Move Over Olmos & Peter Coyote, NALIP Member & Filmmaker Pepe Urquijo Makes His Voice Over Narration Debut in the Striking Documentary Nuestra Familia

Nuestra Familia will be airing nationally starting this Sunday, check your local PBS listings for show times.

Go to www.pepelicula.com  or check http://nuestrafamiliaourfamily.org/index.html

Propuestas de Producciones Exitosas:
Cómo Prepararlas, Dónde Someterlas


Fecha: viernes, 29 de septiembre de 2006
Horario: 1:30 P.M. a 5:30 P.M.
Lugar: Raulo Grip & Lighting
Entrada: gratis para socios de NALIP (con tarjeta de membresía), APCA o APGD.
$10.00 para público general.


Programa: Cómo preparar una propuesta de producción efectiva para: • el Fondo Cinematográfico de Puerto Rico • TUTV • el Fondo Lucy Boscana • el Departamento del Trabajo.
Temas: • cómo funciona cada fondo • qué elementos comparten en común • qué elementos son distintos • cuánto tardan en responder • qué sucede luego de ser la propuesta aprobada.
Preguntas y Respuestas
Recepción/Iintercambio Social

Panelistas: Glorimar Marrero Sánchez  (Consultora en Desarrollo, Corporación de Cine de Puerto Rico) • Myrna Torres Correa (Directora Ejecutiva, Negociado para el Fomento de Oportunidades de Trabajo) • Ilia Vélez (Productora, Resonancia PR-Mex ("Mal de Amores" de Pajaritos Preñaos y "Ángel" de  CineSí de Jacobo Morales y Blanca Eros) • Luiyo Ruiz, (Pajaritos Preñaos) • Luis Collazo (Propaganda Films)

Estacionamiento: detrás de Raulo Grip & Lighting.
Charla auspiciada por: NALIP-Puerto Rico, Raulo Grip & Lighting
Recepción auspiciada por: Production Advisory Services of Puerto Rico, Inc.

Espacio limitado. Confirma tu asistencia por e-mail a: islafilms@coqui.net

Dirección: Raulo Grip & Lighting, Centro Distribución Amelia, Calle Diana #28, Local #3, Guaynabo (segundo edificio después de Primera Hora). Para instrucciones de cómo llegar, llamar al 787-273-8180 (no se pueden aceptar confirmaciones de asistencia en este número).

Films Needed For Showcase at the NALAC Annual Conference

Contact: doralpena@hotmail.com
210-694-4677

Latino filmmakers are invited to submit short films, trailers, and clips of w-i-p for a Film Showcase at the annual National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) conference taking place in San Antonio, TX from October 11-15, 2006. For more conference information visit www.nalac.org.

Please mail your DVD, VHS, or MiniDV by Friday, October 6th to:

NALAC
ATT: FILM SHOWCASE
1204 Buena Vista
San Antonio, TX 78207

Note: Films will not be returned unless a self addressed postage paid envelope is included with your submission. 

A Rose, By Any Other Name
Rosa De Dos Aromas

(Till October 29, 2006)
Written by Emilio Carballido and directed by Ruben Amavizca

Starring
NALIP Member Ingrid Marquez and Ludo Vika
A hilarious comedy about two totally opposite women who realize they share the same man and the same fate...

English Performances: October 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, and 31 Spanish Performances: September 29, 30; October 1, 13, 14, 15, 29 and 30

Fridays and Saturdays 8 PM; Sundays 6 PM

$12 general; $10 Seniors and Student with Current ID

For more information, please call213-382-8133 from 1 to 6 PM, Tuesday through Sunday, or go to www.fridakahlotheater.org

How to get to the FRIDA KAHLO THEATER
2332 West Fourth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90057

Havana Born Andy Garcia Takes You Behind The Scenes of The Lost City
 
The renowned Hollywood's Master Storytellers series will showcase Andy Garcia's directorial debut, The Lost City, at the Mann Chinese Theatres in Hollywood on Tuesday, September 26 at 7:30 PM. The evening will feature a screening of the film and a Q&A session with the acclaimed actor-director as well as insight into the film's sixteen year development odyssey.

