CHICAS PRODUCTIONS: February 2011

Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world. It was once so rich that Concorde used to fly from Caracas to Paris. But in the last three years its economy has collapsed. Hunger has gripped the nation for years. Now, it’s killing people and animals that are dying of starvation. The Venezuelan government knows, but won’t admit it!!! Four in five Venezuelans live in poverty. People queue for hours to buy food. Much of the time they go without. People are also dying from a lack of medicines. Inflation is at 82,766% and there are warnings it could exceed one million per cent by the end of this year. Venezuelans are trying to get out. The UN says 2.3 million people have fled the country - 7% of the population.

Monday, February 28, 2011

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Events: FT L.A." Tomorrow: Official Opening of Tru Hollywood"

You don’t want to miss the Official Grand Opening of the newest night club in town “TRU Hollywood” with its spectacular décor and feel.

You have just 24h left, or less if at capacity, to rsvp with your guests at http://www.frenchtuesdays.com/events/la030111/
It’s going to be a great night!

There are just a few tables left if you want to celebrate your birthday or friend’s birthday or simply enjoy with your friends a private table our exclusive prices at French Tuesdays. Bottle of Champagne Moët & Chandon at $110 and Magnum at $210
Reservation at: la@frenchtuesdays.com

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Software: Important Movie Magic Budgeting Update

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A conference with Anne Saint Dreux from la 'Maison de la Pub' follewed by two screenings *
*screenings in French and English with subtitles and conference in English

About the Event
From the first film produced by the Lumière Brothers to the most sophisticated special effects, from French advertisements to the most distant creations, the “Nuit de la Pub” (“The Night of the Ad”) offers a journey in time and space.
Speaker Anne Saint Dreux will lead a lecture on Is there a strategy of Emotion in Advertising?, followed by two montage screenings entitled:

French women in advertising
Around the world with 80 ads
A unique chance to discover -or rediscover- the evolution of the advertising film from its beginning, and to better understand how its message is shaping contemporary societies.

About the Speaker
Anne Saint Dreux is currently the Director-Founder of the “Maison de la Pub” in Paris and the official French representative of the “Art Directors Club” of New York. “La Maison de la Pub” highlights the economical and sociological value of the advertising message beyond its unique commercial context.
Since she participated in research in this field, Anne Saint Dreux has tried to make that complex cultural heritage intelligible both for academics and professionals.

This event is presented by Le Lycée Français de Los Angeles in cooperation with the Alliance Française of Los Angeles, the General Delegation of the Alliance Française and La Maison de la Pub.

Adults: $17
Students: $1

When: Thu, March 3 at 7:30 PM

Where: 10361 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90064

For Ticket Sales & Information, please call (310) 286-0553
email us at trk@lyceela.org
Theater Director: Pierre Leloup: pierreleloup@lyceela.org

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NEW RESTAURANT: Fig & Olive

Olive the Lights
Lamb Chops and Martinis on Melrose Place

Don’t take this the wrong way, but you look like you could use a vacation.
A vacation to, say, the French Riviera: rustling olive trees, lamb chops, dirty martinis.
So go. Really. We’ll totally check out your photos on Facebook.

Or just book dinner at a sprawling new European villa on Melrose Place—Fig & Olive opens Saturday.

You’ll find 8,000 square feet of branzino, scallops and olive oil (it’s used instead of butter), so this is where you’ll want to book your next dinner party for up to 300 of your favorite expats. (New Yorkers have been doing this for years. There are three Figs in Manhattan, but this is the first one outside New York State.)

Upon entering, you’ll see a long marble bar disappearing into the horizon—start here with a bite of Zucchini Carpaccio and a Custom Dirty Martini, with three types of olives and brines to choose from. (Also: vodka.)

Then you’re ready for a feast at the 50-foot communal table. Or under the olive tree in the towering stucco dining room. Or out on the enclosed patio, scented with rosemary plants (and covered by a magically disappearing ceiling).

Once dinner’s wrapping up, grab your Carla Bruni look-alike and squire away to the balcony champagne bar. That’s where your nightcap could entail a Piscine (iced bubbly with strawberries) or a Fig Mojito.

Go fig or go home...

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Oscar ratings down from last year

Still, kudocast holds relatively well among young adults
By RICK KISSELL

Hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco couldn't raise the younger Oscars demo as producers had hoped, with the show down 7% from last year.

Sunday's Oscars were highest-rated in New York, which had a 33.9 household rating to top local markets.

One year after expanding the best-pic category to 10 films, ratings for the Academy Awards remained strong despite showing some declines.
An average aud of 37.6 million tuned in to ABC's telecast Sunday, off 10% from last year's 41.7 million, which repped a five-year high, but ahead of both 2009 (36.3 million) and the record low of 2008 (32.0 million). This is a larger aud than anything but football these days, towering over the top-rated seg of this season's "American Idol" on Fox (26.2 million) as well as the second most popular kudocast (the Grammys on CBS drew 26.7 million).

And a somewhat calculated decision by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to go for a younger audience with 20-something thesp hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway seems to have paid off: The Oscars were down just 5% in adults 18-34 (10.6 vs. 11.1). Ratings fell off in the 12%-13% range in other categories including adults 18-49 (11.7 vs. a 13.3 last year), 25-54 (13.2 vs. 15.2) and 50-plus (19.8 vs. 22.5).

