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International Broadcasting Convention, Toronto International Film Festival, POP Montreal, IFP Week, are event highlights in September
The 72nd Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run out of Venice Lido through September 12, directed by Alberto Barbera. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms — art, entertainment and as an industry. The Festival also organizes retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a path to foster a better understanding of the history of cinema. Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale has existed as a renowned international cultural institution claiming a significant place in international art exhibitions. In the 1930s new festivals were started: music, cinema, and theatre (Venice Film Festival was organized in 1932). In 1980 the first International Architecture Exhibition took place and in 1999 dance made its debut at the Venice Biennale. After an invitation only Opening Ceremony, the festival gets its official start with a screening of EVEREST in 3D by Baltasar Kormákur (UK, USA, 122’, language: English, s/t Italian).
At this year’s festival, La Biennale di Venezia and Persol are set to confer the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award 2015 to Jonathan Demme (Ricki and the Flash, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married), currently President of the Orizzonti Jury at the 72nd Venice Film Festival, on September 3. And in another planned award ceremony, the Biennale di Venezia and Jaeger-LeCoultre have announced that American director Brian De Palma will receive the Venice International Film Festival’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2015 Award, dedicated to creatives who have made original contributions to contemporary cinema. The award will be given on September 9 in the Palazzo del Cinema
The fourth edition of Sala Web theater will run from September 3-16. The screening room of the Venice Film Festival will serve as an opportunity for worldwide audiences to screen selected titles from the 72nd edition of the Festival. 12 feature films in the Orizzonti Competition and 3 feature films from the Biennale College – Cinema, Venice’s own laboratory dedicated to support micro-budget films, are now confirmed for the 2015 edition of the Venice Sala Web theater. The Orizzonti Competition line-up includes established filmmakers like Merzak Allouache (THE ROOFTOPS, THE REPENTANT), and Jake Mahaffy (WELLNESS, winner of the Grand Prize at SXSW)
Sala Web theater at Venice will also screen the three debut features produced and developed by the Biennale College: the Polish experimental BABY BUMP; the Japanese drama BLANKA, shot in the Philippines and THE FITS, a dance film based in Cincinnati – Three coming-of-age storieswhich will prove that growing up is not easy. Throughout all its creative divisions there have been more research and production opportunities addressed to the younger generation of artists, directly in contact with recognised teachers; this has become more systematic and continuous through the international project Biennale College, now running in the Dance, Theatre, Music, and Cinema divisions.
“Back To The Future” is screened as part of the festivals “History of Cinema”. This new educational program introduces classic studio films from a historical perspective, to inspire young audiences to develop and cultivate a deeper appreciation for the art of filmmaking. There are two planned After Parties at this year’s festival, both Friday and Saturday Night. Friday Night is a Night of Dramatic Films and Saturday is a Night of Science Fiction Fantasy and Horror. This year will have more fright element as The Burbank International Film Festival honors the horror genres with a Red Carpet reception with special screenings and After Parties.
Immediately following all the Friday and Saturday evening screenings, guests will switch over to the IATSE 80 Soundstage whose 6,000 sq. ft. facility will house the galactic After-Party. Burbank has partnered with Famous Monsters of Filmland as a Media Sponsor to put on this extravaganza. Themed cocktails are planned courtesy of 40 Degrees Vodka, a Full Open Bar, Monster Energy Drinks and culinary samplings from local restaurants are planned. The atmosphere will be set to enhance networking with the filmmakers, special guests and Cosplayers in attendance. Friday Night will feature Body Art by Pashur. Music will be provided by DJ Waterbury with special performances by Marston Smith, “The Lord of the Cello,” for both nights.
Sunday evening will be the Closing Night Gala Dinner and celebrity presented Awards Show. The Burbank International Film Festival will not only acknowledge the award-winning filmmakers, but will honor industry icons and professionals that have shaped and defined the world of cinema today. The Closing Night Gala will be begin with a Media Red Carpet, Hosted Cocktail Reception, Semi-Formal Dinner, Festival Honoree Presentations, Awards Show and wrapping up with a cocktail reception Under-The-Stars. The Festival has continued its partnership with The Castaway Restaurant located in the Burbank hills, above the city. Nicknamed “The Jewel on the Hill”, Castaway is reputed to feature a breathtaking view and has been a local landmark for over 40 years.
International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) is an electronic media global Amsterdam based tradeshow for professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of electronic media and entertainment. The event's exhibitions and conference agenda, from September 10-15, survey the latest developments in traditional media, mobile TV, IPTV, digital signage and R&D, making it a resource for everyone's understanding of the industry and its future. Like other wide ranging conventions, IBC is organized along the lines of agenda and events that define its show. IBC Leaders’ Summit, IBC Rising Stars, IBC Awards, IBC Big Screen Experience, IBC Future Zone, IBC Hackfest, IBC Content Everywhere Hub, IBC Content Everywhere Technology in Action Theater, IBC Drone Zone, IBC Launch Pad, IBC Partners’ Pavillon. Over time the International Broadcasting Convention, IBC has evolved from its technical broadcast roots and today it encompasses the whole breadth of media creation management and delivery.
IBC has started up the Rising Stars programme aimed at helping the new generation of content and media technology professionals find their feet in the industry, and the exclusive invitation-only Leaders’ Summit, an event for 150 leaders of the electronic media and entertainment industry shaping future strategy. IBC has also created a new series of events – IBC Content Everywhere. IBC Content Everywhere Europe combines accompanying exhibitions with features specifically designed to help visitors quickly and efficiently expand their knowledge and understanding of the latest trends, strategies and developments in online TV and video. Suited to professionals engaged in the creation, management and delivery of entertainment and news content worldwide, IBC Content Everywhere are global events spanning Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). These events will cover rich media production, devices, apps, digital marketing, social media, content personalisation, big data, cloud services, second screens, investment and more.
