www.usfilmproduction.com
FilmLetter, April 14, 2004
1. What’s New on www.USFilmProduction.com
2. Who's New? Who’s Updated?
3. Crew Call
4. Cast Call
5. Events
6. On-Line Events
7. Film Festivals
8. Seeking Submissions, Call For Entries & Deadlines
9. Miscellaneous
10. Jobs
11. Contributors
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1. WHAT’S NEW ON WWW.USFILMPRODUCTION.COM
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If you have information on Unions, Film Festivals, Film
Commissions etc. for these states, please email me. I’ll
update their pages. I’ll be adding more states in the
future.
** --I’ve added a message board which includes Crew Calls,
Cast Calls, Resumes, 4 Sales, Film Festivals, Film Commissions,
Technical, Services, Film/Video Groups and Events. Well see how
these work. Go to:
http://instantboard.com/users/toemoss/index.php Email me if you
want to add Forums.
** --I’ve also added a FilmLetter Archive of this
year’s FilmLetters.
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/FilmLetters/filmletters.htm
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2. WHO'S NEW? WHO'S UPDATED?
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2nd Annual Reel Venus Film Festival
Film/Video Shorts by Women
email: info@reelvenus.com
web: www.reelvenus.com
Entry Deadlines: April 23, 2004 - May 14, 2004
Festival Dates: July 20, 21, 22 2004 in NYC
To see Who’s New go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/
To list yourself under Crew, Company or Talent, go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/CA/Regions/SFBayArea/getliste.htm
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3. CREW CALL
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Editor Needed ASAP for Short Film
NYC Editor - Paid
Imperilled Waters- The Cruise Industry In Hawaii...Crew and
Talent call....
LIGHTING TECH WANTED
DP needed for 24P shoot
STYLIST/MAKE-UP ARTIST
For more CREW CALLS, go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/CA/CrewCall/crewcalllistSF.htm
To list an upcoming CREW CALL, go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/CA/CrewCall/crewcallSF2.htm
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4. CAST CALL
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"Bird's Eye" - Suspense thriller
Seeking BRIDES-TO-BE in Need of a Makeover!
BAGGIN' - Pilot
SENNHEISER - Commercial
DO THIS (FKA UNTITLED SPIKE TV SERIES - NEW ROLES)
For more CASTING CALLS, go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/CA/CastCall/castcall1.htm
To list an upcoming CASTING CALL, go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/CA/CastCall/castcallSF.htm
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5. EVENTS
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MOVIES IN THE PARK - PETALUMA
We are pleased to announce that Movies in the Park will be
returning for a second season this summer. -July17th –
“Finding Nemo”
--July 31st – “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
--Aug. 14th – “101 Dalmatians”
--Aug. 28th – “Star Wars”
--Sept.11th – “Swiss Family Robinson”
--Sept. 25th – “Grease”
Admission is FREE, but donations are requested as a portion of
which will be distributed to 3 non-profit groups; Summer
Camperships for Kids (scholarships for camps offered through the
Parks & Recreation Department), the Petaluma Senior Center
and the Polly Klaas Performing Arts Center.
Please visit our Web site, www.petalumamovies.com for more
specific information - including deadlines. You can contact us at
707-765-8828.
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NEXT LAFCPUG MEETING
Next meeting of the lafcpug will be Wednesday April 28 at the LA
Film School Hollywood. We think.
Mark the date down though. This could be the biggest meeting of
the year. You’ll know the third week of April. Stay tuned.
For more info and directions to the LA Film School go to the
lafcpug web site
http://www.lafcpug.org/user_schedule.html
This meeting will be generously sponsored by ProMax
http://www.promax.com and we are grateful.
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Dustin Cross" dusty@sandust.org
April Meeting Reminder
Aloha,
This is a reminder that our April meeting will be on Sunday April
25, 2004 due to many of us attending NAB. See everyone on the
25th to talk about all the great new things from NAB.
We meet once a month. Come and learn about the independent
projects going on in Hawaii, talk about your project, ask for
advice, get assistance, find crew, or help someone else. Bring
footage from your projects to share; complete shows, raw unedited
footage, or even projects you did just to learn more. If you have
a screenplay, come down, pitch it, and start building a crew to
get your movie made. If you are interested in doing
documentaries, come down and tell us all about it and find a crew
to get it done. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing
you there.
