THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA
Feature (Independent)
Location: West Texas
Start Date: September 20, 2004
Schedule: TBD
Producer: Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Fitzgerald
Director: Tommy Lee Jones
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga
Line Producer: Eric Williams
Location Manager: John Patterson
Casting Director: Jo Edna Boldin

Hotline Notes: Crew positions will be paid. Crew resumes can be faxed to
the production office at (210) 822-8539.

Female Actors Needed For Commercial Video
>
> Need two female actors to play patients for an industrial medical
video being produced by the Texas Association of
> Community Health Centers. Characters will interact with a doctor
discussing symptoms and treatments for their ailment.
> Actors will each be paid $100 for the shoot. Character
descriptions
are as follows:
>
> Mrs. Weston: African American; Female; In her 40's; 20-25 Pounds
Overweight
>
> Mrs. Juarez: Hispanic; Female; 55-60 Year Old Grandmother; 10-15
Pounds Overweight
>
> Auditions will be held toward the end of July. Video will be shot
over several days in August.
>
> Send headshots and resumes indicating desired character part to:
>
> jim@...
>
> No drop-offs, please.
>
> Contact: Jim Stedman jim@...
>
>
> Jim Stedman
> Project Manager
> FG SQUARED
> 1708 Guadalupe
> Austin, TX 78701
> ph 512.481.8831 ext 226
> fax 512.481.8832
> email: jim@...
> http://www.fg2.com
>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TUESDAY JULY 20, 2004

National Search for Models for NBC Prime Time TV Show

We are looking for women with model good looks, great personality,
smile, figure, etc.
Swimsuit/Magazine Cover materiel.

Go See For Models.  Experience not required.  All ethnicities welcome.

Wednesday July 21, 2004
5 to 8pm @ Buffalo Casting

If you are not in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area you can email me a picture,
stats, and contact
information and I will forward it onto the producers in LA.  If
selected for a callback I will
call to schedule one for next Wednesday July 28 in Dallas.

The grand prize is appearing on the cover of the swimsuit issue of a
popular national Men’s Sport
Magazine and a six figure contract.  No nudity involved. The name of the
show and the magazine will be
officially announced on August 2nd.  This is an incredible chance for
great exposure/great contacts at a
national level with a very high caliber television network.

Shoot Location: The show will shoot in Southern California, either L.A.
Or San Diego

Dates: Mid September through mid October

Expenses: Travel and all expenses will be paid for.
Models will also receive a per diem.

Activities on Show: Model related activities, shoots, fashion shows,
etc. and sporty activities, because
the magazine is a men’s sports mag.

Grand Prize: Can not specify the six figures until the national launch
on August 2nd.

Callbacks: Wednesday July 28, 2004 IN DALLAS.

Attention: Must be 18 years or older and a U.S. Citizen.

Please email pics to: tisha@...  with MODEL SEARCH in the
subject line.

DALLAS AUDITION LOCATION:
Tisha Blood/Buffalo Casting
Suite 306
2809 Ross Avenue
Dallas TX 75201

Buffalo Casting is located in the WHOLESALE ELECTRONICS BUILDING /
ELECTRONIC SUPPLY
CENTER at 2809 Ross Ave. at the Northwest corner of Ross Ave. and
Central Expressway in Downtown
Dallas NEXT TO CITY GARAGE.

PLEASE FORWARD THIS NOTICE TO ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT MIGHT BE THE PERFECT
CANIDATE FOR THIS SHOW.

THANK YOU, TISHA BLOOD

CBS TALENT SHOWCASE COMES TO NM

CBS is partnering with Screen Actors Guild for the first Diversity
Audition and Showcase in New Mexico.  Texas SAG
members, as well as local AFTRA and Equity members in good standing, are
invited to audition.  CBS is offering this
opportunity to members in the four federally protected groups:  women,
seniors  (55 and over) , performers of color
and performers with disabilities.



While CBS will conduct the auditions and work closely with the winning
candidates for the showcase, other industry
professionals from CBS, New Mexico, and the surrounding states will be
invited to attend the showcase.



The deadline for  submissions  is August 6.  Please include a headshot,
resume, and a photocopy of  your SAG, AFTRA
or EQUITY card along with your name, email,  and home or cell phone
number. The auditions, for which you should
prepare a one-minute monologue, will be held September 10-12 in
Albuquerque.  Those selected will be asked to return
to Albuquerque for the showcase October 16.



Auditions are by appointment only and expenses are to be paid for by the
actor. If you have a conflict on any of the
three days, please indicate so on your submission and we will try to
accommodate your request.   Send submission to:
SAG/CBS Showcase, 15950 N. Dallas Pkwy Ste 400, Dallas, TX 75248.  If
you have any questions, contact Linda
Dowell, SAG Texas District Executive, at 800-SAG-0767 extension 7.

For Immediate Release

MAKE-UP ARTIST – HARVEST OF REDEMPTION

http://www.harvestofredemptionfilm.com

SEEKING:
MAKE-UP ARTIST
PAID, MEALS, AND HOUSING (for non-locals) PROVIDED

CONTACT: Laura at harvestofredemptionfilm@...

Harvest of Redemption was inspired by a true story that occurred in
the Rio Grande Valley in the 1920's. Harvest follows a young man,
Oscar in his struggle to face the challenges of manhood and confront
the haunting demons of his past. In Harvest, we watch Oscar as he
grows up and attempts to overcome the bitter hatred and resentment
incurred after witnessing the brutal murder of his father. Oscar's
journey is threaded by the very vivid and real colors of life - the
joy and ache of love, the sadness and emptiness of regret, and the
fulfillment and peacefulness of forgiveness. It is a story that will
strike a chord in every heart.......a story that will never be
forgotten.

