FilmNorth

If anyone has any information that they want to share with members, let me know so I can include it in the next blog.  If possible please try and send the information several weeks in advance.

The annual membership meeting will take place October 29 at CinemaSalem’s café. Paul has been gracious in allowing us to use it. The meeting will start at 6:45 PM, but people can get there a little earlier to network. This meeting is for paid members, past paid members and all who would like to know more about us and maybe network before or after the meeting. I expect the official meeting to be brief. We will take up potential change in membership dues (we will take up the potential of lowering the membership dues for some of the categories) and future activities for the year. We still need a Clerk and others willing to volunteer their time for the organization.

Remember you can go to the filmnorth.org site to keep updated on news related to the film/video community.

Local events

CinemaSalem:

ALL FIVE HARRY POTTER MOVIES IN 35mm FILM, will be shown in sequence over five consecutive weekend mornings starting October 4 & 5, and they will be screening HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE at 10 am Saturday and Sunday mornings. The next weekend it will the second film in the series, and so on.

Three consecutive weekends of midnight movies starting Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11, featuring ROCKY HORROR, plus two other fabulously good (or bad) films, which we’ll highlight in the coming weeks.

EAGLE EYE (PG13 - 118 minutes) will play Friday at (4:30), 7:15, and 9:50; Saturday at (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30), 7:15 and 9:50; Sunday at (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30) and 7:15; and Monday-Thursday at (4:20) and 7:00

BURN AFTER READING (R - 94 minutes) will play Friday at (4:30), 7:40 and 10:00; Saturday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00), 7:40 and 10:00; Sunday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00) and 7:40; and Monday-Thursday at (4:40) and 7:20.

THE WOMEN (PG13 - 114 minutes) will play Friday at (4:00) and 9:15; Saturday at (11:15), (4:00) and 9:15; Sunday at (11:15) and (4:00): and Monday-Thursday at (4:30).

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA will play Friday at 7:00; Saturday and Sunday at (1:45) and 7:00; and Monday- Thursday at 7:10.

NEW COMMUNITY CINEMA TO SHOW OVER 60 FILMS IN 33 DAYS

GLOUCESTER, MA [September 22, 2008] – The newly formed Cape Ann Community Cinema (CACC) in Gloucester today announced its full opening month line-up of over 60 films, which will be shown at the CACC’s space at the Gloucester Stage Company at 267 East Main Street. Presented in marathon fashion from October 1 to November 2 (as The First Hopefully Annual Boston North Shore Film Festival), the daily parade of local, independent and foreign films is just the beginning of a season that will bring a variety of new films to Cape Ann and the North Shore 4-5 days a week through the end of the CACC’s season in May 2009.

The opening night film, “Row Hard No Excuses,” is about two men who raced across the Atlantic in a boat they built in Essex. One of the men, Tom Mailhot, will be on hand to talk with the audience, as will producer Bill Wolbach. Before the film, the local choral group Three Sheets To The Wind will perform a selection of (family-friendly) sea shanties.

In addition to familiar theatrical fare like the Oscar-winning Holocaust drama “The Counterfeiters,” the thriller “Transsiberian” and the acclaimed documentary “Man On Wire,” the CACC will sample other diverse fare in October, some of which will be free to the public.

FOUR FREE FILMS AND AUTHOR APPEARANCES

For four Wednesdays in October, the CACC will host one author a week, starting on October 8 with Beth Harrington’s rare treat “The Blinking Madonna & Other Miracles.” The film, shot in Boston, will be presented by film critic Paul Sherman, who will be discussing and signing his new book, “Big Screen Boston.” On October 15, critic MaryAnn Johanson (aka “The Flick Filosopher”) will be on hand to share Rob Reiner’s modern classic, “The Princess Bride,” as she is the author of the book “The Totally Geeky Guide To The Princess Bride.” October 22 brings Ernst Lubitsch’s 1940 classic, “The Shop Around The Corner” (which was remade as “You’ve Got Mail” in 1998) and Variety film critic Daniel M. Kimmel, talking about his new book “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” which goes behind the scenes of Hollywood’s greatest romantic comedies. October 29 has Clive Young sharing a hand picked selection of “fan films” (fan-produced tributes to a favorite film like “Star Wars”) and talking about his new book “Homemade Hollywood,” which traces the surprisingly long history of the genre.

