NALIP Announces the Mercury Latino Lens Short Film Challenge Finalists

This past summer the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) teamed up with Ford Lincoln MERCURY and Miami’s Zubi Advertising to search for up-and-coming Latino/a filmmakers.  The Mercury Latino Lens Short Film Challenge invited directors to submit their scripts for the opportunity to make 5 minute shorts, and compete for the Grand Prizes.  From a pool of hundreds of hopefuls, a Blue Ribbon panel of judges, including directors Rodrigo Garcia (NINE LIVES, “Carnivale”), Gabriela Tagliavini (LADIES NIGHT) and Robert Rodriguez (SPY KIDS, DESPERADO) selected six Finalists: three students and three emerging filmmakers.  Each Finalist was awarded $10,000 to produce and direct their original short films on digital video, and will continue on to the on-line judging round starting October 1, competing for two Grand Prizes.

The six finalists are:

Student Filmmakers
Elvira Carrizal (“Quiero Ser Payaso”) in New York City
Xochitl Dorsey (“Tears and Tortillas”) in Monterey Park, CA
Elisa L. Menendez  (“Abuela”) in Miami, Florida

Emerging Filmmakers,
Sarah Duran (“ Girls Night Out”) in Los Angeles
Salvador Paniagua, Jr. (“Los Tamales”) in Playa Del Rey, CA
Akiva Penaloza (“ El Chivo”) in Maspeth, New York. 

Congratulations to all and thank you to everyone who entered.

The six will present their films in a national online contest throughout the month of October.  Watch this space to join the general public in voting for the two Grand Prize winners. The winning student will receive a $5,000 scholarship and an HDV camera, and the emerging filmmaker will receive a $5,000 cash grant and an all-expense paid trip to the 2007 Sundance Film Festival with our NALIPsters in the Sundance program.

The Grand Prize winners will be screening their films in Los Angeles, San Antonio and Miami this October and November, then again at NALIP Conference 8 in Newport Beach, CA, March 8 – 11, 2007.

The theme for the challenge was  "Mucho Por Descubrir” (Much to Discover) as it relates to Latino representation and history in the U.S. "We are excited to see a lot of very creative interpretations of the theme and how these ideas relate to ourselves and our community,” said Kathryn Galan, NALIP Executive Director,  to Screen Magazine.  “I know that we will be entertained and surprised by the Final films!”

NALIP Member Hugo Perez to Present His Work In Progress Feature Documentary “In the Footsteps of Orpheus” At the Prestigious 2006 IFP Market

NALIP Member Hugo Perez will be presenting his work in progress feature documentary “In the Footsteps of Orpheus” at the prestigious 2006 IFP Market.  He would like to invite any of his fellow industry members who are attending the market to join him for the screening of work in progress segments of his documentary.

In the Footsteps of Orpheus
A Feature Documentary Produced and Directed by Hugo Perez

SYNOPSIS: When the Hungarian poet Miklos Radnoti was shot into a mass grave in 1944 after a two-month death march, he did not know whether his poems would survive.  Eighteen months later, when his body was exhumed, a notebook was found in his coat pocket that contained his final poems, poems that documented the final months of his life as a prisoner of the Nazi alliance. Through interviews and the poet's own words, 'In the Footsteps of Orpheus' will tell the story of Miklos Radnoti who believed in the life of his poems even when he knew that he himself would not survive.

In the Footsteps of Orpheus segments will be screened:
Wednesday, September 20th at Noon in Angelika Theatre 4

For More Information Contact:
orpheus@m30afilms.com

Visit our website:
www.m30afilms.com

Call For Entries Is Now Open For the 6th Tribeca Film Festival



North America's fastest-growing film festival celebrates its 6th anniversary of movies and events in the cultural capital of the world.
 
Early deadline November 17th.
Official deadline December 8th.
Late deadline January 5th.
Click here for details.

Also check regularly for program updates.

Some film festivals are in the middle of nowhere.
One is in the center of it all.
Join us.
www.tribecafilmfestival.org

Call For Entries
50th San Francisco Intl Film Festival
April 26-May 10, 2007



Golden Gate Awards Competition
$10,000 for Documentary Feature
Cash and in-kind prizes in 14 categories

Narrative Feature Entries
$10,000 SKYY PRIZE for First Feature

Primary Deadline: Nov. 10, 2006
Final Deadline: December 8. 2006

for information and to enter online www.sffs.org

Academy/UCLA Documentary Series
Begins Its 25th Year

Fourteen short and feature-length documentaries, including the Oscar-winning “A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin” and two other nominees, will be screened in Part One of the 2006–2007 Contemporary Documentary Series, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy Foundation and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Now in its 25th year, the series kicks off September 27, at 7 p.m., at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. All screenings in the series are free.

