Come together for team-building and networking with other filmmakers,
actors, and film-interested folks for the 2008 48 Hour Film Project at
the "meet and greet" event happening at Brunswick's Frontier Café
(www.explorefrontier.com) on July 10th from 4-7 p.m.

This year's Portland, Maine 48HFP is happening 8/15-8/17 and
registrations are coming in fast.  Don't miss this important "meet and
greet" event and your chance to be part of the 2008 48HFP.  Remember:
you can't screen it if you don't enter.  Register today at
http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine .

The details again are:

WHAT:  2008 PORTLAND, MAINE 48HFP "MEET & GREET" EVENT
WHEN:  THURSDAY, JULY 10TH - 4-7 P.M.
WHERE: THE FRONTIER CAFE (14 Maine St., Fort Andross, Brunswick, ME)

Hope to see you there!

Best regards,
Kate Kaminski
Portland Producer
The 48 Hour Film Project
http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine




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THE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT – PORTLAND, MAINE

AUGUST 15-17, 2008

The 48 Hour Film Project, the first and biggest of the timed film
competitions, brings filmmaking teams together to make a movie from
scratch — teams write, shoot, edit, and score original music —
all in just 48 hours, in over 55 cities around the world.

And this year the 48HFP returns to Portland, Maine.

Filmmakers from all over the state of Maine will compete to see who can
make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film from
Portland will go up against films from around the world to win prizes
and coveted spots at international film festivals. Enter today –
space is limited.

Each completed Portland film is guaranteed a big-screen showing in front
of a full audience – this year your film will screen at the
Cinemagic Westbrook's state of the art digital theater.

To be part of the 48HFP, you must register online at
www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine
<http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine>  .  Early bird Team
Registration is $135.  And don't forget:  entry is first come, first
served, so don't delay, enter today.

For more information, email me at kate48hfp@... .

So, come on now…make a film in 48 hours!

Best regards,
Kate Kaminski
Portland Producer
The 48 Hour Film Project
www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine



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The 48 Hour Film Project is returning to Portland on August 15-17!
But first, we want to take care of some unfinished business. On
Monday, June 23rd we will host a special screening of the 2007 48HFP
"Best of Portland, Plus InSync Films, and More" and we will present
the winners' certificates.

The lineup will include the best films from the Portland 2007 48HFP, a
few films that we intended to re-screen last year, and if there's
time, some of our favorite films from past 48HFPs around the world.

Here are the details:

Monday, June 23rd
One Longfellow Square in Portland (at the corner of Congress and State
Streets)
Doors 7:00 – 7:30 showtime
Admission $1

Since registration for 2008 begins on June 23rd, this "Best Of"
screening will also provide an opportunity for networking,
re-connection, and fun, so make plans to be there!

Cheers,
Kate Kaminski
Portland Producer
The 48 Hour Film Project

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ginhando
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http://youtube.com/greganwortman
http://imt.net/~kruzndog

Kate,

Hello! I'm editing a film someone else produced as I am reading this e-mail that
just came into my inbox this afternoon.

  I have worked in the Architectural & Construction field for 9 years, the IT &
Graphic design field for 10 and now hobby as an independent Automobile
enthusiast for the Saab Automobile.

I've been living in Washington, D.C. for the past 4 years, then in Sweden for
one and grew up in New England (MA/NH/VT) before that. I am finally moving back
to New England with my fiancee next week for a June 1st move in to beautiful
downtown Portland, Maine and I seek work in the Film Industry.

  Here are some of the work I have already begun to do with various
  equipment including HDV.

  http://www.saabhistory.com/services/

  I am looking to break into the film industry and need to know where I should
look in Portland, Maine (downtown preferred).

Would this be a good place to start with this project? I've been renting
equipment so I would need to best partner with a team.

Anyone interested in partnering with someone looking to break into the industry?

  Best,

  Ryan

kate48hfp <kate48hfp@...> wrote:                             CALLING ALL
FILMMAKERS!

  The 48 Hour Film Project returns to Maine.  In one wild, sleepless weekend, you
and a
  team will make a movie–write, shoot, edit, and score it.  From scratch.  In 48
hours.

  There are three ways to be involved:

  1. FORM A TEAM. If you can rustle up enough folks to make a movie, great!  The
project is
  open to all - professionals and amateurs.  Just put together a team and
register on-line at
  http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine and then meet us on Friday, August 15,
  ready to go.  There are only a limited number of slots - and a discount is
available for
  early registration - so apply soon.

