NALIPsters,
We asked for your help and YOU made it happen!!! Last week we printed a story on Lupe Ontiveros
where we asked all of you to show your support for her over-the-top—yet realistic—portrayal of overbearing
mother Juanita “Mama” Solis on the hit ABC series Desperate Housewives. Well guess what? It worked!!!
As the nominations for the 2005 Emmy Awards were read yesterday morning in Los Angeles , CA , it was
with great delight to all Latinos that Lupe’s name was announced amongst the other nominees:
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television
Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. McClusky
Desperate Housewives • ABC • Touchstone Television
Lupe Ontiveros as:
Juanita “Mama” Solis
Everybody Loves Raymond • CBS • HBO Independent
Production and Worldwide Pants Incorporated in association with Where’s Lunch Productions, Inc.
Georgia Engel as Pat
Malcolm In The Middle • FOX • Regency Television
Cloris Leachman as Ida
Will & Grace • NBC • KoMut Entertainment in association
with Three Sisters Entertainment and NBC Studios, Inc.
Blythe Danner as Marilyn Truman
FELICIDADEZ LUPE—QUE BIEN MERECIDO!!!
NALIP
BIO: LUPE ONTIVEROS
Lupe Ontiveros is a well-known stage, television and screen actress as well as a producer and Community Activist.
She is best known for her comedic/dramatic role as La Nacha in the Oscar nominated film EL NORTE, for which she
gained international recognition.
Originally from El Paso , Texas , she began as an extra in 1972 and soon after, launched an impressive film career
as a “working actress” proudly portraying Latino mothers and maids.
Lupe’s stage work includes most notably the Los Angeles , New York , and film productions of Luis Valdez’ ZOOT SUIT,
where she created the role of Dolores, the first Chicana mother on the Broadway stage. ZOOT SUIT, the play, has been
recognized as an historical event on the New York Stage as A New American Play about Chicanos.
Her film credits include PICKING UP THE PIECES with Woody Allen directed by Alfonso Arau, BLESSED ART THOU directed
by Tim Disney, CHUCK AND BUCK, directed by Miguel Arteta, AS GOOD AS IT GETS with Jack Nicholson, directed by James
R. Brooks, THE BRAVE directed by Johnny Depp, MI FAMILIA, directed by Gregory Nava and SELENA, also directed by Gregory
Nava. Other credits to include GOONIES, BOUND BY HONOR, HOW ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW I’M STILL ALIVE just
to name a few. Lupe also starred in an HBO feature REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES directed by Patricia Cardosa.
Her countless television credits include pilots and series regular appearances such as DUDLEY with Dudley Moore, and
PAULEY with Pauley Shore and VERONICA’S CLOSET for CBS, where she was a recurring Guest Star. In GREETINGS FROM
TUCSON, a pilot for Warner Brothers, she was a series regular for Big Ticket Productions. She just finished filming a movie
for VH1, 30 DAYS UNTIL I’M FAMOUS, directed by Gabriela Tagliavani, and she is currently working on an animated PBS
series, THE ADVENTURES OF MAYA AND MIGUEL.
As a producer, Lupe produced UNA VEZ AL ANO PARA TODA UNA VIDA, an award winning educational film in Spanish,
focusing on the need for awareness regarding breast cancer in Latinas.
After graduating from Texas Woman’s University, she worked for 15 years as a Social Worker in East Los Angeles and
Compton areas where she became involved as an activist on issues confronting women and education. In 2003 the
Domestic Violence and Abuse of Women issue prompted her to perform The Vagina Monologues with Jane Fonda,
Margo Kidder and Rosie Perez in order to raise funds for a women’s shelter facility in Florida . Lupe and her Associate
Enrique Pinerua have established a Development Consultant Service to assist corporate America fund non-profit
organizations providing services addressing these issues.