Following is the complete schedule for Part One:
September 27
“Mr. Mergler’s Gift” (directed by Beverly Shaffer, produced by Germaine Ying Gee Wong)
“Mad Hot Ballroom” (directed by Marilyn Agrelo; produced by Amy Sewell, Agrelo)
October 11
“Murderball” (directed by Henry-Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro; produced by Jeffrey Mandel, Shapiro) Academy Award nominee.
“39 Pounds of Love” (directed by Dani Menkin; produced by Menken, Daniel J. Chalfen)
October 25
“On Native Soil: The Documentary of the 9/11 Commission Report” (directed by Linda Ellman; produced by Jeff Hays, Ellman, Lenville O’Donnell)
“Occupation: Dreamland” (directed by Garrett Scott, Ian Olds; produced by Scott, Selina Lewis Davidson, Nancy Roth)
November 1
“A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin” (directed by Eric Simonson; produced by Simonson, Corinne Marrinan) Academy Award winner.
“The Devil and Daniel Johnston” (directed by Jeff Feuerzeig; produced by Henry S. Rosenthal)
November 15
“Street Fight” (directed and produced by Marshall Curry) Academy Award nominee.
“The Last Campaign” (directed and produced by Wayne Ewing)
November 29
“Dimmer” (directed by Talmage Cooley; produced by Cooley, Andy Spade, Anthony Sperduti)
“The Boys of Baraka” (directed and produced by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady)
December 13 – special screening at the IMAX Theater
“Aliens of the Deep” (directed by James Cameron, Steven Quale; produced by Andrew Wight, Cameron)
“Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure” (directed by Ben Stassen; produced by Stassen, Charlotte Huggins, Caroline Van Iseghem)

All screenings are free and open to the public. They will begin at 7 p.m. at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater, except for the December 13 program at the IMAX Theater. Filmmakers will be present whenever possible to discuss their films and take questions from the audience. Part Two of the series will begin in March.

The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at the Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study, 1313 North Vine Street, in Hollywood, at the northwest corner of Fountain Avenue and Vine Street. Parking is available behind the building through the entrance on Homewood Avenue, one block north of Fountain. The IMAX Theater is located in the California Science Center in Exposition Park, at the corner of Exposition Boulevard and Figueroa Street. Parking is available for $6 in the lot on Figueroa and 39th Street. For more information, call (310) 247-3600 or (310) 206-FILM.

Networking Group For Actors, Writers and Filmmakers!
URnetworkalliance.com

We are a networking group that meets weekly. We exchange leads, tips, create projects. Each week we invite an industry guest. We have our fall series beginning in October.

October Guests include, to name a few:
Lisa Pantone
Comp Casting
Susan Havins
Our guests are working professionals in the industry, mainly casting and/or talent agents. Allowing you to gain perspective, learn, network build and establish relationships. It is who knows YOU!

Small intimate setting. LIMITED TO ONLY 7 people It is only limited to the same seven people. Our sessions will run from oct-march. No drop in or revolving door policy. Your spot is secured once you are in the Group.

Please submit your headshot and resume and you will be contacted. Only seven spots open. Please visit our website to get more info.

We will be meeting at Guests Office or Location will be announced if not meeting at the office.

Sessions begin Oct. 3 at Noon. A full calendar, once selected, will be disclosed.
Cost is $200/month.

Seven Spots open. That means you have the special and rare opportunity to meet guest with only six other actors, filmmakers, writers in your group. It is an event that allows you to bond with your group and help move up towards success!

Urnetwork alliance, entertainment networking group

urnetworkalliance.com
urnetworkalliance@urnetworkalliance.com

Puerto Rico confirms 40 percent tax break
Territory's package is amongst the world's most generous for film-makers.

Longoria says 'Housewives' her last show
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:32 pm PDT
AP - Eva Longoria says she's done with television after "Desperate Housewives" ends. The 31-year-old actress said she loves the medium of television and the routine it provides, but that "Housewives" will be her last series. Full Story

'Four Weddings' Newell films 'Cholera' in Colombia
AFP via Yahoo! News Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:34 PM PDT
British Director Mike Newell ("Four Weddings and a Funeral") has begun filming "Love in the Time of Cholera," based on Gabriel Garcia Marquez' 1985 novel, in Cartagena.

Leguizamo falls in "Kill Pit" at Spike TV
Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:39 PM PDT
John Leguizamo is set to star in "The Kill Pit," an eight-hour drama set up at men's cable channel Spike TV.

Risky Business
Sep 8, 2006 - The Hollywood Reporter
Three highly praised films from Mexico's top directors — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron — are opening in the fall.

