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NALIP
WELCOMES 2 NEW TEAM MEMBERS
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Dina Fuentes
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Please join me in welcoming to
the NALIP team two new staffers: Monica S. Espinosa,
new NALIP Membership Coordinator,
and Dina Fuentes, Webmaster
and LITI Co-Editor.
Monica is a native New Mexican, aspiring
actress, director and producer, and has made more than 15
short films. She joins us after working for 7 years at the
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is passionate
about advocating by and with Latinos. She co-produced a short
film with the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Haskell Indian Nations
University about tribal sovereignty and environmental issues
to better educate government staff. She was also the Chair
and Member of the 2002-2005, Kansas City Filmmaker’s
Jubilee (www.kcjubilee.org)
Crosscut: Women Making Movies Symposium and on the Board of
the Kansas City Independent Filmmakers’ Coalition (www.ifckc.com).
Please give her a call with all of your membership questions:
310.395.8880 or membership@nalip.org.
Dina earned her BA at Evangel University
in Springfield, MO with a focus in communications and computers.
Like Monica, she is a recent transplant to California and
also a filmmaker. Her documentary EXOTIC ANIMAL DISCOVERY
earned first place at the Missouri Broadcast Educators Association
Conference in 2005. Between her new busy joint jobs updating
NALIP's website with all of our notices, programs and calendar
items, and co-editing Latinos in the Industry with
Alex Mendoza, she plans to attend graduate school in the fall.
Check out www.nalip.org
-- Notices or ideas? Contact Dina via webmaster@nalip.org.
I know that you join us in thanking Jose Murillo
and Samantha Smith for their great work with us.
We know that they will stay in touch and send us news from
the front on their producing projects in the future!
Kathryn Galan
Executive Director
Film Independent Documentary Seminar
Monday, May 8 with extended sign-up through May 15!
Where: Film Independent Conference Room.
When: Mondays, May 8 - June 26, 7:00
pm.
Price: $200 for Film Independent members,
$250 for general public.
Reservations: Required - seminar is limited
to 30 students.
Film Independent's third annual Documentary Film
Seminar will begin on May 8 with
a screening of the documentary "Who Needs Sleep",
co-directed by class instructor Lisa Leeman and Haskell Wexler.
Over the next six weeks, the seminar will cover topics ranging
from the historical, conceptual, and aesthetic aspects of
documentary filmmaking to more practical issues such as legal
considerations, budgeting, and financing. Sessions will include
lectures, guest speaker presentations, screening of documentary
works, and class discussions. For more details visit:
FilmIndependent.org
HBO and NYILFF
Deadline Extended: Friday May 12,
2006
HBO has teamed with THE NEW YORK
INTERNATIONAL LATINO FILM FESTIVAL (NYILFF) to find
the next hot Latino Filmmaker. The HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition
is an opportunity where the winner will receive $15,000 in
funding to produce and direct on digital video (DV) an original
short film narrative. The final film produced from the winning
screenplay will be presented on screen this summer during
the 2006 New York International Latino Film Festival.
Please note: There is a $10.00 submission
fee per Screenplay.
Applications for the HBO/NYILFF Short Filmmaker Competition
are online.
Submission forms, eligibility requirements and release forms
can be
downloaded from the website: www.nylatinofilm.com
Please fill out the application completely and submit all
materials requested. Anything missing will deem your application
incomplete and your submission will not be reviewed. If you
have any questions we ask that you please call or e-mail us
at Info@NYLatinoFilm.com
before sending.
New York International Latino Film Festival
419 Lafayette Street 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
Tel: (646) 723-1428
Fax: (212) 228-6149
Resolution Expresses Support for Families
of the U.S. Border City
Washington, D.C. – On May 2, 2006,
the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved House
Concurrent Resolution 90 (H. Con. Res. 90), legislation authored
by Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis to address the disappearances
and murders of more than 400 women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
“We are one step closer to bringing justice to the families
of Ciudad Juarez,” said Congresswoman Solis. “Passage
of this important measure signifies strong U.S. Congressional
support for the families of Juarez and the need to address
this tragic human rights situation. Binational cooperation
between the U.S. and Mexico will help bring an end to the
murders of women in Ciudad Juarez and closure to their families,”
Solis said.