As a founding member of the Latino Theatre Company in Los Angeles , Lupe has dedicated her life towards affecting
change in the negative image of Latinos in the entertainment industry. By creating award winning, original theatrical
projects that enhance our existing cultural values and by educating theatre audiences to the Latino/Chicano experience,
her company has created the first Equity Theatre non-regional theatre in the nation. Through original works, such as AUGUST 29TH, HOW ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW I’M STILL ALIVE, STONE WEDDING, LUMINARIAS, and DIMENTIA
the Latino Theatre Company has been able to address past and present social/political issues from the historical events
of the Chicano Movement to the present social/sexual evolution of the Latino Community.
Lupe’s work has gained the respect of her peers, as well as her community, through recognition awards for her efforts as an actress, pioneer, activist and visionary who has sought to affect change while maintaining her dignity as a woman. Among the many awards she has received are the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award, the ALMA Award and The Special Jury at The Sundance Film Festival awarded Lupe Best Dramatic Actress for her role in “REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES”. The National Board of Review awarded Lupe the Best Supporting Actress for CHUCK AND BUCK and she was nominated Best Supporting Actress for the Independent Spirit Award. Most recently she was honored by THE NATIONAL HISPANIC MEDIA COALITION, CINEQUESTFilm Festival MAVERICK AWARD as the first Latina to receive this Honor.
Lupe has served as juror on feature, documentary and short subject categories in both national and international film festivals.
1995 Festival del Nuevo cine latino internacional, La Habana Cuba . Category: Documentary. 2001 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, Hollywood . Category: Short subject.
2004 Festival Internacional de cine de Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic . Category: Features
2004 Festival de Cinema des 3 Ameriques , Quebec Canada . Category: Features
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Elias; has three sons Nicolas, Elias, and Alejandro. She also has two granddaughters Marissa Marie and Jessica Ana.
El capítulo de Puerto Rico de NALIP (National Association of Latino Independent Producers) anunció los nombres de los guionistas de cine selecionados a participar en su Scene Slam 1, en el cual actores profesionales harán lecturas en vivo de escenas típicas de guiones de cine narrativo aún no producidas, según dio a conocer Frances Lausell, presidenta del capítulo.
Son ellos, en orden alfabético: Ángel Amaro Sánchez (Los Hilos Blancos), Isabel Antón (¿Y si fuera posible...?), Vanessa Cotto (Anaí y la tortuga), Jorge González (Maldeamores), Jorge Pérez-Renta (Distinto ritmo llevas, corazón) y Sylvette Santiago Luciano (Doble Juego).
Los actores a cargo de dramatizar las escenas serán Elia Enid Cadilla, José Félix Gómez, Von Marie Méndez, Kisha Tikina Burgos, Walter Rodríguez y Jerry Segarra, bajo la dirección de James Stevens-Arce, vicepresidente de NALIP-PR.
El evento se llevará a cabo en conjunto con APCA (Asociación de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales de Puerto Rico) y la APGD (Asociación Puertorriqueña de Guionistas y Dramaturgos) y con el auspicio del Ateneo Puertorriqueño y la Corporación para el Desarrollo de las Artes, Ciencias e Industria Cinematográfica de Puerto Rico (Corporación de Cine).
El mismo tendrá lugar en el teatro del Ateneo en el Viejo San Juan la noche del jueves, 14 de julio de 2005, comenzando a las 7 P.M. (Entrada: $10 público general; $5 miembros de NALIP, APCA y la APGD.)
Previo a la presentación de cada pieza, se le dará un breve resumen de la trama al público presente. Luego de haber sido presentada la muestra por los actores, el público tendrá la oportunidad de reaccionar a la misma, ofreciéndole sus comentarios al guionista y luego votando de forma anónima por sus escenas favoritas. En base a los resultados de esta votación, se anunciará el orden de preferencia de la obras y se otorgarán uno o más premios en efectivo, dependiendo de la cantidad recaudada en la entrada.