IBC Rising Stars is an innovative programme of curated special events and mentoring for young professionals and industry starters taking their first steps in the industry. Two success stories of the new generation of content creators on YouTube will be speaking on September 12 in ‘Digital Creators – The New Mainstream’ (15:00 - 16:00). Gamer and Content Creator David Harms is the man behind DusDavidGames, a gaming YouTube channel in the Netherlands with more than 550,000 subscribers reaching more than 9,500,000 views a month. And from a humble start of eight views and three comments for her first upload, Nikkie de Jager's channel, NikkieTutorials, has established itself as a highly subscribed and watched beauty channel in the Netherlands. Nikkie's channel reached the 1,4 million subscribers after her viral hit “The Power of Make-up."
The Toronto International Film Festival offers screenings, lectures, discussions, festivals, workshops, industry support and the chance to meet filmmakers from Canada and around the world. TIFF is a well regarded launching pad for international, Hollywood and Canadian cinema, and is arguably regarded as the most important film festival after Cannes. Although the festival starts off with a screening of LAND OF MINE, Martin Zandvliet, Director, a Gala Presentation will be held later in the evening with a screening of DEMOLITION, Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Although not an Oscar qualifying festival, TIFF’s international status is known to be a factor in generating Oscar buzz. Beyond screenings TIFF will surely have many areas of events and activities going on besides film screenings. Following are some of the noteworthy industry events at this TIFF 2015 that will run September 10-20.
Talent Lab is an educational development programme that provides emerging talent with an introduction to the global community of filmmaking. For five days of the Toronto International Film Festival, selected participants have the opportunity to interact with filmmakers drawing on the Festival’s relationships with world-class filmmakers. Talent Lab is presented by the Industry Office. TIFF Rising Stars showcases new Canadian acting talent at the Toronto International Film Festival. Designed to find the next generation of Canadian actors poised for international careers, TIFF Rising Stars draws homegrown talent into the spotlight provided by the annual September Festival. The initiative exposes four selected actors in three days of public events and private industry meetings at the Festival. And they receive intensive professional development with international casting directors, filmmakers, producers and development executives.
Telefilm Canada PITCH THIS! is in its 16th year of the Toronto International Film Festival. It offers an opportunity to bring a feature film project to life. All genres and styles of presentation that are original and compelling stories are admitted. Six teams will have six minutes to pitch their feature film idea to a live audience of industry delegates and a jury of development and production pros. Teams will pitch polished ideas to a live audience of over 250 Industry delegates. A jury of experts review the pitches and the projects and choose a winner. Winning team will receive $15,000 to assist with the development of their feature film idea.
The Ontario Media Development Corporation’s hosted International Financing Forum (IFF) will be a feature film co-financing event at the Toronto International Film Festival. Canadian and international feature film producers are invited to apply to participate in IFF. Now in its tenth year, OMDC’s IFF has introduced hundreds of projects to the international marketplace with over 60 successfully financed to date. Registration is free but competitive, with final selection based on the company's track record and the project's suitability.
The sixth edition of Producers Lab Toronto is set to launch during the Toronto International Film Festival from September 9–12, 2015. Producers Lab Toronto (PLT) is an international co-production forum presented via collaboration between TIFF Industry, the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), and European Film Promotion (EFP). Selected participants will be taking part in pitching sessions, case studies, roundtables and various networking events with key people from the film industry and film funds in order to develop their understanding and deepen relationships in creating projects with a broadening international scope. The participants of the Producers Lab Toronto 2015 programme have prior co-production experience and high-quality projects in the pipeline which could be interesting for the international market.
An original exhibition celebrating visionary artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol will be presented at TIFF Bell Lightbox just past the festival dates. Running from October 30, 2015 to January 24, 2016, Andy Warhol: Stars of the Silver Screen (organized by The Andy Warhol Museum, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, and presented in collaboration with TIFF) will include photographs and artifacts from Warhol’s personal collection and related artworks from The Andy Warhol Museum that explore his fascination with fame and stardom. And also worth noting, TIFF’s Film Reference Library holds an extensive English language collection of Canadian film-related material, including collections from Canada's most esteemed contemporary filmmakers.
In the music line up, expect acts like: Anatole, Anne Waldman and Fast Speaking Music, Anthrax, Aralune, Babes In Toyland, Bantam Wing, Bionic, Brendan Philip, Bud Rice, Burning Hell, Chevalier Avant Garde, Clarke And The Himselfs, Conrad Clifton, Dany LAJ & The Looks, Dead Beat Poet Society, FARAO, Fashion Police, Giorgio Moroder, Jerusalem In My Heart, Joana Serrat, Lizzy Boredom, Loc-Nar, Matt Dorgan Project, Mello Mel, OHARA, Police Des Moeurs, Prism House, Rebecca West, Shash’u, Thanya Iyer, Walrus, Xania, Xarah Dion. Everyone can apply to play POP Montréal by going to our submission page (http://popmontreal.com/submissions/). The submission process closes in May and bands will be notified in July or August as to whether they’ve been selected or not. Applicants that have questions about the status of an application can send email to: artist@popmontreal.com.
This year, POP Symposium hosts Montreal native, Andy Kim, acclaimed for some 30 million records sold worldwide, but especially known for his number one hit song Sugar, Sugar. The performer and songwriter discusses a considerable part of his career, from moving to New York at 17, to songwriting in the Golden Age alongside greats such as The Monkeys, Jeff Barry and most recently Kevin Drew (Broken Social Scene). And fans of Arto Lindsay get an opportunity to spend an afternoon discussing writing about music. Arto Lindsay, also known for his collaborations, including with Animal Collective, Selena, David Byrne and Laurie Anderson, will travel with his favourite pieces of writing about music — e.g., Charles Rosen on Chopin — and attendees are invited to do the same. Participants will read to one another and discuss different kinds of writing about music and the potential relations between the two media.
Other POP Symposium collaborations planned at POP Montreal include: with Third Side Music, Money vs Exposure: Who Wins?; with the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), “Click This, Please”: Get Streamed; with RACS, Polaris Panel; with Artisti, Copyrights in performances: What are they? How much are they worth? and … WHERE IS THE MONEY???; with Art POP, Artist Talk: K8 Hardy in Conversation with Dr. Rebecca Duclos; with the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada, Indigenous Beats; with The Walrus, Total Control (Businesses, Not-for-Profits, Co-operatives, and Charities): It’s Time to Build The “Industry” You Want; with MESLA, POP Law: The Mechanics of the Deals; with Art POP, Screenings and Artist Talk: Olaf Breuning; with Miscellaneum Studios, Heroes Never Lose and Multijoueur, POP Arcade; with Constellation, The Politics Of Independent Music: An Open Forum; with Third Side Music and Miscellaneum Studios, Music, Video Games and New Technologies: The Shape of Fun to Come.
