International Film Festival Summit, 2nd Street Jazz, Jingle Mingle Holiday Party, Monaco International Film Festival, are highlights in December’s Global Media and Entertainment Industry

The annual Bahamas International Film Festival, held on Nassau & Paradise Island, runs through December 4 this year. BIFF is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing the local island community and international visitors with a diverse presentation of films from around the world that might not otherwise be seen there. At the festival, BIFF features educational programs and forums for exploring the future of cinema. Panels and master classes will include: acting; directing; discussion on producing, fundraising and distribution, covering emerging trends and financing options. During the Festival, there will be a Rising Star Tribute to Zoe Kravitz (daughter of Lenny Kravitz). The opening night reception features live music by emerging Bahamian artists, including 4ever1 Band, and the closing night reception will promote a Bollywood theme requesting attendees to wear Indian style attire, and will feature live music and entertainment by Bollywood dancers.

Galileo Studio and the Azusa Pacific University Department of Theater, Film, and Television are hosting a conference on the art, craft and business of the short film, taking place in Azusa, from December 2-3. Titled “Much More than a Little Feature: The Splendor of the

Within the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, eclectic Matsumoto's 2nd Street Jazz weekly event showcase presents Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Rock n' Roll, Soul and R & B artists, as well as open mic opportunities and DJ turntable battles

Short Film”, day one will be presented as a short film movie night, while day two will be presented as a short film conference. Collaborating organizations for the event include the Angelus Student Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, and Act One: Training for Hollywood. A partial list of speakers include: Luke Matheny, Writer/Director, 2011 Academy Award® Winner for Best Short Film, Live Action “God of Love”; Randy Haberkamp, Director of Special Projects at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Bobette Buster, Story Consultant for Pixar, 20th Century Fox, Disney Animation, and Sony Animation and others.

Set in the noted entertainment capital of Las Vegas, with only a three and a half hour drive from Hollywood, the Nevada Film Festival hosts several world premieres, galas and parties during its run through December 3. This year’s festival line-up includes both award-winning and world premiere feature films, documentaries, short films, foreign films, animations, music videos, experimental films, a screenplay competition, and an actor’s showcase. Films of many genres will be screened including drama, comedy, action, horror, family and more. The festival also features panel discussions with the filmmakers where audiences have the opportunity to interact. Panel discussions include a range of topics and disciplines such as writing, directing, and producing. Priority access is available for all films, panels, Opening Night Party, Filmmaker Reception, Festival Awards Ceremony, and VIP reserved seating.

Sandra Lord who conducts the long-running Hollywood Networking Breakfast (usually held on the last Thursday of every month) conducts another seminar for this month in West Los Angeles on December 3 — “Taking Charge of Your Career or Business Direction in 2012”. Areas for investigation focus on strategies for guidance and a fresh perspective for the next step of your career planning, resolving common issues of having representation but with career advancement and aspirations still lagging, strategies for those who lack connections or don’t know how to effectively use the ones they have, and more. Although admission is free, reservations are required through an RSVP to the organization’s email address and by providing the requested details in the email note.

As an annual event, the International Film Festival Summit Conference in downtown Austin generally attracts over 300 music and film festival executive directors that are the decision-makers in the music and film festival industry. Examples of attendees include SXSW, Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Summerfest, Telluride Film Festival, Moviemaker Magazine, IFC, Bonnaroo, AFI Fest, Atlanta Film Festival, Starz Denver Film Festival, Savannah Music Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival, River Run International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and other institutions that are in attendance for the festival, this year running from December 4-6. For 2011, award-winning actor, Matthew Modine, will provide an actor’s point of view on film festivals and what attracts above-the-line players to film festivals.

Within the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles, eclectic Matsumoto’s 2nd Street Jazz weekly event showcase presents Jazz, Blues, Hip Hop, Rock n’ Roll, Soul and R & B artists, as well as open mic opportunities and DJ turntable battles. The doors usually open at 7:30 pm nightly and live entertainment starts at 9 or 10 pm. In addition to its original purpose as a jazz club for which it was begun six or seven years ago by one time trumpet player and entrepreneur Kohei Matsumoto, 2nd Street Jazz explores music which ranges from rock to electronic to hip-hop and of course, jazz. Monday nights is a NYC styled jazz jam with any musicians with instruments invited up to the stage to play and singers to sing. Hip Hop and MC beat battles happen on Thursdays. The club features a full bar and late night food from their kitchen.

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, running December 6-11 in Hollywood is committed to assisting the promotion and distribution of films made outside the major studio system. The Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival celebrates independent and international filmmaking and is a sister project to the long running Independent Filmmakers Showcase series of monthly events designed to bring awareness to new and independent filmmakers of merit. The Hollywood Reel Independent Film festival will screen its 35mm film winners with special screenings at the New Beverly Cinema, owned by landlord Quentin Tarantino and home to his Grindhouse Film Festival. Films screenings include Q & A with directors and are hosted by comedian Don Takano.

Join Central Florida’s media and entertainment associations for Holiday “Mingling”, networking and fun at the Annual Jingle Mingle Holiday Party in Winter Park this December 8. There will be entertainment, food, cash bar, silent auction and much more. The event is hosted by Women in Film & Television-Florida, and co-hosted by Digital Media Alliance Florida (DMAF), the Florida Motion Picture and Television Association (FMPTA) and Film Florida. Following on just several days later, Film Florida Legislative, Marketing and Board Meetings holds the quarterly business meeting of state’s trade associations for film, TV, digital media and commercial production, December 12 and 13 in Cocoa Beach. Its purpose is to offer to businesses and individuals the benefits of a statewide trade association to promote the creation of jobs in the film and entertainment production industries and to promote economic development and tourism in the state.