In addition to the free Wednesday events, the CACC will present five free movies at 5:00pm every Thursday – the thriller “Ben X” (Oct. 2), the drama “Days And Clouds” (Oct. 9), the coming-of-age tale “The Grocer’s Son” (Oct. 16), the police drama “Noise” (Oct. 23) and the unconventional love story “XXY” (Oct. 30).

Festivals

The Boston Jewish Film Festival When: 11/05/2008 — 11/16/2008 Where: Boston, Massachusetts Website: www.bjff.org
Event Details
The Boston Jewish Film Festival presents the best contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes at its annual Festival and throughout the year. Through features, shorts, documentaries, and conversations with visiting artists, the Festival explores Jewish identity, the current Jewish experience and the richness of Jewish culture in relation to a diverse modern world.

Help Wanted

Title: Manager Media Production
Req Number: CP-534
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Location(s): Boston MA

Requirements:

Must have 5-7 years of media production experience as well as some relevant application of managing others through the delivery of high quality, media driven electronic products that have succeeded in the market and been delivered on time. Further, 2-3 years of traditional publishing experience including exposure to internal budgeting and tracking systems.

Formal education or equivalent:
B.A or B.S.

Skills:
Ability to meet deadlines. Desktop publishing. Excellent people and project skills. Ability to monitor outside vendor relationships. Working knowledge of Apple Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Sorenson Squeeze, LiveStage, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, After Effects. Discreet Media Cleaner, A-Pack AC3 compressor, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, Quark Express and various Learning Management Systems.

Please visit www.pearsoned.com/careers to apply for consideration.

Hiring Group Outreach/Box Office Sales Coordinator for the 20th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival
Group Outreach/Box Office Sales Coordinator is a part-time, hourly-paid position to be filled immediately. Strong customer service and sales skills required.

Internships in marketing, film programming, events management, public relations, arts administration, development and digital communications are also available immediately.

http://www.bjff.org/

Technology

Does anyone have any comments on White Space access for unlicensed broadband wireless internet devices and implications for us?

RED has temporarily scrapped the 3K handheld camera know as Scarlet.

Misc. Odds and Ends

‘I’m A PC’ ad campaign showing people from all walks of life that use Windows-based PCs, was created on Mac computers.

DIY DAYS- BOSTON
Friday-Saturday October 3-4, 2008
AFTER STOPS IN LA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND NYC - DIY DAYS IS COMING TO BOSTON ON OCT 3rd and 4th. JOIN US FOR FREE SCREENINGS AND A FREE DAY OF WORKSHOPS AND CASE STUDIES THAT LOOKS AT HOW INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS CAN FUND, CREATE, DISTRIBUTE, AND SUSTAIN

DIY DAYS was founded by Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters), and M dot Strange. It is an extension of the Workbook Project, an open source project for filmmakers. DIY DAYS events are being held in LA, San Francisco, Boston, NYC, and London. All the events are FREE. For more info or to view past DIY DAY events visit http://www.diydays.com

If anyone has any information that they want to share with members, let me know so I can include it in the next blog.  If possible please try and send the information several weeks in advance.

We will be having our annual members meeting in October. It will be for all paid members past and present along with those who want to find out more about our organization. Voting is restricted to current paid members.

Local events

CinemaSalem:

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA PG13 - 96 minutes) will screen on Friday at (4:45), 7:15, and 9:30; Saturday at (12:00), (2:15), (4:45), 7:15 and 9:30; Sunday at (12:00), (2:15), (4:45) and 7:15; and Monday- Thursday at (4:50) and 7:20.

BURN AFTER READING (R - 94 minutes) will play Friday at (5:00), 7:40 and 9:50; Saturday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00), 7:40 and 9:50; Sunday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00) and 7:40; and Monday-Thursday at (4:40) and 7:10.

THE WOMEN (PG13 - 114 minutes) will play Friday at (4:30), 7:00 and 9:40; Saturday at (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30), 7:00 and 9:40; Sunday at ( (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30) and 7:00; and Monday-Thursday at (4:30) and 7:00.

Festivals

The Boston Jewish Film Festival
Production Event
Event Name: The Boston Jewish Film Festival When: 11/05/2008 — 11/16/2008 Submission Deadline: 05/31/2008 Where: Boston, Massachusetts Website: www.bjff.org
Event Details
The Boston Jewish Film Festival presents the best contemporary films from around the world on Jewish themes at its annual Festival and throughout the year. Through features, shorts, documentaries, and conversations with visiting artists, the Festival explores Jewish identity, the current Jewish experience and the richness of Jewish culture in relation to a diverse modern world.