Sunday, April 25, 2004, 3-7pm
UH Pacific New Media Outreach College
UH Manoa, 2500 Dole Street, Krauss Hall 012, Yukiyoshi Room
Mahalo,
Dusty
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The feature film "Robot Stories" is screening
theatrically in San Francisco and Berkeley for at least one week
starting Friday, April 16!
As an added perk, we'll have cast and crew at all the Friday and
Saturday evening screenings at both
theaters ˜ I'll personally be at the Opera Plaza in San
Francisco on Friday and the Act I & II in
Berkeley on Saturday."
"Robot Stories"
Everything is changing... Except the human heart. Winner of 33
awards, including Best Screenplay and
Best Actress (for Wai Ching Ho) St. Louis International Film
Festival. For screening times and locations, visit
http://www.robotstories.net
April 16-22 in San Francisco & Berkeley Cast and Crew at all
evening screenings Friday and Saturday! Director Greg Pak in
person Friday in San Francisco and Saturday in Berkeley Opera
Plaza Theatre 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco (415) 267-4893
http://www.moviefone.com/showtimes/...?theaterid=1028
Act I & II, 2128 Center Street, just east of Shattuck,
Berkeley (510) 464-5980
http://www.moviefone.com/showtimes/...?theaterid=1012
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21 Stories – A Broadway Tale
Presented by: Patrick Newall & Elephant Stageworks
Director: Yuval Hadadi
Choreography: Frit & Frat Fuller
w/ Marilyn Rising & GW Stevens
Costume Design: Ingrid Ferrin
Set Design: Charisse Cardenas
From April 2 – May 8, 2004 • Fri & Sat 8PM
Tickets: $15.00
Reservations: 323-960-7612
Elephant Theatre
6322 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038
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To submit an EVENT listing,
email ToeMoss@earthlink.net
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6. ON-LINE EVENTS
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To submit an ON-LINE EVENTS listing,
email ToeMoss@earthlink.net
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7. FILM FESTIVALS
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Is your FILM FESTIVAL listed or updated? Go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/Templates/film_festival_signup.htm
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There are some new films pertinent to the Middle East showing at
this years San Francisco International Film Festival that address
the timely and daily political issues facing the Middle East. The
SFIFF kicks off this week.
Cinemayaat, the Arab Film Festival is proud to be co-presenting
the film CONTROL ROOM by Jehane Noujaim.
Here is a list of titles to watch for:
CONTROL ROOM by Jehane Noujaim Goes inside AL Jazeera
headquarters as well as US Central Command sight of the war in
Iraq’s most important battles; the press room.
DATES: 4/16 Kabuki 9:30
4/17 PFA 6:30
4/18 Kabuki 1:30
CHECKPOINT by Yoav Shamir An amazing verite of what Palestinians
face when crossing roadblocks between the two sides of a
conflict.
DATES: 4/25 Kabuki 7:00pm
4/26 PFA 5:30pm
4/27 kabuki 6:15 pm
JAMES JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM by Ra’anan Alexandrowich James,
an African on a holy pilgrimage has his faith tested when he is
arrested as an illegal worker. This is the dramatic feature debut
by The same director of INNER TOUR.
DATES: 4/22 Kabuki 9:00
4/25 PFA 4:05
ROUTE 181 – Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel by
Michel Khleifi & Eyal Sivan Veteran Palestinian and Israeli
filmmakers take a road where they re-map, through poignant
interviews the contours of the 1947 partition line.
DATES: 4/23 PFA 1:30
4/24 Kabuki 3:00
SILENT WATERS by Sabiha Sumar The sunny prospects of a loving
family in Pakistan are challenged when Islamic fundamentalists
come to town.
DATES: 4/22 Kabuki 6:15
4/25 PFA 1:30
These are some amazing films. We encourage you to attend this
festival.
For more information, please visit the SFIFF website at
http://www.sffs.org
all the best,
Amera Rizk
AFF Artistic Director
www.aff.org
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Is your FILM FESTIVAL listed or updated? Go to:
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8. SEEKING SUBMISSIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES AND DEADLINES
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Is your FILM FESTIVAL listed or updated? Go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/Templates/film_festival_signup.htm
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - UNAFF 2004
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION FILM FESTIVAL
(October 20-24, 2004 Stanford University) celebrates the power of
international documentary films and videos dealing with UN
related issues: human rights, environmental survival, protection
of refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control,
women's issues, children, universal education, war and peace.
The theme for UNAFF 2004 is: “THE VALUES OF TOLERANCE”
Formats: 16mm and 35mm film; 1/2", 3/4", Beta SP, DV,
PAL/NTSC.