The Angel Film Awards, also known as the Monaco International Film Festival, is a celebration of peace, love, harmony, positive energy and non-violence in film and this year will add to the festival program non-violent shorts and features, when it runs December 8-11 from the seaside resort area at Monte Carlo — part of the tiny, prosperous principality of Monaco, famous in part for its posh, high-dollar casino and the annual Formula One Grand Prix. Special screenings of 2D and CGI Animation from across the globe are added to the program this year. Since its creation in 2003, the Festival has received wide coverage from global media and is known for its glamour, prestige, and networking industry party events. Venues include Hotel Hermitage, Salle Belle Époque, Monte-Carlo Bay Resort, Salle Empire at Hotel de Paris and the Pacific Lounge. Red carpet screenings will take place at the new Art Novo Theatre and Press Lounge in the Novotel, Monte Carlo. Built on the site of the old Radio Monte Carlo building, the Novotel provides state of the art projection facilities to view the festival program.

Four journalism professionals based in Colorado — Steve Outing, Vanessa Martinez, Sandra Fish, Mike Lewis — will form a panel that will discuss hyperlocal journalism and its various forms: free vs. paid content, innovative tools and online applications, and the roles of social media in journalism, on December 13 in Boulder. Whether your interest lies in journalism, blogging, social media, or other digital content creation, this discussion will attempt to makes its case through examples, case studies, ideas, and anecdotes on the state of journalism and its ever-evolving role in people’s daily lives. Admission to the event is free but registration is required to attend.

The Second Annual San Diego Christian Film Festival, happening December 27-30, showcases creative, high-caliber films, supports emerging filmmakers, and inspires audiences through the power of visual storytelling. The city-wide event in San Diego will also include  performing artists, workshops and networking opportunities that will make up its program.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the “Media,
Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html which now has a language translation button to convert page contents into most widely used languages. In a look ahead into January event dates, there is the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Palm Springs, the Victoria Independent Film Festival, in Sebastapol, Games Summit at CES, in Las Vegas, the very seminal Graphation film festival, combining the worlds of comic books, graphic novels and film with a unique perspective on adaptation, in Los Angeles, the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, the SlamDance Film Festival in Los Angeles, the NATPE 2012 Market and Conference, in Miami. These and more are slated for the month ahead. Seasons greetings to all and all the best for the holiday period from The Actor’s Checklist!

American Film Market, Ypulse, People-Powered Media [un]Workshop, Global Gaming Expo, Billboard Touring Conference, Highlight November’s Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

The International Student Film Festival Hollywood offers student filmmakers from all over the world a unique opportunity to gain the recognition of film industry leaders. It is a forum for student filmmakers to showcase their independent films in Hollywood, mostly by putting these students face to face with working Directors, Producers, and other industry professionals, throughout the event that runs through November 9, giving them the invaluable opportunity to promote themselves and their films. American Film Market is a well regarded industry function to which over 8,000 industry leaders converge in Santa Monica for eight days of deal-making, screenings, seminars, red carpet premieres, networking and parties. All 23 screens on the Santa Monica Promenade and the surrounding community become AFM screening rooms for the entire eight-day event which lasts till November 12 and eight digital and video screening rooms are added just for the AFM. Ypulse Youth Marketing Mashup East, taking place in Boston, November 6-7, will focus on how you can reach and connect with youth ages 16-24 using technology, and embraces themes of content, connectivity and community.

Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, and associated festivals, is the result of the merger between Copenhagen’s major film festival organisations; Copenhagen International Film Festival and NatFilm. The new organisation today house three international film festivals in the Danish capital, with certain segments taking place from November 7-18. The People-Powered Media [un]Workshop is an ‘unconference’ style event created to explore how community media can be used as a tool for information, organization, and action, one day only, November 8, in Austin. PAUSE is the title for a conference happening November 10-11 in New York, that examines the creative and technical approaches of industry leading studios and agencies involved in broadcast and film. Attendees of this event will receive full access to the 2 day event, which includes 14 one hour presentations, and a wrap party at Madame X in Greenwich Village. The Association of Moving Image Archivists Annual Conference, takes place this year in Savannah, November 12-15, and provides an opportunity for colleagues and those interested in the field to meet, share information and work together, in part through events like The Newcomer’s Breakfast which will give Mentors and Newcomers a chance to meet and network.

The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard join forces to deliver a  two-day seminar, November 13-14 in Los Angeles, on the role of music in film and television. The seventh annual event provides a forum for the exchange of ideas among film, TV and music professionals. Also featured will be live artist performances, roundtable discussions, and networking cocktail parties. The Global Gaming Expo is a yearly event put on by the gaming industry, providing the latest secrets and ideas for everyone who comes. Anyone who runs or works professionally in the gaming industry (including Bingo hall managers) is welcome to come to this Las Vegas extravaganza happening November 18-20. The fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference and Awards is a gathering for the concert industry that will host informative panels, controversial discussions, invaluable networking opportunities, and an awards reception, the Billboard Touring Awards, which honors the concert industry’s top artists and professionals based on actual data compiled through the Billboard Boxscore chart of 2007. The November 21 ‘Betting on Shorts’ (BoSs) conference is being hosted by a London-based cultural organisation run by Ricarda Vidal, Irini Marinaki and Konstantinos Stefanis, with a focus on the dissemination of shortfilms by new international filmmakers in prominent cultural institutions, and further collaboration between cinemas and galleries in Europe and beyond.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are also available at popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Daily Motion, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist podcast blog at actorschecklist.com/loudblog, a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The Free Home Video Showcase at http://www.actorschecklist.com/video now serves as an archive for all past video presentations. This month on video you will see trailers and sample clips of urban a capela group from New York, but based in Germany, Naturally 7 (www.n7house.com). A platform for new urban talent, Tickles.tv (www.tickles.tv). A Junebug Presents film starring Alfred E. Rutherford, ‘Pro-Black Sheep’ (www.myspace.com/problacksheep). Rock Talk Records (rocktalkrecords.com), Chas Ferry Producer, with ‘Hypnotic Video’. Post Media, LLC (www.luispascual.com), Luis G. Pascual, principal, presenting sports television formats from – “FUTBOL DE PRIMERA” – Argentina. The Actor’s Checklist now lets you check the latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis.

