Cinequest Screenwriting Competition
Deadline is November 10, 2006

NALIP has secured a great offer from Cinequest. Enter your screenplay in the Cinequest 17 Screenwriting Competition for only $40 per script! That’s $10 off the normal $50 entry fee.

Cinequest was recently named as a "Best Festival For Screenwriters"
--Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide

Finalists will have their scripts read by an outstanding jury of top producers, production companies, and development executives including Bobby Moresco, President, Moresco Productions (Producer / Screenwriter Crash, Co-Producer Million Dollar Baby).

Go to Cinequest site for complete jury, prizes and details.

Important: Here’s how you get your discount. Go to http://www.cinequest.org/filmmakers/sp_agent.php  and click on the “eyeball” link to register a screenplay. Next to the entry fee drop-down box you will see a small box with CKCC in it. Replace CKCC with Tx48cy and the rate will change to a $40. Include a printed copy of this e-mail with your postmarked script. Deadline is November 10, 2006. screenplay@cinequest.org

Film Independent's 2007 Directors Lab Deadline: December 11, 2006

Film Independent is now accepting submissions for its annual Directors Lab that will take place in Los Angeles from February 22 to April 5,  2007 (approximate dates).  The deadline for submissions is December 11, 2006 (postmarked).   A maximum of ten directors will be chosen for this intensive seven-week program, designed to help directors working in
independent film to improve their craft.  Under the guidance of the Lab instructor, participants select short scenes from their feature scripts and go through a mini-production.  Film Independent provides camera and sound packages to the participants, and helps partner them with cast and crew.  Lab participants also have one-on-one meetings with professional advisors - established producers, directors, and other industry
professionals.  The filmmakers also receive a complimentary pass to Film Independent's annual Director Series, which runs concurrently.

Past Lab Instructors include Allison Anders (Things Behind the Sun), Rodrigo Garcia (Nine Lives), Tony Drazan (Hurlyburly), Charlie Herman-Wurmfeld (Kissing Jessica Stein), Nicole Holofcener (Lovely and Amazing), Michael Steinberg (Wicked), and Greg Harrison (November). Past guest speakers include Eric D'arbeloff (Lovely and Amazing), Matthew
Greenfield (Fox Searchlight), Craig Emanuel, Midge Sanford, Peggy Rajski, Laurie Parker, Ron Yerxa, among others.

The Film Independent Filmmaker Labs are the incubators for the next generation of independent filmmakers. Committed to cultivating writers, directors, and producers with strong, original voices, the Labs provide filmmakers with the opportunity to develop their new work in a nurturing yet challenging creative environment.  The following projects are just some of the exciting projects that have gone through the labs: So Yong Kim's Sundance-winning film, In Between Days; Jessica Sanders' After Innocence, short listed for the Academy Awards' documentary category; Andrea Millers' Dark Matter, currently in post with Val Kilmer and Meryl Streep; Scott Prendergast's Kabluey, currently in post with Lisa Kudrow; Dana Jackson's Park starring Billy Baldwin; Mora Stephens and Joel
Stephens' Conventioneers, winner of an Independent Spirit Award; Ted Kroeber's American Gun recently released by IFC Films.

  For an application or more information, go to
http://www.filmindependent.org/index.php/talent_development/producers_labs

For more information, please contact  310.432.1275, or email
shugh@filmindependent.org

NALIP Staff and LPA Fellows Join the List of Panelists of the Mexico-California Film Review 2006

Luxe Summit Hotel Bel Air, 11461 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
November 08, 2006

9:45– 10:00 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Welcoming Remarks and order of the day by the Executive Director of the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Marlen Marroquin Gati

10:10- 10:50. Panel Discussion: “ THE NEED OF INCENTIVES (FISCAL, GOVERNAMENTAL) FOR THE MEXICAN INDUSTRY.
Moderator:
Panelists:  Sergio Molina, National Film Commissioner, National Film Commission (Comisión Nacional de Filmaciones) (confirmed)
Mauricio Monroy, Partner, Deloitte Tijuana (confirmed)
Questions and Answer Period.

10:50 – 11:40 a.m. Panel Discussion: “INVESTMENT IN FILM PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND SECURITY IN MEXICO”
Moderator:
Panelists:  Steve Solot, Senior Vice President, Motion Picture Association Latin America (confirmed)
Roberto Sneider, Miembro de la Asociación de Productores Independientes de Mexico, Mexico City (confirmed)
Javier Tejado Dondé, Director of Information to the Presidency of Grupo Televisa. (invited)
Questions and Answer Period.

