Call For Entries

Pura Inspiración Film Contest seeks diverse documentary and narrative short films celebrating the good in the world and everyday heroes. There is a special award for filmmaker who best incorporates cultural heritage and traditions into their movie. Semi-finalists and children's entries screened separately during Puro Mexicano: Tucson Film Festival, November 4th and 5th, 2006 at the historic Fox Theatre in Tucson, AZ. Adult semi-finalists receive free passes to the festival. (www.tucsonfilmfestival.org)

Entry fees: Adult contest (films up to 10 minutes) $20; teens (films up to 5 minutes) $10; kids (ages 12 and under, films up to 3 minutes) FREE!

Deadline: October 2, 2006.

For application forms, teachers’ materials, prize updates and other information, go to: www.reelinspiration.org or contact 520-325-9175 and
info@reelinspiration.org

Presented by Miami Dade College
Announces Call for Entries

$25,000 Knight Grand Jury Prizes Awarded in Three Competition Categories

Submissions Now Being Accepted for 2007 Festival

The 24th annual Festival to be held March 2 -11, 2007 is now accepting submissions for films. The early submission deadline is September 4, 2006 and the final submission deadline is October 6, 2006.

Submissions for juried competition categories are open to first- and second-time directors and include Dramatic Features – World Cinema, Dramatic Features – Ibero-American Cinema, and Documentary Features – World & Ibero-American Cinema. Non-competition categories are also open to submissions and include Short Films and Touching Florida.

Films must have been completed after September 1, 2005. Films must not have been publicly broadcast or exhibited commercially in the U.S. prior to the Festival.

A Knight Grand Jury Prize of $25,000 is awarded to a director in each of the three competition categories. A $2,500 cash prize is awarded to an Audience Award winner in each of the three competition categories.

Submission fees are as follows:
Early Submissions (Aug. 7 – Sept. 4): Features $30, Shorts $15
Final Submissions (Sept. 5 – Oct. 6): Features $40, Shorts $20
Florida Filmmakers pay Early Submission fees through final submissions deadline

SUBMISSION FORM
The official submission form and additional information are available online at www.miamifilmfestival.com. For more information call 305-237-FILM (3456).

For more information contact the Miami International Film Festival at (305) 237-3456 or visit www.miamifilmfestival.com. For more information on Miami Dade College, please visit www.mdc.edu.

Contacts: Mic Mikolai (305) 237-7879

Berlin Issues Campus Call

The Berlin Film Festival has called for submissions for its fourth Berlinale Talent Campus, which will run at next year's fest, Feb. 10-15.

“The campus will be integrated more closely with the fest, coordinating events that will tie in films from all sections plus offer prominent guests,” organizers said.

Invited to apply until Nov. 1 are young producers, directors, actors, cinematographers, screenplay writers, editors, production designers, film score composers and sound designers. Admission criteria include a one-minute film sample. Participants from abroad will be provided with complementary housing and a partial reimbursement of their travel expenses.

For an application, go to Berlinale-TalentCampus.de

Promedio rojo / Failing Grades
Dir. Nicolas López Fernández
(2004 Spain/ Chile, 100 min.)
Galería de la Raza
2857 24th St., San Francisco
(415) 826-8009

Spanish with English subtitles
General Admission: $6
ILFF Members, Students, Seniors, Disabled: $5
Nerdy comic book aficionado Roberto battles low self- esteem, loser friends and vicious high school bullies in Santiago as he vies for the heart of Cristina, the hot new girl from Madrid. Hilariously dark, sometimes violent and always unpredictable, the film features great animated comic book sequences, a crazy superhero and more teen angst than even young Superman could handle. Nicolas Lopez was awarded the 2004 Special Jury Award for First Film, Viña del Mar Film Festival, Chile.
View the trailer....

La Fabri-K: The Cuban Hip-Hop Factory
Dir. Lisandro Pérez-Rey
(2004, USA/ Cuba, 64 min.)
La Peña Cultural Center
3105 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
(510) 849-2568

In Spanish with English subtitles.
This documentary follows Cuba's leading hip-hop performers, LA FABRi-K (The Factory), on an intense yet intimate journey into the heart of hip-hop. The film witnesses the recording of an album, the artists’ struggle to obtain a travel visa for their tour of the US and their groundbreaking performance at the famous Apollo Theater.