African-American Film Festival, Indie Fest USA Expo, Tejano Music Convention, Flashforward2008, London Frightfest, NVISION, highlight August’s Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

BMI will sponsor the Amplify Music Conference and Festival taking place in Downtown Las Vegas, through August 8. The agenda includes daily conferences, workshops, nightly showcases and more. HBO will be present at the Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, August 6-9 in Vineyard Haven, hosting the HBO Short Film Competition on August 9 at Katherine Cornell Theatre. Process is an international Hip Hop Theatre workshop festival, August 7-9 in Manchester, delivered by Breaking Cycles as a tool to preserve the language of Hip Hop Theatre within the British culture and as a provision to nurture and develop the talents of emerging young artists.The film festival will exhibit films inspired by and representative of global Hip Hop culture.

Indie Fest USA Expo and International Film Festival, August 8-15 in Anaheim, combines eight days of independent films, live music artists, celebrities, the opening night welcome party and closing night awards show. Village 8 Theatres in Louisville hosts the August 15 premiere of ‘Last Breath’, a horror and gore genre flick about a canabalistic killer on the loose, preying on young women, and the close-knit band of police detectives on his trail. Tejano Music Convention, August 15-17 in Dallas, seeks to increase and enhance the Tejano or Tex-Mex music genre, and to showcase new artists and assist in the development of the next generation of Tejano artists and fans. An example of one featured event used to reach these goals is the Tejano Mega Dance which will happen at the Dallas Convention Center. Flashforward2008 San Francisco, August 20-22, includes the international Flashforward Film Festival and Awards ceremony and a Flash-related industry Expo Hall and community center with opportunities for the entire Flash community to network and share knowledge. The Flashforward Conference party happens at Ruby Skye.

London Frightfest is held each August Bank holiday weekend. Over 75% of the films shown have been UK, European or world premieres of the latest must see fantasy, sci-fi and horror films. NVISION will gather visual computing professionals, world-class gamers, innovative artists and designers, and cutting-edge researchers to share their ideas, experiences, and passions, August 25-27 in San Jose. It will also be held in conjunction with the Fifth Annual iGames Expo. Telluride Film Festival sticking to its annual custom opens during the Labor Day weekend, August 29 to September 2, in the mountain village of Telluride. Los Angeles Film Acting Coach, Molli Benson, will be holding a free two day Film Actors Workshop, August 30-31 in Albuquerque. For more details contact mollibenson@aol.com.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are also available at popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Bit Torrent, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist podcast blog at actorschecklist.com/loudblog, a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The Free Home Video Showcase now serves as an archive for all past video presentations. This month on video you will see trailers and sample clips of ‘Last Breath’ from C&T Productions (www.myspace.com/tracyandchase), a murder mystery about a cannibalistic serial killer called the “Southside Slasher” has an August 15 premiere at Village 8 Theatres (502-897-1870), 4014 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, Kentucky. A Spoilt Video Production release of a Mirko Virgili film, ‘Ganja Fiction’ (www.ganjafiction.com) an Italian short film, in the pulp style genre, starring Claudio Caminito Attore, in which the lives of the characters intertwine behind a single common denominator — marijuana. Modern electronica experimentalism band Phoenix Block (www.phoenixblock.com), available through iTunes music store. Comedy portrayals of Kim Waldauer, and Robert Christophe, from their Cube News 1 (www.cubenews1.com) series, and Adventures of Cubegirl, that follows Kim, a cubicle worker by day and superhero when needed, rescuing employees from corporate abuse The Actor’s Checklist now lets you check the latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis.

Latin Alternative Music Conference, Anima Mundi 2008, Expo Comm Wireless Japan, BritDoc Festival 08, International Children’s Film Festival, NATPE Diversity Fellowship Program, Highlight July’s Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

At this year’s AnimeExpo 2008, running through July 6 in Los Angeles, Anime Expo® has teamed with Bang Zoom!® Entertainment to offer free voice acting workshops that will give participants a taste of voice acting with insiders’ tips, general discussions and chances to dub with a professional audio engineer. The free summer film fest in St. Louis, Cinemania, shown outdoors on a grassy lot, starts up July 5 running through July 26, and features musicals like festival opener, An American in Paris, that have garnered 19 Oscars among them. CinemadaMare Film Festival travels across the five main regions of the south of Italy with about 150 filmmakers in tow traveling on the festival bus. At each stop which lasts a week the participants, who can be not just filmmakers but actors, set and costume designer, make-up artists, screenwriters and all cinema lovers, have the possibility of both shooting and screening movies and attend seminars. The Latin Alternative Music Conference in New York, July 8-12, is geared towards the marketing of Spanish-language alternative music. On July 9 will be LAMC Music & Film Night at Central Park Summerstage. ASCAP offers a “one-of-a-kind” experience for aspiring film and television composers during the 2008 ASCAP Television & Film Scoring Workshop with Richard Bellis in Los Angeles, July 8 to August 1, whereby 12 selected participants will have an opportunity to record their original composition with an “A list” of Hollywood professionals.