The San Sebastian Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival — being one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF — held in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country) every September. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premiers of Vertigo, by Alfred Hitchcock and the European premier of Star Wars. San Sebastian's grand honor is the Golden Seashell awarded to the best film of the festival and also the Donostia Award as an honorary award to deserving film personalities. British actress Emily Watson will receive the Donostia Award in recognition of her film career at a gala on September 25 in the Kursaal Auditorium. Hotel Transylvania 2, the new film from Sony Pictures Animation, will be screened at the Festival, as part of the Velodrome Section. The screening will take place at the Antonio Elorza Velodrome with the presence of the cast featured in the Spanish version
The festival has special sections for Latin America cinema and for cinema made in Spain. Titles programmed for the 63nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival include: A Cambio De Nada (Nothing In Return), Daniel Guzman, Director; Las Altas Persiones (The High Pressures), Angel Santos, Director; El Cami Mes Llarg Per Tornar A Casa (The Long Way Home), Sergi Perez Gomez, Director; Hablar (Talk), Joaquin Oristrell, Director; Los Heroes Del Mal (The Heroes of Evil), Zoe Berriatua, Director; Felices 140 (Happy 140), Gracia Querejeta, Director; Mortadelo Y Filemon Contra Jimmy El Cachondo (Mortadella & Filemon: Mission Implausible), Javier Fesser, Director; Requisites Para Ser Una Persona Normal (Requirements to Be A Normal Person), Leticia Dolera, Director; Rey Gitano (Gipsy King), Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Director; Sexo Facil, Peliculas Tristes (Easy Sex, Sad Movies), Alejo Flah, Director; Torrente 5: Mision Eurovegas, Santiago Segura, Director. Mad Max: Fury Road has been voted best film by the International Federation of Film Critics, FIPRESCI. Mad Max: Fury Road, released in Spain last May 15 by Warner Bros. Pictures, will have a special screening on September 18 at the San Sebastian Festival, attended by George Miller, who will collect the FIPRESCI Grand Prix at the Festival opening gala.
In conjunction with the Festival, Creative Europe MEDIA have organized the European Film Forum to launch a planned conference. Audiences in Motion, will address the new part played by an evolving media savvy audience in the creation, production, distribution and exhibition of audiovisual contents. It will survey the changes brought by internet and digital technologies to existing models of creation, production, distribution and exhibition. Discussion will also revolve around innovative formulas emerging in relation to audience participation in the new audiovisual paradigm, offering a catalogue of new opportunities to share with professionals in the sector. The European Film Forum opened in Berlin this year and will conduct events on culture and media within the most significant European Film Festivals and industry gatherings (Cannes, Sarajevo, Venice, San Sebastian, MIPCOM, etc.).
Based in New York City, IFP guides storytellers through the process of making and distributing their work. It offers creative, technological and business support through year-round programming, which includes Filmmaker Magazine, Independent Film Week, Envision, The Gotham Independent Film Awards, and the Independent Filmmaker Labs. IFP’s latest initiative, the Made in NY Media Center by IFP, is an incubator space developed with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, where storytellers from multiple disciplines, industries, and platforms can create, collaborate and connect. Through its programming—which also includes seminars, conferences, and mentorships—IFP creates exciting opportunities for promising new voices from a diverse range of racial, ethnic, religious, ideological and sexual perspectives.
The Filmmaker Conference of IFP Week takes into consideration all recent forms of visual communication, whether stories are told through film, TV, online, or new media channels. And running concurrently to Independent Film Week since 2010, the IFP Festival Forum assembles leaders of international and U.S. film festival leadership to come together to develop curatorial and operational efficiencies, professional standards and best practices, and leverage their collective interests to the international film community. The Festival Forum includes over 100 U.S. & International festival programmers and executives, including representatives from Berlin, Cannes, Full Frame, Hot Docs, New York Film Festival, New Directors, Rotterdam, Slamdance, Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca who attend each year to ensure they find new work and and discover pioneering artists
Themed sessions day-to-day will run like this: The Story Business, September 20; Bew Barratives, September 21; Documenting Truth, September 22; Ideas and Influencers, September 23-24; Meet the Decision Makers, September 25. Application into Independent Film Week happens primarily through Project Forum which provides both creative and business opportunities to original, narrative and documentary filmmakers, as well as web, episodic and transmedia storytellers and helping them to connect with financiers, executives, influencers and decision-makers. Project Forum consists of four sections, including: RBC’s Emerging Storytellers, No Borders International Co-Production Market, Independent Filmmaker Labs, and Spotlight on Documentaries.
New York Film Festival highlights world cinema with films from established directors and fresh talent. The programming for NYFF 2015 is partitioned into sections: Main Slate, Convergence, Projections, Retrospective, Revivals, Special Events, Spotlight on Documentary, Talks. The films are selected by the Film Society of Lincoln Center. This year’s NYFF Main Slate covers a vast range of topics. Robert Zemeckis’s film about Philippe Petit (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in the 1970s, serves as the Festival’s opening night world premiere. THE WALK also stars Ben Kingsley as Petit’s mentor. Other Main Slate offerings include Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin’s STEVE JOBS, starring Michael Fassbender; Don Cheadle’s MILES AHEAD, a biopic about Miles Davis in the 70’s.
The New York Film Festival Convergence 2015 program offers a variety of interactive experiences, panels, and presentations. Audiences can explore indie storytelling games in the GameScape arcade, attend a virtual reality dinner party via The Dog House. Complementing the experiential programs — all free and open to the public — is a series of talks and panels featuring creators, filmmakers, game designers, and storytellers discussing their work and the evolving state of storytelling in the interactive age. An NYFF53 On Cinema Talk with director, Hou Hsiao-hsien, discusses his body of work over the years in conjunction with the presentation of his new film, THE ASSASSIN. In an HBO Directors Dialogue, Michael Moore presents and discusses circumstances around his new film WHERE TO INVADE NEXT.