H. Con. Res. 90 condemns the ongoing abduction and murders
of young women in Ciudad Juarez and the city of Chihuahua
in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico; expresses condolences and
sympathy to the families of the victims; and proposes a set
of actions to investigate and prevent the crimes. For the
past three years, Congresswoman Solis has been working to
bring more attention to the brutal murders of women and girls
in Ciudad Juarez, a city located just minutes from the U.S.
border.
The next step in the legislative process is for the Senate
to pass an identical resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution
16, was introduced by Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico
and has 18 cosponsors, including four Republicans.
THE WOMEN OF JUAREZ/LAS MUJERES DE JUAREZ
will be performed at the FRIDA KAHLO Theater,
2332 West Fourth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90057; Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 6 PM.
In Spanish: April 20 through May 14, 2006
In English: May 18 through June 11, 2006
General Tickets $14 Special $10 on Thursday.
For more information and reservations call us at:
213-382-8133. Our offices are open Tuesday through Sundays
1 to 6 PM. or visit our website fridakahlotheater.org
MONDAY, MAY 8: HOW TO MAKE MONEY
ON YOUR DOC
Want to make millions on your film? Or at
least not have to declare bankruptcy afterwards? How To Make
Money on Your Documentary will explore the myriad of issues
that determine a film’s financial success. From budgeting
your film correctly, to seeking out grants and creative financing,
to making the best distribution deal, there are numerous opportunities
and an equal amount of pitfalls to avoid. Panelists will include
filmmakers, line producers, distributors, foundation representative
and professional grant writers.
Moderator: Jeff Swimmer, award-winning Filmmaker and Producer
Speakers include: Robert Bahar,
Co-Founder of DocuLink and Filmmaker; Kelly Crean,
Founded and presides over Creanspeak Productions and Falcon
Funding; Morrie Warshawski, author of Shaking the
Money Tree: How to Get Grants and Donations for Film and Video;
AJ Schnack, Filmmaker, Gigantic
IDA Student-Members (ID): $15 per seminar;
$75 for all five
IDA Members: $70 per seminar; $240 for all
five
Non-members: $90 per seminar; $360 for all
five
To buy tickets go to http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=109191
SANDRA LORD
Proudly Invites You To The Monthly
HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST®
With special guest speaker SIMON
KINBERG RED HOT Writer, Producer, Soon-to-be Director
(X-Men 3, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Fantastic Four)
When: THURSDAY, MAY 25,
2006 at 8:00a.m - 10:30a.m. Check-in at 7:20a.m
Where: WYNDHAM BEL AGE HOTEL, SALON ROOM
II, 1020 North San Vicente, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (1/2
Blk. South of Sunset, behind the Viper Room)
Produced in Los Angeles to benefit CHANGING
IMAGES IN AMERICA
www.changingimagesinamerica.org
(A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity
in American culture) Sponsors: Final Draft, Inc. & Jungle
Software (The independent Filmmaker’s budgeting and
scheduling software). ATTIRE: BUSINESS
CASUAL ATTIRE REQUIRED (We reserve the right to refuse service
to anyone)
RSVP Postmark Deadline
– Thursday, MAY 18, 2006 – details
below
Pre-paid reservations (postmarked by MAY
18, 2006): $40 (full breakfast). Your
cashed is your confirmed reservation. Check
reservations must be made payable to: Changing Images
in America, P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078.
Reservations cannot be rolled over to another month, but
can be transferred to someone else for the date paid for
only. Pre-confirmed Late Reservation: $45, cash only. Walk-ins:
$50, cash only. As usual, for our attendance list, emergency
contact, and for security purposes, you must
list your profession, phone number and other contact
info, also the LEGAL NAMES (as they appear on state
issued I.D.), and profession of all guests who are paid
for on your check AND/OR a business card. Dress
code and other policies apply, including RESERVATION INFO
& CANCELLATION POLICY (see website info below).