The 16th International Animation Festival, Anima Mundi 2008, will take place in Rio de Janeiro from July 11- 20, and in São Paulo from July 23-27. It will present Competition Screenings, Special Programs, Retrospectives, International Guests and professional workshops. The 2008 Ypulse National Mashup Conference that brings together youth media and marketing professionals from brands, agencies and the non-profit sector to share best practices for reaching today’s totally wired youth, is set to run July 14-15 this year in San Francisco. The Connective Panel Series presents “What You Need To Know To Succeed In The Music Business”, July 20 in Decatur, a series that serves to educate indie musicians on the music business, serve as a networking opportunity, and to raise awareness and funds for the Artist Against Hunger & Poverty Program of WHY (World Hunger Year), and music related charities. Expo Comm Wireless Japan, specialized in Wireless and Mobile networks, Personal Area Networks, Internet ITS, home networks, and other wireless technologies for Japan’s advanced mobile society, will be held in Tokyo, July 22-24. This year’s BritDoc Festival 08 in Oxford, July 23-25, features an International Pitching Forum, featuring a panel of Commissioning Editors and film funders, from the US, Europe and the Far East, poised to invest in ambitious British feature length Documentary.

Casual Games Association hosts this year’s Casual Connect Seattle, July 23-25, and is focused on the casual games industry for the general public and families. Casual games are non-violent video games that are fun and easy to learn and play. At this year’s Action On Film International Film Festival – known to be a producer friendly festival – Xristos Productions and Sony Creative Software are offering a new ‘Guerilla Filmmaker Award’ that includes a complete Sony Vegas Editing System and Cinescore Composer Package, during festival events running July 25-31 in Old Pasadena. Yale School of Management is the setting for Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders, July 27 to August 1 in New Haven, at which creative leaders in tandem with Yale’s top business experts discover opportunities within the forces transforming the business social environments. The 2008 San Diego International Children’s Film Festival opens on Kids Day at Comic-Con International, july 27 to August 10, at the San Diego Convention Center, presented by Comic-Con International. The festival showcases films from around the world made for children and teens, including live-action, animation and documentaries. The Third Annual Diversity Fellowship Program @ LATV Fest, taking place July 30 to August 1 in Hollywood, is a NATPE Diversity Fellowship Program now in its third year to provide a small group of emerging television and video content creators of color with the next step in their career development.

In a special request for support from the indie filmmaking and film loving community, creators of ‘The Plague: Writers & Director’s Cut’ (http://www.actorschecklist.com/video/video_13.html), a socially relevant horror movie dealing with the subject of kids, violence and fear, are seeking public support to have their version of the film released at Sony Pictures Entertainment which published their version to DVD under the title Clive Barker’s The Plague. The effort led by Director/Writer Hal Masonberg has a petition up at: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/plague/signatures.html as well as names and email address of relevant Sony Pictures executives to contact on behalf of this effort at: http://www.spreadingtheplague.com/sony.html.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events page at www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are also available at popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Bit Torrent, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist podcast blog at actorschecklist.com/loudblog, a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The Free Home Video Showcase at http://www.actorschecklist.com/video now serves as an archive for all past video presentations. This month on video you will see trailers and sample clips of A Natalie Paige Bentley Film, ‘City of Motherly Love’ (www.comlmovie.com) the story of a mother’s spiral into anger and self-destruction after the shooting death of her son. Multi-media, make-up artist, performance artist Damon Zex (www.Zexart.com), deriving much of his creative expressionism from German Expressionism and Surrealism. Dance music record company from Australia, Play Lab Records (www.playlabrecords.com), featuring new single release, ‘Disco, Disco’. Kentucky born Country music recording artist on Aria records, Stephen Cochran (www.stephencochran.com). The Actor’s Checklist now lets you check the latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis, at: http://www.actorschecklist.com/resources/itunes.php

AFCI Locations Trade Show, NAB Show, “Media Intercourse”, Tribeca Film Festival, Merge Miami, MUSEXPO 2008, are Selected Highlights For April’s Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

Professional television and stage actor Michael Kostroff (dark and unscrupulous gang lawyer, Maury Levy in HBO’s “The Wire,” and other appearances to his credit in “Studio 60,” “The Closer,” “Without a Trace,” etc.), and the author of the book, “Letters from Backstage” (www.myspace.com/lettersfrombackstage) conducts “Audition Psych 101” (AuditionPsych101@aol.com)  an audition workshop, one night only on April 3, in Hollywood. Author, screen, television writer, and executive consultant on HBO’s “Rome” series, Josh Conviser, will discuss writing for film, television, and literature at the Alameda Writers Group monthly meeting set or April 5 in Glendale. The Film/TV Production and Finance Summit is set to meet April 10-11 in Los Angeles, and its organizers say it is for anyone involved in filmmaking, finance, production, or investing in a motion picture or television production, particularly if you need to understand the complexities of a Film/TV finance transaction, the distribution process, and the important steps to get your production in front of the key players in the industry. The organization sometimes known as the film industry’s version of the United Nations, the Association of Film Commissioners International holds its 22nd annual AFCI Locations Trade Show with more than 180 film commissioners from around the world and some 100 production resource companies that will exhibit, in Santa Monica, April 10-12.

BEM Film’s current film project “True Riches”, now in pre-production, is hosting a 70’s era Jam Party to support filming. The production, a current day adaptation of the Book of Job, is also considering music submissions for the score and soundtrack of the film in the categories of R&B Neo Soul, Contemporary Gospel, and Smooth Jazz. Contact Talent Connection (talentsconnection@yahoo.com) for more information. The Big Break Hollywood Conference and Expo, taking place in Atlanta, from April 11-13, will award its audition finalist with a one year contract for a Hollywood talent agency; one year contract with a Hollywood management agency; and a one year contract with a commercial agency. At the Broadband TV World segment of this year’s NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 11-17, learn how web video is dramatically changing the distribution channels for video and creating new challenges for branded media and traditional broadcast content. The annual IFFS Europe gathering of the European film festival community provides a platform for the community to explore ways to collaborate and promote the advancement of the film festival industry. This year’s event is conducted from Central London, April 15-16. The theme for Signal & Noise 2008, happening April 17-19 in Vancouver, is “Media Intercourse.” The Festival host VIVO is a not for profit media production, exhibition and distribution centre, operated by and for artists and media/community activists with ongoing public exhibitions of video, new media programs and Video Out’s International Distribution network. When the Bare Bones International Film Festival and Movie-Biz Conference gets underway in Muskogee, its purpose is to provide a platform from which to showcase low-budget (less than one million dollars) independent movies whose focus is championing the Bare Bones Auteur. An opening night reception is on April 17, and an Awards Gala after-party closes festivities on April 27.