11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. “ HOW TO PACKAGE YOUR FILM PROJECT AND OVERVIEW” (Independent producing, where do you find your story, how to protect yourself, casting, budgeting and scheduling)
Moderator: Octavio Marin, NALIP (confirmed)
Panelists:  Jason Gurvitz, Producer, Producer, International Co-Productions, Maya Pictures(confirmed),   Terry Lopez, Maya Cinemas (confirmed), Kim Mayers, Maya Cinemas (confirmed), Marilyn Atlas, Independent Producer (confirmed) 

12:30 – 2:30 p.m. LUNCHEON
“CROSSING THE FILM INDUSTRY BORDER AND MEXICAN FILM INDUSTRY”
Welcoming Remarks and Introduction of Special Guests:
Moderator: Jorge Gamboa Patron, Director Mexico Tourism Board in Los Angeles
Robert Pisano, President and Chief Operating Officer Motion Picture Association of America (confirmed)

Round Table Discussion:
Plutarco Haza, Mexican Actor (confirmed)
Geraldine Bazán, Mexican Actress (confirmed)

2:30 p.m. ADJOURN
William H. Vogel, Chairman, US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, California Regional Chapter (confirmed)

Tribeca Film Institute Call For Entries

Tribeca All Access provides a unique forum for a diverse group of filmmakers to converge with industry insiders during the Tribeca Film Festival. TAA promotes established talent and puts emerging filmmakers on the mainstream radar. It is an unrivaled opportunity to advance your filmmaking career.
Filmmakers and screenwriters who identify as African American, Asian American, Latino/a, Pacific Islander or Native American are welcome to submit scripts and documentary proposals for consideration. Members of     NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) qualify for a discounted entry fee. Check out www.tribecafilminstitute.org for more info.

the 2007 Tribeca/Sloan screenplay development program is now also accepting submissions. The Program is looking for narrative feature film projects that have a science or technology theme and/or a lead character who is a scientist, mathematician or engineer.  The selected project will participate for one year in the Tribeca/Sloan Development Program which includes mentorship from a film industry professional and from a scientist in the field appropriate to the project’s scientific content.  In addition the project will be given a cash development award.

Apply Now! The deadline for both initiatives is December 15, 2006.
Visit www.tribecafilminstitute.org for complete details.

9th Annual  DC Independent Film Festival 2007 Call For Entries
Final Deadline: December 1st

-        $30/*$25 (Final Deadline) for projects 30 minutes and longer
-        $20/*$15 (Early Deadline) for projects shorter than 30 minutes
-        Free for animation (less than 5 minutes) student filmmakers, with valid ID
*    Special rates for NALIP members
 
In Search Of: innovative, cutting-edge independent features, shorts, animation, documentaries

Special "Cine Latino" Award
 
Washington , DC Independent Film Festival
March 1 - 11, 2007
11 days / over 110 films/ 30 themed sessions/ over 20 seminars, panels and workshops/ market-video library/ daily receptions, music, . / ALL AT ONE LOCATION
 
Register online: www.dciff.org
 
For more information, call: 202 537 9493

NALIP Member and Director/Writer/Producer Alex Ferrari's follow-up to the widely acclaimed short film "B R O K E N" is the terrifying "Daddy's Home"
 
The short film is a glimpse through the terror-filled eyes of a child of the panic, confusion and fear shared by far too many. The gritty realism of the situation depicted from the point of view of the little girl shows who suffers the most from domestic violence. It's hard to tell whether or not it is actually happening as it
unfolds or a haunting nightmare from the past. This film serves as a reminder for those fortunate enough to feel safe at home that for others it's where they are most fearful.

The film has already played at: Mezcla Latino International Film Festival & Indie Film Festival of North Texas. It is currently making it's way through the festival circuit.

Official Website: http://www.enigmafactory.com/daddy_home.html

“Red Phoenix,” Short Film by NALIP Member Sarah Duran to Screen at Cine Sin Fin Film Festival

Starring NALIP members, Cristina Nava and Yolonda Romersa.

Screening at the Cine Sin Fin Film Festival
A talented and passionate Flamenco dancer finds the strength to overcome tragedy and fulfill her brother's last request to never let her dream die.
Thursday, November 9th, 2006
7:00 p.m.

Antigua Cultural Coffee House   map
4836 Huntington Drive South
Los Angeles, CA
www.antiguacoffeehouse.com
For more information log onto www.alabrava.com

Latino Emerging Filmmakers Shorts & Documentary
A Co-Presentation of NALIP and the Latino International Film Festival

Two engaging panels with local Latino emerging filmmakers featured in this year’s edition of the Latino International Film Festival. A Short Films Panel follows a Shorts screening and a Documentary Films Panel follows a Documentary screening. After each show filmmakers will share with the audience their process and challenges during production, post-production and funding
that empowered them to get their films made. Not to be missed.

