NATPE TV Producers' Boot Camp
in West Hollywood, CA from July 27-28, 2006
**Special registration rate of $370 for NALIP members**
DEADLINE June 16, 2006
The NATPE TV Producers' Boot Camp is an
interactive, one and a half day event which provides "inside
information" on how the TV industry really works. Through
panels, sessions and workshops, a brand new Digital Lab, the
Boot Camp Pitch Pit, Round Table Chats as well as the newly
launched "NextGen TV Festival & Competition,"
participants get face time with agents, production
heads and the all-important acquisitions and development executives
from studios, production companies, and networks. The NextGen
TV Festival and Competition will kick off the event with winning
entries to be screened at an industry cocktail reception on
July 26 on the eve of the Boot Camp and for the next two days
on site. In addition, attendees get access to real pros in
real time at the signature Sunset Over Sunset cocktail party!
Whether you're a New Recruit or a Boot Camp Vet, you can shape
your strategy and sharpen your skills. The 2006 NATPE
TV Producers' Boot Camp will be held at the Bel
Age Hotel, 1020 N. San Vicente Blvd. in West Hollywood from
July 27 - 28, 2006.
**If you are a current NALIP member, please contact Monica
Espinosa, NALIP Membership Coordinator, at (310)395-8880 or
email her at membership@nalip.org to get an online registration
code BEFORE registering for the Boot Camp to receive the special
rate of $370. In addition, NALIP will be giving away two complementary
registrations to selected NALIP members. Details on this opportunity
will be provided at a later time.
For more information or to register online,
click here.
Full-time students at an accredited institution must submit
a copy of a current valid student ID and register by fax using
the form provided here.
The 2006 NATPE TV Producers' Boot Camp is
presented by the National Association of Television Program
Executives, a global, non-profit membership organization dedicated
to the creation, development and distribution of televised
programming across all platforms and in all formats. In addition
to our professional services and annual Conference and Exhibition,
the NATPE Educational Foundation bridges the gap between the
academic community, students and the television industry.
For more information and to download the Boot Camp
registration form, please visit the website www.natpe.org
or call Pamela Silverman at (310)
857-1610.
SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery
Channel Documentary Festival
Festival June 13-18 and International Documentary Conference
June 14-17
NALIP members eligible for discount
SILVERDOCS has added another day! Don't
miss our first ever four-day Conference!
4 days of not-to-be-missed discussions and networking
28 panels and workshops featuring a who's who in the doc industry
45 Silver Sessions-small group meetings with leading executives
and industry experts
Access to the entire SILVERDOCS Festival program!
Conference Highlights Include:
Wednesday June 14: Hands-on Hi-Definition
Full Day Workshop with Rob Draper, ACS (award-winning cinematographer
of numerous docs, ED, SPITFIRE GRILL, consultant to SONY's
Hi Def. Division) + A Special Conference Presentation: The
Distribution Revolution with Peter Broderick, President, PARADIGM
Thursday June 15: Conference Keynote by
Former Vice President Al Gore
Friday June 16: The Broadcast Scene: Hear
what HBO, Showtime, PBS, Discovery, Nat Geo, Al Jazeera International,
NOVA, and the Sundance Channel have to say about slots for
docs
Saturday June 17: WORKSHOP: HOW TO WRITE
A SLAM DUNK TWO-PAGE TREATMENT and PITCH IT Master Class with
Fernanda Rossi, The Documentary Doctor, and special guest
Chris Palmer
Industry Pass: $400 (NALIP members
eligible for $50 discount) You will have full access
to Conference Programs through the duration of the Festival
and Conference, no tickets needed for all weekday - daytime
Screenings, eight Regular Screening vouchers, admission for
two to Special Screenings, and access to the Cinema Lounge.
*Platinum Pass* Special Offer! $1000 (NALIP
members eligible for $100 discount) You will receive
the added bonus of 2 Platinum Badges, which will grant you
admission for four to Opening Night and to Special Screenings,
admission for two to the Guggenheim Symposium & Reception
honoring Martin Scorsese, full access for two to all regular
screenings, access to Conference programs and Cinema Lounge,
and much more. For VIP events, the Platinum Pass is a must-have.
