The National Association of Latino Independent Latino Producers (NALIP)
and the New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF)
are currently accepting viable candidates for the 2006 Latino Pitch Session, a new forum for fine-tuning your creative pitches to top industry executives.

Seven to ten participants will be pre-screened to pitch their project concepts and/or script ideas to a panel of buyers and development executives. Each participant will have five to seven minutes to pitch.

Two pitches will be selected to win, one by a panel of professionals, the second via a tally card from the audience members in attendance.

What to Submit:
Please include the synopsis of your pitch as text in both the body of the e-mail and attached as an MS Word document. Include a concise outline of the project, or script’s premise, complete with hook and essential beats of the story, thumbnail sketches of the principal characters and a clear idea of the genre, tone, likely audience, and budget level.

Submission Deadline:
July 14, 2006

Where to send it:
Info@nylatinofilm.com

Notification:
All participants will be notified via e-mail whether they have been selected to participate or not by July 21, 2006.

THE AWARD
All participants will receive constructive feedback. The two (2) best pitches will receive Jungle Software’s Gorilla production program, script coverage by a leading script reader and an article profile in NALIP’s Latinos in the Industry e-newsletter, focusing on the filmmaker and his/her winning pitched project.

ABOUT GORILLA
Gorilla is production software especially designed for independent filmmakers.  It handles budgeting, scheduling, cast, crew, locations, accounting, editing notes, and even film festival submissions. Gorilla helps indie filmmakers stay organized through the otherwise difficult process of film production. You can learn more about Gorilla by clicking the following link:
http://www.junglesoftware.com/

CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF)
10th Edition
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS JULY 17

October 5-15, 2006
Egyptian Theatre -  Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
More Info/Contact:  www.latinofilm.org

The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is now accepting submissions of feature films, documentaries and/or short films to be considered to participate in the 10th Edition of the Festival. LALIFF will be held from October 5 to October 15, 2006 at the Egyptian Theatre and surrounding areas in Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.  The deadline is July 17 and the submission form can be found at: www.lationofilm.org.

LLAMADO A CINEASTAS
El Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Los Ángeles (LALIFF)
está aceptando películas, cortometrajes y documentales  para ser considerados para participar en la décima edición del LALIFF   

5-15 de Octubre.
Fecha límite para someter el material es el 17 de julio.

El Festival Internacional de Cine Latino de Los Angeles (LALIFF, por sus siglas en inglés)  invita a todos aquellos interesados en presentar sus largometrajes, cortometrajes y documentales en la la décima edición del festival a enviar sus trabajos para ser considerados antes del 17 de julio. LALIFF celebrará su décima edición del 5 al 15 de octubre en el Teatro Egyptian en Los Angeles, California. Información adicional y el formulario se puede encontrar en:   www.latinofilm.org.

VOTA EN EL ENCUENTRO DE CORTOMETRAJES ‘FILM SLAM 4’

La cartelera para el encuentro de cortometrajes Film Slam 4, organizado por el capítulo de Puerto Rico de NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers), se encuentra ya casi completa. NALIP invita a los cineastas y amantes del séptimo arte a darse cita en el Ateneo Puertorriqueño en el Viejo San Juan la noche del martes, 11 de julio de 2006, comenzando a las 7 P.M., para presenciar esta exhibición de cortometrajes en una variedad de géneros y participar con su voto en la selección de los ganadores de los premios por las primeras tres posiciones. (Entrada: $5 por persona.)

Hasta el m omento, la cartelera incluirá los cortos “Dance to the Music” de Sofía Amado, “A Tear and a Bullet” de Efraín Casillas, “Lunares rosas en arreglo de Navidad” de Rayza Vidal, “Feliz aniversario” de David Norris, “Buscando victoria” de Freddie Marrero, “It’s Just a Feeling” de Raúl Martínez y “Cubo” de Yarim Machado, entre otros.

Previo a la exhibición de cada pieza, el cineasta ofrecerá una breve introducción de su obra. Luego de haber sido proyectada la misma, el público tendrá la oportunidad de reaccionar a ella, ofreciéndole sus comentarios al cineasta y luego votando de forma anónima por sus piezas favoritas. En base a estos resultados, se determinarán las obras que logren ocupar los tres primeros lugares y se otorgarán premios en efectivo, según lo permita la entrada recaudada y lo determinen los administradores del evento en ese momento.

El encuentro es también auspiciado por la Asociación Puertorriqueña de Guionistas y Dramaturgos (APGD), la Asociación de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales de Puerto Rico (APCA) y la Corporación de Cine de Puerto Rico.