Set during the final turbulent days of Havana's golden 1950s, The Lost City uses the musical tapestry of Cuban culture as a backdrop, telling the story of one man's struggles to hold onto the soul of his people. Conceived in the genre of Casablanca, Cabaret and The Godfather, The Lost City chronicles a nightclub owner caught in the crossfire of revolution -- between the tide of revolt and the destiny of his family, between the woman he loves and the homeland he is forced to leave behind.

The film also features Steven Bauer, Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, and model-actress Ines Sastre.

Stand-up Comedian and TV host Mike Siegel will be Hollywood's Master Storytellers special guest host for The Lost City event. He can be seen nationally every week hosting TBS network's "TBS Movie EXTRA ", HGTV's "If Walls Could Talk", and Fine Living network's "What You Get For the Money" (which also airs on HGTV). 

Palm Springs International Film Festival Call For Entries

The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) has announced its call
for entries. Narrative features, documentary features and documentary short
subjects are eligible for submission by September 29, 2006. Late entry
deadline for Festival submissions is October 16, 2006. The Festival will be
held from January 4-15, 2007 in Palm Springs, CA. For additional information
on entries, visit www.psfilmfest.org.

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the
work of exceptional, new and emerging talents as well as the celebrated work
of established auteurs. With this year's 18th edition of the event, the
festival provides an industry-friendly launch pad for new films and
filmmakers, combining the best aspects of a casual film marketplace with its
well-established reputation as a great audience festival that filmmakers
love to attend.

Off the Shelf and Onto the Screen Film Competition Call for Entries

Off the Shelf and Onto the Screen Film Competition -Dovetail
(www.dovetail.tv) is putting out a call for entries for a film competition
to be judged by Dovetail users. The winning filmmaker will receive $1,000
cash and 10,000 shares of stock in the company. Dovetail invites indie
filmmakers to take their best films completed before 1/1/2006 off the shelf
and put them onto screens in the homes of indie film fans everywhere via
Dovetail. The call for entries in Dovetail's "Off the Shelf and Onto the
Screen" film competition is now open through 9/30/06. For more information
or to submit your work visit www.withoutabox.com/login/5486 

Latino Filmmaker Errol Falcon Scores Distribution Deal for Feature Film, SouthBeach Dreams

South Beach Dreams, the feature film produced by Coral Rock Productions, was released in video stores nationwide on 9/19/06 by Warner Home Video. The film will be stocked at Virgin Entertainment, Best Buy and several other major video outlets across the country.  It will also be available via Video On Demand on October 19th, 2006.

South Beach Dreams was executive produced and directed by veteran Latino filmmaker, Errol Falcon.  Falcon’s career in television and TV commercials spans over 30 years.  The script, written by Fernando Fonseca, tells the story of love, friendship, ambition and betrayal in the Miami Beach hot-spot.

South Beach Dreams is the story of three young women, Tina, Jolie and Carmen, who come to South Beach to pursue their dreams of making it in the music business. Tina is an aspiring recording artist, Jolie is an aspiring songwriter and Carmen has her own rock band that performs in the local club scene.  The three lead actresses Charlotte Mineo (Tina), Alexis Victorian (Jolie) and Cristina Garcia (Carmen), are all local up and coming South Florida actors.

The Women of Juarez Campaign

Amnesty International (AI) and Emmy-nominated Actress/Singer/Songwriter Michele Dominguez Greene unite forces for The Women of Juarez Campaign by hosting a benefit concert on September 28 at Genghis Cohen Cantina in Los Angeles. The benefit concert will feature songs from Greene’s new critically acclaimed CD, LUNA ROJA, with a portion of the ticket and CD sales going towards Amnesty International’s Women of Juarez campaign.  Genghis Cohen Cantina is located at 740 N. Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles with Greene’s performance beginning at 7:30 p.m.  For ticket information, please contact: (310)-231-9903.  Tickets are $10.00 at the door.