POP: Almodovar, Cruz and the Party Frenzy
"Volver" director Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz, not surprisingly, caused quite a frenzy when they entered (a bit late) to their party for the film, which is having its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. A packed crowd waited inside a very warm Chanel store off Bloor in Toronto for the star arrivals, while crowds and photographers waited outside in the pouring rain. Once they arrived, they were wooshed upstairs and into a VIP area which became another frenzy with people trying their best to argue their way inside. "Volver" (meaning 'to return' is pronounced Vole-vair, NOT vole-vur) marks the Spanish-language return for Cruz, a veteran of past Almodovar films.

Penelope Cruz proud of false bottom in new film
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 01:29 am PDT
Reuters - Penelope Cruz says that when she finished six months of work on "Volver," the new movie directed by Spain's Pedro Almodovar, she was so wrapped up in her character that she faced an emotional crisis. Full Story

Hiring Staff Assistant Editor

Position: Staff Assistant Editor
Company: Alchemy Worldwide
Location: Sherman Oaks, CA
Pay: FULL with benefits (non-union)

We are a Direct Response television production company that specializes in long form infomercials for national broadcast. We need an experienced key assistant Avid editor to start ASAP. Responsibilities include: Avid digitizing, logging, organizing, grouping, and importing footage, graphics and animation, working with vendors to maintain Avid suites, organizing project dailies and materials, managing the tape vault, tape and DVD duplication, editing string-outs, and performing Avid outputs. Necessary editing skills include the ability to make cuts, organize and move material within the timeline, and basic DVE work. Must be willing to work some occasional nights and weekends. Must be familiar with Avid Meridien and Adrenaline Media Composer systems, DVC-Pro and Beta SP VTR’s, switchers and audio mixers. Familiarity with motion graphics and Photoshop is a plus+++. Salary depends on experience.

To Apply: Email your resume to Brad at: bhaley@alchemyllc.com

No phone calls please.

Seeking Production Assistants For Two USC Grad Student Shorts

This is a great opportunity to gain exposure to the dying tradition of shooting on film (16mm), including lighting. The first project is a coming of age story about a girl who tries to fit in with the goth kids in order to be noticed by a boy. The second project is about a man who enters a still life painting in search of lost love.

Project 1 will shoot for the next three weekends (9/17, 9/23 & 9/24, 9/30 & probably 10/1). Project 2 will shoot on the weekends from 10/28-11/18.

We are both creative and generous and want to work with someone who loves film and wants to learn and gain experience. We can offer copy, credit and meals.

If you are interested, please send a resume to: hectorace@gmail.com.

Sound Editor/Sound Designer Wanted for 32 Minute Featurette

Pay: $750, + an extra $1000 deferred if sold
Estimated amount of work: 6 days.

Picture editing will be finished around the 23rd of this month. Required: Dialog editing, Foley and background creation and editing, final stereo mix, if possible with separate M&E tracks.

ADR is almost complete, so is much of the BG.

This is a great opportunity for someone trying to build their reel.

To Submit: Email your cover letter and resume to: sveredon@insidefilms.net

Experienced Bilingual Indie Editor

-Film & Video editor with 5 years of experience editing narrative & documentary films, long & short formats as well as TV shows. (English / Spanish)
-Proven storytelling skills in a highly collaborative process
-Own fully equipped FCP system, often commutes to work with Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco filmmakers
-Available to edit HD productions on location
-Experienced with Panasonic HVX200, DVX100 and Super 16mm workflows
-Flexible Rates

For more information, and to request a demo reel, please contact:

Mabel Valdiviezo
haikufilmsorg@yahoo.com
415-335-3143 (c)

Inside Out Community Arts Needs Artists!

Actors, Singers, Dancers, Muscians, Filmmakers & Visual Artists of diverse
ethnic & cultural backgrounds

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND GET PAID!
*Use your creative skills to work on a team with other artists in
public schools.
* Help at-risk youth create art and performances about issues in their lives
and communities.
* Do meaningful work that is lots of fun!

Our FREE Artist Training program begins again on September, 25th 2006.
Training sessions are held Mondays 7:00-10:00pm at the Venice Center for
Peace with Justice & the Arts, 2210 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, CA  90291.  Learn
our award-winning specialized curriculum and become a part of the Inside Out
team.

*Fill out an artist application. Applications can be found at
http://www.insideoutca.org/get_involved/join_our_artistic_team.htm

*Fax or mail your form back to us

*Inside Out will notify qualified artists and invite you to our
orientation session

For more information, contact Paco Jose Madden at (310) 397-8820 or
paco@insideoutca.org

Through visual and performing arts workshops, performances and festivals,
our mission is to give youth from all backgrounds the tools, confidence and
inspiration to make a positive difference in their communities and the
worldS from the inside out.

Program highlights include weekend camping/rehearsal retreats, theater field
trips, parent/child arts workshops, and performances for student and public
audiences.  Our programs and community events have directly served more than
2,400 youth and reached over 28,000 audience members.

CASTING CALL: Los Angeles, CA