Date: Wednesday, November 8

Location: Grand Lake Theater, Oakland, 3200 Grand Avenue Film Screening:
Starts at 5 pm Shorts Panel: 6:10-6:40; Documentary Panel: 7:30-8:00

Films
Ritual - Carlos Isael Gutierrez
Manifesting our Destiny - Claudia Gomez-Arteaga
Layers: The Art of Javier - Francisco Loza
My Golden Cage - Cristy Paez
Radio Grito - Michael Seely
Two Birds - Juan Jose Rivera
Del Cielo - Julie Rubio
Epifanía- Gabriel Restrepo
Larrylandia - Karim Scarlata
Soledad Is Gone Forever - Mabel Valdiviezo

MOVIES: Production Report | "Amexicano," "Let Them Chirp Awhile," "Love is Jihad," "Served Cold," "Tobruk"
by Jason Guerrasio (November 6, 2006)
In November's edition of indieWIRE's production column, Jason Guerrasio profiles five new films that are in various stages of production. This month's group includes Matthew Bonifacio's "Amexicano," Jonathan Blitstein's ""Let Them Chirp Awhile," Parvez Sharma's "Love is Jihad," C. Alec Rossel's "Served Cold," Vaclav Marhoul's "Tobruk".

Latina Chic Value
Marketing Y Medios Sun, 05 Nov 2006 1:03 PM PST
Marketers have always known that sexy people sell clothing. Now retailers are discovering that sexy Latinas, primarily celebrities of one kind or another, can boost their sales and appeal to a broader audience, from little girls to women in their 50s.

BOX OFFICE: Early Weekend Estimates
Pedro Almodovar's "Volver" opened with big numbers this weekend, earning an estimated 202,243 on 5 screens, for an estimated per screen average of 40,449, according to Sony Pictures Classics. Meanwhile, from Paramount Vantage, "Babel" expanded to 13 markets and earned an estimated $918,464 at 35 theaters, for an estimated per screen average of $26,242 and an estimated total of nearly $1.5 million so far, according to Paramount Vantage. Finally, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," from big Fox, debuted much higher than expected, with more than $26 million for the weekend. [Eugene Hernandez]...

ON THE SCENE: DISPATCH FROM LOS ANGELES: Penelope Cruz in Volver
 After nearly six months of critical attention and acclaim for her lead performance in Pedro Almodovar's "Volver," actress Penelope Cruz stepped into Hollywood's spotlight on Thursday night, accepting this year's AFI Fest tribute on the second night of the festival. A veteran of some 40 films in just over 15 years, Cruz was joined by close friends and family at the AFI Fest event, thanking them for allowing her to pursue her acting dreams at the age of 17. Singling out her father in the audience, Cruz praised her parents who were, "so generous for letting me fly so young. I really appreciate, now that I am older, that it was hard for them -- they gave me that freedom."

BIZ: AWARDS WATCH: "Volver" and "The Lives of Others" Lead European Film Award Nominations
The nominees for the European Film Awards were announced at the Seville Film Festival today, with Pedro Almodovar's "Volver" from Spain and Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others" from Germany dominating the nominations. Each received six nods, including a nomination for best European film of the year. Ken Loach's "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," a co-production of multiple countries, received five nominations. Selected in the race for Best European Film were Neil Jordan's "Breakfast on Pluto," Jasmila Zbanic's "Grbavica," von Donnersmarck's "The Lives of Others," Michael Winterbottom And Mat Whitecross's "The Road To Guantanamo," "Volver," and "The Wind That Shakes The Barley." 1,700 EFA members will vote to select the winners of the annual prizes, to be presented on December 2nd in Warsaw, Poland.

Nickelodeon adds to diversified fare
Nickelodeon has found some of its greatest successes in the bilingual characters of "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!" Now, the cable network is expanding its multicultural fare -- adding shows such as "Ni Hao Kai-Lan," about a Chinese family and "El Tigre," about a Mexican-American teenager.  

Script Wanted - Political Action/Thriller

Cineira Entertainment Corp

We are seeking completed, high concept, feature-length political action/thriller scripts that take place in Latin America. Think in terms of "Clear and Present Danger" or the "Bourne Identity" franchise. Submissions must be set in Latin America, preferably in several South American countries; we're not looking for a localized story but rather one that has worldwide implications.

We're looking for a script that addresses the same themes as those found in the book "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" by Dan Perkins, in a Latin American setting.

WGA and non-WGA writers may submit. Budget will be between 6 and 10 million dollars.

My credits include "Immortal Combat," "The Negative Pickup," and "Spin," which will be released on January 23, 2007 (see www.myspace.com/spinmovie for more information on "Spin").


To Submit:
1. Please go to www.InkTippro.com/leads
2. Enter your email address (you will be signing up for InkTip's newsletter - FREE!)
3. Copy/Paste this code: a8whu93936
4. You will be submitting a synopsis only (broken down into 3 acts as described above), and you will be contacted to submit the full script only if there is interest from the production company.