Grafixo do Sao Paulo
Dir. dQueen*
(2005, Brazil, 12 min.)
Portuguese with English subtitles.

From the gritty to the trendy streets of Sao Paulo accented with a penetrating backdrop of pulsating Brazilian Hip Hop, we follow famous graffiti artists such as Os Gémeos, Koyo, Ise and Nunca as they leave their messages for the world to digest.

Racionais
Dir. dQueen*
(2005, Brazil, 8 min.)
Portuguese with English subtitles.
Follow the popular Brazilian rap group Racionais as they use music and the spoken word to escape the thugs, drugs and crime laden favelas.
View the trailer...

East LA Rep Presents the Fourth Annual Free Shakespeare at East LA Parks

East LA Rep proudly presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare as part of Free Shakespeare at East LA Parks. For the fourth consecutive year East LA Rep will tour a classic play to various parks in East Los Angeles and this summer the production will also be presented indoors at El Gallo Plaza Theater on Friday evenings. East LA Rep invites you to join us for free performances of a classic comedy with a Latino twist, where magic, mayhem, and miscommunication mix in the barrio of East Los.
Directed by Rebekah Walendzak with performances by Jean Altadel, Juan Carrillo, Mercedes Castro, Francisco Garcia, Timothy Judd, Mario Martinez, Eddie Ruiz, Cristela Saravia, and Susan Yang.

We encourage you to bring your picnic or carne asada and enjoy classic theatre under the LA sky.

What:                         A Midsummer Night’s Dream
                                    by William Shakespeare
When:                        Aug. 18 – Sept. 10, 2006
Where:                     - Fridays beginning 8/18 thru 9/8 @ El Gallo Plaza Theater at 8pm
                                   4545 E. Cesar Chavez Ave. L.A. CA 90022
                                  - Aug. 19 @ Prospect Park at 11:30am
                                  - Aug. 20 @ Obregon Park at 11:30am
                                  - Aug. 26 @ City Terrace Park at 5pm
                                  - Aug. 27 @ Ruben Salazar Park at 11:30am
                                  - Sept. 2 & 3 @ Belvedere Park at 5pm
                                  - Sept. 9 @ Sorenson Park (Whittier)
                                  - Sept. 10 @ Hollenbeck Park at 11:30am

Admission:              Free
Info:                           (323) 788-3880
                                   jreyes@eastlarep.com
                                   eastlarepertory@hotmail.com
                                   www.eastlarep.com
                                   www.myspace.com/eastlarep

Call for Entries (Quick Code included below)
Discount Deadline: August 18, 2006
Final Deadline: September 8, 2006

The New York Festivals International Film & Video Awards recognize "The World's Best Work" in informational, educational and industrial film productions and corporate video. The competition also covers short film, feature-length film and home videos. Now approaching its 50th anniversary, the Film & Video Awards sees entries from over 30 countries around the world.
The competition is accepting entries in the following categories:
Documentaries
Business Theatre
Short and Feature Length Films
Home Video Productions
Distance Learning
Slide Productions
Multi-Screen Productions
Visit www.newyorkfestivals.com to get details about categories and the rules and regulations, and use the Quick Code above your name on the mailing label to jumpstart your entry process. All entries completed online by August 18, 2006 receive a 10% discount when you use your Quick Code: FV806EC.

SUPERMENTORS CLASSES FOR WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND PRODUCERS!

The demand has been so great that Marc and Elaine Zicree have decided to offer a SIX-WEEK SUPERMENTORS CLASS starting Tuesday August 15, 2006, and their NEW ADVANCED SIX-WEEK SUPERMENTORS CLASS starting Wednesday August 30, 2006.  LIMITED TO 10 STUDENTS, both classes are held in West Hollywood and run from 7-10 PM.
 
In the INITIAL SIX WEEK SUPERMENTORS class you learn how to set your career goals, target the buyers, get past the Guardians at the Gate, develop compelling evidence of your skills and talents, pitch yourself and your project powerfully, and REALLY MAKE IT HAPPEN.  It’s not theoretical or “someday” – the Zicrees get you moving in effective action in the real world.
 