To register go to
www.SILVERDOCS.com
Don't hesitate to contact us at conference@SILVERDOCS.com
or call 301.495.6770
REMINDER: SUBMISSIONS FOR THE ABC
& WALT DISNEY STUDIOS NEW TALENT GRANT
MUST BE RECEIVED BY NALIP BY MAY 15!
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!!
"Ojos Negros"
Red Carpet Event Launching the World Premiere of Cinetico
Productions
WHEN: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
to 11:00 p.m.
WHERE: UCLA James Bridges Theater 405 Hilgard
Ave., Westwood CA (James Bridges Theater is located in Melnitz
Hall on the Northern most side of the UCLA campus; Lot 3 is
the closest parking lot to the theater. Cross streets Sunset
Boulevard and Hilgard Ave.)
WHAT: The evening will be hosted by Lupe
Ontiveros (Real Women Have Curves, Desperate Housewives) and
will feature the first screening of Cinéntico Productions
film Premeditation (Alberto Barboza, director; Evelina Fernandez,
screenplay), the return of the critically
acclaimed Showtime Channel short-film The Invitation (Alberto
Barboza, director; Jesse James Spero, screenplay) and a special
glimpse of Cinético Productions highly anticipated
feature-film Hunters. A reception will follow the screenings
with live Samba music by Violin virtuoso and vocalist Quetzal
Guerrero. To RSVP please contact Miguel Caballero
at 310.621.28271
WHO: Expecting 300 guests for the night
including Sal Lopez (Silver City, Port Charles), Sam Golzari
(American Dreams), Evelina Fernandez (American Me, Luminarias),
Geoff Rivas (CSI), Studio Executives, Filmmakers, UCLA Theater,
Film, Television & Digital Media staff and students.
For more information about Cinético Productions, visit
www.CineticoProductions.com
or call 213.247.3464
ESCRIBE, PRODUCE Y EDITA TU CORTOMETRAJE
EN 24 HORAS!
El Proyecto 24
El PROYECTO 24 es un festival a nivel nacional
para estimular la creación de cortometrajes siguiendo
la creciente tendencia que se está desarrollando en
Puerto Rico en el último tiempo. Está abierta
a cineastas profesionales e independientes de todas las edades.
El PROYECTO 24 consiste en la creación de un cortometraje
de no más de 15 minutos de duración en un tiempo
de 24 horas. Todos los grupos de realizadores tendrán
que proponer un tema y género de película al
momento de inscribirse. PROYECTO24 seleccionará un
tema unificador para todos los grupos, y los géneros
serán sorteados al azar, uno diferente para cada grupo.
Incluimos un listado de géneros para que los participantes
seleccionen y propongan.
REGLAS:
1. CUOTA: Se cobrará una cuota de
$25 por cada grupo a la hora de inscribirse. No hay límite
de personas por grupos. (* La cuota no es reembolsable.) De
estar fuera del área Metro durante el día de
inscripción, los participantes tendrán que pasar
por las oficinas y pagar la cuota al entregar el video.
2. SEPARA TU ESPACIO: Del lunes 29 de mayo
al viernes 17 de junio debes separar tu espacio por Internet,
en lecremcru@yahoo.com
con tu dirección de correo electrónico para
mantenernos en contacto y dejarles saber futuras instrucciones.
3. DIA DE INSCRIPCION: Al momento de separar
su espacio cada grupo propondrá un tema y un género
de película. PROYECTO24 seleccionará un tema
unificador para todos los cortos, y el día de inscripción
se sortearán al azar los géneros antes propuestos.