This year’s Tribeca Film Festival runs April 23 to May 4 in New York’s Tribeca district. The Tribeca Talks session returns with more must-see one-on-one conversations, a concert film from a music legend, a filmmaker master class, and Tribeca Talks Industry, a brand new series that explores the business of entertainment. The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival has announced the launch of Merge Miami, a two-day conference and networking event opening April 26 on queer film and media that is sponsored and funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, presenters of the annual Oscar awards. Merge Miami, to be held across the opening weekend of the 10th Annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, will provide a platform where seasoned film industry veterans lend their knowledge and expertise to aide those commencing their transition into motion pictures, while international industry tastemakers have the opportunity to come together and interact with the pioneering filmmakers and industry talent. The MUSEXPO 2008 conference opens April 27 in West Hollywood with a video documentary on “How to Fix The Music Business” and is followed by a wine tasting and cocktail reception on the rooftop of The Hyatt West Hollywood. A Film/TV & Videogames (Art & Commerce through visual media) forum will be conducted April 30, and the MUSEEXPO cocktail reception and awards ceremony featuring live performances at House of Blues, is in the evening. Artist showcases happen throughout at The House of Blues Main Music Hall.

The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are also available at most popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Bit Torrent, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog/ a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of Metal rock band hailing from London, Die So Fluid (www.diesofluid.net), with their latest single release from their album ‘Not Everybody Gets A Happy Ending,’ on Renaissance Records, via Koch Entertainment Distribution USA. The band will be in Phoenix, Arizona shooting a new video during the last week of April 2008. Indie film short “Switch” (www.myspace.com/switchmovie), a story about the romantic entanglements among a group of friends, based on the book of the same name and screenplay by Annette Johnson of AllWrite Publishing (www.e-allwrite.com) in Atlanta. Egami Vivid Production Studios (www. egamivivid.com) of Los Angeles and Toronto, with short film project “Rice Counter, Ice Sleeper,” a stylized story of romance, passion, temptation and self control, and other works of Director J. Wesley Bassard. The Actor’s Checklist now lets you check the latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis.

Television Breakfast Workshop, Latin Grammy Awards, Media and Money, Valley of Flowers, Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase, G2E: Global Gaming Expo, American Music Awards, Billboard R&B, Hip-Hop Conference, are Selected Highlights For November Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

The American Film Market, a marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed, collaborates with AFI Fest to present screenings on the Santa Monica Promenade and the surrounding community of a vast selection of indie works, happening in Santa Monica through November 11. For the Insights On Internet Television Breakfast Workshop, on November 6 in Los Angeles, Veoh Networks, an Internet television company, discusses how the industry and major players are revolutionizing the business of entertainment. American music legend Willie Nelson will be honored as an Icon at BMI’s 55th Annual Country Awards, November 6 in Nashville, the oldest awards saluting country’s top music makers. Streaming Media West 2007 happening in San Jose from November 6-8, covers the business of online video and the technology of streaming, downloading, Webcasting, Internet TV, IPTV, and mobile video. The Latin Recording Academy presents the 2007 Person of the Year Tribute at a Latin Grammy Awards related ceremony honoring Juan Luis Guerra on November 7 in Las Vegas. The Eighth Annual Latin Grammy Awards follows the next day — broadcast live on the Univision Network. Attend a Dow Jones and Nielsen Company two-day event uniting media and entertainment dealmakers with private and public investors to discuss how they can work together to profit, and how buyout firms, hedge funds and venture firms are prospecting new deals, valuing opportunities and structuring deals to maximize returns, at “Media and Money,” November 7-8 in New York. The Aurora Animation Festival fuses thematic film programmes, seminars, and debates with live performance, installation work and new films from across the world, during sessions that run from November 7-10 in Norwich, UK. A two-day IGDA Leadership Forum, on November 8 and 9 in Burlingame is focused on advancing the state of the art in game production and management, and is suited to producers, team leaders, project managers, studio directors, and all others seeking to learn and share techniques for leading teams in creating successful games.

Director Pan Nalin’s feature, “Valley of Flowers” (www.valleyofflowers.com), filmed in the remote and high altitude region of the Himalayas, and in Japan, has its New York premiere on November 9, coming off a Grand Jury Prize win at the IFFLA in April. A reception with Director and Cast follows the screening at a local art gallery. The Recording Academy’s Memphis Chapter presents “Indie Impact,” November 9-10 in New Orleans, focusing on digital music and the important business, creative and legal issues it presents to the music industry and consumers. The GiRL FeST Hawaii festival, whose mission is to prevent violence against women and girls through education and art, incorporates film, music, art, spoken word, and dance complemented by a mini-conference involving panels, lectures, outreach workshops, at sessions running November 9-18 in Honolulu. On November 10 Houston Film Commission hosts the Texas Filmmaker’s Showcase, a special screening event each June of Texas short films and videos under 45 minutes, presented to a select group of studio executives, agents and producers in the Hollywood film community, resulting in selected filmmakers being flown to Los Angeles for follow-up screenings and meetings with industry professionals at the Directors Guild of America Theater. The Michigan Production Alliance (MPA) in partnership with Detroit Women In Film and TV (DWIFTV) and The Detroit Film Society (DFS) holds a Filmmaker’s Marketing and Distribution Seminar on November 10 in Southfield to aimed at media professionals. The New York Production Technology Expo, focused on people who work with equipment; who rent and buy equipment; students and people who make creative decisions based on new and emerging technology, will be held in Brooklyn Navy Yard, on November 12 & 13.

