1) Important Dates & Deadlines & Info for Sac Film & Music Festival back to top
Mark you calendars for August 8-17, 2008 – as the 9th annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival is shaping up quite nicely as THE film and entertainment event of the year!! Organizers are finalizing what looks to be a very robust and exciting program of events for TEN days of cinematic entertainment, cutting edge music, and gala receptions and other informative events!
SPECIAL NOTE TO SCREENWRITERS & DIRECTORS: Larry Meistrich of Nehst Studios will be back in Sac with a film business workshop and pitch session, looking for the best scripts and filmmaking talent to fill his $250m slate of productions once again! Watch for details about this and more in the CFAA newsletter each week, or visit the festival website for upcoming schedule and details!
Offering an expanded schedule of 10 days at the beautiful Crest Theatre (from August 8th thru 17th) 2008 – the 9th annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival is ramping up for a stellar year of great films and amazing music – along with informative speakers and exciting events hosted by industry professionals. Below are some of the immediate dates and details to pay attention to.
SAC MUSIC SEEN: Deadline for completed music video submissions: July 11th
10x10 FILMMAKER CHALLENGE: The filmmaker information/kick off meeting will take place on Thurs., July 24th at 7pm, location TBA. (Final films will be due Sun. August 3rd at 7pm.)
DISCOUNTED FESTIVAL PASS: A full 10-day festival screening pass (regularly $100) will be available to CFAA folks for only $50! Email for details.
FESTIVAL INTERNS / HELPERS NEEDED: Festival organizers are seeking reliable and enthusiastic people to assist with marketing and general film festival duties. If you want to learn and/or contribute to a great team, contact Laurie Pederson at 916-600-6477 or email
Visit the website for more news and watch for updated schedule.
2) Help! DP & Sound Recordist Needed back to top
I'm one of the ten writer-producers in the A Place Called Sacramento film fest. The name of my film is "Sacramento in Jeopardy!".
I need a DP/cameraman, with equipment and experience.
I also need a Sound Recordist with same.
We'll be shooting 7/12, 7/20, 7/26 & 8/2.
And maybe some pick-up dates.
No pay, but screen credit, good food, DVD, two seats at premiere and undying gratitude.
Please reply by email or call 916-764-2476.
Thanks for your consideration.
Garrett Nyland
Producer of "Sacramento in Jeopardy"
A Place Called Sacramento-2008
STARBOARD STUDIOS
3) News from the 'Sensored' Film front:< back to top
From Producer Jo Haskin
Our feature film, Sensored, Directed by Ryan Todd and produced by KeJo Productions is in this month's issue of MovieMaker Magazine. Thanks to our partnership with Silverado Systems for their continued marketing brilliance. Silverado has an add featuring our star Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager) as well as a nice article on the Red One Camera which
includes another picture of Robert Picardo and Sacramento local talent Brian Rife. Look for the magazine with Robert Rodrigues on the cover!
Jo Haskin
Producer
916-765-1655
Sensored
Kejo Productions
4) How To Be The Best Movie Producer back to top
Read the valuable article from Wildsound.com – we will provide a series of items in upcoming newsletters that will provide important tips and information for all filmmakers and skill levels.
5) Shiny Objects Screenings for July back to top
Here it is! July's schedule -- and there's a free screening in here, too!!!
All screenings are at 600 4th St, West Sacramento, CA -- that's the corner of 4th & F in West Sac just over the river from downtown Sacramento.
Admission for all 7 PM movies is $5.00 (with the exception of the free night). And we continue to run Rocky Horror Fridays at 10 PM which is a separate $6.00 admission. We WILL still be around to run it on Friday, July 4 -- if anyone shows up for it.
And it's pretty much an all-music month in one way or another...
The Gits
We're showing this one on 3 different days:
7/4, 7/5 and 7/7 (no screening on 7/6)
7 PM each night $5
The rousing and heartbreaking story of Seattle band The Gits, whose promising start was cut short by the tragic murder of spirited lead singer Mia Zapata.
