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FilmLetter, April 7, 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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** --Michigan has it’s own page. Go to:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/States/Michigan/michigan_main.htm
Film Festival Page:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/States/Michigan/michigan_film_festivals.htm
Film Commission Page:
http://www.usfilmproduction.com/States/Michigan/michigan_film_commissions_.htm


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.

Message Boards:
http://instantboard.com/users/toemoss/index.php
Email me if you want to add Forums.

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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Digital Independet Film Festival (DIFF)
Bill Corless Exeuctive Director
PO Box 700957
Kapolei, HI 96709
ph: (808) 697-1577
email: wcorless@corlessproductions.com
http://diffonline.netfirms.com
Deadline for entries: April 10, 2004
Festival Opens: May 1, 2004
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The Motor City Film Society (MCFS)
Second Annual Motor City International Film Festival (MCIFF)
E B Starr - Dir. of Film Jury Committee
M L Davis - Festival Director
Kania Kennedy- V. P. Motor City Film Society
3430 E. Jefferson Ave. #102
Detroit, MI 48207
ph: 888/723-9093
email: motorcityfilmfest@excite.com
web: http://www.motorcityiff.7h.com/submissions.htm
Deadlines:
After March 1, 2004- $20 per entry (Students Free) until May 1, 2004
After May 1, 2004- $35 per entry (Student $25) until June 5, 2004
After June 5, 2004- $45 per entry (Student $35) must be received by June 19, 2004
Festival Opens: August 12-16, 2004
MI/Film Festivals

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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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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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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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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FREE MOTION PICTURE SET FLATS
ONSITE FRIDAY APRIL 9TH! 10AM-4PM
Free motion picture sets "flats" ...4' by 10' to 4' by 16', lots of sizes, structural shapes, "wood watertank"
MANY SETS!...theater?indy film?
SEE & PICK UP: Friday April 9th 10 AM to 5 PM Alameda Point: Email for directions
Warren White warrenwh@pacbell.net
ALSO ITEMS FOE SALE:There is also REAL interior house doors, & double-wide swing morgue/hospital doors, REAL glass house & apartment windows, stairs etc for sale VERY REASONABLY
PHOTOS: http://www.ofoto.com/I.jsp?c=dhkcmyf.5r29ivin&x=0&y=pw73le
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HAWAII SCREENWRITERS ASSOCIATION
MEETING DAY: Saturday, April 17, 2004
TIME: 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M.
!PLEASE BE ON TIME!
*SEATING IS LIMITED*. *RSVP: - (R.S.V.P. DEADLINE: April 12, 2k4) CLICK THIS EMAIL REPLY BUTTON.
DO NOT RSVP if you are not going to show up.
COST: FREE
SPOTLIGHT TOPIC:
HSA member Michael Ogasawara will show his untitled short film. It was produced for filmfights.com's Week 9 fight, a technically themed challenge based on using reverse action video. Afterwards, he will talk about the story concept writing and production of the film
Bio: Michael Ogasawara is a student at the University of Hawaii, and has produced several short films; most recently "Ricky the Robot" which was featred at the 'Ohina Short Film Showcase 2003, and "Ebb & Flow" which was featured both at 'Ohina 2003 and the Hawaii International Film Festival 2003.
!PLEASE BE ON TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOCATION: Academy Art Center, 1111 Victoria Street, Honolulu, HI
96814 IF YOU NEED HELP: Call me on my cell phone 387-5219
WHO'S INVITED? Experienced and aspiring screenwriters, book writers, playwrights, filmmakers, etc. In short, any writer or person that is interested in screenwriting.
STARTS @ 3:30 PM - PLEASE BE ON TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Robert Olague Executive Director Hawaii Screenwriters Association 671-5219 Hard-line 387-5219 Cell
olaguerobert@hotmail.com
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50th Anniversary Screening of Elia Kazan's ON THE WATERFRONT
PLUS: Marlon Brando's screen test for REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
MEDIA CONTACT: Brian Ellis (818) 521-8015
E-Mail: Info@Alexfilmsociety.Org
V/M:818.754.8250 o Fax: 818.247.0275
P.O. Box 4807, Glendale, CA 91222-0807
www.Alexfilmsociety.Org
Saturday, April 24, at 2 pm and 8 pm only, the Alex Film Society presents the 50th anniversary screening of Elia Kazan's Oscar™ winning drama ON THE WATERFRONT (Columbia 1954) at Glendale's historic Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Boulevard. Lauded for undeniable virtuosity, ON THE WATERFRONT created a new standard in filmmaking and is still recognized as one of the greatest films produced (#8 in the American Film Institute's Top 100 films). The program will also include a classic cartoon and a rare presentation of Marlon Brando's screen test for REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (test footage courtesy of the UCLA Archive).
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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. (Nice hype, huh)
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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THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SPRING 2004 SEASON!!!
SATURDAY, APRIL 10 at 7 pm
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE 800 Chestnut Street (in North Beach)
Trinh T. Minh-ha and Jean-Paul Bourdier's
NIGHT PASSAGE
Trinh T. Minh-ha and Jean-Paul Bourdier In Person
Writer, composer, theorist and filmmaker Trinh Minh-ha consistently challenges her audiences with each new work, constantly shifting the ways in which she critically engages with the form and spirit of cinema. Her newest piece, NIGHT PASSAGE, co-directed with Jean-Paul Bourdier, is a digital tale made in homage to Kenji Miyazawa’s novel, MILKY WAY RAILROAD. Three young characters go on a journey into the land of ‘awakened dreams,’ moving between the train that carries them and the mysterious places of inner longing and existential reflection in which they stop, each elegantly depicted through a different artistic approach.
EARLY NOTICE ABOUT NEXT WEEK'S SHOW:
THURSDAY, APRIL 15 at 8 pm
HEADLANDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS
TOTAL MOBILE HOME: The Ecstasy of Kino Garbology
Live Film Performance and Installation by Rebecca Barten and David Sherman
Co-presented with Headlands Center for the Arts’ Artist Talks
NOTE: This event is FREE. For 6 pm dinner reservations ($15/person) call 415-331-2787, ext. 28 by Tuesday, April 13. For additional information, visit www.headlands.org
Since the early 90s, the world’s first microCINEMA, San Francisco’s Total Mobile Home (Rebecca Barten and David Sherman) has periodically procured armloads of deserted institutional films from trashcans behinds Bay Area libraries, schools and labs.
San Francisco Cinematheque 145 Ninth Street Suite 240 San Francisco CA 94103
415-522-1990 www.sfcinematheque.org
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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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Digital Independet Film Festival (DIFF)
Bill Corless Exeuctive Director
PO Box 700957
Kapolei, HI 96709
ph: (808) 697-1577
email: wcorless@corlessproductions.com
http://diffonline.netfirms.com
Deadline for entries: April 10, 2004
Festival Opens: May 1, 2004

