90046
Two things that aren’t easy in this business: 1)
getting your film made and 2) paying your
bills as you pursue filmmaking. Workplace Hollywood
presents this realistic career and life strategies panel for
filmmakers who may be looking for a job. Panelists are writers,
directors, producers & documentarians who lead a double
life and pay their bills by working ‘industry’
jobs.
Confirmed panelists include:
Mark Bella, Producer for MTV News and Director/Producer.
Daniel Hsia, Television Writer and Writer/Director.
David Ngo, Manager of Programming at E! Entertainment
and Writer/Producer.
Marceil Wright, Director of Membership at Film Independent
and Producer.
Mia C. Villanueva (Moderator), Workplace Hollywood
and Writer/Director.
For details contact:
Workplace Hollywood (323) 467-2525
Visual Communications: (213) 680-4462
online: http://www.vconline.org/ff06/seminars.html
 
The Latino International Film Institute
(LIFI) and Panamax Films announce Call for Applications
for SCREENWRITING LAB
The Latino International Film Institute (LIFI) and its
new partner, Panamax Films, are pleased to
announce a Screenwriting Lab geared toward supporting and
nourishing diverse stories and emerging Iberoamerican writers.
The Panamax/LIFI Screenwriter’s Lab is open to students
and professionals who are interested in writing, directing
or producing. The application form and the program’s
details and criteria can be found at: www.latinofilm.org.
The deadline for submissions is May 30, 2006.
The Latino International Film Institute (LIFI) is a non-profit
organization and is the new name for the organization that
runs the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
(LALIFF). Executive Director Marlene Dermer
explains, “LALIFF has become an institute with the mission
to nourish new and established Latino talent from our US and
international community all year round. The festival will
continue to be our annual event to feature the best and latest
projects from Latino filmmakers.”
2006 Reel Rasquache Film Festival: May 5 –
7, 2006
A unique West Coast celebration
of films by and about U.S. Latinos
The Reel Rasquache Festival of
the U.S. Latino Experience in Film & Art returns for its
third installment at the Luckman Fine Arts Intimate
Theatre, Cal State L.A. on May 5 - 7, 2006.
Reel Rasquache, is the first exhibition forum in Los Angeles,
Southern California and the West Coast to focus exclusively
on the U.S. Latino experience in film. The festival provides
a unique opportunity for independent U.S. Latino filmmakers
to showcase their work. Visit: www.reelrasquache.org
21ST ANNUAL IMAGEN AWARDS CALL FOR
ENTRY NOW OPEN
The Imagen Foundation is
pleased to announce that it is now accepting submissions
for the 21st Annual Imagen Awards. This year’s event
will be held on Friday August 18th, 2006 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. The Imagen Call for Entry and
submission forms are available on the website at: www.imagen.org.
Please call 1-877-344-9441 or mail:info@imagen.org for more
information.
SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL: CINEMA
EN TU IDIOMA
San Diego Latino Film Festival Continues Monthly
Release of a Spanish-language Film at Ultra Star Mission Valley
Cinemas at Hazard Center, May 12 – 18, 2006.
For additional information visit: http://www.sdlatinofilm.com
or call 619.230.1938 ext. 2
"LA Harbor Film Festival"
May 5, 6 & 7, 2006
Warner
Grand Theatre in San Pedro, CA
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