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LOS LONELY BOYS COTTON FIELDS AND
CROSSROADS FILM THEATRICAL RELEASE THREE BROTHERS,
ONE DREAM
Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields and Crossroads,
a film by NALIP Advisor,
Hector Galan
will have its U.S. theatrical premiere at CineMark Theaters,
opening in seven Texas cities (San Angelo, Corpus
Christi, Brownsville, Harlingen, Weslaco, McAllen, Mission)
More cities and dates will be added in June,
as the film will open in theaters across Texas and the U.S.
The film is being released by Lone Wolf Bridge Releasing.
The film traces the early days as the young
family band cuts its teeth learning from their father and
playing in country bars and Mexican cantinas in and around
San Angelo, Texas. The film travels with them to Nashville
where they endure turmoil and heartbreak. These life
experiences captured so eloquently by Galan's camera
reveal a compelling portrait of a young band of brothers who
against all odds break out of poverty and find the American
rock n roll dream.
For more information on Los Lonely
Boys Cottonfields and Crossroads and its theatrical release
schedule, please visit: www.loslonelyboysmovie.com
THEATRICAL RELEASE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, June 9, 2006
Tinseltown Tinseltown Movies 16
4425 Sherwood Way 5218 Silverberry
San Angelo, TX 76901 Corpus Christi, TX 78417
(325) 223-2854 (361) 814-8518
Hollywood USA Tinseltown
100 West Nolana Loop 2422 East Expressway 83
McAllen, TX 78504 Mission, TX 78572
(956) 682-9438 (956) 583-1961
Movies 10 CineMark 16
2113 West Expressway 83 401 South Expressway 83
Weslaco, TX 78596 Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 968-8437 (956) 428-3224
CineMark Sunrise Mall
2370 North Expressway
Brownsville, TX 78521
(956) 547- 9213
(Preview Midnight Screening on Thurs. June 8th)
*More Dates/Locations will be added in June
Ray Santisteban's Vincent Valdez:
The Art of Boxing
Will be screening on June 11 at 6pm
at the Directors Guild in LA.
His video on Vincent Valdez is part
of the Texas Filmmaker Showcase put on by
the Houston Film commision.
There is no admission fee. There will be a reception too.
Directors Guild of America Theater
7920 Sunset Blvd
RSVP 818-384-1643
The producers (including
NALIP member Arianna Ortiz) of Earthbound,
an independent comedy, invite you to a special fundraising
auction June 3-10th, 2006
A portion of the proceeds will go to Project:
Involve, a non-profit program through Film Independent (www.filmindependent.org)
dedicated to increasing cultural diversity in the film industry.
Beginning at midnight June 3rd, on-line bidding
will be underway on various items at www.earthboundthemovie.com
in a unique fundraising effort by the film's producers. Up
for grabs are a WALK-ON ROLE to the film (with acting coach,
wrap party and premiere tickets included), private training
sessions, a 2 night stay in Vegas and even a guest spot on
a nationally syndicated radio talk show. Plus, more.
For details, visit www.earthboundthemovie.com.
CBS DIVERSITY INSTITUTE
REMINDER: APPLICATION DEADLINE
IS JUNE 1ST
Applications are now being accepted for the
fourth session of the CBS Diversity Institute's Writers
Mentoring Program.
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
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Congratulation to NALIP Fellow, Carolina
Paiz!
I have a job. As a writer.
It feels so good to finally say that.
It feels like the end of a long journey, but in reality,
it's just the beginning. I'm sure that many obstacles
lie ahead but I've conquered the first one: getting
my foot in the door. So how did I manage to squeeze
my big tamale foot into that small little opening? And
more importantly, how did I stumble into a job as a
staff writer on Grey's Anatomy
I'd say the answer comes in two parts. Hard work and
helping hands.
The hard work you guys all know about... It's the part
where you sacrifice more than you ever thought you would
for a career you're not even sure you'll get. It's the
part where you stop planning your wedding (like I did),
to make sure you hand in a free spec that may or may
not get read by the right people. It's the part where
you spend years polishing that script that you've been
told will never see the light of day.
The helping hands part you're also familiar with. If
you're reading this newsletter, then you already know
about organizations like NALIP, LALIFF, the WGA and
the PGA who are bending over backwards to help us Latinos
break into Hollywood. What you may not know is how to
translate this help into a job opportunity. I don't
have an answer to that everyone's experience is different.
But this was mine:
I applied to the PGA's Diversity program last year with
a TV drama called "Boarders" The idea was nothing more
than a pitch but it was chosen as one of the three dramas
that we would workshop with our mentor, the creator
and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy: the amazing
Shonda Rhimes.
Shonda helped us polish our pitch, helped us flesh out
a scene and gave us really insightful notes. When the
program was over, I made sure to thank her profusely
for all of the advice that she'd so generously given.
