MUSIC VIDEO CONTEST

You've probably watched the music video channel and thought "I can do better
than that." Well now's your chance. Direct a music video and enter it in the HP
Music Video Contest! You could score a sweet $15,000. Entries are due by
November 9, 2004.

http://www.shockwave.com/sw/spotlight/hp_music/?mid=13244719
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MACHINE + CINEMA = MACHINIMA

Video games are now coming up with features to 'record' the sequences. Some
people are now scripting out stuff and turning them into movies. Speilberg used
it to storyboard parts of A.I.
-Anup

http://machinima.com/

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GENIUS

Check out my friend's film, GENIUS next time you're at Hollywood Video, or use
Blockbuster Online or Netflix. It screened with Trade Offs in NYC last year.
Trailer: http://geniusthemovie.com/tease_trailer.htm

-Anup
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NON-UNION ACTORS NETWORK

http://www.nuan.org/

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Indie Film Gets Unique Marketing Campaign

Atlanta-based The Convex Group plans to employ a unique marketing scheme to
stimulate sales of its low-budget Christmas movie, Noel, directed by renowned
character actor Chazz Palminteri and featuring a cast that includes Susan
Sarandon, Paul Walker, Penélope Cruz, Alan Arkin, and Robin Williams. The film
is set to debut in about 10 U.S. cities on Nov. 12. On the same day, it will
become available on self-destructing DVDs (for $4.95), and then, two weeks
later, it will air on TNT channel. Reporting on the release plan, Reuters
commented on Monday, "The idea could be especially relevant for low-budget
movies like Noel which open in only a few cities yet compete against national
releases of major movies backed by multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns.
Fans who are aware of the movie but can't find it in their city can turn to the
DVD."

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"The Most Sexually Explicit Film Ever" Is Passed by U.K. Censors


What Britain's Sky News has described as "the most sexually explicit film ever
in British cinema" has been passed by British censors. On Monday the British
Board of film Classification gave director Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs an 18
rating -- allowing moviegoers 18 and older to attend it -- commenting that the
numerous sex scenes in it are actually "sensual, not sexual" and that they are
"exceptionally justified by context." It concluded: "Some people may find such
explicit images shocking or unexpected in a cinema film. The Board is sensitive
to public concerns, and its guidelines are based on extensive consultation ...
The Board has concluded in this case that adults should be free to choose
whether or not to see the film." The film follows a young couple from their
first date to their break-up. Their relationship is punctuated by nine concerts
that they attend -- hence, the title.