Film Society of Lincoln Center presents year-round programming that includes premieres of new films from an international roster of established and emerging directors; major retrospectives; in-depth symposia and high profile events. The organization has been a pioneer among film institutions and one of the film world’s most respected and influential arbiters of cinematic trends and discoveries. François Truffaut, R.W. Fassbinder, Jean-Luc Godard, Pedro Almodóvar, Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson—over the last four decades there is scarcely a major director who has not been introduced to American audiences by the Film Society.
The Film Society is best known for two world-class international festivals—the New York Film Festival and New Directors/New Films (celebrating new cinematic artists). It runs two state-of-the-art year round cinemas, the Walter Reade Theater and the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, and publishes the well regarded cinematic journal, Film Comment. Each year the organization presents its annual Gala Tribute honoring legendary stars and industry leaders of the generation at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. At various times of the year the Film Society partners with Hollywood studios to present premieres and special live appearances.
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. If you like this report and other content found on The Actor's Checklist, please consider liking the Facebook page at this link. This month's photo placement displays featured artists at POP Montreal, Burbank International Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastian International Film Festival. If the photos do not appear in this post please visit the blog page to view it. Heading into the fall months activity picks up, so looking ahead into the next month, be aware that: Edmonton International Film Festival opens in Edmonton, the 20th Busan International Film Festival will be in Haeundae-gu, FREAK SHOW Horror Film Festival opens in Orlando, TV:Xperience opens in New York City, MIA Animation Conference is in Miami, The BFI London Film Festival opens in London, NYC Television Week opens in New York City, the annual Live Design International (LDI) tradeshow and conference returns to Las Vegas, the 27th edition of Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be in Tokyo, the World Animation and VFX Summit returns to Marina Del Rey and the Vienna International Film Festival will be in Vienna.
Saturday, August 08, 2015
Locarno Film Festival, TheGameCon, Sarajevo Film Festival, Event Production Forum Mexico, are highlights in August's Global Media and Entertainment Industry
Geographically located at the multi-cultural crossroads of three European regions, (Italy, Germany and France), Locarno makes a suitable staging area for new films from all around the world. These international credentials play strongly within Locarno’s festival programming. For industry professionals Locarno is an opportunity in the global festival calendar, from August 5-15, to take part in an industry meeting-place, to unveil the new arrivals from a scrutinized selection of world premières, to take the pulse of new trends, and explore new stories coming to life in contemporary cinema. Then, there are a number of useful film industry sessions that are planned for the Locarno International Film Festival program. Here are some of the significant event areas following next.
Step In, in its fourth year, is an interdisciplinary exchange platform in which international professionals discuss and develop new, promising strategies for distribution, exhibition and sales of film projects. First Look showcases each year a number of films in post-production by emerging talents from a different country in Asia, Africa, Latin America or South-East Europe. This year’s First Look is dedicated to Israel. Industry Days are organized in collaboration with festival partners, Europa International, Europa Distribution, Europa Cinemas and FERA as well as with the associate Festival Scope. The Open Doors Co-production Lab initiative aims to assist its selected participants to find completion support for their projects by offering training and pairing them with potential co-production partners, supported by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
Thursday, July 09, 2015
Comic-Con 2015, Summer NAMM, Melbourne International Film Festival, Lollapalooza, are highlights in July's Global Media and Entertainment Industry
Revelation Perth had its beginnings in 1997 in the basement back room of the Greenwich Club, a well regarded Perth jazz venue. The festival was started up to showcase ideas "at point" in contemporary independent film and to find a place for them in the cinema environment of the time. Today, the 2015 festival which runs through July 12 includes over 120 international films presented at cinemas, galleries, cafes and bars across Perth. Revelation also includes an academic component (introduced in 2012), industry discussion sessions, live performances, masterclasses, visual art exhibitions and other hybrid activity generated by the event or independent curators.
Revelation seeks out independently curated or initiated programs and ideas and actively offers professional assistance for development and mentoring opportunities. It sees over 500 films submitted for selection from local and international filmmakers and features world and Australian premiere films of all genres. Revelation Perth Festival places great emphasis on experimental and documentary films. In 2014 Revelation introduced the monthly Australian Revelations program set-up to explore the best in new and archival Australian Cinema.
Over its 18 years, Revelation continues to actively advocate for Australian screen culture practice in what is thought to be a conservative viewing environment. It maintains an ethical partnership agenda, even in a resource and mining based economy, has clear sights, and has a strong social justice program at its core. A founding sponsor, REVelation Magazine, is regarded as a purveyor of counter and youth culture in the region, earning a place in the country with its readership as one of the country's more progressive publications.
The Galway Film Fleadh is a six day international film event held every July that welcomes submitting filmmaking from around the world. Now in its 26th year, the enduring mission of the Galway Film Fleadh remains to bring together audiences and filmmakers to share the cinematic experience. The Fleadh’s audience is usually drawn from the general cinema going public, film buffs, student filmmakers, industry professionals and invited guests. This year’s festival concludes July 12. In addition to its central program of the best in Irish and world cinema the Fleadh also presents: Masterclasses, Public Interviews, Debates, Workshops, Seminars alongside other industry events which take place as part of the Galway Film Fair. Honored guests from the past have included: Isabelle Huppert, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ventura Pons, Martin Sheen, Amanda Plummer, David Mackenzie, Gill Dennis, Stephen Daldry, Sir Ronald Harwood, Lee Unkrich, Darla K Anderson, Brendan Gleeson, Anjelica Huston, Michael Fassbender, Christopher Hampton, Ted Hope, Redmond Morris, Jon Jost, Peter O’Toole, Jessica Lange, Bill Pullman, Alex Gibney, Jeremy Irons, Volker Schloendorff, and so many others.
Originally getting its start in 1979 as the Golden State Comic Book Convention, Comic-Con has since evolved into a multigenre entertainment and comic convention taking place annually. Once only exclusively showcasing comic books and science fiction/fantasy related film and television arts, the convention now includes a larger range of pop culture and entertainment elements across most all genres. This year, Comic-Con International's Preview Night will be held July 8. The remaining Comic-Con schedule will commence from July 9-12.