Title: Harvest of Redemption
Call: Make-up Artist
Status: SAG Experimental, Full-Length Independent Feature
Pay: Paid, Meals and Housing (for non-locals) Provided
Dates: August 1 – 31, 2004
Format: HD-24P
Venue: The Rio Grande Valley (McAllen, Texas and
surrounding cities)
Directors: Javier Chapa, Eddie Howell
Producers: Eddie Howell, Javier Chapa, Laura Elysa Perez,
Arturo Ayala
Writers: Laura Elysa Perez, Javier Chapa, Eddie Howell
Prod. Co.'s Virtual Films (Los Angeles)
Historia Entertainment (Texas)

> Need two female actors to play nurses for an industrial medical
video
being produced by the Texas Association of
> Community Health Centers.  Characters will interact with patients
discussing symptoms and treatments for their
> ailment.  Actors will each be paid $100 for the shoot.
>
> Character descriptions for both Nurse 1 & 2:  Female, Any
ethnicity,
between the ages of 20-40.
>
> Auditions will be held toward the end of July.  Video will be shot
over several days in August in Austin and/or San
> Antonio.
>
> Send headshots and resumes indicating "Nurse" in the subject line
to:
>
> jim@...
>
> Jim Stedman
> Project Manager
> FG SQUARED
> 1708 Guadalupe
> Austin, TX 78701
> ph 512.481.8831 ext 226
> fax 512.481.8832
> email: jim@...
> http://www.fg2.com

Makeup/Hair Artist Needed For Commercial Video

Need experienced Makeup/Hair artist for an industrial medical video
being produced by the Texas Association of Community
Health Centers.  Should have makeup/hair experience in short films,
industrials and/or commercials. The position will
pay $500 for 6-9 days of shooting in Austin during August.

Please send resume to:

jim@...

Thanks!

looking for actress anywhere in TX


> Hispanic Female Needed for Commercial Shoot - $
>
> Need a Hispanic, female actor to play a patient for an industrial
medical video being produced by the Texas
> Association of Community Health Centers. Character will interact
with
a doctor discussing symptoms and treatments for
> her ailment. Actor will be paid $100 for the shoot. Character
description is as follows:
>
> Mrs. Juarez: Hispanic; Female; Grandmother; 55-60 Years Old; 10-15
Pounds Overweight
>
> Auditions will be held toward the end of July/beginning of August.
Video will be shot over several days in August in
> Austin.
>
> Send headshots and resumes indicating "Mrs. Juarez" in the Subject
line to:
>
> jim@...
>
>
> Jim Stedman
> Project Manager
> FG SQUARED
> 1708 Guadalupe
> Austin, TX 78701
> ph 512.481.8831 ext 226
> fax 512.481.8832
> email: jim@...
> http://www.fg2.com

There has apparently been an agency in Austin that has absconded with
talent
pay. If you have signed with an agent but have NOT received money due
you
and can not reach your agent, please contact the Texas Department of
Licensing and Regulation at 512.463.6599. ALL licensed/bonded talent
agents
will have an insurance bond on file with the state of Texas. You MUST
have
documentation proving that an agent owes you money for a job. Make sure
you
keep all names, contact numbers, releases, all paper work that you've
gotten
on bookings, etc, on file.

If you receive work and compensation from any industry castings through
any
resource, please remember to pay agent fee to your agent (only if they
are licensed/bonded). They work for you whether you're making money for
them or not. You are never to pay commission to anyone who does NOT have
a license and bond with the state of Texas. This includes all managers
and talent agents who
are working under such titles but may not be registered with the state
as such. They are collecting illegally if they are not licensed.
Agents act as fiduciaries for actors and are regulated by each state
they work in. If you need to check on an agents listing with the
state, please refer to the website below:
http://www.license.state.tx.us/LicenseSearch/

Click on "Inquire by License Type"
Select "Talent Agents". This list will give you a complete list of
Talent Agents, what their license number is and when they expire. It is
not an alphabetical listing. Continue clicking on "Next" to access all
agencies.

Click on the website to verify a talent agency's license. They are not
in alphabetical order, but in numerical order of license number.

The "Texas Models & Talent Forum" (aka, "TM&T"), an online bulletin
board and
message posting system, has just expanded!  Already the premiere online
Modeling and Photography "forum" in Texas with over 1250 registered
members,
we are adding a more intense focus on providing this same great free
resource
to the acting and filmmaking community in Central Texas as well.  The
site is
NOT intended as a casting notice resource, but rather as a place to
share
information, communicate and network, and meet others with the same
interests
and goals.

This notice is to announce that we have just added the following three
new
message posting forums:

  - ACTORS AND ACTING
  - FILMMAKING AND PRODUCTION
  - WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

Actors, Filmmakers, Producers, Directors, Crew, MUA's, Acting Coaches
and
Schools... including amateur, professional, and student... are
encouraged to
come take advantage of this expanding resource and service at "Texas
Models &
Talent Forum."

We are most excited about the new "Workshops and Classes" section, since
many
of our already 1250+ members are actors and models would benefit from
additional acting coaching and training.  These three new "acting and
filmmaking" catagories are not populated with messages yet since they
were
just launched today, but we hope to see the same spirit of discussion
and
sharing as we've experienced in the other catagories that are more model
and
photography focused.

Because we welcome people OF ALL AGES, the site is tightly monitored
and 'policed' in order to keep everything on a relatively G-Rated venue.