Como parte de su misión de promover el adelanto, desarrollo y financiamiento del cine latino y medios relacionados, los capítulos regionales de NALIP a través de los Estados Unidos llevan a cabo eventos de esta naturaleza con el propósito de promover un espacio para que los guionistas puedan presentar muestras de sus obras en progreso en un ambiente profesional entre colegas de la industria y miembros del público, con el fin de poder generar charlas constructivas y establecer relaciones con otros miembros de la comunidad de cine.
"La Corporación de Cine está aunando fuerzas con NALIP, la APGD y APCA para éste y eventos futuros", dijo Luis Riefkohl, director ejecutivo de la Corporación, "como parte de nuestro esfuerzo continuado de crear una comunidad cineasta puertorriqueña más activa y de mayores recursos y solidaridad".
"Vemos los Scene Slams como una gran oportunidad para que los productores, directores, actores y miembros del público general que asistan puedan ir conociendo a los guionistas del patio", dijo Von Marie Méndez, nueva presidenta de la APGD.
"Y para que podamos ver muestras de las obras cinematográficas que desarrollan nuestros guionistas en la actualidad", concluyó Ramón Almodóvar, presidente de APCA.
P.O. Box 733 , Belmont , CA 94002 , 877-801-9477, info@hollywoodbythebay.com
ATTENTION SCREEN SCRIBES: Connect with the people that are connected
LEARN how to Write the Producer-Friendly Script through a four-speaker program
PREP for your pitch with Devorah Cutler- Rubenstein's Pitch Perfect coaching
PITCH to Producers, Agents and Literary Managers
ENJOY the Networking Hollywood Cocktail Reception with the same!
All for just $119.00!!!!
Hollywood by the Bay presents Summer Spec Script Marketplace PITCH SESSION.
Don't miss this opportunity to sell your screenplay and network with Hollywood producers and agents seeking new material for TV and Film including: Ascendant Pictures, Crescent Sky, Dylan Sellers Productions, Ken Gross Management, Andrew Stevens Entertainment, Marty Katz Productions, Frederic Golchan, Flash Forward Entertainment and many more, including The Gersh Agency, a high powered literary and talent agency seeking new writers to rep.
Writing the Producer Friendly Script is an insightful lecture providing valuable knowledge about writing screenplays that producers love. The lecture features Bill Lundy (Silent Warning, Alien Siege), Hal Croasmun (creator of Scriptforsale.com and 33 Ways to Break Into Hollywood) James K. Shea (Producer/ Director Planet of Dinosaurs, co-author, The Perfect Pitch with Ken Rotcop) and Jim Kelly Durgin, whose students have worked as producers on Halloween, The Thomas Crown Affair and The Notebook.
Devorah Cutler Rubenstein led the popular Pitch Prep Salon at Screenwriting Expo 3 last year and has helped countless writers deliver a great pitch.
When: Saturday, July 16 - 10 AM to 7 PM
- 10 - 12 PM Writing the Producer Friendly Script Seminar
- 12 - 1 PM Lunch (on your own)
- 1 - 2 PM Pitch Perfect (pitch coaching)
- 3 - 5 PM Pitch Session
- 5 - 7 PM Network Hollywood cocktail reception
Where: Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn North Hollywood , CA
Cost: Just $119.00! ($20.00 for just the cocktail reception)
Visit www.hollywoodbythebay.com or call 877 801 9477 to register. Hurry we are limiting this event to the first 100 people.
Preview Showcase (San Antonio, TX)
In anticipation for the "2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival", URBAN-15 will showcase the MSFF finalists from the 2003 and 2004 events. Curated by MSFF Director Ken Mason, over 600 films were submitted from thirty-two countries and narrowed to twelve finalists in each year. URBAN-15 will host the "2005 Manhattan Short Film Festival" on September 16th and 17th in a presentation at which the audience can vote for the winners which will be announced in New York City the following weekend. www.msfilmfest.com
When: Friday, July 15th & Sat, July 16th
Two Screenings per night: 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Admission: Adults $7.50; Students $5.00
Limited Seating
URBAN 15 GROUP
2500 S. Presa
San Antonio , TX 78210
Phone 736-1500
E-mail: urban15@dcci.com
www.urban15.org
Still accepting entries!!! Got a good short? Don't miss this opportunity to showcase it!