Important: Please ONLY submit your work if it fits what the lead is looking for EXACTLY.

If you aren't sure if your submission fits, please ask InkTip first. Please mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com, and please email any questions to: jerrol@inktip.com

Stage Manager Wanted

Children's Theatre Arts School Seeks Stage Manager for Two Upcoming Shows.

Upstage Theatre Arts Schools is seeking a young, energetic, reliable person with some experience as stage manager for two upcoming productions in December. The job starts immediately.

Pay and hours are negotiable.

To Apply: Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com, and email your resume and contact information ASAP to:
suzan@upstageschools.com

CASTING CALL: Los Angeles, CA

Finn Hiller Casting is looking for Latino men to audition for a role in the upcoming feature film from writer/director Paul Haggis ('Crash'). If you are a Latino between the ages of 20-24 we would love for you to audition for this film.

The film, titled 'In the Valley of Elah' is about soldiers returning home from the Iraq war. The story follows a father's journey (played by Tommy Lee Jones) to find out why his son does not come home after a tour in Iraq. Along the way, and with the help of a local police officer (played by Charlize Theron), he meets his son's fellow soldiers and discovers more than he came looking for.

Finn Hiller will be having an open call on Wed. Nov. 8th 2006 for the role of "Ortiz" in Los Angeles. All those interested in auditioning and meet the criteria should come to Finn Hiller Casting between the hours of 6:00-7:00pm.

Finn Hiller Casting
588 N. Larchmont Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004

CASTING CALL: Nationwide

Casting Familes For New Reality Game Show: Rich Families & Poor Families
(Significant pay for all families chosen!)

Fun, energetic families with big personalities and great stories wanted for a new reality game show from the people who brought you the hit shows Deal or No Deal, and Extreme Makeover Home Edition. This new one hour documentary-style show will take a look at the people and cultures that make up America, and will profile families in different communities across the country.

We are currently seeking two types of families:
1. Low Income Families from underprivileged neighborhoods in California
We are interested in families who lead a less than modest lifestyle, have trouble keeping the bills paid, etc.
2. Affluent Families from exclusive neighborhoods in California
We are interested in families who lead a privileged lifestyle including taking exotic vacations, driving luxury cars and owning exquisite homes.

This series will also explore the issues that families from varied backgrounds face in their day-to-day life and provide opportunities to them that they might not have access to otherwise.

There is significant pay for the families chosen to be on the show.

To Submit: Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com, and please email the following information to:
albrentcasting@gmail.com

1. Mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com
2. Name, Age, and Occupation
3. Your Hometown (must be in California)
4. Your Contact Phone Number
5. A recent picture of your family
6. Tell us why you would be a good candidate - we're looking for fun, energetic families with great stories!!

We want to answer all your questions about this show, so please email us the above information!

CASTING CALL: Nationwide

Casting Families For Hit Show Supernanny On ABC!

Would you like SUPERNANNY to help your family?

You've seen the show and you can relate.  Your kids are every bit as exasperating as the ones on the show.  Or worse.  Are you dealing with something you haven't seen on the show?  Let us know about it and we might come help!

SUPERNANNY Casting is looking for all types of families to take part in the next season of the hit show.  Please apply, so we can visit your family!

We're looking for ALL TYPES, but in particular if your family fits any description below, please be sure to contact us:

• ADOPTION ˆ are you adoptive parents and have problems like everyone else, but also there are issues particular to adoption?
• SPOILED PRINCES & PRINCESSES ˆ does your little one think she's in charge?  Does he boss even you around?  Have you let them get away with everything and now you worry it's too late?
• BULLIES ˆ does your kid bully other children at school, in the neighborhood, in your family?
• PAGEANT KIDS ˆ does your child participate in pageants and it's a source of stress and problematic behavior?  Is it an issue with your other kids?
• LITTLE LEAGUE/PEE WEE SPORTS ˆ is one parent over-pressuring your children in sports and obsessed with your children's athletic performance?
• NUTRITION ˆ is one or more of your children addicted to junk food; perhaps overweight and having a hard time of it?
• TEEN ISSUES ˆ if you have a teen or pre-teen, (as well as younger kids), who battles you on curfew, MySpace/computer access, piercings, etc., etc.?
• NEW PARENTS ˆ are you about to have your first child and are petrified and unprepared?  You could get Jo's help in paving the way for your newborn.

Is your family Supernanny's next big challenge?

There is a stipend for all families cast on the show.

TO APPLY:
1.  Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com <http://www.InfoList.com> , and call our Casting Hotline 1-877-NANNY-TIME (1-877-626-6984)
OR
2.  Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com <http://www.InfoList.com> , and Email us at: supernanny@ricochettelevision.com