Membership is absolutely FREE... but you do need to REGISTER on the site
first
before you can view the more than 20 active forum catagories.  The
registration process provides a small precaution in keeping the site
clean,
focused, and professional minded.

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR PARENTS OF ASPIRING ACTORS AND FILMMAKERS TOO!

A lot of time, money, and resources have been invested to make this site
as
popular online in Central Texas as it is today.  Constantly evolving to
bring
more resources to you, the site is located at this URL:

    http://www.austinmodelsandtalent.com/forum/index.php


Please Note:
The "Texas Models & Talent Forum" is sponsored by the Austin Models &
Talent
Agency (Texas License #TALAGY00000439), but it is open to individuals of
any
agency [or non agency] affliation.  We currently have healthy
participation
from talent with various agency representations involved.  Even Agents
are
encouraged to come participate, view, and keep up with the "goings on"
of
models, actors, and filmmakers in Texas.

Thanks and we hope that the new film and acting focus will add to
benefit the
Texas talent community..!

ON LOCATION for August 2004


Have our films gone to New Mexico? Study looks at how to keep projects


By Joe O'Connell

Is the heart of the Texas film industry still beating? Yes, but you may
detect a
faint murmur that has Austin and state officials stocking the medicine
cabinet.

City leaders are expected to release their study of the local film
industry on
Aug. 16, and the state is mulling incentives to pull in more big studio
projects.

First the hot news: Matt Damon is set to portray Lance Armstrong in a
biopic
expected to shoot in 2005. Meanwhile, the Platinum Dunes folks behind
the
Austin-shot remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" plan to make a
prequel. New Line recently bought more rights for the 1974 original from
Tobe
Hooper, Kim Henkel and attorney Robert Kuhn and set "The Longest Yard"
scripter Sheldon Turner to work on a story.

Tommy Lee Jones has opened preproduction offices at Austin Studios for
"The Three Burials of Malquiades Estrada," a western that will shoot on
Jones'
Van Horn ranch, in Odessa and in the Big Bend this fall. The production
office
originally opened in San Antonio but moved to the Capital City to be
nearer to
the state's main crew base. Jones will direct, star in and produce the
story by
Guillermo Arriaga ("Amores Perros") about a ranch hand trying to fulfill
a
promise to bury an old friend in his Mexican hometown.

Plus, Robert Rodriguez is gearing up an Austin shoot this fall for "The
Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl," about which few details have
been
released except that it is a family film and potentially a return to
3-D.

Actor and former pro skateboarder Jason Lee is turning director and
currently
casting "Seymour Sycamore, Margaret Orange" for a Texas shoot this fall
(no
word on which city). Lee, of Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy" and "Mallrats,"

apparently has Smith on board as an executive producer for the quirky
tale of
two 12-year-olds.

And there remains an outside shot that Richard Linklater will bring to
Austin
his next directing effort: "The Smoker," starring Natalie Portman as a
young
woman with designs on wedding her teacher, Owen Wilson. But, surprise,
Canada is a better bet.

What do three of these four projects have in common? Texas homeboys. San

Saba resident Jones recently threw his weight to move the comedy "Cheer
Up" here, and Linklater and Rodriguez have long shown a preference for
staying home with the armadillos.

But money talks, and Louisiana and New Mexico are waving a wad of cash
toward Hollywood and getting takers. Disney's "Glory Road," the story of
how
in 1966 Don Haskins of Texas Western (now the University of Texas at El
Paso) led the first all-black college basketball team to an NCAA
championship, will be in El Paso briefly. But most filming will be in
New
Orleans, with plenty of Austin crew folk crossing the border as well. By
the
way, Ben Affleck is out and Josh Lucas is on board to portray Haskins.

Over in New Mexico, former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin and University of

Oklahoma alumnus Brian Bosworth have joined Adam Sandler and Chris
Rock in "The Longest Yard" cast. About 35 percent of the comedy remake
about a prison football team is being shot at a former penitentiary near
Santa
Fe, N.M., with the rest in Los Angeles.

"Both of these states are really trying to buy their way into this
business that
we've spent some 30 years to grow," said Tom Copeland, head of the Texas

Film Commission.

They're doing it through incentives. New Mexico offers loans and
actually
invests state funds in films, while Louisiana gives state income tax
credits.
Copeland says 12 states currently offer some form of incentive, and the
Texas
Legislature will likely consider joining that group during the next
regular
session. A similar effort failed last session in light of an ultra-tight
budget
forecast. Texas currently offers sales tax exemptions to filmmakers.

"We've got to get in there and start participating or we're going to
lose this,"
Copeland said.

The Austin City Council commissioned a 100-day study of what it can do
to
promote the local film industry and is poised to release its findings.

"Now I'm confident with the results of the gap analysis study the
council
commissioned four months ago we'll have the facts we need to determine
how local government can further develop its partnership with this
dynamic
local industry," Mayor Will Wynn said.

Why the local interest? Perhaps a realization that Austin is now the
home of
Texas film. The state estimates 2003 Texas film and television projects
had a
combined budget of about $229 million. Austin claimed just less than
$200
million of that figure, almost half of that from "The Alamo." It's
conservatively
estimated that 50 percent of a film's budget goes directly into the
local
economy.

Copeland's biggest concerns are the mobility and fickleness of the film
business, and the possibility that Texas crews will start migrating to
our
neighboring states to follow the work. Or when Texas crews are, in a
sense,
training newcomers to the field, our neighbors could soon boast their
own film
pros.

And don't forget Canada, which has used its weak dollar and financial
incentives to lasso a big chunk of the U.S. film industry. Terry
Gilliam's
"Tideland" tells of the bizarre world of an 11-year-old girl who talks
to her
Barbie doll heads in rural Texas. It'll lens in Saskatchewan. Howe about
a
television film titled "Miss Texas"? It'll shoot in Vancouver.