  2. JOIN A TEAM.  If you'd like to participate, but can't form a team, you can
definitely still
  be involved.  Get your information to team leaders at:
  http://www.48hourfilm.com/join and keep your ear to the ground by signing up
for the
  Portland, Maine 48HFP Yahoo! Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/48hfpmaine

  3. WATCH THE MOVIES.  Come out to the see the movies and meet the filmmakers.
The
  show will take place at the Cinemagic Westbrook on Thursday, August 21.

  Meet other filmmakers, spend 2 days in intense movie making, and have your film
  screened at the Cinemagic Westbrook.  As part of the 48 Hour Film Project, your
film will
  also compete to represent Portland, Maine at the 48HFP national screening and
for
  additional prizes - this year, winning filmmakers from 25 US cities and 5
international
  cities attended the Cinequest Film Festival and a selection of the 2007 48HFP
films were
  screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May.  Get the scoop on all the bling
and your entry
  instructions at: http://www.48hourfilm.com.

  So come on out and make a movie!








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awareness campaign that officially began in the fall of 2006. The objective of
the ongoing project is to promote the Saab Automobile through educating and
informing people through the viewing of the history of Saab Automobile through
written, photographic and audio/ visual content consisting of Saab Automobile's
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The site www.saabhistory.com, is owned and managed independently from Saab USA,
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CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS!

The 48 Hour Film Project returns to Maine.  In one wild, sleepless weekend, you
and a
team will make a movie–write, shoot, edit, and score it.  From scratch.  In 48
hours.

There are three ways to be involved:

1. FORM A TEAM. If you can rustle up enough folks to make a movie, great!  The
project is
open to all - professionals and amateurs.  Just put together a team and register
on-line at
http://www.48hourfilm.com/portland_maine and then meet us on Friday, August 15,
ready to go.  There are only a limited number of slots - and a discount is
available for
early registration - so apply soon.

2. JOIN A TEAM.  If you'd like to participate, but can't form a team, you can
definitely still
be involved.  Get your information to team leaders at:
http://www.48hourfilm.com/join and keep your ear to the ground by signing up for
the
Portland, Maine 48HFP Yahoo! Group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/48hfpmaine

3. WATCH THE MOVIES.  Come out to the see the movies and meet the filmmakers.
The
show will take place at the Cinemagic Westbrook on Thursday, August 21.

Meet other filmmakers, spend 2 days in intense movie making, and have your film
screened at the Cinemagic Westbrook.  As part of the 48 Hour Film Project, your
film will
also compete to represent Portland, Maine at the 48HFP national screening and
for
additional prizes - this year, winning filmmakers from 25 US cities and 5
international
cities attended the Cinequest Film Festival and a selection of the 2007 48HFP
films were
screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May.  Get the scoop on all the bling and
your entry
instructions at: http://www.48hourfilm.com.

So come on out and make a movie!

Architectural Designer / IT Web Designer / Automobile Enthusiast moves
to Portland, Maine from Washington, D.C. on June 1st and seeks work in
the Film Industry.

Here are some of the work I have already begun to do with various
equipment including HDV.

http://www.saabhistory.com/services/

I am looking to break into the film industry and need to know where I
should look in Portland, Maine (downtown preferred).

Best,

Ryan

From the Center for Law and Innovation:

All, this is a reminder and a change notice about our final copyright
seminar coming up on Film/Video and Music. The seminar has been moved
to Thursday, May 8th from 3:30 to 5PM and it will be held in Room 165
of the SCIENCE BUILDING. The Science Building is located on the
Portland USM campus between Luther Bonney Hall and Payson Smith.
Parking in available in the parking garage also located on the USM
campus (parking fee is 50 cents an hour) or there is plenty of meter
parking on the streets as well. Please click the link below for
driving directions.

Speaking will be musician Spencer Albee (a current band member of the
group As Fast As and formerly of the Rustic Overtones) and
entertainment attorney Mark Fisher of Fish & Richardson in Boston
(http://www.fr.com/directory/directory.cfm?aid=513). They will be
covering topics that relate to copyrighting music,  the usage of music
in film and video as well as well as clearing the rights to use items
in film (such as music) and making sure that you own the content of
your film/video.

Please RSVP by sending an email to patent@... or by calling
our office at 874-6521. Thanks and we hope to see you there!

