CHICAS PRODUCTIONS: July 2012

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.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

L.A. City Council Votes to Study Eliminating Fees for TV Pilots..

L.A. City Council Votes to Study Eliminating Fees for TV Pilots.. The motion, which was introduced by Council president Eric Garcetti and would cost about $300,000, is intended to encourage pilots to shoot in L.A. with the hope that if picked up, the series will be produced in the city. The Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution Thursday to study whether it should eliminate many of the permit and use fees that television pilots have to pay to shoot...