"Not your ordinary SA Film Slam!"
As part of Contemporary Arts Month (CAM) the San Antonio Film Slam will feature the best short and experimental works by emerging filmmakers in San Antonio and beyond. CAM FILM SLAM is a curated show! Submissions must be mailed or dropped off to the NALIP-SA offices by July 15th Films must be 10 minutes or less. A committee of local filmmakers will select 15 best films. Randomly selected judges will award a best film prizes during the SLAM! No Entry Fees.
*We're a little lenient on the rules, so if your film is a little over 10 min, it's okay--if you can't make the exact deadline-- call us!
Send or drop off Entry to:
NALIP-SA
1216 West Ave. Ste. 3
San Antonio , TX 78201
Music and Reception will follow screening. Enjoy live rock/alternative music by SWIRL
Reception sponsored by the San Antonio Film Commission.
Come view the films, enjoy the art, network, or just party!!!!
When: Saturday, July 23, 2005
Where: The Apollo Playhouse
1216 West Ave (corner of West Ave. & Olmos)
San Antonio , TX 78201
Time: 8pm to 11 pm
Call 210-694-4677 or email safilmslam@yahoo.com for more info or to submit your film (deadline July 15th).
Contact: Dora Peña
Ph: 210-694-4677
Em: safilmslam@yahoo.com
Written, Performed and Produced by Luis Lassen
WHEN: October 6th- 30th
TIME: Wed, Thur, Frid, Sat. @ 8pm Sundays at 3pm
LOCATION: The Producer's Club
ADDRESS: 619 9th Avenue (between 43rd and 44th Street ) NYC 10036
For tickets call 212-352-3101; www.theatermania.com
E-mail: lumalas@aol.com (my personal email)
Calendar of Events
Thurs., July 14: Machuca at Balboa Theatre.
Thurs., July 14: Eres mi heroe at Richmond Public Library.
Wed., Jul 27: Whore at Galeria de la Raza.
Thur., Jul 28: ANC Hip-Hop at La Peña Cultural Center.
Sat., July 30: Chillin' at Mezzanine.
Pre-Festival Screenings in August!
Thurs., Aug 18: Crimen Ferpecto (Ferpect Crime) at Castro Theatre in San Francisco .
Sun., Aug 21: Crimen Ferpecto (Ferpect Crime) at CinéArts at Santana Row in San José .
Wed., Aug 24: Bola de Nieve at 142 Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley .
E-mail: info@latinofilmfestival.org
Phone: (415)454-4039
For screening, theatre and ticket information, visit: http://www.latinofilmfestival.org
For all those who have been asking and have patiently been waiting. The NYC premiere of MACHETERO is July 21st @ 8PM .
FREE/GRATIS!!!
Join the RICANSTRUCTION network for the Premiere NYC screening of MACHETERO!!!
Thursday, July 21st @ 8PM - FREE/GRATIS!!!
@ the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center
1680 Lexington Ave. @ 106th Street
in El Barrio NYC
(aka East Harlem, Spanish Harlem)
Q+A and discussion to follow with filmmakers.
For more info call: 212-696-6804
Synopsis:
French journalist Jean Dumont (played by Isaach de Bankolé of The Keeper, Ghost Dog, Coffee and Cigarettes) who comes to NY to interview Pedro Taino (played by Not4Prophet voice of Puerto Punk band RICANSTRUCTION) to try and understand why Pedro has decided to use violence to free both himself and his people from the yoke of US imperialism.
