VideoFest 25 at The Dallas Museum of Art, September 27, 2012 – September 30, 2012
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U.S. Documentary Filmmaker Repeatedly Detained at Border
But the case of Laura Poitras, an Oscar-and Emmy-nominated filmmaker and intrepid journalist, is perhaps the most extreme. In 2004 and 2005, Poitras spent many months in Iraq filming a documentary that, as The New York Times put it in its review, “exposed the emotional toll of occupation on Iraqis and American soldiers alike.” The film, “My Country, My Country,” focused on a Sunni physician and 2005 candidate for the Iraqi Congress as he did things like protest the imprisonment of a 9-year-old boy by the U.S. military. At the time Poitras made this film, Iraqi Sunnis formed the core of the anti-American insurgency and she spent substantial time filming and reporting on the epicenter of that resistance. Poitras’ film was released in 2006 and nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary.
VIRTUAL AUDITIONS: THE NEW CASTING FRONTIER
Actors! Empower yourselves to reach for success
in the new casting world.
VIRTUAL AUDITIONS: THE NEW CASTING FRONTIER
When: Monday, April 23, 2012, 7pm to 9pm (doors open at 6:30pm)
Where: Flatt Theater at DCT, 5938 Skillman Street, Dallas, TX 75231
Cost: $20 General Admission (SAG-AFTRA members and Franchised Agents FREE)
RSVP: Sheila Cooper, at (214) 379-1171 or (800) 724-0767, option 7,
or email sheila.cooper@sagaftra.org
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand, you may have noticed a new trend emerging in casting all around the country and the globe! Fueled by advances in available video technology, casting directors now seek out the best possible talent for their projects in markets far beyond the boundaries that restrained them in the past, AND they can accomplish this more efficiently than ever before. Virtual auditions provide new opportunities for actors to access more projects than ever before and to BOOK in markets previously inaccessible.
When requesting that actors “go on tape”, agents and casting directors routinely share their unique expectations for lighting, sound, make-up, hair, movement, wardrobe, and more.
? So what are casting directors asking for and how can we actors deliver quality video auditions?
? What are the factors that contribute to success in this new frontier?
? And . . . Why the heck are CDs and agents so picky about what we send them?
Competition for jobs is fierce. Submissions must somehow stand out from the hundreds of videos submitted for each and every role. To help actors face this challenge, ProACT is offering this informationalseminar led by industry experts, including Sharon Garrison (actor/producer/videographer), Mary Jo Mazur (videographer), Wendy Pennington (actor/videographer/demo reel editor), and Deanna Rozenblum (makeup/hair specialist.) Photographer and filmmaker, Steve Riley will also be there to answer questions about cameras, lighting, file sizes and any other technical questions – plus hints on setting up your own taping facility.
Bring your questions as well as your personal experiences to our panel, as we cover the nuts and bolts of successful video auditions, beginning with the basic tools of taping . . . through preparation . . . and finally submission via the Internet! Join us as we embark on this new and exciting casting frontier!
NALIP 2012 Conference Registration Closes Monday, April 9! Register NOW!
NALIP 2012: Diverse Voices, Universal Content conference registration closes Monday, April 9. Don’t miss this chance to attend NALIP’s best conference ever!! With a lineup including filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, entertainment legendRita Moreno and Universal Studios President and COO Ron Meyer – this will be the networking event of the year!
Also on the lineup is our Friday night Welcome Reception hosted at Infusion Lounge on Universal CityWalk! Want another reason to attend? How about a special screening of Sundance hit Filly Brown at CityWalk AMC Theatres! On Saturday NALIP 2012 presents a sneak preview screening of Hallmark Hall of Fame movie of the week Firelight and on Saturday night NALIP presents its annual Achievement and Estela Awards Ceremony!