On Preview Night, Antero Garcia, Peter Carlson, Susan Kirtley, and Jenn Anya Prosser lead a hands-on workshop for K-12 educators titled, "Creating Superheroes in the Classroom: An Interactive Workshop for Teachers." During this workshop panelists will explore how comics support student achievement. Afterwards, Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of four anticipated series of the 2015-16 television season: Supergirl, Blindspot, Containment and Lucifer. Other major event areas in the Comic-Con agenda are: anime, art show, autograph booth, film festival, children's film festival, gaming area and library, Masquerade costume competition and exhibition hall, Portfolio Review sessions with major companies, including comic publishers, movie and TV studios, video game companies, and more.
Comic-Con International also produces two other conventions, WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo (APE), both held in San Francisco. Comic-Con has also awarded its annual Inkpot Award on guests and persons of interest in the Popular Arts industries, as well as on members of Comic-Con’s Board of Directors and the Convention Committee. It is also the home of the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award (on the evening of July 10, 2015). Comic-Con is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events.
Music Industry Day offers musicians, audio pros and those who simply love music access to Summer NAMM, the mid-year gathering happening in Nashville, July 9-11, and focused on NAMM's Top 100 Dealers. Network with industry leaders, meet other musicians, attend workshops and demo the music gear from more than 1,000 music product brands. Live music happens throughout the day with performances by Dustin Lynch, Tony Lucca and Louisa Wendorff, to name a few. Also included in the program of Summer NAMM’s final day is admission to the 32nd Annual American Eagle Awards. The National Association of Music Merchants Show is a trade-only event - not open to the general public - and held bi-annually in Anaheim in January and July in Nashville.
There are several special Music Industry Day sessions that form some of the program of dedicated activities for Music Industry Day: The Future of Audio: Harnessing the Power of MI and New Technology, Leadership in Music Symposium Songwriter Fair Trade Panel, 10 Tips for Killer Guitar Tone, 2020 Vision: The Future of Media Technology, Recreational Music Making Forum, One-on-One: An Interview With Hit Songwriter Tom Shapiro, A3E Deep Dive: Windows 10 for Musicians and Audio Developers, 2020 Vision: The Future of Live Performance, The Pedal Summit, Mobile and Music Technology for Production + Performance, 12 PR Tips for Musicians, Music Businesses and Everyone Else, 2020 Vision: The Future of Guitar Technology, Insider’s World of Hit Songwriting, A3E Deep Dive: MI and the Tech Giants, Social Media Insider Tips, 2020 Vision: The Future of Songwriting Tools and Applications.
This year Summer NAMM features the 32nd Annual American Eagle Awards, presented by the National Music Council on Music Industry Day, July 11, in the Davidson Ballroom. The awards event honors Charley Pride, Kris Kristofferson, Jim Lauderdale, Jim Halsey and Sherman Halsey, and features a special recognition of Music Makes Us, which strives to see that all kids in Nashville have access to music. And to commemorate Les Paul’s past 100th birthday on June 9, 2015, the Les Paul Foundation has created a mobile exhibit which will be stationed at the back of Hall B during Summer NAMM 2015. Throughout the exhibition space, visitors will view content specific interactive experiences that focus upon music and technology aspects of the Les Paul's legacy. The Les Paul 100th Birthday Celebration will also be featured in NAMM's opening session at TEC Tracks, Summer NAMM’s new pro audio education program.
The Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal has varied programming that places an emphasis on the “imaginative cinema" of Asia, Europe and the Americas. Fantasia’s programming, continuing into early August from a mid-July start, is broken down into several activity areas. Four days will contain the Frontières pitch session, a series of conferences on the topics of packaging, financing, production and post-production of independent genre films, various meeting sessions and networking cocktails, worked into the regular Fantasia schedule of public screenings and parties. Two new activities have been added to the event: the Meet the Post-Production Companies networking event and a Works-in-Progress presentations session. More details on this event available online.
The Fantasia Industry Rendez-Vous begins during the second weekend of the Fantasia International Film Festival. The Rendez-Vous is an essential area for film sales and industry networking opportunities for the international genre film industry. The Industry Rendez-Vous features the Frontières International Co-Production Market, an international co-production market connecting North America with Europe and Australasia in an environment specifically focused on genre film production and financing. Frontières is a collaborative initiative between Fantasia, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, and Vision-in-Motion. The Rendez-Vous also hosts international buyers and sales agents looking to acquire films from Fantasia’s official line-up.
In addition to the co-production market, the Industry Rendez-Vous have been hosting a Film Market, to support the sales efforts for the features that are part of Fantasia International Film Festival's programming. Sales agents and producers are provided with a special opportunity to meet with prospective buyers. An on-site and online (via Cinando) video screening room is offered for their convenience, as well as an available rights list.
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival is an international competitive film festival with a focus on films shot and edited just for digital. Since its beginning in 2004, the Kawaguchi based festival has been held annually seeking innovative submissions from all over the world exploring new realms of digital expression. The festival aim is to discover the next generation of filmmakers and support the development of new kinds of audio-visual creativity. The Opening Gala will be the world premiere of “Children of Iron,” Director, Koki Fukuyama.
Running from July 18-26, Skip City features three competition categories: Feature Length Competition, which accepts submissions from all over the world, Short Length Competition and Animation Competition, which accepts domestic submissions only. Starting in 2009, the Skip City Award has been awarded to Japanese films to support the up-and-coming Japanese filmmakers and their activities at Skip City. The Short Length Competition and Animation competition have been limited to works by Japanese filmmakers in order to provide support for the region's emerging talent.
A Cinema Kabuki double feature set for July 23 is part of a double bill with Ninin Fuji Musume featuring a performance by Tamasaburo and Shichinosuke, also Nihon Furisode Hajime featuring an action sequence performed by Tamasaburo and Kankuro. In addition to the performances behind the scene footages will be displayed. Short films from the competition program will be screened at the Satellite screenings area which will be held in two additional locations in Saitama over two days at Kounosu Cinema and Sai-no-kuni Saitama Art Theater.