In the Advanced Class – geared to those who’ve taken the Initial Course or have reached a certain level in their careers – you go to the next level, designing and implementing strategies to gain major national attention, reach the top heights of the Industry, take the world by storm. This is the crucial period that things can really start moving and you can lock in the career you’ve always wanted.  But frequently lack of experience, access to high-level information, appropriate mentors or just plain fear can cause us to make choices that undo all our efforts just when they’re staring to WORK.  
 
The Advanced Supermentors Class guides you week by week to your higher goal.  It’s limited to ten highly-motivated students and is hands-on, specific, caring, and effective.  
 
The Zicrees practice what they preach.  Both writer-producers, they currently are attached as executive producers on movies of the week that have been greenlit by a major network, have bestselling books in every bookstore chain in the country, and are partnered on film and TV series projects with recent former Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents of studios such as Paramount and Sony/Columbia-Tristar.
 
Those who enroll in either class will also get a BONUS SESSION, with LINDA WOOLVERTON, writer of the films and Broadway shows BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and THE LION KING (and the new VAMPIRE LESTAT musical); DAVID SIMKINS, showrunner of ANGEL and BLADE; and JEFF VLAMING, writer-producer of NORTHERN EXPOSURE, X-FILES and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.
 
In addition, the Zicrees are currently in discussions with J.J. ABRAMS (ALIAS, LOST, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III) to come talk!
 
And if that’s not enough, Marc is directing his STAR TREK – NEW VOYAGES episode starring George Takei in September, so you’ll get to experience UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL the pre-production phase of this landmark production that’s already been spotlighted by the NEW YORK TIMES and the TODAY SHOW!  Marc has drawn together an A-list team of Oscar and Emmy winners whose credits include BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, X-FILES, BUFFY, LOST, the recent STAR WARS films and more – so there’s no telling who just might drop by!
 
Don’t miss this one – it won’t come again.

Classes are $699.

To register, email the Zicrees at marc@zicree.com or call (323) 363-1259 as soon as possible.  Payment via check or credit card (through PAYPAL) is accepted.  
 
 You can read Marc's new blog at www.zicree.blogspot.com

2006 Hispanic Heritage Award Honorees Announced for Special 20th Anniversary Celebration at the Kennedy Center
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Wed, 02 Aug 2006 6:00 AM PDT
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation today announced the 2006 Hispanic Heritage Awards Honorees, who will be celebrated with a special ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Awards on September 7 at the John F.

Yahoo! Telemundo Enters Movie Scene
Marketing Y Medios Wed, 02 Aug 2006 9:11 AM PDT
Going behind the cameras means going online these days. Yahoo! Telemundo today launches its short film festival at espanol.entertainment.yahoo.com/filmfestival, with exclusive sponsorship by Toyota Yaris.

Univision has hot summer
The Washington Post /Associated Press August 2, 2006
Univision last week averaged more viewers in the 18 to 34 demographic during primetime than any network except Fox Broadcasting Co. Overall, Univision averaged 3 million viewers in primetime, putting it ahead of UPN and The WB, which averaged 1.9 million and 1.8 million, respectively. CBS led the week, averaging 7.3 million viewers in primetime, followed by NBC (6.3 million), Fox (5.5 million) and ABC (5 million).  

Telemundo and Yahoo! host film festival
World Screen News August 2, 2006
Web portal Yahoo! and the Web site of Spanish-language network Telemundo are soliciting short films from Hispanic filmmakers for a competitive film festival. Viewers vote on the entries and the winning films will air on Telemundo and mun2.  

Lopez Drops Out of 'Dallas'
Jennifer Lopez has abruptly quit the much-anticipated big screen remake of classic 1970s show Dallas. The Maid In Manhattan actress was set to star opposite John Travolta - who will play JR Ewing - as his alcoholic wife Sue Ellen.

Filmmaker Magazine: 25 New Faces
On Filmmaker Magazine's anticipated annual 25 New Faces of Independent Film list this year are (with links to their site for content and contact info): [1 - 5] 1) Olivia Thirlby, 2) Linas Phillips, 3) Ham Tran, 4) So Yong Kim, 5) Scott Z. Burns, [6 - 10] 6) Antonio Campos, 7) Gary Huggins, 8) Carter Smith, 9) Astra Taylor, 10) Michele Civetta, [11 - 15] 11) Esther Robinson, 12) Alex Karpovsky, 13) Aurora Guerrero, 14) Eunhee Cho, 15) Neistat Brothers, [ " TARGET="_blank">16 - 20] 16) Nee Brothers, 17) Pastor Brothers, 18) Michael Tully, 19) Paul Soter, 20) Lars...