SECURITY MEASURES: Due to heightened security, valid
photo ID will be required to get into the breakfast.
SEE YOU THERE!
"Zipacná"
Tuesday, May 9th at 8pm at the Egyptian
Theater
For more information please visit:
http://www.americancinematheque.com/egyptian/egypt.htm
GOAL! The Dream Begins
Theatrical Release May 12, 2006
When Santiago Muñez crossed the Mexican
border into America at the age of 10, he had two things in
his possession: his soccer ball and a tattered picture of
the World Cup. Working menial jobs, while growing up in Los
Angeles, Santiago's (Kuno Becker) passion was playing soccer.
Convincing his father that he could be an international football
star was another story: "There are two types of people
in this world," declares the elder Muñez, "People
in big houses, and people like us who cut their lawns and
wash their cars."
But when Brit Glen Foy (Stephen Dillane),
an amiable former football player and sometime scout spots
Santiago at a local match, he recognizes a deft, fast and
brave footballer, the kind of talent that the English Premier
League Club, Newcastle United, is hungry for.
Now thrust into a foreign land where football
is a religion and Newcastle's St. James' Park its cathedral,
this young Latin American must prove that he's got the grit
and the game to win a contract with one of the most beloved
football clubs in the world. Muddy fields, cold winds and
crunching blows from teammates not to mention personal woes,
injuries, and the temptations of life as an international
footballer are just a few of the obstacles Santiago must overcome
to reach his ultimate "Goal".
 
Floricanto Press presents
New titles on the Collected works
of Bruno Estañol, a leading short story writer,
who has gained strong following in the United States, Europe,
Latin America, particularly Mexico; the poetry--Jalapeño
Blues-- of Trinidad Sánchez,
Jr, a well-known Latino poet, who has captured vast audiences
in the United States with his lyric social commentary; La
Picardía Chicana: Latino Folk Humor. Folklore Latino
Jocoso by José R. Reyna, a life work, thirty-years
of research, explores the rich satirical tradition of popular
Mexican, Chicano cultures; and Luis Zapata's Strongest
Passion is a novel of sexual discovery, love and
Latino gay passion; Crypto-Jews living among
Hispanics in the Southwest; Illegal immigration and the perspective
of Mexican-Americans on this pressing controversy. The issues
of self-identity and historical roots between borders are
also explored in seminal titles, such as The Salvation
of the Purísima, and Mexican American
Identity.
BOSTON LATINO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
www.bliff.org
El Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Boston
(BLIFF) lanza su convocatoria. Buscamos peliculas
en todos los generos, pero sobre todo largometrajes. Aceptamos
piezas de directores o tematicas latinas, realizadas en EEUU,
America Latina o Espana. (TAl vez otros lugares :)
Fechas: 10 de Mayo : Early
Deadline; 10 de Junio: Late Deadline
CINCO DE 'MACHO' DEALS FOR SATURDAY
MAY 6TH
Buy 5 Get ONE FREE, Buy 10 Get TWO FREE
Come and celebrate your Cinco de Mayo Weekend
with FREE DRINKS & FREE APPETIZERS at
the Hottest Latin Event in Town... Comedy/Music/Dance &
More!
You Wanna Piece of Me?
Written and Performed by Joe Hernandez-Kolski
Straight from HBO Def Poetry,
Joe Hernandez-Kolski has created a supercharged,
hip-hop thrill ride exploring ethnic identity, racial politics,
contemporary culture and yes, even a little feminism. With
its combination of spoken word poetry, comedy, storytelling
and straight up b-boying, YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME?
is as thought-provoking as it is hilarious. With his boy DJ
Jedi providing the musical backbone, the night is something
that you will not forget.
When: Two Nights ONLY! Wednesday,
May 17th at 8pm and Thursday, May 18th at 7pm
Where: ARS NOVA, 511 W. 54th Street (Just
West of 10th Ave) NY, NY 10019
Cost: Friends of Joe and Jedi Discounted
Price $7.50 (Code: “Piece”)
For tickets visit: https://www.smarttix.com/show
or call (212) 868-4444.
