May 18, 2006


MOLAA LENDS PRICELESS ART TO THE LBA GALA!
HOLLYWOOD MOGUL MOCTESUMA ESPARZA HONORED

JUNE 9, 2006

You are invited to an evening with 600 HONORED STARS, under the stars.

R.S.V.P. SPACE IS LIMITED
FOR MORE INFORMATION– www.lbausa.com
or lbagala@lbasua.com
Invitation Only Reception for Honorees & Guests: 5-6pm
VIP Cocktail Reception: 6-7pm
Cocktails for dinner guests: 7-7:45pm
Dinner, Awards & Live Auction 8-9:30pm
After party 9:30-12am
Live Music throughout event.
Tickets $300 - $500
Sponsorship Tables Available $5,000 – $75,000
After Party Only (No Dinner) $100

EDWIN PAGAN DP'S "FLITTER FLUTTER" FOR RIPFEST 8
FILMS TO PREMIERE ON WEST AND EAST COASTS

NALIP board member, Edwin Pagan, has once again participated in the groundbreaking RipFest (www.ripfest.org) filmmaking marathon as director of photography (DP), shooting one of the seven projects produced as part of the highly sought-after venue. Pagan has lensed the 10-minute short, "Flitter Flutter," helmed by renowned director, playwright and author, Len Jenkin.

This marks Pagan's second year as a participant with RipFest. He previously shot "Brother" (RipFest #6) in 2005. Show your support by attending one of the screenings in either New York City or Santa Monica.

RIPFEST SKINNY:

7 Teams in 2 Cities have 17 Days to make 7 Short Films - Start to Finish. The teams are given guidelines to create 5-10 minute short films.

They have:2 days to write a first draft; 3 days for rewrites; 2 days for pre-production; 2 days to shoot the film, 8 days for post production, and 17 days after the first time everyone met, the films are premiered! All seven films will be shown on both the east and west coasts.

SCREENING SHOWTIMES:

Santa Monica, CA
Tuesday, May 23
ONE NIGHT ONLY
7PM & 9PM
Laemmle Monica 4 Theatre
1332 2nd Street

New York City
Tuesday, May 23
Wednesday, May 24
7:00 & 9:00PM
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Ave.

Tickets: $15 Available for both coasts at: Click here to buy --

http://www.rawimpressions.org/RIPFest/RIPFest8/ripfest8tickets.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 either 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 Screenwriting Lab will offer the unique opportunity to work with Panamax’s Head of Development and Production, Ben Odell, as well as a group of professional Latino filmmakers who work closely with Panamax Films. Before joining the company and for the past fifteen years, Odell has worked as writer, producer and professor in both the US and Latin America. He was a Spanish language TV writer in Latin America for nearly a decade before returning to the US to produce feature films, commercials and documentaries. He has taught film history and screenwriting at Columbia University and the New School and has given workshops in the US and Latin America.

For more info on the Screenwriting Lab and LALIFF, please visist: www.latinofilm.org.

The International Documentary Association invites you to attend a free
workshop with Academy Governor Freida Lee Mock

Wednesday, 7.00 PM, May 24, 2006
Writers Guild of America, west Headquarters

Aimed at demystification, this interactive session offers a look at the Academy Documentary Branch and the Academy Award process. Academy Documentary Branch Governor Freida Lee Mock will lead a discussion explaining the Academy as it pertains to documentary filmmakers. Hear about the 79th Academy Awards® rules, the screening and nomination process, the Academy Documentary Branch, membership, preservation of documentaries and more.

This interactive session will provide an opportunity for Questions and Answers. Please prepare by checking the 79th Academy Awards rules for documentaries at www.oscars.org.

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, west Headquarters
2nd Floor
7000 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(Corner 3rd and Fairfax)

Free Parking Underground

RSVP: Click Here to RSVP. Seating is limited, first come first serve

 


LPA 2006 Deadline June 7

Application available at www.nalip.org


The LPA Invites Applications from Documentary Producers in two categories:

  • Documentary producer/directors in development or production who have proposals and sample tapes, invited with their producer/director partners
  • Documentary producers in post-production who have rough cuts, invited with their editors

 

The LPA Invites Applications from Narrative Feature Producers in two categories:

  • Feature producers (including producer/directors or producer/writers) in development who have viable scripts ready for packaging and advancement towards production
  • Feature producers and their directors who have scripts in advanced stages of development with or ready to package (e.g. budget, executive summary, attachments)

The 2006 LPA includes hands-on practicum for Producers at all stages of their professional development. Documentaries in post-production will have opportunities to re-cut and score sequences with intensive mentoring on their rough cuts and completion plans. Feature projects with directors will work with crews and casts to rehearse, shoot, cut and score scenes from their upcoming production. Documentary and Feature projects in development will benefit from comprehensive skills development with an opportunity to return with a rough cut or director in a future year.

This program is competitive and highly selective. It is open exclusively to NALIP members, and only to filmmakers with produced work on which they played a key creative role. All Accepted Fellows are invited on full scholarship: materials, lodging, meals and local transportation provided by our supporters, plus honoraria for documentary editors. Applications are evaluated by a professional panel that considers the viability of each project, the type and quality of your prior work, your creative plans and commitment to a career in producing & media leadership, plus your potential to benefit from the Academy curriculum and opportunity.

A documentary or narrative feature Producer is the person who causes a film to be made, and made well. NALIP believes that a Producer is the creative originator of films, a self-starter who recognizes ideas that have creative or commercial merit. Producers must have passion, a sensitivity for story and audience, plus the organizational ability and practical smarts to put together a project and guide it to and through the marketplace.