Hollywood Hosting 101 & Hollywood Hosting 102
(Advanced, or for those who have already taken 101)

A TV HOSTING  WORKSHOP
Taught  by Casting  Directors
ANNIE  BOEDEKER-ROBERTS & MAUREEN BROWNE
(from E! Entertainment & Style  Network)

With special  guest
Top Hosting Manager
(to be announced)

HOLLYWOOD HOSTING 101
Tuesday, July 11th 2006
7pm – 10pm

HOLLYWOOD HOSTING 102
Wednesday, July 12th 2006
7pm – 10pm

both classes at:
Drama 3/4
6762 W. Lexington Ave, Suite B
(cross street is Highland)
Los Angeles, CA 90038
  
The seminar  will cover  everything:

•  Hosting  •
•  Broadcast Journalism   •
•  Running the red carpet  •
•  Perfecting   your demo reel  •
•  Mastering the audition process   •
•  Securing an  agent  •
•  Working with  co-hosts  •
•  And More!  •

DISCOUNT FOR INFO LIST!
If you mention Jeff  Gund/The Info List referred you, take $50 OFF the cost of admission!
That’s  only $250 (normally $300) for the 101 class, and
only $200 (normally $300) for the 102 class!!

The  course is filling up quickly, though, so be sure to mention Jeff Gund for your discount, and  email ASAP to: hollywoodhosting@yahoo.com
Please include your first and last names and contact information.

WRITING WORKSHOP
with Veteran Agent Don Kopaloff

58th Annual Primetime Emmy® Awards Nominations (Latino-related)

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO
Kevin James The King Of Queens CBS
Tony Shalhoub Monk USA
Steve Carell The Office NBC
Charlie Sheen Two and a Half Men CBS

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series
Christopher Meloni Law & Order: Special Victims Unit NBC
Denis Leary Rescue Me FX
Peter Krause Six Feet Under HBO
Kiefer Sutherland 24 FOX
Martin Sheen The West Wing NBC

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
Patrick Stewart Extras HBO
Ben Stiller Extras HBO
Martin Sheen Two and a Half Men CBS
Alec Baldwin Will & Grace NBC
Leslie Jordan Will & Grace NBC

Outstanding Comedy Series
Arrested Development FOX
Curb Your Enthusiasm HBO
The Office NBC
Scrubs NBC
Two and a Half Men CBS

Outstanding Drama Series
Grey's Anatomy ABC
House FOX
The Sopranos HBO
24 FOX
The West Wing NBC

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives ABC
Entourage HBO
My Name Is Earl NBC
Weeds Showtime

Outstanding Casting For A Drama Series
Big Love HBO
Boston Legal ABC
Grey's Anatomy ABC
House FOX
Lost ABC

WIF Actors Group Meeting
Saturday, July 15th
1:30pm-3:30 pm

Guest Speaker:  Award Winning and Multi Emmy Nominated Actress CCH POUNDER

Strong, spirited and committed are just a few of the characteristics that exemplify acclaimed actress, CCH Pounder, which is evident in the diversity of her roles and her worldwide fight against apartheid. 

Currently in the critically acclaimed FX series, THE SHIELD, CCH has been recently nominated for an Emmy Award for “Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series” for her role as “Captain Claudette Wyms.” She has also received an Emmy® nomination for “Best Supporting Actress” for ER and an Emmy® nomination for The X-Files as “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series.”  For THE SHIELD, she received a Golden Satellite Award for “Performance by an Actress in a Series, Drama” and an NAACP Image Award nominations for “Best Actress in a Drama Series.”

LOCATION: Raleigh Studios-655 N. Van Ness, Los Angeles.  One block south of Melrose.  The meeting will be held in the Chaplin Building upstairs in the Chaplin Theatre.  On Lot Parking-$5   some street parking available.  Seating is limited, so please be on time! 

Doors open at 1pm. 
Event Moderator: Leslie Berger

All are welcome to attend, even men! 
WIF members-no charge.  Please bring your WIF ID card. 
Non Members-$15 cash please

Important:  To reserve your seat please RSVP by email Leslie Berger at leslieberger2002@yahoo.com  Give me the names of those attending and if they are members of WIF.  For those ONLY who do not have access to a computer, you may contact Leslie at 323-839-5597 for reservations.

ALL EVENTS ARE PURPOSELY OVERBOOKED TO ENSURE A FULL HOUSE.
Late arrivals will NOT be guaranteed a seat. (Doors open @ 1pm)

Chairperson of Actors Group:  Leslie Berger www.leslieberger.net
Celebrating her 4th Year Anniversary as Chair!

The Bold and the Beautiful is declared “World’s Most Watched Daily Drama Series” by Médiamétrie at 46th Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Awards Ceremony

Monte Carlo, July 1st, 2006 –The Bold and the Beautiful was the recipient of the International TV Audience award in the category of “Telenovela/Soap Opera” at the 46th Monte-Carlo Television Festival Golden Nymph Awards Ceremony this evening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, confirming that it is the most watched daily drama series in the world.

The International TV Audience Awards are determined by the sum of ratings across five continents and 51 countries as measured by Médiamétrie and Eurodata TV Worldwide. The win signifies that The Bold and the Beautiful delivered higher ratings worldwide in 2005 than any other daily drama series, including the two other nominees in the same category, the Spanish-language telenovelas, Rubi (Mexico), and Pasión de Gavilanes (Colombia/USA).