-Nicole Vinal

Directions: http://www.usm.maine.edu/generalinfo.htm#port

http://www.usm.maine.edu/pdfs/portland_map_color_locator.pdf


Nicole A. Vinal
Administrative Manager, Center for Law and Innovation,
      the Maine Patent Program
      and the Marine Law Institute
University of Maine School of Law
400 Commercial Street, 4th Floor
Portland, Maine 04101
207-874-6521 (voice)
207-874-6522 (fax)
nvinal@...

Experienced Adult Film/Video Maker
http://imt.net/~kruzndog
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ginhando
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/halloweenleftovers
http://youtube.com/greganwortman

Hello

We are looking for a graphic designer and web designer to re-fresh
some of our print materials and our web site.  If anyone has someone
to recommend, we would very much appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks!

Bodie Colwell
Louise Rosen Ltd.
Brunswick, Maine

Experienced Adult Film/Video Maker
http://imt.net/~kruzndog
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ginhando
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/halloweenleftovers
http://youtube.com/greganwortman

> Need shooter in southern Maine area for up to 10 shoots using
quality-DV gear. Please send rates and gear list to
gene@....

Gene Landry
Peristence Media, LLC

I am looking for real meetings for the purpose of shooting video
http://imt.net/~kruzndog
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ginhando
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/halloweenleftovers
http://youtube.com/greganwortman

ACTORS NEEDED FOR COMMERCIAL SHOOTS

Seeking actors for small parts in an upcoming series of short
commercials, to be shot in southern and midcoast Maine:

- A pickup truck driver. Someone a little backwoods, but not quite a
redneck. Must sit in a pickup truck and pretend to be flustered or
exaggerated when he discovers that he's stuck in a snowbank; would never
be driving a moving vehicle, other than to back it up a few feet.

- A deliveryman. A guy who looks like he might deliver for UPS or FedEx.
In shape, but not necessarily a He-Man. Should be able to pretend to be
clumsy.

- A weekend warrior. A guy who looks completely normal carrying home a
few bags of groceries that consist of beer and chips. Must be capable of
faking a fall on a sidewalk. Preferably looks as though he's in his late
twenties or early 30's.

Candidates should have prior acting experience. Please submit headshots
and resumes; a final casting call (coming up soon) will be held based on
all headshots received. Info may be sent to fraserfilm@...
<mailto:fraserfilm@...> .



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Seeking a lead actress for a series of commercials to be shot in
Maine. The selected actress will be paid, and all candidates for the
role should:

- Be grandmotherly in age and appearance
- Have some athletic ability (shoots will include some jogging and
stair climbing)
- Have prior acting experience

Shoot dates are being finalized, but should take place in February. A
final casting session will be held based on all headshots received.

Please submit headshots and resumes to:

fraserfilm@...

I am looking for real meetings for the purpose of shooting video
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/verykoool2002
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gawpictrade
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kinhando photos and DVDs for sale

Don't forget to check out the latest updates at www.mainefilm.com
<http://www.mainefilm.com> , the official site of the Maine Film & Video
Association! Recent updates include information on:

- A Night of Maine Film & Music with Emptyhouse Film
- The latest entry on the Maine Film Blog
- Details on DiBacco Films' worldwide distribution of Willow's Way
- Notes on HDFest, the Bangor Film Festival, the web-release of 11 Bravo
Vietnam, and more!

Thanks for supporting Maine's production community!



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Retro Productions presents
WHAT I DID LAST SUMMER
by A.R. Gurney

Directed by Ric Sechrest (Mainer)

Set and Graphics by Jack and Rebecca Cunningham
Costumes by Rebecca Cunningham
Lighting Design by Esther M. Palmer
Sound Design by Jesse Flower-Ambroch
Properties by Heather Cunningham

Featuring: Lauren Coppola, Heather E. Cunningham , Lauren Kelston, Tim
Romero, Ben Schnickel, and Aubrie N. Therrien.

November 7-24, 2007
Wed-Sat & Mon at 8p.m., Sat & Sun at 3p.m.
Please note special Holiday Schedule:
there will be no performances the 21 st & 22nd & no matinée the 24th.

The Spoon Theater
38 West 38th Street
(between 5th and 6th avenues)

While his father is off fighting in WWII, Charlie and his family head
to their summer home in an effort to keep some normalcy. While there
he rebels against his mother and finds himself under the tutelage of
"the Pig Woman," the town misfit, who tries to help him find his
potential while pointing out the foibles of the upper middle class
society of which they are products.