So when Damon stars in the Armstrong biopic next year, will he bicycle
the
streets of Montreal or Albuquerque, N.M., instead of Austin? When the
"Chainsaw" sequel gears up, will Bourbon Street fill in for Sixth
Street?

Let's hope not.

ON LOCATION appears the first Friday of each month in the Austin
American-
Statesman. Got a tip about the Texas film industry? Send it to
Joeonlocation@...

The "Texas Models & Talent Forum" (aka, "TM&T"), an online bulletin
board and
message posting system, has just expanded!  Already the premiere
online
Modeling and Photography "forum" in Texas with over 1250 registered
members,
we are adding a more intense focus on providing this same great free
resource
to the acting and filmmaking community in Central Texas as well.  The
site is
NOT intended as a casting notice resource, but rather as a place to
share
information, communicate and network, and meet others with the same
interests
and goals.

This notice is to announce that we have just added the following
three
new
message posting forums:

- ACTORS AND ACTING
- FILMMAKING AND PRODUCTION
- WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES

Actors, Filmmakers, Producers, Directors, Crew, MUA's, Acting Coaches
and
Schools... including amateur, professional, and student... are
encouraged to
come take advantage of this expanding resource and service at "Texas
Models &
Talent Forum."

We are most excited about the new "Workshops and Classes" section,
since
many
of our already 1250+ members are actors and models would benefit from
additional acting coaching and training.  These three new "acting and
filmmaking" catagories are not populated with messages yet since they
were
just launched today, but we hope to see the same spirit of discussion
and
sharing as we've experienced in the other catagories that are more
model
and
photography focused.

Because we welcome people OF ALL AGES, the site is tightly monitored
and 'policed' in order to keep everything on a relatively G-Rated
venue.

Membership is absolutely FREE... but you do need to REGISTER on the
site
first
before you can view the more than 20 active forum catagories.  The
registration process provides a small precaution in keeping the site
clean,
focused, and professional minded.

THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR PARENTS OF ASPIRING ACTORS AND FILMMAKERS
TOO!

A lot of time, money, and resources have been invested to make this
site
as
popular online in Central Texas as it is today.  Constantly evolving
to
bring
more resources to you, the site is located at this URL:

    http://www.austinmodelsandtalent.com/forum/index.php


Please Note:
The "Texas Models & Talent Forum" is sponsored by the Austin Models &
Talent
Agency (Texas License #TALAGY00000439), but it is open to
individuals of
any
agency [or non agency] affliation.  We currently have healthy
participation
from talent with various agency representations involved.  Even
Agents
are
encouraged to come participate, view, and keep up with the "goings
on"
of
models, actors, and filmmakers in Texas.

Thanks and we hope that the new film and acting focus will add to
benefit the
Texas talent community..!

Help Promote Filming in Corpus Christi!!
 
“The King”
is coming to town August 30th-September 3rd
 
Looking for Paid Extras and Stand-Ins to be in the Movie.  All ages and
ethnicities needed.
 
Director and Co-Writer ? James Marsh
Producer and Co-Writer ? Milo Addica  ( “Monster’s Ball”  )
 
      Stars include
 
      William Hurt ? “The Village”, “The Big Chill”, “Children of a
Lesser God”, “Tuck Everlasting”, “The Doctor”, “Michael”.
 
      Gael Garcia Bernal ? “Y Tu Mama Tambien”, “The Motorcycle Diaries”

 
      Laura Harring ? “Mulholland Drive”, “John Q.”
 
Please Email or Mail photographs & info (name, phone number, email
address, age, ethnicity, availability, what type of vehicle you drive,
and any special skills)
 
* Email:  brock_allencasting@ yahoo.com  (please put CorpusChristi Extra
as the subject of your email, and be sure to include all the information
requested)
 
Snail Mail:
The King - Corpus, LLC
Attn: Extras Casting
8140 Burnet Road
Suite 125-B
Austin, TX 78757
 
Contact: Sally Allen / Extras Casting Director
Office 512-420-9759

ATTENTION ALL HISPANIC, SPANISH SPEAKING, ACTORS IN TEXAS.

Freemantle Productions and Outpost BC are shooting a Novella in the
Dallas area
beginning in late September, early October.  The Novella will shoot for
approximately
30 weeks. There are many speaking roles as well as extra roles in this
project.  We
hope to cast most of these roles as well as some of the continuing
larger roles from
the Texas Hispanic talent pool.

We know that many of you are theatre actors and may or may not have
agency
representation in the Texas market.  Some of you may be aspiring
Hispanic actors who
would love to work as an extra.

WE WOULD LIKE TO MEET EACH OF YOU ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2004, AT THE
STUDIOS AT LOS
COLINAS. (ROYAL LANE AT O'CONNOR RD. IRVING, TEXAS) THE OPEN CALL STARTS
AT 10:00AM
-NOON AND CONTINUES FROM 2:30PM-5:00PM.  PLEASE BE CERTAIN TO BRING WITH
YOU YOUR
HEADSHOT OR A NONRETURNABLE SNAPSHOT, IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS FOR I9
FORMS AND YOUR
TALENT.

Some of the actors coming to the open call will be asked to read from
our scripts for
our casting director or director.  ALL ACTORS MUST SPEAK SPANISH
FLUENTLY.

All ages, male and female are needed.  This call will form a pool for us
to draw from
for the full eight months of episodes so the role that is right for you
may not have
been written yet!  Come meet us and let us meet you.  This is the first
Spanish
speaking venture of this size in the Texas market and we want you to be
a part of it.