The award was accepted by Executive Writer and Head Producer Bradley P. Bell, who travelled to Monaco along with cast members Ashley Jones (Bridget) and Antonio Sabáto, Jr. (Dante) to participate in the festival.

Created by Médiamétrie, Eurodata TV Worldwide distributes programming and audience information, based on its partnership with the national institutes operating people meter systems throughout the world. Today, Eurodata TV Worldwide’s database contains more than 2000 channels in 75 countries.

Winning its time slot for the past two decades in most markets, The Bold and the Beautiful can be viewed in over 130 countries and territories worldwide, airing in morning, daytime, afternoon, access prime and prime time with an estimated daily audience of over 35 million viewers (Source: TVMI). In some international markets, The Bold and the Beautiful equals or outperforms many U.S. prime time series’.

A few examples of the series’ performance:

• In Italy, The Bold and the Beautiful has 5.5 million viewers (a 32% market share) on Mediaset’s Canale5 in the early afternoon and is counted among the top 5 U.S. imports. (Source: Auditel)
• In Australia, where it garners an average daily commercial share of 46% every weekday at 4:30 p.m., The Bold and the Beautiful wins its time slot daily and is a top 5 performer across all regular daytime programming. (Source: OzTAM).
• In South Africa, The Bold and the Beautiful is the Number One U.S. import and receives an average 54% market share Monday-Friday at 6:30 p.m. on public broadcaster SABC1. (Source: TAMS data)
• In Germany, The Bold and the Beautiful experienced a 50% increase in women aged 14-49 in 2005 over 2004, and is the only U.S. daily drama series on the air. (Source: Eurodata TV/AGB-GFK)
• In the Netherlands, the series saw a 47% increase in viewers aged 20-34 in 2005 over 2004. (Source: Eurodata TV/Stichting KijkOnderzoek, The Netherlands)
• In the United States, where it is the second-highest rated daytime drama, The Bold and the Beautiful is consistently #1 in its time slot. (Source: Nielsen) The series was the first network daytime drama series to be broadcast simultaneously in Spanish and in English using SAP technology, welcoming U.S. Spanish-speaking viewers to CBS. The series was the first network daytime drama series to be broadcast simultaneously in Spanish and in English using SAP technology, welcoming U.S. Spanish-speaking viewers to CBS.

The Bold and the Beautiful, taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, will celebrate its 20th season of broadcasting in March 2007. The series is produced by Bell-PhillipTelevision, Inc. Bradley P. Bell is the Head Writer and Executive Producer.

Alexis Bledel Joins The Breakup Club
...Quick—tell your brother. Alexis Bledel, of Gilmore Girls and Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants fame, is back...

Mexico's Television May Launch New U.S. Network

After failing to acquire Univision, the nation's largest Spanish-language broadcaster, Mexico's Grupo Televisa is now casting itself in the role of spoiler, maintaining that it has no intention to contribute its shares in Univision to the winning bidders, Umbrella Holdings, headed by media mogul Haim Saban. In an SEC filing, Televisa also said that not only is it considering selling its shares to another investor or group of investors, but that it is also considering starting a rival Spanish-language network. Currently Televisa supplies most of Univision's programming and has a contractual obligation to continue to do so until 2017. Today's (Thursday) Wall Street Journal reported that the company is still considering assembling a better bid than the one offered by Umbrella.

Dance Revolution TV Show Seeks Audience Pages

WHAT: Dance Revolution Television Show
WHERE: Located in Hollywood
JOB POSITIONS: Seeking audience pages to organize live audience for tapings of the show.
QUALIFICATIONS: Fun, loud, up beat, organized, leader, takes direction easily, works well under pressure, etc.
WHEN: July 18- August 8th,
Will be shooting Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Friday afternoons.
call times for pages will be 1pm and will work until 6:30pm.
SALARY: $75/day (for a half day of work)- comes out to roughly $13.50 per hour

Interested parties should send their resumes to:
Mia C. Villanueva
Manager of Community Outreach and Recruitment
Workplace Hollywood

HIRING PR POSITION - FINE LIVING TV NETWORK

The Fine Living TV Network in Knoxville Tennessee is hiring for a PR position.
Job location is in Knoxville.

REQUIREMENTS:

EDUCATION:
Bachelor Degree preferred, Public Relations/Communications

EXPERIENCE:
3-5 years in public relations or related degree. Must be able to manage multiple projects. Previous agency or television experience a plus. Must have a solid understanding of editorial and media relations.

EQUIPMENT:
Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

LICENSE/CERTIFICATE:
APR preferred.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:
Detail oriented, flexibility to work on multiple projects at once.

Additional information at http://jobs.scripps.com/details.html?id=5397

TO APPLY:
Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund/The Info List, and email resume to Director of Public Relations, Scripps Emerging Networks, Gary McCormick at:
gmccormick@scrippsnetworks.com