Professionals in the interrelated areas of lighting, audio, special effects, projection and staging technologies can attend Live Design Wire 2007 Entertainment Industry Convention, to see the latest products, interface with vendors and attend educational conference sessions, November 12-18 in Orlando. At G2E: Global Gaming Expo, on November 13-15 in Las Vegas, investors, analysts, stockbrokers and investment professionals will learn about the financial future of leading gaming companies in forums, and attendants can enjoy the sounds of classic symphonic rock, jazz, new country, reggae and more at the G2E Entertainment Showcase located in the lobby. The Billboard Touring Conference and Awards unites today’s top touring professionals to discuss the current state of the industry when it meets November 14-15 in New York. The International Student Film Festival Hollywood offers a forum for student filmmakers around the world to showcase their films in Hollywood, and includes a discussion with Tim Lampros, Founder & CEO of ACT (Actors Certified Training) conducted at an opening day reception. The 35th annual American Music Awards – created by Dick Clark in 1973 as an alternative to the Grammy Awards – is hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, and will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles at 8 pm ET. Now in its eighth year, the Billboard R&B, Hip-Hop Conference and Awards combines conference sessions, artist showcases, networking opportunities which culminate in the awards program, from November 28-30 in Atlanta. The ongoing New Filmmakers series for independent filmmakers in New York, will screen Andrew William Flores LIAR’S PENDULUM, a psychological thriller set in the fictitious city of Johanna during the next Great Depression, on November 28.

The above events are just a sampling of what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are now available at most popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, the Apple iTunes store podcast category, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of Pan Nalin’s Himalayan epic “Valley of Flowers,” an Asian love story about passion, death and reincarnation spanning two centuries from remote and high altitude region of the Himalayas to modern day Tokyo (www.myspace.com/pannalin – www.valleyofflowers.com) Australian ambient music composer NakedSkin adapting its music to Fritz Lang’s 1927 Metropolis (www.youtube.com/Nakedskin – www.myspace.com/nakedskinlostsouls)  Laurence N. Kaldor’s comedy “Redirecting Eddie,” about a fledgling director who conquers sibling rivalry, finds parental acceptance, and discovers love while fighting to finish his first film (www.myspace.com/redirectingeddie – www.RedirectingEddie.com) Andrew William Flores LIAR’S PENDULUM, a psychological thriller set in the fictitious city of Johanna during the next Great Depression (www.liarspendulum.com – www.myspace.com/liarspendulum) Belgium based DocFilm’ Movie Productions making of music video Senkrecht Waagerecht (Confuse The Cat) (www.docfilm.be – www.myspace.com/docfilm_be). Florida ART Film Fest is now accepting submissions for approaching film festival. Contact them for more info on submissions (floridaartfilmfest@yahoo.com – www.acrosstown.org/filmfestival.htm). The Actor’s Checklist now lets you keep track of latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis at: http://www.actorschecklist.com/resources/itunes.php.

NYTVF, MTV Video Music Awards, Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, One Mic Nite @ Voyage Restuarant, Wired Magazine NextFest, IFP New York Filmmaker Conference, Future of Music Policy Summit, Radio Career Fair, are Selected Highlights For September Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

President Clinton will be on hand to sign copies of his latest release, Giving, during a November 4 book signing in New York. The NYTVF,  opening September 5-10 in New York, features an Independent Pilot Competition that has established a pipeline allowing producers, writers, and directors to showcase their original TV pilots directly to the decision-makers of the industry. The West Coast Songwriters Conference, happening September 7-9 in Los Altos Hills, contains two days of seminars, songscreenings, performances, lyric reviews, one-on-one consultations, performance-showcases, networking and more, including a sunset concert. MTV Video Music Awards will air live from the Palms Casino Resort September 9 in Las Vegas 9 pm WST on MTV, and feature performances by Kanye West, Rihanna and others. The Third Annual Duke Ellington Jazz Festival launches September 9-17 in Washington, DC, and as part of the festivities, this event will also celebrate Dizzy Gillespie’s 90th birthday. For September 10, and actually every Monday night, the One Mic Nite talent showcase ( http://www.myspace.com/onemicnite ) and industry networking event turns over the microphone to a variety of performing artists at the Voyage Restaurant/Bar, in the far west quarter of Greenwich Village. BMI is a co-sponsor for the first industry conference focusing primarily on Latin hip-hop, urban, and reggaeton which opens with a party and showcase produced through LA TV September 12 in West Hollywood.

The Wired Magazine NextFest in Los Angeles features more than 160 interactive exhibits from leading scientists and researchers around the world, allowing your to experience the future of communication, design, entertainment, exploration, health, play, robots and more when it opens September 13 for 4 days in Los Angeles. The Primetime Emmy Awards stages its ceremony September 16 in Los Angeles, and willl be captured via teleccast over the FOX network. The NAMIC Conference and Inaugural Television Writers’ Workshop is a customized daylong workshop designed to give experienced writers of color the opportunity to hone their craft and learn the essentials of creating, packaging and selling a television script, all happening September 16-18 in  New York. The IFP New York Filmmaker Conference wiill be held September 16-21 and offers daily social networking opportunities and over 35 panel discussions on new technologies, current issues and global marketplace trends, in addition to conference themes like “Making Your First Feaure”, “Filmmaking 2.0”, and “Music Makes Movie” panels. Over two days starting September 17, The Seventh Annual Future of Music Policy Summit taking place in Washington, DC, brings together musicians, music industry executives and policymakers to discuss critical issues relating to music, law, technology and policy, as well as conversations about copyright, music licensing, and this year presents a special breakout sessions for musicians on how to better use emerging Internet technologies such as podcsating and online social networking.