PLEASE NO PHONE CALLS.  IF YOU HAVE A TEXAS AGENT THEY WILL PROBABLY
HAVE A TIME FOR
YOU ON A DIFFERENT DAY.  PLEASE CHECK WITH THEM.

If you have questions or comments (NO ATTACHMENTS ACCEPTED) you may
email us at:
NOVELLAcasting@....

Thank you for your interest.  See you at the open call on Friday,
September 27th.

Barbara Brinkley
Casting director

Hello I’m Jay Vitela, President of V-TELAvision, a multimedia / video
production company. We are in the process of creating a Comedy Defensive
Driving Video, which will be broadcast throughout Texas. We are looking
for comics to videotape and broadcast. If you are interested in being
one of these comics please contact us ASAP, shooting is to begin in
September. Being already certified to teach this class is a plus, but
not required. We’re expecting to shoot about 10 hours in Houston, TX.
and pay $300.00 a day.
 
Please send all demos to:
 
V-TELAvision
709 Studewood
Houston, TX. 77007
 
Jay Vitela
713-869-4844
v-telavision.com
jayvitel@...
p.s. approximately 50,000 yearly viewers

got this from linda mcalister.  (thanks) if all of you write your state
reps, it may help

dan


Texas is getting left in the dust. I continue to forward all info
pertaining
to film legislature from surrounding states. Louisiana is seeking techs
from
TEXAS to assist them in their film production. Maybe if our State Reps
and
the Texas Film Commission receive massive quantities of emails and notes

from us, they'll take heed. It is NOT up to the governor alone!! Start
with
the reps and lets get a bill authored.

Please forward this note with a plea to your rep to assist us in film
incentive and/or funding legislation. We have some great incentives and
exemptions in place. Texas Film Commission is aware of this.

Start writing!!
Linda McAlister



Vacancy: All Crew Positions
Employer: Louisiana Film Source
Location: Statewide
Duration: Pending Production Needs, starts Immediate Future

WE ARE LOOKING TO CREATE A 411 FOR LOUISIANA. WE ARE A NEW PRODUCTION
FACILITY THAT IS BRINGING PRODUCTION TO LOUISIANA. WE HAVE FOUR
PRODUCTIONS
COMING AND MORE ARE ON THE WAY. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME TO
CREW@.... QUESTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND
THERE.
Please only submit resumes via crew@.... THE
SOURCE (Louisiana Producers Film Source) was founded by Los
Angeles-based
filmmaker and New Orleans native Oley Sassone to assist Producers in
maximizing the
benefits offered through the Louisiana Motion Picture Incentive Act,
providing a
first-rate experience in motion picture production in Louisiana.
The company supplies an infrastructure of quality staff, film crews
and equipment resources along with a team of top professionals from the
film
production, legal, accounting and tax fields. The company has
established
strong
relationships with state and local agencies and film commissions.
Web: http://louisianafilmsource.com
Apply to: Oley Sassone

Acting Coaches,

If you want a free listing in the 2005 BIZ Directory please send your
name,
studio name, address, zip, phone, fax, web site, and e-mail with six
words
about what you teach. If you have a studio you may also include
directions
to the studio.

Thanks,

Mona Lee
--
Mona Lee
www.TheBizOnline.com
mona@...
512-323-2090

From:
           "Veva Vonler" <vvonler@...>


I am completing a book for Rowman & Littlefield with the working title
"A
Movie-Lover's Tour Guide to Texas," and am eager to include as many
specific filming
locations as possible. I've been in contact with various C&V folks all
over the state,
and one of them suggested that you might be willing to help me collect
the information
I need.

I have organized the book to coincide with TXDoT's regions of the state,
so each
chapter deals with movies shot in one of those regions: Hill Country,
South Texas
Plains, Gulf Coast, etc.

Greetings to all Actors, Directors, Producers etc.

   On November 20, 2004 there will be a film festival held in Tyler,
Texas.  The
Festival is called "No-Name" Digital Cinema Festival. Student entries
will
begin running at ten in the morning, a break in the afternoon will be
filled
with production discussions and demonstrations,  professional entries
will
start at seven in the evening.
    This is our second year with this festival, and as such we are still
supporting one screen for one day. For that reason, we are limiting our
entries to shorts, as in five minutes or less. If you have a project
that
can be considered a short but runs over five minutes, let us know and
we'll
adapt to that on a case-by-case basis. It was not a problem last year
(we
had some really fun stuff that was only :30 each) and we anticipate no
problems this year. Still -- this is about the films themselves and not
about us, our festival, or a bunch of mandatory rules. We will try to
adjust
as needed.
    Such rules as we have are simple -- there is one content category
(wide
open) and few content guidelines (no 'X,' and please, try to keep a lid
on
the gratuitous violence). We don't have any political or social agendas,
and
films that do will be taken on an equal footing with those that do not.
This
festival is a not-for-profit celebration of the art of visual
storytelling,
and as such, projects that are thoughtful or provocative in a fun sort
of
way tend to show well, but again -- there are no real content
limitations.
We also have no limits on the number of entries per person, nor is there
any
cost to attendees - we can seat 200 per showing, and it's first come,
first
serve.
   Entry fees are $15.00 per project for 'students" (anyone under 21) and