Seven Selected for Sundance Institute's 2006 Annenberg Film Fellowship Program
The Sundance Institute has announced the selection of seven filmmakers to take part in this year's Annenberg Film Fellows program. Paticipants include: Kit Hui's "A Breath Away"; co-writer/director Cruz Angelos and co-writer Maria Topete's "Don't Let Me Drown"; Jake Mahaffy's "Free In Deed"; director Andrew Dosunmu and writer Darci Picoult's "Mother of George"; Kirsten Johnson's "My Habibi"; So Young Kim's "Treeless Mountain" and Milford Thomas' "Uncloudy Day." Through the Annenberg Film Fellowship program, participants receive an initial grant of $10,000 and extended creative and financial support over a two-year period to facilitate the continued development of their projects. The program...

An Anguished Life and Love Set Free at Last in Death
By ANITA GATES for The New York Times
“Viva la Vida!” is set in the last year or so of painter Frida Kahlo’s pain-filled life.

Seeking Voiceover Talent for Documentary: New York, NY

Voiceovers needed for a historical documentary on the early Mexican
American civil rights movement. We're seeking solid voices that can
re-create a Mexican American Southwestern accent from the 1950s for our
sample reel that will be used for fund raising purposes. We anticipate an
eventual national broadcast on public television.

· Four adult male voices, Latino actors preferred
· Two adult female voices

This is a no pay gig, but it's a great project and an opportunity to work
with award winning filmmakers. The entire session will last no more than 2
hours and will take place at a recording studio in Chelsea.

Contact: Carlos Sandoval
(212) 666-3266
mail@caminobluff.com

 MAYA Advertising and Communications seeks a Latino Script Writer: Washington, DC

MAYA Advertising and Communications, a Washington-based marketing firm, is
currently looking for an experienced Latino script writer to work on a documentary airing on September 14, 2006 on HDTV. Full details below.
Respond ONLY to e-mail address provided in blurb.

The project is an HDTV film about the Latino community in Washington, DC.
The documentary will be 30 minutes long. We already have the sounds bites
(transcribed), B-roll footage and plenty of archival pictures. We need a writer who can connect all the dots and come up with a good, positive, and informative piece about Latinos in DC. We are looking for someone available to work immediately. The documentary will be aired on September 14, 2006.

Please send your resume and written materials to mariana@mayadc.com

 PROFESSIONAL SCRIPT GROUP HAS OPENINGS FOR TWO WRITERS

ScriptWrights, a  professional script development group, has only 2 openings left during its  rare roster call.

Founded in March 2004, the group--limited strictly to 15 writers--meets every Monday night at 7:00pm in Studio City.  Four writers each night have portions of their in-progress scripts cold read by actors with film and television credits.  A critique from the fellow writers follows.  Every month there is a full reading of an entire script.

ScriptWrights recently developed a commercial division for producers outreach, and conducts  brainstorming sessions on script ideas.   

To qualify, writers must have competed and registered three scripts.

TO APPLY FOR MEMBERSHIP:
Email one script to the approval committee along with a writing resume to:
scriptwrights@sbcglobal.net

Preference given to writers with credits.  Dues are $30 a month.

For more information visit www.scriptwrights.com or email: scriptwrights@sbcglobal.net

FILM/VIDEO FOOTAGE WANTED FOR FEATURE FILM

Get your footage and credit in a feature film starring David Carradine, Joe Mantegna, Nora Dunn, Harry Shearer, Tony Hale, Vaness Lengies, Brooke Nevin and Gabriel Sunday.

The film is MY SUICIDE, a co-production between Go Code Productions and Regenerate (regenerate.org), a non-profit media organization that empowers teens to create public service announcements and films about life-and-death teen issues, such as car crashes, suicide, and violence.

We believe we have a revolutionary and authentic youth-voiced movie that plays to 14-34 year olds (and older)...underpinned by a solid 3-act story structure.  We're jamming to put together a rough cut by the September Sundance submittal deadlines, then finish by the end of the year.