Book Suggestions for First-Time Documentary Filmmakers
Courtesy of DOCULINKS
The Shut Up and Shoot Documentary Guide: A Down & Dirty DV Production
Producing with Passion: Making Films That Change the World
Documentary Storytelling, 3rd edition: Creative Nonfiction on Screen
The Documentary Film Maker’s Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Documentary
Filmmaking
Trailer Mechanics: A Guide to Making Your Documentary Fundraising Trailer
Cross-Cultural Filmmaking: A Handbook for Making Documentary and
Ethnographic Films and Videos
Making Documentary Films and Videos
The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer’s Guide to the Craft and Elements of a
Screenplay
Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film
New History of Documentary Film
Documentary Makers: Interviews with 15 of the Best in the Business
Documenting the Documentary: Close Readings of Documentary Film and Video
(Contemporary Film and Television)
The Documentary Conscience: A Casebook in Film Making
The New Documentary in Action: A Casebook in Filmmaking
Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Videos
SIGGRAPH 2012
Join us at SIGGRAPH 2012
7-9 August – Los Angeles, CA
Why SIGGRAPH?
A vibrant meeting place, where over 20,000 international enthusiasts gather to learn, share ideas, compare the latest products, and buy. From artists to engineers, from solo and small-shop developers and designers to large, established corporations with global reach,
SIGGRAPH is the only conference and trade show that draws people from around the world and across the multiple disciplines of this exciting and innovative industry.
What does exhibiting offer?
Exhibit space rental includes an allotment of badges and tickets. Exhibitor Badges serve as both booth personnel badges and basic conference passes that include access to the Art Gallery, Birds of a Feather, Exhibitor Tech Talks, Keynote Speakers, International Resources, Job Fair, Emerging Technologies, Posters and Studio. The value of the admissions included with the exhibit space is well over the $37 per square foot cost for exhibit space.
In addition to the admissions exhibiting companies can gain access to the Media Tour, Media List, Attendee List and the top talent found only at SIGGRAPH.
Did you know?
SIGGRAPHenjoys its largest registration numbers when held in Los Angeles.
Special editorial coverage in industry and related publications will describe the size and scope of the SIGGRAPH 2012 Conference and Exhibition. More then 100 ads will appear in leading industry trade publications and web sites generating over 700,000 high-quality impressions. To secure your space download the Exhibitor Application and visit the Floor Plan to select a location.
Do not hesitate to contact us at +1.866.950.7444 toll free or outside the U.S. at +1.630.434.7779 or e-mail exhibits@siggraph.org with any questions or to verify space availability. We look forward to working with you.
SIGGRAPH 2012, 7-9 August
Los Angeles, CA
Important Dates
Check out the Trailer from the 2010 conference.
VF Alumnus Braden King’s HERE opens 04/13 @ IFC | NYC
HERE
A Film by Braden King
Starring Ben Foster and Lubna Azabal
Written by Braden King and Dani Valent
Produced by Lars Knudsen and Jay Van Hoy
A Parts and Labor / Truckstop Media Production
Distributed by Strand Releasing
Opens Friday, April 13 at IFC Center, New York
Q&A with Director Braden King and Special Guests (TBA)
323 6th Avenue New York, NY 10014 / (212) 924-7771
Schedule and tickets will be available on Monday, April 9
Coming soon to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Scroll down for details.
Official Site | Facebook | Twitter | Gadarine’s Polaroids | Soundtrack | Strand | Forward
Official Trailer:
Measurement and orientation break down in a dramatic, formally groundbreaking, landscape-obsessed road movie that chronicles a brief but intense romantic relationship between an American satellite-mapping engineer and an expatriate Armenian photographer who impulsively decide to travel together into uncharted territory – both literally and metaphorically.
HERE premiered at the 2011 Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and has gone on to screen throughout the world. A live installation version of the project, HERE [ THE STORY SLEEPS ], premiered at The Museum of Modern Art in 2010, travelled to Mass MoCA and was mounted at the 2011 Sundance and Houston Cinema Arts Festivals.
Selected Press:
Across the Universe: Braden King’s HERE – Davina Quinlivan, Sight and Sound:
“An assured fiction-feature debut, HERE is a bold endeavour to make a film inspired by a love of map-making and the mythology of exploration… The film fashions an atlas out of memory and emotion in a way that makes clear the connections between geographic exploration and cinema’s unique invitation to explore everything and everyone.“
HERE: Love in the Time of Google Maps – Karina Longworth, LA Weekly / Village Voice
“King’s blending of naturalism and pure cinematic flourish, the startlingly direct romantic philosophy nestled within layers of enigmatic writing and visual obfuscation, packs an unexpectedly powerful emotional punch. It’s the road trip romance reinvented, remapped.”