$25.00 for everyone else. Deadline for judging is November 1, winners
will
be announced at the show. If you run late and your project is wonderful
we
will probably still show it in a 'non-judged entry' session, which is
where
we show projects made by people who were ineligible for entry due to
some
sort of connection with the festival itself.  There will be cash and
merchandise prizes awarded to the winners of each category,
and judges comment sheets will be returned to the entrant along with
their
entry. Judge's decisions are, of course, final.
     Entries will be accepted in digital form, and we are (alas) limited
to
NTSC-SD.  We prefer DVD, we also accept DV and a variety of linear tape
formats --  Betacam SP, etc. If you've got a problem with conversion,
production,
completion, or anything else for that matter, let us know by mid-October
and we'll try
to help. We can't promise anything, but we'll do our best. Entry forms
should be
going up
on our new festival website fairly soon, (nonamefilmfest.com)  but in
the meantime,
entries can be mailed to:
                                  the No-Name Digital Cinema Festival
                                             C/O MaxxEfx Video
                                          719 W. Front, Suite 20
                                           Tyler, Texas -- 75702
   Personal checks are fine for the entry fees, and we will acknowledge
your
entry on receipt. And that, in a conversational nutshell, is our
festival.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact us either
by
email or by phone -- myself at 903-595-6380 or Chad Jarrett at
903-595-0802.

          Thanks Again -- Stephen Self


Also, We are also trying to start a Film-Maker's Association. We want to
bring together aspiring actors, writers, musicians, designers, and of
course production gear-heads (such as ourselves) together in a friendly,
cooperative
group that can work together to put out some fun stuff. Please -- give
us any thoughts you have on the subject.  Anyone who is interested,
please
feel free to contact Willie Edmond @   lonestarfilm@....

Wasatch Film Group
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/wasatchfilmgroup/

Wasatch Film Group is a collection of filmmakers, actors and film
enthusiasts from the greater Utah area who wish to participate in film
projects presented to the group. Participation is open to anyone who has
a passion for filmmaking and can attend shoots in the greater Utah area.

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BROOM CLOSET STUDIOS
4214 Felter Ln Austin Tx 78744 512-442-5182

September 15, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

THE LEGEND OF GHOSTWOLF*S GOLD will debut at The 11th Annual CineSol
Latin
Film Festival, 11:40 a.m,. Saturday Sept. 25. at Cine El Rey theatre in
McAllen, Texas.

Austin independent filmmaker, Shane Scott, will premiere his new
action/adventure movie at CineSol Latin Film Festival, an event that
showcases the very best in Latino American Film and Video creation.
Shot
entirely in central Texas, THE LEGEND OF GHOSTWOLF*S GOLD features top
performances by a bilingual Austin area cast, including Hugo Perez,
Tomas
Salas, Marita de la Torre and Joseph Fotinos. Set in Coahuila, Mexico
and
South Texas in the late 19th Century, The Legend of Ghostwolf*s Gold is
an
unusual cross-genre tale, that is part western, part ghost story, and
part
action-adventure, directed at family audiences (PG-13 level and up).

Ghostwolf*s Gold is Scott*s feature debut. His eight-minute short, The
Scab,
appeared at the Austin Film Festival a few years ago, and can be seen
at
IFilms.com (a Web-streaming movie site).  Scott has also produced the
Austin
Cable Access Channel Friday night horror movie showcase The Midnight
Shadow
Show (featuring Joseph Fotinos as Dr. Griffin) for many years.

Scott wrote, produced, financed, directed, shot, and edited The Legend
of
Ghostwolf*s Gold, himself (with help from family and friends), as a
low-budget digital video production photographed in multiple locations
in
the Austin area, (including a mini-makeshift film studio built in his
German
automobile repair shop in South Austin).  Scott received guidance
during the
production from mentors like the late Robert Burns, production designer
on
the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and local writer and filmmaker
Sidney
Brammer (with whom Scott studied directing and writing at Alleywood
Studios,
a small conservatory in South Austin that offers classes in acting,
directing, and writing). Scott hopes to sell the film to a cable
distributor
and foreign theatrical markets, after establishing it on the film
festival
circuit.

Ghostwolf*s Gold beautiful soundtrack features works by Alfredo Rolando
Ortiz, a Cuban-born classical composer and world-class Paraguayan
harpist,
who recorded the symphonic parts of the soundtrack with the El Paso
Symphony
Orchestra. The film also showcases original compositions and harp solo
work
by Ortiz, and incidental ?saloon music* written and performed by Texas
border rock legend Joe ?King* Carrasco with singing sisters Cenida and
Consuela Robles. (Carrasco also appears in a small role as a
gunslinger, and
parts of the film were shot in his adobe hacienda near Lake Buchanan.)

Synopsis: A dark legend unfolds through the vivid recollections of an
old
wanderer in late 19th century Coahuila, Mexico. Befriended by a rural
Mexican family, the old man recounts to them a forgotten Indian legend
and
the story of Jalisco, a Mexican expatriate running with a band of
renegade
Union Army soldiers in post-Civil War Texas. Obsessed with finding lost
Confederate Army gold, Jalisco and his ruthless companions learn,
instead,
the high cost of greed from the terrifying guardian of the lost Tonkawa
gold
mine, while local settlers wage a frenzied battle for supremacy against
the
renegade soldiers, murderously protective natives, and the savage
forces of
nature.

For more information about the film contact: Shane Scott, 512/442-5182.