The Animation Competition is a new category launched in 2014 to display a wide range of animation works that include a stop-motion animation to an art animation piece combining music and visuals, a horror story and other content. The Competition is in addition to a July 24 Animation Screening that features Crayon Shin Chan: Bravo! Samurai Battle, Director, Keiichi Hara, and Stand By Me Doraemon, Director Ryuichi Yagi and Takashi Yamazaki.
For Skip City screened Feature Length, Short Length and Animation Competitions, the jury consists of film industry professionals in and out of Japan. After the pre-selection process, the finalists are screened to be judged by the jury during the festival and the awards are given at the closing ceremony. All the finalists are screened with 4K digital cinema projectors at the state of the art theaters during the festival. The audience members have opportunities to interact with filmmakers from all over the world as well as the jurors and other film industry professionals.
Established in 1952, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is one of the oldest film festivals in the world and the most significant screen event in Australia. An iconic Melbourne event, the festival takes place annually in the heart of the city, presenting an acclaimed screening program alongside industry and celebratory events. From July 30 through August 16 MIFF showcases current cinema from around the world as well as retrospectives, tributes and discussion programs. From its beginnings MIFF has also been committed to local film and it serves as a primary showcase platform of new Australian cinema as well as being a vocal champion of emerging and established local filmmaking talent. The festival also hosts many celebratory world premieres of local films. A professional series, MIFF Accelerator, provides four days of workshops, screenings, seminars and networking events on the business and creative aspects of the film industry by local and international film professionals for 15-20 short film directors seeking to make the transition to feature filmmaking. MIFF is an Academy® accredited festival. The winners of the following awards are eligible to enter the Oscars® competition: Grand Prix, Best Fiction, Best Animation and Best Experimental.
The Opening Night Gala and Red Carpet features Australian premiere of Force of Destiny, directed by Paul Cox, filmed in Melbourne and Mumbai. After the screening, guests are invited to cocktail sip and mingle with the cast and crew at Hamer Hall, where the festivities will continue, aided by drinks, canapés and great music. MIFF2015 is programmed to screen 26 features direct from Cannes, including award winners The Lobster (Jury Prize) and The Assassin (Best Director, for Hou Hsiao-hsien) in addition to well regarded entries, Love and Arabian Nights. MIFF Members and media enjoy an exclusive engagement on July 7 and thereafter tickets opening for sale to the general public on Friday 10 July. The features selection for MIFF2015 showcases international festival award winners, new films from old favourites and debut features from first-time directors, as well as star vehicles. The program covers comedy, future LGBTIQ classics, romance, drama, literary adaptations as well as our previously announced Next Gen films, which are accessible to audiences of all ages.
Special events are in no short supply for this Melbourne 2015 festival. Yolngu dancer, musician and performer David Gulpilil, one of Australia's acclaimed actors, will be on hand for a celebratory retrospective program with the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival presenting a special program of Gulpilil's films. Many of Gulpilil's most iconic movies, as well as some of his less well-known, little-seen ones will be shown and the festival will the actor himself for a special Talking Pictures event — David Gulpilil in conversation with Margaret Pomeranz — on August 1 in the Festival Lounge.
For the duration of MIFF2015, a program of 10 specially created 35mm short films, made by noted experimental filmmakers and audiovisual artists and tagged Vertical Cinema, attempt to demonstrate a revision of traditional cinema format: of horizontal screen.display. Films are a mix of abstract cinema, structural experiments, found-footage remixes, chemical film explorations and live laser action, all created especially for this program to be projected onto a 10-metre high, vertically hung, CinemaScope screen. Also, in the festival’s special events lineup, Filmmaker Maya Newell and a panel of special guests reflect upon personal experiences and research to guide a discussion of what family means to young people.
Lollapalooza takes place every summer in historic Grant Park, Chicago, situated between the
Held on a single weekend from July 31, a listing of headliners for the 2015 Lollapalooza includes: Zebra Katz, Jangle Kroll, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Toro Y Moi, G-Eazy, Metallica, Atarah Valentine, ASAP Rocky, DJ Mustard, MisterWives, Bassnectar, Kid Cudi, Lord Huron, The Lonely Biscuits, alt-J, Paul McCartney. In addition to the daytime performance schedule there is also the evening after-show performances where venues like Metro, House of Blues and Aragon will host the Lollapalooza after-parties through the weekend along with chances to win free tickets to the performances.
The Kidzapalooza segment of the festival offers parents and kids the opportunity to see family-friendly music on its own stage and various activities including music creation sessions, arts and crafts and more all located in a specially designated area of Grant Park. Kidzapalooza starts at 11 am and closes at 5 pm during each day of the Fest.
Lollapalooza was conceived and created in 1991 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell as a farewell tour for his band, ran annually until 1997 and was revived in 2003. From its inception through 1997 and its revival in 2003, the festival toured North America. In 2004, the festival organizers decided to expand the dates to two days per city, but sagging ticket sales forced the 2004 tour to be canceled. In 2005, Farrell and the William Morris Agency partnered with Austin, Texas–based company Capital Sports Entertainment (now C3 Presents) and revamped the format into the weekend destination festival in Grant Park.
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/index.php/news-updates/monthly-event-calendar. If you like this report and other content found on The Actor's Checklist,please consider liking the Facebook page at this link. This month's photo placement displays upcoming events from Comic-Con 2015, Fantasia Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival and Lollapalooza 2015. If the photos do not appear in this post please visit the blog page to view it. Looking ahead into the next month, heading into the slower summer period, be aware that: Texas Association of Broadcasters 62nd Annual Convention & Trade Show, The Game Con 2015 is in Galveston, #ITK Hollywood Summit: TV and Digital Media will be in Beverly Hills, Locarno International Film Festival is in Locarno, Hollyshorts Film Festival opens in Hollywood, the Sarajevo Film Festival is back in Sarajevo, California Audio Show sets up a three day event in Millbrae outside San Francisco.
Monday, June 08, 2015
Banff, Variety’s TV Summit, Bonnaroo 2015, NATPE Europe, are highlights in June's Global Media and Entertainment Industry
The BANFF agenda gives a breakdown of critical issues facing the television and digital medaia industries through keynotes from industry leaders, panel debates, expert forecasts, celebrity Master Classes, critical case studies, key strategy sessions and more. In the first major address of the conference sessions on June 7, Jean-Pierre Blais, Chairman, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission will speak about where the Commission is headed, why the recently launched review of basic telecommunications services is important, and how the CRTC is encouraging the creation of compelling and diverse content made by Canadians.