This year's list of Oscar nominees recognized an unusually diverse crop of specialty titles ("The King's Speech" and "Black Swan") and B.O. powerhouses ("Inception" and "Toy Story 3") -- a byproduct of the expanded best pic category; in all, five of the best-pic nominees have topped $100 million domestically.

Still, there was nothing approaching the B.O. bounty of last year's "Avatar," which holds the all-time North America record for box office receipts and was a big factor in last year's ratings surge.

The preliminary national household rating/share for this year's Oscars was a 21.1/33 -- down 9% from last year's 23.3/37.

New York reclaimed its title as the top-rated local market (33.9 household rating), edging out Chicago (33.0), with Gotham up 14% from last year (when a battle between ABC station WABC and Cablevision kept the kudocast off the screens in roughly 3 million homes at the start of the show) and the Windy City down 12%.

Other markets in which more than 30% of households were tuned in to the Oscars were: San Francisco-Oakland (33.6), Kansas City (32.7), Boston (32.0), Denver (31.2), host city Los Angeles (30.8) and neighbor San Diego (30.3).

Advertiser demand was strong for this year's Academy Awards, with ABC reporting more than two weeks before the telecast that it had sold all available spots. And with each 30-second spot fetching roughly $1.7 million, the network was able to collect more than $80 million in revenue.

From 8 to 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC's "Oscar's Red Carpet Live" averaged a preliminary 26.4 million viewers, the spec's largest aud since 2007. And E! scored the most-watched "Live from the Red Carpet" in the net's history from 6 to 8 p.m., with its nearly 4 million viewers outperforming last year's delivery by 9% to become one of the net's 10 most-watched telecasts ever.

Following the Oscars, a special "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on ABC averaged about 4.5 million viewers, including 1.75 million in the 18-49 demo -- the second best post-Oscar "JKL" in the last four years. Featuring special appearances by Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Kelly Ripa, Minka Kelly and Sofia Vergara, it was up slightly vs. last year in women 18-34.

ABC also noted that preliminary data showed a 29% increase in viewers vs. last year on Oscar.com and the Oscar Backstage Pass App.

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Events: "THE MAKING OF A SUPERSTAR"...A DOCUMENTARY

MESSAGE FROM HOST

We are making this documentary to track the progress of actors attending "Book the Job with Hypnosis"...A Workshop for Actors. This class is making a difference. Actors are experiencing immediate shifts in consciousness that reflect in their outward behavior at auditions. They feel more confident, focused and powerful...and you can't fake that. Come join us - participate and be interviewed. Someone, or everyone there is going to break out any minute now! Let us document your rise to SUPERSTARDOM!!!

Are you still nervous at auditions? Are you nailing the audition but not booking the job? Are you booking, but not consistently?

Wherever you are, you know where you want to be: a full-time working actor with a six-figure income and beyond. But conscious desire is not always enough to get what you want.

Hypnosis can help you reach that comfort zone to gain self-confidence and expand your ability to allow a greater level of success in your career. Through guided visualization, you'll experience the entire process from your audition notification to booking the job.

When we visualize success in the state of hypnosis, the Subconscious Mind will accept this experience as fact and we begin to feel more excited, successful and powerful!

Success starts in the mind, so take control of your thoughts and create the career you want! Join Certified Hypnotherapist RoseAnn Kelley for a group hypnotherapy workshop designed just for actors like you!

Cost: $35.00

***First time attendees $11.11***
Cash at the door

***Doors open at 10:45 am***
Free parking

Host:
Yeniffer Behrens and RoseAnn Kelley, C.Ht.310-728-5230
When:
Wednesday, March 02 from 10:45 AM
to 12:30 PM
Where:
True Form Films Production Office at Jeremiah Comey Film Acting Studio
12215 Ventura Blvd., Suite 111 Studio City, CA 91604

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NOW CASTING: contractors, firefighters, carpenters, blue collar business owners

BATTLE OF THE SEXES!!!

Are you a natural born leader or the perfect teammate? Do you enjoy tackling and solving any challenge head-on?

A Major Television Network is looking for career driven BLUE COLLAR WORKERS for a new show that will shine the light on differences between the sexes in the workplace! Teams of men and women will battle it out to compete for a grand prize!!!

We are currently looking for ambitious, business savvy types… We are specifically seeking Firefighters, Contractors, Carpenters, or ANY Blue Collar Workers.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in this opportunity, please send us a brief summary of your work experience, contact information, a recent photo of yourself and tell us why you'd be great on this show!!

Casting is moving fast so apply today. We only have one more week of interviews, DEADLINE March 4th.

In order to be considered, you must live in Southern California and be available end of March/ beginning of April for filming.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SEND YOUR CONTACT INFO AND A PHOTO! to:

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Sprint 4G Short Film Competition!

Short Film Tips

FOLLOW THE RULES – of the competition. Read the rules once and print them out and read them again. Make sure your film meets all of the criteria.

BE CREATIVE – There is nothing better received than originality. Stick to your gut feeling and dare to be different.