As they speak another ghetto youth, (played by Kelvin Fernandez, in his first starring role) trapped in an unending cycle of violence is growing up in the streets to become the next MACHETERO.
The film features songs from RICANSTRUCTION's album LIBERATION DAY as well as an all new improvised score from RICANSTRUCTION that runs from hardcore be-bop puerto punk to haunting and surreal afro-latin rhythms and percussions.
The film is in English.
Taking Back America is an Action-Drama, written by Louie Olivos, Jr. The film deals with an Iraqi terrorist posing as an illegal, who crosses from Tijuana to California .
NALIP Member Louie Olivos, Jr. has won a Disneyland award for writing his play El Pachuco, 1943. In the first Nosotros American Film Festival , Louie won three awards: Best Feature Film: Robbing Peter (lead), Best Comedy Short: El Del LosGuantes (lead) and a Nosotros Achievement Award. In 2005 he was nominated for Best Debut Performance in a leading role @ the IFP Spirit Awards held @ Santa Monica for Robbing Peter.
Contact :
Louie Olivos, Jr
(714) 534-5603
(714) 801-9577 (cell)
E-mail: OlivosSantaAna@aol.com
Dear NALIPsters,
Many of you may be aware of my writing aspirations. And many of you may also have heard about one of my favorite feature scripts "Students Like Us". "Students Like Us" is an ensemble cast coming-of-age story in a college setting with a Latino perspective.
Our project is a low-budget, independent feature with a lot of heart. Almost everyone who has come aboard has done so out of an overwhelming affinity for the story and what it represents. Latinos in college? When is the last time you've seen a story about Latinos in college? Well, we're making one and we hope you look forward to seeing it!
These days are our last stretch of fund-raising and we need your help! That is why we are selling advance tickets to our Private Cast and Crew Premier Screening!!!!
Your contributions will help us pay actors, feed the crew and also rent equipment that we could not otherwise afford. This additional equipment will give us a more professional look and that will help us get it into festivals and accomplish our ultimate goal, which is to share OUR story.
Attached and also below is a donation form which you can either print and mail back to us OR you may use Pay Pal with the links below:
Click here to contribute $100.00 and receive two tickets to the premier.
Also, should you need any additional information or would like to refer us to other contributors or supporters, please do not hesitate to contact us at 805-208-9054 or via email at studentslikeusfeaturefilm@yahoo.com.
Muchisimas Gracias and see you at the Premier Screening!
Dianna M. Perez
Writer/Director
"Students Like Us"
studentslikeusfeaturefilm@yahoo.com
Havana lensed Love & Suicide to screen at a The American Black Film Festival.
Love & Suicide, the first all U.S. made narrative feature shot in Cuba since 1959, is set to screen in Miami Beach at the American Black Film Festival July 13-16, 2005 . The film is directed by Lisa France (known for her debut film, Anne B. Real, which was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards), and A Luis Moro Production with LAB 601 and Lightstone Entertainment.
Based on true events, the narrative follows Tomas (Kamar de los Reyes) on a journey to Cuba to find the one thing between love and suicide. While there he encounters Nina (Daisy McCrackin) a world traveling gypsy flower child and Alberto (Luis Moro) a native Cuban taxi driver. In Havana , Tomas discovers a world of history preserved in time. Alberto's simple life and philosophy, represents peace, clarity and family values for Tomas, forcing him to slow down and listen to himself. Tomas finally begins to hear the revolution within him, at the moment when he decides to choose between love and suicide.
The film was shot in twelve days in December 2003. How did an American crew shoot a feature in Cuba ? Easy, Moro submitted Anne B. Real into the Havana International Film Festival. "We went to Cuba legally from JFK airport in NY and came back to the Miami International Airport ," Moro recalls. "We walked in with a camera and a couple of wireless mics and started to roll. We shot in hotels, bars and on the streets. It was completely safe." "It's the ultimate indie film, everyone paid for themselves." adds France .