Sundance Film Festival Review: HERE – Ray Greene, Box Office Magazine
“Braden King’s lyrical cinepoem HERE is one of those movies so fully achieved it restores your faith in the cinema. An extended tone poem about a brief encounter between an American cartographer and an Armenian photographic artist, the film utilizes the surreal landscape of contemporary Armenia as a kind of undiscovered planet.”
Up next:
HERE Opens in Los Angeles on April 27
Laemmle Music Hall, 9036 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316
HERE Opens in San Francisco on May 11
SF Film Society Cinema, 1746 Post Ave., San Francisco, CA 94115
Details on additional cities coming soon.
Press Inquiries: Please contact Emma Griffiths PR: emma@eg-pr.com
Louisiana Film Prize Website
Louisiana Film Prize Launches One of the Most
Lucrative Short Film Contests in the World
Louisiana Film Prize Website launches and registration begins
for “the coolest film contest on the planet.”
SHREVEPORT, LA – The slogan of the Louisiana Film Prize is simple: Shoot a film. Win $50,000. Representatives from the La Film Prize will be at the Texas Theatre,Tuesday, April 10th in the lobby at 7 p.m. to the pitch to the indie film community in Dallas. Introductions by Bart Weiss.
The Louisiana Film Prize Contest and Festival invites filmmakers from all over the world to create and present a short film under one condition – it must be shot in the Shreveport-Bossier area. The winner will receive a grand prize of $50,000.
“This is the coolest film contest on the planet,” said Gregory Kallenberg, founder of the Louisiana Film Prize. “It has been created to energize the filmmaking community to create the best work they can in an environment that is incredibly supportive of their endeavors. We hope that the Louisiana Film Prize will help spark a revolution in indie filmmaking in the area.”
Filmmakers have five months, from Feb. 1st to July 9th, to produce their film. Each filmmaker will be provided with an ambassador and a team of volunteers, resources and aids to help them with production, housing, promotional events and other needs during their stay.
The top 20 films will be selected to promote and screen their film during the LA Film Prize Festival Weekend, October 12-14. The winner will be chosen based on the votes of a panel of expert judges from all over the country, as well as the vote of the festival audience. Finalists are encouraged to heavily promote their film and enlist support from friends, family and the public to heighten their chances of winning.
“This is a substantial prize that could really change a filmmaker’s life,” said Chris Lyon, the LAFP’s festival director. “This $50,000 could help someone create more short films or even help fund a feature film. It’s a really amazing opportunity for the filmmaker.”
Organizers hope the Louisiana Film Prize will further grow and transform Shreveport-Bossier’s creative community, alongside other existing efforts such as Moonbot Studios, Gorilla Design Studio, CoHab coworking, the Robinson Film Center and artspace.
“Ever since I returned to my hometown, I’ve wanted to find a way to help spur the ongoing evolution of our town into a creative mecca and give our city a national brand as a home to the creative class,” Kallenberg said. “As SXSW transformed Austin, the Louisiana Film Prize will do the same for our region.”
Contact Cazes Verbois at 318-213-6437 or info@lafilmprize.com or visit the site to enter and learn more information about the Louisiana Film Prize Contest and Festival.
Jesse Owens on PBS May 1st
JESSE OWENS
The new documentary directed by Laurens Grant
Premieres Tues. May 1st on PBS!
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Jesse Owens is directed, produced and written by the team behind the multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary Freedom Riders.
Directed and Produced by Laurens Grant, and Produced and Written By Stanley Nelson, Jesse Owens examines the life and legacy of the African-American sprinter, a sharecropper’s son, who triumphed over adversity to win four gold medals in the face of Hitler’s Aryan nation at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
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Follow Laurens Grant on Facebook and Twitter:
@LG789
@firelightmedia
@pbsamex
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