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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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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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LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Also known as LA Shorts Fest and slated to take place in September at Hollywood's ArcLight, this fest seeks shorts, features and screenplays and shorts completed after Jan. 1, 2003. All genres, categories and formats are welcome, with previewing taking place on VHS or DVD. Early Bird Savings deadline April 17, 2004; regular deadline May 17, 2004; final extended deadline: June 17, 2004. For further info, see the festival Web site.
http://www.lashortsfest.com
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THE BIG CARTOON EXHIBITION
Las Vegas Comic-Con, in association with cartoonmogul.com, is hosting The Big Cartoon Exhibition, a three-day event in October designed to showcase animation art by independent animators from around the world. The curators seek animated film submissions; all genres, categories and formats welcome. For more information on The Big Cartoon Exhibition, contact info@cartoonmogul.com or check the exhibition's Web page. Deadline: July 9.
http://www.lasvegascomiccon.com
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MELBOURNE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
MUFF, a punchy international festival, seeks innovative, even controversial shorts, features, documentaries, animations, and art works (art should address the theme of "violence"). Entry deadline is Friday, April 9th, and the entry fee is $25 AUS (about $12 US). See Web site for more details.
http://www.muff.com.au
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Arms Of Love tv series is a family show filmed out of Wenatchee, WA. Currently we are seeking help from the outside community to help with writing the show.
This is what we need: Real life stories that have happend to you, and the outcome is positive. (we will not use your name) YOU CREATE THE STORY LINE!!!!! Credit will be given at the credits on the show.
Story ideas, such as friendship issues, family issues, and any other every situation subject you can think of.
This is a volunteer deal. If we like your idea we will film a show around it, and you will receive a free copy of the show.
Please contact Joshua Lusk at Moviedirector728@aol.com
We are also seeking talent. Guys and Girls ages 8-25. If you are interested please e-mail.
I will send more info to anyone interested in helping out with acting or writing.
http://hometown.aol.com/moviedirector728
Moviedirector728@aol.com
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Oakland's Hip Hop Flim Festival
Submit your films Now to be selected in this years Hip Hop Film Festival.
Send: VHS or DVD to Oakland Box Theatre
1928 Telegraph Oakland, Ca 94612
Include: a one page biography about yourself a synopsis of the film
a still frame from the film a photo of yourself
There is no submission fee. We will return films if you send a self address stamped envelope.
qualifing filmmakers will be notified as soon as their film has been reviewed.
Films can be Shorts, Documentaries, Digital Videos, Home movies or Feature Films.
The film must include Hip Hop in some way. It must speak to the Hip Hop Community and include Hip Hop Music.
This years festival will be three days in the second week of July we would like all fimmakers to be present if possible.
For more information please call Festival Director Bushmama 510.472.3741 www.urbart.org
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Motor City Film Society (MCFS) Second Annual Motor City International Film Festival (MCIFF) to be held August 12-16, 2004 in Detroit, Michigan. http://www.motorcityiff.7h.com/submissions.htm
Come to Detroit and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere
Motor City International Film festival
3430 E. Jefferson Ave. #102
Detroit, MI 48207
PH: 888/723-9093
motorcityfilmfest@excite.com
E B Starr
Dir. of Film Jury Committee
M L Davis
Festival Director
Kania Kennedy
V. P. Motor City Film Society
Entry fee FREE until March 1, 2004
After March 1, 2004- $20 per entry (Students Free) until May 1, 2004
After May 1, 2004- $35 per entry (Student $25) until June 5, 2004
After June 5, 2004- $45 per entry (Student $35) must be received by June 19, 2004