El viernes 23 de junio, de 10 p.m. a 11 p.m. Se anunciará
en las oficinas de LeCremCru, dirección: Suite 103
Calle Hostos (esquina Eleanor Roosevelt) 387, Hato Rey, el
tema seleccionado para todos los grupos. (Se deben presentar
en persona, al menos 1 representante por grupo) * Este día
se cobrará la cuota
4. DIA DE REALIZACION: A partir de las 11
p.m. del viernes 23 de junio a las 11 p.m. del sábado
24 de junio, todos los grupos tendrán 24 horas para
realizar su cortometraje con el tema seleccionado y el género
sorteado. Puede tener cualquier duración que no exceda
más de 15 minutos. Se recomienda que no dure más
de 10 minutos. Música que no se posean los derechos
sobre ésta, no podrá ser utilizada. Se entregarán
los cortometrajes a no más tardar de las 11 p.m. del
sábado 24 de junio, en las oficinas de LeCremCru: Suite
103 Calle Hostos (Esquina Eleanor Roosvelt) 387, Hato Rey.
5. JURADO: Se premiarán los cortos
por diferentes categorías: Mejor Cortometraje, Dirección,
Fotografía, Sonido, Edición, Música Original,
Animación, Guión, Premio del Público.
PROYECTO24 realizará un DVD con los mejores cortometrajes,
y se reserva los derechos por producción.
6. GENEROS: Pueden seleccionar uno de los
géneros propuestos o pueden proponer uno distinto:
** PROYECTO24 recomienda que separen tiempo suficiente para
la grabación y editaje de sus películas. Crea
un itinerario y separa el tiempo en: guión, filmación
y editaje. * Deja al menos 1 hora y media para el tiempo de
entrega, recuerda que cualquier bobería puede pasar
en el camino que te dificulte llegar, NO LO DEJES PARA ULTIMA
HORA!!!! El producto final tendrá que ser entregado
en MiniDV. Para cualquier duda sobre la inscripción:
lecremcru@yahoo.com
o llama a: Joanne - 787-
392 -5617 Roy - 787- 315- 8287
Hey Everybody,
Lowriding in Aztlan, the HOTTEST lowriding film ever
made, is NOW AVAILABLE IN STORES NATIONWIDE
as of 5/9/06!!! You can pick it up at Tower
Records, Target.com, Best-Buy.com, Blockbuster, Hollywood
Video, Netflix, many online DVD distributors, etc.
The DVD features the full-length film plus, deleted scenes,
radio Interviews with Xavier the X-Man of Xavier the X-Man’s
Sunday Night Oldies Show WILD 94.9 and Tony Sandoval of the
Sunday Super Oldies Show KISS 98.1. Please go support Lowriding
in Aztlan and purchase a copy! Support the film that supports
our culture in a major way! Check out the new DVD cover design
attached below and website at www.lowridinginaztlan.com
If anyone has any questions or comments, please feel free
to reply to this e-mail or e-mail us directly at info@lowridinginaztlan.com
Thank you,
Daniel Osorio Director/Producer
NALIP member
The Hamptons Int'l Film Festival
is pleased to announce a
CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 14th annual fest, Oct. 18-22,
2006.
We are accepting entries for feature length fiction, documentaries,
and short films. Fees for features and documentaries
are $55 for early submissions (Received by May 10th)
Fees for short entries are $40 for
early submissions (Received by May 10th).
Juried awards include the Golden Starfish Award for Fiction
Feature ($150,000 in-kind goods and services), documentary
($10,000 cash/in-kind) and short film ($5,000). Graduate and
Undergraduate awards are given to eight student filmmakers
who receive $1,000 each.
Visit www.hamptonsfilmfest.org
for guidelines and application.
Hollywood Fest Calls for Entries
Deadline May 31, 2006
Now in its tenth year, the Hollywood Film Festival
this week announced its dates and made a call for entries,
according Fest Founder Carlos de Abreu. As part of its tenth
anniversary celebration, this year's Festival will include
premieres, symposiums, special screenings as well as parties
and networking opportunities. With room for over 100 films
to be showcased, the Festival is now accepting entries for
features, documentaries, shorts, music videos and screenplays
with a deadline set at May 31, 2006. Each
year the Hollywood Film Festival also hosts is Hollywood Awards
ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Visit: http://www.filmstew.com
for guidelines
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