7/11
7 PM $5
Final Rinse
This obscure film not only features Joey Ramone in his final film role, but
also Frank Gorshin, The Dictators, The Independents, Sebastian Bach, The
Last Hard Men (with Bach and Kelley Deal), Biohazzard, and a packed
soundtrack including The Ramones, Meat Puppets, Count Five, Twisted Sister,
and The Bee Gees (?!?).
7/18
7 PM $5
Burst City
This early effort out of Japan may well be the closest filmic expression of
punk rock ever created in a number of ways - from the grainy film, to the
chaotic camera work, to the use of real punks and bands from the era.
And best of all - as a thanks to all of the MOBS friends who keep us going
each week -- this one is FREE! Besides, ya shouldn't have to pay for
anarchy. But you oughtta leave the kids at home for this one...
7/25
7 PM $5
Stomp! Shout! Scream!
It's summer -- so what better time to run the beach party rock and roll
monster movie from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" producer Jay Edwards!!
"Stomp! Shout! Scream!" is set in 1966 and intertwines the adventures of an
all-girl garage rock band with the legend of the Skunk Ape (the Florida
Everglades' version of Bigfoot).
6) Seminar on Documentary Filmmaking back to top
OFF HOURS AT THE OLD STATE THEATER PRESENTS
TWO PROGRAMS ON THE MORNING OF JULY 9 AND 12
_A FREE DOCUMENTARY ON HUMPBACKED WHALES
_OFF HOURS SEMINAR ON DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKING
By Beverly Lewis, a former independent documentary filmmaker
Wednesday, July 9 and Saturday, July 12, 11:00-12:30 A.M.
following the free showing of "Whalesong,"
The seminar will delve into details about the genre, including an historical review, basics on making documentaries, their role and function in society, how to watch a documentary, what is a documentary. Clips from notable documentaries will enhance the discussion. There are many ways to tell a story!
To attend this Seminar Please mail your seminar fees to
Off Hours, P.O. Box 4390. Auburn, CA.
Write which day you are signing up to attend on your check, or download a Seminar registration form at www.oldstatetheater.com by clicking on the Seminar link at the top of the home page.
Seminar Fees are: $15/person and $10 for seniors, military personnel and students
Snack bar will be open “Whalesong” a short documentary about the endangered humbacked whale will be presented FREE to the public at 10:30-11:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, July 9 and Saturday, July 12.
"Whalesong" was directed and produced by Beverly Lewis, Film Commissioner for
Placer County/Placer-Lake Tahoe Film Office. This little gem of a documentary is so well done, and beautiful, it should not be missed!
Off Hours Events are held at the Old State Theater, 985 Lincoln Way, Auburn, CA
Email for more information or to confirm attendance at either of these events.
7) '9 Parts of Desire' at California Stage back to top
Recommendation from Ann Tracy:
HI Friends... If you haven't had a chance to see 9 Parts of Desire, Beyond the Proscenium's latest show at California Stage, please call 456-1600 to make your reservations now. It's only playing to July 19th. Here's a promo video
Nine Parts of Desire Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m. and Sun., July 20, 2 p.m. Continues through July 20 $10-$12, California Stage, 1723 25th St. (916) 451-5822
8) Mosiac Acting System Weekend Intensive back to top
Submitted by Charlie Holiday
Emotionology and the Whelan Recording Technique
THE MOSAIC ACTING SYSTEM
WHEN: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY JULY 12 & 13
WHERE: The MOSAIC ACTING ACADEMY Rancho Cordova
(directions on receipt of deposit)
I've been acting and directing for over forty years, and I've never found anything as easy and effective, or as much fun to work with as The MOSAIC ACTING SYSTEM. (www.mosaicacting.com) It is the only acting system in the world that takes advantage of the fantastic advances made in general education through the application of a Learning Styles paradigm. I've taught and trained instructors in London, Toronto, and cities in the USA, as well as presenting Mosaic Acting to schools and teachers from middle-school to the University level, including the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. The WHELAN RECORDING TECHNIQUE is the perfect Whole Brain teaching/learning technique. Character, relationship, emotional base and line memorization are achieved with ease and speed never before experienced.