I even bought her a present for Harper, her two-year-old
daughter. A woman like Shonda doesn't really have time
to volunteer as a mentor but she did so anyway. And
I was eternally grateful to her and to the PGA for helping
me develop Boarders into something I was proud of.
A few weeks after the program was over, I finished my
first draft of the "Boarders" pilot. I sent it to Shonda,
hoping she might take a look at it, but feeling like
there was no way she'd have the time. Months went by...
And then I got a call. Shonda had sent my script to
her producers and to Touchstone. They'd read it and
they wanted to meet with me.
My stomach lurched. I couldn't believe it! I was suddenly
relieved that I'd been preparing for this moment all
along... Ever since finishing the PGA program, I'd taken
the job of writing the pilot very seriously, I'd enrolled
in UCLA extension courses, and I was writing a TV spec.
They say that luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
I lucked out... and got a job as the baby writer on
staff at "Grey's Anatomy!
I spoke to Shonda about the experience
soon afterwards. She explained that she hadn't planned
on hiring anyone from the PGA&'s Diversity Program,
but that she'd been impressed by the amount of hard
work I'd put in and the positive attitude I kept throughout.
The PGA's Diversity Program helped me not only in developing
my show, but also in giving me priceless connections
to Hollywood players. In my case, the relationship I
developed with Shonda proved to be instrumental in breaking
into the business.
So take the hand that stretches out to help you. But
make sure you don't waste that precious opportunity....
and remember always to be thankful... shake that helping
hand passionately, and then, if you can, turn around,
and offer your hand to someone else.
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Latinos
have great success at Cannes
Sun, 28 May 2006 03:11 am PDT
AP - Movies by a favored Spanish veteran and three rising
Latin American directors were among key contenders for prizes
as the Cannes Film Festival wrapped up Sunday.
Full Story
Who's
That Masked Man and Where Did He Learn to Wrestle Like That?
New York Times Fri, 26 May 2006 8:56 PM PDT
In the comedy Nacho Libre, Jack Black and the director
of Napoleon Dynamite grapple with a uniquely Mexican
cultural phenomenon.
Spanish
armada
Toronto Sun Sat, 27 May 2006 0:43 AM PDT
Almodovar, Inarritu and del Toro lead the foreign invasion force
which has overpowered the French filmfest
Pie
Face Productions to Develop Film and Television Properties for
Emerging Markets
HispanicBusiness.com Tue, 30 May 2006 0:03 AM PDT
Washington, DC/New York, NY--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--September 12,
2005--George Herrera, creator of the nationally syndicated television
show Hispanics Today, has joined forces with a
talented group of television, media and entertainment executives
to form Pie Face Productions, a division of the Herrera-Cristina
Group Ltd. Pie Face will produce film and television programs
targeted to emerging
Televisa
Maximizes 'Rebelde' Phenomenon
Marketing Y Medios Mon, 29 May 2006 6:06 PM PDT
On March 18, 63,000 people crammed into the Los Angeles Coliseum
to see an act most Americans have never heard of. It was the
kickoff show for Mexican pop group RBD's first U.S. concert
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The International
Documentary Association has the following position available:
Membership Coordinator - full-time - Monday-Friday 9:30-5:30
p.m.
The Membership Coordinator is responsible for complete oversight
of the Membership department and for providing assistance to
the Executive Director. The position requires responding to
all member related inquiries via email, telephone, mail and
in person for the organization, so the candidate must have a
friendly demeanor, innovative, flexible and detail-oriented.
The job requires promoting, enhancing and processing memberships
and attending events on behalf of IDA. Management and Marketing
of IDA sponsored workshops and seminars. Overseeing of film
festival relationships to promote IDA through advertising trade
agreements. Also required is familiarity with the Mac environment,
FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Please submit cover letter resumes by email to
stephon@documentary.org
by June 2nd.
SEEKING:CO-DIRECTOR/PRODUCER for a documentary
I'm been working on a documentary called My Pass.
About the pros and cons of the immigration debate.
I'm looking for a co director/producer for this film. Since
I don't live in Texas we would have to keep up through phone
and email. I feel this can be a better documentary with two
or more working on this film as a team. Person must be heavily
involved with the immigration issue. Must be able to know
how to write a screenplay and work with me how to piece together
the footage and what ever is needed to complete the documentary.
Film experience a plus. If not as long as you got the passion
for the immigration issue
Film will talk about the Chicano Civil Rights Movement and
history and how it relates to today's protest. The racism,
and debates. Trust me no one else will talk about the issues
the way I want to tell it. Details will be worked out togeher.