GET YOUR POINT ACROSS – The script and the concept are two major components of a great film .
CONSIDER THE STYLE AND MANNER – you want to present. If your personality is comedic and energetic produce a short comedy. If your life is filled with drama, make your short dramatic.

ENTER THE CONTEST – As silly as this might sound, it’s not ok just to have a great idea and never implement it. Make sure you take advantage of opportunities that allow you to express your creativity and get paid for it!

Two (2) winners will receive:
1) $2,500 cash prize to launch their career
2) Roundtrip airfare and ground transportation
3) Hotel accommodations for two nights
4) Lunch with Sprint executive

http://4gcompetitiveedge.com/legacy/

"With the new technology out on the market no one has any excuses not to make the short or feature film that they desire, even with a Sprint 4G cell phone camera!"

Hip Hop Filmmaker Tim Greene

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Venezuela's actor Edgar Ramirez holds a Cesar for the best newcomer actor during the 36th French Cesar Awards Ceremony in Paris, Friday Feb. 25, 2011.

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83rd Academy Award Winners List

BEST MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
"Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production
Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
"The Fighter" (Paramount)
A Relativity Media Production
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
"Inception" (Warner Bros.)
A Warner Bros. UK Services Production
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
"The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production
Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
WINNER: "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production
Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
"127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)
An Hours Production
Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
"The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
A Columbia Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
"Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Production
Darla K. Anderson, Producer
"True Grit" (Paramount)
A Paramount Pictures Production
Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
"Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
A Winter's Bone Production
Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING
"Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky
"The Fighter" (Paramount), David O. Russell
WINNER: "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper
"The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher
"True Grit" (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing)
WINNER: Colin Firth in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
James Franco in "127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole" (Lionsgate)
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
WINNER: Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (Fox Searchlight)
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine" (The Weinstein Company)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Christian Bale in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions)
Jeremy Renner in "The Town" (Warner Bros.)
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features)
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Amy Adams in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company)
WINNER: Melissa Leo in "The Fighter" (Paramount)
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit" (Paramount)
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom" (Sony Pictures Classics)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
"127 Hours" (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
WINNER: "The Social Network" (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
"Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt. Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
"True Grit" (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
"Winter's Bone" (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
"Another Year" (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh
"The Fighter" (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
"Inception" (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan
"The Kids Are All Right" (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
WINNER: "The King's Speech" (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
"How to Train Your Dragon" (Paramount)
Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
"The Illusionist" (Sony Pictures Classics)
Sylvain Chomet
WINNER: "Toy Story 3" (Walt Disney)
Lee Unkrich

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
"Day & Night"
"The Gruffalo"
"Let's Pollute"
WINNER: "The Lost Thing"
"Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)"

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
"Biutiful" Mexico
"Dogtooth" Greece
WINNER: "In a Better World" Denmark
"Incendies" Canada
"Outside the Law" (Hors-la-loi) Algeria

CINEMATOGRAPHY
"Black Swan"
WINNER: "Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"

SOUND MIXING
WINNER: "Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"Salt"
"The Social Network"
"True Grit"

SOUND EDITING
WINNER: "Inception"
"Toy Story 3"
"Tron: Legacy"
"True Grit"
"Unstoppable"

ORIGINAL SCORE
"How to Train Your Dragon" John Powell
"Inception" Hans Zimmer
"The King's Speech" Alexandre Desplat
"127 Hours" A.R. Rahman
WINNER: "The Social Network" Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

ORIGINAL SONG
"Coming Home" from "Country Strong" Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
"I See the Light" from "Tangled" Alan Menken and Glenn Slater
"If I Rise" from "127 Hours" A.R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong
WINNER: "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3" Randy Newman.

COSTUME
WINNER: "Alice in Wonderland"
"I Am Love"
"The King's Speech"
"The Tempest"
"True Grit"

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
"Exit through the Gift Shop"
"GasLand"
WINNER: "Inside Job"
"Restrepo"
"Waste Land"

DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)
"Killing in the Name"
"Poster Girl"
WINNER: "Strangers No More"
"Sun Come Up"
"The Warriors of Qiugang"

ART DIRECTION
WINNER: "Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Inception"
"The King's Speech"
"True Grit"

FILM EDITING
"Black Swan"
"The Fighter"
"The King's Speech"
"127 Hours"
WINNER: "The Social Network"

MAKEUP
"Barney's Version"
"The Way Back"
WINNER: "The Wolfman"

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
"The Confession"
"The Crush"
WINNER: "God of Love"
"Na Wewe"
"Wish 143"

VISUAL EFFECTS
"Alice in Wonderland"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1"
"Hereafter"
WINNER: "Inception"
"Iron Man 2"

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Industry News: The Oscars - Academy Awards Live

Live TV by Ustream

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INTERNATIONAL DJs WANTED FOR NEW REALITY PILOT EUROPEAN HOUSE MUSIC

A Hollywood Film Company is developing a network reality show and is searching NATIONWIDE for a European house music DJ with a big personality.

Male and female DJs can submit. Any age, though 20s-30s preferred.

We are seeking DJs that:
* Are foreign-born, but live in the U.S. now. Your foreign culture should be part of your personality. Accents a plus.
* Play European House Music
* Have a great personality

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2. Contact phone number
3. City/State where you live
4. Recent photo(s) (jpg format please)
5. Resume (when in doubt, submit more information, not less!)
6. LINK to online video where you describe yourself, your career, your future plans and expectations, and what makes you stand out in the house music scene. (no strict limit on length, but please keep it under 5 minutes). Be sure to mention age, name, country/city of origin, why they got into house music in the video.