Love and Suicide will screen on Thursday July 14th at 2:30 PM and again on Saturday July 16th at 12:00 PM at the Regal Cinemas South Beach 18, 1100 Lincoln Rd , Miami Beach , FL 33139 . These screenings are exclusive to Festival Pass holders. To purchase a pass call: (212) 966-2411 or visit: www.ABFF.com.
SEE TRAILER AT: www.LuisMoroProductions.com
WHERE: Frida Kahlo Theatre,
2332 West Fourth Street ,
Los Angeles , CA 90057
WHEN: Saturday, July 16, 2005
TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon
DON’T LEAVE IT ON THE STREET OR SIDEWALK
Drop off all your old unwanted:
--Sofas, refrigerators and mattresses
--Computers, Monitors, TV’s
*We will not accept tires, paint, oil or hazardous waste.
For further information please call (213) 485-0763.
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LOS ANGELES (July 6, 2005) – Documentary film producer Phillip Rodriguez has been named a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Justice and Journalism at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication.
As Senior Fellow for Documentary Filmmaking, Rodriguez will collaborate with other Justice and Journalism fellows on films and other projects exploring criminal justice, issues of race and ethnicity, post-9/11 security and liberty, the U.S.-Mexican border and immigration, said Steve Montiel, director of USC Annenberg's Institute for Justice and Journalism.
Created in the year 2000 with Ford Foundation funding, the Institute supports in-depth journalism about justice and injustice through professional fellowships and partnerships with other journalistic organizations and institutions of higher learning.
Rodriguez is founder of City Projects Productions. He describes his most recent documentary, Los Angeles Now, as an "evocation of Los Angeles at the end of its Anglo Century." TV Guide described the hi-def PBS documentary as an "edgy, atmospheric (but essentially optimistic) piece of urban pulse taking."
Other works by Rodriguez include a previous PBS project, Mixed Feelings: San Diego/Tijuana, which offers a new look at distant neighbors, and Manuel Ocampo: God is My Copilot, featuring Dennis Hopper and Julian Schnabel, in a reconsideration of multiculturalism in the contemporary art world. Another documentary, Pancho Villa & Other Stories won an award for best documentary at the 2000 San Antonio Cinefestival.
Rodriguez' endeavors are not limited to film. He wrote the story and title song for the Grammy-nominated "Papa's Dream" by Los Lobos. He also founded, published and edited Avance, a national Latino magazine of arts and culture.
Rodriguez is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and has an M.A. in Latin American Studies and an M.F.A. in Film and Television from UCLA. He also studied Art History and Spanish Literature at Universidad Cumplutense de Madrid. He is a former Senior Research Fellow at The Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University .
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Starlight Runner CEO to Bring Life to Honah Lee from the Classic Peter, Paul & Mary Song
NEW YORK -- July 11, 2005 -- Jeff Gomez has been engaged to join singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow in creating the storyline for a computer-animated feature film on Puff the Magic Dragon. Based on the beloved Peter, Paul & Mary song about a friendship between a boy named Jackie Paper and a wise and magical dragon from a land called Honah Lee, the film will be produced by Nelvana, a Corus Entertainment, Inc., company.
Mr. Yarrow originally co-wrote Puff the Magic Dragon with his college classmate, Lenny Lipton. The song was a hit when it was initially released by Peter, Paul & Mary in 1963, lasting fourteen weeks on the pop charts and peaking at #2. It has since become a classic and remains a perennial favorite among three generations of Puff devotees.
The deal was consummated with Jeff Gomez's creative holding company ZOWSOS,
About Starlight Runner Entertainment, Inc.
