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  • Summer Documentary Intensive

    Posted by on March 19, 2015

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    July 6, 2015 - August 7, 2015
    Summer Documentary Intensive
    Late deadline: March 30
     
    The UnionDocs Summer Intensive is a 5 week program for a select group of emerging filmmakers from the US and abroad. The program consists of screenings, seminar discussions, production instruction, professional development sessions, critique, mentorship, many guest artist master classes, and weekly visits to relevant sites around New York City. Twelve to fourteen applicants are selected for the program on the basis of their past experience and the strength of a current documentary proposal or concept. Previous work in documentary is not required, but a demonstrated commitment to independent creative work is necessary. Through the Intensive, participants work to develop their ideas, formulate practical plans, learn technical skills, and assemble a package of descriptive materials that will help them pursue further support for their project. 
     
    For more information, please visit: http://www.uniondocs.org/summer-documentary-intensive

     

     

  • Power of Diversity Producing Workshop

    Posted by on March 19, 2015

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    The PGA POWER of DIVERSITY Producers Workshop helps foster producers and projects that advance diversity in film, television, documentary and new media.

    Advance your project through master classes on the art and business of creative producing with renowned professionals in film, television and new media. You will be supported with one-on-one mentoring by PGA producers at our headquarters in Beverly Hills.
    Topics include: story, development, pitching, packaging, financing, marketing, and new media opportunities. Every session will be tailored to our participants and their individual projects.

    Apply by Sunday, March 22nd to take advantage of the Early Bird discount! The final deadline for the receipt of materials is Monday, April 13th.

  • Latino Media Summit Sets Eva Longoria for Keynote Conversation

    Posted by on March 18, 2015

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    Eva Longoria has been tapped to present the signature lunch conversation on June 26 at the 16th annual NALIP Media Summit, focusing on the Latino media community. The summit is set for June 25-28 at the W Hollywood Hotel.

    Actress, director, producer and activist Longoria will share her personal and professional insights gleaned from working on projects such as starring in and exec producing NBC’s upcoming series “Telenovela” and exec producing “Devious Maids.” She is currently producing documentary “Our Time,” about the power of the Latino vote.

    The largest annual gathering of Latinos in media nationwide, the summit is presented by HBO and hosted by the National Association of Latino Independent Producers. The theme is “Creating Tomorrow, Together,” which will highlight the convergence of media, the unity of Latino content creators and the promise of multiple platforms. Content creators, industry executives and media will participate in four days of panels, workshops, screenings and showcases relating to advances and challenges for the Latino media community.

    Also part of the summit are the NALIP Latino Media Awards, set for June 27, which will celebrate the best Latino media makers. Last year’s honorees included Andy Garcia, Raul Castillo, Emilio Nicolas, Ambulante/Canana, Pantelion and Alexandre Peralta. The Latino Media Market will run concurrently with the summit on June 26-27, bringing together producers with studio execs, financiers, distributors and agents to advance projects to the next level.

    “We are encouraged by the strides Latinos have made in media and entertainment this year, and we look forward to bringing this excitement to the 2015 NALIP Media Summit. We want to foster a new vision where, within this convergence, Latinos are a vibrant force within the mass market,” said NALIP executive director Axel Caballero.

    See More: Read in Spanish at Variety Latino

    Check this out at Variety.com 

  • Hollywood Networking Breakfast with HBO’s Len Amato

    Posted by on March 12, 2015

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    Have breakfast and Q&A with Len Amato, President, HBO FILMS

    WHEN: THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH 8-10:30am WHERE: Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 GUEST SPEAKER: HAVE BREAKFAST AND Q&A WITH LEN AMATO, PRESIDENT, HBO FILMS, for Home Box Office.