Many opportunities are arranged at BANFF to meet with programming executives for those seeking feedback with projects in development or stages of implementation, giving them access to international decision makers attending BANFF. These meetings and sessions include Breakfast with a Development Executive, Face-to-Face with a Development Executive, Lunch With a Development Executive, and happen on a recurring basis on the festival program.
The nextMEDIA breakout sessions at BANFF offer insight into the fluid and evolving digital media ecosystem, exploring three themes this year related to how digital content is created, distributed, consumed and monetized, while looking forward to future trends. Media-Related Technologies — mostly hardware components — encompassing app development, biometrics, physical computing, gaming technologies and second-screen technologies will be covered. Storytelling 3.0 reveals all tools, apps and platforms through which to share a story. Expect a breakdown of the synergies around Branded Content in which content producers and advertisers look for meaningful partnerships and mediums through which to tell their stories.
CBC Radio Canada will host the first major opening reception over hors d’oeuvres, hand-selected wines and locally-brewed beers at the annual Festival June 7 kick-off. It follows the returning “View From The Top” discussion between the leaders of international broadcasters, studios, and digital powerhouses engaging in conversations about the current state of storytelling in the global content industry and how digital platforms are affecting traditional strategies moving forward.
BANFF networking opportunities that take place include breakfasts, lunches, special ceremonies, galas, and the anticipated after-parties. Various delegate lounges, designed to connect its guests with attending producers, content creators, Development Executives, Commissioning Editors, are set up at various locations of the BANFF event area. The annual Rockies Awards Gala celebrates the "Best of the Best" in Content, featuring the Grand Jury Prize winner of the Program Competition and the special recognition Awards.
Netflix will host a late night After Party at the Spoke Club on June 8, but preceding that is a Cocktail Reception in honor of the French Delegation. A+E Network will present The Awards Reception and Gala on June 9 in the Alhambra Room, but before this celebration begins a cocktail reception in honor of the Mexican Delegation will be held in addition to a Kids and Animation Reception. BANFF’s closing party on June 10 happens in conjunction with Festival Music House.
Media and entertainment industry news source Variety is launching TUNE IN: Variety’s TV Summit 2015 in Beverly Hills, marking the return of its popular annual event dedicated to the television industry. With audiences splintered across new and varied traditional and digital programming platforms, the TV Summit will explore in a one-day June 9 session how to recognize opportunity to advance overall business. Networks, advertisers, showrunners, production companies, over-the-top channels and services will explore what it means to develop, market, monetize and distribute successful programming for today’s audiences and beyond. Keynote speakers for this summit include Chris Albrecht, CEO, Starz and Tom Forman, CEO, Relativity Television among other industry stalwarts. A wide selection of premium options across broadcast, cable/satellite, and newer over-the-top sources is increasingly spreading audiences thin across all the various platforms. In part, the summit addresses how the TV industry is working to connect its programming to audiences while monetizing it at the same time, the mix of over-the-air and online options needed to grow viewership, TV network chiefs debating how they are continuing to make their industry flourish.
This year marks the 21st edition of the Los Angeles Film Festival. The Festival screens nearly 200 narrative and documentary feature films, short films and music videos. The Los Angeles Film Festival highlights cinema from across the globe. In addition, the Festival presents a variety of panels, educational seminars, live music performances and free outdoor screenings. The Los Angeles Film Festival’s Future Filmmaker Showcase will present films made by aspiring filmmakers from across the country and the globe. In a diverse slate of films, selected high school filmmakers will present comedies, dramas, animation, experimental films and everything else in between. Besides film screenings, LA Film Fest will explore aspects of music, film score composition and comedy.
On June 11, Brian Transeau, one of the pioneers of modern American electronic music who made his debut as a film composer with the score for “Go" and since then has composed the music for such projects as Monster, The Fast and the Furious, Under Suspicion, discusses his craft and performs some selections from his film score career. Also, “Talk Score to Me: Filmmakers on Collaborating with Composers,” will be screenings and talks with Project Involve fellows and ASCAP composers (Mary-Lyn Chambers and Nicolas Repetto; Mark Columbus and Jordan Gagné; Maritte Go and Amanda Jones; Peter Jin and Leo Kaliski; Marvin Lemus and Chrysanthe Tan; Ryan Velasquez and Agatha Kaspar). “Talk Score to Me” will be moderated by Jennifer Harmon, Director of Creative Services, Visual Media, ASCAP.
Web video portal Funny Or Die is reteaming with the LA Film Fest this year to host a mash-up comedy extravaganza celebrating diverse, unique voices in the comedy world. They will present this through a showcase of stand-up performances and comedy videos. Select videos from this "Make ‘em LAFF" competition will screen as part of the showcase. The chosen winner will meet with a Funny Or Die producer where they will pitch ideas for their next comedy video and once Funny Or Die approves a concept, they will co-produce the video and have it distributed on Funny Or Die. On June 13, Film Independent Curator Elvis Mitchell joins a tba filmmaker onstage for an intimate, off-the-record conversation titled, “Diversity Speaks: In Conversation," about the state of the film industry. At the festival conclusion June 18, a Zeitgeist Award Winner will be presented.
Presently set on more than 700 acres of farmland, Bonnaroo festival originally started with a primary focus on jam bands and folk rock. It has since diversified greatly over the years and now holds multiple stages (and tents) featuring a diverse array of musical styles including indie rock, classic rock, world music, Hip Hop, Jazz, Americana, Bluegrass, Country Music, Folk, Gospel, Reggae, Pop, Electronica, and other alternative music. Festival goers at Bonnaroo are usually referred to as Bonnaroovians. Expect to hear from the likes of musicians that include: Phoebe Ryan, Mumford & Sons, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, Earth Wind & Fire, Jai Wolf, Throwback Superjam Dance Party, Courtney Barnett, Deadmaus, Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, Caribou, Kendrick Lamar, Natasha Leggero, Billy Joel, to name just a few. Bonnaroo has also listed some of its more notable “Experiences” and they include: Outrageous Nightly Parades, Frolic In The Fountain, Comedy Theatre, Splash-A-Roo & The Big Ass Waterslide, Snake & Jake’s Christmas Club Barn, Ferris Wheel and more.