Starlight Runner Entertainment, Inc., http://www.starlightrunner.com , is a producer of highly successful franchises, specializing in developing new and established intellectual properties across multiple media platforms. Most recently, Starlight Runner has been selected to develop the world of The Black Belt Club with author Dawn Barnes, Hand Picked Films and Gravity Entertainment. The cross-media franchise is based on the best-selling first book in a series from Scholastic, and will include a computer-animated feature co-written by Starlight Runner CEO Jeff Gomez. Starlight Runner also extended the Hot Wheels brand into a series of entertainment properties, including comic books and the Hot Wheels World Race animated feature. Mr. Gomez also developed epic fantasy worlds featured in Wizards of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering trading card franchise and Acclaim Entertainment's Turok Dinosaur Hunter video games. Starlight Runner is represented by Creative Artists Agency, the Robbins Office and Peter Nichols of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Goodman, Inc.
Contact:
Mark Pensavalle
Vice-President Production & Operations
Starlight Runner Entertainment
5 Union Square West , 4th floor
New York , NY 10003
mark@starlightrunner.com
Presented by Green Dog Films, Johnnie Walker and LATV, in association with Symbolic Entertainment and The Artist Movement. Featuring Latin funksters FREDALBA, sanskrit chantress DONNA DE LORY, NAKED RHYTHM TRIBAL DRUMS, ESTAS&RUSSIA GYPSY GUITAR & DANCE, TAAL DANCERS FROM INDIA, THE MOONCRICKETS, SILENT ART AUCTION featuring Grammy Artist Robert Sturman and an AFRICAN TRIBAL FASHION SHOW.
Proceeds go to Casa Amiga, a rape crisis center in Mexico for the Women of Juarez and to Amazon Watch, protecting the indigenous people of the Amazon rain forest.
Tickets are $20 Pre-sales, or $30 at the door. Go to www.wantickets.com to purchase or for more information, go to www.greendogfilm.com
Guillermo del Toro enters the Labyrinth Magic realist drama begins 14-week shoot in Spain
Argentinean romantic comedy scores in Spain Juan Taratuto's It's Not You, It's Me proves a strong draw for Spanish audiences.
By Lisa Johnson (www.filmstew.com)
That '70s Show star Wilmer Valderrama has signed on to play host to the third annual G-Phoria - The Mother of All Videogame Award Shows. Adding to the night's entertainment, hip-hop phenomenon The Black Eyed Peas and electro-rock sensation The Bravery will perform full sets. A musical performance by G-Unit's Tony Yayo will also be featured. G-Phoria is the nation's first original videogame award show that celebrates the year's top games, stars, music and trends that define the videogame lifestyle.
Full Story: http://www.filmstew.com/Content/Article.asp?ContentID=11896
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) –- July 14, 2005 –- Buzz marketing, or grass-roots word-of-mouth promotion, which has become a standard technique for mainstream marketers, is now being deployed on a large scale in the U.S. Hispanic community.
See full story at: http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=45544
The New York International Latino Film Festival Returns With a Compelling Lineup of Diverse Films
HispanicBusiness.com Thu, 07 Jul 2005 10:04 AM PDT
NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The sixth annual New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) just announced this year's roster, which includes over 70 domestic and international features, as well as documentaries and short films from emerging Latino filmmakers
Freddy Soto, up-and-coming Hispanic comic, dies at 35
San Diego Union-Tribune Wed, 13 Jul 2005 3:05 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, 1:46 p.m. July 13 (AP): Comic Freddy Soto, who came to Hollywood when he was 20 to break into comedy and started out as a limousine driver for Richard Pryor, died in his sleep hours after getting a standing ovation for a Laugh Factory performance. He was 35.
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Link TV, a nationwide non-commercial satellite TV channel, has an immediate opening for a person who can manage its New York office and also serve as an executive assistant. In the first few months the job will focus on supervising the renovation of a new 2,700’ office and organizing a move into that space. Afterwards the work will be split between managing an office of 12 people involved in program acquisitions and production, and providing administrative support to the senior vice-president of programming. Applicants should have previous experience in office administration, including work with databases, invoicing, purchase orders, and computer and phone systems. We are also looking for someone with fundraising and grant writing experience. Good human relations skills essential, knowledge of languages other than English useful.