While emotions are the very core of the actors art, there has never been a program until EMOTIONOLOGY that provided the tools for actors to study them in an objective and systematic fashion MAS provides that and more.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
This class is appropriate for High School age and above, and actors at all levels of experience. Tuition is $300 and includes a copy of "Mosaic Acting System" ($50 discount if you have the book) (Prior Mosaic students may repeat for $200, space permitting.) Pre-registration required and only 12 students will be accepted. Directors and credentialed teachers may attend as nonworking observers for $150. (Includes book.) To register now with your credit card or PayPal Account go to the website and select the PayPal logo.
Or you may register by phone at 916-361-0952 or send your minimum deposit check of $150 to:
Charlie Holliday, P.O. Box 1142, Rancho Cordova, CA 95741-114
9) TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund Seeks Applicants
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CALL FOR ENTRIES - TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund Call for Entries
The TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund will provide up to $140,000 in support of innovative and compelling filmmaking that explores scientific, mathematical, and technological themes and storylines, or a leading character who is a scientist, engineer, innovator or mathematician in fresh ways.
We are seeking exceptional narrative work of all genres (except science fiction or fantasy) with scientifically accurate themes or characters. Selected projects from eligible directors, screenwriters and producers will be announced in Fall 2008 and highlighted at the Tribeca Film Festival in May 2009. In addition to funding, grantees will receive professional guidance and industry exposure as needed.
Apply Now! Deadline is August 1, 2008.
Visit the website for complete details.
10) Filmmakers: Join 'The Conversation'
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The Conversation is a grass-roots gathering, developed by a group of filmmakers, investors, entrepreneurs, journalists, and consultants interested in the new creative and business opportunities - and new ways of connecting with audiences — that new technologies are presenting. Running into each other at film festivals and conferences, we began hatching this idea ...
Our hunch is that we're at an important moment in the history of technology and visual storytelling — a broad term that encompasses filmmaking, TV, online video, and narrative-driven games.
New software is making incredible things possible in visual effects and animation, and also democratizing those fields. Web sites offer to help finance film projects, or share ad revenue with video-makers. Marketing and release strategies are shifting by the minute. High-end high-def cameras are plummeting in price. The connection with the audience is changing. Established ways of doing things just don't seem to be working anymore, and the once-powerful power brokers seem to be losing their mojo.
Our goal is for The Conversation to delve into all those issues — and more, with your ideas, help, and participation. The Conversation will focus exclusively on the new business and creative opportunities that are emerging in 2008.
We expect every participant to bring his or her concerns, questions, or examples of what they've been doing and how well it's working, to share during the sessions or during the designated schmooze-time. (There's also an opportunity to present during a Saturday workshop session.)
The overall goal is for The Conversation to be a real exchange of ideas — a gathering of people working on the edge and thinking about the future.
The Conversation begins the morning of Friday, October 17th and continues through the afternoon of the 18th. We'll post the full agenda here as it develops, but a list of speakers and topics is below.
We're also eager to hear your ideas on other topics and speakers, or sessions you'd like to present yourself. (Saturday afternoon will offer multiple sessions running at once, while everyone will be together on Friday and Saturday morning.) Send those via e-mail, or post them on the event's wiki along with your name and contact info. We promise to follow up on all suggestions.
Confirmed conversation leaders:
- Reed Hastings / Founder & CEO, Netflix_How is the home viewing experience evolving?