New York International Children’s Fim Festival–CALL FOR ENTRIES

Wed, 09/17/2008 - 07:26 — NYICFF

URGENT — CALL FOR ENTRIES
NEW YORK INT’L CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL
FINAL DEADLINE NOV 1!

Download entry form at:
http://gkids.com/entry2008.html

NYICFF is North America’s largest and most prestigious festival of film for children and teens, with a sold-out-in-advance audience of over 20,000 and a marketing reach of 2 million in the New York area. Each year NYICFF premieres a highly selective slate of the best animation, live action, documentary and experimental film from around the world, including groundbreaking new works by directors such as Hayao Miyazaki, Danny Boyle, Katsuhiro Otomo and Michel Ocelot. Most importantly, NYICFF is at the vanguard of a movement defining a new, more intelligent, relevant and compelling filmed entertainment for children. In recognition of these efforts NYICFF has been twice honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, while NY State Council for the Arts named NYICFF “a model for youth programming in New York State.”

FESTIVAL DATES: FEB 27 - MARCH 15, 2009

NYICFF JURY: Susan Sarandon, Gus Van Sant, Matthew Modine, James Schamus, Christine Vachon, Adam Gopnik, Lynne McVeigh and Rob Minkoff

CATEGORIES/FORMATS: Features, Shorts, Animation, Narrative, Documentary, Experimental, 35mm, and Video.

WHAT WE WANT: NYICFF seeks creative, original, non-formulaic works that will help to define a new, more compelling film for kids. We are not shy about showing films with mature themes, subject matter, language or sensibilities–especially for our teen and pre-teen audiences. If you are in doubt about the suitability of your film, we urge you to submit the work and let the NYICFF selection committee make the determination

email: i…@gkids.com

phone: 212-349-0330

web: http://www.gkids.com

Misc. Odds and Ends

Video for SAP Community Network
(#7220279)
This challenge is looking for creation of a (marketing and training and value evangelism) video aimed at energizing the recruitment, educating on “how to” engage in the community, and showing the vibrant activity and value of existing and new SAP Community members. SAP will selectone winning video : The chosen winner will be a combination of one chosen by the SAP Community Network staff and by the voting of SAP community members through a contest on YouTube among the top candidate videos (the top 5-8 candidate videos will be posted on YouTube for voting). The winning video will be used in future marketing and training campaigns, will be posted on the SAP Community Network and may be shown
at the SAP TechEd conference and related events.
Deadline: December 8, 2008
Reward: $5,000

http://click.email.innocentive.com/?ju=fe5b1078716106797713&ls=fdf7167275610679711d7770&m=fef91270706102&l=fe9715727364037d7d&s=fe3615777c64037c751470&jb=ffcf14&t=
2009 InnoCentive Video Challenge: Seeker Marketing Video
(#7238099)
For this Challenge, InnoCentive seeks a marketing video to be used for the recruitment of new InnoCentive Seekers. This is the second annual InnoCentive marketing video Challenge with the goal of communicating InnoCentive’s mission, business model, and benefits. This video is targeted specifically toward the InnoCentive Seeker community. There will betwo winning videos: one chosen by InnoCentive and the other selected by the InnoCentive Solver community. Both winning videos will be used in future marketing campaigns.
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Reward: $5,000

Friday, September 26, MFA
5-6:30 pm Film Screening
6:30-7:15 pm Panel Discussion on:
“Making historical documentaries”
Tickets $7/$6

featuring:
nancy porter, director/producer
harriet reisen, producer/writer
bonnie waltch, filmmakers collaborative
cheryl eagan-donovan, wifv/ne
susi walsh, center for indep. documentary

Ticket Info:

MFA online www.mfa.org/film

or call 617-369-3306

The Internet Movie Database, a subsidiary of Amazon.com, is showing more than 6,000 feature films and television shows on its site for free.

If anyone has any information that they want to share with members, let me know so I can include it in the next newsletter.  If possible please try and send the information several weeks in advance.