Please email Greg Alvarado at
mipasar@yahoo.com or
visit www.mi-pasar.com
EXPERIENCE CASTING DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE CASTING DIRECTOR,
CASTING COORDINATOR, CASTING MANAGER NEEDED
If you are Spanish-speaking/bilingual and have experience
in the following positions: Casting Director, Associate Casting
Director, Casting Coordinator, Casting Manager and are interested
in a 10-12 week job, please contact me immediately at castillo@fawnmountain.com
positions will be filled quickly!
1 DAY TV COMMERCIAL SHOOT
The positions below are needed for a Spanish language
TV commercial shoot
Starts on June 18th, 2006this is a 1 day
shoot.
Location: Greater Los Angeles Area
This is a 35mm NON UNION low budget shoot. Some Pay.
Seeking: 1st AD, 2nd AD, Camera guy with
equipment, 1st AC, 2nd AC, Loader, Gaffer, Best Boy Electric,
Grips (two), Sound guy with equipment, Production Asistant
(two), Make up artist, Hair Stylist, Fashion Stylist, Fashion
Stylist Assistant, Craft service person with vehicle preferably,
but can use our craft service vehicl, Motor Home Rental person
- with driver preferably, and Catering Co.
TO APPLY:
Be sure to mention you were sent by Jeff Gund, and email Producer
Ingrid Barajas ASAP.
You must put 212KATALOG1.1 Submissions Jeff Gund Referrain
the subject line of the email, and email your resume to: ingrid212@gmail.com
4 DAY PRINT AD SHOOT
The positions below are needed for print ad shoot (Spanish
speakers are a plus).
Four Day Shoot, starting on June 13th, 2006 thru June
16th.
Location: Greater Los Angeles Area.
Low Budget production but does have a reasonable Pay.
Seeking: Photographer Assistant (SPANISH
SPEAKING), Makeup Artist, Hair Stylist, Fashion Stylist, Fashion
Stylist Assistant, Craft service person with vehicle preferably,
but can use our craft service vehicle, Motor Home Rental person
- with driver preferably, Catering Co., and Location Scout.
TO APPLY: Be sure to mention you were sent
by Jeff Gund, and email Producer Ingrid Barajas ASAP. You
must put212KATALOG1.1 Submissions Jeff Gund Referral
in the subject line of the email, and email your resume to:
ingrid212@gmail.com
WANTED: Researcher/ Associate Producer
Radio Ventana: So. Texas only Latino Radio
talk-show, broadcasting on KTSA Sunday nites starting in June
Need a free thinking person to do research on Latino topics
and music. Must make contact with potential guests for talk-show
bookings. Some letter writing, mailings, have computer knowledge.
Must be relaxed, have own transportation and finish what they
start. Would like it if you have laptop.
Part-time: 3 to 4 days a week
Pay: Yes, it won't cover rent so don't apply if this is what
you're looking for (Gas allowance avaliable)
CONTACT: K. Cruz 210-573-6990 or Email:
azul@ventana.tv
CASTING CALL: Los Angeles, CA
SEEKING: Family that has children under
the age of four
I am casting a documentary style reality show for the OXYGEN
II network, which has been picked up for 13 episodes.
It is a show that is exploring different parenting styles
from families of different cultures.
We are right now looking for a family that has children
under the age of four, and will be willing to talk about their
parenting styles, culture, and what is important about being
a parent to them.
This is a truly fun show that will take one day to shoot.
If anyone is interested please have them email me at keaufranc@yahoo.com,
or call me at 323-965-5545.
CASTING CALL: Los Angeles, CA
SEEKING: FEMALE: LEAD, 18 or older but looks 16-21,
MUST LOOK UNDER 21, not older. Height, 5'0 to 5'6, NO TALLER.
Latina but open to any ethnicity. Must be gorgeous and flirty
but also innocent. No need to speak Spanish.
MUSIC VIDEO 2nd music video of up-and-coming Spanish Music
Artist Shoots Mid June, 2006 (Weekend) Non-Union THERE
IS PAY
Send headhot/resume asap by 06/14/06 to: Only mail
submissions accepted at this time!
Richard Azurdia
Music Video Casting
3976 West 6th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90020
CASTING CALL:Springfield, MA
Seeking: three fluent spanish speaking Latina actors,
early 20's, 30's, 40's-60's.
Magdalena Gomez will be directing her new Spanish language
play on women overcoming
domestic violence, FUEGO EN LA COCINA Non-union,
some pay. Must live or be able to commute to Hartford Conn.
for rehearsals and performances. Auditions, early September,
2006, Performances in November, 2006
Please send photo and resume to: (PLEASE
INCLUDE E-MAIL ADDRESS)
Lescault~Gomez Productions
Magdalena Gomez
43 Kenwood Park
Springfield, MA 01108-1717
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