The Maine Film and Video Association
<http://www.mainefilm.com/index.html>   (MFVA) is proud to announce that
its Fall 2007 meeting and panelist program will be held on Thursday,
September 27th, at the Maine Media Workshops
<http://www.theworkshops.com/>   (MMW) in Rockport, from 3:30pm –
7:30pm. This event promises to be an exciting one, with three Workshop
faculty presenting; a reception hosted by The Workshops; dinner at the
Workshops; and an Opening Night program at the Camden International Film
Festival.

Scheduled to speak at the MFVA's panel are:

Jim Planette, Feature Film Lighting  Jim is one of Hollywood's most
reknowned and respected Chief Lighting Technicians (Gaffer) with more
than 30 years experience in the motion picture business. As Gaffer, he
collaborated with the DP in the lighting of over 35 films including
"Young Frankenstein," "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial," "The Fisher King,"
"Legends of the Fall", "Braveheart", "Twister", and "The Rainmaker".

Chandler Griffin, Documentary Camera  Chandler is a New York City based
filmmaker with more than eight years of experience instructing workshops
under the umbrella of Barefoot Workshops and such prestigious institutes
as the International Film & Television Workshops in Maine.

Geoff Uloth, New DV Filmmaker  A former professional snowboarder, Geoff
has spent the last seven years working within the Montreal film
community, and has written, directed and produced three award-winning
short films.  Wildflowers, a fourteen-minute short earned four festival
awards, including the Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for
best cinematography as well as the award for Best Dramatic Short at the
Niagara Independent Film Festival.

The full schedule of events is as follows:

3:30 -  MFVA Membership Meeting begins

4:00-5:00 - MFVA Members meet and exchange with Film  Instructors here
that week: Jim Planette (Feature Film Lighting); Chandler Griffin
(Documentary Camera); and Geoff Uloth (New DV Filmmakers).

5:00-6:00 - Informal Reception for MFVA members and MMW instructors

6:00-7:00 - Dinner for MFVA here at MMW for those interested at
$10/person RSVP to kanelewis@.... (For a map of the Maine Media
Workshop campus, click here
<http://www.theworkshops.com/geninfo/campus-map.asp?SchoolID=> .)

7:30 - Camden Int'l Film Festival at the Strand in Rockland
<http://www.rocklandstrand.com/home.html>  . Premiere of film "Meeting
Resistance", followed by Q&A with Director's Molly Bingham and Steve
Connors ($8 admission). For more information, visit
www.camdenfilmfest.com <http://www.camdenfilmfest.org/film.php?film=7>

"Meeting Resistance", the aforementioned film, is a verite-style
non-fiction feature-length film set in the streets, alleyways and
ubiquitous teashops of the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad. It enters
the physical and psychological heart of the "insurgency" against the
American occupation. Photojournalists/directors Steve Connors and Molly
Bingham spent ten-months among the insurgents there to create this
exclusive, unique, and at once horrifying, compelling and insightful
film about their lives, motivation, and goals. They will be in
attendance to lead a Q&A.

For more information, contact Richard Kane, MFVA Board,
kanelewis@.... The entrance fee for the MFVA panel is $5 for
non-members; MFVA members enter for free. Tickets to the MFVA's
dinner at MMW are $10/person; please RSVP to Richard Kane as soon as
possible. This is a panel that is not to be missed!



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Midcoast Maine's Wicked Good Films, a low-budget production group, has
just posted its entry for Portland, ME's 2007 48 Hour Film Project on
MySpace <http://www.myspace.com/wickedgoodfilms> . Titled "The Didier
Chronicles," the film uses the festival's required components of:

Character: Bert Didier, Tree Expert
Prop: A bookend
Line of Dialogue: "We don't have time for this."
Assigned Genre: Buddy Film

See the film at:
http://www.myspace.com/wickedgoodfilms
<http://www.myspace.com/wickedgoodfilms>

More info on the 48 Hour Film Project can be found at:
http://www.48hourfilm.com/ <http://www.48hourfilm.com/>

- Will Fraser



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"Artifact", an original Maine-produced web series, is now available
for viewing!

In 2011, a virus known as Deep Black wipes out 80% of the world's
population. When Warren Levoy, a survivor and conspiracy theorist,
discovers a possible cure, he passes this information on to a woman
named Merryn Brennar. Now Merryn, armed only with what little
information Warren was able to provide, must find the cure, discover
its origins, learn how to implement it, and keep herself alive along
the way.