Local events

CinemaSalem:

BURN AFTER READING (R - 94 minutes) will play Friday at (5:00), 7:30 and 10:00; Saturday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00), 7:40 and 9:50; Sunday at (12:30), (2:45), (5:00) and 7:40; and Monday-Thursday at (4:50) and 7:20. (Don’t forget that the 12:30 show on Saturday and Sunday costs only $6!)

THE WOMEN (PG13 - 114 minutes) will play Friday (4:45), 7:15 and 9:45; Saturday at (11:15 AM), (1:45), (4:15), 7:00 and 9:30; Sunday at (11:15 AM), (1:45), (4:15) and 7:00; and Monday- Thursday at (4:30) and 7:00. 11:15 show on Saturday and Sunday costs only $6!

TROPIC THUNDER (R - 107 minutes) Friday at (4:10), 6:40, and 9:00; Saturday at (11:45 AM), (2:10), (4:35), 7:20 and 9:40; Sunday at (11:45 AM), (2:10), (4:35) and 7:20; and Monday- Thursday at (4:40) and 7:10.

ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening the cult classic this Friday night at 11:55.

Debra Crosby will host performers from the Talent Quest TV Show & dramatic readings delivered by actors from A Quest Actors Studio

Performers from Debra Crosby’s Talent Quest TV show will belt it out and sing music from originals, pop, rock, folk, and Broadway, and acting students from Debra Crosby’s A Quest Actors Studio will read short excerpts from some of our all time favorite classic books. Fun for the whole family!! Debra Crosby is the executive producer & host of the Talent Quest TV Show and founder of A Quest Actors Studio.

Event: Salem Literary Festival

Location: Artist Row in Salem, MA. Artist Row is located between New Derby St & Front St across from Walgreen’s and next to the Lobster Shanty.

Day: Saturday

Date: 9/13/08

Time: 1p.m

Cost: FREE!

Special Training Opportunity with Boston Legal’s Casting Director: Bill Aydelott

Casting Workshop: “Through the Director’s Viewfinder” with Boston Legal’s Bill Aydelott “Tricks of the Trade:” You’ll learn from a seasoned veteran how to prepare for a casting call, what to expect, how to best represent yourself, how to give them what they want, how to get noticed in a “good” way, when to take chances, what to ask, and how to give yourself the best chance to land the job. Take this rare opportunity to work with Bill Aydelott in with more in depth and involved feedback from one of Boston’s Best directors/producers. Bill Aydelott has been producing and directing television commercials and corporate industrials in Boston and in cities coast to coast for the past 35 years. As owner and President of Waverly Motion Pictures, he has booked casting sessions with nearly all of the Boston agencies as well as many in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and quite a few smaller markets. He also produces regularly for numerous past and current episodic network TV series, including multiple camera shoots on location in Boston with the entire cast of “Cheers,” and principles from St. “Elsewhere.” Over the years, he has also done all of the location work for “Wings” (Nantucket), “Newhart” (Vermont), “Becker” (New York), “Two Guys & A Girl” (Boston), “Judging Amy” (Hartford), “The Gilmore Girls” (Connecticut), and all Boston-based David E. Kelley shows including “Ally MacBeal,” “Boston Public,” “The Practice” and the on-going series, “Boston Legal.” He also does Washington DC production for the Fox series, “Bones,” and some years back, produced the iconic independent feature film, “Return of the Secaucus Seven,” which garnered Years’ 10 Best status from Time, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The LA Times and countless other prominent publications.

Host: Debra Crosby founder of A Quest Actors Studio

Instructor: Bill Aydelott

Day: Saturday

Date: 9/20/08

Time: 4p.m. to 7p.m.

Location: Debra Crosby’s A Quest Actors Studio 201 Washington St Suite 3 Salem, MA. OR Location may be TBA in Salem, MA.

Tuition: $125.00

$25.00 Discount for the Bill Aydelott workshop for Talent Quest TV Show Contestants

A Quest Actors Studio Adult Acting Training

Improvisation for Adults
This is the perfect course for adults who want to laugh more and want to liberate their spontaneous intelligence. Each student will learn the essentials of successful improvisation, with an emphasis placed on how to listen in a heightened and energized state of awareness and how to trust one’s gut instinct. Collaborative story, character development and plot construction will be taught in the context of open-form scenes and improv structures designed for performance, similar to what you may have seen on ‘Who’s line is it, anyway?’. Students will learn comedic timing, how to map a scene using status and relationship, and basic story structure. You’ll learn to drop the internal critic, gain confidence in the creative process and embrace the moment more fully. The class size is limited to ensure that each student receives individualized feedback. This course is open to actors and non actors.

