The Media Conference, a one day conference, happening on July 3 in
London, brings together policy-makers, companies, foundations and
charities working for global change to learn how to successfully
exploit the power of film as a global advocacy tool. Craig Mazin, the
writer and producer of the hit comedies Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4
leads a discussion on "The Ins and Outs of Writer’s Guild Rights and
The Coming Contract Renegotiation" for the Alameda Writers Group's July
7 meeting in Glendale. The World Premiere of Static Room Media's
production of Shelli Ryan's film Jake’s Closet - a suspenseful journey
into the mind of a little boy who believes there is something lurking
in his bedroom closet - will be screened July 7 in the competition
segment of the DancesWithFilms Film Festival, opening July 6-12 in West
Hollywood. The Independents Day Music Conference is a break-out session
within the Philadelphia Music Week celebration, running July 9-15, to
celebrate Philadelphia music, and hosted by the Recording Academy®, in
which there is a slate of performances, activities, and events
highlighting Philadelphia artists and music venues.
In its
return to the New York area, The Latin Alternative Music Conference
runs July 10-14 featuring free concerts and film nights at Central Park
Summerstage and the Celebrate Brooklyn Festival at Prospect Park,
industry panels at the Roosevelt Hotel, numerous artist showcases
across the city and a closing night party at the Cooper-Hewitt museum.
From July 11-13 Barker Hangar in Santa Monica will be converted into a
software showcase where invited attendees will be able to casually test
drive featured video games in what shapes up to be a preeminent press
and networking event hosted by the Entertainment Software Association.
Proibido Proibir (Forbidden to Forbid), by writer/director Jorge Durán,
and with Caio Blat, Maria Flor, Alexandre Rodrigues, and Andressa
Furletti (http://www.myspace.com/andressafurletti)
will have its NYC screening, July 14 & 20, during Premiere Brazil!
2007, a collaboration between MoMA and the Rio de Janeiro International
Film Festival. During the two days ConnectiCon runs, beginning July 13,
convention members will find entertainment including (but not limited
to) gaming tournaments, video screenings of anime and major motion
pictures, informative panels, workshops and demonstrations, and a
12,000 square foot gift shop. On July 16 & 17 in San Francisco, the
2007 Ypulse Mashup (www.mashup.ypulse.com/mashup_2007),
the brainchild of Anastasia Goodstein (www.myspace.com/ypulse) is the
place where industry experts discuss leveraging social media, virtual
reality environments and wireless technology; social networking and
non-traditional marketing; youth activism, branding, experiential
marketing and more.
Project Accessible Hollywood, also known as
PAH-FEST, is the brain child of Christopher Coppola (the nephew of
Francis Ford) and is a new kind of digital media festival that
celebrates the stories and voices of everyday people by recording them
using today’s latest technology and pro-sumer equipment. Festivities
are July 16-22 in Livonia and will feature an evening of film and
discussion with Elmore Leonard and his latest work. During Expo Comm
Wireless Japan, taking place July 18-20 in Tokyo, the focus will be on
Wireless and Mobile networks, Personal Area Networks, Internet ITS,
Home networks, and other wireless technologies for Japan's advanced
mobile society. At the Develop in Brighton Gaming Conference and Expo,
from July 24-26, there will be various networking events and evening
receptions, in addition to the Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2007
on Wednesday night. The NATPE TV Producers Boot Camp and LA TV
Festival, run in tandem, though at different locations in the Los
Angeles area, July 25-27, both offering an agenda suited to the
established independent producer, or an emerging creator, building
their industry credentials. Comic-Con International is a gathering of
comic book, science fiction, film and television fans attending this
event, July 26-29 in San Diego, which also offers seminars on breaking
into filmmaking and near 24-hour film retrospectives. The Grammy
Foundation along with the Gibson Foundation honors Quincy Jones, the
ambassador for The Recording Academy's 50th Celebration, at its annual
Starry Night gala — a benefit dinner and concert under the stars on
July 28 in Los Angeles.
The above events are just a sampling of
what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission
process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete
details are on the "Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry
News and Events" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.
Video and podcast versions of this news summary are now available at
most popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, the
Apple iTunes store podcast category, as well as on The Actor's
Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog/
a great place to get your iPhone download. This month on video you will
see trailers and video clips of metal, rock band, American Head Charge (http://www.myspace.com/americanheadcharge; http://www.headcharge.com), from their current DVD "Can't Stop The Machine"; Static Room Media's production of Shelli Ryan's film Jake’s Closet (http://www.JakesClosetMovie.com; http://www.myspace.com/jakesclosetmovie)
premiering in the DancesWithFilms Festival; Brazilian film Proibido
Proibir (Forbidden to Forbid), premiering in the Premiere Brazil! 2007
festival at MoMA; The sketch comedy parodies of Planet Craze (http://www.planetcraze.com; http://www.myspace.com/planetcraze) based in Miami. Another welcome goes out to newly baptized iPhone owners to make http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog their premiere video download destination for media industry news and events.
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