Bonnie Abaunza, Director of Artist Relations for Amnesty International states, “We don’t want people to forget that since 1993, almost 400 women and girls have been murdered in Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua, México.  Our work is not done and we urge the involvement of every Amnesty International supporter and, in particular, women’s issues to join us in the campaign.  To get involved, visit:   www.aiusa.org <http://www.aiusa.org/> .  Type in keyword  ‘Juarez’ to find out more.”

jumping off bridges Screens in San Antonio, Austin and Houston

"Shot in Austin, Texas, and pulled from events in Kat Candler's own adolescence, bridges centers on four teenagers' adventurous and carefree lives — until a mother's suicide rocks their world. Critics have lauded the picture, comparing the look at youth's trials and tribulations to John Hughes' movies (though Molly Ringwald never dealt with anything this heavy). The film boasts an impressive cast, including The Patriot's Bryan Chafin as Zak, the main protagonist. (Chafin also appeared in cicadas, Candler's first feature) Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Emerson plays Zak's father; Emerson was last seen as the elusive and creepy Henry Gale (the head of "The Others") on Lost. And the soundtrack is loaded with enough indie cred to turn Sofia Coppola green with envy, with tracks from American Analog Set, Jose Gonzalez, Explosions in the Sky and Sufjan Stevens. See www.jumpingoffbridges.com for more information." -- The Pitch, Kansas City

San Antonio
Saturday, September 30th
7:00pm
Historic Guadalupe Theater (1301 Guadalupe Street @ South Brazos)
Tickets are $8 and can be purchased at the door. 
Co-sponsored by the Bexar SPC
Panel discussion will follow the screening featuring Paul Mireles (KENS-5), Dr. Thomas Martin (Psychiatrist), Dr. Carol Yoder (Trinity University), Kat Candler (Writer/Director) and Katie Lemon (Lead Actor). 

Austin
Tuesday, October 3rd
7:00pm
Alamo Drafthouse South (1120 South Lamar)
Tickets are $10.00 general admission
Advanced Tickets available at: http://www.originalalamo.com/lamar/frames.asp
Co-sponsored by the Travis County SPC
Panel discussion will follow the screening with filmmakers and actors in attendance.

Houston
Saturday, October 14th
7:00pm
Rice Media Center (Corner of University Blvd and Stockton, entrance #8 on the Rice University Campus)
Tickets are $6.00 general admission
Co-sponsored by the Houston SPC and Southwest Alternative Media Project
Panel discussion will follow the screening with filmmakers and mental health leaders in attendance.
For more information: http://www.jumpingoffbridges.com

2006 Manhattan Short Film Festival
San Antonio, TX

 Friday, September 22nd, 8 p.m.
             Saturday, September 23rd, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
URBAN-15 Studios
2500 S. Presa St.
$7.50 Adult; $5 Students, Military & Seniors w/ID,
210.736.1500

For the third year, the URBAN-15 Group has united with The Manhattan Short Film Festival and over 80 other venues across Europe, Canada and the US, to create the world’s largest short film festival to be held throughout two continents this September.

Over the span of a week, venues from Russia to Ireland in Europe, four provinces in Canada along with 35 states will screen a selection of twelve short films that have made the cut into this prestigious event. In the past, the Festival’s finalists, who have gone on to win Oscars and move into the Hollywood mainstream, were judged by a celebrity panel which featured Susan Sarandon, Laura Linney, Eric Stoltz, Tim Robbins and a host of studio reps. This year, the Festival has thrown the judging out to audiences, who will be handed a voting card upon entry to each venue and asked to vote for their favorite film. Votes will be tallied and the winner announced in New York City’s Union Square Park on Sunday, September 23rd.