Applicants should also have some interest in Link’s mission to connect Americans with the rest of the world (www.linktv.org). Some background in film/television helpful but not essential. Salary based on experience. Full benefits included. Send your resume and cover letter to Shana at jobsny@linktv.org.
Link Media encourages persons of color/ethnic backgrounds to apply.
Shana Dressler
Music and Cultural Acquisitions
Link TV
164 W. 25th St., Suite 7F
New York, NY 10001-7400
T: 646-230-0270 ex. 111
F: 646-230-0261
E: sdressler@linktv.org
DIRECTV 375/DISH 9410
www.linktv.org
Now in over 25 million homes
Winner of 2004 Peabody Award for "Mosaic: News From The Middle East"
Casting ASAP
U-CARE Foundation
2005-2006 Season
Educational Theatre
Stella Adler Theatre performances
Non-Union
BREAKDOWN:
--Latino Male: Age open, the character is gay but not necessarily flamboyant.
Call Jennifer at 323.683.8551 or Valerie at 310.720.5476 ASAP
Boutique Career Development / Acting School seeks full-time sales consultants. Must possess excellent judgment of actor’s skill levels, knowledge of the entertainment industry, and have a love of performers.
Fast-paced, friendly, supportive environment. Heavy phones, scheduling, and consulting.
Three year’s experience in the entertainment industry with an emphasis on sales required; must be able to prospect new clients. Be sure to say you heard about this from Jeff Gund, and send resume, salary history/requirement to: actingcareerdev@yahoo.com
Please let me know if you have any questions!
Denise Smith
Artistic Director
AIA Studios
818-563-4142 x 207
Tara Veneruso is hiring several crew positions for a 2 day short film shoot here in LA in August. The details follow, call us ASAP!
From the director Tara Veneruso:
I'm directing short film being shot in LA.
Format: Panasonic DVX100A 24P. It's a SAG Short Low-Budget (currently pending status ) film about one man’s struggle to escape love, in a world of crime and deceit. Shoot dates: August 6-7 (with a possible 1 wk push if the right crew is not available until Aug 13-14).
The following I am seeking urgently:
- AD: $75 /per shooting day. Must have experience.
- Production Designer: $100/per shooting day. Bright color palette, fun!
- Location Sound Team (Mixer/boom): $200
Positions listed are PAID.
Be sure to say Jeff Gund sent you, and submit resume via email to: tv@flamingangelfilms.com and call Flaming Angel Films office @ 323-463-1996.
The script is online: http://www.flamingangelfilms.com/scripts/unnuevodia6_8.pdf
Looking for a producer/ director, director of photography plus another camera operator, lighting person, sound person, and various other production personnel to be part of a team, that influences and affects the world in a positive way through a multi media event, that includes a magazine style documentary TV program.
The format is upbeat and humorous and not only challenge's people's current beliefs, attitudes and perceptions, but also encourages people to "live outside the box".
The show already has a lot of interest and is fast becoming ready to roll. We will do 13 to 21 episodes to start, and the pilot may have to be done on deferral-will know soon.
Members of this team must have a passion to be part of a boundary breaking show while having a whole lot of fun in the process.
Contact Dane of Namaste Productions @ ( 310) 633-3873 or email me at namasteint@yahoo.com
I am a First AD and need to hire a 2nd AD for an upcoming shoot. My regular 2nd's are not available.
This is a paid position.
The person must have had experience working on low budget movies, also needs to know all paperwork including SAG and have own computer & cell phone. The movie starts shooting July 25th. I will start interviewing at the end of this week, & decide by mid next week at the latest.
To submit, you must say you heard about this from Jeff Gund, and email your resume to:
Triiloquist_ADs@yahoo.com
Sincerely,
L Myers
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