My Suicide is about a alienated teenager who is making a movie about his screwed up suburban world and questioning his place in it.  He appropriates great video from the Internet, friends -- and any source he can get his hands on to make his points.

You can check out an article (middle of page) on us at:
http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2006/03/production_repo_5.html

We will pay modestly and provide credit for use of extended clips (over 20 seconds).  For all other uses, we are happy to give an end-roll credit under "Additional Images and Footage." High quality video preferred but not necessary.

We are looking for the following types of video footage:
    Docu style footage of kids doing drugs, shooting up
    Docu style footage of bulimics, anorexics
    Docu style footage of AIDS related material - sick people
    Bible tooting evangelists - fundamentalist in America
    Fearful images -- crime, shootings, car chases, schooling shootings, etc
    Images of suburbia, Levittown, cookie cutter houses
    Ecological disasters, Exxon Valdez, Love Canal, Three Mile Island, various pollution
    War footage past and present, bombs exploding, solders dieing, suffering citizens
    People of authority, Presidents, Generals, Politicians, Congress, Supreme Court, etc
    Shots of average teens in all manners
    Various shots of Suburbia
    Depictions of temptation, violence,
    Kids playing violent video games
    Multiple images from television and computer use
    Horse beatings - animal cruelty
    Professor points to chalk board
    Media overload - potpourri of media
    Flags waving
    Highway traffic
    Car crashes
    Conglomerate corporations, rich guys, giant mansions, jets
    Celebrity obsession
    Immigration footage
    Pharmaceutical companies industrial
    School footage kids lined up, automation
    Modern tragedies, Oklahoma city bombing, 9/11, etc.
    Party scenes
    Security, cameras, constant filming
    Popular fears, SARS, masks, rubber gloves, TERROR
    Taxes, money, cash, gold, cars, houses, bling
    Video cameras
    Religious footage
    Mindless television (like telletubies, wwe)
    Shock news, shock video
    Kids doing stupid things
    Sex advertising

TO SUBMIT:
Please let us know what you have by sending an email to:
mysuicidethemovie@yahoo.com (DO NOT EMAIL FOOTAGE) - we promise to get back to you promptly.  Please submit only footage you have shot or own (and for which you have, or can help us get, artist releases) as we'll ask you to sign a release.

Lend us your footage that's just hanging around and help us get the message out about suicide prevention -- and pick up a credit to boot.

Seeking Production Assistants for Football Show: New York, NY

If you know NFL football and have experience in TV production, a major cable network is looking for Production Assistants for the 2006 season of the Spanish-language version of its award-winning football show. Show is taped in New York every Wednesday, and it's an all-day commitment.
  
Responsibilities include:
•Assist producer and associate producer
•Log tapes and assist with scripts
•Coordinate receipt and distribution of tapes and scripts 
•Research background information  
•Coordinate meal orders and delivery 
•General production support 
 
Skills:
•Bilingual English/ Spanish
•Strong organizational skills
•Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines 
•Quick learner
•Highly motivated
 
Please send e-mail inquiries and/or resumes to ysolmari@yahoo.com.

Looking For Talented Designer

We are a low budget independent film working with well known actors from
Latin America.
 
We have a costume designer, but we are shooting a party scene and would
like sharp night wear for Men and Women. We are very low budget, there is
no pay, but will give credit.
 
Contact: Alicia @ fvoicesmovie@aol.com (DO NOT contact for anything else,
thank you.)

CREW CALL: San Antonio, TX
"Haze" short film (non-paid)
Crew:
First AD
First AC
Sound Recordist (Should be familiar with using a mixer)
Non-linear Editor (Avid, Premiere or FCP)
Sound Design Director (post)
This is a non-paid project.
Expenses and meals paid for.
 
Format: DV
Length: 20-25 minutes
Location: in and around san antonio
Approximate shooting schedule: Aug-Sept (weekends)
 
Please email the producer, Karthik Nagarajan, karthik2@gmail.com

CASTING CALL: Los Angeles, CA

"BRAIDED SORROW"
Staged Reading
Inside The Ford
Latino Play Reading Series
AUGUST 5th @ 1pm
 
Seeking: MAN 1/ 2/ 3 -Street thugs in Juarez. Age range 20s—30s
 
Contact ASAP Ernest Figueroa @ eafigueroa@dslextreme.com

CASTING CALL: New York, NY