Day: Wednesdays

Time: 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

8 weeks: Open Enrollment

Semester Starts: September 17

Limited to: 12 Students
Instructor: Max Burbank

$300.00 for 8 weeks *$50.00 Discount for 8 classes if tuition is paid in full 1week prior to the 1st class meets. With Discount Tuition = $250.00*

Acting Boot Camp for Adults is Preparation for Acting in Crosby Quest TV & Film Productions
Acting Bootcamp for Adults runs on Sundays & Tuesdays Call Debra Crosby for more details at: 978 – 741 – 2287
A Quest Actors Studio Youth Acting Training
Creative Improvisation for Kids for 7 to 9 year olds
This is a fun, very playful, high energy class that will introduce some basics of acting to the very young. Through exciting and carefully directed theater games, storytelling and movement exercises each child can discover the art of story creation and story collaboration. This class encourages respect, responsibility, cooperation and creative problem solving. The small class size optimizes the positive attention that each student receives. Based on the students’ interest and confidence, a showcase performance may be presented at the last class.

Open Enrollment (join anytime in September)

Semester Starts: Saturday Sept 13th
8 classes Tuition: $150.00 *With the $50.00 Discount the tuition for this class is $100.00 if tuition is paid in full by 9/13. There are no make up classes offered at the 8 class rate

4 class tuition $75 per 4 classes. 1 make up class can be offered at the 4 class rate.

Showcase Performance: Date and Location – TBA

Day: Saturdays

Time: 9:00a.m. to 10:00a.m.

Location: A Quest Actors Studio 201 Washington St Suite 3 Salem, MA.

Limited to: 12 students

Instructor: Max Burbank

Improvisation for Youth for 10 to 14 year olds
This is a fun, exhilarating and professional course tailor-made for youth. Each student will learn the essential skills of improvisation, with an emphasis placed on establishing trust and confidence in the creative impulse. Students will learn the essential principles of improv and how to successfully apply the principles to performing with others. Thinking on the spot, and playing at the peak of intelligence, creativity, cooperation and imagination are fundamental to successful improvisation and to all great performances! All students must go through an interview, prior to being accepted into this training program. On December 5th there will be a showcase performance for family, friends and the general public. This is an opportunity for students to demonstrate what they have learned.

Open Enrollment (join anytime in September)

Day: Saturdays

Semester Starts : Saturday Sept 13th

8 classes Tuition: $200 *With the $50.00 Discount the tuition for this class is $150.00 if tuition is paid in full by 9/13. There are no make up classes offered at 8 class rate. 4 class tuition $100 per 4 classes. 1 make up class can be offered at the 4 class rate.

Showcase Performance: Date and Location - TBA

Time: 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m.

Limited to: 12 students
Instructor: Max Burbank

Mastering Acting Technique on Camera for Youth for GIRLS ONLY 10 to 14 year olds (Section 1)
This workshop is intended for 10 to 14 year-olds who are highly motivated in pursuing an acting career. In this course students will work on the craft of acting with an emphasis placed on developing and understanding the importance of personal style and technique. Students will learn the fundamentals of a cold reading, how to slate, audition preparation and how to deliver a compelling performance. Meisner repetition exercises will be utilized during each session. The purpose of this course is to help each student to conquer the challenges of the acting industry while maintaining their passion and unique brilliance. There will be a mock audition where students will have an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. Students get to keep a video tape of the progress of their work and the audition. At the end of the class students will have an audition slot. Students must demonstrate a successful audition to be eligible for the Showcase Performance. The audition and show case are considered part of the training and class meetings.

Day: Saturday

Open Enrollment (join anytime in September)

Semester Starts: Saturday Sept 13th

Tuition: $200 *With the $50.00 discount the tuition for this class is $150.00 when class tuition is paid in full by 9/13. OR $100 per 4 classes. There are no make classes offered at the 8 class rate. One make up class can be offered at the 4 class rate.

Showcase Performance: Date and Location - TBA

Time: 11:30a.m. to 1:00p.m.