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Job: VFX artist/team

Looking for a VFX artist/team to create a VFX shot for a Sloan-Grant-winning film. The shot depicts a way to detect landmines using flowers that change color when stressed by particles in the soil deposited by the mines, based on actual research, and highlights the very real issue of over 100,000 active land mines in Afghanistan. Compensation DOE and schedule will be determined upon further discussion.

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Job: Hebrew to English translator needed

I'm now looking for people/or people you may know how can help translate a few
scenes from Hebrew into English. If you or anyone you know may be able to
provide some help, let me know and we can discuss everything.

I hope to hear from you!

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Job: Looking for a camera woman in NY

Can anyone refer me to a camera person in New York- preferably a woman? I will be interviewing people who are part of the social movement to end child sexual abuse. More about the film below. I will be in NY March 11th-14th- interviewing people the 11th, 12th and 13th.

I'm currently producing a film that amplifies the voices of survivors of child sexual abuse and family members, broaden our response beyond the criminal justice system, and show how society's inability to effectively address CSA impacts not only individuals, but whole communities and society at large.

The main thread is the importance of healing. You can view the trailer of the film and learn more on my website at : http://www.traceyquezadaproductions.com/work-in-progress.html

Let me know if you know of anyone to work camera or a production assistant. It could be a very dedicated intern also.

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Call for Entries: Kindness the Movie Contest

Who has been kind to you? We want to hear your story.

Kindness the Movie is a groundbreaking documentary project in which
YOU are invited to share YOUR true stories of kindness, great or
small. The most compelling stories will be featured on our website and
will be considered for the upcoming documentary film Kindness the
Movie. Also, we may ask permission to specially feature you or your
story or to explore your topic in greater depth in the finished movie.

It’s a revolution. Are you in? Grab a camera, be a part of the
Kindness Revolution!!

Kindness the Movie Contest
First Prize: $1000 cash
Contact: Eva Ilona Brzeski
Email: kindnessthemovie [at] gmail.com
Website: www.kindnessthemovie.com

NEW DEADLINE for submissions: May 1st, 2011
New video from the director on www.kindnessthemovie.com

By popular demand, we are extending the contest deadline until May
1st, 2011. With submissions pouring in from around the globe, we want
to give everyone a chance to get in on the fun. Every two weeks we
will choose a new video to feature on YouTube and on www.kindnessthemovie.com
. All videos will be entered in the contest and will be eligible to
win the prize. Send as many videos as you like. The more the merrier.

THE CONTEST:

Our Video Contest is now open for submissions, Now – May 1st.
First Place Prize - $1000, plus other prizes.

Grab any video camera you can find, the camera on your phone, on your
laptop, or any other video camera. Tell us your true story of kindness
or interview a relative or friend about some kindness they have
experienced. Life-changing kindness, unexpected kindness, or just
ordinary daily kindness. Or go out with your camera and show us some
kindness that you see in the world. Write a poem or a song. Make an
animation.

Your video
• does not need to be professionally made
• does not need to be edited
• does not need music or any other effects

The best is a true story, told to any video camera, of any act of
kindness you have experienced, or a video showing us something you see
as kind in the world.

All material must be original (you created it), We cannot accept
videos that include copyrighted material (including music). The top
finalists will be posted on the website for the public to vote on
their favorites. The first place winner will receive a $1000.00 cash
prize. The second place winner will receive an HD Flip Camera. For
submission details and contest rules, check out www.kindnessthemovie.com

All video formats are accepted for submission. For best quality,
here’s what we would prefer:

There are two ways to submit your videos on kindness.

1) Submit by mail: preferably a Data DVD with an uncompressed file, or
if not, a playable DVD or tape. MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT INFO IS CLEARLY
MARKED: Name, address, email and phone.

IMPORTANT: please download a RELEASE FORM at www.kindnessthemovie.com,
print it, read it, fill it out and sign it, and include with your
submission. Submissions without contact info will be disqualified.

Send to:

Kindness the Movie

PO Box 2270

Sausalito, CA 94966

2) Submit online. High quality (preferably uncompressed) .mov or .avi
file, up to 10 minutes or 1GB. For online submission go to our
website: www.kindnessthemovie.com and check under Video Contest.

Please join our Facebook page: Kindness the Movie and share it on your
FB page to help us spread the word. Thank you and we look forward to
viewing your pieces on kindness.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kindness-the-movie/145987242090387?ref=ts

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Industry News: Amazon Launches Streaming Video Service...

In a challenge to Netflix, the company is bundling its Amazon Prime service with 5,000 movies and TV shows from such content companies as Warner Bros., Sony and the BBC.

NEW YORK – Amazon.com has officially launched a much-awaited competitor to Netflix's streaming service, which has made the company the second-largest U.S. subscription media business.
Amazon, led by CEO Jeff Bezos, now is promoting its commercial-free, unlimited streaming video service featuring 5,000 movies and TV shows as part of its Amazon Prime shipping service, which carries an annual subscription fee of $79. Initial product consists mostly of library film titles from Warner Bros. - Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes has long argued that Netflix won't be the only streaming content provider of note and would have to pay up for current Hollywood product - and Sony along with BBC TV series.