"Artifact" is filmed solely in Maine, using only a Maine-based cast
and crew. `Episode 1: Discovery' is available for viewing, and
`Episode 2: Enclosure', is currently in preproduction. Visit us at:

www.whatistheartifact.com

Please be sure to visit our sponsors, whose links are located at the
bottom of our site's pages – their support will help us produce future
episodes of the series.

Thanks,
Will
fraserfilm@...

The following is information I received from the producer of Portland,
ME's 48 Hour Film Project...... Great opportunity to get involved in a
Maine film competition.

- Will



Hello Everyone!

The countdown begins.  The teams are starting to roll in and things
are starting to heat up!

We have a little less than a month now before the 48HRFP filming
weekend, August 17, 2007.

So if you haven't signed up, get on it!

Here are a few things I wanted to mention about this year's
competition. Most importantly, what you win! So here is a link to
what's at stake for this year's competition:

http://www.48hourfilm.com/filmmakers/prizes.php $7500, not too
  shabby....

Now that we have that out of the way, as many of you already now a
Google Group has been created to help people get in touch with one
another about the competition.  Actors looking to join crews and crews
are looking for actors, so on and so forth.  I invite you to join the
group and check it every now and then. You may come across the next
big star! I created a couple of threads that I thought were logical,
but I am always open to suggestions (and that goes for anything and
everything!).

Here is the link:
http://groups.google.com/group/portland-48-hour-film-project-2007?hl=en

Finally, I really look forward to this year's competition.  I hope you
all come out and represent Maine filmmaking.  Last year was a great
year, especially for a first time city.  What made it a great year was
the friendly but heated competition, the great films, the audience,
and all the people involved in the filmmaking.  It is a great
opportunity for every one to come out have a good time, be creative,
and make a film. Oh yeah, and you get to see your movie on the big
screen in front of family, friends, and peers.

If anyone has any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at the
e-mail below. I will do my best to get back to you as soon as
possible. Please check out the 48HRFP website for Rules/Regs and the like.

http://www.48hourfilm.com

Finally,

Here is a little promo clip my friend Eric put together from last
year's entries, enjoy! (He scored the music as well).

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.myvideos

Best,

Jesse
48HRFP
Local Producer
Portland Maine
jesse@...

The Maine Film & Video Association is proud to announce that the start
of its '07 event season, starting with an upcoming "Storytelling for
Film & Television" discussion panel. The panel, which takes place on
June 7th from 5 - 8pm, will be held in Portland's SPACE Gallery,
located at 538 Congress Street.

Speaking at the event are Maine filmmakers and producers Rush DeNooyer
(Lone Wolf Documentary Group), Andy Davis (Emptyhouse Film), Veronica
Young (producer, writer, director), and Dana Rae Warren (independent
documentary filmmaker). Food is provided, there will be a cash bar,
and tickets are only $5 for MFVA non-members.

A flyer has been posted in BetweenGigsCasting's Yahoo! Groups
homepage; please feel free to pass this information on!

Thanks,
Will Fraser
The Maine Film & Video Association

Local film is gearing up in Southern Maine. Award winning filmmaker is
seeking Camera/Video operator/lights, actors, actress and post
production funding for a horror/comedy short film.

                                     Contact: mpraymond5@...

Please find below the latest press release from the Maine Film & Video
Association; we're gearing up for our upcoming season, and wanted to
let everyone know about what's been going on within the organization.