The goal of NALIP’s Latino Producers Academy is to give our Fellows the practical skills and knowledge to accomplish their personal goals and artistic dreams as filmmakers.

 

Univision plans new telenovelas, reality and game shows
Citing Nielsen data to show it's a viable competitor to the Big Four networks in the key 18-34 demographic, the Spanish-language cabler Univision this fall will add several telenovelas, a reality singing competition and a daytime game show to its lineup.

Telemundo works for the weekend with new slate
Weekends are the focus of Telemundo's drive to increase its share of the Hispanic TV ad market. The NBC Universal-owned cabler is pitting its first variety show, "El Gran Show," against Univision's Saturday night staple, "Sabado Gigante," and has slotted "Vas o No Vas," a Spanish-language version of NBC's "Deal or No Deal," and the telenovela, "Seguro y Urgente," for Sunday nights. Broadcasting & Cable (5/16)

J. Lo Could Be With Child
According to various reports citing her belly bulge, superstar Jennifer Lopez could be pregnant with her first child.

Lovers of the Arctic Circle
DVD Talk Thu, 18 May 2006 9:14 AM PDT
Lovers of the Arctic Circle Home Vision / Image 1998 / Color / 2:35 anamorphic 16:9 / 112 min. / Los amantes del Círculo Polar / Street Date April 25, 2006 / 19.99 Starring Najwa Nimri, Fele Martínez, Nancho Novo, Maru Valdivielso Cinematography Gonzalo F. Berridi Production Designer Itziar Arrieta, Satur Idarreta, Estíbaliz Markiegi, Karmele Soler Art Direction Satur Idarreta Film Editor Iván

Sí TV Presents New Fare
MultiChannel News Thu, 18 May 2006 8:34 AM PDT
New York -- English-language Latino-themed network Sí TV unveiled a lineup of series and specials at its upfront here Wednesday.

"THE 2006 ALMA AWARDS"
Some of the entertainment industry's hottest stars from the worlds of film, television and music will appear at "The 2006 ALMA Awards," airing MONDAY, JUNE 5 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET/PT), on the ABC Television Network. Eva Longoria ("Desperate Housewives") hosts. On the Awards show, the incomparable Longoria will open with an exciting performance alongside Carmen Electra ("Scary Movie 4"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Without a Trace"), Constance Marie ("George Lopez") and Paulina Rubio.

FINAL CUT PRO EDITOR WITH REALITY TV EXPERIENCE WANTED ASAP

Editor wanted to start ASAP. You must have experience in Reality TV, and have a reel which shows this. You must have experience with Final Cut Pro. Pay is $500 per day for approximately two weeks. To submit, you must mention you were referred by Jeff Gund/The Info List, and email your resume, contact information, and links to your website or reel, if available (NO reels as attachments in the email) to: nathan@thedrgroup.com

“BEYOND STRUCTURE” IS HIRING A PRODUCER!

Hi everyone,

Many of you are familiar with “Beyond Structure,” which has grown to be LA’s most popular screenwriting workshop (http://www.beyondstructure.com). It’s offered in LA twice a year, New York once a year, and in other cities as well.

The ideal person would be someone who is extremely organized, good with accounting skills, who doesn’t mind leading a team, and who is unflappable in the face of chaos.Though not critical, it’s preferable that you live in Los Angeles. The producer tends to make $3k to $4k per class, and we usually do at least three per year – so you would likely make at least $9k - $12k per year. And of course there are also the rewards of helping writers. Tony will orchestrate the transition, and you’ll be paid some money for your training period.

Here are the various responsibilities of the position. Tony will train you in all of them:

1. Doing the accounting leading up to the workshop, and afterward. This is the biggest part of the job.
2. Processing credit cards.
3. Answering questions that people email in or phone in.
4. Preparing enrollment sheets for both Los Angeles and New York classes.
5. Helping set up the LA room the day before the class.
6. Running the Los Angeles workshop.

To apply, you must mention that you heard about this from Jeff Gund/The Info List, and email a cover letter to: freeman@dfreeman.com

Thanks,
David Freeman

Casting Call: Los Angeles

Looking for female lead for a short film project

About the short: “Descendents of Eden” is an HD sci-fi thriller short film shooting May 27-29 and June 3-4 (5 days) in the Los Angeles area.

The project is written and directed by a USC Alum, who has television and feature credits and was selected for the NBC, CBS, and FOX writing programs. The Director of Photography has shot 8 independent films. He has also shot several shorts, which have won numerous awards including The Chrysler/Hypnotic Film Festival.

Breakdown: Juno (20) is a hairstylist in a bohemian barbershop. She looks like “suicide girl” with her vibrant hair and punk tough attire. But she is not as tough as she looks. Sad and isolated, she has spent the last three years of her life fending for herself after giving up her baby for adoption. Her life will forever be changed when a stranger tells her she is a Descendent of Eden.

Contact email: DEshortfilm@aol.com

CASTING VOICE TALENT

Voice Over: Favored Nations Contract, recording Thurs. May 18th in Santa Monica CA
Submit NAME talent only to susansitcom@yahoo.com.
Pantocyclus - deep, evil and cunning voice.
King of Lineland -extremely high pitched, narcissistic and unhuman voice
Best to you, Susan Johnston-President www.selectservicesfilms.com
www.susanjohnstoncasting.com 323-833-2088

Sponsorship: (Regional and National) are available for ActorfestLA. 10% compensation for each sponsorship attained. Call: 323-525-2080

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