The Festival: The traveling Cinesol Latin Film Festival travels
throughout
South Texas spanning two weeks, celebrating and awarding achievement in
the
art of filmmaking. It is dedicated to furthering the art, craft and
business
of writers and filmmakers and recognizing their artistic contributions
in
the Latino community. This year*s special guest is film star Esai
Morales
(La Bamba, Mi Familia, NYPD Blue).  Cinesol supports the work of
emerging
and established filmmakers by enhancing public awareness of their
artistic
endeavors, and by encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community
alliances.
CineSol made its historic debut in September 1993 in celebration of
National
Hispanic Heritage Month. It provided the Texas Border Region with its
first
film festival ever, including cultural art events in the Mexican cities
of
Matamoros, Reynosa and Tamaulipas, MX. CineSol has traveled throughout
the
region, bringing the Latino voice and vision through film and video
directly
to their prospective communities. This year's premiere weekend will
begin in
McAllen, Texas and travel to Harlingen, Texas and Brownsville, Texas.
There
will be screenings at area theatres, museums, libraries, universities,
and
social service organizations as part of Cinesol*s Community Outreach
component.
For more information about Cinesol, email: ask@... or phone:
956.687.3456

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For information contact:
Linda Dowell
Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth Executive Director
                  800/724-0767 ext. 7 or 972/361-8185


SAGINDIE ANNOUNCES WORKSHOP FOR TEXAS FILMMAKERS

Dallas (September 19, 2004) ? Screen Actors Guild (SAG), in conjunction
with SAGIndie, the guild’s low-budget outreach program, presents a
producers’ workshop on Tuesday, October 5 in Austin, TX under the
direction of Houston and Dallas/Ft. Worth Executive Director Linda
Dowell.

SAGIndie reaches out to thousands of independent filmmakers each year
through event sponsorships, panels, receptions and advertising. SAG’s
five Low Budget Agreements carry various incentives and provisions which
make the union’s talent pool available to projects of any scale. The
SAGIndie workshop, tailored for student filmmakers to producers with
budgets up to $2 million, guides filmmakers through the signatory
process. “This is a great opportunity for filmmakers to learn how easy
it can be to work with SAG,” says Dowell. “A great number of Austin
producers realized that using our members at 100 percent deferred or
reduced salaries not only brings prestige to their projects, but a level
of professionalism that results in a better final production.”

The workshop will be held from 6:30 ? 8:30 p.m. October 5 at 100
Congress Center (Congress and 2nd Street), Floor 21, in Austin and is
free to all participants. To R.S.V.P., please call 800/SAG-0767,
extension 7, or go to www.sagindie.org.

# # # # # #

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE CINESOL LATIN FILM FESTIVAL
CONTACT INFO: email: ask@...
Phone:  956.687.3456
http://www.cinesol.com/

CELEBRATING LATIN AMERICAN CREATIVITY and HERITAGE on the BIG SCREEN

Rio Grande Valley film enthusiasts, artists, aspiring actors and
actresses, supporters of the arts, and community members, don't
leave it up to Austin, New York and LA to showcase on the big screen
Latin American creativity and heritage. Starting September 23rd,
2004, you will have the opportunity to celebrate through The CineSol
Latin Film Festival quality artistic expression without having to
travel far from home. "CineSol board members and volunteers from
throughout the Valley have been working diligently to make this year
a special event for our entire community," comments CineSol
Director, Armando Garza.
The CineSol Latin Film Festival is an event that showcases the very
best in Latin American Film and Video creation. The traveling
Festival literally makes its way throughout South Texas spanning two
weeks, celebrating and awarding achievement in the art of
filmmaking. The CineSol Latin Film Festival is dedicated to
furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers and
recognizing their artistic contributions in the Latino community.
CineSol supports the work of aspiring and established filmmakers by
enhancing public awareness to their artistic endeavors and by
encouraging dynamic and long-lasting community alliances.
CineSol made its historic debut in September, 1993 in celebration of
National Hispanic Heritage Month. It provided the Texas Border
Region with its first film festival ever, including cultural art
events in the Mexican cities of Matamoros and Reynosa. CineSol has
traveled throughout the region, bringing the Latino voice and vision
through film and video directly to their prospective communities.
This year's Premiere Weekend will be held in McAllen, Texas. The
Festival will open with the L.A. Film Festival success, "Robbing
Peter", directed by Mario de la Vega, and followed by an Art Show at
THE LOFT. "Soul de SOL" will feature visual art from Valley artists.
The weekend will be packed with screenings, panels, and an after
party or two.  Esai Morales of NYPD Blue, Mi Familia, and La Bamba,
is one of the special guests scheduled to be at this year's
festival.  At the screenings you will not only witness the
creativity and talent of outside directors and actors, you may find
yourself watching very talented local celebrities in action! "Each
year we look forward to a wonderful reunion and union of sorts - to
see the many familiar faces who have been attending CineSol for over
a decade now - and we encourage everyone to join us in celebrating
the arts with many special guest filmmakers and film industry
professionals.  Let's celebrate the Rio Grande Valley's unique
cultural heritage together," said Lupita Gutierrez Garza, Board
Member.
In the weeks to follow, the festival will travel to Harlingen, Texas
and will culminate in Brownsville, Texas. As part of its Community
Outreach component, CineSol will make available screenings at area
theatres, museums, libraries, universities, and social service
organizations.
The CineSol ticket sales start September 13 and are available at the
following outlets: McAllen Chamber of Commerce – 956.682.2871,
Brownsville Convention and Visitors Bureau – 956.546.3721, and the
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce – 956.423.5440.  CineSol Festival
Highlights will be posted at www.cinesol.com on that same date.  A
complete CineSol Film Festival Schedule will be posted by Wednesday,
September 15.  CineSol welcomes a new partnership with the
Lincoln/Mercury Valley Dealers and is sponsored in part by the Texas
Commission on the Arts, The McAllen Chamber of Commerce, Cinemark
Theatres, and numerous other supporters from the Valley.
CineSol invites you to join in celebrating our Latin American voice!
http://www.cinesol.com/

thanks to linda mcalister for the following info


I encourage you to forward this to as many people as possible AND to use

this as a reference to anyone who approaches you to "audition" for them.
If
they charge you a fee for ANY service, ask if they are licensed and
bonded.
If not, contact the Texas Licensing & Regulation Dept with the state and

REPORT them! Get tough. We have to stop these abuses and scams.