Preview on 1/2" VHS. All genres and lengths are eligible.
Entry fee: $25 for films up to 30 min. and $35 for films longer
than 30 min.
Please send a check or money order payable to UNAFF.
Deadline is June 1, 2004
THE ENTRY FORM can be printed from www.unaff.org
Please submit screening materials and background info to:
UNAFF 2004
c/o Jasmina Bojic
Stanford University
Main Quad bldg.40
Stanford, CA 94305-2006.
Questions or comments?
Please use info@unaff.org or call: (650) 725-0012; Fax: (650)
725-0011
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Call For Submissions - Swiss American Film Festival
The Second Annual Swiss American Film Festival. Seven days of the
best New American and Swiss Cinema screened in Manhattan‚s
finest venues.
New York City, November 5th-11th, 2004
Deadline for Entries: August 10th, 2004
The Second Annual Swiss American Film Festival
(www.swisscinema.org) is currently accepting submissions. We
welcome you to submit your dramatic, comedic, documentary,
animated and experimental films. Deadline for entries is August
10, 2004.
The Second Annual Swiss American Film Festival is the largest
film showcase in the US between Swiss and American filmmakers. In
its second year, the festival will showcase the best of Swiss and
American films in New York City from November 5thˆNovember
11th, 2004 at the Quad Cinema, Anthology Film Archives and the
Lincoln Center. This year, SWISSAM is proud to receive "The
Locarno International Film Festival" as a special guest .
For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.swisscinema.org or call us at 212 528-3124 or email
SWISSAM at info@swisscinema.org
SwissAm is produced with the support of the Swiss Consulate in
New York, Swisspeaks 2004, Swiss Films, Manor, the Swiss
Institute and in association with Quad Cinema, Anthology Film
Archives and the Lincoln Center. Festival partner:
www.Withoutabox.com
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FESPACO 2005
The 19th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival
of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso will take place from February 26,
through March 5, 2005 with “Training and Professional
Stakes” as theme.
Professionalism today implies in training into film and
audio-visual trades.
Such trades are increasingly varied and specialized and have thus
led to the establishment of numerous film professions.
What is the situation, what are the training challenges and
opportunities in Africa? What are the professional training
stakes for an emerged African movie industry? FESPACO 2005 gives
you a single opportunity to discuss the above issues.
The overall programme of the 19th edition reads as follows:
-African feature and short film competition
-African professional TV-Video film competition
-Diasporic film competition
-Panorama of cinemas from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific
-The 12th African International Film and Television Market (MICA)
-Colloquium on “Training and Professional Stakes”
-50 years retrospective on African cinema
Additionally, focus will be on South Africa cinematography, as
well as tributes, special programmes on the documentary film,
master classes...All activities provide contact and exchange
opportunities for film and visual professionals.
For detailed information about regulations, please visit our Web
site,
A HREF="http://www.fespaco.bf"> www.fespaco.bf
For more information on travel from the USA & Caribbean, the
Diasporic film
competition and Paul Robeson Award Initiative, please visit,
<A
HREF="http://www.RobesonAward.com">www.RobesonAward.com</A>
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Raindance Film Festival Call for Submissions
From: elliot@raindance.co.uk
Raindance Film Festival is Britain's leading independent film
festival specialising in first time filmmakers and is now
accepting submissions for the 12th edition October 1 - 10. For
details of how to submit your film, go to
http://www.raindance.co.uk
Last year we screened fourteen American indie features, and over
forty short films - all of which came to us from open
submissions.
Raindance Film Festival
The Voice of Independents
http://www.raindance.co.uk
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THE NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL.
www.NYCHorrorfest.com
The NYCHFF announces it's call for entries for the 2004 festival.
The NYCHFF is proud to announce that in 2004 it will expand the
festival to a six day event to take place in October 22nd through
the 27th 2004.
Early Deadline September 1st, 2004
Final Deadline September 15th, 2004
Once again, the country's premiere horror film festival will be
held at the prestigious Tribeca Film Center in lower Manhattan.
Along the our sponsors:The Independent Film Channel,
Dractour.com, Filmmaker's Central School of Cinema,
Customflix.com, Gorilla Software, Videoscope Magazine and
DiscMaker's we will once again fill the city with special
screenings, parties, celebrity guests and free giveaway's. This
is an event not to be missed.
Good luck to all you filmmakers and see you in October!