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CENTURY CITY FILM FESTIVAL.com $10,000+ in prizes
Where the truly awesome competes against the truly awful! We WANT YOUR BEST... and all the rest! Have a film that screams "Oscar?" Created a "B" movie or "Blaxsploitation" film? Submit it! We'll screen top "traditional" and "Non-traditional" indies. Filmmakers accepted will be introduced to industry execs.
Enter our SCREENPLAY COMPETITION where the top winner receives the "CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AWARD! All Top 10 finalists receive a prize package, full-access pass to the festival and VIP parties, invitation to filmmakers party, personal introductions to managers, agents, studio reps, etc.; and recognition at our closing night awards ceremony! Some of the prizes include: Writer's Bootcamp Seminar, Movie Magic Software for the Top 10, Total Script Express Query Service, One-year listing in Script Matketplace, plus more to be added soon!
Hurry! Take advantage of the REGULAR DEADLINE of April 30, 2004 for a discounted submission fee.
Final deadline: July 1, 2004.
Call 877-7-CENTURY for information and/or download application at http://www.CenturyCityFilmFestival.com.
NOTE: Upscale Century City is located between Westwood (UCLA) and Beverly Hills, California.
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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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JOIN A CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF ARTS RELATED TENANTS
1360 Mission Street Suite 200
artHouse, a non profit project of California Lawyers for the Arts, has created this colocation office facility to offer small users benefits of a creative community and office support facilities. Shared services including copier, fax, and high speed DSL are offered at nominal costs. Entire suite is over 5000 square foot suite with classroom, conference room, break area, and kitchen area.
artHouse has leased this space on a long-term basis with options that extend to 2024! This will be a long-term affordable office space.
Availabilities include:
Single offices of about 150 -250 square feet. These are locking offices, not cubicles. Office environment (carpeted) rather than artist studio. 24 Hour access. Furnished office possible, short-term use considered.
Two adjoining offices -- about 400 square feet of dedicated use. Ideal for small non-profit organizations or arts businesses.
Desk space either intermittently or ongoing in cubicles
Rents range from $250 per month to $600 per month depending on choice of office/cubicle.
Available now, applications for waiting list for future vacancy will also be accepted.
Rent includes: janitorial, all utilities except phone, and security system.
Lease terms from 1 year to 5 years with renewal options. Project will be a long-run affordable office option for the arts.
Shorter term use -- daily or weekly rentals of office or conferences rooms are available.
Current tenants include ImprovWorks, youThink, StreetSide Stories and artHouse California.
Contact by email admin@arthouseca.org or call 415 552 2183.
Pictures at http://www.arthouseca.org/1360Mission.html
Kathleen Diohep Program Director ArtHouse California
1360 Mission Street Suite 200 San Francisco CA 94103
p: 415 552 2183 f: 415 552 2615 e: kathleen@arthouseca.org
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Dear AFF Members & Friends,
Simon Siniora, his wife, and 4 children have been long time supporters of the Arab Film Festival and the Arab community and at a time of great hardship, they need you today.
In September 2003, Simon was diagnosed with B-cell Burkitt's Lymphoma and needs a new immune system, which can be given to him through a PAINLESS bone-marrow donation. A bone marrow transplant can save his life. TIME IS CRITICAL! Please contact Simon's family:
PHONE: (408) 489-9661 E-MAIL: jujusalfiti@yahoo.com and get tested this weekend:
SATURDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2004 FROM 11:00AM TO 2:00PM AT ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH, 5200 DIAMOND HEIGHTS BLVD., SAN FRANCISCO.
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10. JOBS
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To list a JOB, email ToeMoss@earthlink.net


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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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