Tech blog Engadget had last month discovered a screen shot of an ad that briefly previewed the service, but now Amazon is officially promoting the service on its site, including a one-month trial.

Some observers had wondered whether Amazon had enough content deals in place to launch the service early in the year, while others said it would initially likely focus on library product and smaller films.

Among the films Amazon lists on its Web site as being part of the service are Syriana, Amadeus, The Ant Bully, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Batman Returns, Best in Show, March of the Penguins, Hairspray, McG's Charlie's Angels, The Last Emperor and the Swedish version of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. Among TV shows, it lists such U.K. series as Skins, The Office, Fawlty Towers, Torchwood, but also The Dick Van Dyke Show.

Lazard Capital Markets analyst Barton Crockett previously said that with its own streaming offer, Amazon "could become Netflix's first meaningful streaming competitor." The bundled offer "highlights the potential for Amazon to "superset" Netflix, or offer Netflix's core streaming feature as part of a more valuable, broader package," Crockett argued.

Amazon Prime's $79 price tag for one year compares with Netflix's streaming-only subscription of $95.88. Amid a broader stock market decline, Netflix shares fell 5.9 percent Tuesday to close at $221.60.

Goldman Sachs analyst James Mitchell said Amazon may not be a major streaming contender yet with the initial content offers. "The risk is whether Amazon adds more new U.S. movies," he said.
"For Big Media, we view the announcement as "good news/bad news"," said Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang. "On one hand, competition for Netflix and another bidder for digital content is a positive. However, longer term, we remain concerned that proliferation of over-the-top services could lead to cord cutting. Should this happen, cable network economics could be hurt by lower affiliate and ad revenue, as pay TV subs decline. While studios may benefit from OTT providers acquiring digital rights, the issue for media firms is that cable network profit dollars are much bigger than studio profit dollars and the Street applies a higher multiple to the former."
For Netflix, rising competition could have effects on its subscriber growth and content costs, which may rise, Wang argued. "That being said, we are increasingly confident in Netflix's ability to execute and highlight Netflix's early lead and scale advantage, in terms of subscribers (20 million+) and content partnerships (20,000 streaming titles in the U.S.), which should continue to fuel Netflix's virtuous cycle," he said.

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Job: Translator ENGLISH > SPANISH

Our Company is looking for a Bilingual (English to Spanish) translator for a short-term project. This position requires fluency in both English and Spanish for a target market in Spain. The project consists of translating a 24-page summer camp brochure.

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Free Screening Invite: "Throw Down Your Heart" by Bela Fleck

There will be a FREE SCREENING of Bela Fleck's extraordinary film, *"Throw Down Your Heart"*, at *UCLA's Fowler Museum at 2:00 on Sunday March 13*.

The film tells the story of Fleck, one of the premiere banjo players in the US, going to Africa to explore the roots of American banjo music. He visits several East and West African countries,
exploring this idea and playing with the musicians of the region. It is a joyous celebration of the music and a major event for music lovers. *CHERYL KEYES, UCLA professor in Ethnomusicology and an authority on African music*, will lead a post-screening discussion.

*It's free and open to the public!*

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Job: Crew in San Diego

I need a few G & E's, PAs, Crafty, Wardrobe Asst, DGA 2nd 2nd AD...

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Job: Ukrainian Transcriber

Production Company seeks a fluent UKRAINIAN speaker with film experience to
translate approximately 8 hours of verite documentary footage.
Applicable candidate will be versed in transcription software as well
as creating sync subtitles for use in final cut pro.

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Indus: I’d Like to Thank the Academy… by Gautam Dutta

by Gautam Dutta

Who should prevail in a popularity contest featuring several choices? Should one measure depth or breadth of support?

Consider the classic “What movie should we see?” conundrum. Five guys want to go see a movie, two of them want to see Black Swan, but the other three say that’s the last movie they’d ever want to see. Trouble is, they’ve each offered up a different first choice (though they can all agree on an alternative). Do they go see Black Swan regardless, because it was the sole movie to receive 2 votes?

The American political system would dictate that they all go experience Natalie Portman’s angst. It’s the top vote getter, period. See Bill Clinton, 1992. But the Academy Awards, knowing a thing or two about movies, offers a rebuke to our political tradition: a voting system at the Oscars that values consensus and seeks to avoid the discomfort of a majority.

To understand what the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is up to, consider this year’s 10 nominees for best picture. By the accounts of the legions of journalists and websites who track this race, three films are mostly likely to win the Oscar. They are:

1. King’s Speech: The crowd-pleasing classic about a monarch who finds his voice is the leading contender for the Academy’s largest statuette. It’s that rare thing – an uplifting, art house period piece!

2. Black Swan: This edgy drama about a ballet dancer’s unraveling has received both brickbats and bouquets. It’s like “The Piano,” one of those movies that is either hauntingly moving, or just plain annoying, depending on your sensibility.

3. Social Network: This fast-paced and widely respected chronicle of how Harvard geeks changed the way we live is a solid contender, timely and widely respected.