    Len is responsible for overseeing the development and production of HBO Films for the network. With Amato at the helm since October 2008, HBO Films has garnered numerous awards and accolades. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded HBO Films the Best Movie Emmy® 20 times since 1993. The 2009-2014 award seasons produced 39 Emmy® Awards and 12 Golden Globes. NOTE: Len WILL do a one-on-one private meeting with a lucky attendee.

    RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Full buffet breakfast. $5 discount off the regular on-time price of $45 for first-time attendees from THIS list (i.e. $40- mail-in only -- Changing Images in America, P.O. Box 2688, Hollywood, CA 90078; deadlines apply).

    READ FULL BIO, Online Reservations, Breakfast Info, Policies & Guidelines & Private Meeting Guidelines with Breakfast Speakers Here: http://HollywoodNetworkingBreakfast.com. 

  • 30th Annual Imagen Awards Call for Entries

    Posted by on March 12, 2015

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    The Imagen Foundation seeks to recognize and reward positive portrayals of Latinos in all forms of media, as well as to encourage and recognize the achievements of Latinos in the entertainment and communications industries. In keeping with its mission, The Imagen Foundation cordially invites members of entertainment and communications to participate in the 30th Annual Imagen Awards Competition.

    The Foundation works to create, promote, and enhance opportunities for all Latinos in front of and behind the camera and throughout the entertainment industry, and serves as a liaison between the industry and the Latino community by providing access, education, and resources.

    Qualifications

    The Imagen Foundation invites submissions for appropriate and qualifying entries in English or Spanish language television programming, feature films, streaming services, advertising, web series, documentaries, theatrical shorts or student films that either: (a) portray Latinos and/or the Latino culture in an authentic and accurate manner; (b) demonstrate outstanding creative achievement by Latinos; (c) and/or serve to educate the public about Latino cultures; (d) and are produced in the United States. All entries must have been broadcasted in the appropriate categories in a U.S. market (network, local, cable, first-run syndication), released theatrically or exhibited at a U.S. film festival, or released on the internet between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015. 

    Deadline for submissions is May 4, 2015

    Entry Procedures

    Writers, producers, directors, studios, networks, talent agents, managers, production companies, advertising agencies, and students are eligible to submit entries. Submissions will be judged by distinguished panels of entertainment industry executives and Latino community leaders.

    Please submit one full and complete entry form for each qualifying entry with a DVD (including web series categories and programs on streaming services), and include all applicable credit and production information. Please be advised that entries will not be returned. All entries must be accompanied by an entry form/waiver. By signing the waiver, you are granting The Imagen Foundation the right to use a clip of the submission, the winners/finalists and/or the qualifying program, film, or project in connection with the Awards ceremony, and for other Imagen events and related purposes.

    The fee is $225 per submission including acting categories. Theatrical shorts/student films, independently produced documentaries and web series are $125 per submission.†*

    Click here to download the Entry Form & Qualifications

    If nominated, The Imagen Foundation will inform the primary contact listed on the entry form. It is the responsibility of the Primary Contact, as listed on the entry form, to notify any additional parties who are part of a production or represent talent, regarding the nomination.

    Please note that, by submitting entries, you and the company/organization you represent are granting The Imagen Foundation the right to maintain the entries and permit their viewing by members of the public through The Imagen Foundation’s Latino Media Research Center (“Center”). All entries may be used for public viewing at the Center for non-profit research and educational purposes, and the Center will not permit any member of the public to reproduce or remove any entry from the Center or charge fees for viewing.

    The Imagen Foundation reserves the right to not present an award in a category. Please be advised that fees are not refundable.

    † Independent documentary producers, student filmmakers, and web series categories are eligible for the $125 fee only in the theatrical short/student film, web series, and documentary categories. Independent feature film productions do not qualify for this fee.

    * Fees must be received prior to the submission deadline, otherwise entries will be rejected and returned to the submitter.