Digital Entertainment World 2007 will take place in Hong Kong, September 19-21, and is all about new distribution channels for entertainment content including strategies on monetising digital entertainment by bringing content to consumers using new technologies and new distributions capabilities. Festival do Rio/The Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival is the most celebrated cinema event on Brazil’s cultural calendar, and for fifteen days, starting September 20, Rio steps into the spotlight, with gala parties, film market events, Brazilian and international celebrities, major media attention, and of course, great films. Advertising Week hosts their annual gathering of advertising and media decision-makers of North America in New York from September 24-28, with an agenda that includes a hybrid of 200 distinct events. Mamak Khadem ( http://www.mamak-khadem.com/ ), the lead singer of the cross-cultural Persian fusion ensemble Axiom of Choice, and who has been a featured performer on numerous American film and television scores, performs songs inspired by travels throughout the Middle East at a September 25 New York engagement. The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF), in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association (BEA), and Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), will host its annual Radio Career Fair, taking place in Charlotte, September 26-28, and welcoming seasoned professionals, college students and entry-level job seekers who are interested in a career in radio broadcasting. The Global Peace Film Festival, opening September 26 in Orlando, is being held in conjunction with the UN’s International Day of Peace to promote the art of motion picture to further the goal of peace on earth, beyond anti-war, ideology and activism. The Ypulse Tween Mashup is a business-to-business conference, designed to help media and marketing professionals reach tweens using technology in a multi-platform world, that precedes the formal opening of DigitalLife, the consumer technology, gaming and entertainment exposition taking place in New York on Sepember 28.

The above events are just a sampling of what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are now available at most popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, the Apple iTunes store podcast category, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog/ a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of suspense, thriller The Prodigy, from F5 Films, LLC ( http://www.myspace.com/prodigymovie – http://www.theprodigymovie.com ); Ballet improvisations shown in sample clips from “Creating Ballet Dreams with Rochelle” from Arizona based Ballet Ovations ( http://www.balletovations.com – http://www.myspace.com/balletovations ); Video adventures and “Rocket Roll” music with Futureman ( http://www.futureman.com – http://www.myspace.com/futuremandotcom ); Worldwide Cinema, and hip hop, R&B label OTISSSPROD, joint production of French language film “A Coeurs Perdus” starring filmmaker/musician Vince Bosco ( http://www.myspace.com/acoeursperdus – http://www.myspace.com/otisssprods ); The Psychedelic alt electro indie pop rock from the future fusion of video and music from Montreal based band TOYKULT. Another hearty welcome goes out to newly initiated iPhone owners to make http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog their premiere video download destination for media industry news and entertainment.

Siggraph Videogame Symposium, Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, Home Movie Day, Fright Night Film Fest, The B Movie Celebration, Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival, Download To Your iPhone Here, are Featured Highlights For August Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

For Chicago’s Lollapalooza Stage 2007, bands from the U.S. and abroad will be showcased August 3-5, including Pearl Jam, Interpol, Amy Winehouse, Patti Smith, The Black Keys, Regina Spektor, and others. The Sandbox ACM Siggraph Videogame Symposium, from August 4-5 in San Diego, is a forum for innovative research and advances in videogame theory, practice and criticism. The 2007 University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference will include exhibits, the traditional receptions, showcase panels from sustaining members, formal and juried screenings, paper presentations and panel discussions, script readings and new media installations, not to mention the annual picnic held at the Merritt Buffalo Ranch near Denton featuring Texas and regional music. The 2007 Latino Producers Academy developed for producers who create or intend to create feature films, documentaries will be held August 7-17 at various locations throughout Tucson. The Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival, organized by Run and Shoot Filmworks from August 8-11, now in its fifth year, offers festival events that include an African American Art Expo, symposiums, karaoke party and film screenings.

On August 11, Home Movie Day (www.homemovieday.com) is the worldwide celebration of amateur films during which people in cities and towns all over the world meet their local film archivists, learn about the proper storage and care of personal films, and get to watch other people’s home movies. Toronto’s WILDsound Monthly Reading Series offers screenwriters at all levels the opportunity to hear their scripts read aloud by professional actors in front of an audience of their peers, and with feedback from industry professionals that follows, at sessions that meet August 14-17. At Women In Film Chicago’s Backlot Events, take a ‘tour and talk’ of The Chicago Film Office on August 16, to learn about its operation in the city’s motion picture industry and engage in networking opportunities. The On The Road Film Fest comes to a close in Los Angeles with Festival Awards and Closing Ceremonies, culminating the 12 city touring film program that utilizes a fairly new technology in portable outdoor movie screens along with the cooperation of cities and universities across the country. At the NICHE Film and Music Festival in Portland, August 16-19, a combined program will be showcasing feature, short narrative or documentary and varied musical formats, while performing musicians will each have a four song set to vie for the Make Your Mark! artist award. Right before the August 17 launch of Fright Night Film Fest, in Louisville, aspiring filmmakers can make a film from August 9-16 under festival auspices, to be entered in the festival by following the guidelines outlined on the website under “The 7 Day Film Festival.”

The B Movie Celebration, running August 17-19 in Franklin, is pleased to announce that the recipient of its first lifetime achievement award is Lloyd Kaufman of Troma Studios so honored with the award accompanying a day long retrospective of “The Best of Troma” screened, as well as a presentation by the King of B’s himself, Lloyd Kaufman. Aspiring models might be able to beat the deadline of the Atlanta International Fashion Week, running from August 16-19, and send in a application and portfolio by downloading the registration form at: http://www.atlantaintlfashionweek.com/MODEL%20APPLICATION.pdf. BIRTV is a conference and exhibition in the industries of content acquisition, creation, production, and distribution, happening August 21-25 in Beijing. The Atlanta Hip Hop Film Festival, August 24-26, will focus on hiphop genre films and hiphop artists that have made a successful transition into the world of acting. A festival highlight for the Telluride Film Festival opening August 31 in Telluride, is A Tribute To Walter Murch (American Zoetrope), in which a screening from a collection of clips will be followed by the presentation of the Silver Medallion and an onstage interview of the renowned filmmaker.