The Top Three span the gamut of genres. So how will Hollywood’s “deciders” pick the winner?
If the vote were conducted as most American elections are – with everyone picking their favorite from a long list of candidates – a film wouldn’t need a majority to win. In a field of 10, a candidate could win with as little as 11 percent of the vote – a far cry from consensus.

Two years ago, however, as the Academy expanded the number of best picture nominees from five to 10, it also adopted a new way of voting for the finest film of the year. It’s called Ranked Choice Voting.

Here’s how it works.

RCV allows voters to rank one’s top choices (1-2-3). If a nominee is the first choice of the majority of all voters, it will win outright. But if no one receives a majority (as is likely this year), the interesting part begins. The last-place finisher will be eliminated, and voters who had picked it, as their first choice will have their votes transferred to their second choice. This process continues until one nominee gets a majority.

The Academy is onto something. The five guys in my opening hypothetical wouldn’t have gone, in all likelihood, to see “Black Swan.” It’s desirable in any selection process – be it about dinner, the Oscars or a political election – to satisfy a majority of those making the decision. Because winning a majority helps confer legitimacy. A system that allows voters to cast only one vote, for one person, can produce an outcome that a majority doesn’t like. That makes life difficult in a democracy. Think of the political wars that stemmed from the elections of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, who both won despite the fact that most of the country wanted someone else.

The benefits of ranking choices extend beyond legitimacy to the value of getting a fuller, more accurate picture of voter sentiment. In the current Oscar race, “younger” voters (in the case of the Academy that means anyone under 50) may be torn between Social Network and the techno-thriller Inception. In such a scenario, Inception could siphon off enough votes from Social Network – spoiling the latter’s chances. This is not unlike the “spoiler” roles Ralph Nader and Ross Perot played in past Presidential elections.

So what if a voter really likes Inception but doesn’t want to hurt Social Network’s chances? On the one hand, he could vote his conscience and go with Inception. On the other, he could “strategically” vote for his second choice (Social Network), which has a real chance to win.
But by ranking choices, Academy members can vote their conscience, without having to worry about sinking the chances of their second choice. If you like both Inception and Social Network, you can register both preferences.

Questions are often raised about such a system, whether the setting is the Oscar or the American cities that use some form of ranked choice voting (Among them: Oakland and San Francisco).
Such questions are about the nature of excellence. A novel film or an unusually forward-thinking politician might also be divisive. Should we care if a film does not have a consensus of support?

This brings me back to Black Swan. In a ballot where you could pick only one film, Black Swan, backed by its ardent supporters, might have a chance of obtaining out a few more votes than the King’s Speech, which may be more broadly liked by the Academy members. But would that be a desirable outcome, even if the winner got only 15 or 20 percent of the votes? Compared to Social Network, Black Swan would likely be the second choice of exceedingly few Oscar voters. To name Black Swan best picture would be to say that a vocal minority should have more of a say than a broad majority.

Can this sort of analysis help you win your Oscar pool? Perhaps.
I’ve studied and advocated for ranked choice voting systems for years. Here is my educated guess of how this race breaks down – and how the use of ranked choice voting will shape the result.
Although King’s Speech probably heads into the polls as the top vote getter, it will fall short of a majority of first place votes (50 percent plus 1) in a crowded field.
So Best Picture will come down to whether King’s Speech or Social Network get enough second-choice rankings to push either over 50 percent.

Here’s my take on which of these Oscar favorites would be the second choice of the other seven nominees:
1. King’s Speech – second choice of fans of Toy Story 3, 127 Hours, and Fighter
2. Social Network – second choice of fans of Inception and The Kids Are All Right
3. Black Swan – second choice of fans of True Grit and Winter’s Bone
Based on this lineup, I would give King’s Speech the edge. It is the sort of contestant built for a ranked choice contest, in that it offers something for everyone, and is likely to pile up second-choice and third-choice rankings.

That being said, Social Network is far from being out of the running. Without Ranked Choice Voting, Social Network would not have stood a chance against King’s Speech. But since a film must now garner majority support via second and perhaps third choice rankings, it now has a viable shot at winning – if it can attract enough of those votes. Unlike Black Swan, hardly anyone had an unkind word for this Facebook tale.

Meanwhile, no matter what you think of Hollywood’s new voting process – which I believe is fairer and more democratic (small “d”) – here’s one thing we can all agree on: it will help the Oscars make more money. Put simply, Ranked Choice Voting has made it feasible to select from ten Best Picture nominees. With more movies to draw fans to the telecasts, the Oscars can secure higher TV ratings and ad revenues.

Hmm, a decision-making process that builds consensus and helps make money? Perhaps that’s something that our elected officials should look into.

Gautam Dutta, a business and election lawyer, is former Deputy Director of New America Foundation’s Political Reform Program.

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TO PRINT YOUR PASSES - CLICK ON ANY LINK BELOW - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. If tickets are gone, (and they go FAST), visit our MAIN Free Movie Screenings Page and RSVP. If/when more tickets open up, we'll email you. Better yet, check this page often, many times a day, as screenings are added often... sometimes ten an hour.

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Software: ThunderSoft Flash to Video Converter helps to convert Macromedia Flash SWF to AVI, MPEG, iPod/PSP, WMV and more other popular formats with rich editing functions.