For a complete details and wrap-up of the 2002 and 2003 festivals
go to www.NYCHorrorfest.com
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Seeking Film Submissions
From: sccircle@aol.com
Spiritual Cinema Circle, an Internet based mail order
subscription company is looking for spiritually themed shorts,
features and docs that don‚t yet have distribution. We send
out 3-5 films to our subscriber base each month on 2 DVDs that we
produce ourselves. We are looking for films that fit the
spiritual (as opposed to religious) genre; films that are
uplifting or redeeming, that question who we are and why we are
here, that make you feel a little better about being human. If
you feel that your film fits the bill, we invite you to submit to
us by clicking on the filmmaker link on our website
(http://www.spiritualcinemacircle.com) and following the
submission directions.
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DENVER PAN AFRICAN ARTS & FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 5TH YEAR
Opens with Jonathan Demme‚s Haitian Documentary
DENVER ˆ The 5th Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival
(DPAFF), produced by the Pan African Arts
Society (PAAS) and the Denver Film Society in conjunction with
the Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado, returns to the Starz
FilmCenter at Tivoli on Auraria Campus April 26 ˆ May 2,
2004. General admission tickets are $8.50 and go on sale April 16
at the Starz FilmCenter box office, 900 Auraria Pkwy. For phone
sales call 303-893-4100 or go online at
http://www.denverfilm.org or
http://www.panafricanarts.org
Contact: Angelia McGowan
303-995-4853
303-995-4854
angeliadenise@yahoo.com
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Is your FILM FESTIVAL listed or updated? Go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/Templates/film_festival_signup.htm
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9. MISCELLANOUS
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A 5000 sq ft, dressed, contemporary Courtroom is available to
rent in San Bruno in San Mateo County as a filming location (only
minutes from SFO & SF-off 101 or 280).
This completely dressed courtroom was built as an overflow county
courtroom and is located at Crestmoore High School. It also has
an empty lobby area 540 sq ft, Judges Chambers 380 sq ft,
Conference Room, Court Reporter area, 4 rest rooms and comes with
lots of FREE parking. This courtroom is EMPTY most of the time
and is available to rent. It is currently only being used for
High School Mock Trials and is managed by the San Mateo High
School District.
For questions, contact information and digital images, email us!
We look forward to assisting you with your production needs and
location scouting at no charge!
Thanks,
Brena
Ms. Brena Bailey
Film Commissioner
San Mateo County Film Commission
San Mateo County Convention & Visitors Bureau
111 Anza Blvd. #410
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-348-7600 phone
650-348-7687 fax
www.filmsanmateocounty.com
<http://www.filmsanmateocounty.com>
Film the best of the San Francisco Bay Area... SAN MATEO COUNTY!
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Hello from beautiful Humboldt County,
As those of you who have worked here know, we are fortunate to
have Barbara Bryant, formerly of the Hong Kong film office, as
our film commissioner. She does an amazing job smoothing out a
multitude of wrinkles and sending information to all who inquire.
Our County Board of Supervisors, in a very short sighted
decision, have put the funding (a meager $28,000) on the block
for budget cuts.The final vote on this issue is April 20th.
Those of us who have worked hard to make this a film friendly
location are urging anyone who has worked here to e-mail the Sups
and support the film commission. In this very rural county, we
need an official structure to keep the wheels turning smoothly.
Please drop an e-mail note urging your support to the following:
John Woolley : jwoolley@co.humboldt.ca.us
JillGeist : jgeist@co.humboldt.ca.us
Roger Rodoni : rrodoni@co.humboldt.ca.us
Bonnie Neely : bneely@co.humboldt.ca.us
Jimmy smith : jsmith@co.humboldt.ca.us
Many, many thanks! Patti Stammer
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10. JOBS
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11. CONTRIBUTORS
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Special thanks to the following:
Ralph K. Scott Bigg_Daa_Dee@hotmail.com
From Sally Hughes sohosharky@aol.com
www.planetsharkproductions.com
Lisha Rigney lgrigney@earthlink.net
William A. Brown, Jr., Esq.
http://www.wabrownjr-law.com
Keith Moody" keithmoody@blackscreenplaysonline.com
Glorinda Marie Glorinda Marie toglorinda@attbi.com SF Indie Club
LAJoeJ lajoej@yahoo.com
Jeffrey Hoffman kero131@yahoo.com
San Francisco Indieclub: http://www.indieclub.com
Scott Trimble http://www.usa-movies.com/
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