Limited to: 10 students
Instructor: Debra Crosby & Guest Instructor

Mastering Acting Technique on Camera for Youth for 10 to 14 year olds (Section 2)
This workshop is intended for 10 to 14 year-olds who are highly motivated in pursuing an acting career. In this course students will work on the craft of acting with an emphasis placed on developing and understanding the importance of personal style and technique. Students will learn the fundamentals of a cold reading, how to slate, audition preparation and how to deliver a compelling performance. Meisner repetition exercises will be utilized during each session. The purpose of this course is to help each student to conquer the challenges of the acting industry while maintaining their passion and unique brilliance. There will be a mock audition where students will have an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. Students get to keep a video tape of the progress of their work and the audition. At the end of the class students will have an audition slot. Students must demonstrate a successful audition to be eligible for the Showcase Performance. The audition and show case are considered part of the training and class meetings.

Day: Tuesdays

Open Enrollment (join anytime in September)

Semester Starts: Saturday Sept 13th

Tuition: $200 *With the $50.00 discount the tuition for this class is $150.00 when class tuition is paid in full by 9/13. OR $100 per 4 classes. There are no make classes offered at the 8 class rate. One make up class can be offered at the 4 class rate.

Showcase Performance: Date and Location - TBA

Time: 4:30 p.m. – 6p.m.

Limited to: 10 students
Instructor: Debra Crosby & Guest Instructor

Private Coaching Sessions

In individualized acting coaching sessions Debra Crosby and the A Quest coaching team provides expert professional training and guidance. Debra teaches the student how to define success on their own terms and how to achieve high standards of excellence. In a safe, supportive and positive environment the student is invited to discover the best of who they are. Each student is invited to engage in the artistry of acting and learn how to master the craft. As a result of studying in private sessions, students learn how to deliver a compelling and authentic performance. Not only does Debra have a very high success rate with helping actors make it; she brings a certain acumen to the business of the acting world. The value of private acting coaching sessions is to out-compete the competition. Coaching sessions are highly recommended to individuals who are passionate about acting and have a deep desire to reach for their highest aspirations and to make their dreams a reality.

Private coaching sessions are easily tailored to the needs and interests of public speakers and sales representatives who are excited about communicating with confidence and establishing connection with the audience or customer.

Please contact Debra Crosby at: 978 – 741 – 2287 if you are interested in Private Coaching Sessions

*Below the information about the Salem Literacy Festival you will find information about up training. With so many films being made in Massachusetts please take a look at our courses and take advantage of the training and discounts!

If you are a 1st or 2nd place winner and have a gift certificate from A Quest Actors Studio you can apply your gift certificate to courses or a private acting coaching session taught by Debra Crosby. Gift certificates are non transferable.

Please let others know to attend your performance at the Salem Literary Festival and please let others know about our wonderful training program.*

On October 1, The MassBay Film Project, which has been
presenting weekly film shows in Gloucester for the last
year, will launch The Cape Ann Community Cinema at the
Gloucester Stage Company at 267 East Main Street in
Gloucester. And what a show they have planned.
To celebrate the opening, the CACC will feature 33
straight days of independently produced films – over 50 in
total – plus a variety of filmmaker and author appearances.
The opening night film, “Row Hard No Excuses,” is about two
men who raced across the Atlantic in a boat they built in
Essex. One of the men, Tom Mailhot, will be on hand to talk
with the audience, as will producer Bill Wolbach.
The full line-up, which goes live on the CACC’s
website at www.CapeAnnCinema.com on Friday, September 12th
at 12:01am, will also feature select operas and ballets
from the likes of Italy’s La Scala and The Bolshoi Ballet.
“We’re not doing this for money,” says the CACC’s
managing director Robert Newton, “because there’s really
not a lot to be made. We’re doing this because it needs to
be done. People want to see the kinds of thoughtful,
uplifting films that we showcase.”
Newton, who attended high school at Hamilton-Wenham
(’87) and has spent most of his summers in Gloucester and
is also a full-time film critic and editor, says he is
looking forward to the challenge.

The Camden International Film Festival www.camdenfilmfest.org , September 25-28, in Camden, Rockport, and Rockland, ME.

Festivals

Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival (Sept. 11-14)

www.mvfilmfest.com

Boston Film Festival (Sept. 12-18)

www.bostonfilmfestival.org

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL From October 11-18, Austin invites you to silence your cell phone and enjoy the show. Because the Austin Film Festival is a week-long event you won’t want to miss. For the past 13 years, this festival has showcased the work of aspiring and established filmmakers, as well as celebrated the importance of screenwriters. In Austin, creativity is our culture. In fact, 350 feature films and made-for-TV movies have been filmed here over the past 20 years. For more information on Austin’s film community, contact Gary Bond at 512/583-7229. Or visit www.austintexas.org/film.