Linda
******************************************************************

September 21, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: Patrick Shaughnessy
512/463-3208

Unregistered Houston Talent Agency Fined $15,000

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation has ordered the
operator of an unregistered Houston talent agency to pay a $15,000
penalty for purporting to represent clients without first obtaining a
state registration.

The commission imposed the administrative penalty on Oscar Valdez, who
operated the company, Starmaker International, from an office at 5401
Chimney Rock in Houston. Starmaker International has ceased operations.

The commission's order covers the period between March and May of
2004. Valdez operated Starmaker International, charging clients for
representation, promising to obtain employment for the clients artists
or models, without registering with the state and posting a required
surety bond.

Talent agencies that operate in Texas and charge a fee to find
employment for artists and models are required to first register with
the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR). The agencies
also are required to post a $10,000 surety bond, or deposit $10,000 in
cash, which is held to satisfy claims by clients who are not properly
paid by the agency.

"The state requires talent agencies to register so that we can
protect artists from unscrupulous operators who would prey on their
dreams," said William Kuntz, TDLR's executive director. "The law
also requires them to post a bond so money is available for the artists
if the agent fails to honor his or her financial obligations."

The commission's order demands payment of the penalty within 30 days.
If Valdez fails to pay the penalty or make arrangements to pay, the
order will be referred to the Office of the Attorney General for
collection.

To receive news and updates on the talent agent program, or any of the
programs TDLR administers, sign up for TDLR's email subscription
service at
http://www.license.state.tx.us/newsletters/TDLRnotificationLists.asp.

Cayden Boyd will star in Robert Rodriguez's  "The Adventures of Shark
Boy & Lava Girl."

He portrays a boy whose imaginary superhero friends come to life and
join him on adventures.

Boyd was in "Dodgeball" and "Mystic River."

Also, word is this will be a another 3D film for Rodriguez.

--Joe O'Connell

Hello,

I'm a director/writer/actor working on a no-budget indie film in Corpus
Christi and am seeking a crew. Specifically, I need to find a
cameraperson, sound recordist and an editor. Since this is a no-budget
film, I can't pay but it is a chance to get some credit and I'll give
you a
reel for your portfolio. Thanks.

Contact: Kenn sharksurferv8@...
Website: http://kennfilmproj44.blogspot.com/

Auditions for Honduran Hurricane
               --- A WILD (Writers In Literary Discussion) Production

Performance Dates: November 18, 19, 20

Audition Date and Times:
October 8
Stop by between 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Auditorium
Building D
The Pecan Campus
South Texas College
McAllen, TX 78502


All are Welcome!
MALES:
All types, 18 - 70 + years

FEMALES:
All types,  18 - 70+ years

Actors, actresses, technical workers, and others of all ages are
needed.  The play, a satire of current romance, jealousy, and
politics in Honduras, will perform at 8:00 PM during the evenings of
November 18-20.  No Acting Experience Necessary - We are looking for
everyday people!

For more information, contact Tom Fuschetto at 928-3487 or
tomf@...

Students, under the direction of advisors, are responsible for
producing and publishing this document.  Students bear the primary
responsibility for this production and its contents do not
necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of the South Texas
Community College faculty, staff, administration and Board of
Trustees.

The Soulless, a short low budget 16mm film, will be
shooting in McAllen, Texas and Reynosa, Mexico in
early and mid December.  We are searching for the
following non-paid cast to audition October 22-24 in
Austin, San Antonio, and McAllen:

WHITE WOMAN (35-45), arty, yuppie, gallery curator
type.

YOUNG LATINA (20-28), Mexican, must speak Spanish.

MEXICAN BOY (8-12), Mexican, must speak Spanish

MEXICAN GIRL (8-12), Mexican, must speak Spanish

YOUNG MAN (20-28), slacker type

Please email headshots and resumes to Miguel Alvarez
at:

cruz@... and copy info@...

Successful Austin filmmaker seeking 5 Hispanic men
preferably South Americans, ages 40+, to play a role
in short narrative film on the shores of Corpus
Christi.

"My Father in the River, Short, Super-8 Film
Juxtaposition of two lives, a girl in the US and a boy
in South America.
The scene will be filmed around October 24th and last
3 hrs at most.
Non-paying.

Shooting around October 24th, for about 3 hrs in
CORPUS CHRISTI. This project is non paying.

CONTACT: Finne Stephens  finnestephens@...
832.545.0011

PLEASE SEND HEADSHOT and resume.

Please reserve October 23, 2004 for our second annual Halloween
event. I am looking forward to seeing some of you who attended our
first annual in 2003.

Blue Bubble Ballroom
9315 Broadway (outside Loop 410)
San Antonio, Texas
9:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Part of our proceeds will go to the Future Cine Foundation to
provide scholarships to students of radio, television and film.

The event will be recorded by Xsite City for television.  Prizes
will be awarded for the sexiest (not risque) costumes.

See the attached flyer or go to www.RAMcasting.com for more
information.  You can also call (210) 227-8464 or (210) 240-0070 to
purchase tickets.


CORPORATE/VIP TABLES ARE AVAILABLE.


Come join us for lots of fun!  Thanks and hope to see you there.


Rick Cuellar
the RAMcasting.com network