Thanks,
Will Fraser
The Maine Film & Video Association


Maine Film & Video Association Prepares for Summer

	 In developing its schedule for the upcoming summer season, the Maine
Film & Video Association (MFVA) is taking steps to better serve its
membership as well as non members in the Maine Production Community by
offering educational programs, lowering membership rates, and updating
the MFVA website in an effort to help facilitate communication among
Maine filmmakers.
	 Board President Chris Sweet says, "We're really moving forward. The
board is very excited about the programs we're lining up for the rest
of 2007. We're looking forward to working with the production
community for another great season."
	 This summer, the MFVA will host film and television production
seminars, most of which will be offered at no charge to association
members, with plans to continue the series well into 2008. The first
program will be held Thursday, June 7th, from 5 – 8pm at Portland's
SPACE Gallery, and will feature a panel to discuss the importance of
storytelling to the success of both documentary and narrative films.
To date, the MFVA has booked three top-flight Maine writer/producers:
Rush DeNooyer, Dana Rae Warren, and Andy Davis. Other panelists are
soon to be announced.
	 MFVA board member Allison Carroll Duffy, organizer of the
aforementioned meeting, feels confident that the upcoming series of
events will appeal to MFVA members, and hopefully to the production
community at large. "We've planned our upcoming meetings based
directly on the interests of the MFVA's growing membership. We really
hope that members, other folks involved in production, and anyone else
who is interested will come and check out what MFVA has to offer."
	 Richard Kane, chair of the Website Committee, adds, "Educational
programs and information exchange are two of the more important
functions a professional organization like the MFVA can facilitate.
We're on the path to becoming an organization of real service to the
industry, and we're looking for members to move into positions of
leadership, to guarantee continuous programming for our members."
	 After the departure last year of the MFVA's 4-year president, Mika
Lentz, the organization went through a restructuring that, in part,
resulted in a renewed commitment to its website. The group is now
maintaining a strong presence on the web, where it has seen a surge in
the amount of information flowing to its site. Recently, the MFVA has
tracked the progress of several Maine-based independent projects, and
has received a continuous stream of classifieds, festival postings,
and press releases, all from productions looking to connect with their
local film community. The ability to post for free on the MFVA's site
is something the group plans to continue to offer to its members.
	 "The website has been a great venue for Maine productions," says
MFVA's new Webmaster, Will Fraser. "It's created a network for people
all over the state. The recent interest has been terrific, and it
proves there is a hunger here for networking.  We have a very active
and dedicated community."
	 In direct response to the growth in interest the MFVA has seen, it
has begun restructuring its membership rates. By reducing professional
rates to $25/year, student memberships to $10, and by offering
discounts for professional organizations, the MFVA is dedicating
itself to making it easier for people to communicate with other Maine
filmmakers.
	 "Probably the most valuable part of being in the MFVA is the
networking," says Kane. "You meet a lot of people with similar
interests and goals. People will say things like, `I really need an
editor on this project,' and then remember someone they met at an MFVA
meeting, or through the website. It can be a huge boost to one's career."
	 Dates for seminars beyond June, which will include those on the Maine
Film & TV Workshops, TV show hosting, and video distribution, will be
announced shortly. Until then, those interested in finding out more
about the MFVA may visit www.mainefilm.com, or contact Richard Kane at
kanelewis@....

There have a been many additions to the MFVA's site as of late; be
sure to take a look.

www.mainefilm.com

Thanks,
Will Fraser
The Maine Film & Video Association

Last summer the Washington Post did a story on Vietnam Veterans reliving
their horrific experiences through the imagery and media attention to the Iraq
War. Thousands of these Vets suffer from Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
with disability compensation cases nearly doubling since 2000 to an all-time
high of more than 260,000. the biggest surge has come since 2003, when war began
in Iraq.


Set a few years after the Vietnam Conflict:

   STILL LIFE tells the painful story of former Marine Mark, his estranged wife
Cheryl and his mistress, Nadine - all doing what they can to survive the dark
and disturbing memories which plague Mark; flashbacks which often cause him to
lash out in anger.  In their own way, all three are deeply affected by the
confusion of war, the refusal to talk about it and unsuccessful attempts to
understand.  In their attempts to reconnect they must face the skeletons inside
and the chasm it has left in their lives.



Friends, We are
Open!  Buy your tickets in advance to guarantee your seat! Let me know when you
might come, I will be sure to be there! Sincerely, Ric Sechrest





   directed by Ric Sechrest
   starring: Heather E. Cunningham, Erik Potempa, & Kristen Vaughan
   Set & Graphic Design by Jack and Rebecca Cunningham
Costume Design by Rebecca Cunningham
Lighting Design by Esther M. Palmer
Sound Design by Jesse Flower-Ambroch
   at 78th Street Theatre Lab
236 West 78th Street at Broadway, New York City
   February 16, 17, 20, 22, 23, 24, 27, March 1, 2, 3.
All performances at 8pm.
   Tickets: $15
Military Discount: $12 at the Box Office with ID
For Student Group Discounts, email inquiries to retroprods@...

or call 212.352.3101 or 1.866.811.4111
   Box Office opens 30 minutes prior to performance.  Cash only.
We participate in the TDF Voucher program.

   Warning: Contains graphic language and images.  Not recommended for Children.

photo by David Anthony
    This production is eligible for the New York Innovative Theatre Awards in
several areas.  You can vote for us at www.nyitawards.com.  Just click "Cast
your vote."

   This program has been made possible in part through the sponsorship of The
Field.


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Entry for the SciFi Channel's "Exposure" contest being shot in the
Damariscotta area. Seeking male actor, 30's - 40's, for the role of
"Gerald", a government agent who's been relegated to executive
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