Southern New England Independent Film Festival

Mainstay Inn

151 Admiral Kalbfus Road

Newport, R.I.

02840

2008 Festival Dates September 13th and 14th
http://www.southernnewenglandindependentfilmfestival.com/

Technology

There are more critical updates for Microsoft. This has been an ongoing process as long as I can remember.

Misc. Odds and Ends

FILM, STAGE & SHOWBIZ EXPO (“ShowBiz Expo”) is a five-star event that brings everyone in Show Business together under one roof. Whether you are a producer, studio executive, director, musician, filmmaker, performer, designer, writer, stage manager or anyone else involved in film, theater, fashion, live events and concerts this event is for you. September 21, 2008 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Hilton, NYC (54th & 6th Ave.); FREE TO ATTEND! visit www.theshowbizexpo.com.

HD EXPO, the premier content-creation technology event, launches in New York City. HD EXPO NEW YORK CITY. September 25, 2008. The Waterfront, NYC. Pushing the Boundaries. Exhibit Hall FREE with Pre-Registration (includes exhibits, panels, INTENSIVE workshops, and keynotes). HD EXPO’s panels and intensive workshops allow participants to hear first-hand how the leaders are quickly applying innovations in technology to their work. Moments later participants can demo this exact technology on the HD EXPO exhibit floor. For schedule and to register for FREE, log on to www.hdexpo.net/september.

There is a glut of films being produced by studios. There were 600 compared to about 450 last year. This doesn’t include all the minor independents. Meg Ryan’s film went directly to DVD. There aren’t enough screens to take the glut. The revenue has increased due to higher ticket prices. However, there has been a decline in actual attendance.

If anyone has any information that they want to share with members, let me know so I can include it in the next blog.  If possible please try and send the information several weeks in advance.

Local events

CinemaSalem:

TROPIC THUNDER (R - 107 minutes), which will play Friday at (4:50), 7:15, and 9:40; Saturday at (12:00), (2:25), (4:50), 7:15 and 9:40; Sunday at (12:00), (2:25), (4:50) and 7:15; and Monday-Thursday at (4:50) and 7:20.

PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (R - 112 minutes) which will play on Friday at (4:30), 6:45 and 9:30; Saturday at (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30), 6:45 and 9:30; Sunday at (11:30 AM), (2:00), (4:30) and 6:45; and Monday-Thursday at (4:40) and 7:10.

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (PG 98 minutes) which will screen Friday at (4:00), 7:00 and 9:10; Saturday at (11:40 AM), (1:50), (4:00), 7:00 and 9:15; Sunday at (11:40 AM), (1:50), (4:00) and 7:00; and Monday-Thursday at (4:30) and 7:00.

Festivals

Newburyport Documentary Film Festival

When: 09/26/2008 — 09/28/2008

Where: Newburyport, Massachusetts

Website: www.newburyportfilmfestival.org/

5th Annual Newburyport Documentary Film Festival

Horror Short Film Competition - Master of the Macabre

Fri, 08/29/2008 - 15:26 — Project_Breakout

I would like to invite all filmmakers who have a horror film (or would like to create one) of 15 mins or less to enter to Project Breakout’s Master of the Macabre horror short film competition.

There are only two weeks left to enter…and just to tell you an example of the prize we will offer, the last winner of our previous Short Film competition, won an all expense paid for 1 week to London, UK for a 1 week internship with David Parfitt who was the Director of Shakespeare in Love among many, many others.

You can enter the competition for free at http://www.projectbreakout.com/shortfilm2 or if you’d like to watch the trailer of Lauren Marie Pena talking about her experience in London visit http://www.projectbreakout.com/shortfilm

Technology

Google’s new browser Chrome has a denial of service vulnerability that can crash the Chrome browser with all tabs. Also, it is vulnerable to a carpet-bombing vulnerability

Misc. Odds and Ends

NYTVF: New York Television Festival

When: 09/12/2008 — 09/17/2008

Where: New York, New York

Website: www.nytvf.com

Interesting fact for Labor Day week: In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act set a minimum hourly wage of 25 cents.