2006 Finalists  (Films are in order of how they will screen in the program)
1:    Last Night  (Ireland) – Director Conor Morrissey
2:     Cigarette Box (Poland) Director Tomek Matuszczak
3:    Farber’s Nerve (USA) Morgan Miller
4:    Lyra Lezama (Cuba) Clayton Haskell
5:    3rd Parent (USA) Christina Frenzel
6:    Without Seeing (Spain) Salvador Gómez Cuenca
INTERMISSION
7:    Hollywood Photos of Katie Mills (USA) Paul Tompkins
8:    Security (Germany) Lars Henning
9:    Who I Am What I Want? (UK) Chris Shepherd
10:    Serenade (AUSTRALIA) Kyle Blanshard
11:    Offside (Israel) Erez Tadmor & Guy Nattiv
12:    Mowing The Lawn (UK) Michael Bentham

The Manhattan Short Film Festival is growing in more ways than one. As technology advances and the medium of filmmaking becoming more readily available, the Festival is enriched by stories that might otherwise not be told. "When the festival first started back in 1997, the overwhelming majority of the shorts we received were from filmmakers who were based in major cities such as New York, LA or London," said Festival founding director Nicholas Mason. "Virtually every entry we got back then was shot on 35mm. Now with the evolution of digital filmmaking, filmmakers are shooting their stories and then editing and finishing their shorts on their home computers. We are now getting films from literally every corner of the world, so who better to judge them than a global audience."

A special Youth Media Screening is being offered for students of film and media from the San Antonio region on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. The event will include a presentation of the twelve MSFF films and followed by a panel discussion of student and experienced media producers.

For more information visit the Festival’s website at www.MSfilmfest.com or www.urban15.org.

This event is supported by the City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, The Texas Commission on the Arts, The National Endowment of the Arts, American Sunrise, VuTURE ART and the generosity of Friends of URBAN-15.

Executive Assistant to CEO of Prod/Mgmt Company

Job Description: Crystal Sky, LLC. an established Prod/management company seeks assistant to CEO/Producer.

Extremely busy desk with all the typical assistant duties including phones, scheduling, faxing, reading scripts, writing script coverage, and as well as travel arrangements and heavy work during film markets.  An outgoing personality a big plus.  Great company to grow with and good experience in the world of independent film. It is a full time/permanent position in the Century City area.

Job Requirements: Must have excellent organization and follow through skills.  Strong attention to detail, and must have knowledge of industry or previous assistant experience.  Must have professional phone manner, in-person presence a must as well as a positive attitude to work in a fast paced environment.  Full Time.

To Apply: Email your cover letter and resume to: tiffany@crystalsky.com

Scripts Wanted for Development at The Vine Entertainment

The Vine Entertainment (Cut Off, Silver) is seeking submissions of fresh and original screenplays for its development library, of all genres including: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Thriller, Horror, and Animation. A member of the development staff will contact every writer who submits material to discuss its potential.

To Submit: All submissions must include a log line and brief synopsis. You may either email the full script as a pdf file, or just a log line and brief synopsis to:
info@thevineent.com.

OR
You may MAIL your submissions to:

The Vine Entertainment
Attn: Development/INFOLIST Referral
1337 Ocean Ave., Suite H
Santa Monica, CA 90401

(If you wish to have your script returned include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope)

CASTING CALL:  Los Angeles, CA

Paloma Productions is casting a Music Video for a Spanish language musical artist with Universal records distribution.  Non-union, small budget, fun concept and excellent opportunity for exposure for actors. We will be auditioning this Friday, Sept. 22, from 2P-8P.

Lead role pays $150 plus meals, copy. Supporting Roles pay $50 plus meals and copy.

Character Descriptions: BOYFRIEND: 21-25, Latino - LEAD - Very good looking, smooth,charismatic ladies man/player. He's got a winning smile, but he's cheating on our female lead (the Musical artist), and ultimately he gets his comeuppance. Strong actor, plays opposite ou artist lead.

THE OTHER WOMAN: 18-23, Latina- SUPPORTING - Dark haired, sultry vixen type. Sexy face, great body. The current object of the boyfriend's affections, she
will have several strong featured movements in the video.

BIG DUDE/HOMEBOY TYPE: 21- 25, Latino - SUPPORTING - Menacing looking, Macho bouncer body type. Gets the last laugh and ends up stealing the other woman away from the cheating boyfriend.

If interested, please contact Yolanda Romersa at 818 437-5737.