To see an 8min demo of the show,
please click here:
www.pochojoe.com/portfolio.html
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Director's Message:
Monday, Los Angeles experienced
two major marches, with more than 500,000 people. Nationwide
rallies and a boycott rolled across the nation. Here
at the CSRC we have long known that
immigration is a hot-button issue, and we have the hate
mail to prove it: we have received angry letters each
time we have released a report that examines the role
of immigrants in the economy and the body politic. For
some, immigration is an issue that they would like
to see just go away. In this view immigration is no
longer the cornerstone of the American Dream (remember
"We are a nation of immigrants";
remember "Give me your tired, your poor"?);
it has become a nightmare about being overrun by Mexicans.
But you can't have it both ways: wanting all the benefits
of Mexican labor, but not wanting to grant basic human
rights to the Mexicans who provide that labor. Although
immigration is a complicated issue—and it is more
deeply hardwired into our economy and social structure
than anyone wants to admit right now—it is above
all a human issue. There is no simple answer, but we
would do well to remember our nation's values and promise
with respect to immigration and human rights. We are,
indeed, a nation of immigrants and as Abraham
Lincoln once said, paraphrasing Jesus in the
New Testament, "a house divided against itself
cannot stand."
Chon Noriega, NALIP Founding Board Member
“The Sleeping Giant has
woken up... and all of this is before he takes his morning
coffee!”
If we are to believe the numbers provided
by the different police departments on the number of
people in each city where there were demonstrations,
there were more than 1.5 Million people
out there. And while politicians and activists are looking
at these numbers very closely, their significance is
somewhat diminished by the fact that, even in the most
optimistic estimate of the activists, more than 50%
of those people CAN’T vote.
What DOES have significance is that somewhere between
27% - 30% of the Public High School Population in the
nation ditched school this past Monday (40%+ in cities
where the Latino Population is a majority). These are
the sons and daughters of immigrants (legal or undocumented)
that are highly informed, motivated, now are politicized,
and… have incredible networking skills.
These are kids, with high family values that know that,
if not Mami y Papi being adversely
affected, then Abuelita o Abuelito,
and if not them, a Nina or Nino or
a Tio or Tia, and we know that Latinos
call Tio or Tia ANY close friend of the family. These
are kids that know that THEIR own future is at play.
Most all of these teenagers are already Citizens, and
will reach voting age in the next two years… that
it is, in time for the next presidential elections period.
Do we have vital leaders and great things for them to
vote for?
Editors of LITI
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HIRING EDITOR AND FX ARTIST FOR FEATURE FILM
Regenerate and Go Code Productions
are looking for a super hot EDITOR with a
young sensibility; and story-telling FX ARTIST for a low budget
teen digital feature film. Principal Photography is complete.
Called “My Suicide”, the movie is a
dark romantic comedy about teen suicide and the healing power
of love and connection. It’s about a media-savvy, over
connected/disconnected high school kid making a movie about
his own life and death. Super edgy, filled with innovative,
tour de force, post/FX heavy storytelling (the boy has a green
screen in his bedroom & spoofs modern media from game
shows to movies to ET and more to tell his story). Tons of
footage, the film mixes documentary & mockumentary with
the narrative (this is a big, super cool job requiring total,
full time commitment).
Gig is in Thousand Oaks. Exceptional filmmaking
16-22 year old youth from the nonprofit org REGENERATE are
involved on the creative team. Cutting on FCP, finishing on
HD then film. Starts ASAP (full time
through the summer)
Be sure to mention you were referred by Jeff Gund/the Info
List, and please email resumes, references and web
links for reels to:davidleemiller@yahoo.com
or eric_adams@comcast.net
Or Mail to: David L. Miller / Eric Adams,
Go Code Productions LLC, 2899 Agoura Road,
#268
Westlake Village, CA 91361
JOB OPPORTUNITY: DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Castle Creek Productions, a reality-based
television production company specializing in outdoor and
travel programming, has an immediate opening for a Development
Assistant. This position is a permanent, F/T position.