ThunderSoft Flash to Video Converter helps to convert Macromedia Flash SWF to AVI, MPEG, iPod/PSP (MP4), MOV, MKV, WMV and more other popular formats with rich editing functions such as crop, add watermark.

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Travieso Productions along with Animor Studios (and YOU!) are proud to present its very first thriller feature film, UNKNOWNS, set to start production in Spring of 2011.

WHY WE NEED FUNDING
After hosting a fundraiser for UNKNOWNS in January we are still short about $5,000 which is needed to complete the budget. We are using these $5,000 to get the rest of the equipment needed to start production such as lighting, audio, camera lenses, etc.

Please take a look at the various rewards on the right that we will be offering to our contributors! They include, DVDs, screenings, premieres, postcards, etc.

We are filming UNKNOWNS truly indie style and are not being backed by any major studios. Even though we are producing this film by ourselves we want to look as professional as possible we are under SAG (Screen Actors Guild) contract and are working with professional actors to bring out the best portrayal of this story.

SYNOPSIS OF UNKNOWNS
A group of young unknown actors arrive in Hollywood with dreams of fame and fortune. When they are cast in a horror film they become the unsuspecting participants in a snuff film – theirs.

FUTURE OF UNKNOWNS
Our hopes with UNKNOWNS is to follow the steps of such films as Scream, Hostel, I Know What You Did Last Summer, etc and create a strong fan base. By filming UNKNOWNS indie style we have full control of the film and are able to stay true to the original story that so often gets lost with bigger studios.

THANK YOU
The team of UNKNOWNS would like to thank you in advance for supporting independent filmmaking. With your generosity we will create a successful project. We are excited to have you be a part of this creative project.

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Industry News: PRINT YOUR "2011 OSCAR BALLOT"

CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR 2011 OSCAR BALLOT - an annual Wild About Movies tradition

For FREE PASSES to dozens of Free Movie Screenings, including RED RIDING HOOD, SUCKER PUNCH, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, and THOR... (continue)

FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF 2011 OSCAR NOMINEES - and to read our predictions - and interviews with the nominees, including HELENA BONHAM CARTER... (continue)

THE 2011 OSCARS ARE LIVE on WILDABOUTMOVIES and ABC TV, February 27, 2011 beginning at 8PM EST... (continue)

For our suggestions on grabbing RETRO Oscar winners via NETFLIX, including Helena Bonham Carter's A ROOM WITH A VIEW and the original TRUE GRIT and, of course, GONE WITH THE WIND... (continue)

http://www.wildaboutmovies.com/

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Job: Music Supervisor

We are searching for a music supervisor for an upcoming feature-length documentary. I would love to get a recommendation for someone experienced in docs who will really work hard to negotiate some good deals for us.

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Job: Need an experienced office PA/Asst.

Need an experienced office PA/Asst. Coord to start tomorrow (Feb. 23rd).

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Job: LA Trailer Editor

Looking for a documentary trailer editor to help put together a trailer. If
you are an editor, or if you know of a great editor looking for a few weeks
work, please let me know. The editor will be working directly with the film's
director to help craft the trailer and possibly a few sample scenes. Please send
any work samples along with your information. I will touch base with more
information on the project once receiving information and editing samples.

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Industry News: Key Provision of the DGA 2011-14 Contract

While the new DGA contract waits for likely member ratification, these changes will impact our budgets:

* HEALTH PLAN. Employers will contribute an additional 1.5% of compensation to the Health Plan, for a total of 10%. Together with the 5.5% contributed to the Pension Plan, Employers will now be contributing 15.5% of total compensation to the Health and Pension Plans. ***** Employers will make contributions to the Health Plan on Vacation Pay and Completion of Assignment Pay. ***** The cap on Health Plan contributions for Unit Production Managers employed on theatrical motion pictures will increase from $250,000 to $350,000.

* WAGE INCREASE. The standard rate increase for minimum salaries and residuals bases will be 2% in each year of the contract.

* BASIC CABLE. A new, higher compensation tier will be established to compensate DGA Directors working on high-budget basic cable dramatic programming.

* TRAVEL. The DGA will have the same changes in its travel provisions as SAG and AFTRA.

* TERM. The agreement is for three years, from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2014.

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Industry News: Funding for Public Radio & Television

The House of Representatives has voted for a Continuing Resolution to fund the government for the remainder of FY 2011. The CR eliminates all federal funding for public broadcasting and many other programs.

The action in the House is the first step in a process that now moves to the US Senate. Differences will be resolved by a conference committee of members of the two chambers.

Senators and representatives will be in their home districts this week while Congress is in recess. Contact them in person or by phone. You can communicate with Members of Congress and receive updates on the status of federal funding for public broadcasting through:

http://www.170millionamericans.org/

All Americans are diminished by the House's move to strip funding for public broadcast. Members of this group face a major impact on their employment, too.

Please let your representatives in congress know that you care before it's too late.

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Industry News: Great Lakes International Film Festival Call For Entries

Considered among the top 100 most popular film festivals in the world and a 501c(3) non-profit organization, the 10th annual Great Lakes International Film Festival has officially opened its Call for Entries and will accept submissions internationally of independently produced feature length and short length films and scripts in the genres of documentary, horror, experimental, Religious/Spiritual, animation, and all genre of music videos and Gay/Lesbian for the 2011 festival, September 22nd thru October 1, 2011.