    More info at Imagen.org

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  • Very First Mexican Bond Girl

    Posted by · March 12, 2015

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    Written by  @ Remezcla

    Look out Kim Basinger; Halle Barry; Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman; and the dozens of blonde, vaguely Slavic looking actresses who have had the dubious honor of being Bond Girls over the past five decades. Actress Stephanie Sigman is officially the first Mexican to share the screen with that universal symbol of debonair deception, the original, inimitable 007. Of course, since the PC crusades of the 1990s, we have been graced with African-American Bond Girls, Asian Bond Girls and even a Nuyorican Bond Girl, but until now a Mexicana has never made the list.

    The announcement came rather late into production of the latest chapter in the seemingly never-ending Bond saga, entitled Spectre. As with 2012’s Skyfall,this most recent addition to the Bond empire is being directed by Sam Mendes — also known as the helmer who brought the world American Beauty – and will star Daniel Craig as the seductive secret agent. Stegman first graced the world stage as 23-year-old beauty queen wannabe-turned-narco princess, Laura Guerrero, in Gerardo Naranjo’s 2011 festival phenom, Miss Bala. Since then, she has acted in a few smaller productions, and will be featured in Netflix’s upcoming series Narcos, but her appearance in Spectre may very well skyrocket Sigman into international sex symbol status.

    Check this out at Remezcla.com

  • Verizon Inks AwesomenessTV Deal for 200-Plus Hours of Content

    Posted by · March 11, 2015

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    NY Digital Editor @ Variety

    Verizon, placing a big new bet in over-the-top video, has announced a multiyear deal with AwesomenessTV for more than 200 hours of original content to be available to wireless subscribers later this year.

    Under the pact, the telco will launch two mobile channels in the U.S.: the AwesomenessTV channel, aimed at teens and young millennials, with new scripted and unscripted series; and the family-oriented DreamWorksTV, which will feature both live-action and animated shortform content.

    Verizon said the two channels from AwesomenessTV will be part of the company’s forthcoming over-the-top subscription video service, slated to launch this summer with up to 30 channels. Last fall, Viacom signed a deal with the telco granting Verizon Wireless rights to distribute MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other nets nationwide.

    “It’s increasingly clear that ‘mobile first’ is the way millennials are consuming all types of content, especially HD video and music,” said Terry Denson, Verizon’s VP of content acquisition and strategy. “At Verizon, we’re committed to working with only the best and most innovative content providers, like AwesomenessTV, and driving opportunities as new content models emerge and customers experience the most in-demand and popular video in entirely new ways.”

    AwesomenessTV is majority-owned by DreamWorks Animation. Last year Hearst acquired a 25% stake in AwesomenessTV for $81.5 million from DWA, which had acquired AwesomenessTV in May 2013 for $33 million with an additional $84 million in potential earn-out fees.

    On YouTube, AwesomenessTV has generated more than 7 billion views and has 112 million subscribers across its channels, with an audience largely comprised of teens.

    “This is an incredible opportunity to expand the audience for both AwesomenessTV and DreamWorksTV,” Brian Robbins, CEO and co-founder of AwesomenessTV, said in a statement. “Mobile is where our audience lives, which is why we are looking forward to working with Verizon to introduce our programming and talent to their massive customer base.”

    A recent survey commissioned by Defy Media found that younger audiences watch more hours of video on YouTube and other digital outlets than TV because they find it more enjoyable and relevant to their lives. According to the survey, 62% of survey respondents said digital content makes them “feel good” about themselves vs. 40% reported for TV. In addition, a recent study from CTM/University of Southern California found that nearly two-thirds of millennials surveyed consider smartphones or tablets their primary video-consumption device — not TVs — and that they are more likely than other demos to engage in entertainment activities on their mobile devices.

    AwesomenessTV, in addition to its YouTube business, also produces theatrical films and television series — including “Expelled,” featuring Vine star Cameron Dallas — as well as the “AwesomenessTV” series and “Terry the Tomboy” movie for Nickelodeon, and the “Richie Rich” series for Netflix.

    Check this out at Variety.com