Responsibilities include working as an assistant
to John Dietsch (Executive Producer)
who also runs a post facility, re-writing and sending treatments,
assisting at network meetings, maintaining schedules, phones,
and general office duties. Must be free to work weekdays
from 8:30 AM to at least 5:30 PM and have
reliable transportation. We are looking for a self-starter
with a strong work ethic who is passionate about the outdoors
and the television industry. Ideal candidate would have strong
written and oral communication skills, excellent phone manner,
creativity, a desire to advance within the television industry,
and the ability to go above and beyond the call of duty when
required. Basic proficiency in internet software, Mac software
(Mail, Address Book), and Microsoft Office, required. Basic
knowledge of Mac hardware and Final Cut Pro preferred. Two
years of development and/or production office assistance preferred.
If you are sending your resume via e-mail, please
cut and paste resume into the body of the e-mail at castlecreek@castlecreekproductions.com.
We will not open attachments. No calls please.
Apply to: Zach, Fax (310) 979-7173
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS @ MEDIA ARTS CENTER SAN DIEGO
Media Arts Center San Diego' producer of
San Diego Latino Film Festival and Teen Producers Project
is searching for interns who could assist us in some very
specific work. Below are brief descriptions of the six positions
that we are looking to fill. These are eight-week internships
that will take place during the summer months. We are looking
for individuals who can commit to a minimum of 20
hours a week during our regular working hours (9
- 5 / M - F). Ideal for students who are looking for internships
to give them an understanding of the workings of a community-based
non-profit organization. All positions are unpaid.
1/ Historic Archive Intern - This individual
would go through our archives and create a master record of
the organization's history. We want to have a presentation
book and a PowerPoint (or Flash) presentation of the past
14 Film Festivals (set of programs, flyers, posters, press
clippings, etc.), identify key programs and related details
of the past six years.
2/ Membership Intern - This individual would
track our membership campaign, create html emails, manage
a direct mail project, and put together a new membership packet
promoting our new marketing goals. This would also include
researching potential companies that would be interested in
sponsoring the annual film festival. There are no sales involved
in this position. This job would be 50% database management.
3/ Film & Talent Research Intern - This
individual would monitor trade publications and identify specific
films & talent for the 2007 Film Festival, build a master
calendar of film festivals. 2/3rds of this job would be research
and 1/3rd would be database management.
4/ Website Design Intern – This individual would review
our original web sites and work with our new website tool
to develop and place new content. ASP and/or HTML programming
experience required. Flash a plus.
5/ Teen Producers Project Admin Intern –
This individual will identify and catalog five years of youth
produced videos as the first step in our creation of an interactive
web-site of quick-time films.
6/ Teen Producers Project Transcribe Intern
– This individual would collect project tapes week by
week, log them on paper and in Final Cut Pro, and transcribe
the interviews and footage.
Patric Stillman, Director of Operations
Media Arts Center San Diego Inc./ 921 25th Street
San Diego, CA 92102/ TEL: 619-230-1938 ext. 103/ FAX: 619-230-1937/
patric@mediaartscenter.org
MTV
Wants YOU to Be a VJ!
Unleash
your inner TV star! We're looking for charismatic
people who are passionate about music, movies, sports and
all things pop culture. You must appear to be between the
ages of 18-24 y/o and possess a kick-ass personality and a
serious sense of style. ON A VHS TAPE ONLY: Open
mic! You have 3-4 minutes to tell us what shows up
on your pop culture radar. Who's in your cd player? What did
you do last Friday? Who did you want to win the game on Sunday?
Let us know what you're all about. Now it's your turn! Pick
2 of your favorite videos, movies, or whatever it is you're
into - create a 45 second introduction for each of
them (a total of 2 separate segments). Submissions
can be sent to: MTV Talent Development 1515 Broadway
- 23rd Floor NYC, NY 10036 ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE PROPERTY OF
MTV NETWORKS, & WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
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