Activity Tents on the campgrounds — aka “Tent City — are a much anticipated draw at Bonnaroo. The Silent Disco tent is a novel mainstay where each person upon entering the tent is given a set of headphones that syncs with a DJ on the turntables. Everyone is listening to the same song through the headphones while appearing from the outside to be dancing to no music at all. An air-conditioned Cinema tent is set up screening new indies before they are released, documentaries, comedies, cult classics, fun live interactive happenings and even the last few episodes of Game of Thrones. Cinema Tent will also feature live Q&A sessions with guest filmmakers and actors as well as special cinematic performances with musicians and comedians. The Broo’ers Festival tent is an understandably popular attraction featuring a variety of breweries from all across the United States. "The Graffiti Wall" is a place for street artists to paint whatever they feel like painting.
Bonnaroo will host many costume parties that will be held in Snake & Jake's Christmas Club Barn. A Tiki Disco Tropical Party is scheduled for June 12. A southern NOLA Bounce Party where Booty shorts encouraged is scheduled for June 13. Bonnaroo’s closing day, June 14 is full of costume parties to attend. A stylized, modern house dance, known as Vogue, that evolved out of the Harlem ballroom scene in the 1980s is scheduled and will crown a Dance King and Queen of the ball. The second annual Robe Rage encourages people to come dressed in their best house robe, and will feature a special surprise musical guest. A 90s Rave party brings back the days of neon, necklaces and netting and the music is provided by Full Service Party. A Classic Hip Hop Party going back to the 90s and 80s encourages gold fronts, big chains and track suits. A Dancehall Reggae Party to spread vibes and positivity amid the red, gold and green of the Trenchtown Yard faithful closes out Bonnaroo’s Costume Party lineup.
Bangalore Shorts Film Festival began in 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema and salute the contribution of the Kannada film industry towards the development of cinema in India. The festival provides a platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent with networking and marketing opportunities in the film industry. Festival objectives are to invigorate short films culture in India, promotion of upcoming filmmakers, develop sources of revenue generation for short films and to make short filmmaking a commercial enterprise. BSFF 2015 will add more workshops and master classes to the program. The Miniboxoffice Film Market will be a highlight for filmmakers who want to explore possibilities with feature film production. Screenplay Incubation is a suited category for writers to submit their screenplay for selection and submission to producers and directors for pitching consideration and funding evaluation. There is also the short film contest. Entry categories for Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-2015 include: shorts films, animation, documentaries and music videos.
NATPE Europe this year is held in the city of Prague and will put focus on Central and Eastern Europe. It will highlight the content revolution with a show encompassing TV Channels, Broadcast Networks, Cable/Satellite Networks, Internet/Broadband/Digital/Mobile Platforms and Home Entertainment, providing the Central and Eastern European media industry with a viable market. Event scheduling for NATPE Europe has been structured so that: Monday and Tuesday feature studio screenings that are “invitation only.” Registration will open June 22 and the market floor will open the next day. Full market days will be held June 24-25. Special events will be held on most days as will networking cocktails receptions that close each business day.
A conference session on opening day (June 22) tackles “Global TV Formats - What's Hot and What's Not?” produced in association with The Format Recognition and Protection Association (FRAPA). On June 23, there is a Breakfast Keynote with Adrian Hodges, creator of the BBC television series THE MUSKETEERS. A cocktail reception at Cloud 9 Sky Bar and Lounge follows later in the evening. The evening of June 24 AXN hosts the NATPE Europe Party at the Municipal House, Republic Square. Market floor and suites are open for the final day of the convention. NATPE Prague follows on from NATPE Budapest a well established event which was previously known as “Discop.” The move from Budapest to Prague was done to shift focus to the EEC countries and the expansion of TV stations, regional, local and thematic channels and multiple pay-TV platforms.
Showcasing innovation in local and emerging tech hubs across America, Techweek Chicago is focused upon established industry producers and leaders of the future in emerging U.S. tech hubs. Although Techweek, opening June 22, is a seven-day event, the nexus of Techweek is a two-day technology conference and expo of music, fashion, startup competitions and more. Overall there are 12 standard events in various disciplines. Attendees to Techweek can gain industry insights for success in tech from speakers in panel discussions, experiential workshops, keynote addresses and fireside chats. From Q&A with experts at the Knowledge Bar or a CEO speaking on the Summit Stage, Techweek’s conference covers the pressing issues in technology.
Future Sound at Techweek is a music festival focused on the intersection of music and technology. The Future Sound Music Festival is usually the final technology event to be scheduled heading into the weekend. Fashion and technology meet in style at Techweek’s FashionTECH Runway show. The Runway Show includes the latest in wearable technology, innovative manufacturing, and e-commerce brands. Also featured on the FashionTECH Runway are local tech entrepreneurs as they model the hottest tech and fashion trends. From networking breakfasts to late-night parties, Techweek Gatherings are planned breaks to unwind, grab a drink or a bite to eat, and talk tech with fellow attendees in an environment planned for some low-pressure networking and fun. Techweek and Harley Davidson will show a June 24 screening of Avengers: Age of Ultron presented by Harley-Davidson.
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/index.php/news-updates/monthly-event-calendar. If you like this report and other content found on The Actor's Checklist, please consider liking the Facebook page at this link. This month's photo placement displays activity of the touring Makeup Show which will be in Dallas from June 13-14. If the photos do not appear in this post please visit the blog page to view it. Looking ahead into the next month, heading into the slower summer period, be aware that: The Galway Film Fleadh is in Galway. Long Island Film/TV Foundation and the Nassau County Film Commission will launch the annual Long Island International Film Expo in Bellmore. The San Francisco Frozen Film Festival (SFFFF) will be run from the heart of the Mission District. Fantasia International Film Festival will open in Montreal. The Latin Alternative Music Conference 2015 comes to New York City. Locarno International Film Festival 2015 will again be set in the Swiss-Italian border town. Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), one of the oldest film festivals in the world is in Melbourne.
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