The above events are just a sampling of what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are now available at most popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, the Apple iTunes store podcast category, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog/ a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download. This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of Love Inspirational, a 24k Black Films production of a Torrance Colvin film ( http://www.myspace.com/24kblack http://www.24kblack.com ), a coming of age story about reconnecting with your childhood crush who now falls for your best friend; Spreading The Plague, a socially relevant horror feature dealing with the subject of kids, violence and fear, from Off Leash Films, now on DVD, is looking to enlist your help by signing their petition ( http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/plague/ ) to restore the director’s cut altered by Screen Gems ( http://www.spreadingtheplague.com/Text/Trailer.htm http://www.myspace.com/plaguefilm ); Jazz musician Nick Russo and his group Nick Russo + 11, recorded live in NYC while performing jazz tunes from their new CD “RO” ( http://www.nickrusso.org/ http://www.myspace.com/nickrusso11 ), also available on CD Baby at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/nickrusso; Deckchair Productions production of a Harry Otto Brunjes film, “La Bella Figura” ( http://www.labellafilm.com http://www.myspace.com/labellafilm ) where 3 weeks of intensive filming in 46 locations across Rome were done with a 2 man crew and an acting cast of over 20; Newark hip hop female emcee Mooka Jerz (http://www.myspace.com/mookaa ) on the Utility Records label ( http://www.myspace.com/utilityrecords http://www.UtilityRecords.net ) declaring this the “Year of the Femcee”. Another welcome goes out to newly initiated iPhone owners to make http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog their premiere video download destination for media industry news and entertainment.

Hollywood Black Film Festival, CineVegas Film Festival, CMA Music Festival, City of New York Music Festival, Bluegrass Masters Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Hollywood and Games Summit, are Featured Highlights For June Media and Entertainment Industry Career Networking Events

The Webby Awards will honor website innovation and creativity in categories that include Art, Games, Lifestyle, Movie and Film, Music, NetArt and more, during a festival and awards ceremony from June 3-5 in New York. You can browse three floors of exhibitors that provide the essential tools for advancing careers, and actually audition at casting calls, model and talent searches, during the one day only Entertainment Industry Expo on June 3 in New York. The Hollywood Black Film Festival taking place June 5-10 in Beverly Hills, will feature narrative and documentary features, short and student films, music videos and animation in its competitive program, a separate Storyteller Competition for screenwriters, and nightly parties to attend, including the HBFF White Party at Royale on Wilshire. At CineVegas Film Festival in Las Vegas, June 6-16, Jerry Weintraub, producer of Ocean’s Thirteen, will be honored with the Vanguard Producer Award, and joined by his all-star cast from the movie, during opening night festivities which will benefit the aid group, International Rescue Committee for Not On Our Watch, an organization whose campaign is to support Darfur humanitarian relief efforts.

At “Country Music’s Biggest Party,” better known as the CMA Music Festival, running June 7-19, the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention Center, gives four-day attendees the opportunity to meet some of their favorite country music entertainment personalities. Opening the Maui Film Festival in Kahului, June 13-17, a twilight reception theme titled “Taste of the Islands” ends with an after-party at Cosmic Comedy Club. At the In The City of New York Music Festival curated by Manchester-based In The City, in conjunction with AEG Live, panels happen at day, and at least six of the UK’s hottest new bands perform at night followed by after-show events throughout downtown Manhattan. The Bluegrass Masters Film Festival is part of the ROMP music festival, June 21-23, in Owensboro, and features world premier screenings of the International Bluegrass Music Museum’s ‘Video Oral History Project’ films – film documentaries of the lives and musical contributions of bluegrass music’s First Generation.

At the many showcase events during the Los Angeles Film Festival starting on June 21, a June 28 session titled “Actors Who Call Cut,” explores the creative opportunities and challenges actors face when stepping behind the camera to direct. Cinema Expo 2007 running June 25-28 in Amsterdam previews important upcoming cinema releases for the European market while offering a trade show of motion picture industry products, services and concession items, while running in conjunction the Cinema Expo International award presentation. At the Second Annual Hollywood and Games Summit, June 26 & 27 in Los Angeles, business and creative visionaries from both industries address synchronized production, who and how to pitch to the other side. Clive Barker, writer-director of Hellraiser and other films delivers the keynote address. For the Web Video Summit Spring ’07, on June 27-28 in San Jose, one theme that will be pointedly addressed is how new and old media can learn from each other – how net productions can find opportunities in Tinseltown, and what changes “old pros” need to make to succeed in this new web arena.

The above events are just a sampling of what is listed. Most of the reported events above have a submission process for indie and/or performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html/. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are now available at most popular sites around the Web like YouTube and the Apple iTunes store podcast category, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist at http://actorschecklist.com/loudblog/. This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of Scottish pop rock band Spotty Dog (http://www.myspace.com/spottydoggmusic; http://www.spottydogg.com/), now giving away (http://www.mydatabus.com/public/spottydogg1/SpottyDoggFREECDSingle.rar) copies of their debut single “High Heels”; from acoustic guitarist and comedian, Larry Martinelli (http://www.larrymartinelli.com/; http://www.myspace.com/larrymartinelli); Currently showcased in Australia’s “most sick and twisted short movies,” Trasharama A Go-Go, Australian Premiere entry, “Chicks From Hell” from Director Christos Mouroukis (http://www.myspace.com/christos98); United Kingdom based film Director Serdar Ferit (http://www.myspace.com/serdarferit; http://www.serdarferit.com/) featuring “Elevator Music”, a MyMovie MashUp (http://www.myspace.com/mymoviemashup) short film Entry.