Our film festival has reached a global echelon launching our festival interactively online allowing independent filmmakers and fans to watch and enjoy the films world wide on the go, from work and from the comfort of their own homes. In this technologically advanced world we live in, where communication and convenience MUST be at the tips of our fingers, we knew this was the next evolution in film festivals.

Since launching our fest online we have gained even more popularity among the film viewing public and filmmakers, not to mention production houses and distributors because they no longer have to travel to find the next film that will make Hollywood sit up and take notice. In this day and age, convenience is the name of the game, especially for the independent film industry.

Much like most other festivals, ours was limited by time in how many films we could screen at the fest. Simply put, if a film is good, it will be accepted and screened without time constraints. Films will not be available for download, but shall be presented in a video on demand system that will allow users to watch the films. The V.O.D. system will be secured and can be viewed from any computer.

Unlike other festivals streaming films online, films in this festival cannot be downloaded, the films HAVE NO EMBEDDING CODE and our HTML code if copied and pasted, the films will not play, therefore they CANNOT be placed on other websites.

The only time and place they can be viewed is in our festival. In short, we have gone to great lengths to set this system up to protect the safety and security of each filmmaker's film always keeping the filmmaker in mind. Basically, it is just as secure as a brick and mortar theater screening, only much better.

You hear so much about the environment and global warming it got us thinking. When you realize how much power is used during the film fest – electricity for the building, natural gas for heat and the gasoline the people use to get to the fest it left one hell of a carbon footprint. By doing the whole festival on line, it actually helps cut down on greenhouse gases.

We shall accept all ranges of music videos, along with entries of short and feature length screenplays, stage plays, and teleplays of all genres and niches.

The 2011 Great Lakes International Film Festival will accept all forms of religious, Christian, and spiritual films including African, African American, Gay/Lesbian, Black, Hispanic, Islamic, Latino, Native/Aboriginal and student films from the United States and around the world.

The Great Lakes International Film Festival horror categories for scripts and films will include Horror, Thrillers, Science Fiction, Suspense, Grindhouse Horror, Horror Documentary, Horror Animation, and student films and scripts.

The annual screenwriting competition is a way for new and veteran scriptwriters to possibly get the break they need.

If there is anything as universal as the ageless storytelling of motion pictures, it's the music that makes up life's soundtrack.

The 2011 Great Lakes International Film Festival shall accept music videos from around the world of cross-continent and cross-genre productions. We shall accept music videos of all ranges from pop, punk, rock, alt-country, country-western, folk, reggae, hip-hop to electronica, jazz, blues, Zydeco, industrial, gothic, karaoke, avant-garde, world music, and experimental.

The Great Lakes Film Festival Scriptwriting Competition offers a $1,000.00 cash award to our first place winner of the 2011 competition among other prizes. The winning script will be forwarded to agents and industry professionals for consideration.

www.greatlakesfilmfest.com

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Monday, February 28, 2011

INVITE: Discover Raphael Pathe's fantastic voyage into music and luxury.

Events: FT L.A." Tomorrow: Official Opening of Tru Hollywood"

Software: Important Movie Magic Budgeting Update

Events: THE NIGHT OF THE AD (La nuit de la pub)

NEW RESTAURANT: Fig & Olive

Oscar ratings down from last year

Events: "THE MAKING OF A SUPERSTAR"...A DOCUMENTARY

NOW CASTING: contractors, firefighters, carpenters, blue collar business owners

Sunday, February 27, 2011

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Sprint 4G Short Film Competition!

Venezuela's actor Edgar Ramirez holds a Cesar for the best newcomer actor

83rd Academy Award Winners List

Industry News: The Oscars - Academy Awards Live

Saturday, February 26, 2011

INTERNATIONAL DJs WANTED FOR NEW REALITY PILOT EUROPEAN HOUSE MUSIC

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Job: Location Scouts in Orlando, FL

Job: VFX artist/team

Job: Hebrew to English translator needed

Job: Looking for a camera woman in NY

Call for Entries: Kindness the Movie Contest

Industry News: Amazon Launches Streaming Video Service...

Job: Translator ENGLISH > SPANISH

Free Screening Invite: "Throw Down Your Heart" by Bela Fleck

Job: Crew in San Diego

Job: Ukrainian Transcriber

Indus: I’d Like to Thank the Academy… by Gautam Dutta

"Free Movie Screenings"

Software: ThunderSoft Flash to Video Converter helps to convert Macromedia Flash SWF to AVI, MPEG, iPod/PSP, WMV and more other popular formats with rich editing functions.

PROJECT WE SUPPORT: UNKNOWNS, Indie Feature Film

Industry News: PRINT YOUR "2011 OSCAR BALLOT"

Job: Music Supervisor

Job: Need an experienced office PA/Asst.

Job: LA Trailer Editor

Industry News: Key Provision of the DGA 2011-14 Contract

Industry News: Funding for Public Radio & Television

Monday, February 21, 2011

Industry News: Great Lakes International Film Festival Call For Entries