- Phil Tippett / Founder, Tippett Studio_Jonathan Rothbart / Co-founder, The Orphanage_The future of visual effects
- Sara Pollack, Film Manager, YouTube_Alex Afterman, Founder, Heretic Films_Tiffany Shlain, Director, "The Tribe" & "Connected: A Declaration of Interdependence"_Jonathan Marlow, Director of Content Development, Vudu_The new landscape of distribution
- Mike Curtis, HD for Indies_Jeremiah Birnbaum, Founder, San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking_Insights from the edge of digital cinematography and post-production
- M dot Strange, Animator and Filmmaker, "We Are the Strange"_Building a fan base online
- Gregg Spiridellis, Co-founder, JibJab Media_Michael Ferris Gibson, Director, "24 Hours on Craigslist" & Producer, "Truth in Numbers: The Wikipedia Story"_New avenues for creativity and storytelling
- Michaelene Risley, Independent filmmaker_New approaches to fundraising
- Alex Lindsay, Founder, Pixel Corps_Producing high-end series for the Web
- Lance Weiler, Director, "Head Trauma" and Game Developer, "Hope is Missing"
- Peggy Weil, Artist & Game Developer, "Gone Gitmo" and "The Redistricting Game" Opportunities at the Convergence of Games and Cinema
Grab your seat early, since we expect the event to sell out — and since prices go up as the date gets closer.
Before August 1st: $99
August 1-August 31st: $129
September 1st-October 15: $149
All participants will be listed on the Web site, along with links to their blogs/Web sites. Participant e-mails addresses will only be available to those registered for the event.
Register here.
Payment types accepted: All major credit cards, PayPal
Cancellation policy: 50 percent refund, minus Eventbrite & any credit card/PayPal fees, if registration is cancelled by noon PST on September 19th.
11) Crocker Art Museum seeks Warhol Film Buffs
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Hello, here at the Crocker Art Museum, we are planning on showing a couple of Andy Warhol films in conjunction with a new exhibition, American Pop: Featuring Andy Warhol's Athletes from the Richard Weisman Collection (on view at the Crocker August 16-November 2, 2008). We are looking for a few film buffs to lead and/or participate in an open discussion of Warhol's films. Our goal is to set up the discussion like that of a book club, informal, participant driven, explorative.
Please feel free contact me via e-mail or phone (916-808-5780). Mention the CFAA – Thanks!
Find out more info on American Pop
Thanks!
Stacey Shelnut-Hendrick
Director of Education
Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.808.5780
916.808.7372
Email: sshelnut-hendrick@cityofsacramento.org
12) What's Playing at The Crest? back to top
Now Playing
THE VISITOR
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER
MONGOL
The Untold Story of Genghis Khan
Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains) illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan in his stunning historical epic.
Opening Friday July 11
UP THE YANGTZE
Opening Friday July 25
THE ANIMATION SHOW-4th Edition
AMERICAN TEEN
SPECIAL FILM EVENTS!
Friday July 18-Sunday July 20 and Saturday July 26-Sunday July 27
6TH ANNUAL SACRAMENTO FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
Voted Best Film Festival By the Sacramento News and Review 2007!
For updates and programming visit our website.
Friday August 8-Sunday August 17
Sactown Magazine Presents
9TH ANNUAL SACRAMENTO FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
Official Partner of the Friday Night Concert in the Park Series!
Sunday October 5
PLACE CALLED SACRAMENTO FILM FESTIVAL
Casting Call May 21st!
Premiere Sunday October 5, 2008 at the Crest!
COMING LIVE
July 17-THE SAMMIES
September 4-LUCINDA WILLIAMS
Oct. 22-KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
CREST ADVANCE TICKETS BOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Thursday 4:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Friday-Sunday 12:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Unless otherwise noted tickets are also on sale
at the website and charge by phone at 1-800-225-2277.
Thank you for your patronage and we'll see you at the Crest!
Crest Theatre-1013 K Street Downtown Sacramento.
3 Hours Validated parking for movie goers at 10th and L and at 10th and I
916-44-CREST
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