THE KAL PENN CONTEST GIVEAWAY QUIZ FOR FREE TIX TO ADVANCE SCREENING... check out http://www.HollywoodMasala.com for more details as well as other contests. ...
Project Greenlight Season 1 DVD is a must see for all filmmakers. It has so much valuable information about what to do and not to do. I've seen the first 6...
CASTING CALL Hey Anup, I'm looking for two actors, preferably Caucasians, to play collage students age between 19 to 23: Derek - Talkative, playful, funny with...
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BOOKS FOR ACTORS & SCREENWRITERS I read the first chapter of this book and found it to be quite good for actors (and filmmakers in general). I'm looking...
FILM SCHOOL FILES Most film schools have a file where they keep headshots of actors. I just got back from a USC audition today and went by the STUDENT ...
SLAVE AND ENSIGNS: THE FAR SIDE OF THE BORDER SCREENING My short doc is going to screen at the following festival: 2nd Annual Imperial Beach Film Festival ...
PALM SPRINGS FILM FESTIVAL RECAP I attended the Palm Springs International Festival of Shorts last weekend. My short "Interminal" was in the market. Sounds ...
SLAVES AND ENSIGNS: THE FAR SIDE OF THE BORDER (S&E) My short doc S&E is now on regular iFilm. Though it was an honor to be chosen for iFilmPlus, only paid...
HYPNOTIC The Hypnotic creative team tracks over 100 film festivals annually in search of new talent. For many of these filmmakers, Hypnotic provides...
SCREENWRITING EXPO This seems like a good deal. I've heard good things about this expo. -Anup Dear Screenwriter, Please register for Screenwriting Expo 3 by 8...
UNKNOWN ACTORS ACCEPTED Director Alexander Payne on the Road Again Alexander Payne is batting a 1,000. His previous feature films -- the abortion comedy...
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...
Screenwriting Expo 3 Needs Volunteers This Weekend! Volunteer and Attend the Expo Volunteer at Screenwriting Expo 3 this weekend (Friday, Saturday, or Sunday)...
"INDIAN COWBOY" SCREENING TOMORROW Thu, Nov 4 at 1pm A friend of mine has her film screening tomorrow at AFM (American Film Market). If you're in the area...
HD DVDs coming soon: As I've been preaching for the last several months my theory that HD-DVDs will replace the current dvds, here's the first article I've...
Hello All, WHAT: My documentary "Slaves and Ensigns: The Far Side of the Border" will screen in San Diego. WHEN: Wed 12/08/04 between 9p - 10p WHERE: Cinema...
GIGAPIXEL CAMERAS This kind of ties in with the HD-DVD making the regular DVDs outdated from my previous post. The resolution just keeps climbing. -Anup ...
NON-UNION EXTRAS CASTING CALL 'Untitled Albert Brooks Project' Casting: Non-Union people who are dark-skinned and can pass for Indian (Hispanics, Greeks,...
INDIE FILM MAGAZINE AND WEB http://www.IndieSlate.com They have a section called "Reel Stories" where you can write in about your stories about production. ...
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ RESIGNS DGA http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/505/505009p1.html ___________________________________________________________________ GET IT IN...
UN-REALITY SHOW From Steven Soderbergh's And George Clooney's Section Eight production company comes Unscripted, a new fictional series revealing the lives of ...
I apologize for the poor formatting below. I'm trying to work on it. -Anup LOCAL TSUMANI RELIEF EFFORT AT THIN - SD Learn more about the cultures of the...
AUDITIONING ETIQUETTE I helped a friend audition about 100 people over the last two weeks. I learned a lot by doing that. I think it's important to do the...
CORRECTION: I forgot to mention that Judy Cook is only looking for people who can pass as South Asians (India, Pakistan, etc) only for the 'Untitled Albert...
I'm really excited about this newsletter because the members of this group are kicking some bootay and have some serious projects going on. Rahul's casting...
OSCAR NOM "LITTLE TERRORIST" SCREENS W/ Q&A - SATURDAY - LA I saw this powerful yet entertaining short back in August at the Palm Springs Shorts Fest and am...